Peace – Page 190 – People's World

Campaign to Free the Five grows worldwide

February 4, 2005 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

CUBA NEWS Five Cuban men, in U.S. jails for six years, have gained support throughout the world because of the justice of their cause — defending Cuba against terrorism. The enormity of their sentences — life...

Set the date! Time to bring the troops home

February 4, 2005

WASHINGTON — Citing soaring costs in lives and tax dollars, lawmakers, peace leaders and military families demanded this week that President George W. Bush bring the troops home from Iraq. They rejected Bush’s boast in his...

Pete Seeger: Standing Tall at 85

December 17, 2004 By Tim Wheeler

'Seeger understood early the power of song as a force for social change.' Pete Seeger turned 85 last May 3 and could be forgiven if he hung up his five-string banjo and relaxed with his wife...

GIs in Iraq quagmire: They wont be home for the holidays

December 17, 2004

Not even in their dreams will the 138,000 U.S. soldiers trapped in George W. Bush’s Iraq nightmare be home for Christmas. Instead Bush plans to increase troop levels to 150,000 by extending the soldiers’ tours. Even...

Outrageous!

December 3, 2004 By Susan Webb

Halliburton bilks gov’t for billions in Iraq, then loses one-third of property Outrageous! That is what many are calling the war profiteering by U.S. corporations who have flocked into Iraq. In particular, Halliburton Corp., which Vice...