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The latest on renewing the New START Treaty
From Politico’s Morning Defense Newsletter, October 23, 2020: FRESH START OR FULL STOP? “President Donald Trump has been eager to notch a major election-season win on arms control with Russia — and that prospect looked promising early this week when … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Nuclear warfare, Peace News
Tagged New START, nukes, Putin, treaty, trump
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World Beyond War Exclusive: Armistice Day, Not Weapons Day — Everything You Need for November 10th and 11th
“Must read” is over-used…but you’ve got to see this from World Beyond War. The graphic alone is worth an extra click and some time reading a great (brief) piece by David Swanson. Here’s the opening, but head over to the … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Activism
Tagged armistice day, cost of war, parade, trump, war, World Beyond War
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No Trump Military Parade!
VFP 132 has just signed on as an organization supporting this. Please visit the “No Trump Military Parade” website to see the other organizations and to sign on as an individual (to help organize here or in DC). There are … Continue reading
Posted in Linus Pauling Chapter Actions, Peace Activism
Tagged armistice day, military, parade, trump, veterans day, veterans for peace, VFP
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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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Tomgram: William Hartung, Trump for the Defense
Originally posted at TomDispatch.com, November 22, 2016 Introduction by Tom Engelhardt It couldn’t be stranger when you think about it (which few here care to do). In the latter part of the twentieth century and the first years of this … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Pentagon Budget
Tagged budget, pentagon, tom engelhardt, trump, veterans for peace, william hartung
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Veterans For Peace Statement on Election Results
VFP National Office, November 9, 2016 https://www.veteransforpeace.org/our-work/position-statements/veterans-peace-statement-election-results/ Veterans For Peace calls for all of our members and those who believe peace is possible to remember that peace is not found in elections, it is found in the work we do … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Activism
Tagged Foreign Policy, iran, islamophobia, nuclear weapons, peace, pentagon budget, president, racism, trump, VFP
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Silencing America as it prepares for war
By John Pilger 27 May 2016 Returning to the United States in an election year, I am struck by the silence. I have covered four presidential campaigns, starting with 1968; I was with Robert Kennedy when he was shot and … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Human War Toll, War Economy
Tagged china, clinton, hiroshima, john pilger, nuclear weapons, nukes, obama, russia, sanders, trump
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