OCCUPIED TUCSON CITIZEN Today, the Army Strong recruiters were tabling at Pima College. I walked up to the table and the recruiter said, “Miss, what do you study?” “Future Studies,” I replied. “I bet you haven’t heard of that field.” “No ma’am, I haven’t. What is it about, making possible scenarios of the future?” “Exactly.” …
OCCUPIED TUCSON CITIZEN Can a country boycott itself? That may sound like a silly question. It is not. At the memorial service for Nelson Mandela, the “Giant of History” as Barack Obama called him, Israel was not represented by any of its leaders. The only dignitary who agreed to go was the speaker of the …
OCCUPIED TUCSON CITIZEN whoa, srsly??? — G S Bierce (@GSBierce) September 4, 2013 just heard #traitor say Assad’s chemical attacks in #ghouta are a setup #dumb — G S Bierce (@GSBierce) September 4, 2013 cause gas attacks in Syria were a few km from recently arrived UN investigators #stupidhippie #naive — G S …
OCCUPIED TUCSON CITIZEN The suicide on June 10 of producer and singer/guitarist Daniel Somers of the Phoenix rock band Lisa Savidge has gained international attention due to the lengthy suicide note he left behind. In the note, Somers, a U.S. Army veteran from 2003 to 2006, described the suffering he has endured in the wake …
RUSSIA TODAY Forget it; the Global War on Terror (GWOT) is not becoming more “democratic” – or even transparent. US President Barack Obama now pledges to transfer the responsibility of the shadow ‘Drone Wars’ from the CIA to the Pentagon – so the US Congress is able to monitor it. Until virtually yesterday the Obama …