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In Defense of Pat Tillman
Mar 26, 2007 Last week's leak that nine officers will be implicated in the cover-up of the circumstances of Pat Tillman's death unleashed yet another wave of commentary and speculation about the nature of his patriotism and service. Stan Goff takes on one particularly ferocious vulture in order to defend Tillman's memory.
Keeping Our Demons at Bay
Mar 16, 2007 The Special Forces veteran and author of "Full Spectrum Disorder" explains why the media celebrate true believers such as Lt. Col. Ralph Kauzlarich who continue to fight a war that is already lost.
Petraeus! Is Baghdad Burning?
Jan 13, 2007 A retired U.S. Special Forces soldier takes an oil-filtered look at Bush's "surge" plan for Iraq.
Reflecting on Rumsfeld
Oct 18, 2006 Author Stan Goff, a retired 26-year veteran of the U.S. Army Special Forces, describes how two main tenets of the so-called Rumsfeld Doctrine -- the reduction of all things military into "metrics" and an obsession with perception management -- have left America inured to the human cost of the Iraq war.
Sowing the Seeds of Fascism in America
Oct 4, 2006 Author Stan Goff, a retired 26-year veteran of the U.S. Army Special Forces, sounds a warning call that many of the historical precursors of fascism -- white supremacy, militarization of culture, vigilantism, masculine fear of female power, xenophobia and economic destabilization -- are ascendant in America today.