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By Blair Hickman, ProPublica —
This Memorial Day, we rounded up some of the best accountability journalism for U.S. soldiers in our recent wars.
Posted on May 28, 2012
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Pavel Constantin, Cagle Cartoons, Romania —
Posted on Mar 11, 2011
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Kap, Cagle Cartoons, Spain —
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Flickr / Mohammed Aliwi
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Iranian troops have again entered Iraqi territory, though in a disputed border section, and taken control of an oil well in the al-Fakkah field, about 200 miles from Baghdad.
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This animated comedy short illustrates that what many feared would take place if Barack Obama was elected will soon become a reality: Get ready for the immediate implementation of the Give All the White People’s Guns to the Black People campaign. And that’s just for starters.
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Leave it to the Grand Old Party to go from Martin Luther King to 9/11 in less than three seconds.
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Truthdig / Peter Scheer
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We ran a cartoon a few days ago that showed a Chinese factory churning out “free Tibet” gear. That imaginary image has since become real. The Chinese government has discovered a factory in Guangdong that mass-produced thousands of “free Tibet” flags, which Chinese authorities fear will soon end up on the streets of Hong Kong as the Olympic torch makes its way there.
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Dario Castillejos, Dario La Crisis —
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The “Real Time” host agrees with Barack Obama that wearing an American flag pin is but a token of patriotism that probably doesn’t amount to much: “Show me a man wearing an American flag pin in his lapel, and I’ll show you an a—hole.”
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Emad Hajjaj, Jordan —
Posted on Sep 23, 2007
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AP Photo / Petros Karadjias
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By Scott Ritter — The former weapons inspector who foretold the Iraq disaster argues that the newly empowered Democrats have allowed the Israel lobby to subvert America’s foreign policy by tacitly endorsing war with Iran.
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Archives.gov/Joe Rosenthal
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Now that the Iraq war has lasted longer than the U.S. role in World War II, it seems an appropriate time to pause and reflect on the death of a man who provided one of the great icons of that earlier conflict.
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From thanhniennews.com
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From Greg Sargent at the Prospect: “GOP House Majority Leader John Boehner wants you to know that it’s OK if Republicans use images of people killed on 9/11 for political purposes, but at the same time, it’s very very bad indeed if Dems show pictures of flag-draped coffins.” How’s that?.... (more)
Posted on Jul 17, 2006
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Left: From the Bergen County Record; right: AP / Marcio Jose Sanchez
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Phew!
What a past few years it has been for the American flag ... embraced throughout the world after the Sept. 11 attacks; denounced throughout the world not long after; subject to a Republican attempt to make it fireproof during the last two national election cycles….
So with flags waving high during this Fourth of July, Truthdig invites its readers to reflect in the comments box on the nature of patriotism and nationalism. Here are some primers from E.J. Dionne, Howard Zinn and John Kerry (more)
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A brutal dictator in North Korea threatens our country with an “annihilating strike and a nuclear war” in response to America’s rhetoric over N. Korea’s possible missile launch (which was probably a hoax anyway).
Keep in mind that Sen. Orrin Hatch said that passing the flag-burning amendment was “the most important thing the Senate could be doing.” Good to know the Republicans really have their eye on the ball.
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From deskpicture.com
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The political satirist reports on the president’s discovery of what could be the greatest wedge issue of the 2006 midterm elections.
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From one of today’s Times editorials: “Given the topics that have preoccupied Congress lately, one wonders why the Republicans don’t simply propose a catchall bill aimed at illegal gay liberal Mexican flag burners and be done with it.”
Why not indeed?
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From koce.org
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The arch-conservative Supreme Court justice is quoted in this Jonathan Alter column as saying that banning flag-burning would “[dilute] the very freedom that makes this emblem so revered.?
Mr. President, when you find yourself to the right of Antonin Scalia, you’ve crossed over into crazy town.
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By Joe Conason — As the Fourth of July approaches, show your support for our hard-won freedoms: Urge your senator not to make a mockery of them by voting for the flag burning ban.
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It’s not enough to just worry…. What’s important is to worry about the right things. And that’s where the Republicans come charging to your aid. With just a bit of GOP education, your anxieties will be perfectly on target.
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From ThinkProgress
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After Frist put these issues on Congress’ fall agenda, even a Fox News host questioned whether there weren’t things of more pressing importance to the country.
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From Brooks Parkenridge / ussoccer.com
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If you want an idea of America’s image in the world, consider this: Of the 32 official buses transporting teams competing in soccer World Cup, only America’s will not bear its national flag—for security reasons.
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