Peace

Keep the pressure on for peace and justice

October 24, 2003 By Jarvis Tyner

Opinion Because of the growing opposition to the Iraq war, the state of the U.S. economy and deep concerns about new threats to democratic rights, things are moving to the left.

Iraq war a house of cards Low troop morale puts pressure on Bush

October 24, 2003 By Susan Webb

Widening reports of low morale among U.S. troops are adding to pressures on the Bush administration to find a bailout for its failed Iraq policy.

$87 billion for war: senseless & reckless

October 24, 2003

Congress voted to approve the Bush administration’s $87 billion package for the occupation and reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, but not without vocal and sometimes vehement opposition by lawmakers and peace activists. Mindful of the costs...

Republicans threaten the world with nukes

October 17, 2003

Opinion Last year, the Bush administration sought $15.5 million for a three-year program called Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator Program (RNEP), to study usable nuclear weapons. This program would try to build two large weapons with yields...

Israeli, Palestinian activists take new peace steps

October 17, 2003

This week an important new development for a negotiated resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis emerged from a meeting in Jordan of Israeli and Palestinian leaders. The negotiators, led by former Israeli justice minister Yossi Beilin and...