War reporting: how much horror is too much?CNN reporter Michael Ware may be the latest public casualty of post-traumatic stress disorder from covering war zones, but he’s certainly not alone. So what’s the cost of war reporting? Try relationship break downs, excessive drinking, depression and anger problems.
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Why Americans love war
War is hell. We know this, and yet we keep going back for more. It’s a fundamental part of the male psyche, says Evan Thomas. And we’re doomed to repeat it over and over again.
Guns, Huns and World War I: which war has the best movies?
As Hollywood continues to pump out flicks about combat, the question lingers: which American war provides the best film fodder? Even without the shocking exclusion of Sylvester Stallone’s Victory, the answer is a little surprising.
Wars, rebels and child soldiers: why Africa is a continent of conflict
Africa’s brutal wars seem to never end. And they don’t, and won’t, because there is nothing specific that they are fighting for. Heavily armed banditry has taken over the continent, writes Jeffrey Gettleman.
How do you “win” a war these days?
Once upon a time, wars had clear-cut beginnings and endings, winners and losers. These days, things aren’t so simple: things start messy, get messier, and end — if they end — in a great big mess.
How to hack a US Predator drone for under $30
The WSJ reveal how insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan are using cheap, off-the-shelf software to hack into the video feeds of US drone planes — and the Pentagon has known about the vulnerability for over a decade.
Guy Rundle: Ask not what your country can do for you, but how often you can die for your country
It’s Remberance Day, but we don’t need a moment of silence; we need to start talking about the death cult being perpetrated and perpetuated, and the lives never lived by the children sent to these wars, the marriages never made, the children never had.
Leaked: who’s to blame for war in Georgia?
Officially, it’s equal blame game for the 2008 South Ossetian war, with Georgia opening the initial fire, but Russia responsible for keeping it going, according to leaks from the EU investigation.
War no longer a battle of the sexes
After Greg Combet’s comments about allowing women on the front line, the defence force should prepare itself for a “seismic shift”. War will no longer be secret men’s business, writes Rebecca Wilson.
Pakistan will give no quarter
With a showdown between the Taliban and Pakistan looming in Swat Valley, residents are fleeing: they know Pakistan’s army will use maximum firepower and overwhelming force.
There’s something about Wilfred Burchett
Crikey shouldn’t be surprised at the level of heat generated by the merest whiff of Burchett’s name. There’s something about him that seems to raise the demons of Australia’s post-war history, writes Simon Nasht.
