Criminals for Peace
By William T. Hathaway
How do we defuse an aggressive culture? How do we end an endless war?
A new group of war resisters, deserters, and peace activists from the USA, Europe, Iraq, and Afghanistan offers a variety of answers to these conundrum questions. In opposing militarism we’ve moved beyond demonstrations and petitions into direct action, flouting the government’s laws and impeding its ability to kill our fellow human beings. As criminals for peace, we’re defying the Patriot Act and working underground in secret cells to undermine the US military empire.
ABOVE: Opposition to imperial wars continues to grow, including among the ranks of the Western military. Veteran groups have tried to focus critical attention to these conflicts with the kind of firsthand testimony that only ex-servicemen can offer but their efforts have met for the most part with the ideological blockade of the corporate media. Now, a new group, Criminals for Peace, represents yet a new approach to the old question..
