December 2014

Costs of War, Events

19 Dec 2014

Facing AL Aqaba exhibit at Arlington West Dec. 14,21,28

Veterans For Peace Los Angeles hosts: Facing AL Aqaba exhibit at Arlington West in Santa Monica December: 14, 21, 28 More information: http://www.veteransforpeacela.org/main.html http://www.arlingtonwestsantamonica.org/   Photos: Maurice | Arlington West,…

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Costs of War, Propaganda

19 Dec 2014

War by media and the triumph of propaganda

http://johnpilger.com/articles/war-by-media-and-the-triumph-of-propaganda

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Costs of War, News, War Machine

19 Dec 2014

The bases of war in the Middle East

http://mondediplo.com/openpage/the-bases-of-war-in-the-middle-east

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News

19 Dec 2014

Three Members of Congress Just Reignited the Cold War While No One Was Looking by Dennis Kucinich

http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/12/16/three-members-congress-just-reignited-cold-war-while-no-one-was-looking

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Commentary, Costs of War, Peace

01 Dec 2014

WSFPC Peace Essay Contest

http://www.faithpeace.org/node/234 The West Suburban Faith-Based Peace Coalition is once again sponsoring a Peace Essay Contest with a $1,000.00 award to the winner, $300 for the runner-up, and $100 for third place. …

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Costs of War, News, Veterans Issues

01 Dec 2014

RADIO: Jeff Cohen on media no-fly zones, killing the messenger, getting big stories wrong

Talk Nation Radio: Jeff Cohen on media no-fly zones, killing the messenger, getting big stories wrong. http://davidswanson.org/node/4576

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Domestic Spying, News

01 Dec 2014

Chelsea Manning to be honored in sculpture

Chelsea Manning to be honored in sculpture alongside Edward Snowden and Julian Assange in a monument created by Italian artist Davide Dormino. Life-size representations of the three will be sculpted…

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Costs of War, Domestic Spying

01 Dec 2014

Vandenberg Preps for Top Secret Military Space Plane Return

Vandenberg AFB waits for the Pentagon's new military space plane to return from 22 month mission orbiting the Earth - it's part of Strategic Command's "prompt global strike" program. http://independent.com/news/2014/oct/13/vandenberg-preps-top-secret-space-plane-landing/

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Military Women's Issues, Protests

01 Dec 2014

Peace activist, Iraq veteran and musician Emily Yates faces trial

Peace activist, Iraq veteran and musician Emily Yates faces trial Thursday for allegedly assaulting police officers during her arrest on Aug 31, 2013, after her performance at an antiwar rally…

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Whisleblowers

01 Dec 2014

FOW: NEW ACTION: Write letters supporting Chelsea’s plea for clemency

Write letters to DoD authorities! Please write them to express your support for heroic WikiLeaks’ whistle-blower former US Army intelligence analyst PFC Chelsea Manning’s release from military prison. http://www.chelseamanning.org/featured/new-action-write-letters-to-dod-officials-requesting-clemency-for-chelsea

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