Peace
Americans say NO to preemptive war
April 1, 2003WASHINGTON – Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) told a protest rally in San Francisco a few weeks ago that George W. Bush has “awakened a sleeping giant,” the worldwide movement to stop his doctrine of unilateral, preemptive...
Read moreVets tell Bush: Bring troops home
March 29, 2003WASHINGTON – Behind a banner that read, “Bring The Troops Home Now,” and carrying upside down American flags as a signal of distress, war veterans and families of active duty soldiers marched on the White House...
Read moreA celebrity, but first a citizen
March 28, 2003Opinion I am not the president; instead, I hold an even higher office, that of citizen of the United States.
Read moreWar and anti-war in rural Pennsylvania
March 28, 2003Opinion Carrying on anti-war activity in this very white, very conservative enclave in rural Penn’s Valley, Penn., is remarkably different from what I have experienced before – more than a decade of activism in Chicago, and...
Read moreCasualties of war first truth, then conscience
March 28, 2003Opinion The national media echo chamber is not receptive to conscience. On television, the voices are usually loud and facile. People often seem to be shouting. In contrast, the human conscience is close to a whisper....
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