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WAR PR How The Pentagon Censors, Forces & Uses Hollywood To Produce Pro-War Movie Propaganda
WAR PR How The Pentagon Censors, Forces & Uses Hollywood To Produce Pro-War Movie Propaganda
How To Go To Heaven: www.jesus-is-savior.com host.madison.com David Sirota: How 'Top Gun' made America love war DAVID SIROTA September 1, 2011 Americans are souring on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The military budget is under siege as Congress looks for spending to cut. And the Army is reporting record suicide rates among soldiers. So who does the Pentagon enlist for help in such painful circumstances? Hollywood. In June, the Army negotiated a first-of-its-kind sponsorship deal with the producers of "X-Men: First Class," backing it up with ads telling potential recruits that they could live out superhero fantasies on real-life battlefields. Then, word leaked recently that the White House has been working with Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow on an election-year film chronicling the operation that killed Osama bin Laden. A country questioning its overall military posture, and a military establishment engaging in a counter-campaign for hearts and minds — if this feels like deja vu, that's because it's taking place on the 25th anniversary of the release of "Top Gun." That Jerry Bruckheimer blockbuster, made in collaboration with the Pentagon, came out in the mid-1980s, when polls showed many Americans expressing doubts about the post-Vietnam military and the constant saber-rattling from the White House. But the movie's celebration of sweat-shined martial machismo generated $344 million at the box office and proved a major force in resuscitating the military's
... - published: 09 Dec 2011
- views: 1465
- author: VexZeed
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US Troops Charged After Fellow GI, Hazing Victim Danny Chen Found Dead in Afghanistan
US Troops Charged After Fellow GI, Hazing Victim Danny Chen Found Dead in Afghanistan
DemocracyNow.org - The family of 19-year-old Danny Chen demanded an investigation after the Army Private was found dead in Afghanistan of what military authorities say was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Chen's family says before his death he described how he was subjected to racist hazing, with soldiers throwing rocks at him and calling him ethnic slurs. Now the Army has charged eight soldiers involved in his death with crimes ranging from dereliction of duty to manslaughter. "I remember back in elementary school, he would get these rewards for being class clown and I would be jealous of him," says Danny's first cousin, Banny Chen. "We still don't know if [his death] was suicide or if someone else pulled the trigger." Earlier this year, another Chinese-American soldier, Harry Lew, a Marine from California, apparently killed himself in Afghanistan after he was also subjected to brutal hazing by his fellow Marines. "The community wants to have input in terms of [the military's] training, in terms of recruitment," says New York City Council Member Margaret Chin, who helped Chin's family to obtain a meeting with the Pentagon. "They already started screening out people with criminal records or gang affiliation. They should also look at how to screen out people who have these hatred and racial discrimination tendencies." Towatch the complete daily, independent news hour, read the transcript, download the podcast, and for more Democracy Now! reports on the Libyan
... - published: 23 Dec 2011
- views: 2891
- author: democracynow
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Army Suicides Reach New High
Army Suicides Reach New High
In July, 38 US Army soldiers committed suicide, making it the highest monthly rate on record and bringing the year's total to 120.
- published: 17 Aug 2012
- views: 465
- author: NewsyHub
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There Were More Military Suicides Than Combat Deaths in 2012
There Were More Military Suicides Than Combat Deaths in 2012
A new report out of Washington, DC show that 349 military personnel committed suicide in 2012, up from 301 in 2011.
- published: 15 Jan 2013
- author: NewsyHub
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One suicide per day among US troops; Highest rate in decade
One suicide per day among US troops; Highest rate in decade
The Associated Press Date: Friday Jun. 8, 2012 6:34 AM ET Suicides are surging among America's troops, averaging nearly one a day this year - the fastest pace in the nation's decade of war. The 154 suicides for active-duty troops in the first 155 days of the year far outdistance the US forces killed in action in Afghanistan - about 50 per cent more - according to Pentagon statistics obtained by The Associated Press. The numbers reflect a military burdened with wartime demands from Iraq and Afghanistan that have taken a greater toll than foreseen a decade ago. The military also is struggling with increased sexual assaults, alcohol abuse, domestic violence and other misbehaviour. Because suicides had levelled off in 2010 and 2011, this year's upswing has caught some officials by surprise. The reasons for the increase are not fully understood. Among explanations, studies have pointed to combat exposure, post-traumatic stress, misuse of prescription medications and personal financial problems. Army data suggest soldiers with multiple combat tours are at greater risk of committing suicide, although a substantial proportion of Army suicides are committed by soldiers who never deployed. The unpopular war in Afghanistan is winding down with the last combat troops scheduled to leave at the end of 2014. But this year has seen record numbers of soldiers being killed by Afghan troops, and there also have been several scandals involving US troop misconduct. The 2012 active-duty
... - published: 09 Jun 2012
- views: 395
- author: TheAbdaliBacha
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WAR PR Osama Bin Laden The Movie, Exposing The Military-Hollywood Pro-War Propaganda Complex
WAR PR Osama Bin Laden The Movie, Exposing The Military-Hollywood Pro-War Propaganda Complex
How To Go To Heaven: www.jesus-is-savior.com host.madison.com David Sirota: How 'Top Gun' made America love war DAVID SIROTA September 1, 2011 Americans are souring on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The military budget is under siege as Congress looks for spending to cut. And the Army is reporting record suicide rates among soldiers. So who does the Pentagon enlist for help in such painful circumstances? Hollywood. In June, the Army negotiated a first-of-its-kind sponsorship deal with the producers of "X-Men: First Class," backing it up with ads telling potential recruits that they could live out superhero fantasies on real-life battlefields. Then, word leaked recently that the White House has been working with Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow on an election-year film chronicling the operation that killed Osama bin Laden. A country questioning its overall military posture, and a military establishment engaging in a counter-campaign for hearts and minds — if this feels like deja vu, that's because it's taking place on the 25th anniversary of the release of "Top Gun." That Jerry Bruckheimer blockbuster, made in collaboration with the Pentagon, came out in the mid-1980s, when polls showed many Americans expressing doubts about the post-Vietnam military and the constant saber-rattling from the White House. But the movie's celebration of sweat-shined martial machismo generated $344 million at the box office and proved a major force in resuscitating the military's
... - published: 09 Dec 2011
- views: 366
- author: VexZeed
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