Peace Activists

A Memorial Day Remembrance of Peace Activist Soldiers

Doug Bradley | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Memorial Day, Peace, Vietnam War, Anti-War, Vietnam Veterans, Conscientious Objectors, Anti-War Movement, Veterans for Peace, Peace Activists, Politics News
Doug Bradley

On Memorial Day, I remember some of the most ardent and intense peace enthusiasts I've ever known: U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War.

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The New FBI Powers: Cointelpro on Steroids

John W. Whitehead | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Church Committee, John Boehner, Peace Activists, President Obama, Michael Mukasey, Minneapolis-Raid-on-Anti-War-Activists, Fbi, John Ashcroft, Valerie Caproni, Fourth Amendment, Tea Party, Cointelpro, Eric Holder, Police State, FBI Surveillance, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

Listen closely and what you will hear, beneath the babble of political chatter and other mindless political noises distracting you from what's really going on, are the dying squeals of the Fourth Amendment.

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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Detained in Israel

Mya Guarnieri | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Palestine, Israel, Nobel Peace Prize, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Peace Activists, Mairead Maguire, World News
Mya Guarnieri

This morning, Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire was denied entry to Israel. Maguire has been a vocal critic of Israeli policy towards the Palestinians, including the siege on Gaza.

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War and "Peace," Gaza-Style

Heather Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli Commandos, Turkey, Israelis, Flotilla, Gaza, Peace Activists, United Nations, Raid, Israel, Palestinians, Al Qaeda, World News
Heather Robinson

Given the tendency of international media and governments to jump on Israel at any opportunity, and given Israel's need for allies at this precarious time, might it have been better to just let this ship pass?

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Many In Israel Upset By Musical Show Of Unity

Nytimes.com | By ETHAN BRONNER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tel Aviv, Eurovision Song Contest, Israel Gaza War, West Bank, Avigdor Lieberman, Peace Activists, Noa, Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Achinoam Nini, Mira Awad, Israeli Arabs, World News

Achinoam Nini, a singer and peace activist, has long stirred controversy here. Known abroad by her stage name, Noa, she has recorded with Arab artists...

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