West Virginia Patriots for Peace

Member of the
West Virginia
Peace and Justice Network

West Virginia Patriots for Peace

An organization dedicated to mobilizing West Virginians
to reclaim and defend American values
of peace, justice and democracy at home and abroad.

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News Articles:

06/17/07 - "The Cost of War" by Jim Lewis
MetroValley.net

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03/01/07 - "Priest pleads guilty to trespassing in war protest"
The Charleston Gazette

02/17/07 - "War protesters picket Capito office"
The Charleston Gazette

11/01/06 - "There's a wild elephant loose - and he's sucking up all the peanuts!"
The Charleston Gazette

08/25/06 - "Take Back America" Rally Saturday"
The Charleston Gazette

08/23/06 - "The United States needs to get out of Iraq"
The Charleston Daily Mail

07/23/06 - "Protesters will be waiting for Bush in South Hills"
The Charleston Gazette

07/21/06 - "Activist groups to protest Bush visit"
The Charleston Daily Mail

05/18/06 - "Concert will feature '60s music and clothes - Audience invited to dress the part and sing along to the protest songs"
The Charleston Daily Mail

05/02/06 - "Governor apologizes to peace group"
The Associated Press - Charleston Gazette

04/16/06 - "Manchin visits troops in Iraq - Four governors in secret trek to war zone"
Charleston Gazette

03/27/06 - "War's cost is too great"
Charleston Gazette - editorial viewpoint

03/18/06 - "Remembering Iraq's dead"
Charleston Gazette - front page

03/15/06 - "Commentary: We could have used that money in WV"
Charleston Daily Mail

11/17/05 - "War in Iraq"
Honorable John P. Muthra, press release

10/28/05 - "Churches want U.S. out of Iraq: WV Council of Churches issues resolution to pull troops out"
Charleston Gazette

10/24/05 - "Bush at Bay: Fitzgerald Looks at Niger Forgeries"
t r u t h o u t - UPI

10/18/05 - "Biological alarm in Washington: Did terrorists attack Washington with a deadly pathogen?"
Salon

10/10/05 - "2,000 dead? Who cares? Why is the country so oblivious to the Iraq war's casualties??"
Salon

09/25/05 - "Contingent from W.Va. shows unity"
also view: Headline Page
Charleston Gazette

09/25/05 - "Marchers in D.C. protest Iraq war"
Charleston Gazette - AP story

09/25/05 - "Veterans, Grieving Families Give Somber Mood to Iraq War Protest"
The Village Voice

09/23/05 - "Thousands Expected For DC Peace Rally"
West Virginia Metro News

09/22/05 - "They Lied....They Died" [6" x 11"] and printable 12" x18" two page ad sponsored by Win Without War
Charleston Gazette

09/16/05 - "Going For Peace - Wall of remembrance honors servicemen"
Marshall Parthenon - Student Newspaper of Marshall University

09/15/05 - "Jane Helfich, holding a list of soldiers killed in Iraq, shows her support for a resolution being debated by the South Charleston City Council that calls for an end to the Iraq war, at a rally in South Charleston, W.Va., Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005."
(AP Photo/Bob Bird)

09/14/05 - "Chicago calls for troops to leave Iraq."
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

06/13/05 - "Freedom Fries lawmaker's U-turn - A pro-Iraq war US congressman who campaigned for French fries to be renamed "freedom fries" is now calling for US troops to return home from Iraq."
BBC News

06/04/05 - "Groups host forum on military recruitment"
Charleston Gazette

06/02/05 - "Patriots for Peace to present other side of recruitment"
Charleston Gazette

05/11/05 - "Army Recruiting Halts for a Day in May"
Associated Press

05_08_05 - "Name Withheld Pending Notification - A Sad Mother's Day for Some"
t r u t h o u t

05/03/05 - "Army Recruiters Say They Feel Pressure to Bend Rules"
The New York Times

04/15/05 - "Stalwart of knowledge, truth Reformed - Byrd preferred over extreme-right hypocrisy"
Charleston Gazette

04/15/05 - "U.S. must set Iraq withdrawal date to gain trust"
Charleston Gazette

03/22/05 - "Iraq debate at UC - Former gubernatorial hopeful Monty Warner squares off with Marshall Middle East expert"
Charleston Gazette

03/20/05 - "Anti War Rally" - West Virginia Patriots for Peace focus on Ending the War, Beginning the Healing [.pdf of edition front page]
Charleston Gazette

03/03/05 - "The term 'quagmire' now seems apt - Don Surber has sometimes erred in defending war"
Charleston Daily Mail

03/02/05 - "Journalist Hersh Slams Bush and the Iraq War"
Charleston Gazette

02/03/05 - "Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Alberto R. Gonzales to be Attorney General)"
U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote

01/26/05 - "Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Condoleeza Rice, of California, to be Secretary of State"
U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote

01/23/05 - "Vietnam Era Influenced Creator of Soldier Banner"
Charleston Gazette

01/21/05 - "Group at Courthouse Protests Bush Ceremony"
Charleston Gazette

01/19/05 - "Opposition to War in Iraq is Byrd's Finest Hour"
Charleston Gazette

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