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    Veterans for Peace

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    VFP Seeks Executive Director

    After 6 years of stellar leadership, Veterans For Peace Executive Director Michael McPhearson has announced his decision to leave his position. For more information on the position and instructions on application procedures go …

    VFP National Convention

    This year the convention will be held in the outskirts of our nation's capitol from 5-9 August. There will be lots of great workshops and thoughtful speakers. You do not have to be a member of VFP to attend the convention, so check it out and register! …

    VFP National Statement on the Crisis in Gaza

    National VFP Statement on Crisis in Gaza VFP does not take the side of any government, but rather takes the side of all people in the region who are victims of the most recent outbreak of violence raging between Palestine and Israel . As U.S. military …

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    I have so often heard pro-war advocates calling anyone for peace and questioning the war "unpatriotic", and have heard implied and actual threats of bodily harm against those people, especially non-veterans. These veterans offer unquestioned credulity and thoughtful assessment to the decision to be for peace rather than war.

    Caroline Liquori

    To be patriotic is to be able to question government policy in times of crisis. To be patriotic is to stand up for the Bill of Rights and the Constitution in times of uncertainty and insecurity. To be patriotic is to speak up against the powerful in defense of the weak and the voiceless. To be patriotic is to be willing to pay the price to preserve our freedoms, dignity, and rights. To be patriotic is to challenge the abuses of the PATRIOT Act.

    To be patriotic is to be able to question government policy in times of crisis. To be patriotic is to stand up for the Bill of Rights and the Constitution in times of uncertainty and insecurity. To be patriotic is to speak up against the powerful in defense of the weak and the voiceless. To be patriotic is to be willing to pay the price to preserve our freedoms, dignity, and rights. To be patriotic is to challenge the abuses of the PATRIOT Act.

    To be patriotic is to be able to question government policy in times of crisis. To be patriotic is to stand up for the Bill of Rights and the Constitution in times of uncertainty and insecurity. To be patriotic is to speak up against the powerful in defense of the weak and the voiceless. To be patriotic is to be willing to pay the price to preserve our freedoms, dignity, and rights. To be patriotic is to challenge the abuses of the PATRIOT Act. ~Sami Al-Arian

    Caroline Liquori

    http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/3/sami_al_arian_released_after_five

    Because the veterans are people speaking with experience and the ones that have to live the rest of their lives with their conscience.