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Tue Nov 13 2012 (Updated 11/14/12)
Crosses in Lafayette: The Need to Remember
Tue Nov 13 2012 (Updated 11/14/12)
Memorial for Soldiers Killed in Iraq and Afghanistan Continues to Grow
On a small hill next to Deer Hill Road in the City of Lafayette, over 6,000 crosses have been erected and displayed as an on-going tribute, and to memorialize the soldiers, who have been killed in Iraq or Afghanistan. The hillside has been marked with controversy, and has sparked anger and even attracted counter protests to its existence.
Wed Sep 15 2010 (Updated 10/01/10)
Ellsberg, Former Gov't Officials Kick Off Campaign to Free Bradley Manning
Wed Sep 15 2010 (Updated 10/01/10)
Benefit for PFC Manning, Accused of Leaking Thousands of Documents and Combat Video
On September 16th, Daniel Ellsberg, US Army Col. and diplomat Ann Wright (ret.), senior CIA analyst Ray McGovern (ret.), and KPFA morning host Aimee Allison spoke in Oakland to kick off a nationwide campaign to free alleged whistleblower Bradley Manning, accused of leaking thousands of documents and combat video showing the gunning down of Iraqi civilians and journalists. The event was be streamed live on Indybay as well as Michael Moore's website.
Tue Feb 23 2010 (Updated 02/24/10)
As Afghan War Continues, S.F. Vigil Marks 1000 U.S. Deaths
Tue Feb 23 2010 (Updated 02/24/10)
Vigil in San Francisco Marks the 1000th US Death in Afghanistan
The day after the 1000th US soldier was killed in Afghanistan a vigil was held in front of the War Memorial in San Francisco to draw attention to the growing loss of life for the US war drive. All 1000 names were read as well as a representative of the unknown number of Afghanis who have been killed during the occupation of their country. The event was organized by the American Friends Service Committee and Veterans for Peace.
Fri Feb 5 2010 (Updated 02/12/10)
Alexis Hutchinson, a Single Mother from Oakland, Is Facing a Year in Military Prison
Fri Feb 5 2010 (Updated 02/12/10)
Oakland Mother Being Tried for Refusing to Leave Son and Go to Afghanistan
Update 2/11: Hutchinson wins discharge.
Alexis Hutchinson, a single mother from Oakland, CA, is facing up to a year in military prison for refusing to leave her son in Georgia foster care while being deployed to Afghanistan. Military objector support group Courage to Resist is raising funds for Hutchinson's defense and circulating a petition on its website to demand that charges be dropped. 
Wed Dec 2 2009
Obama Escalates War In Afghanistan
On December 1st 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama announced that he would send an additional 30,000 US troops to Afghanistan in the coming months, bringing the total number of American troops occupying Afghanistan to nearly 100,000. Describing the war as "not just America's war," Obama vowed to start bringing the troops back home by the middle of 2011.
On December 2nd, several hundred protesters gathered at 5pm at Powell and Market in San Francisco to voice their opposition for Obama's war plans. 
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PEACE VIGIL - 14th Anniversary of U.S. & British Airstrikes in Afghanistan
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Tuesday Oct 6th 12:05 PM 
Doctors Without Borders Spokesperson Says US Knew Coordinates Of Hospital
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Saturday Oct 3rd 1:41 PM 
Afghanistan: Urgent inquiry needed after new US airstrike increases civilian death toll
Friday Sep 12th 12:51 AM
Kathy Kelly: The Cost of War, the Price of Peace; Eyewitness Reports from Afghanistan
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Monday Apr 7th 4:21 PM |
