Time to Turn the Page on Endless War
In an earlier post, we said that we don't have to say no to war forever, but we must say no to a forever war. Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post wrote about the harm caused as a result of 10 years of war: It's hard to overstate the extent to wh...
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Time to Turn the Page on Endless War
In an earlier post, we said that we don't have to say no to war forever, but we must say no to a forever war. Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post wrote about the harm caused as a result of 10 years of war: It's hard to overstate the extent to wh...
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Tenth Anniversary of Worldwide War; A Time to Reassess Who We Are
While the country focuses on the upcoming tenth anniversary of 9/11, there is another tenth anniversary that is coming up next week that triggered sweeping changes around the world. Just a few days after 9/11, Congress passed the Authorization for U...
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House Passes Authority for Worldwide War
The House just passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including a provision to authorize worldwide war, which has no expiration date and will allow this president — and any future president — to go to war anywhere in th...
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House to Vote on Endless Worldwide War Next Week
We called for your attention and you responded. Members of Congress are starting to pay attention, and many media outlets quickly followed your lead. But that wasn’t enough. We needed more attention brought to an upcoming House vote on a slee...
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More Eyes Needed on Congress as they Prepare to Vote on Worldwide War Authorization
The fact that Congress is getting ready to vote on a new worldwide war is finally receiving the attention it deserves — by the media. The New York Times ran an editorial today that highlights the lunacy under which many members of Congress ar...
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More Eyes Needed on Congress as they Prepare to Vote on Worldwide War Authorization
The fact that Congress is getting ready to vote on a new worldwide war is finally receiving the attention it deserves — by the media. The New York Times ran an editorial today that highlights the lunacy under which many members of Congress ar...
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