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
War and Empire/戦争＆支配権力
– 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
Stop That Train!
by Adele OliveriItaly is already at war. Nobody would have noticed, had it not been for a handful of trains carrying US military equipment from the military base of Ederle (north-eastern Italy) to Camp Darby (Tuscany); and had it not been, of course, for the mobilizations of a few hundreds of Italian activists who over the past few days have been chasing those trains all … [Read more...] about Stop That Train!
-So, Bush Wants Civil Disobedience?
by Naomi KleinThe U.S. President is urging Iraqis to rise up against Saddam Hussein. It's time to turn the domestic tables and -- voil$B!&(B -- escalate the war against the warAt the Pentagon, they call it the Voil$B!&(BMoment.That's when Iraqi soldiers and civilians, with bombs raining down on Baghdad, suddenly scratch their heads and say to themselves: … [Read more...] about -So, Bush Wants Civil Disobedience?
War by Howard Zinn
Published on Thursday, February 27, 2003 by CommonDreams.orgAs I write this, it looks like war.This, in spite of the obvious lack of enthusiasm in the country for war. The polls that register "approve" or "disapprove" can only count numbers, they cannot test the depth of feeling. And there are many signs that the support for war is shallow and shaky and ambivalent.. … [Read more...] about War by Howard Zinn