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Stories from 2002-08-27

Green Minister's Resignation Shocks Belgium

STAFF | Environmental Data Services | August 27, 2002

"Aelvoet's spokesperson told reporters that the politician's decision had been made to resolve her "personal conflict with the position of the government" and to remain "coherent with her green beliefs."" [more]

Analysis: Prophet of Hope

Jonathan Freedland | Guardian | August 27, 2002

"Ý'You cannot ignore a command that is repeated 36 times in the Mosaic books: "You were exiled in order to know what it feels like to be an exile." I regard that as one of the core projects of a state that is true to Judaic principle. And therefore I regard the current situation as nothing less than tragic, because it is forcing Israel into postures that are incompatible in the long-run with our deepest ideals.'Ý" [more]

US Faces Setbacks in Terror Cases

Anne Gearan | Associated Press | August 27, 2002

"A panel of three judges at the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled the public and press cannot be barred from immigration hearings for people rounded up after Sept. 11." [more]

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This website is a tribute to Why War?, one of the nation's first and most innovative post-9/11 student antiwar organizations. Born on October 22, 2001 at Swarthmore College, we were a handful of freshmen and sophmores who vocally opposed the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere. And now, seven years later, we are retiring this website as we focus our efforts on new directions. We hope that it continues to serve future activists and we remain confident that humanity is on the verge birthing a better world.