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Stories from 2002-08-31

Afghan Supreme Court Upholds Media Ban on Women

STAFF | Dawn | August 31, 2002

"The supreme court of Afghanistan on Saturday backed a decision by state-run media to ban women from singing on the radio and prevent Indian films from being aired in the capital. " [more]

As Much as They Hate to Admit It, Some Americans Are Tired of Being Reminded

Allen G. Breed | Associated Press | August 31, 2002

"Shannon Allen, offering peach slices to passers-by at the Farmers Market, says he is dreading the attacks anniversary." [more]

German Unit Will Pull Out If U.S. Attacks Iraq

Steven Erlanger | New York Times | August 31, 2002

"If the United States attacks Iraq, Germany will withdraw its specialized unit designed to respond to nuclear, chemical and biological warfare from Kuwait, the German defense minister said in an interview published today." [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.