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Stories from 2002-02-18

British Paratroopers Allegedly Killed Afghan Helping Pregnant Woman

Philip Smucker | Daily Telegraph | February 18, 2002

Afghans accused British paratroopers yesterday of shooting dead a civilian in Kabul as he took his pregnant sister-in-law to hospital. [more]

Five Killed in Rival Clashes

STAFF | Reuters | February 18, 2002

"Four Afghan fighters and an aid worker were killed in weekend clashes in northern Afghanistan between rival factions within the shattered country's interim government, officials said on Monday. The fighting, in which about 30 people were wounded, cast fresh doubt on the ability of the new Afghan government to hold together its loose coalition of old enemies and ensure security in the country." [more]

How a President's Words can Lead to War

Pat Buchanan | Townhall.com | February 18, 2002

"By threatening war against Iran, Iraq and North Korea in his now-famous "Axis of Evil" address, the president painted himself into a corner. Either Bush now goes to war against one of these regimes, or he will be humiliated and exposed as a bellicose bluff." [more]

Iraqi Papers: US Preparing to Attack Iraq

Hassan Hafidh | Reuters | February 18, 2002

"Iraqi newspapers said on Monday the United States was launching a psychological war on Iraq in preparation for military strikes on the country." [more]

Taliban Official Predicts Revival of Movement

Saeed Ali Achakzai | Reuters | February 18, 2002

"A senior member of Afghanistan's defeated Taliban derided the interim government Monday for failing to stem rising lawlessness and said the people would soon demand the return of his hard-line movement." [more]

US Forces Approach Muslim Filipino Extremist Group

Pat Roque | Associated Press | February 18, 2002

"Four American soldiers, their Philippine military escorts and journalists surveyed the area from a hilly Philippine marine camp in Maluso town on the southern island of Basilan before more special forces arrived." [more]

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This website is a tribute to Why War?, one of the nation's first and most innovative post-9/11 student antiwar organizations. Born on October 22, 2001 at Swarthmore College, we were a handful of freshmen and sophmores who vocally opposed the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere. And now, seven years later, we are retiring this website as we focus our efforts on new directions. We hope that it continues to serve future activists and we remain confident that humanity is on the verge birthing a better world.