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Gulf War Syndrome: Self-Poisoned Under Orders
Panel: 1 in 4 Gulf War vets is sickBy Anne Usher / November 17, 2008 Report blames exposure to toxic chemicals and other causes, demands more research and spending. WASHINGTON — At least one in four U.S. veterans of the … Continue reading
Junior Termed a ‘Vigilante’: Sounds Right to Us
Lest we forget, we must continue to apply pressure to the incoming US administration to recognise that what occurred in the lead-up to and prosecution of the invasion of Iraq was a violation of international law and should be treated … Continue reading
Shalom : Jewish Activists Gather to End the War and Heal America
‘The gathering we are holding is intended to restart the energies of Jewish activism.’By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / November 12, 2008 On November 23, The Shalom Center and the Workmen’s Circle will hold an action gathering … Continue reading
US Using UN Backdoor to Get Iraqi SOFA*
Iraqi women pass U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tony Carter, 34,from Cross, S.C. as he patrols in Mosul.U.S. weighs U.N. option to remain in Iraq: Shifts strategy after Baghdad crosses ‘red lines’ in proposalBy Nicholas Kralev / November 3, 2008 The … Continue reading
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Tagged Iraq, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, Iraq Withdrawal, United Nations
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McCain on Iraq : Ignorant and Contradictory
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, tells a crowd in Columbus, Ohio on May 15, 2008, that the Iraq War can still be “won.” Photo by AP.A Confused McCain Lunges About on Iraq and the OccupationBy Sherman De Brosse / … Continue reading
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Tagged History, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, McCain, McCain Mistakes, Presidential Campaign
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Dialing for Dollars : Hang Up on War
Hey Bush! Here’s where all the money went! Members of MDS/Austin, CodePink and Iraq Veterans Against the War demonstrate outside the state capitol in Austin Friday, Oct. 16, as part of the national monthly Iraq Moratorium. Photo by Carlos Lowry … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, CodePink, Iraq Moratorium, Iraq War, MDS, Peace Movement, Texas
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Casey Porter : Stop-Lossed in Iraq
Eddy Porter holds a photo of his son, U.S. Army Spc. Casey Porter, who is returning for his second tour of duty in Iraq under the Department of Defense’s “Stop-Loss” program. Photo by Ronald W. Erdrich / Abiline Reporter-News.Casey Porter … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War GIs, Austin, Filmmakers, GI's, Iraq Veterans, Iraq War, Military, Texas
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NIE: Surge Has Not Put the US on a Path to Victory
US team warns of fresh ethnic violence in IraqBy Michael Jansen / October 9, 2008 THE TEAM preparing the latest US intelligence analysis of the situation in Iraq warns that ethnic and sectarian tensions could erupt into fresh violence, reversing … Continue reading
Despite the Surge, the Iraqi Brain-Drain Continues
Women carry rice and flour rations that the Iraqi army distributed to returning families in Khan Bani Saad in Diyala province. “We just want people to go back to their normal lives,” said Col. Ali Mahmoud, an Iraqi commander in … Continue reading
Austin : Demonstrators Oppose Military Recruitment for Iraq War
Demonstrators protesting the continuing occupation of Iraq gathered on Friday, September 19 at Dobie Mall adjacent to the campus of The University of Texas at Austin. Dobie Mall houses a military recruitment center and has been the site of anti-war … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War Demonstration, Austin, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, Military Recruiting, Peace Activists, Peace Movement
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And They Turned the Lights Off When They Left
Satellite image of night lights in Baghdad. By tracking the amount of light emitted by Baghdad neighborhoods at night, a team of UCLA geographers has uncovered fresh evidence that last year’s U.S. troop surge in Iraq may not have been … Continue reading
BOOKS : Iraq Occupation Through Eyes of U.S. Soldiers
‘I remember one woman walking by… She had been trying to bring us food and we blew her to pieces’By Dahr Jamail / September 17, 2008 MARFA, Texas – Aside from the Iraqi people, nobody knows what the U.S. military … Continue reading
