By Andre VltchekIn February, the people of Asia stood shoulder to shoulder, protesting in front of their US embassies against the forthcoming war against Iraq. They marched through rain, snow and tropical heat, their numbers varying from several hundreds to hundreds of thousands. But their message was unanimous: "We are not irrelevant. We, the people of the largest and the … [Read more...] about Asia and the War With Iraq
-Civil Disobedience
by David Edwards"The killed will be covered with earth and lime, and once more all the crowd of deluded men will be led on and on till those who have devised the project weary of it, or till those who thought to find it profitable receive their spoil. And so once more men will be made savage, fierce and brutal, and love will wane in the world... And so once more the men who … [Read more...] about -Civil Disobedience
Anti-War Interviews From The Guardian
We Proceed In Iraq As Hypocrites Zadie SmithThe utterly fallacious idea at the heart of the pro-war argument is that it is the duty of the anti-war argument to provide an alternative to war. The onus is on them to explain just cause. The case against is clear. To begin war on Iraq would be to launch a pre-emptive strike on a country we fear will attack us on a future … [Read more...] about Anti-War Interviews From The Guardian
-Peace and Justice Activism
Peace and Justice Activism From United for Peace and JusticeReports now emanating from the White House and 110 Downing Street in London clearly indicate the dogged determination of the Bush administration with the strong backing of Tony Blair's Labor government, to wage war against Iraq as soon as possible. In complete defiance of global anti-war public opinion -- that … [Read more...] about -Peace and Justice Activism
– Why I am going to Iraq
by Wade HudsonOn March 5, I head for Baghdad to join the Iraq Peace Team (IPT), a project of Voices in the Wilderness. About twenty IPT members, including myself, will stay in Iraq indefinitely, even if President Bush invades Iraq.We will not deploy ourselves as human shields at highly likely targets, as some peace activists are doing. We will live independently in … [Read more...] about – Why I am going to Iraq