Peace
Killings of Afghan civilians denounced
May 18, 2007In the wake of repeated incidents in which over 130 Afghan civilians have been killed this year during U.S. and NATO military operations, opposition to the Western troop presence is escalating in Afghanistan, and concern is...
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New initiatives launched vs. nuclear arms
May 18, 2007BERKELEY, Calif. — Never mind that finals were in progress, or that a sharp, chill breeze fluttered their handmade banner as they greeted passers-by on a main campus walkway, May 11. The little group of hunger...
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As 2008 approaches, Republicans fear Iraq war backlash
May 18, 2007By next fall President Bush “may find himself standing alone” on his Iraq war policy. That was the warning from Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, commenting on Bush’s White House meeting with 11 Republican House members,...
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Report: Canada abets torture in Afghanistan
May 11, 2007VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A diplomatic report revealing that the Canadian government has been aware that Afghan security forces have been torturing prisoners handed over to them by Canadian soldiers has caused outrage across the country....
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After tornado, Kansas feels wars toll
May 11, 2007Peace forces to Congress: ‘Now is the time to stand up’Search and cleanup efforts continued in Kansas after a catastrophic tornado destroyed the town of Greensburg May 4. But another storm was brewing: outrage over the...
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