Category Archives: Anti-war

Occupy Wall Street: A Movement is Born

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO JASON MCGAUHEY [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Wall Street is War Street” – A sign at the Occupy Wall Street protest As trading came to a close on Sept. 28, Day 12 of the Occupy … Continue reading →

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Grandmother Walks From West Virginia to D.C. for Oct. 6 Protest

Posted on September 28, 2011 by admin

“If you are tired of waiting for politicians to fix what’s wrong & if you believe our policies are going in the WRONG direction, here is your chance to join with thousands of other Americans to DO something besides complain,” … Continue reading →

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“Fund Our Communities, Bring the War Dollars Home”: Raskin Discusses the Arab Spring in Silver Spring

Posted on September 26, 2011 by admin

“If they’re having an Arab Spring against militarism and injustice and inequality, can we have an American Spring?” asked Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin at a Sept. 20 town hall at the Silver Spring Civic Building. Tuesday’s “Take Back the … Continue reading →

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Walter Reed Vigil’s Finale Set for Sept. 30

Posted on September 14, 2011 by admin

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Even though the hospital is closing and the vigil may be ending here, [we] will carry on in one way or another because the wars are still going on, the wounded … Continue reading →

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Oct. 6, Freedom Plaza May Feel a Bit Like Tahrir Square

Posted on September 12, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO DAVID SWANSON: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 We will be nonviolently shutting down buildings and offices and hallways and streets. – David Swanson Oct. 6 marks the end of the first decade of the … Continue reading →

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Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin Calls for Cheney’s Memoir to be Moved to Crime Section

Posted on September 5, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO MEDEA BENJAMIN: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Dick Cheney is a war criminal and they are selling his book,” said Medea Benjamin of Code Pink as she was surrounded by a phalanx of Barnes … Continue reading →

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Navid Nasr on the Middle East Protests, Part II

Posted on April 21, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO NAVID NASR [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Saturday, March 26 was a memorable day. Outside the White demonstrations were taking place surrounding Yemen, Syria, Bahrain and Libya. Like so much of north Africa and … Continue reading →

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Discussion of Treatment of Pfc. Manning on News Ch.8 with Tucker

Posted on March 31, 2011 by admin

Last week, I joined Bruce DePuyt on “NewsTalk” on NewsChannel8 to discuss the military’s treatment of 23 year old Private Bradley Manning who is accused of being the WikiLeaks whistleblower. Manning is being held in solitary confinement at the Quantico Marine … Continue reading →

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A Guided Tour of Saturday’s Middle East Protests Outside the White House with Navid Nasr, Part I

Posted on March 28, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO NAVID NASR [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 One domino falls and god willing the rest will too. – Sylvia Haider Outside the White House on Saturday was a sight to behold. Just yards apart, … Continue reading →

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Private Bradley Manning: The Quantico Protest

Posted on March 22, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO DANIEL ELLSBERG: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “One person can make an enormous difference,” said Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg before speaking to some 400 protesters on Sunday outside the Quantico Marine Corps base, … Continue reading →

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