British Acknowledge 600,000 Iraqi Deaths
Congress steps up fight to end the war; NYPD spied on Bush protesters; Activists urge Congress to Protect Social Security; NOW Endorses Sen. Clinton; Hate Crimes Bill Introduced; Bush Administration Cause of Erosion of Civil Rights.
Saying No to Bush's War in Indianapolis
It was a combination party and antiwar rally the drew 200 or so mostly youthful participants who gathered in downtown Indianapolis at Monument Circle, the major public gathering place there, on Saturday afternoon, March 24, to commemorate and protest four years of war in Iraq.
Four years on, and determined to stay
The people of the US, Britain, Australia and some other countries were rushed into the invasion and occupation of Iraq on a litany of lies — lies about weapons of mass destruction, that Iraq was preparing nuclear weapons, that it had relations with al Qaida, lies that it had an arsenal of chemical weapons.
Senate Takes Up Debate on Iraq Withdrawal Timetable Bill
The House of Representatives took a huge step toward ending the war in Iraq last Friday by passing the Iraq Accountability Act, a bill that ties troop withdrawal to a White House funding request.
Iraq Anniversary, Part 1
As we approach the fourth anniversary of “Operation Iraqi Freedom,” even the most blind and bigoted understand what a catastrophe it has been. Billed as a plan to liberate Iraqis, it has indeed liberated uncounted numbers from all earthly woes.
Antiwar Movement Marks 4th Anniversary of Iraq War with Protests in All 50 States
As the 4th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq approaches, United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ) released information today about plans for local antiwar activities around the country in the coming days.
Clinton Takes Step Back on War Plan
According to today’s New York Times Hillary Clinton has decided to keep American troops in Iraq should she become the next president She is quoted in an article by Michael Gordon and Patrick Healy.
The Redirection: A Strategic Shift in Iraq?
Seymour Hersh in a recent issue of The New Yorker (3-05-07) has written an article suggesting the Bush administration has made a strategic shift in Iraq (“The Redirection: Is the Administration’s new policy benefiting our enemies in the war on terrorism?”)
War in Iraq destroying the wetlands of Mesopotamia
Defenders of the environment throughout the world are full of concern because the expansion of the war in Iraq is destroying the little that remains of the wetlands of Mesopotamia, where it is believed that the biblical Garden of Eden was situated.
No more war
In a strongly worded statement issued this week, the left-wing Tudeh Party of Iran has reasserted its opposition to a new military adventure in the Middle East. Any intensification of military or political conflict in the region will be against the interests of the people of Iran, the Middle East region and global peace, it argues.
