Peace
Town hall meeting calls on GOPs Kirk to oppose Iraq war
August 31, 2007NORTHBROOK, Ill. — A lively overflow town hall meeting in this suburban swing congressional district demanded Republican Rep. Mark Kirk “take a stand” with the nation’s majority and stop rubber-stamping the Bush administration’s Iraq war policy....
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Vets pledge fight for record-breaking peace
August 31, 2007ST. LOUIS — As the heat outside broke records, over 400 veterans and peace activists from across the country pledged to create “record-breaking peace” at the 22nd Annual Veterans for Peace National Convention, held here Aug....
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Iraqis condemn U.S. colonialism
August 31, 2007President Bush plans to ask Congress for $50 billion this month to continue funding the Iraq war, the Washington Post reports. But meanwhile, Iraqi Communists charge, “The Americans are doing everything they can to prevent Iraqis...
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Hiroshima Peace Declaration 2007: Aim for a nuclear-weapon-free world
August 24, 2007Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba gave this speech on the morning of Aug. 6, the 62nd anniversary of the world’s first nuclear attack. It was translated by the Mainichi, Japan, Daily News. That fateful summer, 8:15. The...
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Blindsided in Iraq
August 24, 2007Movie REVIEW No End in Sight Directed and produced by Charles Ferguson Magnolia Pictures, 2007 102 minutes The Iraq war statistics shown on screen at the end of Charles Ferguson’s’ debut documentary, “No End in Sight,”...
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