Telling It Like It Is

March 14, 2008

Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan. From March 13-16, veterans from all over the U.S. will meet in Washington, D.C. to testify about their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan.

They will bolster their testimony with videos and photographic evidence so that people can see what’s really going on there.

Find out how to watch or listen to this Iraq Veterans Against the War event at ivaw.org/wintersoldier/howtowatch.

Angelina Jolie on Iraq

February 28, 2008

“Today’s humanitarian crisis in Iraq–and the potential consequences for our national security–are great. Can the United States afford to gamble that 4 million or more poor and displaced people, in the heart of the Middle East, won’t explode in violent desperation, sending the whole region into further disorder?”

–Angelina Jolie, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador (excerpt from her “Stay to Help in Iraq” op-ed in the Washington Post)

De-Funding the War in Iraq

January 24, 2008

The AFSC has just released a 2-minute video on the cost of war in Iraq.   

One Day = $720 Million.  

Find out how you can help “de-fund” the war and “re-fund” human needs at afsc.org/cost/.