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Do your budget priorities match the Pentagon’s?
War versus domestic programs. You decide. We found the numbers in this Bloomberg report on the war costs in Afghanistan stunning. Let’s grab just a few to make a point. Since we invaded Afghanistan in October 2001, the U.S. has spent $468.5 billion or … Continue reading
Mohammad Mossadegh Awareness Tour
“Mossadegh Awareness Begets Sanity in Foreign Policy” Veterans For Peace Linus Pauling Chapter 132 and the Mossadegh Legacy Institute invite all lovers of peace to this talk by Moji Agha, founder of the Mossadegh Legacy Institute. Friday, May 17, 7pm, Corvallis … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Linus Pauling Chapter Actions
Tagged CIA, coup, iran, Moji Agha, Mossadegh, Mossadegh Legacy Institute, VFP
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Leah Bolger delivers annual Pauling Peace Lecture
“Waging Peace” in Corvallis and beyond Leah Bolger, VFP Linus Pauling chapter member and former national VFP president, delivered the annual Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Memorial Lecture for World Peace at Oregon State University (LaSells Center) on April 30, 2013. Her talk, … Continue reading
Posted in Linus Pauling Chapter Actions, Peace Activism
Tagged Ava Helen, Corvallis, leah bolger, linus pauling, Oregon State University, OSU, peace, peace lecture, VFP
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“Alternatives to War” site back online
Welcome back, Alt2War!!! It’s great to see the Alt2War site back up and running. These sites are a bit of work, but so important to a vital, active community and to our progress toward peace and justice. Alternatives to War … Continue reading
Bradley Manning: Robust support in the U.K.
WISE Up staying very active From the beginning of Bradley Manning’s and Julian Assange’s ordeals, their supporters with WISE Up [1] have held vigils and public education events, many of them in front of the American Embassy in London. They … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Activism, Verterans For Peace News
Tagged bradley manning, julian assange, uk, VFP, VFP UK, WISE Up
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How much do I work for the Pentagon?
by Bart Bolger, Linus Pauling Chapter 132, Veterans For Peace The Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS), a.k.a. “tax day,” is approaching and I have to work that day. So I began wondering just how much of my … Continue reading
Posted in Pentagon Budget, War Economy
Tagged chuck hagel, GDAMS, nukes, pentagon spending, strategic nuclear weapons, tax, veterans for peace
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Windows & Mirrors completes visit to Corvallis
Program highlights Afghan people and culture The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) exhibit, Windows and Mirrors, wraps up it’s visit to the Willamette Valley this month with a display of the murals at the Corvallis and Albany public libraries, and … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Human War Toll, Linus Pauling Chapter Actions
Tagged afghan culture, afghan poetry, afghanistan, peace, VFP
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New “War Crimes Times” addresses war’s impact on our planet
Global Warring –> Global Warming We have a stack of copies on hand, ready for distribution. Please contact us to get yours. The new issue of War Crimes Times focuses on the planetary impact of persistent war and land grabs … Continue reading
Posted in Human War Toll, Peace News
Tagged climate, climate change, empire, global warming, pentagon, pollution, veterans for peace, VFP, war, war crimes times
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VFP at Corvallis Sustainability Fair
Linus Pauling Chapter calls for shifting Pentagon funds to local sustainability projects. Chapter members staffed an information table at the annual Corvallis Sustainability Coalition “Sustainability Fair” on March 14, 2013. For the past several years, our information pertained to DoD’s … Continue reading
