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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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Drone Wars film screening in Corvallis
Building opposition to the President’s killer drone program. VFP Linus Pauling Chapter will host a screening of the new film from Robert Greenwald (Brave New Films) entitled, Unmanned: America’s Drone Wars, on Tuesday, December 3rd, at 7:00pm, Corvallis Public Library. … Continue reading
Drones Quilt Project on display in Corvallis
Exhibit in Corvallis Public Library Main Meeting Room through October Three quilts from the Drones Quilt Project–the fourth is walking for peace through Maine–are on display at the Corvallis Public Library and may be viewed at any time. Please see … Continue reading
Execution by Drone: Signature Strike Investigation
Compelling video report from Robert Greenwald and Brave New Foundation. This thirteen minute film is extremely well produced and features interviews with journalists, intel specialists and drone strike victims’ relatives in Khyber Pakhtunhwa, Pakistan. We are being lied to by … Continue reading
Living Under Drones – A Report Back from Pakistan
A Linus Pauling VFP Chapter-sponsored event On Friday, November 7 at 7pm, Leah Bolger, National President of Veterans For Peace, will debrief her recent trip to the tribal areas of Pakistan with the CODEPINK delegation, protesting the use of drones against innocent civilians … Continue reading
Demilitarize U.S. Foreign Policy
Abolish the “body-count culture.” The op-ed by Sarah Chayes, entitled The world after Petraeus appearing in today’s L.A. Times urges President Obama to seize the opportunity to reset his foreign policy: Base it less on military than political, intelligence, and … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, War Economy
Tagged afghanistan, CIA, defense budget, Drones, intelligence, Pakistan, pentagon budget, Robert Baer
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Madison VFP Members’ Powerful Protest
Somehow it seems fitting to post this on Veterans Day We recently received this video from Voices Newspaper Blog. It features a weekly protest against drone warfare by two VFP brothers and Viet Nam veterans, Lars Prip and David Soumis, … Continue reading
New “War Crimes Times” on the Street
After just finishing the recently published fall 2012 edition of War Crimes Times, I must compliment the crew at VFP Chapter 099 for their increasingly excellent work. See their website to read the latest edition online, or if you’re anywhere … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Activism, Peace News, Veterans For Peace News
Tagged Drones, jeju island, PTSD, truth in recruiting, VFP, war economy
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Photos From CODEPINK Pakistan Delegation
A picture’s worth a thousand words… One of the CODEPINK members is keeping a photo journal of the Peace March against drones, set to begin Oct. 6. Until then, they are holding high-level discussions in Islamabad with Pakistani civilian and … Continue reading
Posted in Human War Toll, Peace Activism
Tagged codepink, Drones, march, Pakistan, peace, PTI
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Living Under Drones
New Stanford/NYU study confirms the horrific impact on civilians, the illegality and the ineffectiveness of drone strikes in Pakistan. “In the United States, the dominant narrative about the use of drones in Pakistan is of a surgically precise and effective … Continue reading
Veterans For Peace, Linus Pauling Chapter 