Hi! Some will recall the position paper my husband wrote on torture

[Solly Mack]

In case you missed it - Framing the Torture by Mister Solly Mack

He's now working on a position paper about extremist groups within the military.

He is gathering more resources and turning them into teaching material because he has recently been assigned to create classes for soldiers - to make them aware and better informed. He's calling it "Spot the Hate. Stop the Hate". (title may change)

He's currently using resources from the ADL and the Southern Poverty Law Center. (both excellent resources for a classroom setting)

I'm asking for any suggestions for other resources (books, groups, information, games, test for biases, etc) - of the non-smart-ass variety - that he should include as well.

Some of his current class didn't know the name Taguba - just to give you some idea of the level he is building from... (Yes. We both know how tragic that is)

Thank you in advance!!

Solly

[marmar]

1. Awesome.......K&R

:kick:

[Solly Mack]

2. Thank you, marmar

[marmar]

5. BTW, here's a link to a Salon.com article:

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/06/15/neo_nazis_army/index.html

[Solly Mack]

6. Thanks!!

He was talking about that guy today in class. (while getting all heated about the lack of accountability - that classes by themselves aren't enough)

[sandnsea]

3. SPL Blog post

In case you missed it. This has links to the other blogs they've done on hate groups in the military.

http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/07/10/splc-finds-new-evidence-of-extremists-in-the-military-urges-congress-to-investigate/

[Solly Mack]

4. Thank you, sandnsea

[chill_wind]

7. First, Solly Mack,

I would like to say we DUers and the larger world owe you and Mr Solly Mack and every other citizen like you deep appreciation for never letting the moral issue of torture fade from our consciousness and dialogue here. THANK YOU and thank Mr Mack for us, for this.

(self-editing-- wrong links offered up for wrong topic, but I'll be back, lol.)

:kick:

[Solly Mack]

8. Thank you, chill_wind

He's been connecting the dots (for others) between the rise of extremists in the military and the Bush years - and not just because of 2 wars.

Also, he's showing how closely related certain hate groups are to the forced birthers/anti-women groups.

[chill_wind]

9. Crooks and Liars - Nazis in the U.S. Military

lots of internal links

http://crooksandliars.com/node/29533/print

[Solly Mack]

10. Thanks!!

[chill_wind]

11. Dang! Their main site just crashed-- temp offline.

:-( Check back on them when they get back up, I guess.

[Solly Mack]

12. I'll put together a list of suggestions and email them to him.

That way he can check and re-check as needed. I sent him a bunch of stuff and he already had some material - but then he felt he might be missing something and this is important to him. (to do a good job)

I really do appreciate the suggestions!!

[chill_wind]

16. Good -- FWIW it's back up now for anyone wanting to read it. n/t

[Gabi Hayes]

13. don't forget what's happening at the AF academy....you probably know, but here:

New Movie: Evangelical's infiltrate military - Democratic Underground 3 posts - 1 author - Last post: Jun 26, 2007
Mikey and his sons and daughter-in-law are all Air Force Academy ... It's not entirely a Right Wing Conspiracy, but with the dearth of more ...
www.democraticunderground.com/.../duboard.php?az...all... - Cached - Similar

Evangelicals exploit Air Force Academy; military officials ... Dec 23, 2005 ... The Air Force Academy, located in Colorado Springs, is surrounded by right-wing evangelical groups, several of which maintain close ...
www.onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_363.shtml - Cached - Similar

Religious coercion by chaplains at the U.S. Air Force Academy The high perentage of Protestants at the Air Force Academy and its location, in Colarado Springs near major national right-wing evangelical organizations, ...
www.jewsonfirst.org/airacademy.html - Cached - Similar

Evangelists Infiltrate USAF Academy To Develop Right If evangelical Christianity exists in the USAF Academy, and clearly it does, ... subordinates with their right-wing, evangelical Christian beliefs. ...
www.bradleyreport.net/commentary/USAFAcademy.htm - Cached - Similar

