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Veterans Day vigils spotlight costs of war

November 14, 2003

WASHINGTON – Veterans for Peace held a vigil outside Walter Reed U.S. Army Hospital on Veterans Day and reported to the media of their visit with wounded soldiers, demanding that all U.S. troops be brought home...

Cuts for veterans are shameful and hypocritical

November 7, 2003

Opinion I am the national president of Veterans For Peace, an organization made up of men and women veterans of all eras dedicated to the cause of world peace and social justice. I am also a...

Israeli wall called obstacle to peace

October 31, 2003

The Israeli Cabinet approved and released last week a map of the wall it calls a “security barrier.” The wall will confiscate just over 50 percent of Palestinian land on the West Bank by surrounding virtually...

Complexities in Iraq today

October 31, 2003

The following is an excerpted letter from the Iraqi Communist Party issued on Oct. 18. To see the letter in full go to www.iraqcp.org During the past six months, Iraq has witnessed exceptional developments giving rise...

First visit of U.S. unionists to occupied Iraq

October 31, 2003 By Susan Webb

Stop violating labor rights CHICAGO – Two U.S. trade unionists just back from Iraq say they hope their trip is the beginning of cooperation and solidarity between the U.S. labor movement and Iraq’s newly re-established unions.