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Stories from 2002-11-02

US Pilots in Gulf Use Southern Iraq for Practice Runs

Michael R. Gordon | New York Times | November 2, 2002

"Navy pilots are conducting mock strikes against airfields, towers and other military sites in Iraq in preparation for a possible military campaign." [more]

Al Qaeda's New Warriors

Syed Saleem Shahzad | Asia Times | November 2, 2002

"And contrary to the view projected in most of the Western media, that the attacks are proof that al-Qaeda has become stronger than ever since September 11, the reality is that bin Laden's jihad against the US has to a large extent been hijacked by local Muslim groups, who are now the ones perpetuating the waves of terror." [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.