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March 2003
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Coalition of 20th Century Losers?
03.20.03 | Permalink | 6 CommentsThe list of US allies is less than impressive: Afghanistan, Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan. One of them the US is currently occupying. Two others are hosts […]
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More anti-anti-war “nonviolent action”
03.17.03 | Permalink | Comments Off on More anti-anti-war “nonviolent action”SEATTLE, Washington (AP) — An airline passenger who had two “No War with Iraq” signs in his suitcase says the federal security agent who opened his luggage inserted a note criticizing his “anti-American attitude.” “I found it chilling and a little Orwellian to have received this message,” said Seth Goldberg, 41, of Cranbury, New Jersey. […]
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Winning without war (but not without warriors)
03.17.03 | Permalink | Comments Off on Winning without war (but not without warriors)There are literally dozens of ways to do nonviolent social action, and the Einstein Institute has gone to the trouble list almost 200 of them. I’d like to add another: buy a Dixie Chicks album. And apparently both sides are engaging in nonviolent action, as I was forwarded this email earlier today:
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Massive peace protests planned for start of war
03.14.03 | Permalink | 5 CommentsSalon is reporting that the February 15 peace protests may end up looking like Antiques Road Show in comparison to what’s planned for the day war breaks out in Iraq. Different organizations are planning to shut down financial districts, stage sit-ins in Congressional offices, and even disrupt the Air Force’s command and control center. The […]
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What are you giving up for Lent?
03.13.03 | Permalink | 3 CommentsIn college I remember the campus minister asking a group of us what we’d be giving up for Lent. One guy said he wasn’t going to give up anything for Lent. The campus minister responded, “Well, why don’t you just give up being Christian for Lent?” So one year during seminary I decided to try […]
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