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Afghanistan : Get Out Before It’s Too Late
Learn from history:Withdraw from Afganistan now …the United States and its NATO allies [have] slipped deeper and deeper into the Afghanistan quagmire with the same historical ignorance that characterized American lack of awareness of Vietnamese history. By Harry Targ / … Continue reading
Rabbi Arthur Waskow: Yom Kippur and the Middle East : Our Misdeeds and Theirs
Rabbi Rebecca Alpert blows Shofar at Fast for Gaza event at Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. At right is Rabbi Arthur Waskow.We are called to reexamine our actions Jews — and all others who care for peace — must act in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ceremony, Israel, Judaism, Middle East, Palestine, Peace, Peace Movement, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Social Action, Spirituality
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CodePink in Austin : Mourning the War Dead
CodePink’s Fran Hanlon leads a Mourning March across the Congress bridge Monday in Austin, to inform the public of the war’s death toll. Photo by Michael Baldon / The Daily Texan.CodePink for peace, not bloodMourners march against death toll of … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Austin, CodePink, Peace Movement, Social Action
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B. Lee: ‘Let Us Not Become the Evil We Deplore’
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FILM / Abe Osheroff : One Foot in the Grave, the Other Still Dancing
One Foot in the Grave, the Other Still Dancing An inspirational political life captured on film by Barbara J. Berg / The Rag Blog / September 8, 2009 [A review of Abe Osheroff: One Foot in the Grave, the Other … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Film, Peace Movement, Political Action, Social Activism
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Victor Agosto Released from Bell County Jail
Holly Baker of Georgetown and Col. Ann Wright of Honolulu, Hawaii, look at the arm band of Victor Agosto, who was sentenced to a month in jail and stripped of his Army rank for refusing orders to deploy, during a … Continue reading
Cindy Sheehan: Alone at Martha’s Vineyard
The Silence of the Antiwar Movement is DeafeningCindy Sheehan’s Lonely Vigil in ObamalandBy John V. Walsh / August 26, 2009 Cindy Sheehan will be at Martha’s Vineyard beginning August 25 a short way from Obama’s vacation paradise of the celebrity … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War Demonstration, Cindy Sheehan, Peace Activists, Peace Movement
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Surrealist Group : No War on the Moon!
‘Dark Side of the Moon’ by Al Magnus / photo.net. In Defense of the Dark Side of the MoonBy The Surrealist Group / The Rag Blog / August 20, 2009 “But, for myself, the Earth’s records had taught me to … Continue reading
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Tagged Astronomy, Imperialism, Militarism, NASA, Peace Movement, Surrealism
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David Zeiger: These Wars Aren’t Over Yet
Why We Fight from Displaced Films on Vimeo. An Open Letter to Iraq Veterans Against the War Members and SupportersFrom David Zeiger, Director of This is Where We Take Our Stand and Sir! No Sir! Dear Friends, As I write … Continue reading
Alice Embree : The Court Martial of Travis Bishop
Travis Bishop (right), before his sentencing. With (left) journalist Dahr Jamail and attorney James Branum. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.Anti-war GI Travis Bishop found guilty;joins Victor Agosto in Bell County jail I can not say that a … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Alice Embree, Anti-War GIs, Fort Hood, Peace Movement, Travis Bishop, U.S. Military, Victor Agosto
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Like War? You’ll LOVE Global Scorching
As long as the oil and coal keep pouring CO2 into our planet’s atmosphere, the food will wither, the ice will melt, the oceans will flood, and people will die — and kill. By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Global Warming, Judaism, Peace Movement, Poverty, Rabbi Arthur Waskow
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Alice Embree : The Court Martial of Victor Agosto
Victor Agosto, immediately prior to his Court Martial at Fort Hood, Texas. Seated on left is Agosto’s civilian attorney, James Branum. Photo by Cynthia Thomas / The Rag Blog.The Summary Court Martial of SPC Victor Agosto In an unscripted emotional … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Anti-War GIs, Fort Hood, Peace Movement, Texas, U.S. Military, Victor Agosto
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