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THE $3 TRILLION WAR
By Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Bilmes
Vanity Fair
March 12, 2008
After wildly lowballing the cost of the Iraq conflict at a mere $50 to $60 billion, the Bush administration has been concealing...
(full article)
PUSHING MISSILE DEFENSE IN EUROPE
By Joanne Landy and Thomas Harrison
Foreign Policy in Focus www.fpif.org
Editor: John Feffer
February 22, 2008
With the occupation of Iraq soon to enter its sixth year and the looming possibility of war against Iran...
(full article)
HOW HIGH THE TOLL BEFORE THE WAR ENDS?
By Dr. Arnold Matlin
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
February 11, 2008
Two articles in a recent edition of The New England Journal of Medicine should make every American think about the
effects of the U.S. war in Iraq...
(full article)
TOWARD A NUCLEAR-FREE WORLD
By George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn
Wall Street Journal
January 15, 2008
The accelerating spread of nuclear weapons, nuclear know-how and nuclear material has brought us to a
nuclear tipping point...
(full article)
A WORLD FREE NUCLEAR WEAPONS
By George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn
Wall Street Journal
January 4, 2007
Nuclear weapons today present tremendous dangers, but also an historic opportunity...
(full article)
STUDY: BUSH, AIDES MADE 935 FALSE STATEMENTS IN RUN-UP TO WAR
January 24, 2008
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush and his top aides publicly made 935 false statements...
(full article)
PRE-EMPTIVE NUCLEAR STRIKE A KEY OPTION, NATO TOLD
by Ian Traynor
The Guardian/UK
January 22, 2008
The west must be ready to resort to a pre-emptive nuclear attack to try to halt...
(full article)
BOTHERSOME INTEL ON IRAN
By Michael Hirsh
Newsweek
January 12, 2008
A senior Administration official says President Bush "all but disowned" the Iran National Intelligence Estimate...
(full article)
NUCLEAR WARHEAD CUT FROM SPENDING BILL
Congress Instead Seeks 'Weapons Strategy'
By Walter Pincus
Washington Post
December 18, 2007
Congress has cut all funding for continuing development next year of a new nuclear warhead...
(full article)
THE OLD AND NEW SHAPES OF NUCLEAR DANGER
Jonathan Schell
The Nation
December 6, 2007
"After I became an American citizen, the thing that stands out so clearly in my mind is the Reagan/Gorbachev summit at Reykjavik...
(full article)
PROGRESSIVE CHANGE IN VENEZUELA
By Mark Weisbrot
The Nation
December 6, 2007
The defeat of the Venezuelan government's proposed constitutional reforms last Sunday will probably not change very much in Venezuela...
(full article)
HOW THE PEACE MOVEMENT CAN WIN: A FIELD GUIDE
By Tom Hayden
December 6, 2007
The Republicans, led by George W. Bush, Rudy Giuliani and their hard-core neoconservative hit squads, have spent millions...
(full article)
LATIN AMERICA'S SHOCK RESISTANCE
By Naomi Klein
The Nation
November 8, 2007
In less than two years, the lease on the largest and most important US military base in Latin America will run out...
(full article)
BUSH COMMITS TROOPS TO IRAQ FOR THE LONG TERM
Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington
The Guardian
November 27, 2007
The Bush administration formally committed America yesterday to a long-term military presence in Iraq...
(full article)
DEMOCRATS FIND THEIR VOICE
New York Times
Editorial
November 17, 2007
It has been two long months since Gen. David Petraeus, the top commander in Iraq, cowed Congressional Democrats into silence...
(full article)
THE NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT FANTASY
Wall Street Journal
By Harold Brown and John Deutch
November 19, 2007
The end of the Cold War changed "the balance of nuclear terror," and with it the centrality of nuclear forces...
(full article)
ARMY DESERTION RATE HIGHEST SINCE 1980
The Associated Press
Friday 16 November 2007
Washington - Soldiers strained by six years at war are deserting their posts at the highest rate since 1980...
(full article)
TWO NEW CHAPTERS JOIN THE PANYS FAMILY
Bay Ridge Peace Action is a new group in Brooklyn, but they are already making themselves heard outside of Rep. Fossella's office every week. Peace Action International is new to PANYS, but has been doing amazing work at the United Nations for years. That expands the PANYS network to 14 chapters. Welcome to Bay Ridge and International! PANYS Chapters
Marking the 5th Year
of the Iraq Invasion
Members of Peace Action New York State marked the 5th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq with legislative visits in 28 of New York’s 29 Congressional Districts and public education events around the state. For a full report of our activities, click here.
PANYS Membership Drive Begins
On Thursday, March 6th, Peace Action officially kicked off its 2008 membership drive with a student outreach event at Hunter College. If you have not yet renewed your membership for 2008, click here. Remember, as a grassroots non-profit organization we are depended on your support to grow the peace movement. We must be able to use every tool available to create a sane foreign policy!
