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The Silent Winter of Escalation
Antiwar.com Original — ... was almost possible to see, streaked across the dome, an invisible new stain of blood and shattered bones. Along with the grim patterns, there's a tradition of brave dissent on Capitol Hill. It's epitomized by Barbara Lee's prophetic statement just after 9/11 – and by an earlier kindred spirit, the fierce Vietnam War opponent Sen. Wayne Morse. If you'd like to see historic footage of them, retrieved from the nation's Orwellian memory hole, watch the Washington Journal segment by clicking here . On Monday, USA Today reported that the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan ...

Norman Solomon: Will Afghanistan be Obama's Tragic Folly?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Along with the grim patterns, there's a tradition of brave dissent on Capitol Hill. It's epitomized by Barbara Lee's prophetic statement just after 9/11 -- and by an earlier kindred spirit, the fierce Vietnam War opponent Senator Wayne Morse. If you'd like to see historic footage of them, retrieved from the nation's Orwellian memory hole, watch the "Washington Journal" segment. ...