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Concerning the Crime of Journalism
Al-Jazeera journalist Sami al-Haj, released this week from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay.The U.S. War on Journalistsby Amy Goodman / May 8, 2008 Sami al-Haj is a free man today, after having been imprisoned by the U.S. military for … Continue reading
Signs of a Sick Society, Episode XXIX
Hundreds of civilians die each month in the failed state of Iraq, they have no potable water, no power on a regular basis, inflation runs rampant, and crime has become a way of life for many. But our military planners, … Continue reading
It Takes a Village
Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog
Witnessing a Terrible Human Rights Crime in Gaza
A Human Rights CrimeBy Jimmy Carter / May 8, 2008 The world must stop standing idle while the people of Gaza are treated with such cruelty The world is witnessing a terrible human rights crime in Gaza, where a million … Continue reading
This Should Not Be Happening
U.S. soldiers at a base in Kabul, Afghanistan. The number of medically unfit troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan was 10,854 in 2003. That figure slid to 5,397 in 2003, but jumped back up to 9,140 in 2007. Photo: Musadeq … Continue reading
From an "Anonymous Foreign Correspondent"
An Outlaw Speaks Out “To live outside the law you must be honest…” – R. Zimmerman Outlaws first become outlaws by refusing to be victims. Outlaws are not bandits. An outlaw ignores thievery as a base human impulse. Outlaws never … Continue reading
Sean Bell Acquittal : Street Action in New York
Protesters block the Queensboro Bridge at rush hour. Photo by Mike Morice / NLN. Civil Disobedience actions shut down the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queensboro Bridges today during rush hour. The protests were called by Reverend Al Sharpton and his National … Continue reading
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Battle of the Hawks
Hillary and McCain:Race to be “the obliterator”By Robert Scheer / May 6, 2008 In the increasingly unlikely event of a McCain-Clinton election, folks who care about the peace issue would have serious reason to worry. Both of these candidates are … Continue reading
Remain Silent to the Crime and You Are Complicit
The ‘Surge’ of Iraqi Prisonersby Ciara Gilmartin / May 7, 2008 Amid all the talk about the U.S. military “surge” in Iraq, little has been said about the accompanying “surge” of Iraqi prisoners, whose numbers rose to nearly 51,000 at … Continue reading
We Have the Answer, and It Is Us
Dismantling Peace Movement Mythsby Frida Berrigan [From a speech for Peace Action Maine on April 26th, 2008]This moment in time contains so much hope and possibility and so much death and destruction. These are not easy times and they are … Continue reading
Arabs in Israel : Still Strangers in a Strange Land
Abu Abed, 84, returned recently to what remains of Hittin, the former Arab village in northern Israel where he was born. He fled with his family in 1948. Photo by Rina Castelnuovo/NYTAfter 60 Years, Arabs in Israel Are OutsidersBy Ethan … Continue reading
T. Hayden on Obama, Limbaugh and What’s Ahead
Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/European Pressphoto Agency.TURNING POINT FOR OBAMA,LIMBAUGH WINNING INDIANA FOR HILLARYBy Tom Hayden / May 7, 2008 Barack got his game back. Hillary needs a reality check. Barack had the voters at his back against all the … Continue reading
