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Saturday, August 08, 2009

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      War-Mongering has become a growth industry.  We need to nip it in the bud. 
Powerful political forces in Washington are fishing for a pretext  to launch a war on Iran..

    We "lost" in Vietnam because the war was un-winnable.  The US government, a stand-in for French occupiers, was indeed in the wrong.  We delayed the self-determination of the Vietnamese people, but inevitably had to give back their nation.

In Iraq, we are once again on the wrong side of history.  We installed a dictator, then removed him, only to occupy Iraq and enforce corporate colonialism and exploitation paid for with American and Iraqi lives.     
     We will lose in Iraq because our president and his sponsors did not learn from history, but chose to repeat past errors.                              The War In Iraq Costs

Smoke billows from a targeted location in the northern Gaza Strip following an Israeli air raid, as seen from the Israeli-Gaza border (Photo: Farshad Ebrahimi Photo Stream)        The Middle East  & Gaza

From U.S. War Resisters,
A Letter of Solidarity to Israeli Army Resisters

AlterNet. December 18, 2008.  About 100 Israeli high school students have declared their refusal  to serve in the Israeli army and participate in the occupation of Palestine.

Critical Perspectives on the Carnage in Gaza 
 (Op-Ed  by Megan G. Kennedy)  Gaza Update!

"You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake."      -- Jeannette Rankin   

On Israel and America
 When leaders in all nations base their platforms and policies
 on ethical behavior and become accountable for the consequences of their actions, then our civilizations 
and cultures will move forward towards peace, 
prosperity, progress, and integrity. 

Islam    The term "Islamofascist" is utterly without
                         meaning, but packed with explosives
 America's Hidden Role in Hamas's Rise to Power
   On Hamas and the Peace Process 

War Crimes:  Iraq Update
 The American War in Iraq Revealed  
Chris Hondros/Getty Images

   JAN. 18, 2005
     An Iraqi girl after her parents were
   killed by American gunfire in Tal Afar.

Iraq Report: "A Giant Step Sideways"
 

Iraq for Sale 
Should We Attack Iran?

 Iran and Persian Cuture

The History of War Speaks Volumes

Here is a great opportunity to learn from the women of Iraq about life in Iraq today.  Yanar Mohammad, Director and Founder of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq,
has been living in Iraq since the beginning of the occupation, and continues to work 
towards freeing the women of her country.  In a letter to Madre, Yanar describes the current situation for women in Iraq. To read the letter visit:   www.madre.org/programs/iraqupdate07.html  

  

Other headline news item  Think globally, Act locally,  &  End the Occupation

Super-fast resources for writers, editors, researchers, professionals, teachers, students, etc:      
click to learn more.  We best support our troops by bringing them home.  The misuse of our troops to enforce no-bid, cost-plus corporate giveaways is bad for America.  It's time for accountability:  rebid, redeploy, & rebuild w/reparations from war profiteers.
 

Good News from Palestine

Breaking News!
 scholarships available this year
for Palestine Summer Encounter

              For More Information on the program and SCHOLARSHIPS
                              VISIT : www.palestinesummer.org

People have seen and read about Palestine In the news. But what is really known about Palestine? 
What do we do for fun? What do we eat?  What do we think of the outside world? 
What is daily life like under military occupation?

What is seen on the news IS NOT the ENTIRE story…  We would like to invite anyone who is interested,
and the families in their  communities to visit Holy Land Trust, a nonprofit organization based in
Bethlehem, Palestine.  We are engaged in great programs for  the year 2009.
This is a real opportunity to experience the Holy Land in a unique and life-changing way.
INTERNATIONAL PEACE ORGANIZATIONS   
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"I have observed that it never does a boy much good to shoot him."   --President Lincoln
                               on Roswell McIntyre, sentenced to death for desertion

Fall 2009 Campus Organizing Tour  www.EndTheOccupation.org

Their US Campaign will visit five cities to spark and strengthen education about
boycott and divestment campaigns on campuses. We must protect people in Israel
and the Territories from violence and injustice.Learn more about this organizing tour.


Vision for the tour
Learn about goals for this tour.

Requirements for Hosting Fall 2009 Campus Tour
Find out what we're looking for in an application to host a stop on our fall 2009 campus organizing tour.

Apply to Host a Stop on this Tour
Fill out our online application to host a stop on our Fall 2009 Campus Boycott & Divestment Organizing Tour
We're finally accepting applications to host our Fall, 2009 Campus BDS organizing tour.

If you work with a campus group I encourage you to apply!  If you don't work with campus groups, then I encourage you to start & apply with them.  You can find more information about the tour here:http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?list=type&type=280.  The actual application is here: http://www.endtheoccupation.org/form.php?modin=150.

Peace & Power,  Katherine M. Fuchs   National Organizer  US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
PO Box 21539   /   Washington DC, 20009    /  www.EndTheOccupation.org   /   +01.202.332.0994
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"Sarcasm helps me overcome the harshness of the reality we live, eases the pain of scars and makes people smile"
-Mahmoud Darwish