Yearly Archives: 2003

Imagine if Ronald Reagan had announced in 1985 that we were going back to Vietnam, and this time we were going to take out those commies. That’s how surreal the whole discussion of invading Iraq is, because we have just … Continue reading →

The groups, Veterans for Common Sense and Military Families Speak Out, are part of a small but vocal anti-war movement that has arisen in recent months as Bush orders hundreds of thousands of troops to the Middle East in preparation … Continue reading →

January 15, 2003 National Press Club, Washington, DC Contact: Erik Gustafson egustafson@igc.org Families of Current Service Members and Gulf War Veterans Question U.S. Military Build-Up in the Gulf I. OPENING STATEMENT by Erik Gustafson Good Morning. My name is Erik … Continue reading →

Last week, a once-notorious Iraqi site made news again. Seeking evidence of biological weapons production, United Nations arms inspectors swooped into the closed industrial facility at Abu Ghreib, outside Baghdad — the same plant that U.S. forces bombed on Jan. … Continue reading →

Students Protest War Plans Washington, DC, 6:27 p.m. EST January 14, 2003 Student protestors took an anti-war message to a busy intersection in northwest Washington Tuesday. The protest started when dozens of students gathered outside of Wilson High School in … Continue reading →

Scientists believe nasal and respiratory irritation caused by desert sand storms and oil field fires during Operation Desert Storm, may have weakened the nose/brain barrier and allowed depleted uranium to enter the central nervous system of soldiers in the field … Continue reading →

For those who make war instruments, war is very good business indeed, and, while the rest of the economy may be tanking, things that go “bang” and kill people are on a roll. Boeing, for instance, recently doubled its production … Continue reading →

Well under half of that force is in the gulf region now. But three large deployment orders signed by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld — two in the last 24 hours for a total of 62,000 troops and one on … Continue reading →

The deployment will begin next week with movement of the 3rd Brigade from Fort Benning, Ga., through Robins Air Force Base, Ga., officials said. The rest of the division is expected to follow in a deployment from Hunter Army Airfield, … Continue reading →

Let’s be perfectly clear. You cannot have a war when the so-called enemy has done nothing to provoke you and is absolutely no threat to your national safety and has no significant military force and has negligible chance of even … Continue reading →