Peace
Over 1,600 vigils oppose Iraq war
August 26, 2005PITTSBURGH — Candles flickered against the August sky as thousands gathered in their neighborhoods around this state, Aug. 17, inspired by Gold Star mother Cindy Sheehan. From the city neighborhood of Squirrel Hill, where 981 neighbors...
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Disengaging from peace
August 26, 2005Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s much touted Disengagement Plan from Gaza and small portions of the West Bank focuses the world’s attention on the tug-of-war between the Israeli army and the Israeli settler movement. At the...
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Bush refuses to set timetable for withdrawal from Crawford
August 26, 2005Early end to vacation would ‘send terrible signal,’ president says President George W. Bush said today that he understands and respects the views of those who are calling for him to cut short his summer vacation,...
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Sept. 24 preparations: Planes, trains and automobiles ready to roll to Washington
August 26, 2005The phones at the national offices of United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ), a coalition of 1,300 national and local groups that oppose the Bush administration’s policy of permanent warfare and empire building, are ringing off...
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1970: Chicano Moratorium 2005: Latinos for Peace
August 26, 2005Thirty-five years ago, on Aug. 29, 1970, some 25,000-30,000 people, mostly Mexican Americans, marched through the heart of the East Los Angeles barrios protesting the war in Vietnam. It was the largest Mexican American political demonstration...
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