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Malu ‘Aina calls for an immediate end to the U.S. illegal wars of occupation, and major cuts in military spending and increased spending to meet human needs. Locally, we call for an end to all live-fire and activities at PTA that create dust. Comprehensive independent monitoring and clean up of DU, unexploded ordnance, and other military toxins should be done at military expenses. The entire process needs to be transparent and have the confidence of the community, which to date is sorely lacking. Political candidates and citizens alike — where are our voices on these important issues? Contact: Malu `Aina...

The abrupt retirement last week of a veteran high school history teacher created a firestorm online and stirred debate about academic freedom in today’s classrooms. Nebraskans for Peace issued a statement calling the suddenness of East High teacher Michael Baker’s retirement “troubling,” especially in light of a peace studies course he started teaching this year. The Academic Freedom Coalition of Nebraska discussed Baker’s departure Saturday. David Moshman, the group’s policy coordinator, said the coalition doesn’t know all the facts but is concerned about the process and whether Baker, 58, was terminated because he was a troublemaker or for his teaching...

Did you read it yet? This story is so flabbergasting, I'm going to walk you through it here to ensure you don't miss it. There's no clearer illustration of just how unreality-based and ignorant the Left is in this country. [Link to anti-gun story: http://slapstickpolitics.blogspot.com/2007/04/colorado-statue-honoring-fallen-navy.html]

Here's a quote from a government employee who witnessed a recent interaction between an elderly woman and an antiwar protester in a train station in Sydney: "There were protesters on the train platform handing out pamphlets on the evils of Australia. I politely declined to take one. An elderly woman was behind me getting off the escalator and a young (20ish) female protester offered her a pamphlet, which she politely declined. The young protester put her hand on the old woman's shoulder as a gesture of friendship and in a very soft voice said, "Lady, don't you care about the...

Cover of naked antiwar protesters draws objections, police attentionBy Daphne Duret Of the Post-Dispatch Friday, Oct. 15 2004 The 57 women who posed for the cover of this week's Riverfront Times lay down and formed a human peace sign to protest the war in Iraq. Naked. The controversial newspaper cover has caused several local businesses to remove the papers from their shelves - including a gasoline station in the Metro East area whose manager did so after a visit from local police. "We put it out there knowing it was a provocative image, but never in my wildest dreams would...

Their  Event Starts at Noon try to get there between 11-11:30 AMHere's the chant "Hey Hey Ho Ho, Come pick up your Garafalo".http://njpeaceaction.org/events/ritterdinner.pdfhttp://www.njpeaceaction.org/New Jersey Peace Action's 46 th Annual Dinner Featuring: Former Chief UN Weapons Inspector in Iraq SCOTT RITTER Sunday, May 4th 2003 at 12 Noon - 4 PM  Friar Tuck Inn, Cedar Grove, NJ 691 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 (973) 239-4500 (973) 239-3150 (fax) map Scott Ritter joined the armed forces after college. He worked as a military intelligence officer in the 1980s in the former Soviet Union and the Middle East. A former major in...

US military not aware of coalition attacks on human shields AS-SALIYAH (AFP) - A senior US commander in the war on Iraq (news - web sites) said here he was unable to confirm reports that a US warplane attacked a bus in weswtern Iraq carrying international volunteers acting as human shields. "I am not aware of any reports of human shields, I cannot confirm that and have no information at all," Brigadier General Vincent Brooks told reporters here Tuesday at US Central Command's forward planning base. Earlier Tuesday Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Said al-Sahhaf said in Baghdad that several people...

Something for the peaceniks:"If you were an Iraqi protester over there the Iraq Republican Guard would force you to take up arms against the coalition and if you didn't they'd kill your family and then you too."

Here' the web announcement of where the anteewarr folk'll be training, from tonight through the rest of the week. Berkeley/Frisco are "rent-a-mob" communities, but this looks like more coordination than usual. These people could make it rough going for folks who work downtown. ------------------------------------- Direct Action to Stop the War Calendar of Events San Francisco, California: Direct Action Spokes Council Monday, March 10th 2003 7pm Spokes Council organizing meeting for affinity groups and individuals to plan and coordinate direct actions on the day after the war starts. (St. Boniface, near Civic Center) Oakland, California: Nonviolent Direct Action for People of...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq on Sunday gloated over the global outpouring of opposition to the U.S. threat of attack, saying anti-war demonstrations in dozens of countries signaled an Iraqi victory and "the defeat and isolation of America." Iraq's tightly controlled news media gave prominent coverage to anti-war demonstrations staged around the world on Saturday. Iraqi television showed footage of millions marching in the world's cities - under the logo "International Day of Confronting the Aggression." "The world said with one voice: 'No to aggression on Iraq,'" read a headline in the government daily Al-Jumhuriya. "The world rises against American...

Cape Town women give peace their pants February 04 2003 at 05:51PM By Tricia Shannon A group of Cape Town women have bared witness to their desire for peace, exposing their vulnerability in the face of naked agression. You could call them fearless. Or you could say they were primarily motivated by the basic human fear of war and violence. But whatever it was that motivated 21 valiant Cape Town women to gather early on a cool morning and bare their bodies for peace, they certainly spelled out their message. According to the Baring Witness website: "When the first 45...

Has anti-war movement been hijacked? Terror alliances, radical politics revealed at forefront While publicly promoting non-violent protest and humanitarian causes, some key leaders and prominent groups that organized and participated in the recent anti-war demonstrations at the U.S. Capitol and San Francisco are staunch supporters of terrorist groups and dictatorial regimes worldwide. In fact, critics now charge that the "new" anti-war movement is being "hijacked" by this dominant network whose organizational power is increasing and whose political agenda is anathema to most Americans. The Saturday, Oct. 26 rally, which focused on opposition to a U.S.-led war against Iraq and drew...

Lansing group plans war protest Capitol rally aims to stop possible conflict with Iraq A Lansing group opposed to a war with Iraq laid out plans Thursday for protests in Washington and in front of the state Capitol. On the Web The Progressive Challenge Project: www.ips-dc.org/citiesforpeace/ The Greater Lansing Network Against War in Iraq expects several hundred people to attend a peace walk and rally in front of the Capitol on Jan. 18, said the Rev. Fred Thelen, a member of the anti-war group. Thelen said the anti-war movement is growing. "I've been involved in peace and justice since the...

The Lawrence Coalition for Peace & Justice sponsors a Peace Vigil (no war against Iraq) in front of the courthouse every Saturday from noon to 1:00 p.m. There were nearly 300 for the first march but typically there are 80 participants. I spotted this posted on the larryville forum. Its at http://www.larryville.com/forum/index.cgi and loaded with leftover 60s hippies, vegans, pagans, commies, and more by the way. Check it out for some amusement. Anyway, this presents a great FREEP opportunity for the Freepers in the Lawrence area. We could put together more than 80 protesters to rebut them.

Apparantly some local peacenicks want to hassle Dennis Hastert tonight in Aurora Illinois at Walter Payton's Roundhouse. The Roundhouse is a fine establishment with an excellent selection of beers from the in house brewery to quench your palate after a night of fun and leftist heckling. Also there is the Walter Payton museum. Sounds like a good friday night to me... I am going to price megaphones on my lunch break.