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POPSWant 7 More Years of War in Afghanistan? Maybe it's the wrong question. How about this one? Will Pakistan be comfortable with a strongly independent and united Afghanistan without a guarantee that it would not threaten their northern border? Is there such a promise on the table? Nope. What about the other neighbors of Afghanistan? Don't they have the same concerns? Yes. What's on the table for them? Nada. If you agree that the Afghanistan problem needs new thinking, then maybe you ought to say so before we have something noone wants or will support. October 17, 2009 Afghanistan action day.
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POPSHey Buddy! Got Some Spare Change? A Billion? OK, so it's a dream that I see the head of DOD standing at Pennsylvania Avenue - Gates - asking people walking by for spare change to fund the wars, buying and building weapons, feathering his nest for retirement. And I say: "Sorry, I only have fare for a bus ride to Kabul and back - maybe later. Say, didn't you used to be famous? Why don't you get a job? I say. He get angry and starts yelling, "I only asked ya for a billion! Everyone has a billion!" It was embarrassing - there was some white spit on his chin.
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POPSUp is Down, Peace is War, Love is Hate - Huh? When you look at how we have made being at war seem nothing more than a video game, is it any wonder that people think the war in Iraq is over, that we are not really at war in Somalia, that Afghanistan is a "good war" like WWII was? I am not sure anymore what it will take for people to wake up to the facts that our economy depends on war, climate suicide and agriculture-based cancers (our steady diet of pesticides and fertilizers in food and water - what do you think is driving pancreatic cancer epidemic?). I do hope that sharing via Amplify helps to dirve real change in not just hand wringing.
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POPSLast Dance? The Afghanistan Waltz? The silly season is over, almost. time to get serious about healthcare, not warfare. Time to get a real reason for wasting Obama's Presidency on Afghanistan, or say Whoa! Let's Get out of Kabul and let the Kabulians run things themselves.
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POPSAfghan War Part of Economic Stimulus Plan? What a way to up job figures - more contractors in Afghanistan than troops. Seems as though we are copying British plan to combat American Rebels in 1778 - Hire out of work German soldiers to fight G. Washington. This is just nuts and would make a great Marx Brothers (not Carl Marx) movie if it were not for all the people dying and getting wounded.
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POPSThe Dead Elephant in the Afghanistan Room What prevents women from being safe, asserting human rights in Afghanistan? It's the really obvious dead elephant in the room that everyone is trying to pretend does not smell up the whole place - it is the US and NATO war against who/what? Tribalism, war lords, terrorists, Taliban?
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POPSWar in Gaza Was Out of Control Say Israeli Soldiers If you keep in mind how compact and densely populated Gaza is, it's hard to imagine things not getting out of control and why Israeli Defense Forces should not have launched their attacks. Those on both sides will learn, I hope, that violence, war is not the answer.
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POPSStaying Alive in Afghanistan - Not! Some Afghans, understandibly, think leaving their home is only way forward for life. Similar fate for those in Northwest Pakistan. Are we helping, or making things worse?
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POPSGreat Group and Message - Michael Franti & Spearhead YELL FIRE! Official Release Date: 2006 Label: Boo Boo Wax & Anti In 2004 Michael Franti decided to ‘walk his talk’ and traveled to the war zones of Iraq, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. This wasn’t a USO green zone sponsored visit – Franti and his team organized a trip that would take him to the core of the red-zoned, war torn neighborhoods of Baghdad, the West Bank and Gaza Strip with his guitar, video cameras and the intent to experience first hand the human cost of war. Out of this journey, Franti has created a compelling documentary film titled I Know I’m Not Alone and a searing, reflective new album of original songs titled Yell Fire! recorded in Kingston, Jamaica and Franti’s hometown of San Francisco, California.
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POPSYes We Can End the War in Afghanistan - May 21 Thursday, May 21 What's the first step for us to stop the war in Afghanistan? Shift American public opinion! That's why CODEPINK is calling on all of us to join in UFPJ's National Media Day of Action THIS Thursday, May 21 — one day for mass blogging, Facebooking and tweeting, submitting op-eds and letters to the editor of local and national newspapers, calling-in local and n
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POPSMother's Day in DC to honor women in war zones The American War is not over in Iraq or Afghanistan and won't until our troops are home and safe. Without pressure, it could be more years than we now imagine before the wars are over. That means it's still time to stand for peace.
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POPSIs a Future withou War Possible - Si, se puede!
“…we need to end it at the point of where it is created each day anew: in our daily living conditions, in the constant stress of mindless and monotonous work, in the methods of profit maximizing and distribution, in offices and factories, in schools and families, in the tragedies of love, in our ideas about being either man or woman, in sexuality and love and in the cages of our professional, social and sensual life which are all far too small. Do we want that the youth of the world no longer goes to war? If so, we need a higher aim in life, a life worth living and better opportunities to put the power of the youth into meaningful action. Do we wish to end the worldwide sexual violence? If so, we have to create living conditions under which sexual joy is experienced without violence, without humiliation and without unnecessary restrictions. Do we want to free the world from despotism, betrayal and lies? If so, then let us build up concrete conditions under which despotism, betray
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POPSDepartment of Defense Usurps Department of State Power! I am not saying that that having the Department of State or Department of Defense "paying" a contractor to write and print good news about USA for Iraqi's is a good thing or a bad thing just that WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO FREEDOM OF THE PRESS?! Isn't this the job of the free press of the world? I guess Haliburton must have a marketing department that has figured out a new way to make money off of this Bush League War
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