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Stopping the War Machine: Military Recruiters Must Be Confronted

Ron Kovic / Truthdig May 28, 2008 As a former United States Marine Corps sergeant who was shot and paralyzed from my mid-chest down during my second tour of duty in Vietnam on Jan. 20, 1968, I am sending my complete support and admiration to all those now involved in the courageous struggle to stop military recruitment in Berkeley and across the country. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Why We Resist

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 10, 2007 The refusal to pay my taxes if we go to war with Iran, and the portion of my taxes spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan if we do not cut off funding for these two conflicts, is not a means. It is an end. I do not know if my refusal, and the refusal of others, will be effective in halting these wars. All I know is that it is worth doing. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges’ Civil Disobedience

Staff / Truthdig Nov 22, 2007 The Truthdig columnist writes in The Nation that he will not pay his taxes if the United States attacks Iran. Like Henry David Thoreau before him, Hedges will not help finance an immoral war. "I realize this is a desperate and perhaps futile gesture," he writes. "But an attack on Iran -- which appears increasingly likely before the coming presidential election -- will unleash a regional conflict of catastrophic proportions." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Patriot’s Day: Stop the Violence

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Apr 18, 2007 Historian Howard Zinn tells us that patriotism "is about dissent." Americans should see the wisdom of his words in a time when some equate patriotism with supporting the war. As the U.S. mourns the loss of innocent college students, let's not blindly accept the horror that has destroyed thousands of young Iraqis. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hang Up on War

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Apr 4, 2007 If you are upset that Congress won't defund the war in Iraq, there's something you can do: Stop paying a tax. Legally. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )