Peace

Soldiers, vets on Memorial Day: bring troops home

Thinking about the war dead on Memorial Day, “the most important thing is the people who are still there — caring for them, bringing them home,” said Toby, an Army vet from Indiana who served 15...

Koreas take steps to reduce tensions

Though the Korean nuclear issue is far from resolved, a number of developments point to a lessening of tension on the peninsula. North-South military talks closed on May 11 with an agreement by both sides to...

CARTOON: War Profiteers

Estonian govt desecrates anti-fascist history

On April 27, the Estonian government removed a monument honoring the 270,000 Red Army soldiers who gave their lives in the fight against Nazism in Estonia from a central square in Tallinn, the country’s capital, and...

Killings of Afghan civilians denounced

In 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...