Category Anti-war

Arlington West – front page L.A. Times

Arlington West started in Santa Barbara by Veterans for Peace. Every Sunday, a cross was put on the beach for each U.S. military member dead in Iraq. The idea spread, now there are many of them, including in Los Angeles.…

Rumsfeld resignation an admission of defeat in Iraq

Anti-war activists in Sydney, Australia, today welcomed the news that US Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld has resigned. â┚¬Å“Rumsfeld’s resignation follows a resounding defeat of the Republican Party at the US mid-term elections and is an admission of defeat by…

Ministry of Truth

How Orwell is this? The newly-established unit would use “new media” channels to push its message and “set the record straight”, Pentagon press secretary Eric Ruff said. “We’re looking at being quicker to respond to breaking news,” he said. “Being…

Cindy Sheehan

Maybe one reason Cindy Sheehan has so resonated with the public is that, at heart, she is Everymom, a completely normal and mainstream mother – who lost her son in Iraq…