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The Way Our Country Treats Returning Soldiers is a National Shame
By Tim Pluta
The Asheville Citizen-Times / Friday 03 December 2004
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U.S. First Strike Military Doctrine Draws Criticism
That Washington Believes Itself Exempt from International Law
* Interview with Matthew Rothschild,
The Rush to War
by RICHARD FALK
The American Constitution at the very beginning of the Republic sought above
all to guard the country against reckless, ill-considered recourse to war. It
required a declaration of war by the legislative branch, and gave Congress the
power over appropriations
president's rhetoric and actions have shifted almost 180 degrees from the
modesty and frequent consultations he promised as a candidate. Bush assembled a
foreign policy team notable for its experience, but also for its dominance by
strong-willed individuals who believe the United States must
and their donkeys on the road leading to Nablus.
HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION
As a direct result of the closure there are families in Iraq who have no food
or money and are surviving on olive oil. I sat with the mothers of two
families, Iman and Miriam. Iman has a husband who suffers from a mental
