DAHLIA WASFI, info@liberatethis.com, http://liberatethis.com Born in New York to an American Jewish mother (daughter of Holocaust survivors) and an Iraqi Muslim father, Wasfi has a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She spent three months in Iraq with her family in 2006. She has been speaking against the occupation since 2004. She is … [Read more...] about After Seven Years: Iraq War “Forgotten”
Iraq, Afganistan and the War on Terror
It’s Obama’s War, and We Will Stop It
The current escalation of the Afghanistan war comes at a new political moment. Unemployment is over 10%. Cities and towns are slashing basic services right and left. People are losing health care in droves, nothing is being done about the foreclosure crisis, and the U.S. is going to Copenhagen empty handed. We need to build a movement that can respond to … [Read more...] about It’s Obama’s War, and We Will Stop It
Military Families across the Country Protest President Obama’s Decision to Escalate War in Afghanistan
December 3, 2009 – Following President Obama’s announcement of increased troop levels in Afghanistan, members of Military Families Speak Out (MFSO) and Gold Star Families Speak Out (GSFSO) expressed outrage and deep sadness by speaking out and taking part in protest actions across the country. While the military community is frequently tight-lipped about policy decisions, these … [Read more...] about Military Families across the Country Protest President Obama’s Decision to Escalate War in Afghanistan
Information Clearing House Newsletter December 01, 2009
Information Clearing House Newsletter News You Won't Find On CNN December 01, 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Throughout the history of the United States, war has been the primary impetus behind the growth and development of the central state. It has been the lever by which presidents and other national officials have bolstered the power of the … [Read more...] about Information Clearing House Newsletter December 01, 2009
Are leading Democrats Afraid of a Special Prosecutor to Investigate Torture?
by Jeremy ScahillPublished on Friday, April 24, 2009 by RebelReports There are not exactly throngs of Democratic Congressmembers beating down the doors of the Justice Department demanding that Attorney General Eric Holder appoint a special Independent Prosecutor to investigate torture and other crimes. And now it seems that whatever Congress does in the near term won't even be … [Read more...] about Are leading Democrats Afraid of a Special Prosecutor to Investigate Torture?