Veterans helping veterans, and fighting against war.

WASHINGTON — The United States may be bringing troops home from the war in Iraq, but there is a “tough slog” ahead in the war in Afghanistan, President Obama told troops in Fort Bliss, Texas on Tuesday.

The same night President Obama announced an increase of US troops in Afghanistan, Outernational released a video for their new song “Sir No Sir”

More than 100 leading peace activists have announced an “Emergency Anti-Escalation Rally” at the White House on December 12, from 11a.m. to 4 p.m., to reject President Obama’s announced military escalation in Afghanistan.

We received this message from our friends at Iraq Veterans Against the War and thought we’d pass it along. There’s also a response from Tom Morello after that.

A small but growing number of US soldiers are refusing to fight in wars they don’t believe in. If they quit, or are dishonorably discharged, how are they going to support themselves and their families? What are these people to do?

It is hard to believe that in this day and age, you can turn on your television and see two prominent politicians debate whether or not the government should be allowed to torture people.

Filmmaker Robert Greenwald has announced his latest project: to take a film crew to Afghanistan and talk to people on the ground about their lives, hopes, and desires.

It’s easy to understand why Americans are not thinking so much about the war in Iraq. And the war in Afghanistan. And our increasing bombing raids in Pakistan. The US (and global) economy has fallen off a cliff, and many of us are worried about our jobs, our rent, our health insurance…

It is no secret that the people of Israel and the people of Palestine have lived with tension, terror, violence and hate for decades. Israel has occupied the land known as Palestine for decades, and for decades the UN and international community have called the occupation illegal…