by Spencer Graves The New York Times discussed "The human toll of America's air wars" on December 19.1 This is wonderful as far as it goes. However, to paraphrase Greg Palast from a vaguely related context, The New York Times "only has the courage to shoot the wounded."2 This comes months after the President of … Continue reading NYT only has the guts to shoot the wounded
Two-part video shares drone war protest, “Don’t Look Away”
The US feared Afghan Zemadi Ahmadi was a terrorist. But we had wrongly identified him, and we killed him and 9 of his family members in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 29. We are sorry! Here are two videos, by Kriss Avery, of our drone war protest Nov. 29 at Whiteman AFB.
‘Don’t Look Away’ from killer drone attacks–see photos of drone protest
At Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster, Mo., on Nov. 29, peace activists mourned 10 innocent persons killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 29. A photo album, with captions, tells the protest story.
‘Don’t Look Away’—US drones regularly kill civilians throughout the world
The Ban Killer Drones campaign asked peacemakers to protest drone war on Nov. 29, and PeaceWorks-KC answered the call. Fourteen of us witnessed for peace that day at Whiteman Air Force Base near Knob Noster, Mo.
Attend ‘Don’t Turn Away’ protest of drone warfare 11/29 at Whiteman AFB
“Not only are drone operators trained at Whiteman, the Air Force 20th Attack Squadron is involved in around-the-clock remote control combat missions with the MQ-9 Reaper drones,” says Brian Terrell.
Congressional Gold Medals for Assange, Hale, Barlow, Winner, Manning, Edmonds, Sterling, Drake, Snowden, Ellsberg
Why does the US have enemies? Because of the manifest contempt that operations like our war on Afghanistan show for the rule of law. Whistle-blowers deserve Congressional Medals of Honor, not prison.
Ode to Ramsey
A champion against war
Ramsey Clark was a vocal critic
Of America's aggressive militarism
But he is quiet now at age 93
Turning the Clock Back from Midnight: How We Can Address the Crisis of 2018 and Renew Eco/Justice/Peace Work for the 21st Century
"Turning the Clock Back from Midnight: How We Can Address the Crisis of 2018 and Renew Eco/Justice/Peace Work for the 21st Century."
Newsletter: April 2017
Planting Seeds of Peace. // Sightings of a new ‘National Bird’. // Share at table and plot the politics of peace. // Dave Pack reflects on military costs, offers MLK for hope. // Constructive conversation. // Stand Up KC caps work against Puzder with victory rally. // Poems from prison.
Sightings of a new national bird
The new documentary film National Bird features three drone war resisters, including Lisa Ling, who served in the military 20 years. She spoke at a PeaceWorks event March 12. “I lost part of my humanity in the drone program,” Ling said.