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Campaign to Ban Homeless in Colorado Springs Going After Wrong Target

Posted on Feb 16, 2010, Source: CounterPunch

Our addiction to war has led to a perverse use of resources that could house and feed our neighbors instead of destroying homes and villages abroad.

In Pakistan, Those Who Survive Drone Attacks May Well 'Die Slowly' in Refugee Camps

Posted on Jun 25, 2009, Source: PULSE

Many refugees living in tent encampments or abandoned buildings may soon start dying from preventable disease.

'The Pianist' of Baghdad -- Losing Music to the Ruins of War

Posted on Apr 18, 2003, Source: Pacific News Service

In the chaos of Baghdad, two Iraqi musicians struggle to preserve their music school. All that remains after looting is a song of peace.

Letter from Baghdad: A Moment of Understanding

Posted on Apr 15, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Peace activists, Iraqis, journalists, and soldiers on patrol in Baghdad are all disgusted with war and its aftermath.

Bombs Do Not Discriminate

Posted on Apr 2, 2003, Source: AlterNet

A resident of Baghdad says of the U.S. bombardment of her city, "From the simplest people to the highest people, all have suffered."

The Morning After "Shock and Awe"

Posted on Mar 22, 2003, Source: AlterNet

A peace activist in Baghdad writes of the spring morning that followed a terror-ridden night of aerial bombardment.

The Pain of Victims, the Illness of Victors

Posted on Mar 20, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Hours before the bombing began, the founder of Voices in the Wilderness wrote from Baghdad of the soul-sickness that plagues those forced to fight wars dreamt up in antiseptic think tanks.

Let There Be Life

Posted on Mar 18, 2003, Source: AlterNet

An American in Baghdad watches the UN pullout and wonders who will protect the Iraqi children.
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