Why War?
why-war.com
Please make a donation to keep this site alive.
-- We need only $30/month to stay online.

Stories from 2003-05-13

Indonesia Threatens Martial Law in Rebel Province

Lely T. Djuhari | Associated Press | May 13, 2003

"Rebels ignored [a] deadline, saying they were prepared to fight what could be a bloody new phase in a 26-year conflict that has killed nearly 12,000 people. But they also suggested there still was room for compromise." [more]

Nonviolence Starting to Matter in the Middle East

Ira Chernus | Common Dreams | May 13, 2003

"The order was to close down the television station in Mosul, because it sometimes broadcasts Al-Jazeera. The TV station was the only means of public communication for a very large city. Major Means said she could not in good conscience close it down, just to suppress free speech. Her superiors could not ignore that. They relieved her of duty and flew her out of Mosul, right away." [more]

Analysis: Saudi Bombings Highlight Threat to Both US and Arab Rulers

Alistair Lyon | Reuters | May 13, 2003

"Analysts said Monday night's attacks, blamed by Saudi and U.S. officials on Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network, highlight the pressures the Saudi royal family faces in maintaining a domestically unpopular alliance with the United States." [more]

US Military May Intervene if Afghan Violence Continues

Chris Kraul | Los Angeles Times | May 13, 2003

"The United States is urging Afghan President Hamid Karzai to rein in provincial warlords who are hijacking hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue needed by his government, and has not ruled out U.S. military aid in the event of a showdown." [more]

1–4 of 4 records found matching your criteria.

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.