Peace
Convert the military-industrial complex
November 10, 2006Maine’s congressional delegation recently sent around news releases proudly proclaiming that they helped to bring big money to our state. They said the Senate Appropriations Committee had approved, for fiscal year 2007, $3.4 billion for DDX...
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Antiwar grannies sing at trial
November 10, 2006TUCSON, Ariz. — Four local peace activists were sentenced to eight hours of community service Nov. 2 for their part in a nonviolent antiwar protest at the Raytheon Missile Systems Plant south of here March 20,...
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Action-packed month for peace
November 3, 2006The National Youth and Student Peace Coalition (NYSPC) made October an action-packed pre-election month. Congress has the power to end this war, and we say: get out of Iraq or get out of office. Here are...
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After Pats Birthday
October 27, 2006Pat Tillman, a former National Football League player and Army Ranger, was killed in Afghanistan in 2004. The Pentagon initially said he died in combat. It later emerged that he was killed by “friendly fire.” His...
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Eight days in Lebanon
October 27, 2006I spent the last eight days of Israeli-Lebanon war, Aug. 7-14, in Beirut, Lebanon’s capital. I had traveled there as part of a peace delegation from the United States. Our aim was to express solidarity with...
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