January 25, 2007 · Politics & SocietyOfficer Refused to Deploy to Iraq Army Lieutenant Ehren Watada is the first American officer to refuse to deploy to Iraq on the grounds that he thinks the war is illegal. He is joined by one of his lawyers, Eric Seitz, a civillian. Watada is now being court-martialed for …
Soon after Camp Casey, in August 2005, I was meeting with some Hollywood people who pretended that they supported me, but really were big money donors and supporters of Hillary. I was told that the senator was really against the war, but she was waiting for the politically correct time to come out against it. …
My, my. Such a great big mess, such a small little space in which to write about it. I speak of George Bush’s new Iraq plan, of course, and his speech last Wednesday night. My mouth was so long agape as he proclaimed one bizarre thing after the next that I fear I began drooling …
Gerald Ford is dead. Every time I get a chance to turn on the TV, I am incessantly reminded of this fact. His body is lying in state on the same structure that has held up every dead president’s body since Abraham Lincoln. His widow constantly has a military honor guard to support her, sometimes …
Texas teacher and politician Ann Richards died from esophageal cancer at the age of 73 ~ September 13, 2006). A wonderful quote from her keynote address at the Democratic National Convention ~ July 18, 1988: “Poor George, he can’t help it…He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.” ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The Activism Industry Progressive …
Four months after returning home from Iraq, Army reservist Jason Cooper hanged himself. And not even ‘patriotic’ entreaties or vandalism will stop his mother from flying the flag upside down. and Terri Jones lost her son Jason Cooper just over a year ago. He was an Army Reservist in the Iraq War. On July 14, …
This is an email from CODEPINK – a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities. June 29, 2006 Dear Gabi, The Bush administration has repeatedly stated that when the Iraqis stand up, our soldiers …
Deploying with his unit to a war he knows is wrong and that is harming our country in so many ways would be the easy thing to do. There’s a vast difference between being afraid to fight and knowing not only that a cause is unjust, but that both Americans and Iraqis are dying based …
They could have just shut up. That’s what’s interesting. The thing had been said, the controversy had flared and faded, bygones were becoming bygones. They could have moved on, left well enough alone. Instead, they declare themselves, “not ready to make nice . . . not ready to back down . . . still mad …
Olympia City Councilman TJ Johnson said Wednesday he was shoved by state troopers trying to clear the area the night before. He said that people were dispersing, but that pepper spray was shot off, anyway. He said county sheriff’s deputies “chose to escalate the situation.” (note ~ TJ is a friend of ours who I …