Washington Peace Center

Ryan, a former Washington Peace Center Intern

Nearly 92,000 Documents Leaked, Expose Truth of Afghan War

Submitted by Ramah on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 12:43pm

War, Peace, Torture

Classified information on the war in Afghanistan has been released by three major media sources in the world–the New York Times, The Guardian, and Der Spiegel. Nearly 92,000 documents were provided to the three sources by Wikileaks, and have been published in the form of “war logs.”

Run in WPFW Local Station Board

Submitted by Ramah on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 4:49pm

DC Local Justice

The new deadline for submitting election nomination materials is 6:00pm on July 31st.

Delegates on WPFW's local station board are involved in important decisions with respect to the station's budget, programming and policies. WPFW members, individuals who have contributed $25 between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010 or performed 3 hours of volunteer service, are eligible to run or vote in the election. Without listener participation we will not be able to have a fair broad election with candidates who are representative of WPFW's community.

Find more information at http://pacificaelections2010.org/.

Pentagon Spending on the Chopping Block

Submitted by Ramah on Mon, 07/19/2010 - 6:09pm

War, Peace, Torture

The current economic crisis, coupled with concerns about spiraling deficits and our staggering national debt, is, at long last, bringing military spending to the forefront of the budget debate. Not since the end of the Cold War and the discussion of a "peace dividend" has the Pentagon budget—generally considered sacrosanct—received such scrutiny.