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30 most recent articles out of 4,692.
Iranian Women On Front Lines of Protest | Bitta Mostofi and Bill Quigley: Time for Solidarity with Iran | Bob Herbert: Who Are We? | Just Foreign Policy | Jamie Doward, Gaby Hinsliff and Mark Townsend: Confidential memo reveals US plan to provoke an invasion of Iraq | Parisa Hafezi: Mousavi Calls for Purge of "Lies" | Ali Akbar Dareini and Nasser Karimi: Witnesses Report Fierce Clashes on Tehran Streets | Robert Shetterly:Courage, Commonsense, and the World Before Us Some Thoughts for High School Seniors | Down History Lane With Aerial Photos | Mousavi calls for mass protest and day of mourning | Bob Sullivan: Iran's Web outage shows the Net's still fragile | Iranian Contested Election | Monica Yant Kinney: For troubled vets, a hard road to healing | Warren P. Strobel: Protests erupt as Iran declares huge win for Ahmadinejad | Cynthia Hubert: 15 months after bloodbath in Iraq, young veteran takes his life | Wayne Drash: The day I held a sobbing WWII medic in my arms | Joe Galloway: What's Up with Dick Cheney? | D-Day | Anthony Shadid: U.S. occupation leaves cultural legacy in Iraq | Bill Moyers and Michael Winship: Everyone Should See 'Torturing Democracy' | Artists For Workers Choice | Memorial Day | White House: Reform for Our Troops | Chuck Todd: Obama v. Cheney | Noam Chomsky: Why We Can't See the Trees or the Forest The Torture Memos and Historical AmnesiaUnexceptional Americans | Jeremy Rogalski: | Steve Weissman: Dick Cheney, Patron Saint of Torture-Free | Joe Galloway: Six Lessons for President Obama | Corey Kilgannon and Noam Cohen: | Sayed Salahuddin: Afghan Parliament Wants Law to Curb Foreign Troops.
From the AP at MSNBC Iranian women fight on the frontlines of protest Shoulder to shoulder with men, wearing headscarves, armed with rocks.
Friday, June 26 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Bitta Mostofi and Bill Quigley at Truthout Time for Solidarity With Iran.
What if the people of the free world sent the message that the whole world is watching very simply by wearing green armbands? The ruler of Iran is a danger to world peace. Where is the international voice of support from people?
From Jeff Severns Guntzel at UTNE Three Ways to Support the Pro-Democracy Protesters in Iran.
Thursday, June 25 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Bob Herbert, the New York Times, at Common Dreams Who Are We?.
Also from Helen Thomas, Albany Times Union at Common Dreams Obama Running Scared.
We were promised openness in this administration. It is a promise that must be kept to hold on to credibility.
Wednesday, June 24 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Just Foreign Policy Congress Should Require an Exit Strategy from Afghanistan.
Monday, June 22 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
Jamie Doward, Gaby Hinsliff and Mark Townsend, Guardian, UK Confidential memo reveals US plan to provoke an invasion of Iraq.
Monday, June 22 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Parisa Hafezi, Reuters at Truthout Mousavi Calls for Purge of "Lies".
Sunday, June 21 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Ali Akbar Dareini and Nasser Karimi, the AP at Truthout Witnesses Report Fierce Clashes on Tehran Streets.
Saturday, June 20 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Robert Shetterly at Common Dreams Courage, Commonsense, and the World Before Us Some Thoughts for High School Seniors.
These are not just thoughts for High School Seniors—they are thoughts for all of us—what a novel idea to live in the world using common sense with respect for each other and nature. Is this one of those things that is so right in front of us that we can't seem to see it?
Wednesday, June 17 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From English Russia WWII Aerial Photos.
Wednesday, June 17 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Warren P. Strobel and Jonathan S. Landay McClatchy Newspapers Iran's senior ayatollah slams election, confirming split. The voice of freedom in any language rings loud and clear.
Wednesday, June 17 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Bob Sullivan at MSNBC Iran's Web outage shows the Net's still fragile.
What is happening in Iran is important to the world. Stolen elections are blood drainers of peoples' freedoms and voices.
