By David Swanson

Wow. All I did was sign this petition http://www.nonviolence.cz opposing the construction of a U.S. “missile defense” base in the Czech Republic, an outpost of our growing empire actually intended for aggressive war, not “defense.” And I got this Email in reply:

“Dear petitioner,

“Thank you for your e-mail and your concern about Czech foreign policy.

“I have already announced that as member of the Senate of Parliament of the Czech Republic read more

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I’ll be on Clout on Air America with Richard Greene tonight from approximately 10 to 10:30 p.m. ET discussing Iraq Town Halls and ending the funding of the occupation of Iraq. Join us: http://www.airamerica.com/clout

We just passed another tragic milestone with the 4,000th death of U.S. soldiers in Iraq, while the uncounted death toll of innocent Iraqis climbs beyond 1 million.

Yet in April, Congress will vote to give George Bush another $102 billion blank check for Iraq on top of past blank checks for $562 billion – unless we finally persuade our Representatives to Just Say No .

One great way to persuade a Representative is to hold a Town Hall Meeting and fill the hall with people who care and are willing read more