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Tomas Young Dies at 34; Critic of Iraq War in Film Mr. Young was the subject of a film that showed the devastating human cost of the war and argued that it should have never been fought.

Thank you Andy Thayer of the Gay Liberation Network for the photos!

Hardy souls gathered in the nasty weather today at an anti-war Veterans Day ceremony organized by the Iraq Veterans Against the War, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, and Veterans For Peace.

If you missed IVAW's Veterans Day Observance you can watch at this link. Thank you CAN TV for the coverage!

Iraq Veterans Against the War Veterans Day Observance Iraq Veterans Against The War gather to oppose the escalation of war in Iraq and Syria and to honor the deaths of veterans recently lost to su***de. This pro...

Special Forces Flown To Mount Sinjar To Assess Yazidi Rescue WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon official says a team of U.S. Army Special Forces were flown atop Sinjar Mountain in northern Iraq to get a firsthand look at possible ways to rescue stranded Iraqi civilians suffering from thirst and hunger. A de...

U.S. Begins Airstrikes Against Islamic Militants In Iraq The U.S. conducted its first airstrike against Islamic militants outside the Kurdish city of Irbil in Iraq on Friday, the Pentagon confirmed. Military aircraft dropped two 500-pound bombs on ISIL artillery being used to shell Kurdish forces. Obama...

Resolution Against New Iraq War Passes House in Landslide The House on Friday overwhelmingly passed a symbolic resolution that calls for the executive branch to attain explicit approval from Congress before deploying troops to Iraq in a "sustained combat role," in what peace campaigners are heralding as an important milestone in efforts to prevent a new wa…

Mosul w/out Christians for First time in 1,900 Years as Radical Fundamentalists Threaten Minorities By Juan Cole For the first time in nearly 2000 years, there are virtually no Christians in the city of &helip;

"Evacuate Where? Have you Seen [how teeny] Gaza is?" - Jon Stewart Jon Stewart on Gaza (starts at 4:50 mins in:) The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on &helip;

Our IVAW brother Jovanni Reyes writing on the need to end the war in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: The Other War of Aggression That Needs to End U.S. troops in Afghanistan. (Photo: US Army/ cc/ Flickr)As violence in Iraq continues, and Israel escalates its brutal assault on Gaza, the human tragedy of boundless war and militarism could not be more clear. Yet, despite overwhelming U.S. public opinion that the so-called War on Terror (which amo…

Thank you to all the great people who came out and supported Chicago IVAW's Memorial Day events! Another great Memorial Day, expect many more great events from the Chicago chapter!

Two years ago, IVAW got down in Chicago!!!

"No NATO, No War": U.S. Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Return War Medals at NATO Summit DemocracyNow.org - Democracy Now! broadcasts from Chicago, site of the largest NATO summit in the organization's six-decade history. On Sunday, veterans of t...

Vince on national Australian radio program discussing PTSD, Iraq and Afghanistan and U.S. global influence.

Iraq Veterans Against the War Vincent Emanuele returned from two tours of Iraq suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He has since become an outspoken critic of the U.S. missions to Iraq and Afghanistan, and the treatment of veterans by his government.