Toward an honest commemoration of the American War in Vietnam
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Robert McNamara as a loving father — who couldn’t talk about Vietnam
That Craig McNamara has survived, and thrived, and given us this staggering book, is something of a miracle.
Ukrainian left urges support for Ukrainian resistance
But count on Washington to interpret the Russia-Ukraine War as an imperative of militant American globalism.
Craig McNamara reflects on being son of Vietnam War architect
“Because Our Fathers Lied: A Memoir of Truth and Family, from Vietnam to Today” reckons with the tolls of decisions and responsibility.
The US War in Vietnam: For High School Students
A film for high school students and teachers about the history of the Viet Nam War, composed of photographs from that war (45 min.).
Paul Krassner, Anarchist, Yippies Founder, Remembered
His circle included Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin. Founder of the The Realist, he was called the “father of the underground press”.
“Nothing is Impossible” Finds It Impossible to Tell the Truth About Vietnam
Thoughts on “Nothing is Impossible: America’s Reconciliation with Vietnam” by Ted Osius, US ambassador to Vietnam, 2014-2017.
Ukraine: Dilemmas for the Progressive Left Movement
Opposing Russian imperialism should go along with opposition to US interventions, and its hundreds of military bases, internationally.
The Full Disclosure campaign is a Veterans For Peace effort to speak truth to power and keep alive the antiwar perspective on the American war in Viet Nam — with a series of 50th anniversary events now occurring. It represents a clear alternative to the Pentagon’s current efforts to sanitize and mythologize the Vietnam war and to thereby legitimize further unnecessary and destructive wars.
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“All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory.”
— Viet Thanh Nguyen, Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War
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LETTERS TO THE WALL Book Now Available
A second edition of LETTERS TO THE WALL is now available at a 30% discount price. This edition includes two added features — an authors’ index and a reference index for names on The Wall that letter writers addressed. This book is made up of 187 or so letters written...
Paying The Price For Peace: The Story of S. Brian Willson
Paying the Price… Vietnam Veteran S. Brian Willson paid the price for peace by nearly being killed by a military train during a non-violent protest. Since then, he has not stopped calling attention to the US government’s defiance of international law through waging...
50 Years on the Frontlines: Phillip Jones Griffith Photographs
The Philip Jones Griffiths Foundation Presents: A one-page site containing background materials for the acclaimed show. Curated by George Carrano. Click to view more of Philip's photography.
Veterans for Peace Statement Opposing US Bombing of Iraq and Syria
Veterans know from first hand experience that you cannot bomb your way to peace. More bombing will ultimately mean more division, bloodshed, recruitment for extremist organizations, and a continual cycle of violent intervention. Veterans for Peace September 23, 2014 -...