July 24, 2008 edition


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A battle cry

to end the war

In a non-descript office in the Quaker-established Friends Center in downtown Philadelphia, a handful of twentysomethings work on making their message heard across the country and beyond.
While their individual backgrounds vary, they all share one common bond — each served in the military since Sept. 11, 2001. They also share a common goal — to withdraw all combat troops from the Middle Eastern country the United States invaded more than five years ago.
The organization is called Iraq Veterans Against the War, and its national headquarters is right here in the City of Brotherly Love.

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Editorial:

No end in sight?

Close your eyes, gentle readers, and imagine Shari Lewis and her friends Charlie Horse and Lamb Chop commenting on the war in Iraq:
This is the war that never ends, it just goes on and on, my friend.
Will, in fact, the war ever end? Like so many of their fellow Americans, members of the Iraq Veterans Against the War hope it ends soon, and, like so many folks, they see now that it is a war based on false pretenses.

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