Mikey Weinstein Tackles the Evangelical Coup in America's Military ... Jun 13, 2007 ... Mikey is a graduate of the Air Force Academy, as are his ..... And yet you're saying that right-wing talk-show hosts attack you as ...
blog.buzzflash.com/interviews/065 - Cached - Similar

Christian fundamentalist bigotry reigns at US Air Force Academy Apr 30, 2005 ... Evangelical Christians among the officers and cadets at the US Air Force ... the best-financed right-wing fundamentalist pressure group, ...
www.wsws.org/articles/2005/apr2005/acad-a30.shtml - Cached - Similar

Former terrorist speaks at Air Force Academy - MilitaryTimes.com ... And now Walid Shoebat can add speaker at the Air Force Academy's 50th annual .... Other than his "credentials" after becoming the right-wing, evangelical ...
militarytimes.com/forum/showthread.php?p=76139 - Cached - Similar

BBC NEWS | Americas | 'Religious bullying' at US academy Jun 17, 2005 ... He denies systematic evangelical links to the academy. At the academy itself, ... "We know we have issues within the cadet wing. ...
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4091956.stm - Cached - Similar

(DV) Berkowitz: "Heathens" Not Welcome at Air Force Academy No one is suggesting that evangelicals at the Academy surrender their ... However, a week later, Wing Commander Nicholas Jurewicz sent an e-mail to ... Not Your Grandma's Religious Right * The Christian Right's Compassion Deficit ...
dissidentvoice.org/June05/Berkowitz0616.htm - Cached - Similar

Eunomia · Shocking News: Christians at Air Force Academy Evangelise! Because of these views of some evangelicals, and the rock-solid ... for the antiwar commentator who needs to find right-wing Christians he ...
larison.org/.../shocking-news-christians-at-air-force-academy-evangelise/ - Cached - Similar

[Solly Mack]

14. Excellent! Thank you so much, Gabi Hayes!

[mitchtv]

15. K&R

[Forkboy]

17. I look forward to reading it.

:kick:

[Solly Mack]

18. I'll let him know. :o)

Thanks, Forkboy

[Wednesdays]

19. K&R

:kick:

[Are_grits_groceries]

20. These might help:

General Casts War in Religious Terms (Anything on Boykin will lead you to reliious extremists)
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/1016-01.htm

Christian Embassy
http://revcom.us/a/098/christian-fascist-military-en.ht...

The Air Force Academy has long been a hotbed of the religious right.

"Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism"
Across the United States, religious activists are organizing to establish an American theocracy. A frightening look inside the growing right-wing movement.
http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2006/05/12/goldberg/...

AVIDD
http://www.avidd.org/mustReadPage.cfm

I have concentrated on religious extremists because I don't think people realize how connected our military is to them. These people have some of the same goals as others but with a religious twist. Theses are just a few links to the nutballs.
I think they are way scary because of their influence as military veterans.

[Solly Mack]

22. Yes, Boykin. Thanks, Are_grits_groceries!

[spanone]

21. k&r....

[Senator]

23. David Neiwert's Blog -- Orcinus may be useful.

http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/

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[Solly Mack]

24. Thank you, Senator!

[Solly Mack]

25. Thank you everyone!!!!

[madokie]

26. I remember

I can only offer encouragement as I feel I will agree with
what he says.

[slipslidingaway]

27. knr Thanks to you and your husband :) n/t

[G_j]

28. very important subject!

will be looking forward to it!
the last one was excellent!

[noamnety]

29. stan goff

lots of good work by him - a retired special forces guy.

http://www.truthdig.com/dig/item/200601003_white_supremacism_sexism_militarism/

There are also some audio talks of his online - you might be able to edit down clips, might be good for classroom use.

http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/10577

and of course his classic succinct explanation of how white supremacy is encouraged as a sort of mental self-preservation in the military: http://www.counterpunch.org/goff11142003.html