3/13: Iraq Ten Years Later: Our Work at Home, in Iraq and Around the World
Continues
Ten years ago this month the United Sates embarked on one of the worst
foreign policy decisions in the nation’s history. Fooling itself into
believing that U.S. soldiers would be welcomed as liberators, the Bush
Administration ordered the invasion of Iraq. March 19th began a more
intensified
subjugation and destruction of Iraq that really began with Operation Desert
Storm
in January 1991 when I was part of that invading force.
Today due to the resistance of the Iraqi people and domestic
pressure created by the peace movement here in the U.S., officially U.S.
forces have left Iraq and the Iraqi people are picking up the pieces of a
destroyed national infrastructure and fragmented society. The two decades of
Iraq Wars from 1991 to when the last U.S. troops left in 2011 must not be
swept aside like a bad dream to be forgotten. Our nation has an obligation
to the people of Iraq and to U.S. service members sent to fight, bleed and
die there. I congratulate the peace movement for its successful efforts to
bring our troops home and end the violence caused by U.S. military
operations and or the presence of our forces, but there is still much work to
do to
help the people of Iraq and U.S. troops and the communities to which they
have returned heal.
As always the peace and anti-war community is busy with over flowing
plates of work to do. There have been important developments in the Bradley
Manning case. He needs our support as much as anyone. March is Women’s History
month and as we celebrate the triumphs and continuing struggles of women
here at home, the challenges women face around the world in the U.S. war
machine and in the aftermath of U.S. wars must be part of the dialogue.
We are beginning preparations for the April 15th Global Day of Action on
Military Spending to end the madness of international squandering of
material resources and people’s lives and we must support our allies in the
struggle for a clean and sustainable environment so that we can have safe food
and clean air and water.
Thank you for your devotion to peace and justice. We will continue in the
struggle because it honors those who brought us this far, it is the right
thing to do, and we know that together we are making a difference for the
better.
Power to the peaceful
Michael T. McPhearson
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Iraq War Anniversary
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Our only hope is in a cultural and political revolution - Yanar Mohammed,
Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq President
International Women’s Day celebration this year coincides with the tenth
anniversary of the tragic attack of the US war-machine on millions of
unsuspecting Iraqi civilians, causing one of the biggest human crises of
modern
times, under the pretext of liberating Iraq and the women and men of Iraq .
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10 Years Later, Preemption Still Doesn't Work
Coleen Rowley- Exactly a decade ago, when Bush-Cheney's war machine was
hell-bent on invading Iraq and few Washington power figures were brave enough
to get in the way, I made _this appeal_
(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=KZpMfPAW6ocdgYUY9IT8Dvz2QdNyKCrw)
to FBI Director
Robert Mueller. The Cassandra business of warning about catastrophes that come
true is certainly a thankless proposition. But it's hardly the time to
stop trying when ten years later, the consequences of instituting the
"preemptive war" doctrine have become even more painfully obvious and
bankrupting..
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For Iraqi women, America's promise of democracy is anything but liberation
A decade on from the US-led invasion of _Iraq_
(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=7R9P/vfT8oMEcsa+S7gvnfz2QdNyKCrw)
, the
destruction caused by foreign occupation and the subsequent regime has had a
massive impact on Iraqis' daily life – the most disturbing example of which is
violence against women. At the same time, the sectarian regime's policy on
religious garb is forcing women to retire their hard-earned rights across
the spectrum: employment, freedom of movement, civil marriage, welfare
benefits, and the right to education and health services ._Read More_
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Ten Years of War: Stories from the Frontlines in SF
March 19th is the 10th Anniversary of the commencement of the War in Iraq:
A war that ended quietly in December 2011 and was quickly and deeply
forgotten by many. It's consequences, though, are far-reaching and very
present.
As we reach the watermark of a decade since the war began it seems a
fitting time to have a frank discussion of what the war has wrought for those
who have participated in it. _Read More_
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Womens Rights
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On International Women's Day, NOW Denounces Anti-Woman Austerity Policies
On International Women's Day, the National Organization for Women calls
upon leaders in the United States to firmly reject the austerity model that
has been economically devastating to our sisters in Europe. Call it what you
like -- austerity, sequester, deficit reduction, balancing the budget. I
call it a stealth attack on women. _Read More_
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Militarism
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Update from the Bradley Manning Support Network
Our office is in the process of obtaining approval to release the
statement PFC Manning read to the Court in support of his providence inquiry
on 28
February 2013. As with every Defense filing, the statement will be
reviewed and redacted prior to publication._ Read More_
(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=l5b5aP8hhvcoULt30VMih/z2QdNyKCrw)
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Veterans For Peace Applauds Bradley Manning!
