Category Archives: Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind

Americans’ real duty to the people of Iraq

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Dr. Dahlia Wasfi, a Jewish/Iraqi American, lays it out clear as can be:“Our soldiers don’t sacrifice for duty, honor, country–they sacrifice for Kellogg, Brown & Root.”

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FBI: J’accuse!

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Puerto Rican reggaeton group, Calle 13, calls out the FBI for the cold-blooded murder of Puerto Rican independence activist Filiberto Ojeda Rios. There is no more blatant expression of imperialism than when the federal police of the United States show … Continue reading →

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Cindy Sheehan on al-Jazeera

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Riz Khan interviews Cindy after her decision to take a break from active work in the peace movement. She looks and sounds terribly tired. Let’s hope she soon comes back rested and refreshed.

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I am a wild party

Posted on June 3, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Seen at the G8 protests in Rostock, Germany: His sign reads “I am an armed uprising”–clearly a bitterly ironic statement in light of the fake popgun he’s carrying. Nevertheless, the water cannons did not discriminate. According to Der Spiegel, an … Continue reading →

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Keith Olbermann hits it out of the park

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Sabina Becker

This is what it sounds like when the system breaks down utterly and altogether. One voice cries in the wilderness while those who are in a position to do something…do nothing. No, worse than nothing: they do the exact WRONG … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Make It Here Anymore

Posted on May 13, 2007 by Sabina Becker

This video was posted on UNN by Buddy Georgia (who also goes by the alias “drummerboy”), a military vet and peace activist. He’s in here somewhere, according to his post: This is a link to a music video on youtube. … Continue reading →

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Breaking Ranks: US soldiers resisting war in Canada

Posted on May 10, 2007 by Sabina Becker

My home and native land has a long, proud history as a place of refuge for the persecuted, the downtrodden, and the people of conscience. When black Americans fled slavery on the Underground Railroad, Canada was the end station. They … Continue reading →

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That explains everything

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Sabina Becker

And of course, lack of mental healthcare and lax gun laws had nothing to do with it.Guns don’t kill people, gays do!

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What can YOU get for $456 billion?

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Funny you should ask.You can get all kinds of goodies…or you can get one no-good-fer-nuttin’, shit-faced, sorry excuse for a preznit.Incidentally, having flubbed it so completely, Dubya is now in the market for a war czar to hand the blame … Continue reading →

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Max Cleland draws the perfect parallel

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Vietnam War vet and former US senator Max Cleland may have lost three limbs in a grenade accident in ‘Nam, but isn’t it ironic…his able-bodied opponents are the ones who don’t have a leg to stand on. Whereas the once … Continue reading →