2 From the editor's desk

4 American Icarus: Goals, Dangers, and Resistance To Bush's Imperial Aggression
by Joseph Gerson
Bush and his inner circle speak are gambling with far more than their political careers; they pursue the messianic dream of imperial peace

8 US Diplomat's Letter of Resignation
by John Brady Kiesling
When our friends are afraid of us rather than for us, it is time to worry

9 More Diplomats Resign; "...a war without support at home or agreement abroad"
from John Brown, Mary Wright, and Robin Cook
If we believe in an international community based on binding rules and institutions, we cannot simply set them aside when they produce results that are inconvenient to us

10 Violent Disobedience and Civil Resistance
by Robert Irwin
Bush is committing "violent disobedience" against the global legal order; our challenge is to escalate morally, not destructively

13 When Democracy Failed: The Warnings of History
by Thom Hartmann
It started in 1933 when the government, in the midst of a worldwide economic crisis, received reports of an imminent terrorist attack

16 Archeologists Warn of Iraq War's Devastation
by Sandy English
It is a longstanding function of imperialism to loot and destroy precious art and historical objects

17 Living in Baghdad on the Eve of War
by Ramzi Kysia
If we would have peace, we must work as hard, and risk as much, as the warmakers do for destruction

19 Honor Rachel--End House Demolitions
by Jeff Halper
The threshold of what is outrageous has reached unimaginable heights in the Occupied Territories; little moves us anymore

20 Excerpts from Rachel Corrie's Emails
I'm having a hard time right now--feel sick to my stomach a lot from being doted on all the time, very sweetly, by people who are facing doom

21 Black Flags
by Uri Avnery
If one believes that the long-term security and well-being of Israel depend on Israeli-Palestinian peace and reconciliation between the two peoples of this country, one has to do everything to prevent acts that will deepen the abyss of hatred between us

22 Guidelines for Helping Children During Times of War
by Diane Levin
It can help children to feel secure when they see adults working to help keep the world safe

24 Seeing the Color Line in the Quest for Peace
by Louise Dunlap
We must take huge risks, moving way outside our comfort zones to change old habits. We did not create this situation, but our silence and passivity keep it in place

25 Why I Will be Protesting Prisons
by Aaron Tanaka
The connections between this nation's prison system and its military industry are intimate and real

26 Message from the Immigrant Community to the Peace Movement
by Gabriel Camacho
So I ask the Peace Movement to take a profound look at itself. Take a historical and economic view of globalization and its consequences. Examine and learn from resistance movements in the Global South

27 An Appeal to Conscience in Support of Those Refusing to Pay for War on Iraq
from the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee
The maintenance of our military arsenal depends upon the willingness of the American people to finance it

32 Message from a 12-year-old
by Charlotte Aldebron
So take a look at me, a good long look, because I am what you should see in your head when you think about bombing Iraq; I am what you are going to destroy

30 PIECES Events, Resources, Opportunities, Gatherings, Campaigns

SHORT TAKES
The Pope's Divisions, p. 7
MoveOn's Demand for Full Media Coverage, p. 15
"The Shelter," Fred Marchant, p. 17
Principles of the Nuremberg Tribunal, p. 18
Kucinich--On Weapons of Mass Destruction and Support of Troops, p. 27
In Memoriam -- Eugene J. Carroll and Herbert Aptheker, p. 28
Letters from Michael True and Paul Lacey, p. 29

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