AOL-J'er Katie Brengle (libgal81) of the America's Regression blog is an aspiring writer who recently had an article published that includes her account of a counter-inaugural demonstration she attended: Peaceful Tomorrows: 9/11 Victims Against the War in Iraq DissentVoice.com 01/24/05.
She writes:
Peaceful Tomorrows is a group made up of family members of those lost in the September 11th attacks who are against the war, as they identify with all victims of war and terrorism. The group takes its name from a 1967 speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the war in Vietnam when he said, "The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows." Unfortunately, 40 years later, with his words still ringing in our ears, we still have not learned. ...
She was horrified by President Bush's rhetoric following the attacks, when he swore a "crusade" against terrorism. She had no desire for any more innocent human beings to die. Peaceful Tomorrows wants those responsible for 9/11 to be held accountable--including those inside the United States who, though they knew something was coming, did nothing to warn the American people, or to protect them. What they don't want is war. They oppose war, they oppose torture and other human rights violations, they oppose imperialism and the unnecessary curtailing of our civil liberties. They have utmost respect for international law--something our government has sworn to uphold, but circumvents or ignores completely whenever it benefits them.
She also has a good recent post at her blog describing why the right of choice on abortion is so important: Yet Another Reason that Roe v. Wade is Important 01/23/05.
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