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[Untitled] War, Art, and the Veteran, Army and War | army war, iraq war ...: This website is about War, Art, and the Veteran, Army and War | army war, iraq war, afghan war, world war 1, world war 2, vietnam war, national army, us army, uk army and more information. ... The pictures Olsen, now 73, painted and sketched ended up at the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum in Chicago. Now, Olsen's art is among those included in an exhibit of artwork by veterans that will open at the Milwaukee Art Museum .

[Bridgeport Banner] Bridgeport Banner: Brian Dennehy to return to Westport: As a member of The Courant’s investigative team, she co-authored a series of stories in 2006 on soldiers’ mental health that led to sweeping reforms in the military’s system of screening and treating troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan .The series was a finalist for the Pulitzer in investigative reporting in 2007 and won a George Polk Award for military reporting, the Worth Bingham Prize, and the Selden Ring Award for investigative reporting. Chedekel previously covered the state Capitol, education and immigration for The Courant, and was a reporter and columnist for the New Haven Register.

[Veterans Issues and Random Thoughts] Veterans art exhibit brings images to Milwaukee for summit ...: Because of the growing number of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan who are expressing their feelings about war through art, the museum soon will change its name to the National Veterans Art Museum, said Jerry Kykisz, director of touring exhibits, who chose the artwork for the Milwaukee exhibit from the museum’s collection of a few thousand pieces. Some of the artwork has been sent to hospitals and community centers and used for therapy.

[Firedoglake] Firedoglake » Incidents of the War - A Harvest of Death: In 1862, [Matthew] Brady shocked America by displaying his photographs of battlefield corpses from Antietam, posting a sign on the door of his New York gallery that read, “The Dead of Antietam.” This exhibition marked the first time most people witnessed the carnage of war.

[Philadelphia Independent Media Center - Passionate and Accurate Tellings of Truth] Interactive Art, Afghanistan and War Funding | Philadelphia ...: Nuclear Power in Space, Instead of War, Nashville Greenlands War Resisters League, Madison Pledge of Resistance, National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance, Nuclear Resister, Palouse Peace Coalition, Pax Christi USA, Peace Voice, Strangers and Guests Catholic Worker, Twin Cities Peace Campaign-Focus on Iraq, Whitefeather Peace Community, Saint Louis Catholic Worker Action Group, Catholic Action Network, The Metta Center for Nonviolence Education, Mid-South Peace and Justice Center, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, Appalachian Peace Education Center, Abingdon, Maryland United for Peace and Justice, Texans for Peace and De Kalb Interfaith Network for Peace and Justice.

[blogs.augusta.com -] ASU students create outdoor art installations | blogs.augusta.com: A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he is well known as an illustrator, specializing in “strange and goofy characters of all types,” according to his website, www.alexmurawski.com. There are numerous other exhibits and events of note .

[FinalTrump.com] 'Moderate' CAIR to feature radicals at annual banquet: * Muthanna al-Hanooti: The home of the former head of CAIR’s Michigan office was raided in 2007 by FBI agents in connection with an active terrorism investigation. Agents also searched the offices of his advocacy group, Focus on Advocacy and Advancement of International Relations, which he operates out of Dearborn, Mich., and Washington, D.C.

[Change of Subject] Change of Subject: Fever and froth -- the plague of Presidential ...: justified holding him forever without charging him or allowing him access to the courts, launched an aggressive war against Iraq, imprisoned hundreds of people of Middle Eastern descent after 9/11 without notifying their families or charging them, spied on our telephone calls, and arrested people for being present at Bush appearances while wearing T-shirts critical of Bush (Nicole and Jeff Rank). All of those actions, I did and do argue, are un-American.

[Behind the Curtain | Frank Rizzo] Another Brian Dennehy Blog. Really. No, Really. - Behind the ...: urated by WAC's Director of Visual Arts Terri C. Smith, with the guidance and input of artist and "Operation Enduring Freedom" veteran Paul Kaiser, "Daily Exchanges" will feature photographs and videos depicting the everyday lives of troops serving in war.

[Pat Dollard | Young Americans] Pat Dollard | Young Americans | Blog Archive » European Elitists ...: The prize, and the question, also risk awakening with a vengeance the notorious good sense of the American public, and its democratic intolerance for pompous arrogance and nonsense. In its fatigue with Republicans, and its unease with John McCain’s erratic and empty campaign, the voting public gave Obama a comfortable victory last year, but only the young and the silly really went in for the whole cult of personality.

[DeafNation] DeafNation » Blog Archive » McCain/Palin and Obama/Biden: Their ...: Following on Sam’s comments, I have said that as a disability and deaf advocate, I’ve spent a fair amount of time in Congress and watching McCain and Obama and working with their staff. McCain has a distinguished legislative record, I’ll give him that, but Ive seen him totally being volatile, a real hot head, sometimes vengeful, a history of bitter disputes with colleagues at Congress and often impulsive (see the Palin pick as exhibit a).

[My Way to Flight - markchao - 和讯博客] China: Dawn of a New Dynasty (zz from TIME Cover Jan.22,2007) - My ...: A U.S. policymaker cautions, "It's important to see the 'responsible stakeholder' notion as a future vision of China." In practice, this official says, "They've been more helpful in some areas than others." When the stars align--when China's perception of its own national interest matches what the U.S. and other international powers seek--that help can be significant. Exhibit A is North Korea, long a Chinese ally, with whom China once fought a war against the U.S. As North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il developed a nuclear-weapons program in the 1990s, China had to choose between irking the U.S.--which would have implied doing little to rein in Pyongyang--or stiffing its former protégé.

[Flopping Aces] Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » CHICAGO ELIMINATED IN FIRST ROUND: that a large part of being president is being commander-in-chief, and that it’s not good that Obama appears to have plenty of time for everything–David Letterman, Democratic fundraisers, Olympics-lobbying jaunts–except Afghanistan, just as he’s about to decide whether to commit tens of thousands more troops there. In addition, Obama’s never been to Afghanistan as president, and–we now know–apparently has spoken to General Stanley McChrystal only once by video-teleconference since McChrystal assumed command there.

[OPINION] OPINION Blog | The Dallas Morning News: "The awarding of the Nobel Prize for Peace to President Obama is greeted with appreciation in the Vatican, in light of the commitment demonstrated by the President for the promotion of peace in the international arena, and in particular also recently in favor of nuclear disarmament. It's hoped that this very important recognition will further encourage that commitment, which is difficult but fundamental for the future of humanity, so that the desired results will be obtained."

[Mondoweiss] Treatment is sought in U.S. for 3-year-old victim of white ...: Sorry, but anyone who doesn’t get Mooser’s satire here should go to an all-American pie, Joe Sixpack pro-Israul blog and see what kind of sympathy this poor little girl would get by comment linking to this story. The very best you’d get would be a No4 (Everything sucks!)

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