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Jovanni Reyes

Jovanni Reyes served 12 years in the U.S. Army, and is a volunteer member of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW). He holds a M.S. in International Relations, and currently lives in San Antonio, Texas.

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	Views Saturday, September 27, 2014 'War is the Antithesis of Motherhood:' A Voice From Puerto Rico Members of Iraq Veterans Against the War , along with allies from various peace and justice organizations, congregated at the Woodbine Ecological Center in Sadalia, Colorado last month to attend the 2014 IVAW National Convention and commemorate the 10th anniversary of the post-9/11-era anti-war... Read more
	Views Saturday, July 19, 2014 Afghanistan: The Other War of Aggression That Needs to End As violence in Iraq continues, and Israel escalates its brutal assault on Gaza, the human tragedy of boundless war and militarism could not be more clear. Yet, despite overwhelming U.S. public opinion that the so-called War on Terror (which amounts to a war on a military tactic and/or a political... Read more
	Views Sunday, February 02, 2014 Fort Hollywood: 'Lone Survivor' and the Rush to 'Remember' What is Not Over So the boss at work gets excited and calls us all over to a nearby computer to show us a webpage he has just discovered. There, we would be able to stream Hollywood’s latest greatest war movie, Lone Survivor, online, for free. Everyone reacted as if an eighth wonder of the world had been discovered. Read more