The Deutsche Welle reports on some interesting work on culture and security. First, one story highlights how the new social infrastructure that immigrants find becomes the key to formation of a new identity: The study is the first of its kind worldwide because it focuses on the current social environments of migrants rather than their … Continue reading Culture and Security in Germany
According to an expert, Malcolm Nance: Once at SERE and tasked to rewrite the Navy SERE program for the first time since the Vietnam War, we incorporated interrogation and torture techniques from the Middle East, Latin America and South Asia into the curriculum. In the process, I studied hundreds of classified written reports, dozens of … Continue reading Waterboarding is Torture. Period.
From the sounds of it, the US Air Force is being corrupted by fundamentalists. The Colorado Air Force base of operations is at risk from a fundie base nearby: The fact that Colorado Springs is home to some of America’s most powerful evangelical Christian organisations has exacerbated the situation, [Captain Melinda Morton] said. “Many of … Continue reading Fundies attack US Air Force, Infiltrate Ranks
from Espana En El Corazon (Spain in Our Hearts) by Pablo Neruda translated by Donald Walsh Nothing, not even victory will erase the terrible hollow of the blood: nothing, neither the sea, nor the passage of sand and time, nor the geranium flaming upon the grave. The Spanish Civil War generated a wealth of literature … Continue reading Espana En El Corazon