War & Peace
"If the government won't stop the war, we'll stop the government."
-Slogan of Vietnam Anti-War Protestors in Washington, DC 5/1/71
Headlines
- 11/20/08 - Moderation in the Pursuit of Justice is No Virtue
- 11/19/08 - We Need Immediate Massive Cuts in the Pentagon's $700 Billion Annual Budget
- 11/18/08 - Listen Obama, Please: Flight Path to Disaster in Afghanistan
- 11/17/08 - Progressives Push Obama to Fulfill Campaign Promises
- 11/14/08 - Obama Pressured to Back Off Iraq Withdrawal
- 11/14/08 - Eight RNC Protesters Accused of 'Furthering Terrorism' Thanks to Statute
- 11/14/08 - Let the Peace Movement Support Labor Law Reform in Congress So the Labor Movement is Encouraged to Push for Peace
- 11/10/08 - Thoughts on Obama's Historic Victory: Howard Zinn
- 11/10/08 - How the Mobile Phone in Your Pocket is Helping to Pay for the Civil War in Congo
- 11/10/08 - Try These on Your CIA Briefer, Mr. President-Elect: Ray McGovern
- 11/08/08 - Getting the Change We've Earned, by Dave Lindorff
- 11/08/08 - A Progressive Agenda for Obama
- 11/06/08 - The Hope of Obama
- 11/06/08 - U.S. to Investigate Report of Airstrike Hitting Afghan Wedding Party
- 10/30/08 - Latin America Experts Urge Obama to Break With Past
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The GNA Platform:
Press the politicians
to support:
- A rapid withdrawal of all U.S. military forces and armed private contractors from Iraq within 120 days.
- A dismantling of all US military bases in the Mideast region.
- Stepped up diplomacy with Iran, rather than belligerence, coupled with a no war pledge.
- An end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestine conflict.
- The restoration of 100% Iraqi control and sovereignty over their oil resources.
- Redirecting 50% of military funding toward social needs at home, as well as humanitarian and reconstruction aid to the Iraqi people.
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Resources
Voters for Peace
Partners with GNA
Kevin Zeese of Voters for Peace urges the netroots to send the GNA survey to their elected officials & candidates. View Video Alert Here.
A Climate of War
On the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, a new report from Oil Change International, entitled A Climate of War quantifies both the greenhouse gas emissions of the Iraq War and the opportunity costs involved in fighting war rather than climate change.
5 Years
Too Many
Campaign staging protests across the country in support of a full withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
Body Of War
A feature documentary that follows the story of a young man who served 1 week in Iraq before being sent home, severely injured and at odds with the reasons that brought him there. View Trailer Here.
Featured Websites
Information Clearinghouse
This site compiles Iraq war statistics & coverage of underreported stories.
