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"Stop the war" sang Jimmy Cliff at Glastonbury 2011, changing the title of his 1960s anti-war hit Vietnam to Afghanistan. Bob Dylan called Vietnam the best protest song he ever heard. Jimmy Cliff's many hits include Wild World, You Can Get It If You Really Want It, I Can See Clearly Now, Wonderful World Beautiful People. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.

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WikiLeaks

Discover the truth

of the unjust, illegitimate war in Iraq and Afghanistan: WikiLeaks releases hundreds of thousands of military records revealing thousands of civilian deaths, execution squads,
other war crimes.

The Guantánamo Files

documenting torture, abuse, and years of unjust imprisonment.

Watch "Collateral Murder"

The military's own video documenting the killing of 12 Iraqis from a helicopter circling above

Help Stop these Crimes: Collateral Murder Video Showings and more...

Support Bradley Manning

The young soldier accused of releasing the US military records.
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Occupy Movement

Don't Suppress the Occupy Movement

Call to Mass Action Against the Suppression of the Occupy Movement

No Wars on the World's 99%: Stop the Crimes of the U.S. Government!
Spread resistance not US Empire!

Guantánamo

10 Years Too Many: National Day of Action Against Guantánamo!

Read reports/view photos and video from protests in DC and around the country on January 11, the tenth anniversary of Guantánamo.

New Project: CloseGuantanamo.org
Sign the petition and demand the Obama administration close it NOW!

Crimes are Crimes, No Matter Who Does Them

Thursday, 06 May 2010 07:00

By Debra Sweet,
Director of The World Can't Wait

Today, The New York Review of Books, carrying our full page ad, will start to appear in mail boxes. It will be on newsstands on the 13th. Some have asked why we chose this publication to start with.

As the Review’s website states: "With a worldwide circulation of over 135,000, The New York Review of Books has established itself, in Esquire's words, as 'the premier literary-intellectual magazine in the English language.'"

We will be reaching academics, intellectuals, and thinking people concerned about humanity across the country and around the world with this ad.

If you haven't seen it yet, you can view it here.

I am really proud that we all responded to some of the most egregious actions by the government with this statement that will challenge, alarm, inspire, and provoke people. I only hope that Glenn Beck, the Wall Street Journal, and Fox News notice and decide to make a big deal over our stand, and that we can break into the mainstream with this message.

Most importantly, though, we need more than words... we need a renewed and determined movement against these occupations, and the torture, indefinite detention, civilian killings they require.

We will continue to gather signatures and donations and try to publish this statement in other national publications. You can help, and get involved with other creative actions through worldcantwait.net. If you come up with any other ideas for how to maximize the impact of this public statement, write me!