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Fighting for Peace: Veterans and Military Families in the Anti-Iraq War Movement Lisa Leitz
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

Aug 1, 2012 - From 2005 to 2008 I lived in New York City and gave a lot of my time to Iraq Veterans Against the War and a group called Military Resistance. One of the ways in which this conflict has manifested is through our response to those who serve in the present wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as their families. Aug 28, 2006 - News and commentary about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the antiwar movement and veterans groups and information about military counter-recruitment. The United States and its European allies enthusiastically supported recent elections in Ukraine, which took place while the government launched military operations against rebellious provinces in the east, whose citizens did not take part in the vote. Nov 21, 2011 - In other news from California, the Guardian newspaper has obtained video showing a police officer beating an Iraq War veteran during a protest in Oakland last month. Syria: Anti-Government Fighters Launch Rocket-Propelled Grenades at Ruling Party Headquarters. Afghanistan and the War on Terror - Ten Years On movements, students intelligentsia, small business people, unemployed, military personnel and their families, people with differing political, religious and other views united together to oppose the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq. 4 hours ago - In the midst of a civil war that has seen rebel militia groups and foreign Islamist fighters occupy areas of territory around the country, polling for the recent elections was held only in government-controlled areas. Oct 15, 2011 - Workers' Weekly Internet Edition: Article Index : The Anti-War Assembly. Feb 8, 2013 - In both Iraq and Afghanistan, once the reasons for going to war were found to be false, or unattainable or just forgotten, those with a vested interest in continuing the wars resorted to one of the oldest tricks in the book. Jun 23, 2008 - Modern Paganism has deep roots in the anti-war movement. These two groups were my identity for those three years. The Anti-War Movement Must Base Itself on the New in Society to Oppose the Old Arrangements. The veteran We know that all the changes that have been made, like in the civil rights movement, the women's movement, the peace movement, the LGBT movement, have come from the bottom. They cultivated the myth of the soldier as hero Anyone interested in sponsoring a Yank veteran of both VN & Desert Storm who has been writing, recording and performing on behalf of military families & veterans since 1975 ? In recent months there has emerged within various Pagan groups a lively dialogue about our response to war and those called to serve in it, as well as our desire for peace and affinity with those who struggle against the militarism of the Bush Doctrine. 18 hours ago - I am a veteran anti-fracking and Occupy Scranton PA activist, most recently founder of the True Blue Democrats progressive revolt movement.