Bruce Gagnon and David Swanson Outside the Gates of Strategic Command in Omaha, Nebraska
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Peace and War
We Can Stop Iraq Funding – Here's How
Take 1 Minute to End the Killing:
Congress Members have received thousands of phone calls, and some of them are committing to voting no on Iraq funding. The vote won’t happen until next week, so keep the calls coming: Call your Congress Member now at 202-224-3121 and tell them to vote No on the war funding.
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Pelosi does not have the votes to pass the Rule, a procedural vote that must pass prior to votes on each of the three amendments (1. war money, 2. a nonbinding
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68% Want Troops Safely Home in 6 Months
As Congress considers President Bush’s request for another $100 billion for Iraq, 68% of Americans want Bush to bring U.S. troops home within 6 months, according to a Democrats.com telephone poll of 628 adults conducted from May 1-4, 2008 by ICR ( http://www.icrsurvey.com ).
The poll marks a 14% increase from 54% in September. Most of that increase (11%) came from those who want Congress to require Bush to use existing funds to bring our troops safely home, bringing that total to 51% –
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David Swanson Debates Peace and Impeachment with Right-Wing Callers
The Dave Congalton Show – April 23, 2008, in San Luis Obispo, California.
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Nobel Peace Winner Visits U.S. from Iran
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi to Answer Your Questions Online
By David Swanson
Shirin Ebadi (Persian: شیرین عبادی – Širin Ebâdi) is an Iranian lawyer, human rights activist and founder of the Children’s Rights Support Association in Iran. On October 10, 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights, especially women’s and children’s rights. She is the first Iranian, the first
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Sympathy for Dick Cheney
By David Swanson
Remarks delivered in Oakland, Calif., on April 24, 2008.
It’s wonderful to be here in the Bay Area and to discover that wherever Nancy Pelosi gets her ideas from, it’s not from her constituents. But I have some bad news for you. Last night I spoke in San Luis Obispo on why we should impeach Dick Cheney. The night before that was a speech in Ventura on why we should not dump another $178 billion into the occupation of Iraq and why we should impeach Dick Cheney. But
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War Funding, Impeachment, and Health Care
By David Swanson
Remarks delivered in San Luis Obispo, California, on April 23, 2008
When I started giving speeches about Iraq and impeachment three years ago, I liked to list the major impeachable offenses for Bush and for Cheney, but as the list grew it became rather cumbersome. It got to the point where adding another crime to the list would bring to mind four others I needed to add, and then someone would discover a whole new field of criminality and report it in the news while I was on the
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Can Grandmothers End Wars?
By David Swanson
Here is the perfect Mother’s Day gift for your mother, your mother in law, your grandmothers, and in fact for the men in their lives as well – who ought to be shamed into action. Joan Wile has published a book called “Grandmothers Against the War: Getting Off Our Fannies and Standing Up for Peace.” As far as I know, this is her first book. It is very much an account of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. If more people did the same, we would
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