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感谢退伍军人的“服务” – 但为什么呢？

在一个正常的理智世界中，人们会认为这主要是道德和道德问题。

11月 16th, 2018

Depending on the context, the small word “why” can be totally innocuous or it can be just about the most subversive and even sacrilegious word one can utter. This is probably why I love this word so much: it’s ability to unleash tremendous power against all sorts of sacred cows and unchallenged beliefs. So, today I want to ask everybody why so

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耻辱的徽章：政府对美国退伍军人的战争

政府向退伍军人发动战争的努力，特别是那些反对政府不法行为的人，是彻头彻尾的骇人听闻的。

11月 06th, 2018

作者 John Whitehead

Not all heroes wear the uniform of war. In the United States, however, we take particular pride in recognizing as heroes those who have served in the military. Yet while we honor our veterans with holidays, parades, discounts at retail stores and restaurants, and endless political rhetoric about their sacrifice and bravery, we do a pitiful job

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John Whitehead

Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of The Rutherford Institute. His new book Battlefield America: The War on the American People (SelectBooks, 2015) is available online at www.amazon.com. Whitehead can be contacted at [email protected].

“这是我们摧毁的生命吗？”伊拉克，阿富汗战胜内疚，未答复的问题飙升自杀率

虽然弗吉尼亚州的报告可能称年轻的退伍军人自杀是一次“紧急危机”，但遗憾的是，这个危机似乎已经无处可见，直到该国最终被迫考虑其政权更迭战争和军事职业的黑暗遗产。环游世界。

9月 28th, 2018

作者 Whitney Webb Whitney Webb @_whitneywebb

WASHINGTON -- New data released Wednesday by the Department of Veterans Affairs has shown that the suicide rate among young military veterans continues to climb, despite a decline in the overall suicide rate among U.S. military veterans, amid

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Whitney Webb

Whitney Webb has been a professional writer, researcher and journalist since 2016. She has written for several websites and, from 2017 to 2020, was a staff writer and senior investigative reporter for MintPress News. She currently writes for her own outlet Unlimited Hangout and contributes to The Last American Vagabond and MintPress News.

枪支暴力与自杀率与美国侵略性外交政策的关系

虽然美国自杀式枪支流行病的原因复杂多变，但很显然，一个团体对统计数据的贡献高于所有其他人：军事退伍军人。

6月 25th, 2018

作者 Will Porter @WKPancap

In recent months a string of school shootings in the United States has rekindled the debate over gun violence, its causes and what can be done to stop it. But amid endless talk of school shootings and AR-15s, a large piece of the puzzle has been left conspicuously absent from the debate. Contrary to the notion that mass murderers are at the

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Will Porter

Will Porter is a journalist who specializes in U.S. foreign policy and Middle East affairs. He writes for the Libertarian Institute, AntiWar and Consortium News.

政客们希望你认为质疑战争不尊重退伍军人。他们错了。

质疑战争是一项公民责任。为什么这么做呢？

5月 23rd, 2018

作者 Kevin Basl

How do you motivate men and women to fight and die for a cause many of them don’t believe in, and whose purpose they can’t articulate? That’s what Phil Klay, author and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, asks in an essay published this month in The Atlantic.

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Mass Shooters are Disproportionately US Veterans

Military veterans are more than twice as likely to be mass shooters

11月 14th, 2017

作者 David Swanson David Swanson @davidcnswanson

Mass Shooters are Disproportionately US Veterans

Editorial -- Are veterans of the U.S. military disproportionately likely to be mass killers in the United States? Asking such a question is difficult, first because of concerns of profiling, discrimination, etc., and second, because it’s hard to answer. It’s important to answer because it’s important for us to know whether

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David Swanson

David Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is director of WorldBeyondWar.org and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. Swanson’s books include War Is A Lie and When the World Outlawed War. He blogs at DavidSwanson.org and WarIsACrime.org. He hosts Talk Nation Radio. He is a 2015, 2016, 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee.

咀嚼吐出来：退伍军人退休时会发生什么？

2200万美国人在军队中服役。尽管军队在公共生活中不断魅力四射，但许多人的现实是，一旦不再使用它们，它们就会像垃圾一样被倒在路边。