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UPDATE:  David Swanson wrote: > Antagonize and Blockade Iran Resolution Stopped By U.S. Citizen Outrage > http://afterdowningstreet.org/node/36338 > > Democratic leadership [...]

Now I love anything that promotes bike use.  Especially since today the District is hosting the “don’t drive to work day”.  But seriously folks this economic crisis is raising [...]

Yesterday, in a mass sweep Jonathan Williams SPAN Coordinator was arrested by police. He was part of a peaceful protest with other Peace Action affiliates. Other raids were conducted in private [...]

Those who died in Iraq from Jun 1 to 7: Spc Justin Mixon 22 Bogalusa LA Spc Christopher McCarthy 28 Virginia Beach VA Spc Quincy Green 26 El Paso TX Pvt Joshua Waltenbaugh 19 Ford City PA Sgt [...]

Those who were killed in Iraq from May 25 to 31: Sgt Jason Dene  37  Castleton VT Cpl Christian Cotner  20  Waterbury CT 188 Iraqi brothers and sisters were killed. Cf:   www.icasualties.org [...]

Those killed in Iraq from Nov 25 to Dec 1 Spc Benjamin Garrison  25  Houston TX Pvt Isaac Cortes  26  Bronx NY Cpl Allen Roberts  21  Arcola IL Sgt John Tobiason  42  Wichita KS Cpl Blair Emery  [...]

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When we talk about “Real Security through International Cooperation and the Funding of Human Needs” it is sometimes hard to understand what that means in terms of our daily lives.  On my way home [...]

I don’t have a lot of time to make a proper analysis of the situation in Pakistan today but I wanted to take some space here to reflect on Democracy.  How is it that our President claims to have [...]

Imagine you are a parent living in a war zone.  A happy life is hardly a reality but you are surviving by keeping your head low and cooperating with no one and everyone.  One day you venture out [...]