Carolyn Tanner Irish

Overview

Carolyn Tanner Irish born Salt Lake City, UT April 14, 1944. Episcopal Bishop of Utah 1996; anti-Iraq War epistle 2002.

Quotations

"[T]his anniversary [of 9/11] also holds the danger of becoming a time to stoke our feelings of self-righteous indignation and a desire for revenge. It could, in other words, lead us to support the very kind of violence we have ourselves so recently suffered." (Sept. 4, 2002; photo octanner.org)

Molly Ivins

Overview

Molly Ivins born Monterrey, CA August 30, 1944 (d. 2007). Antiwar journalist and columnist opposed Iraq War.

Quotations

"Good thing we won the war, because the peace sure looks like a quagmire." (Oct. 7, 2003)

Her last words, on expansion of the Afghan War: "Stop it, now!" (Jan. 12, 2007; photo Wikipedia)