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 From War Overseas, Social Devastation at Home... An Evening with Iraq Veterans Against the War by Kim Scipes:
As part of their national convention in Chicago, Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) presented a public form titled "21st Century American Militarism: Occupation Abroad and Resistance at Home" at the Chicago Temple on August 2, 2013. Featuring talks by Christian Parenti, Michael Rakowitz, Suraia Suhar, and Nick Turse, and followed by an interesting Q&A session, the approximately 250 people in attendance were treated to a stimulating discussion of war and militarism in the present day US Empire.
The powerful introduction to the event by Iraq veteran and evening master of ceremonies, Vince Emmanuele, tied militarism overseas to social devastation at home, was followed by a talk and video slide presentation by Nick Turse.
Turse, author of the recently-released book, "Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam," began talking about his book and his experiences over a 12-year period of researching, traveling to Vietnam to interview Vietnamese survivors, and writing... Read More
Also In This Issue:
- Our War, Our Legacy by Bill Branson
- VVAW Meets With Vietnamese President by Jen Tayabji
- Winter Soldier Award to Jim & Virginia Proffitt by VVAW
- Fraggin' by Bill Shunas
- Vietnam War Veterans Discussion Panel by Paul Cameron
- Veterans and the Health Insurance Marketplace by Jen Tayabji
- The Agent Orange Bill and the "Budget Crisis" by Paul Cox
- Your Tax Dollars at War (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
- Kent State May 4th Visitor Center Dedication by Bruce Hyland
- September 11, 2013, Twelve Years After (poem) by Thomas Brinson
- Selective Memory of Our Quagmire-Prone History by J. Michael Orange with Cynthia Orange
- Whistleblower Patriots? by Michael F. Cascanet
- I Had Ray Davis's Job, in Laos 30 Years Ago Same Cover, Same Lies by Robert Anderson
- Another Look at "Intelligence" by Thomas F. Bayard
- Midnight at the VFW (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
- The Leave Some Vets Behind Law: A National Disgrace by Rick Staggenborg
- Moment of Silence (poem) by Paul Hellweg
- The Struggle of African American Vets by Vince Emmanule
- US Out of Vietnam! by Ted Scott
- War on the VA (photo) by VVAW
- A Farewell to One of Our Own: Remembering Dr. Robert M. Bowman by Phil Restino
- Reclaim Armistice Day by Ben Chitty
- Oxy, the Smart Bomb (cartoon) by Billy X. Curmano
- Federal Veterans' Benefit In Washington D.C. - Winter 1971 (poem) by Jim Murphy
- The Cowardice of Power by Fred Samia
- September 11? Chile 1973, Chicago 2013: 40 Years of Neo-Liberal Attacks on Our Societies by Kim Scipes
- Return to Vietnam by Mike Kerber
- War Overseas, Social Devastation at Home... An Evening with Iraq Veterans Against the War by Kim Scipes
- Fellow Traveler's Notebook by Elaine Elinson
- Reflections on the Passing of Comrade General Vo Nguyen Giap - Great Hero of Humanity by Merle Ratner
- We, The People by RG Cantalupo
- Operation Egg-Lob: Scrambling with VVAW by Freeman Hobs Allan
- "A Happy Moving Party" by Jim Willingham
- Dear Greg: Letters From My Father by Gregory Ross
- The Weight on My Heart (poem) by Tim Bagwell
- An Amazing Journey with Vietnam Vets by J. Graley Taylor
- The Wall (poem) by Barry L. Reece
- 45 Days (poem) by Marc Levy
- The Retreat by Dan New
- The Fallen (poem) by Don "Doc" Mercer
- The New (old) Patriotism (poem) by Horace Coleman
- When Men Win Glory by Horace Coleman (reviewer)
- Miami Beach 1972 (poem) by Pat Finnegan
- I Love This Man / My Soldier by Teri Saya
- Dewey Canyon III (photos) by VVAW
- Fresh On Yesterday's Tracks (poem) by Paul Nichols
- Book Review of "100 Monkeys" by Bruce Gatten (reviewer)
- All the Difference by Al Wellman (reviewer)
- Letters to Editor by VVAW
- Release of Two Books on the Same Day Recall the Aerial Massacre in Laos Fifty Years Ago by Nick Lombardi
- Vietnam Vets (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
- RECOLLECTIONS: Just Another Day by Jeff Motyka As Told To Marc Levy
- Lieutenant Kerry Asks Secretary Kerry (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
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