Peace

HOUSTON — Texas, home to both President Bush and his father, now leads the nation in number of troops sent to Iraq. It also leads in the per capita death rate among large states, according to the Houston Chronicle.

WASHINGTON — En la capital del país decenas de miles protestaron en contra la guerra y ocupación de Irak como parte de las acciones pacifistas en diferente ciudades de la nación. Las protestas durante el fin de semana pasado marcaban el cuarto aniversario de la invasión estadounidense en ese país del Medio Oriente.

Democrats and others are questioning whether the move will make it possible to avoid paying U.S. taxes. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) stated, “At the same time they’ll be avoiding U.S. taxes, I’m sure they won’t stop insisting on taking their profits in cold hard U.S. cash.”

More than 1,000 local peace actions marked the fourth anniversary of the Iraq war. Below is a sampling from our correspondents.

UNITED NATIONS — The Bush administration is taking a proposed new UN Security Council resolution for further sanctions on Iran as a green light for ratcheting up confrontation with Tehran. Many are concerned that the White House will use the new resolution as a justification for a military attack on Iran.

WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands protested the Iraq war in Washington and in cities and towns across the nation the weekend of March 16-19, the fourth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

March 19 will mark the 4th anniversary of the war in Iraq. This anniversary comes at a turning point for the peace movement. With the pressure and momentum created by the election results of 2006 and the historic 500,000-person march in D.C. on Jan. 27, Congress is starting to take action.

Northern New England town meetings usually take place on the first Tuesday in March, just before mud season. Roads are on the agenda, also fire station leaky roofs, town taxes, and, in Vermont, George Bush.

The Bush administration’s announcement March 2 that it has selected a design for the country’s first post-Cold War nuclear warhead will likely encourage other countries to acquire nuclear weapons, critics say.

This is not the first time an imperial power has recruited oppressed youth, who are denied opportunity at home, to fight and die to maintain world domination. On St. Patrick’s Day, when Irish history and culture are celebrated, we remember that the Irish people faced and resisted similar problems.