
Source: The Shepherd Express
He's 60 now and has renounced violence, but former Weathermen leader Mark Rudd is still a major critic of war and a major supporter of mass mobilizations that create change. Rudd gained national attention as a student leader in the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).

Source: armywifetoddlermom.blogspot.com
Nickelodeon is trying to brainwash your children in the morning, or a leftist primer
My Husband sent me this link this morning. Please watch this, in its entirety. It is imperative that you SEE what Nickelodeon is showing at 5:00am.
NICKELODEON IS BRAINWASHING YOUR CHILD

Source: The Washington Post
>blockquote>New details about the "protections" given Blackwater contractors allegedly involved in the shootings sparked outrage from congressional Democrats yesterday, along with a flood of letters to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice from committee chairmen demanding more inf …

Source: Christian Science Monitor
I am not surprised by the lack of coverage... the MSM does not want us to feel like the grassroots peace / anti-war movement has a voice or any power.

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Follows in footsteps of son Charlie Sheen, highlights implausible collapse of Building 7 and NORAD response Actor Martin Sheen questioned the official 9/11 story, as well as the collapse of Building 7 and NORAD's response to the 9/11 attacks during an anti-war march this past we …

Source: The San Francisco Chronicle
(10-27) 14:20 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- On cue from a bullhorn's blast, thousands of protesters fell to the pavement on Market Street today in a symbolic "die-in" as part of a nationwide protest staged in 11 cites against the war in Iraq.

Source: windy city times
Barack Obama:
You raise an important point. Although your
initial question was
whether there's been a backlash against me, I see
none of that within the
Democratic Party.

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The War Resisters League has put out a 2008 peace calendar titled "Salaam, Shalom, Solh: Nonviolence and Resistance in the Middle East and Beyond." The slender volume, edited by Jim Haber, features heart-warming and heart-rending stories from movements bringing people togethe …

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I rise to urge the Congress to think twice before thrusting this nation into a war without merit- one fraught with the danger of escalating into something no American will be pleased with.

If you are concerned about the direction our nations and our world is headed, please take just a few minutes to read this invitation.
Your participation is requested in the execution of a Great Big Plan.

Source: The New York Times
Ron Paul has 5 million in the bank, how does he plan to spend that money?

Source: The Washington Times
t doesn't matter how many Oscar winners are in front of or behind the camera — audiences are proving to be conscientious objectors when it comes to this fall's surge of antiwar and anti-Bush films.

Source: Truthdig
Important view of the machinations of the Bush / Cheney regime as they prepare the war they're planning to launch in Iran -- one Bush sees as critical to avoiding, or is it bringing on, World War III.

Source: National Priorities Project
Federal Budget Trade-Offs
Could your tax dollars be better spent? Select your state or congressional district and a program, and find out what else your tax dollars could provide.

Source: Global Research
At an antiwar rally in Lafayette Square in Washington last month:
"I heard someone say: 'Oh my god, look at those'," the university student recalled. "I look up and I'm like, 'What the hell is that?' They looked kind of like dragonflies or little helicopters.

Source: Bloomberg.com
Iran, facing U.S. pressure over its nuclear program, secured a pledge from Russia and the other three nations that surround the Caspian Sea not to allow America or its allies to launch an attack on it from their soil.

Source: SPIEGEL ONLINE
More than 30,000 foreign troops are enlisted in the US Army, many of them serving in Iraq.

Source: YouTube
This video asks if you remember the protests of the 60s, and says that given that even the leading Democrats are making threats of bombing Iran, then perhaps it's time for students in the US to spend a little less time on the internet and a bit more time protesting.

Source: MWC News
Canadian editor interviews legendary anti-war American hero Dr Daniel Ellsberg (of Pentagon Papers fame) about the prospects for war or peace and our obligation to stand up for decency, peace and Humanity.

Markos Moulitsos and Jerome Armstrong teamed up to write "Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-Powered Politics." Markos is, of course, the founder of DailyKos, which has more readers than the top four conservative magazines combined.

Source: Rasmussen Reports
For the second straight week, a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 64% of Americans would like to see U.S. troops brought home from Iraq within a year.

Source: Democracy Now!
Today, we spend the hour with Yoko Ono: artist, musician, peace activist. She joins us in the firehouse studio just days after returning from Iceland, where she unveiled a project 40 years in the making -- the Imagine Peace Tower.

Source: AlterNet.org
John Lennon would have turned 67 years old last week had he not been murdered in 1980, at the age of 40, by a mentally disturbed fan. On his birthday, Oct. 9, his widow, peace activist and artist Yoko Ono, realized a dream they shared.

Source: AntiWar.com
A pointed essay by Norman Solomon about how the Blackwater issue is morphing into a disappointing Event of Distraction.

Source: Yahoo! News
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier who said his Christian beliefs compelled him to love his enemies, not kill them, has been granted conscientious objector status and honorably discharged, a civil liberties group said on Tuesday.