Tag Archives: World War II

Comfort women

Posted on May 20, 2013 by kathiemm

By guest author Dot Walsh Comfort women were women and girls forced into prostitution by the Japanese government during World War II.  The name “comfort women” was taken from a Japanese word meaning prostitute. In reality these women were sex … Continue reading →

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When to call it a weapon of mass destruction (WMD)?

Posted on May 16, 2013 by kathiemm

In its Criminal Complaint against accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzokhar Tsarnaev, the FBI charged him with “unlawfully using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction (namely, an improvised explosive device).” That is, the FBI labeled the pressure cooker … Continue reading →

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Say “Never again” to genocide

Posted on April 8, 2013 by kathiemm

Today, April 8, is Holocaust Remembrance Day. Although the United Nations General Assembly chose January 27 as annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the United States Congress established its own National Days of Remembrance, which are observed this year from April … Continue reading →

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Drones: Dispensing death, destroying democracy

Posted on February 25, 2013 by kathiemm

“Drones for America!,”a brief satiric video, will chill you, horrify you, and anger you. It will make you think very carefully about our government’s drone policy, its violation of constitutional principles, and its message to victims, their families, and the … Continue reading →

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