published on Thursday, October 21, 2010 by The Independent/UK NATO Surge on Taliban Stronghold Drives Civilians into the Line of Fire As troops step up their attack on the militants' Kandahar heartland, Julius Cavendish meets the ordinary people caught on the frontline by Julius Cavendish The first eyewitness accounts of NATO's assault on the final Taliban sanctuary … [Read more...] about NATO Surge on Taliban Stronghold Drives Civilians into the Line of Fire
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Operation Recovery: Stop the Deployment of Traumatized Troops (Iraq Veterans Against the War)
Operation Recovery: Stop the Deployment of Traumatized Troops Take the Pledge The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are continuing through the use of exhausted troops who have been on multiple tours of duty and suffer deeply from the trauma of war. It is cruel and inhumane to deploy soldiers who are medically unfit for combat. Join IVAW in our effort to stop the deployment … [Read more...] about Operation Recovery: Stop the Deployment of Traumatized Troops (Iraq Veterans Against the War)
Welcome to War Times 2.0
“Bringing a race, class, and gender perspective to issues of war and peace.”Today War Times/Tiempo de Guerras launches our new website. In the summer of 2010, about a dozen new writers joined War Times, and we’re using our new site to bring you their voices. The site will offer some familiar features - and some new ones: * Month in Review (analysis of the previous month’s … [Read more...] about Welcome to War Times 2.0
Leaker of Pentagon Papers Stresses Importance of Telling the Truth to Student Audience
"I had been wrong for many years by simply keeping my mouth shut and watching us enter a hopeless war," Ellsberg said. "There is no better way to serve the country than with the truth. You may have to risk your own career and well-being in order to save many lives."Published on Thursday, October 21, 2010 by Ithaca Journal by Rachel Stern For Daniel Ellsberg, the … [Read more...] about Leaker of Pentagon Papers Stresses Importance of Telling the Truth to Student Audience
Not One Word of Remorse’ from Driver Who Crushed Rachel Corrie
Israeli soldier in bulldozer 'did not see her' by Harriet Sherwood in Haifa(Guardian)The Israeli soldier at the controls of the bulldozer that crushed the pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie told a court today that the first time he saw her was when fellow protesters were already tending to her dying body in the dirt. Rachel Corrie's parents, Craig and Cynthia, … [Read more...] about Not One Word of Remorse’ from Driver Who Crushed Rachel Corrie