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Shut down the “Army Arcade” – a way to glamorize the army to young people

Posted on April 7, 2009 by kwilder

There will be a demonstration on Saturday, May 2nd at the Franklin Mills Mall in Philadelphia, PA, to express community outrage about the Army Experience Center, an arcade for young people which includes bloody video games and gun play with life-like targets. A group of Long Island peace activists will attend.

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Beyond Afghanistan: Choosing Nonviolence

Posted on April 3, 2009 by iwilder

A Statement by the War Resisters League As we approach the April 4 anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s great 1967 “Beyond Vietnam” speech in New York City’s Riverside Church, the War Resisters League reiterates King’s urgent cry for nonviolence­and nonviolent resistance. The parallels between the war in Afghanistan and the U.S. war against […]

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Afghans Urge Obama to Send Aid, Not Troops, to Afghanistan

Posted on March 27, 2009 by iwilder

from DemocracyNow.org President Obama is expected to unveil a revised Afghanistan strategy Friday that will focus on expanding and improving the Afghan national police force. The revised policy is also expected to send more US troops to counter the Taliban’s expanding influence in the southern part of the country. We speak with Pratap Chatterjee of […]

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Report: Despite Obama’s Vow, Combat Brigades Will Stay in Iraq

Posted on March 26, 2009 by iwilder

from DemocracyNow.org Nearly four weeks ago, President Obama declared that US combat operations would end in Iraq by August 2010. Despite Obama’s pledge, new evidence has emerged that the US plans to keep combat brigades in Iraq, but they will operate under a different name. Investigative reporter Gareth Porter of Inter Press Service reveals some […]

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Iraq Veterans say End the War NOW!

Posted on March 23, 2009 by iwilder

OUR TROOPS AND IRAQIS ARE STILL DYING An Open Letter to the Peace/Anti-War Movement from Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military Families Speak Out, and Veterans For Peace After six years of war and the historic election of a new President, we as veterans, military and Gold Star families felt an urgent need to reach […]

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Action Alert: Peace demo in NYC on April 4, 2009

Posted on March 23, 2009 by kwilder

On April 4, 2009 United for Peace and Justice is holding a peace march on Wall Street. Long Island peace activists will ride in together on the Long Island Railroad (info about schedules and meeting points.) Link to an editorial about the upcoming event.

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Update 4/1/09: Father Roy Bourgeois in Huntington 4/3/09

Posted on March 16, 2009 by kwilder

Update: Friends, An update and correction. The presentation by Fr. Roy Bourgeois, at the University, scheduled for Wednesday, April 1, will start at 12:45 pm and be held in the Wang Center Auditorium. The Wang Center is the first building you see, with the high spire on top, as you enter the main entrance to […]

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“Obama’s Coalition of the Unwilling”

Posted on March 15, 2009 by iwilder

from DemocracyNow.org President Barack Obama met recently with the prime ministers of Canada and Britain. This week’s meeting with Britain’s Gordon Brown, who was pitching a “global New Deal,” created a minor flap when the White House downsized a full news conference to an Oval Office question-and-answer session, viewed by some in Britain as a […]

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Some Huffington Post humor: Alternative Punishments for Al-Zeidi

Posted on March 13, 2009 by kwilder

A Huffington Post writer has come up with some alternative punishments for Muntadhar Al-Zeidi, the Iraqi journalist who shouted words against war as he threw his shoes at then President Bush. Evidently, writer Warren Holstein and I agree that there were worse things Al-Zeidi could have done. I can’t even post the whole story. Some […]

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Verdict against Al-Zeidi: “a verdict against the Iraqi people who refuse American occupation”

Posted on March 13, 2009 by kwilder

(excerpt from) The Hindu News Update Service/AP Iraqi cleric calls for shoe thrower’s release A Shiite cleric has called for the release of the Iraqi journalist sentenced to three years in prison for throwing shoes at George W Bush. Sheik Suhail al-Iqabi says the sentence against the journalist, Muntadhar al-Zeidi, is “a verdict against the […]

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The Eloquent Shoe Thrower, Al-Zeidi, receives sentence of 3 years

Posted on March 12, 2009 by kwilder

KW: I am not pleased with the outcome of this. I consider war correspondent Muntadhar Al-Zeidi to be a political prisoner. I will keep wilderside readers posted about worthwhile responses or demonstrations based on the new verdict of 3 years. (excerpt from) Daily Mail UK online Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at Bush is jailed […]

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A rally (almost) held for Al-Zeidi the eloquent shoe-thrower

Posted on March 10, 2009 by kwilder

Photo of rally from AP is: here Please note that Muntadhar Al-Zeidi, the Iraqi journalist and war correspondent who protested then US President Bush’s surprise visit to Iraq, will be in court again on Thursday, March 12th. (excerpt from) suomenkuvalehti.fi Iraq Protest

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Bad news: Selling out the commons…brainwashing us with corporations

Posted on March 8, 2009 by kwilder

KW: Evidently, Suffolk County will be selling naming rights of parks to corporations. I think it’s a stupid idea. (See Newsday story: here.) Parks should be named by landmarks, geography, or people from local history. In that way, we create a web of community and belonging. And, in addition, everyone’s navigation is aided by the […]

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Shouldn’t MoveOn Oppose Obama on Afghanistan?

Posted on March 1, 2009 by iwilder

The opinion piece: Shouldn’t MoveOn Oppose Obama on Afghanistan? (Initially posted using ShareThis) An opinion piece in The Nation, written by John Nichols. Excerpt: …Democratic leaders in Congress might have been willing to compromise with the Bush administration on Iraq back in 2002. But MoveOn said “no.” And MoveOn was right. Now, more than ever, […]

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