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Hello Everyone,
Join our call to find out from Raed Jarrar and Phyllis Bennis the facts and
fiction surrounding US troop "withdrawal" from Iraq. Also, scroll
down to see what you can do to continue pressure for a total US military
withdrawal. Please forward to friends and colleagues.
What: Open Conference Call: US Troop "Withdrawal" from Iraq - Facts
and Fiction
218-339-4300
CODE: 082510# (date of the call)
When: Wed. August 25, 8:30PM EST
Who: Raed Jarrar, AFSC and Phyllis Bennis, IPS
When MSNBC proudly broadcast their exclusive report on the early departure of
the "last remaining" US combat troops from Iraq, many across the
country were not as elated by the news as the reporter. With 50,000
well-armed troops remaining, 75,000 contractors, the largest US Embassy on the
planet, US-built bases throughout the country, and violence on the rise many
are feeling that this is not the end of our blood and treasure drain in Iraq.
While the Peace Movement can be proud of our efforts to move the country
faster toward a complete end to US military involvement in Iraq, our work is
far from over. We still have thousands of Americans inside Iraq supporting a
government that is corrupt and unpopular. It's time to let the Iraqis handle
their own affairs. Let them rebuild their country and safely return millions
of their citizens back home. Our interference in Iraq's internal affairs has
harmed too many and we are bound to do more damage if we stay.
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Join us for an enlightening call this Wed. Find out from Raed Jarrar what is
going on inside Iraq and between the US and the Maliki Governments. Phyllis
Bennis will discuss what lies ahead for the Obama Administration and
implications for the Peace Movement.
Speakers in order:
Raed Jarrar (Arabic: ÑÇÆÏ ÌÑÇÑý) is an Iraqi-born architect, blogger, and
political advocate resident in the U.S. Capital Washington, DC. He is
currently the Iraq consultant for the American Friends Service Committee, and
a Senior Fellow at Peace Action. Read more about Raed here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raed_Jarrar
Phyllis Bennis (Arabic: ÝíáíÓ ÈäíÓ) is a Fellow at the Institute for Policy
Studies (IPS) and directs the New Internationalism Project challenging the
drive towards U.S. empire, focusing particularly on ending the U.S. wars and
occupations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and supporting an end to Israeli
occupation and apartheid policies in Palestine. Link here for more info: http://www.ips-dc.org/staff/phyllis
What YOU can do: Note that UFPJ Member Groups across the country are
following CODEPINK's lead by taking action to highlight the true cost of the
Iraq War in the face of the combat troop withdrawal. Join CODEPINK, Veterans
for Peace, Military Families Speak Out, US Labor Against the War, IPS and
many others by signing the Iraq Debacle petition to Obama and Congress! (http://bit.ly/aZupAS) Send your own letter
to the media (http://bit.ly/9ffeVy) and
contribute to the counter-spin media strategy (http://bit.ly/c38vCz)! Check out the
calendar of national actions here (link http://bit.ly/9BSdDY).
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