On AlterNet: veterans for peace

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "veterans for peace"

Vets for Peace Demonstrate Against Fellow Veteran John McCain

Jeremy Scahill, Democracy Now! AlterNet: War on Iraq. September 3, 2008.

On the eve of the Republican National Convention, Vietnam veterans protested the war in Iraq and spoke out against "war hero" John McCain.

In the Shadow of the RNC, War Resisters Convene to Stop the War

Sarah Lazare, AlterNet. September 1, 2008.

At the Veterans for Peace conference, IVAW member Harvey Tharp discusses the war, the election, and why he resigned in protest over the war.

RNC Raids Have Been Targeting Video Activists

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. September 1, 2008.

In the run-up to the Republican convention, Minnesota police launched a series of preemptive raids to intimidate protesters and quash dissent.

War Resister Robin Long Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison

Sarah Lazare, Courage to Resist. August 25, 2008.

Long, an Iraq War resister deported from Canada last month, was sentenced to 15 months of prison and dishonorable discharge.

Father of Mysteriously Murdered US Soldier in Iraq: "Why Cover Up A Crime Like This?" [VIDEO]

Philip Barron, AlterNet: Video. August 20, 2007.

At the national convention of Veterans for Peace, the father of PFC LaVena Johnson speaks about her death.