How does it feel to be caught in a war that shouldn't ever have been waged? In New York City on Memorial Day, Iraq war veterans used street theater to bring the reality home.
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Iraq War
Tom Hayden:
In a huge setback for John McCain and the Bush Administration, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki endorses Barack Obama's timeline for withdrawal--and the presumptive Democratic nominee could reap a windfall.
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Presidential Election 2008
His plan to exit Iraq falls far short of the complete withdrawal most Americans want. But it's a place to start.
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Iraq War
Chris Toensing:
Getting out of Iraq responsibly isn't the impossible feat war supporters would have you think.
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Presidential Election 2008
Tom Hayden:
Obama's plan to de-escalate the war in Iraq only to ramp up another in Afghanistan just might work. It could also entrap the US in an even wider quagmire.
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Iraq War
YouTube :
Appearing on Good Morning America, John Edwards speaks out against false claims that Barack Obama has flip-flopped on Iraq.
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Iraq War
Tom Hayden:
The electorates in both countries are threatening to topple the principal warmakers at the ballot box.
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Iraq War
Will Di Novi:
American military defectors are waging
a campaign to achieve political asylum in Canada. As the threat of
deportation grows, the fate of hundreds of former soldiers and their
families hangs in the balance.
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Iraq War
Laila Al-Arian & Laura Hanna:
In three days of wrenching public testimony in Washington, DC, Iraq War veterans shared the horrors of war.
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Environment
Christian Parenti & Laura Hanna:
The Nation's international correspondent journeys deep into the heart of the Congo Basin woodlands to see how a massive logging boom is decimating the world's second-largest tropical forest.
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Ethical Economics
Naomi Klein & Laura Hanna:
In this VideoNation report, Nation columnist Naomi Klein explains how after 9/11 the Bush Administration launched a new security economy, driven by the notion of an endless war against an undefined evil.
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Peace Activism
Laura Hanna & Astra Taylor:
Pointing imaginary guns and roughing up "Iraqi civilians", antiwar veterans brought the realities of the Iraq debacle to Manhattan, in a Memorial Day protest that turned Times Square into a combat zone.
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Disability Rights Movement
Astra Taylor:
Disabled people march on Washington to protest policies that keep them out of sight, out of mind.
Pointing imaginary guns and roughing up "Iraqi civilians", a group of
antiwar veterans brought the realities of the Iraq debacle to Manhattan,
in a Memorial Day protest that briefly turned the streets of the city
into a combat zone. In "Operation First Casualty," a
half-dozen members of
Iraq Veterans
Against the War employed the tactics of street theater to stage
mini-dramas in Times Square, Union Square and the World Trade Center
site, simulating sniper fire and staging mock arrests of fellow
protesters who portrayed Iraqis. The group plans to take Operation First
Casualty to the streets of Chicago June 17.
About Laura Hanna
Laura Hanna is a filmmaker who, with Astra Taylor, produces short-form documentaries for The Nation. Their New York-based production company, Hidden Driver, specializes in feature-length and short-form films focusing on intellectual, cultural and political issues
A California native, she has worked in all stages of production, as an editor, producer, sound recordist, post-production sound editor, mixer and designer. She is currently directing the documentary feature Megapolis.
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About Astra Taylor
Astra Taylor is a writer, filmmaker and director who, with Laura Hanna, produces short-form documentaries for The Nation. Their New York-based production company, Hidden Driver, specializes in feature-length and short-form films that explore intellectual, cultural and political issues.
She directed the 2005 documentary Zizek!. In 2006, she was named one of the 25 New Faces to Watch in independent cinema by Filmmaker Magazine.
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