I went to Iraq in January with a nine-person delegation, including four members of the September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows. All four–Colleen Kelly, Terry Rockefeller, Kat Tinley, and Kristina Olsen–had lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 attacks. These women’s mission, to turn their grief into actions for peace, shaped the goal of our […]
Lenore Yarger
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History misremembered
When the Airborne and Special Operations Museum opened recently in Fayetteville, someone had to be there to tell the truth. According to its own promotional materials, the museum is to celebrate 60 years of Airborne history. But our group of 13 Triangle demonstrators attended the museum’s grand opening to remember the horrendous cost of that […]
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Hope for Iraq
Monday morning dawns rainy in New York City. Along with 20 others, I’m waiting in a park up the hill from the United Nations. In a half-hour we’ll stroll down the steps next to the Isaiah wall (which carries those famous lines about turning swords into plowshares), round the corner and join another group in […]
