WAR IS A CRIME Update

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WAR IS A CRIME Update

Withdraw the Last Combat Politicians from Washington

• End the War on Iraq
  
• Peace Joins with Justice on October 2nd
  
• War Is A Crime .org Blogs
  

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Withdraw the Last Combat Politicians from Washington

Pretending to end a war and occupation, while stationing 50,000 soldiers, 18,000 mercenaries, and 84,000 support contractors in massive and permanent military bases in Iraq is a far cry from what candidate Barack Obama described as ending "the mind-set that got us into war in the first place." It fits better with Nobel Peace laureate Obama's description of war as "not only necessary but morally justified."
READ MORE:
http://warisacrime.org/node/54588

Incumbent congress members to keep and discard:
http://defundwar.org

Challengers who should replace some of them:
http://caws.us

A challenger who has committed to beginning the process of impeaching Jay Bybee and opening up an investigation into the crimes of aggression and torture:
http://impeachbybee.org

End the War on Iraq

As news stories are leading those still aware of the war on Iraq to believe it's over, it was encouraging to see Busboys and Poets restaurant in Washington, D.C., packed Sunday evening for a four-hour forum on actions needed to actually end that war, make reparations, and deter future wars of aggression. The event was advertised with the following description:

"Is the U.S. military really leaving Iraq or just rebranding? What is the toll of seven years of occupation on Iraqis, U.S. soldiers and our economies? What is the status of Iraqi refugees around the world? Is it still possible to hold accountable those who dragged us into the war or committed crimes such as torture? What role did Congress and the media play in facilitating the invasion/occupation? We'll also look at the role of the peace movement -- its strengths and weaknesses -- and draw key lessons to make our work for peace, including in Afghanistan, more effective."
READ MORE:
http://warisacrime.org/node/54599

Peace Joins with Justice on October 2nd

There is new reason for energetic engagement: a major march on Washington on October 2nd that will bring the peace movement together with those focused on jobs and economic justice, something that's been badly needed since before the current wars began, as the funding of global militarism has been hollowing our country out from the inside. Get involved at:
http://www.onenationforpeace.org

War Is A Crime .org Blogs

David Swanson is writing a new book that War Is A Crime will be a big part of.  While still blogging, he's been joined by several other new bloggers.  Here are some recent articles and blogs from some of them:

Media Didn’t Buy Petraeus Command’s Story of Low Taliban Morale

Afghanistan War Weekly: August 29, 2010

Labor Organizers Can Beat Army for Exciting Career

Endless War, Humanitarian Crisis, and Perpetual Resistance: U.S. Foreign Policy in the 21st Century

Protesters Disrupt War Criminal John Yoo's Return to Classroom UC Berkeley Law Boalt Hall 8-16-10

Watch War-Funding Charles Rangel Sit Next to the Man Who Will Defeat Him in the Primary, Jonathan Tasini, as Tasini Denounces Wars

The Terrorists Have Won

Calling Them Out: War Profiteer Steven R. Loranger

Obama Boxed in by Generals on Afghanistan

U.S. to Gaza

Yale Now Has Two War Criminals on Its Faculty

There Are No Heros in Illegal and Immoral Wars

War Veterans/Military Family Members Successfully Blockade Fort Hood Deployment to Iraq

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