Category Archives: Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind

The Fantasy of Freedom: A Venezuelan documentary

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Sabina Becker

The US peace movement through the eyes of a Venezuelan film crew. Features a short interview at the end with filmmaker Liliane Blaser.

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Police brutality in Tacoma

Posted on March 17, 2007 by Sabina Becker

This is what a police state looks like. A peace demonstration was tear-gassed with ZERO provocation: Police claim that barricades (sawhorses) were thrown at them, but this video clearly disproves that. There are no barricades in sight, let alone between … Continue reading →

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Quotable: JFK on war and peace

Posted on March 10, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“Foreign policy today, irrespective of what we might wish, in its impact upon our daily lives, overshadows everything else. Expenditures, taxation, domestic prosperity, the extent of social services–all hinge on the basic issue of war and peace.”–John F. Kennedy, campaign … Continue reading →

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Poison DUst: another must-see

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Sabina Becker

If you think what it does to US soldiers is appalling, wait till you see what “depleted” uranium is doing to the people of Iraq. And its half-life is 4.5 BILLION years. “Harmless”? Yeah–just like Agent Orange.

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War won’t liberate the women of Iraq

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Sabina Becker

From Yanar Mohammed, a glimpse of how badly gender relations in Iraq have deteriorated since the war began: Iraqi society was shocked with an unprecedented issue of a woman stepping forward, voluntarily, and explaining that she was sexually assaulted by … Continue reading →

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New bird species discovered in Australia

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Sabina Becker

It’s the Australian Chickenhawk, and so far only three specimens, all male, have been discovered:

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Send Prince Harry to Iraq…

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Sabina Becker

…see how soon the troops come back! Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce a timetable for the withdrawal of UK troops from Iraq. Mr Blair is set to make a statement about the 7,000 British troops serving in … Continue reading →

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Neil Young sticks it to BushCo

Posted on February 12, 2007 by Sabina Becker

All the reasons why Bush, Cheney and the entire vile bunch MUST be impeached.

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Quotable: Eric Fair on torture and its consequences

Posted on February 10, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“American authorities continue to insist that the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib was an isolated incident in an otherwise well-run detention system. That insistence, however, stands in sharp contrast to my own experiences as an interrogator in Iraq. … Continue reading →

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And the hearts and minds just keep on tumblin’…

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Remember that old TV show, “Love American Style”? This is something like that.Call it “Summary Punishment, American Style”. A tank runs over a taxi driver’s car. Why? Supposedly it was being used to steal wood. Yes, that’s right–those nice clean … Continue reading →

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