http://mgx.com/blogs Pondering global affairs Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:53:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/05/31/4645/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/05/31/4645/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 15:12:28 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/?p=4645 These images were taken by the Marines with cell phones and digital cameras during my son's deployment to Ramadi. Many men died and many more were wounded and more, like my son, suffer from traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder. Some of these men died close by my son and one died in his arms and each one's passing have left a deep mark.]]> http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/05/31/4645/feed/ 7 http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/04/08/democracy-now-investigates-the-wikileaks-video-of-us-troops-firing-on-civilians/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/04/08/democracy-now-investigates-the-wikileaks-video-of-us-troops-firing-on-civilians/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:36:21 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/?p=4460 As the mother of an Iraq combat veteran these video confirmations of what many know to be a common occurrence in any war zone is painful to watch and painful to write about. Yet, it is critically important that we as a nation fully understand what is we are asking our youth to do and what we are asking them to become. The WikiLeaks video at the bottom was released Monday and I preferred to wait for calmer and more thoughtful heads to evaluate it because I may not be as objective as I would like but it is imperative we get past the DOD suppression of these events and evaluate the rules of engagement. ]]> http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/04/08/democracy-now-investigates-the-wikileaks-video-of-us-troops-firing-on-civilians/feed/ 0 http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/04/07/army-recruiter-comes-a-calling/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/04/07/army-recruiter-comes-a-calling/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:35:45 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/?p=4454 http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/04/07/army-recruiter-comes-a-calling/feed/ 0 http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/03/03/the-hurt-locker-not-such-a-great-movie-for-those-who-have-been-there/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/03/03/the-hurt-locker-not-such-a-great-movie-for-those-who-have-been-there/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:47:35 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/?p=4270 http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/03/03/the-hurt-locker-not-such-a-great-movie-for-those-who-have-been-there/feed/ 0 http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/07/01/the-daily-show-cheneys-withdrawal-timeline/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/07/01/the-daily-show-cheneys-withdrawal-timeline/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:39:56 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/?p=3432 Dick Cheney enters stage four ballsheimers disease]]> http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/07/01/the-daily-show-cheneys-withdrawal-timeline/feed/ 0 http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/06/15/desperate-us-military-accepting-white-supremacists/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/06/15/desperate-us-military-accepting-white-supremacists/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:54:43 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/?p=3355 The US military has loosened regulations, issuing "moral waivers" allowing convicted criminal to join up just as they did during Vietnam. GIs suffering from PTSD and TBI are being called back into combat for third and fourth tours to make up for the 99% of the US that do not care to enlist.]]> http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/06/15/desperate-us-military-accepting-white-supremacists/feed/ 2 http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/06/12/colbert-air-force-thunderbirds/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/06/12/colbert-air-force-thunderbirds/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:14:43 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/?p=3341 It's going to take more than a series of eight-point rolls with the Air Force Thunderbirds to make Stephen throw up.]]> http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/06/12/colbert-air-force-thunderbirds/feed/ 0 http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/06/10/colbert-formidable-opponent-dont-ask-dont-tell/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/06/10/colbert-formidable-opponent-dont-ask-dont-tell/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:31:12 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/?p=3312 Stephen tackles Don't ask, don't tell in front of thousands of American GIs in Baghdad, Iraq. He shows off his new haircut too.]]> http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/06/10/colbert-formidable-opponent-dont-ask-dont-tell/feed/ 0 http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/06/09/colbert-the-word-why-are-you-here/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/06/09/colbert-the-word-why-are-you-here/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:38:33 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/?p=3298 You will all want to remember where you were when you heard Stephen declare victory in Iraq.]]> http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/06/09/colbert-the-word-why-are-you-here/feed/ 0 http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/06/09/colbert-operation-iraqi-stephen/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/06/09/colbert-operation-iraqi-stephen/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:33:35 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/?p=3295 Stephen is thrilled to bring his show to Iraq, and John McCain has a word of advice for the troops.]]> http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/06/09/colbert-operation-iraqi-stephen/feed/ 0