AltWeeklies Wire
Activists Want Portland to be a Sanctuary for AWOL Soldiersnew
A coalition of activists called PDX Peace is gathering signatures to make Portland America's third "Sanctuary City" for military deserters, along with San Francisco and Berkeley. And they want the City Council to adopt an ordinance that would protect war resisters by blocking Portland police from acting on federal orders to arrest AWOL soldiers.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
07-23-2008 |
War
Tags: Iraq, AWOL, Afghanistan, soldiers, Portland, deportation, war & peace, Sanctuary City, PDX Peace
A New Lifeline for Iraqi Interpretersnew
An army captain's new nonprofit foundation pressures the U.S. government to do more for Iraqi interpreters who have worked with Americans in the war-torn nation.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
11-07-2007 |
War
Soldiers of Fortunenew
The U.S. Army still wants 84-year-old Nestor Perala.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
05-16-2007 |
War
Tags: war & peace
War Tax Resistancenew
Your money is paying for a bloody war -- theirs isn't.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
04-11-2007 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Financial Flashback from Iraqnew
An Oregon guardsman faces a $4,000 bill for missing gear.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
03-28-2007 |
War
Tags: war in iraq, National Guard
Distant Justicenew
A Portland lawyer is trying to help one Guantanamo detainee return to his life as a fruit trader.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
08-10-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
