Dahr Jamail on The Challenges for Independent Journalists Covering US Foreign and Military Policy under President’s Bush and then Obama. Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT Memorial Chapel, 221 High St, Middletown. Dahr Jamail discusses his reasons for focusing on the impact of US policies on civilians and US Military Personnel. Co-Sponsored by WesPeace and WESU Radio
Tucson, AZ
The Will to Resist: Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan The independent journalist Dahr Jamail, who has reported from the Middle East for the last five years, will speak about the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as his new book that covers a growing GI resistance within the U.S. military.
Dahr Jamail on Talk Nation Radio (Part Two)
Dahr Jamail continues to describe some of his personal reactions to interviewing U.S. soldiers. He points out that some 1.4 million Iraqi civilians are said to have perished since the 2003 U.S. invasion. The soldiers too are victims of the U.S. Military, ‘the green machine’ Jamail says. And the Military doesn’t care any more about
Oakland, CA
Ann Wright and Dahr Jamail, Oct. 18 benefit, Oakland, CA Book release benefit to support Courage to Resist and GI resistance! Featuring: Ann Wright, US Army Colonel (ret.) and former diplomat Dahr Jamail, author and journalist At the First Congregational Church, 2501 Harrison St, Oakland, California (across from the new Whole Foods near Lake Merritt).
Art as Resistance
“Throughout history, culture and art have always been the celebration of freedom under oppression.” – Author unknown Soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have tough truths to tell, and it has been well demonstrated that the establishment media does not want to broadcast these. Given the lack of an outlet for anti-war voices in the
Dahr Jamail on Talk Nation Radio
Dori Smith with Talk Nation Radio conducts an in-depth, heart-felt interivew with Dahr Jamail about his new book. Dahr discusses US foreign policy under Barack Obama, the U.S. Empire Project, and a growing number of soldiers who are refusing to take part in it. Download MP3
Resisting Homophobia in the Military
Homophobia arguably manifests itself in the worst form of discrimination in the military, surpassing even racism. Instead of enabling recruits to vanquish their prejudices and strengthening the individual and the collective spirit, all military training seems to be geared toward invoking the darkest elements in human nature – fear, hatred, pettiness, insecurity and similar aberrations.