war
Is There a Pacifist Response to Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine?
I’m really looking at this right now as someone who is a Quaker and pacifist. On February 28, 2022 I shared a 2019 post on Facebook with photos of 19-year-old Ukrainian soldiers who have been killed and words, “It hurts… It’s not when your son doesn’t want to do his homework, but when he gives …
The Last Letter: A Message to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney From a Dying Veteran
March 18, 2013 The Last LetterA Message to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney From a Dying Veteran To: George W. Bush and Dick CheneyFrom: Tomas Young “I write this letter on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War on behalf of my fellow Iraq War veterans. I write this letter on behalf of the …
Howard Zinn: Changing Obama’s Military Mindset
I love Howard Zinn. He is one of my heroes. In Changing Obama’s Military Mindset he writes: Some people might say, “Well, what do you expect?” And the answer is that we expect a lot. People say, “What, are you a dreamer?” And the answer is, yes, we’re dreamers. We want it all. We want …
The ‘war’ that was always illegal is now illegal.
Bruce Ackerman and Oona Hathaway wrote today in The Iraq War Is Now Illegal Ongoing combat in Iraq is illegal under US law. As of January 1, Congress’ authorization of the war expired. As some of the comments to the article point out, this occupation of Iraq war was never legal. I haven’t updated it …
CodePINK: What’s more appalling than $165 billion?
This nation was born out of a longing for freedom from domination by the British empire. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison all warned that the invasion and occupation of other lands would turn America into precisely the sort of occupying force they had rebelled against. “If there be one principle more deeply written …
Short notice – tomorrow night – a secret cafe benefiting local activists Katie and Patsy Hutchison
The Twins Legal Defense Fund Presents: Food for Justicea secret cafe benefiting local activists Katie and Patsy Hutchison. Katie and Patsy are being targeted for prosecution, alongside numerous other community members, for their efforts to stop military shipments at the Port of Olympia. Funds raised will help cover legal expenses relating to their case. Tomorrow …
Asylum Street Spankers Video: Stick Magnetic Ribbons on Your SUV
I had to share this … do have your speakers on. Probably not something to listen to at work or near sensitive ears. Enjoy! “Stick Magnetic Ribbons on Your SUV”Directed by: Morgan Higby Nightbrought to you by the evil doers at devilsnight.comOFFICIAL HONOREE of the 2007 Webby Awards!Yes, We Can! Check out more from the …
Meet the White Man Who Inspired Wright’s Controversial Sermon
Meet the man who inspired Reverend Jeremiah Wright’s now famous tirade about America’s foreign policy inciting the terrorist attacks of September 11. His name is Ambassador Edward Peck. And he is a retired, white, career U.S. diplomat who served 32-years in the U.S. Foreign Service and was chief of the U.S. mission to Iraq under …
Another thing for me to rant on … regarding The Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.
The assumption put forth in much of the mainstream media I have seen of late is that white Americans are offended by what The Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. said in his sermon. You know, the one they show clips from on the news – the one Barack Obama spoke about in his recent …