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Peace organizations call on voters to reject Harper's militaristic agenda TORONTO, Jan. 13 /CNW/ - The Canadian Peace Alliance and the War Resisters Support Campaign joined together today to urge Canadian voters to reject the pro-war agenda being promoted by Stephen Harper in the current federal election. "A vote for Stephen Harper is a vote for George Bush. This is a man who supported the invasion of Iraq and wants to sign on to the dangerous ballistic missile defence plan, two positions that the majority of Canadians have already clearly rejected," said Sid Lacombe, coordinator of the Canadian Peace Alliance,...

Not In Our Name and the World Wide Terrorism WebBy Michael TremoglieFrontPageMagazine.com | March 19, 2003 In the run-up to this war, Not In Our Name became one of the major “peace” organizers and coalitions in the United States. Not In Our Name has spared no cost purchasing ads in newspapers around the world to publish its anti-American Statement of Conscience.  Its signatories include scores of Hate America bigwigs, like Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Michael Parenti, Gloria Steinem and Barbara Kingsolver.  Hollywood icons (and many more has-beens) like Danny Glover, Jessica Lange, Tyne Daly, Martin Sheen and Ed Harris have...

EYE ON THE GULF Looming Iraq war divides U.S. vets Group issues veiled call for GIs to refuse call-up Posted: February 13, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Diana Lynne © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com As a second war looms in Iraq, some veterans from the Persian Gulf and earlier wars are offering themselves up as "human shields" for Iraqis and urging GIs to "follow your conscience" in obeying the Pentagon call-up in hopes of averting the conflict altogether. A coalition of anti-war veterans organizations called Vets Call to Conscience, or VCC, has mounted a campaign to reach out to active-duty troops and...