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Time for the US to give up dreams of empire and to repair the devastation US wars have caused
By Rick Staggenborg, President, VFP Linus Pauling Chapter 132, Mid-Valley, Oregon This letter to the editor first appeared on September 11, 2021 in the Corvallis Gazette-Times and Albany Democrat-Herald. “Watching the reaction of Americans to the tragedy befalling the people … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Human War Toll, Linus Pauling Chapter Actions
Tagged afghanistan, cost of war, veterans for peace, VFP, war
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Just Released: Brown Univ. Costs of War study finds Afghan civilian deaths up dramatically after Trump 2017 ROE changes
“…new rules of engagement (ROE) ushered in by the Trump administration three years ago coincided with a 95 percent increase in [Afghan] civilians killed by U.S and allied airstrikes compared to the previous decade.” Study: “Afghanistan’s Rising Civilian Death Toll … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Human War Toll
Tagged afghanistan, brown university, costs of war project, trump, war crimes
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Far Right Militias Are Recruiting Vets. We Must Organize Against This Trend.
By Rory Fanning, Truthout.
“In order for soldiers to kill, racist indoctrination needs to be part of the training.” Continue reading
Posted in Truth in Recruiting
Tagged afghanistan, militias, oath keepers, Pat Tillman, Rory Fanning, truth in recruiting, veterans
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Glenn Greenwald (The Intercept): How Congress Maintains Endless War (Video)
We thought we had a pretty good handle on the ”inside baseball” of Congressional support for a virtually unlimited Pentagon budget, despite public demands, especially now, for domestic spending on e.g., health care, education, etc. But this analysis by Glenn … Continue reading
Empire Files: “Afghanistan War Exposed: An Imperial Conspiracy”
Posted in Foreign Policy, Human War Toll, Peace Activism
Tagged afghanistan, empire, empire files, war
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Empire Files: The Forgotten Wars, Part I
From Abby Martin and Mike Prysner, an Empire Files interview with USMC Afghanistan war veteran, John Motter. If you know anyone considering joining the military, offer them this. John does a wonderful job of describing his personal experience in the … Continue reading
Veterans confront a system that ignores them
By MITCH USMC05-09, Deployed to Fallujah, Iraq, in 2006 Originally posted at Socialist Action. Veterans are tired. They are tired of a system that no longer listens to them, tired of longer deployments, tired of a medical system that takes days … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Human War Toll, War Economy
Tagged afghanistan, iraq, obama, PTSD, socialism, TBI, trump, VA, veterans, VFP
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The Intercept: The Drone Papers
Leaked documents reveal the cold calculus of murder from above. The expose is published in The Intercept. From DemocracyNow!: Newly leaked government documents have provided an unprecedented window into the secret U.S. drone assassination program across the globe. In “The Drone … Continue reading
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Tagged afghanistan, democracy now, Drones, jeremy scahill, Pakistan, somalia, the intercept, yemen
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“Call Out for Justice: End the Wars”
Rally and March, Portland, Sunday, October 11, 2015, 1:00 PM Shemanski Park (the South Park Blocks at Salmon St.) Full details, including a full list of sponsors and endorsers, more fliers and posters, here: http://pjw.info/afghanistan14yl.html Endorsed by VFP 132 and … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Activism
Tagged afghanistan, Alternatives to War, peace and justice works, portland, VFP
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Corvallis helps warm Kabul’s needy
Second Saturdays Benefit Concert Series – for a better world January 12 Update… The concert last night drew an overflow crowd and raised over $1,100 for the Afghan Duvet Project. An Evening of West African Rhythms, with a participatory drum circle in the 2nd … Continue reading
