| L.A. City Council Votes Against Iraq War
by CHRISTINA ALMEIDA, Associated Press
February 23rd, 2003
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles City Council approved a resolution Friday opposing a unilateral war against Iraq and urging the Bush administration to exhaust all diplomatic options before committing military forces. |
| Military Officials, Republicans Speak Out Against War
February 7th, 2003
A growing number of military officers, intelligence professionals and diplomats privately have deep misgivings about the administration's double-time march toward war. Here are statements from a former Secretary of the Navy, a former NATO Supreme Commander, and others. |
| Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy Statement Against War
by Food First/Institute for Food and Development, Food First/Institute for Food and Development
January 10th, 2003
Food First stands categorically opposed to the impending war on Iraq, and to the range of conflicts, covert and overt, in which the U.S. government is currently embroiled. As an organization dedicated to ending hunger, we cannot stand by and watch while the U.S. war machine gears itself up for another outburst. War hurts everyone (except the war machine itself). |
| An Open Letter to the Sierra Club Board
Why We Oppose This War
by TORI WOODARD, JOHN WEISHEIT, PATRICK DIEHL, and DAN KENT, Counter Punch
December 16th, 2002
Ladies and Gentlemen:
First, we would like to express our sincere appreciation for the Sierra Club's decision to help launch the "Win Without War" coalition. This was a very important historical step for the Club, and a step in the right direction. More, however, is needed. |
| "Labor Needs to Take a Clear Stand Against the War"
December 9th, 2002
On December 9, 2002, the San Francisco Labor Council
(AFL-CIO) unanimously adopted the following
resolution: "Labor Needs to Take a Clear Stand Against
the War." The resolution also includes an endorsement
of the January 18 National March in Washington DC and
joint action in San Francisco, and of the People's
Anti-War Referendum. |
| Statement by Iraqi-American Student
by Rana Abdul-Aziz
December 1st, 2002
If one learns anything from living under a totalitarian system it is how to decipher the news and sift through official propaganda. I think my skepticism with the information and news I get developed because of this background. When I was in Iraq, my parents always got our news from other sources, other than those fed to us by the Iraqi regime. And later on when we lived in America, we knew that what we heard on the news regarding Iraq was not true. Contact with our family there revealed to us what was actually happening. |
| Chicanas and Chicanos Speak Out Against War -- From the Chicano Moratorium 2002
November 25th, 2002
We call on Congress to reject the Bush administration's resolution to authorize military action against Iraq. We do not want Congress or the United Nations to delegate authority to the Bush administration to carry out a "1st strike" attack on Iraq or any other nation. We have seen no evidence to support the administration's allegations that Iraq constitutes a threat to U.S. national security. We believe that military escalation is not the road to lessening tensions in the Middle East nor will it reduce the threat of terrorism. |
| United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Statement on Iraq
November 13th, 2002
As we Catholic Bishops meet here in Washington, our nation, Iraq and the world face grave choices about war and peace, about pursuing justice and security. These are not only military and political choices, but also moral ones because they involve matters of life and death. Traditional Christian teaching offers ethical principles and moral criteria that should guide these critical choices. |
| NAACP Board Of Directors Vote Opposition To War In Iraq
October 19th, 2002
Washington, D.C. - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution today that expresses opposition to war against Iraq before all options are exercised, including but not limited to United Nations arms inspection. It was the first policy position taken by the NAACP concerning possible war in Iraq. |
| Sean Penn Statement, Published as an Advertisement in the Washington Post
October 18th, 2002
Mr. Bush:
Good morning sir. Like you, I am a father and an American. Like you, I consider myself a patriot. Like you, I was horrified by the events of this past year, concerned for my family and my country. However, I do not believe in a simplistic and inflammatory view of good and evil. I believe this is a big world full of men, women, and children who struggle to eat, to love, to work, to protect their families, their beliefs, and their dreams. My father, like yours, was decorated for service in World War II. He raised me with a deep belief in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, as they should apply to all Americans who would sacrifice to maintain them and to all human beings as a matter of principle. |
| I'm an American Tired of American Lies
by Woody Harrelson, Guardian/UK
October 17th, 2002
The man who drives me to and from work is named Woody too. A relief to me, as it minimizes the chance of my forgetting his name. I call him Woodman and he calls me Wood. He has become my best friend here, even though he's upset that I have quit drinking beer. He's smart, funny, and there's nothing he hasn't seen in 33 years behind the wheel of his black cab. He drove me for a while before I felt confident he liked me; he doesn't like people easily, especially if they have a rap for busting up black cabs. |
| World Council of Churches Statement
October 15th, 2002
The general secretary of the World Council of Churches
informed the United Nations Security Council today
that many Christians "strongly believe that
pre-emptive war against Iraq is illegal, immoral and
unwise." |
| California Federation of Teachers Resolution Against War on Iraq
September 21st, 2002
Whereas, the United States and Britain have been bombing Iraq on a virtually continuous basis since the end of the Gulf War, and Whereas, the Bush administration has presented no credible evidence that Iraq has intentions of harming the citizens of this country or that Iraq presents a threat to the United States, and |
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