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End the Occupation Now! filmed at Busboys and Poets

On January 27, 2007, 500,000 marched against war and occupation in Washington, DC. After this mass demonstration against the war, Kelly Dougherty, co-founder and Executive Director of Iraq Veterans Against War, and Anthony Arnove, author of Iraq: the Logic of Withdrawal spoke at the Bus Boys and Poets cafe. Their talks followed an incredible performance of songs by activist/hip hop artist Son of Nun.

See videos of these talks (each about 20 minutes) and a scintillating performance of his "Speak on It" by Son of Nun at https://www.traprockpeace.org/arnove_dougherty_012707.html

You will also find photos, a radio quality (mp3) download of the entire event, video downloads for private viewing, and links to related websites.


In a moving, personal message that give a glimpse of the everyday tragedy of this war, Kelly Dougherty recounted her experiences as a US national guard MP in Iraq. She gave witness to the miseries endured by the Iraqi people, and the relentless pursuit of profits in Iraq by companies such as KBR.

Anthony Arnove spelled out the disastrous consequences of this war, for the Iraqi people and the US, and made the case for immediate withdrawal of occupation forces, with reparations.

Andy Shallal, owner of co-sponsor Busboys and Poets, and Pamela Pinnock, Events Manager, introduced the program and served as hosts to an overflow audience, with people sitting on the stage. Michele Bollinger of the International Socialist Organization, which co-sponsored the event, served as moderator.

The video and audio programs were produced by Traprock Peace Center. Find comlete coverage of this program and the day's peace march - with march video and over 200 photos - at https://www.traprockpeace.org


Learn more about the International Socialist Organization at https://www.internationalsocialist.org and read news on the world and the movement at https://www.socialistworker.org

Learn more about Iraq Veterans Against the War at https://www.ivaw.org

See Son of Nun's website at https://www.sonofnun.net/

Learn more about Busboys and Poets at https://www.busboysandpoets.com



Charles Jenks
Chair of Advisory Board
Traprock Peace Center
103 Keets Road Deerfield, MA 01342
https://www.traprockpeace.org




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The intimate portrayal of a sergeant's death during Army efforts to clear a Baghdad neighborhood has caused friction between the military and the New York Times, while sparking larger questions about war coverage and media-military relations.

https://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020107G.shtml

If you want our soldiers out of Iraq there is now a bill in Congress that would accomplish this. HR 413 would de-authorize the occupation. DownsizeDC.org is mounting a campaign to pass this legislation. You can use their Congressional Contact System to ask your representatives to co-sponsor HR 413. https://action.downsizedc.org/wyc.php?cid=63

Stand for our soldiers and bring them home

Come to DownsizeDC.org to learn more: https://action.downsizedc.org/wyc.php?cid=63


Informant: Marsha McClelland

The constitutional allocation of war powers between Congress and the President and the authority of Congress to restrict ongoing military operations are considered in a new report from the Congressional Research Service.

See "Congressional Authority To Limit U.S. Military Operations in Iraq," January 29, 2007:

https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33837.pdf

A related study on "Congressional Use of Funding Cutoffs Since
1970 Involving U.S. Military Forces and Overseas Deployments" was updated on January 16, 2007:

https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RS20775.pdf


Steven Aftergood
Project on Government Secrecy
Federation of American Scientists
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email: saftergood @fas.org
voice: (202) 454-4691

Dozens of millions of dollars originally slated for the reconstruction and security of Iraq have been squandered on luxury items like an Olympic-sized swimming pool, VIP trailers, and buildings that were never or rarely used. In eight new audits carried out over the past quarter alone, the US Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, Stuart Bowen, indicated that "corruption continues to plague Iraq" and that "the security environment has continued to deteriorate."

https://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020107P.shtml

Democratic and Republican opponents of Bush's troop-buildup plan joined forces last night behind the nonbinding resolution with the broadest bipartisan backing: a Republican measure from Senator John W. Warner of Virginia.

https://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020107K.shtml



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Independent Institute
by Charles Pena

01/31/07

Former Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, who was the Pentagon’s biggest advocate for taking the country to war in Iraq and claimed that Iraqi oil revenues pay for post-invasion reconstruction, is now the president of the World Bank. Former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith, who headed up the ill-fated Office of Special Plans responsible for cooking the books about the threat posed by Iraq and was a champion for Iraqi con artist Ahmed Chalabi, is a distinguished practitioner in national security policy at Georgetown University. Bill Kristol, the don of the neoconservative Weekly Standard, has been named a columnist for Time magazine. And Thomas Friedman — who led the liberal hawk charge into Iraq, often alongside Bill Kristol — is still a fixture on the pages of the New York Times. If any of these people were your stockbroker and told you to bet the ranch on Enron in late 2001, would you still be letting them give you financial advice?

https://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=1902


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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