…solved condition of dysfunctional government and civil war. ISIS vs. the US-UK-trained and armed FSA. The Western response to the rebellion in Syria, encouraging and fostering civil war, at the cost of death or misery for millions of Syrian refugees, has only made the situation worse for most Syrians. We need to think, above all else, about the terrible costs of each of these military interventions for ordinary people trying to live, raise familie…

…hout bloodshed, the actions by the Nationalists were blatantly illegal and demonstrate just how far Ukraine has descended into a full catastrophe of the rule of law. The Council of Mothers of May 2, which is calling for an international investigation into the events of May 2, 2014, is closely following this situation. We call on the governments of all the democratic countries of the world to demand that the Ukrainian Justice authorities immediatel…

…iously fully out by that time?   THE PRESIDENT:  We have worked out an over-the-horizon capacity that we can be value added, but the Afghans are going to have to be able to do it themselves with the Air Force they have, which we’re helping them maintain.   Q    Sir, on Afghanistan —   THE PRESIDENT:  I’m not going to answer any more quick question on Afghanistan.    Q    Are you concerned —   THE PRESIDENT:  Look, it’s Fourth of July. When the Pre…

…Singapore who has done humanitarian and social enterprise work in Afghanistan for the past 10 years, including being a friend and mentor to the Afghan Peace Volunteers (https://ourjourneytosmile.com), an inter-ethnic group of young Afghans dedicated to building non-violent alternatives to war. He is the 2012 recipient of the International Pfeffer Peace Prize….

…u wanted to be your best self: so America could be its best self and Iran could become its best self, you could do that in order that we could all move into a future; but you might want to do it just because I don’t know that you’re going to have that many chances left to be your bravest, most compassionate, humble, peaceful, and hardworking self. Thank you. Sean Reynolds (joveismad@juno.com) is a co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence…

…ing a relief print in each hand, eager for more praise. Listen for the chuh-chuh-chuh, Aaron says, imitating the sound the roller makes when it is sucking up blue paint. He directs Imam, another boy at the street kids school, to make sure the roller catches the corners of the linoleum. Imam’s eyes brighten as he lifts the paper to reveal his self-portrait. In less than an hour, the children have gone through one hundred sheets of paper, which they…

…rations would be less willing to feed their tax money to the insatiable appetite of the “defense” corporations and their illusions of omniscient security. Kathy Kelly ([email protected]) co-coordinates Voices for Creative Nonviolence (www.vcnv.org) While in Kabul, she is a guest of the Afghan Peace Volunteers (ourjourneytosmile.com)…

…missile-defense system for Saudi Arabia.” The Saudis will acquire new state-of-the-art weapons even as they continue bludgeoning civilians in Yemen during a war orchestrated by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. And the Saudis will build military alliances with nuclear-armed India and Pakistan. With both India and Pakistan possessing nuclear weapons, every effort should be made to stop the flow of weapons into the region. But major weapon making co…

…were available for return.”   War rages on in Iraq. Naomi Shihab Nye’s words should help bring us back to ourselves, fifteen years after the onset of the 2003 US-led war against Iraq. “Who calls anyone civilized?” Cathy Breen (newsfromcathy@gmail.com) co-coordinates Voices for Creative Nonviolence (www.vcnv.org). She lived in Iraq throughout the 2003 “Shock and Awe” bombing. For the past 15 years she has regularly visited with and advocated for I…

…ous objection, please contact the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee at www.nwtrcc.org or (800) 269-7464 – for information, literature, counseling and guidance. Pamela Allee, Bob Bady, Steve Baggarly, Johnny Baranski, Larry Bassett, Nathan Beall, Suzanne Belote Shanley, Ruth Benn, Frida Berrigan, Greg Boertje-Obed, Roy Bourgeois, Kathy Boylan, Joseph Byrne, Jean Chapman, Minga Claggett-Borne, Alan Clemence, Frank Cordaro, Betsy Cor…