Bradley Manning has shown us once again that he is a hero. On Thursday,
February 28, he made a profound and historic statement to a military court
and to the world. Reading from prepared notes for over an hour, Bradley
detailed how he released classified military and government documents to
Wikileaks, and he explained why he did so. _Read More_
(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=nhdW+F+isHR5VakhdAGEF/z2QdNyKCrw)
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GDAMS - Global Day of Action on Military Spending
We are organizing a Global Day of Action on Military Spending each year in
April to coincide with the release of the Stockholm International Peace
Research Institute’s (SIPRI) annual figures on world military expenditures.
It is also Tax Day in the US. In 2013, GDAMS will take place on Monday,
April 15.. _Read More_
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JAPAN: Vigil highlights Japan’s historic vow to renounce war
On Friday, February 22, Pax Christi USA and the Dorothy Day Catholic
Worker held a vigil outside the White House, while President Barack Obama and
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met inside for lunch. The Japanese prime
minister is from a political party calling for the repeal of Article 9 of
the Japanese Constitution which renounces war and prevents Japan from
becoming a nuclear power.. _Read More_
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Nonviolence scholar Gene Sharp nominated for 2013 Nobel Peace Prize
HILADELPHIA (February 25, 2013) – Gene Sharp, whose decades of research
and analyses of the effectiveness of nonviolence has been used worldwide to
create or support fledgling democracies, has been nominated for the 2013
Nobel Peace Prize by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). _Read
More_
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Resist AFRICOM is a campaign comprised of concerned U.S. and Africa-based
organizations and individuals opposed to the new U.S. military command for
Africa (AFRICOM).
Resist AFRICOM is a campaign comprised of concerned U.S. and Africa-based
organizations and individuals opposed to the new U.S. military command for
Africa (AFRICOM).With the establishment of AFRICOM, the Pentagon attempts
to increase access to Africa's oil and to wage a new front in the Global War
on Terror without regard for the needs or desires of African people.
Enabled by oil companies and private military contractors, AFRICOM serves as
the
latest frontier in military expansionism, violating the human rights and
civil liberties of Africans who have voiced a strong "no" to U.S. military
presence.
. _Read More_
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Iran War Weekly
After eight months of low-profile inactivity, the Iranian nuclear issue
sprang to life this week in widely separate venues: Washington and
Kazakhstan. In Kazakhstan’s capital Almaty, Iran’s nuclear negotiators met
with
the “P5+1” (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, plus
Germany). _ Read More_
(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=jcvei3+iAhrPpWsyBJDMyPz2QdNyKCrw)
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Prosperity Not Austerity Tour
While our communities suffer and so many desperately need jobs, 58% of the
U.S. government’s discretionary budget goes to the Pentagon. Most of this
huge budget is both unnecessary and wasteful. Saturday, March 23,
Marylanders will hit the road to demand that Congress prioritize human needs
over
war. Supporters from DC and VA will join us at the end at a Capitol rally --
co-sponsored by CODEPINK, United for Peace & Justice, Progressive
Democrats of America, DC Labor Council, Peace Action, MoveOn DC, Pax Christi
Metro
DC-Baltimore and Institute for Policy Studies' Genuine Progress Project.
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Environmentalism
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No Fracking, No Pipelines
Something is happening in the Delaware River watershed, something
important and inspiring.Yesterday over 100 people from dozens of New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware groups joined together in one of the most
empowering actions I’ve been part of in a long time
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Tell President Obama: Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline
Essentially game over" for the climate. That's what climate scientist
James Hansen calls the proposed Keystone XL pipeline -- which would carry oil
out of Canada's vast tar sands oil fields to Texas, where it will be
refined, then burned across the globe, dealing a catastrophic blow to our
chance
of returning earth to a stable climate.
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_Donate to UFPJ_
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- help us continue this critical work
Get Involved with UFPJ
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Our only hope is in a cultural and political revolution
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Ten Years Latter, Preemption Still doesn't work
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For Iraqi Women- No Liberation
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Ten years from the front lines
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NOW on International Womens Day
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Updates from Bradley Manning Trail
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VFP Supports Bradly Manning
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Global Day of Against Military Spending
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Japan Continues to Say no to War
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Gene Sharp Nomiated for Nobel Peace Prize
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Resist Africom
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Iran War Weekly
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Prosperity Not Austerrity Tour
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No Fracking No Pipelines
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Tell Obama No KXL
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