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What Makes a Good Soldier? What Makes a Good Murderer?


By dswanson - Posted on 10 February 2010

I've seen a lot of war movies, but this is a great one:
http://thegoodsoldier.com

This is the story of real veterans of U.S. wars, including Michael McPhearson whom many of us know as a leader in Veterans for Peace. These are veterans who have come to an understanding that war is all about training and compelling human beings to become murderous animals, and that the damage is deep even for those least harmed by this project, namely the killers themselves.

TOUR SCHEDULE

3 Cities Left in 50-City Book Tour

Feb. 22 St. Louis, MO

Feb. 23 Chicago, IL

Feb. 27 Boston, MA

 

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March 20: Charlottesville, VA, 2 p.m. at New Dominion Bookshop as part of the Virginia Festival of the Book



April 14: Naro Cinema, Norfolk, Va.


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