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Anti-war activist, mother of three combat tour US marine; member of the national steering committee for the "World Can't Wait" www.worldcantwait.net and member of Military Families Speak Out (my opinions do not reflect the national position of MFSO).
(6 comments) SHARE Monday, September 25, 2006 Why We Fight; A Mother's Guide to Civil Disobedience
This Mother of a GI in Iraq is a different kind of hero. She reports the planning and actual experience of civil disobedience-- protests at the UN that led to her arrest
SHARE Friday, July 7, 2006 RAINING METAL?
Yesterday I was speaking with my son who is a Marine stationed in Fallujah. Every so often I am lucky enough to get a phone call, but the conversations have a background noise. All I hear when speaking with him is mortar fire and machine guns hammering away at something. My imagination runs away with me, although it isn't an imaginery time. This is real gun fire, not fireworks on display. His CEO emails offer NO comfort.