Category: War and Peace

Communities Cut – Military Grows

 Staff  February 5, 2008  1 Comment on Communities Cut – Military Grows

The National Priorities Project has prepared the following information about the new Bush Budget for Fiscal Year 2009—which will have…

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The 2008 Elections and The Peace Movement

 Richard Nadeau  January 31, 2008  21 Comments on The 2008 Elections and The Peace Movement

Recent surveys show that American voters have a critical view of how things are going in the country, and that…

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Bombs Away Over Iraq

 Staff  January 31, 2008  0 Comments on Bombs Away Over Iraq

Looking Up – Normalizing Air War from Guernica to Arab Jabour By Tom Engelhardt A January 21st Los Angeles Times…

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The “I” Word – by Cindy Sheehan

 Staff  January 29, 2008  0 Comments on The “I” Word – by Cindy Sheehan

(Originally posted on Dissident Voice, January 15th, 2008) Once, when my children were young, one of them rushed into me…

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Come Together, Right Now! – by Cindy Sheehan

 Staff  January 29, 2008  2 Comments on Come Together, Right Now! – by Cindy Sheehan

(Ed: Originally posted on Dissident Voice way back on November 30, 2007, this article continues to have a “right now”…

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Why the Zapatistas Are Preparing for War

 Staff  January 28, 2008  8 Comments on Why the Zapatistas Are Preparing for War

The Color Red, “26 Communities” and La Otra by Mary Ann Tenuto Sánchez Subcomandante Marcos got everyone’s attention when he…

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Call for an Open U.S. National Antiwar Conference

 Staff  January 25, 2008  4 Comments on Call for an Open U.S. National Antiwar Conference

Sisters and Brothers, Attached is a statement calling for a broad, democratic antiwar conference in Cleveland June 27-29, 2008, for…

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U.S. Antiwar Movement Falters: An Insider’s View

 Staff  January 25, 2008  0 Comments on U.S. Antiwar Movement Falters: An Insider’s View

by Andrew Pollack / January 2008 An international call for March 2008 worldwide protests to mark the fifth anniversary of…

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Senate Poised to Capitulate to Cheney’s Fear-Mongering

 Staff  January 24, 2008  0 Comments on Senate Poised to Capitulate to Cheney’s Fear-Mongering

By Marjorie Cohn After a January 24 debate in the Senate on amending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the Senate…

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Peace Sign Rockers Sign Off On OB/ Point Loma Rock

 Frank Gormlie  January 24, 2008  2 Comments on Peace Sign Rockers Sign Off On OB/ Point Loma Rock

OCEAN BEACH/ POINT LOMA. Today, January 24th, the ones who were responsible for the installation of the Peace Sign on…

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Study: False Statements Preceded War

 Staff  January 22, 2008  2 Comments on Study: False Statements Preceded War

A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements…

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