In 2001 Howard Zinn wrote "How can a war be truly just when it involves the daily killing of civilians, when it causes hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children to leave their homes to escape the bombs, when it may not find those who planned the September 11 attacks, and when it will multiply the ranks of people who are angry enough at this country to become terrorists themselves?

This war amounts to a gross violation of human rights, and it will produce the exact opposite of what is wanted: It will not end terrorism; it will proliferate terrorism."

Unfortunately he was right. And the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are still raging as the recent bombings in Baghdad illustrate, and show no signs of abating. The chaos of the American military intervention has reduced the quality of life drastically all over Iraq and the war is STILL CONTINUING.

The walkout on April 18th is vitally important...we need to keep fighting to stop this.