Tag: Nation

Whistleblower

McBride Trial: Defense Argues Duty to Nation Surpasses Military Law

Whistleblower David McBride’s lawyers argued on Day One of his trial that a soldier’s duty is not just to follow his superior’s orders, but to serve the entire nation. Joe Lauria reports. By Joe Lauria in Canberra, Australia Special to Consortium News The trial of Australian whistleblower

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Israel

Israel Is an Army With a Country Attached

 

Israel Is an Army With a Country Attached

A new book by an Israeli scholar dissects the extraordinary hold that the country’s military — and militaristic ways of thinking — have on Israeli society, and the ideological myths that keep the project afloat.

Israel Is an Army With a Country Attached