Five from truthout:


Monday 30 May 2011
Remembering the Quiet, Unsung Heroes of America
William J. Astore, Truthout: "This Memorial Day, let's remember and learn from our heroes who are gone from us… America's heroes are women and men like my Mom and Dad: the factory workers, the homemakers, the blue-collar doers and givers. And as I think about my Mom and Dad, I recall both their loving natures and their toughness. They had few illusions, and they knew how to get a tough job done, without complaint."
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In a War-Loving Society, Peace Activism Takes a Lot of Guts and Bravery
Clancy Sigal, Alternet: "If you're in the United States while reading this, try a little test: ask someone, anyone, what Memorial Day memorializes? I've queried several friends and none could tell me that Memorial Day, once called 'Decoration Day,' began in the aftermath of the civil war to [honor] the more than 600,000 dead Confederate and Union soldiers - the deadliest war in US history."
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Obama Appoints Army Leader as Chairman of Joint Chiefs
Helene Cooper and Thom Shanker, The New York Times News Service: "President Obama on Monday nominated Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the Army chief, to help steer the American armed forces through the three present conflicts in Muslim countries, as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff."
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Five Eye-Opening Facts About Our Bloated Post-9/11 "Defense" Spending
Joshua Holland, Alternet: "This week, the National Priorities Project (NPP) released a snapshot of US 'defense' spending since September 11, 2001. The eye-popping figures lend credence to the theory that al Qaeda's attacks were a form of economic warfare - that they hoped for a massive overreaction that would entangle us in costly foreign wars that would ultimately drain away our national wealth."
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FBI's Counterterrorism Operations Scrutinizing Political Activists
Colin Moynihan and Scott Shane, The New York Times News Service: "[Scott] Crow, 44, a self-described anarchist and veteran organizer of anticorporate demonstrations, is among dozens of political activists across the country known to have come under scrutiny from the FBI's increased counterterrorism operations since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001."
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