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New Nukes Won't Make Us Safer

Posted on Oct 20, 2003, Source: AlterNet

If the same people who said, 'Be afraid, invade Iraq' are now saying 'Be afraid, build more nukes,' why should we believe them this time?

Energy Bill Bankrupts Our Future

Posted on Jun 23, 2003, Source: AlterNet

This legislation will guarantee long-term environmental damage, a rise in cancer rates and thousands of years of monitoring of toxic and radioactive waste.

A Vet Watches Rerun of a Bad War

Posted on Apr 7, 2003, Source: AlterNet

While the military sings the praises of depleted uranium rounds, a veteran of the first Gulf war says civilians and troops will bear the cost of the Defense Department's lies.

A Breath of Hope

Posted on Feb 10, 2003, Source: AlterNet

With the proposal planned by the French and Germans, we may have found our best possible chance for a peaceful resolution.

Israel Goes Too Far

Posted on Jan 27, 2003, Source: AlterNet

What Israel calls "targeted elimination," our laws call murder.

Listen to the Veterans

Posted on Jan 16, 2003, Source: AlterNet

No one knows the horrors of war more than someone who has had a friend die in their arms, or who lives with the memory of having killed another human being.

And the State of the Union Is ... None of Your Business

Posted on Dec 30, 2002, Source: AlterNet

On the eve of the president's State of the Union address, it's time to take a careful look at the country's current condition.

Shoot First, Ask Questions Later

Posted on Dec 4, 2002, Source: AlterNet

The Supreme Court reconsiders our right to remain silent. Torture may soon become routine.

Personal Voices: The Missing Candidates

Posted on Nov 4, 2002, Source: AlterNet

The voters of Iraq only had one candidate on the ballot because they live in a dictatorship. So what's our excuse?

Another Gulf War Vet Opens Fire

Posted on Oct 30, 2002, Source: AlterNet

While any population of people is bound to have some bad apples, it seems like we Gulf War veterans have had more than our share of late.

Who Am I to Question the Commander-in-Chief?

Posted on Sep 30, 2002, Source: AlterNet

A combat veteran calling for restraint on Iraq comes under fire from those who mistakenly believe that patriotism equals silence.

A Gulf War Veteran Asks: What Will I Tell My Children?

Posted on Sep 19, 2002, Source: AlterNet

We have to decide what legacy we will give our children -- liberty or material comfort built on death and destruction.
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