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After Ignoring ISIS Assault on Kobani, US Launches Major Strikes and Arms Turkey’s Kurdish Foes
As news cameras on the Turkish-Syrian border showed Islamic State fighters assaulting a town in plain sight, the US-led coalition responded with the most airstrikes of its Syria campaign.
Foundation Announces Peace Poetry Award Winners
The Peace Poetry Awards are named for the late Barbara Mandigo Kelly, a poet, pianist and peace advocate.
Student Peace Activists and Teacher Are “Inspiration To The World”, says UN Secretary General
The occasion was the launch of world tour of the Big Book: Pages for Peace Project.
Obama’s Dumb War
The president is now poised to leave behind a Middle East quagmire much like the one he was elected to end.
US Government Sanitizes Vietnam War History
The Pentagon plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War by launching a $30 million program to rewrite and sanitize its history.
Canadian MPs Vote to Expand Support to Fight IS
The Canadian Parliament devoted most of the day Monday and Tuesday to discussing the government's plan to deploy F-18 fighter jets and 600 troops in a six-month air combat …
International Day of Nonviolence in Afghanistan
We need this excitement to generate more and more circles of friendship, along with many more relationships that can help us understand that our governments have unfortunately disguised perpetual …
The Five-Point Plan Used to Justify Fighting Wars Is Being Deployed in Media Again
There is essentially a five-point plan that can be used to justify foreign intervention of most kinds.
Ban Weaponized Drones!
An International day of action on October 4th.
War Polls Obstruct Democracy and Peace
If we're going to make good decisions about conflict, we need nonviolence A through Z.