By Jeanie Keltner
We are making a terrible mistake in expanding this incredibly cruel and unwinnable war in Afghanistan. (“Envoy resists troop buildup,” Sacramento Bee, 11/12/09)
We are not there to protect our country from terrorist attacks: General Petraeus admits Afghanistan has fewer than 100 Al Qaeda, and most experts say the Taliban fights against the foreign troops occupying Afghanistan (us), and against the corrupt Karzai government, and has no intent or capability to attack outside their borders. They’re only a threat to us when we are there.
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Fundamentalist orgs mixing 'church and state'
By Henry Clark
Most Americans know about the scandal that rocked the US Air Force Academy a few years ago. Very few are aware that the same tactics used to proselytize members of the armed forces are still being carried out today in military facilities all over the world.
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) is a private watchdog organization that tracks the use of tactics such as bullying (including physical beatings), denial of promotion and punitive duty assignments to force military personnel who are not evangelical Christians to declare themselves as such. The MRFF has filed lawsuits on behalf of dozens of atheists. Jews, Roman Catholics
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