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On Anniversary of Iraq Invasion, Time to Rethink Anti-War Activism

The antiwar movement must go beyond challenging one war at a time. We need a deeper analysis of the structures that underlie militarism and war.

Victor Agosto argues that, in accordance to the Nuremburg Principles, the war in Afghanistan is an illegal war.

My resistance was a conscious decision to cease participation in the continued maintenance and creation of empire.

Forty miles south of Seattle, at Ft. Lewis Army Base, COFFEE STRONG provides a space for soldiers to explore GI resistance.

Canadians overwhelmingly support allowing U.S. war resisters asylum. So why doesn't their government?

About 100 Israeli high school students have declared their refusal to serve in the Israeli army and participate in the occupation of Palestine.

An open letter from war resisters calls for an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

How 21-year-old soldier Blake Ivey came to see war as "flat-out murder."

Soldiers who decide to become conscientious objectors face a major struggle, but it can also be "the most liberating thing ever."

"A Presidential candidate dedicated to an anti-war platform should have no objections to the goals of our organization."

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

In an affront to Canadian public opinion, American war resister Robin Long will be turned over to U.S. authorities.

As Canadian immigration officials stand poised to deport U.S. war resisters, activists and Parliament work to provide a safe haven.