Photostory: Baghdad car wreck displayed in Amsterdam
Report, Electronic Iraq (Jun 5, 2007)
The Leidseplein, a popular square in the centre of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) formed the backdrop for the display of a bombed out vehicle from Baghdad on Sunday. The Bazaar, a discussion platform of the Greenleft and various NGOs brought the Iraqi car wreck to the Netherlands. The groups wanted the Mutunabbi Bookmarket car bomb wreck to form the centre piece to a debate on the fate of civilians in Iraq and a "way out of the violence and Dutch responsibility."
Car bomb wreckage from Mutanabbi Bookmarket to be exhibited in Amsterdam
Press Release, The Bazaar (Jun 1, 2007)
The Bazaar, a whole day of workshops, lectures, films, debates and interviews, brings the symbol of the fear and destruction to the Netherlands: the wreckage of a car bomb that has been used in the bomb attack on Mutannabbi Street bookmarket on 5 March 2007. The bookmarket was the meeting place for writers, artist en students from the different ethnic and social groups in Baghdad. With this symbolic and powerful action the Bazaar wants to demand attention for the horrible fate of the civilians in Iraq.
Latino Soldiers Who Refused Iraq Speak Out
Aaron Glantz, Electronic Iraq (May 23, 2007)
A U.S. Army medic who refused to load his gun in Iraq and then escaped through a base window in Germany rather than be deployed a second time returned home to Los Angeles this week after serving six months in a U.S. military prison.
This Minute and Then the Next
Laurie Hasbrook, Voices for Creative Nonviolence (May 11, 2007)
'Just this minute, and then the next,' writes Laurie Hasbrook, 'whenever we feel defeated, or bored, or tired of the struggle to end tyranny and injustice, let us remember Haifa. Remember her daily struggles, her fears for her children, her desperation. Remember that, in spite of all, she sends wishes of love and peace.'
Civilian Court Sides With "Conscientious Objector"
Aaron Glantz, Electronic Iraq (Apr 6, 2007)
University of California Santa Cruz student Robert Zabala joined the Marine Corps thinking it would be a "place where he could find security" after the death of his grandmother in 2003. But when he began boot camp in June 2003, Zabala said he had an ethical awakening that would not allow him to kill other people. He was particularly appalled by the boot camp's attempts to desensitize the recruits to violence. Zabala sued and on Mar. 29, a federal judge in Northern California overruled the military justice system, ordering the Marine Corps to discharge Zabala as a conscientious objector within 15 days.
Key Democrat Pressured to Cut War Funding
Aaron Glantz, Electronic Iraq (Mar 22, 2007)
Peace activists entered their 10th day camped outside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home Wednesday, the latest in an almost daily barrage of demonstrations, vigils and local government votes designed to convince Pelosi to refuse President George W. Bush's 100-billion-dollar war funding request. The speaker says she will support the request with conditions.
Frustration Marks Another War Anniversary
Haider Rizvi, Electronic Iraq (Mar 20, 2007)
The growing anti-war movement in the United States has sent another strong signal to the George W. Bush administration and the Congressional leadership that it is unwilling to accept mere cosmetic changes in the current U.S. policy on Iraq. Over the weekend, tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in major cities across the country demanding immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops and an end to the continued military occupation of Iraq. Marking the fourth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, launched on Mar. 21, 2003, protesters in New York, Washington, Los Angeles and other cities also denounced potential U.S. plans to attack Iran.
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