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WNPJ member Cassandra Dixon, left, of Mary House reports from Palestine:
Hi friends -- I hope you're well - best wishes for Good Friday and Easter, and the full moon.
Yesterday the people in Tuba Village, near Tuwani, experienced a terrible search of their homes by Israeli Special Forces police who claimed that settlers believed the villagers had stolen two goats and somehow hidden the among the household belongings in the homes of two families.
Cassandra Dixon of WNPJ member Mary House in Wisconsin Dells reports from Palestine:
(Photo: On the way to school with soccer ball and military escort.)
Hi Friends -- The past few weeks have been filled with troubles here in Tuwani. We so frequently see settlers out practicing with slingshots and rocks, and chasing shepherds, that it is almost becoming normal. A few days ago the army arrested a shepherd in a very violent way,
Cassandra Dixon of Mary House in WI Dells reports from the Palestinian village of Tuwani, Feb. 2010:
Hi Friends -- the past few weeks have been filled with troubles here in Tuwani. We so frequently see settlers out practicing with slingshots and rocks, and chasing shepherds, that it is almost becoming normal. A few days ago the army arrested a shepherd in a very violent way, pushing women from his family to the ground and headbutting another shepherd.
From Cassandra Dixon, left, WNPJ member from Mary House, Wisconsin Dells, who has been in Palestine:
Hi Friends -- I hope you're well!! I'm nearly done with my time here and will be home in about a week, so want to thank you all for your kindness and good thoughts during this time! I've pasted below the team's March Update - and thank you again!! cassandra
Capitol Times Editorial
March 9, 2010
The National Guard traces its roots to the founding of the republic, when the framers of the American experiment wrote into our Constitution a section giving Congress authority for “calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions.”
The language was specific, as the founders did not want these militias to become part of a standing national army, and certainly did not want them to be used to occupy foreign lands in undeclared wars.
Bonnie Block, past chair of WNPJ makes the case against a war with Iran in an op-ed published in Friday's Capitol Times. Bonnie writes: "Israel has around 200 nuclear weapons, has never allowed IAEA inspections, nor signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Ditto for India and Pakistan. Yet the U.S. gives aid to all three of these countries. Furthermore, the five original nuclear powers have done little to eliminate these dreadful weapons as evidenced by their possession of over 20,000 such weapons. So why is the focus only on Iran?" Read the full op-ed and comment here...
WNPJ past chair Bonnie Block (left) makes the case against war and sanctions on Iran in an op-ed published in Friday's Capital Times. Bonnie writes: "The real issue is who will be in charge in the Middle East. The U.S. and Israel as its proxy want to be in charge for oil and empire so they want to insure Iran is marginalized. Israel has around 200 nuclear weapons, has never allowed inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency, nor signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Ditto for India and Pakistan. Yet the U.S. gives aid to all three of these countries. Furthermore, the five original nuclear powers have done little to eliminate these dreadful weapons as evidenced by their possession of over 20,000 such weapons. So why is the focus only on Iran?"
Read the full op-ed and comment here...
Madison's Capital Times reports on the choice by Iraq Veterans Against the War to make Madison the site of a protest marking the 8th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. "We're public employees too," said Aaron Hughes, an IVAW organizer. "Many veterans go into the public sector because there's a veterans' preference, so we depend on these public sector unions to protect our rights as veterans." Wisconsin IVAW organizer Todd Dennis pointed to the fact that the United States continues to fight two very costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while politicians propose spending cuts for schools and public infrastructure. "The money we're throwing away occupying Iraq and Afghanistan could easily be redirected to save teachers' jobs," he said. Full story here... (photo by Paul McMahon)
By the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance
The U.S. military is the entity most responsible for destabilizing our environment. There are innumerable reasons for this, including these examples: the exorbitant use of fossil fuels, depleted uranium weapons, worldwide transport of weapons and personnel, unlimited air travel, engagement in war and the possession, upkeep and transport of nuclear weapons.
U.S. Wars rage on in Iraq and Afghanistan, causing immeasurable human suffering.
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A recent report in the Progressive Magazine about Madison Vigil for Peace made its way to California, where it inspired this musical tribute from the Mill Valley Seniors for Peace. The Madison vigil outside the King St. post office is now entering its 30th year, while Mill Valley has been vigiling for "only" nine years. |
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