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.
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.
Does the Bush administration support the troops?
Opinion In the March 25 Chicago Sun-Times, columnist Mary Mitchell had the absolute gall to accuse those who do not support this war of not supporting the military men and women, many just teenagers, who have been deployed to Iraq.
Stop this disastrous war against Iraq
This is a slightly edited version of a March 22 statement. With the launching of rocket attacks by U.S. military forces in the early morning of March 20, the war against Iraq aimed at a “regime change” entered its final stage.
As they bury a fallen son, Maryland says, War is not the answer
BALTIMORE – On a cold April 4 with the daffodils blooming, the Waters-Bey family buried their son, Marine Staff Sergeant Kendall Waters-Bey, at a military cemetery in the rolling countryside of Greenspring Valley north of here.
Dr. Kings last essay: A Testament of Hope
Opinion As we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 4, we are reminded that his words continue to have profound meaning. “A Testament of Hope” was published after Dr. King’s death and presents a summary of his thoughts on the inter-related issues of the fight against racism, for equality, against war, for world peace and social progress.
The river of protest continues to flow
As the war against Iraq entered its second week, the river of anti-war protests around the world showed no sign of drying up.
Un-embedded reporters from Baghdad: Keep up peace pressure
Independent journalists in Iraq are providing coverage of the war’s human cost, challenging the Bush administration’s motives for war, and examining the Iraqi and Arab people’s response to invasion.
