Category Anti-war

Antiwar. More than mass protest is needed

Dave (Buddhagem) from TheBlueVoice comments on our post about the upcoming Sept. 15 March on Washington. I will be there with you on September 15, but don’t you think it’s time we employed some other tactics? I just had a…

The reason the war isn’t ending

Ruling class unity on continued occupation of Iraq The goal of controlling the resources of Iraq is not just on Bush’s agenda, it is on the agenda of all the representatives of the ruling class that occupy Congress, although some…

Principles of building peace

As we’ve seen in the discussion of the Iraq War, actual solutions to conflict are hard to come by. “Stay the course” or “Bring’em home” may make great slogans, but they don’t solve anything. The roots of a conflict (on…

Civilians never die

Wali Jan Sabri, a parliamentarian from Helmand, Afghanistan, claims that NATO bombing raids killed 50 – 60 civilians yesterday.  In response, Lieutenant-Colonel Charlie Mayo, spokesman for the British forces in Helmand, said this: “Because the Taliban don’t wear uniforms like…

Comments on Lind

A friend of mine, a gun-toting Utah liberal, read “How to Win in Iraq” by William S. Lind.  He responded (facetiously), That is an excellent idea! I had not looked at the prospect of letting Iran have it as a…