A free and open press and Internet are essential tools of the people to communicate within and without a country. If the Net in Iran can be manipulated then it is obvious that the same could be done here.
From Maya Schenwar at Truthout Challenging Ahmadinejad's "Win". This is a problem for the Iranian people to solve. Freedom hard won is freedom cherished.
We have been promised transparency in government but this is not transparency. From Bill Dedman at Common Dreams Obama Blocks List of Visitors to White House
Taking Bush's position, administration denies msnbc.com request for logs.
From Ari Berman at The Nation Iran's Twitter Revolution.
Tuesday, June 16 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
Freedom comes at a high price; once attained it must constantly be protected.
Monday, June 15 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Monica Yant Kinney, the Philadelphia Inquirer For troubled vets, a hard road to healing.
Monday, June 15 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Warren P. Strobel at McClatchy News Protests erupt as Iran declares huge win for Ahmadinejad.
Saturday, June 13 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Cynthia Hubert, the Sacramento Bee 15 months after bloodbath in Iraq, young veteran takes his life.
Friday, June 12 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Wayne Drash at CNN The day I held a sobbing WWII medic in my arms.
Wednesday, June 10 2009 | Permanent link | Comments (1) | Print
From Joe Galloway, McClatchy Press What's Up With Dick Cheney?
Tuesday, June 9 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From the AP at MSNBC Obama remembers bravery of D-Day vets
Thousands of U.S. service members died 65 years ago during Allied invasion.
Saturday, June 6 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Anthony Shadid, The Washington Post at MSNBC U.S. occupation leaves cultural legacy in Iraq From tattoos of Metallica to bellybutton piercings, the war has left its mark.
Sunday, May 31 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Bill Moyers and Michael Winship at Common Dreams Everyone Should See 'Torturing Democracy'.
Saturday, May 30 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
At You Tube Artists For Workers Choice.
Thursday, May 28 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
May all our troops be blessed; may the service of all now and then be appreciated.
Perhaps this is one aspect of service that many are not aware of. From Sarah Lazare at Common Dreams Just One More Thing, Soldier
Afghanistan Troop Recall Policies.
And some thoughts from Chris Hedges, TruthDig at Common Dreams The Disease of Permanent War.
Monday, May 25 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From the White House Blog Reform for Our Troops.
Saturday, May 23 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
Video from Chuck Todd at MSNBC Obama and Cheney on National Security. "Enhanced interrogation" is simply a euphemism for torture, an activity against which we have signed treaties.
Mr. Cheney is no longer in office. He chose while in office to go to the "dark side" and we have to ask ourselves if we wish to follow him there. It seems that question was answered in the last election when these policies were overwhelmingly voted down.
We are a nation of laws, and that applies even to former vice-presidents. The question at bottom line is—is this man truly concerned with our security or his place in history as one who went one, or two, steps beyond what is acceptable while being concerned with national security. Torture is torture by any name.
Also from Thomas Ferraro at Reuters U.S. Army paid bonuses to KBR despite questions.
From CBS Some GIs Forced To Steal Water In Iraq.
How does not getting proper water to our soldiers add to national security—or their health and effectiveness?
Thursday, May 21 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Noam Chomsky at TomDispatch Why We Can't See the Trees or the Forest The Torture Memos and Historical Amnesia.
Tuesday, May 19 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Jeremy Rogalski at KHOU Houston Some US soldiers forced to steal water in Iraq. Rations and problems trigger desperate measures to survive intense heat.
Monday, May 18 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Steve Weissman at Truthout Dick Cheney, Patron Saint of Torture-Free.
Also, with Robert Parry at Consortium News Giving Some Love to the Inquisition.
Sunday, May 17 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Joe Galloway, McClatchy Press Six Lessons for President Obama.
Friday, May 15 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Corey Kilgannon and Noam Cohen, NY Times Cadets Trade the Trenches for Firewalls.
Tuesday, May 12 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
From Sayed Salahuddin, Reuters, at Common Dreams Afghan Parliament Wants Law to Curb Foreign Troops.
Monday, May 11 2009 | Permanent link | Comment | Print
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