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...sweat all day long for you / But we sow seeds to see us through… / We wait to reap what we are due.” On “Hero of War,” Rise Against goes acoustic with a first-person account of a remorseful soldier who asks his son, “Son / Have you seen the world? / Well, what would you say / If I said that you could.” Even on infectious track “Savior,” a song about soured relationships, Tim McIlrath’s lyrics...
...patriotism. And then he blows up." The sense that you're never sure which McCain you'll get feeds Obama's case that being an unpredictable "maverick" may not be the model you want in times that call for methodical decision-making. But McCain's defenders cite another soldier turned politician who was legendary for his temper: George Washington. Those who rise in the military, notes Virginia Senator John Warner, "are people of strong will, of brevity, giving orders and commands. I just hope the people that occupy the presidency are people of strong will...
...make matters worse for Garcia, a major operation against remaining rebel strongholds in the central jungle went south during the week, with important losses and allegations of human rights abuses. A roadside bomb detonated Oct. 9 by remnants of the Maoist Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) rebels killed 13 soldiers and two civilians, including a young boy, in the remote Huancavelica state. A soldier was killed the previous day and two others on Oct. 14. It was the deadliest attack since 10 people were killed in a bombing in Lima, the capital, in March 2002, on the eve of a visit...
...original play being performed at the Zero Arrow Theatre this weekend, is the culmination of their studies, exploring the post-traumatic stress associated with the hardships accounted in war. The group has been working on the production for over a year, conducting interviews with veterans and soldiers in order to familiarize themselves with the war experiences of the present and the recent past. Students have also researched the evolution of war over the past few millennia. “The research projects went in a lot of different directions,” says Renzo Ampuero, one of the student actors...
...York Times foreign correspondent for Dexter Filkins brought the image of the war-torn Middle East to Cambridge last night, with his vivid description of walking into an Afghan town with celebrating Northern Alliance soldiers who believed the Taliban had evacuated. “It was a double cross,” Filkins said nonchalantly, “we nearly didn’t make it out alive.” Then he moved on to tell another harrowing story. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the George Polk award, Filkins, who joined The Times...