Syria Descending Into Civil War
A representative of the Philippine parliament visits Syria to bring home overseas workers caught in the civil war.
Month: March 2012
Costly ‘Freedom’ in Afghanistan: On Morbid Wars and Logic
The Afghans are a proud people with a long and formidable history of resistance to foreign occupation. The fact that they have always prevailed, however, should not distract from the horror they still routinely experience.
Articles by René Wadlow
Rene Wadlow is the Representative to the United Nations, Geneva of the Association of World Citizens.
Below are the collected articles Wadlow has written for Toward Freedom.
Abdullah Ocalan’s Prison Writings: The Roots of Civilization
Burundi: In Moments of Crisis the Wise Build Bridges
Paris Attacks: Symbols and Choices
Nobel Peace Prize Highlights Conflict Resolution Role of NGOs in Tunisia
A Look at Blaise Compaoré: Background to the Crisis in Burkina Faso
Overcoming the Worldwide Challenge of Mass Migration and Refugee Exodus
Articles by John Lasker
John Lasker is a freelance journalist from Columbus, Ohio.
Below are the collected articles Lasker has written for Toward Freedom.
US Foreign Trade Zones: Connecting Labor Exploitation in a Global Race to the Bottom
Critics Cast Doubt on Success of Efforts to Source Conflict-Free Minerals from Congo
Walmart Workers’ Movement Gains Momentum as Black Friday Looms
A Female Veteran Fights the Forever War: Prescription Drugs, PTSD and Addiction Space Weapons in a Small Town Near You? The Race to Militarize Space
Murder Is Not an Anomaly in War
Source: TruthDig.com
The war in Afghanistan—where the enemy is elusive and rarely seen, where the cultural and linguistic disconnect makes every trip outside the wire a visit to hostile territory, where it is clear that you are losing despite the vast industrial killing machine at your disposal—feeds the culture of atrocity. The fear and stress, the anger and hatred, reduce all Afghans to the enemy, and this includes women, children and the elderly. Civilians and combatants merge into one detested nameless, faceless mass. The psychological leap to murder is short. And murder happens every day in Afghanistan. It happens in drone strikes, artillery bombardments, airstrikes, missile attacks and the withering suppressing fire unleashed in villages from belt-fed machine guns.