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Title: Anti-war rally at White House March 19
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URL Source: http://www.stopthesewars.org/
Published: Feb 23, 2011
Author: staff
Post Date: 2011-02-23 03:57:53 by Tatarewicz
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The imperial wars rage on. U.S. drones rain missiles down on innocents in Pakistan; hundreds of children die daily in Afghanistan because of the war; contrary to what the President says, the occupation in Iraq continues. The devastation and misery caused by the U.S. invasion of Iraq has not even begun to be addressed. The United States, rather than bringing democracy and freedom to the Iraqi people, has destroyed their country—perhaps beyond repair. On March 19, 2011, a broad coalition of U.S. military veterans consisting of members of Iraq Veterans Against the War, March Forward!, Vietnam Veterans Against the War and Veterans For Peace will gather at the White House in solidarity to demand peace. The veteran-led action will be supported by a large array of activist groups including ANSWER, Fellowship of Reconciliation, CODEPINK, Voters for Peace, United for Peace and Justice, World Can’t Wait, Peace Action, and the War Resisters League. Veterans will gather to support Bradley Manning, who should be venerated as a hero instead of being incarcerated under conditions amounting, literally (and legally) to torture. We call for an immediate end to the cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment of PFC Bradley Manning during his military confinement. Records and videos allegedly downloaded by Manning revealed horrendous war crimes committed by U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, widespread torture by Iraqi authorities with full knowledge of the U.S. military, previously unknown estimates of the number of Iraqi civilians killed at U.S. military checkpoints, and the massive Iraqi civilian death toll caused by the U.S. invasion. As veterans, we well understand and cherish the obligation of military personnel to refuse illegal orders and beyond that to prevent and expose war crimes. We know there is no excuse for following, either actively or passively, illegal orders. We understand the need for justice. Our demand is clear, straightforward, and undeniable. Bring to justice those who committed war crimes, not those who report them—who heroically refuse to be a part of state-inspired mayhem and murder. Veterans and others will gather en masse at the White House as we did on December 16, 2010, and again refuse to move. We have three clear demands for the President. End these wars and occupations. Expose the Lies. Free Bradley Manning. “The speeches were over. There was a mournful harmonica rendition of taps. The 500 protesters fell silent. One hundred and thirty-one men and women, many of them military veterans wearing old fatigues, formed a single, silent line. Under a heavy snowfall and to the slow beat of a drum, they walked to the White House fence. They stood there until they were arrested.”—Chris Hedges “We have become a killer nation and our economy is addicted to endless war spending. The Congress and the White House have been taken over by the corporate oligarchy and they have drowned democracy.”—Bruce Gagnon America’s corporate rulers understand that their power depends upon a subdued, sedated and manipulated public—a public fed lies and fantasies that can, when needed, be manipulated by fear or coercion. But as the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt show us, the people can triumph over entrenched power, lies, fear, and coercion. Forty-four years ago at Riverside Church in New York City Martin Luther King said, “Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism, and militarism.” On March 19—the anniversary of the brutal invasion of Iraq, where over a million Iraqis and almost 5,000 U.S. soldiers died with thousands more grievously injured—as the occupation of Iraq and the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan continue unabated, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, March Forward! and Veterans For Peace will bring the largest ever veteran-led nonviolent public civil resistance to the White House. Our resistance will grow in numbers and strength; and like a hungry lion, our resistance will not abate, will not cease, until our appetite for peace is sated. Download a two-sided flyer with this statement: Color or Black & White
Wars ain't gonna stop until protest groups begin pointing out that the wars have been authorized by a Congress whose members owe their election to office to the Israel lobby's funding and which wants America to keep fighting the wars to ensure Israel's security.
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#40. To: randge (#39)
We are looking at DC.
Hoo boy, I wonder if I can get a temp job for a couple of days with TSA.perv.gov? Your "security" grope might take a little longer than normal, I'm thinkin' maybe a couple of hours. I'm just a "trainee" don'cha know? Now where did I put those rubber gloves and X-ray specs? ;P
laughing...
Not with your health condition. WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ... I wanna go What? Two glass eyes? Webbed fingers? A peghead?
"If ever this vast country is brought under a single government, it will be one of the most extensive corruption, indifferent and incapable of a wholesome care over so wide a spread of surface. This will not be borne, and you will have to choose between reform and revolution. If I know the spirit of this country, the one or the other is inevitable." - Thomas Jefferson
That's not funny. boo hoo hoo
What? Two glass eyes? Webbed fingers? A peghead? That's not funny. boo hoo hoo I have three legs myself.
"If ever this vast country is brought under a single government, it will be one of the most extensive corruption, indifferent and incapable of a wholesome care over so wide a spread of surface. This will not be borne, and you will have to choose between reform and revolution. If I know the spirit of this country, the one or the other is inevitable." - Thomas Jefferson
While I don't believe our Rights or Peace should depend on how many "boots on the ground" are physically and financially able to protest on schedule in D.C. for the bemusement of pols and their media sidekicks (if they notice at all), I wouldn't mind being counted there as a Peace Supporter if you would consider acting as this district's Representative. Maybe you could carry a sign that shows how many of us are there with you by proxy. I'd contribute towards your costs as our travel agent.
------- "They're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time." -- Col. Puller, USMC
If we can work this out with Eric, someone will be banging on your puter begging and whining for money. We have a choice, do nothing as usual, or add our two cents. At least when someone asks, "what have you done lately", we can say well we sent someone to DC from the 4um.
lol Ok. How about a Pay-Pal arrangement? I've never used it before but maybe we could get more participants that way.
