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Patriots who oppose this war must push Obama to end it
By Rebecca Griffin on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:25:56
Tonight, President Obama sat at the same desk from which George W. Bush announced the bombing in Iraq in 2003 to declare the end of combat operations. The war in Iraq has faded to the background for most people in America, while soldiers and Iraqis have had their lives upturned and will continue to do Read More
Look whos profiting from Iran sanctions
By Rebecca Glass on Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:29:27
The LA Times has the latest evidence that Iran sanctions are not working: well-connected businesses and government operations are dodging the sanctions. Even more shocking, some profit directly from sanctions through the emerging “sanction-breaking” industry. This sad truth confirms our point: Ahmadinejad and pro-government elite profit from the sanctions while ordinary citizens suffer. Tightened international Read More
Were broke, except when it comes to war
By Rebecca Griffin on Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:55:28
Weve all seen the devastation in our communities caused by the economic crisisteachers laid off, health care a luxury, services cut off for our most vulnerable friends and neighbors. Yet deficit hawks in Congress hold up unemployment benefits for struggling Americans, while hardly giving a second thought to billions for wasteful wars. Enough is enough. Read More
Al-Qaeda is afterthought in Afghan War
By Rebecca Glass on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:09:25
WikiLeaks continues to shed light on the US strategy in Afghanistan. According to the Washington Post, the documents show just how little the war in Afghanistan is about hunting down al-Qaeda terrorists. And the controversy is not over – WikiLeaks announced plans to release another batch of documents in the near future. The Washington Post Read More
Republican hypocrisy: Similar Treaty, Different Response
By Rebecca Glass on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:35:41
This week, a Washington Post writer called out Republican hypocrisy by examining Republican support for The Moscow Treaty, negotiated under President Bush. The Moscow Treaty passed unanimously in 2003 under President Bush. Yet twenty-four of the Republicans who voted for the previous treaty are in the Senate today, dragging their feet on START. Walter Pincus Read More
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