The Folly of Attacking Iran
Stephen Kinzer (author of All the Shah's Men) and Christopher Hedges (former NY Times writer) spoke to a packed house of Peace Action members and allies at Columbia University recently. Along with Ervand Abrahamian and Bill Berkeley, the speakers highlighted the lessons learned in Iraq about acting on false information and the need for dialogue. For more information, or to support HR 5056, legislation that would require US diplomatic relations with Iran, click here.
Peace Voter Impact
On Super Tuesday and before, members of Peace Action around the state, distributed more than 8,000 Peace Voter guides. The guides outlined the candidates' positions on the war in Iraq, diplomacy with Iran, and nuclear abolition. We encouraged voters to make informed choices and let Congressional candidates know that we will hold them accountable in the fall.
Peace Action: Past, Present, and Future
by Larry Wittner and Glen Harold Stassen.
More Info
Peace Action: Past present and Future is on sale now for $15.00 (plus shipping and handling)
Raise Congressional Pressure to End the War!
Peace Action of New York State will be giving members of congress report cards; showing the progress made/or not made on ending the war and establishing a saner U.S. foreign policy. For more information or to participate, e-mail or call the office at 646-723-1749, melissa@panys.org
Report Cards on each congressperson and their stance on Iraq:
Bills we support:
HOUSE
H.R. 508 "Bring the Troops Home and Iraqi Restoration Act" (Woolsey, Lee and Waters)
H.R. 746 "Safe and Orderly Withdrawal Act" (McGovern)
H.J. Res 18 (Murtha) Calls for redeployment of troops from Iraq
H.R. 455 "Protect the Troops and Bring them Home Act" (Nadler)
H.J. Res 14 (Jones) Would prevent the President from attacking Iran without specific congressional approval
H.R. 353 Markey Would prohibit the use of funds to increase troops in Iraq beyond what existed on 1/9/07
SENATE
S 121 (Feingold) Calls for a redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq
S 233/287 (Kennedy) Would prohibit the use of funds to increase troops in Iraq beyond 1/9/07 levels without specific authorization by congress.
For more information about these bills, go to thomas.loc.gov
You can search by bill number or by who introduced the bill.
Bay Ridge Peace Action is a new group in Brooklyn, but they are already making themselves heard outside of Rep. Fossella's office every week. Peace Action International is new to PANYS, but has been doing amazing work at the United Nations for years. That expands the PANYS network to 14 chapters. Welcome to Bay Ridge and International! PANYS Chapters
Members of Peace Action New York State marked the 5th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq with legislative visits in 28 of New York’s 29 Congressional Districts and public education events around the state. For a full report of our activities, click here.
On Thursday, March 6th, Peace Action officially kicked off its 2008 membership drive with a student outreach event at Hunter College. If you have not yet renewed your membership for 2008, click here. Remember, as a grassroots non-profit organization we are depended on your support to grow the peace movement. We must be able to use every tool available to create a sane foreign policy!
Stephen Kinzer (author of All the Shah's Men) and Christopher Hedges (former NY Times writer) spoke to a packed house of Peace Action members and allies at Columbia University recently. Along with Ervand Abrahamian and Bill Berkeley, the speakers highlighted the lessons learned in Iraq about acting on false information and the need for dialogue. For more information, or to support HR 5056, legislation that would require US diplomatic relations with Iran, click here.
On Super Tuesday and before, members of Peace Action around the state, distributed more than 8,000 Peace Voter guides. The guides outlined the candidates' positions on the war in Iraq, diplomacy with Iran, and nuclear abolition. We encouraged voters to make informed choices and let Congressional candidates know that we will hold them accountable in the fall.
More Info
Peace Action: Past present and Future is on sale now for $15.00 (plus shipping and handling)
Peace Action of New York State will be giving members of congress report cards; showing the progress made/or not made on ending the war and establishing a saner U.S. foreign policy. For more information or to participate, e-mail or call the office at 646-723-1749, melissa@panys.org
Report Cards on each congressperson and their stance on Iraq:
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Michael McNulty |
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Vito Fossella |
Charles
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Nita Lowey |
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Nydia Velázquez |
HOUSE
H.R. 508 "Bring the Troops Home and Iraqi Restoration Act" (Woolsey, Lee and Waters)
H.R. 746 "Safe and Orderly Withdrawal Act" (McGovern)
H.J. Res 18 (Murtha) Calls for redeployment of troops from Iraq
H.R. 455 "Protect the Troops and Bring them Home Act" (Nadler)
H.J. Res 14 (Jones) Would prevent the President from attacking Iran without specific congressional approval
H.R. 353 Markey Would prohibit the use of funds to increase troops in Iraq beyond what existed on 1/9/07
SENATE
S 121 (Feingold) Calls for a redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq
S 233/287 (Kennedy) Would prohibit the use of funds to increase troops in Iraq beyond 1/9/07 levels without specific authorization by congress.
For more information about these bills, go to thomas.loc.gov
You can search by bill number or by who introduced the bill.