Art as Resistance for US Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

“Throughout history, culture and art have always been the celebration of freedom under oppression.”
– Author unknown

Analysis
By Dahr Jamail

Soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have tough truths to tell, and it has been well demonstrated that the establishment media does not want to broadcast these. Given the lack of an outlet for anti-war voices in the corporate media, many contemporary veterans and active-duty soldiers have embraced the arts as a tool for…