Arguing against military retaliation/intervention is not appeasement or surrender; it is an attempt to limit violence everywhere . . .
war
Debate in Wisconsin? Let’s talk about Patriotgate
One question not heard at last night’s Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee was anything about what we might call “Patriotgate.” This has nothing to do with deflated footballs but does include the New England Patriots, as well as the Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers… Read More ›
“Killing Blindly in the Endless War” by Kathy Kelly
“These are people who had been working hard for months, non-stop for the past week. They had not gone home, they had not seen their families, they had just been working in the hospital to help people… and now they… Read More ›
More perpetual war: Afghanistan again
Speaking of perpetual war, the NY Times is reporting that the U.S. war in Afghanistan, which, despite a major withdrawal of troops, was never entirely over, has erupted again as the U.S. launched airstrikes and deployed Special Forces troops after the… Read More ›
An Anti-War Dog Speaks Out
(Photo in the public domain in the United States: Hulton Archive/Getty Images. “American actor Gloria Swanson (1899 – 1983) stands on tiptoes on the prow of a motorboat while Teddy the dog sits with his paws on the steering wheel in… Read More ›
War as Spectator Sport
Islamic State militants being driven out of #Kobane, Kurdish commander tells BBC http://t.co/JRe0aQuyYD pic.twitter.com/FdX6de7Fpa — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 16, 2014 I was struck yesterday by this BBC-tweeted photograph of people on the border between Turkey and Syria watching the fighting for… Read More ›
U.S. Bombing of Syria Begins (and so do civilian casualties)
Claiming that the United States already has the legal authority under both U.S. and U.N. law, President Obama notified Congress that he has ordered more airstrikes in Iraq and, for the first time, dropped bombs and fired missiles into Syria… Read More ›
Anti-War Democrats Begin to Emerge
It turns out there is a slight anti-war reaction emerging in the Democratic Party, for 85 House Democrats said “no, thanks” to President Obama’s request for a formal authorization to train and arm the “good” Syrian rebels in the fight against the… Read More ›
David Giffey: Chuck Goranson’s legacy: working for peace and helping vets : Ct
Via The Capital Times of Madison, WI and writer David Giffey comes this fine opinion piece on Vietnam War vet and peace activist Chuck Goranson. –JK David Giffey: Chuck Goranson’s legacy: working for peace and helping vets : Ct.
The “Way Forward”: More War?
“Nonviolent resistance, at the very least, practices what it preaches.”
Opposing More U.S. War in Iraq, Middle East and Ukraine
I’m breaking my summer silence once again to declare, for what it’s worth, my strong opposition– to the United States’ new bombing campaign in Iraq, the return of military hostilities between Hamas and Israel, and the ongoing war in Ukraine… Read More ›
Breaking Silence: A Few Words on a Fine Summer’s Day
(Today I’m breaking my vow of summer silence on this digital domain. Silence until September will resume tomorrow.) The violence of war in Gaza/Israel and Ukraine has reached new, ever more appalling heights while routine gun violence in the United States continues at… Read More ›
