New GI Coffee House
A video about current GI resistance activities in Washington state.
Afghanistan Violence, War in Niger, Canada Parliament Votes to Let US War Resisters Stay, Corey Glass Appeals for Asylum
Violence Flares In Afghanistan
Human cost of war in Niger -17 July 08
Canada’s Parliament votes to let U.S. War Resisters stay
Sgt. Corey Glass appeals to Prime Minister Harper for asylum
Obama: All troops will be out…in 16 months
Obama says he will gradually bring troops out, and in 16 months all American troops will be out of Iraq.
He says that the American people understand that we have fulfilled our obligations in Iraq, and that he will visit Iraq and talk to Iraqi officials.
Articles on the War in Afghanistan
While it is often not on the front page, there is information available regarding the war in Afghanistan. Below are links to recently published news articles.
Afghanistan: A War That’s Still Not Won ( Time Magazine, June 26, 2008 )
Afghanistan: Marines’ Tour Extended ( Time Magazine, July 4, 2008 )
Military Death Toll Rises in Afghanistan ( NYTimes.com, July 2, 2008 )
Afghans Say New U.S. Strike Killed Civilians ( NYTimes.com, July 7, 2008 )
U.N. Warns of Food and Security Crises in Afghanistan ( NYTimes.com, July 2, 2008 )
Faces of the Fallen: Iraq and Afghanistan Casualties ( washingtonpost.com )
Bush admits to ‘tough month’ in Afghanistan ( CNN.com, July 2, 2008 )
Coalition troop deaths in Afghanistan surpass Iraq ( CNN.com July 1, 2008 )
Bush signs bill funding wars into 2009 ( CNN.com, June 30, 2008 )
