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Source: 2018 has been deadlier for schoolchildren than service members – The Washington Post The truth here is that if you count civilian casualties overseas as well as in the US you will find that children’s deaths have always outweighed soldiers … Continue reading →

Vets for Peace has long been concerned about the military presence in our schools. Recruiters visit with students at lunchtime every day, unduly influencing the decisions of vulnerable young people at a critical time in their lives. The fact that … Continue reading →

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/19/chelsea-manning-interview-wikileaks-senate-maryland You may have heard that Chelsea Manning, a whistle Blower who VFP has supported over the past few years is out of prison and has filed to run for the US Senate in Maryland.  Although we celebrate her release … Continue reading →

The “enhanced screening” being implemented for delayed entry foreign nationals with needed skills has no exceptions and is not applied to US born troops even though they may also have a relative who worked for a foreign government or is … Continue reading →

This cartoon addresses many issues of endless war as it applies to the chemical weapons attack in Syria. But it misses the major point that no one seems to think it is important to find out exactly who is responsible … Continue reading →

The Guardian outlines how the US could help Syrians and it starts with welcoming refugees and ends with more foreign humanitarian Aid. In the wake of Donald Trump’s harsh condemnation of the chemical attack in Syria this week, some of … Continue reading →

Professor Juan Cole gives a history of US involvement in chemical weapons in the middle East. Although he includes the use of nucelar weapons in Japan, he omits mention of the largely classified use of chemical weapons “tested” in the … Continue reading →

Tom Englehardts’ tale of the entanglement of America’s history with war and the question of whether we as a democracy can survive the next one. In many ways, from its founding the United States has been a nation made by … Continue reading →

As we have often heard that one solution to problems in the middle East hinge on Israel and the West’s relationship with its genocidal policies with the Wet Bank and Gaza. Banksey, stree artist and activist has long been painting … Continue reading →

The whistleblower, who has been imprisoned for six years for leaking state secrets, is now set to go free on 17 May Source: Chelsea Manning: majority of prison sentence commuted by Barack Obama | US news | The Guardian We … Continue reading →