------- "They're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time." -- Col. Puller, USMC
Most likely if we can make a go of it, it will be via snail mail.
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
Not at all. First numbers count, we can all sit at home and blame others for doing nothing. Second, a lot can be learned from observation, otherwise we accept the word of MSM.
That's not what I meant -- just a number for how many of us you'd be a Representative for from this district that wouldn't be advertised. If this task grows too much, then I'll have to bill everyone. LOL Yeah but just those of us who hired ya to be our Rep. I guess this isn't a good time to ask you to make a poster with Doves of Peace stickers as stand-ins for us surrounding a picture of the White House. Think about it, though, please. We might even be able to expand a project like that to all the state capitols. If you want the job, maybe you could be regional or national Supervisor.
------- "They're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time." -- Col. Puller, USMC
» Army wants rapid-fire rubber bullets for crowd control New Scientist February 23, 2011 THE US army is planning to field “rubber bullets” for machine guns. Military officials claim the ammunition will allow them to more effectively quell violent protests without loss of life, but human rights campaigners are alarmed by the new weapon. The final design for the XM1044 round has not been selected, according to an order placed on the Federal Business Opportunities website last month, but the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate has been working on a ring aerofoil projectile for some years. The round is a hollow plastic cylinder 40 millimetres across, looking something like a short toilet-paper roll. In flight its shape generates lift, giving it a longer range.
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
The sandwich boards idea is good but I have to vote against not dressing properly for the weather and public dress-code ordinances. I'd, of course, want you to be able to protest for at least an hour. You wouldn't have to look enthusiastic if you don't want to, just smile politely and wave if you can at the passersby.
------- "They're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time." -- Col. Puller, USMC
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
Missed your post to me, Eric. I live north Houston. They call it the "Piney Curtain."
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
I would absolutely love to. I know DC, and some good places to hang out. Unfortunately, I have obligations here. Gotta make scratch and can't get free. ;[
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
The piney woods are what you hit when you take I-45 north out of Houston. The Piney Curtain is what separates the city from the 'burbs.
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
We used to go to Blues Alley over on Wisconsin Avenue for the music. Kinda cramped. The food was OK, but we went for the tunes and the alley atmosphere. Saturdays, we would hoof it from 11th St. to Kelly's Irish Times for beers on Capitol Hill.
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
Tons of them. They trash up my lawn, and they're a hazard in a hurricane. We watched Ike's winds bend them over all nite over a neighbor's house until one them them finally snapped and caved in his roof. "The Piney Woods is a temperate coniferous forest terrestrial ecoregion in the Southern United States covering 54,400 square miles (141,000 km2) of East Texas, southern Arkansas, western Louisiana, and southeastern Oklahoma. These coniferous forests are dominated by several species of pine as well as hardwoods including hickory and oak." It is a violation of Natural Law to use this document in a manner inconsistent with its labeling.
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
Shame. I miss the fun I had living in DC. I'm afraid to go back for a visit. Want to remember it the way I knew it. Lived in Manassas for a couple of years. The city runs its own crap electric utility there and we'd have blackouts weekly. I remember coming home there often having to reset all the clocks in the house.
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
It is a violation of Natural Law to use this document in a manner inconsistent with its labeling.
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
Heh, heh. Live near the creek. You'll have to shinny up one of those pine trees in a heavy rain. That picnic table will be under water when it floods here.
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
#41. To: christine (#36)
...i'll be in MD the weekend of 3/4...
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#42. To: Esso (#41)
#43. To: Phant2000 (#6)
#44. To: Turtle (#43)
What? Two glass eyes? Webbed fingers? A peghead?
#45. To: Phant2000 (#44)
#46. To: Eric Stratton, Cynicom (#31)
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more of a "be counted" type for these things
#47. To: GreyLmist, Eric Stratton, Phant2000 (#46)
I'd contribute towards your costs as our travel agent.
#48. To: Cynicom (#47)
we can work this out with Eric, someone will be banging on your puter begging and whining for money.
#49. To: GreyLmist (#48)
lol Ok. How about a Pay-Pal arrangement? I've never used it before but maybe we could get more participants that way.
#50. To: Cynicom (#47)
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#51. To: christine (#36)
#52. To: Esso (#41)
#53. To: Turtle (#43)
#54. To: Turtle (#45)
#55. To: randge (#39)
#56. To: Eric Stratton (#50)
This has now escalated significantly
#57. To: Eric Stratton (#50)
I'm not sure we should promote 4um there publicly.
This has now escalated significantly. At first it was merely to go and report what's going on objectively.
#58. To: randge, ynicom (#39)
#59. To: Cynicom (#56)
#60. To: GreyLmist (#57)
#61. To: Eric Stratton (#60)
#62. To: GreyLmist (#61)
#63. To: Eric Stratton (#55)
#64. To: randge (#63)
#65. To: randge (#63)
#66. To: Eric Stratton (#65)
#67. To: randge (#66)
#68. To: Eric Stratton (#64)
#69. To: randge (#68)
#70. To: Eric Stratton (#67)
#71. To: randge (#70)
#72. To: Eric Stratton (#69)
Pine trees?
#73. To: randge (#72)
#74. To: Eric Stratton (#71)
#75. To: randge (#74)
#76. To: Eric Stratton (#73)
Cypress Creek, Cypress, Texas
#77. To: randge (#76)
#78. To: Eric Stratton (#77)
You live under that table?
#79. To: randge (#78)
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