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Sunday November 2, 2008

To All the Activist of the Anti-War and Peace and Justice Movements:

Soon our nation will have a new President. The last page of the Bush era will be turned and a new era will begin. Having no idea who will be elected there are a few thoughts I would like to share with you.

 I would like to thank you for all you have done during these dark and dangerous times in our nation’s history. We have faced a tremendous assault on our civil liberties, huge amounts of propaganda to push us towards military solutions, and heavy public pressure to be silent and follow the crowd.

 

2,000 -- WHO WILL BE THE LAST TO DIE IN THIS ILLEGAL, IMMORAL WAR?

By Stan Goff

I knew the number would come up, because we've been counting these numbers as part of the Bring Them Home Now! campaign since we launched it when the number was around 200. It doesn't shock me, but I find myself blindsided by my own reaction to it. The foreknowledge is nothing more nor less than knowing that human beings are being fed into this senseless killing with such regularity now that it doesn't even show up in the news until we hit these sick, decimalized milestones. And I am feeling such rage right now that I can hardly hold back the tears.
 

From Crawford To DC
By Michael T. McPhearson, Veterans For Peace

I joined the tour Tuesday. Everyone is great and has such moving stories. I love being with courageous people standing up for what they believe. However, sometimes it is hard to listen to the stories.

Our first event in Gainesville, FL was a press conference hosted by the Civic Media Center. Our audience welcomed us with open arms and enthusiasm ready to hear what we had to say. We were introduced by a young man who runs the center. I thought he was probably a college student. I later found out that he is a local high school student! Brooke Beasley spoke first. She talked about growing up in a military family and loving her country. She made it clear that we as citizens have a responsibility to stand up when we see our government taking the wrong path. We must look out for our soldiers. We need to bring them home now.
 

Operation (Un)Truth: A Trojan Jackass for the Anti-War Movement
By Stan Goff

Paul Rieckhoff, a former first-looey in the Reserves who went to Iraq, has now found his political niche as a plant for the Democratic Party, using his outfit's non-profit status to give him plausible deniability. The NGO in question is Operation Truth, which has somehow managed to pass itself off as an antiwar group every since its inception while explicitly not taking a position against the war.
 

Some Ideas on Building Our Movement
Michael T. McPhearson

First, because I believe a discussion of why the United States attacked Iraq is central to our understanding of how to move forward, I will share my thoughts on why the U.S. invaded Iraq. Second, I will give a brief outline of my ideas on how to move forward the cause of peace and justice. 

There is no single reason why the U.S. invaded Iraq. We invaded Iraq because a number of interests in the U.S. exploited the fear caused by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

I wrote this nearly six months ago and we have more of the same, death. Our soldiers are dying. They are killing Iraqi civilians. More Iraqis are becoming insurgents who kill more soldiers and other civilians. How many more must die before the nation understands?

 It Is Surely Time For Us To Leave
Michael T. McPhearson
May 28, 2004

March 2003, days before our invasion of Iraq I woke up from a disturbing dream where it appeared that I was watching a newscast of Palestinians clashing with Israeli Defense Forces that some how transformed to pictures of Iraqis clashing with U.S. forces. Today it is our reality.

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My American Privilege
Michael T. McPhearson - February 2004

From December 1 – 7, 2003 I traveled with a peace delegation to Iraq. We met with Iraqis in and around Baghdad to bring a message of peace and to listen to their stories and feelings about the occupation. The delegation members included parents of children serving in Iraq, veterans of the Vietnam War and myself a veteran of the first Persian Gulf War. The trip was both exhilarating and sad as we listened to Iraqis to tell us about the terror of Saddam’s rule and the current nightmare of the occupation.
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An Answer
(No Justice No peace)
Michael T. McPhearson Aug 2002