What does supporting our troops mean?
Opinion Recently there has been a spate of hateful responses to people who expressed opposition to the unjust war in Iraq. Opposition has been equated to not supporting our troops in the field. This is absolutely false.
Might doesnt make right
Opinion With U.S. troops seizing control of Baghdad, a triumphant and self-congratulatory mood is enveloping the Bush administration. Bush is aglow as the self-appointed liberator and champion of a democratic Iraq and Middle East while Rumsfeld is acting like the first great freedom warrior of the 21st century.
Local agencies attempting to curtail right of assembly
News Analysis When the anti-war activists were attacked with rubber bullets, sting grenades and tear gas at a peace demonstration at the Port of Oakland, many political observers and activists said that it was a clear message that no protests would be allowed at the port.
Tax Day protests: Cut military spending, stop budget cuts
NEW YORK – Jessica Morton stopped. “Please – give me a few copies of your leaflet. I want to give them to the folks in my office,” she said to Ruth Benz, a member of the War Resisters League’s (WRL) Tax Day picket line at the Internal Revenue Service office in midtown Manhattan.
Peace activist moves into Bush neighborhood
One of President Bush’s neighbors in Crawford, Texas, is longtime Dallas peace activist Johnny Wolf. Wolf bought a home “smack in the middle” of the tiny Central Texas town and is converting it into the Crawford Peace House. Its grand opening is scheduled for Easter Sunday, April 20.
Professor arrested for defending freedom of speech
BOSTON – Little did University of Massachusetts (UMass) professor Tony Van Der Meer know that he would be arrested by the campus police as he attempted to defend a student’s right to free speech.
Youth and students speak out against war
When asked why students are protesting the war on Iraq, Jessica Marshall of the Young Communist League (YCL) and National Youth and Student Peace Coalition, said it’s because politicians are “not sending the sons and daughters of rich people over to Iraq. They’re sending that kid from down the street, the one who was trying to get an education.”
Iraqi war fuels increased Israeli brutality
TEL AVIV – The U.S. war in Iraq is fueling even more brutality towards the Palestinians by the far-right Israeli government. On April 13, the Israeli army stepped up its attacks on Palestinians when F-16 fighter jets and helicopter gunships killed four children and two pregnant women.
