Tag: MFSO

Despite the fact that both the Bush and Obama Administration have made it easier for Americans to go to war, since most U.S. citizens have never been asked by either administration or any political party to share in the sacrifice of our troops and military families, both the conservatives and so called liberals have been able to neutralize the anti-war movement (defined as pure pacifists) into being as much of a nuisance as a mosquito on an elephant.

Retraction of the Article OUTRAGEOUS: Joe & Jill Biden lie about military families speaking out against the wars After receiving an ACTION ALERT from Military Families...

Military Families Speak Out (MFSO) has joined with Veterans for Peace in launching a public education campaign to remind the public and voters of the fiscal costs of War, and the impact the War Economy has on all Americans.

As follow-up to my last update on Operation Recovery, and with the Congressional elections only a few weeks away, Voters for Peace the grassroots...

This posting is a follow-up to VT coverage of Military Families Speak Out (MFSO) and Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) forming an alliance...

Less than a week after VT posted Sign the Petition for Operation Recovery – STOP deploying injured troops!, Military Families Speak Out (MFSO) has...

About a month ago I asked Peggy Logue the author of the book Skin in the Game- Supporting the Troops Without Supporting the War...

VT has just received this announcement for an employment opportunity with one of the non-profits working to Bring Our Troops Home and Take Care...

As the hour for President Obama's speech to the nation on Iraq approaches, VT has been getting input from across the political spectrum from...

PBS FRONTLINE did a documentary that is now available on DVD accurately called Obama's War. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/obamaswar/ FRONTLINE notes that "Tens of thousands of fresh American troops...

Military Families Speak Out (MFSO) sent this media release at 3:30 PM today. Posted by Robert L. Hanafin, Major, U.S. Air Force-Retired, VT News Member Military...

By Ray Parrish, VVAW Veterans Benefits Counselor As mentioned in a previous article, Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) intends expanding its capability to offer...

After preaching to the choir for about seven paragraphs, Paul Rieckhoff, the founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) had this meaningful thing to say about Memorial Day,

The Military Family Peace group Military Families Speak Out is asking all Military Families, Veterans, and supporters who question or oppose the continued occupation...

As follow-up on my Peace of the Action series covering the up-coming 20 March PEACE demonstrations across the nation Pro-PEACE Veterans and Military Families...

Last December I posted an article Military Divorces continue to increase, a  spokesman for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) said that, "Every marriage has...

As you know, President Obama delivering his second State of the Union address on Wednesday, January 27 , 2010. With the vast majority of Americans (the electorate) not having a loved one in the military thus not committed to the wars, it was no surprise that Obama's message focused on domestic priorities, and he only reiterated and defended his policy decisions on Iraq and Afghanistan, including the most recent surge of 30,000 troops in November, 2009.