"If there is no sufficient reason for war, the war party will make war on one pretext, then invent another." - Robert M. LaFollette
"What
a cruel thing is war...to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love
for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful
world." - Robert E. Lee
"Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise." - Sir Francis Bacon
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tune in turn on drop-out......rethink what is really important to you and those you LOVE...kos
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The military will refuse to go.....just like in 'nam, the pilots dump their bombs in the ocean.
Today feels different.
Unlike the last three weeks, we seem to no longer be standing at the brink of war. President Obama declared on Tuesday night
that he'd halted requests for an authorization to use military force so he could pursue a diplomatic resolution to the crisis
in Syria with Russia—and Congress has stopped moving toward a vote on that authorization. This is what we wanted.
And it's only possible because progressives led the charge in calling for peace.
This campaign isn't over yet—and we'll stay vigilant until a diplomatic solution is reached. But getting this far took
the work of millions of MoveOn members and grassroots activists on the outside, and progressive champions like Representative
Alan Grayson inside Congress. Check out this note from Rep. Grayson, whose steadfast opposition to military strikes has
helped avoid our fall down the slippery slope toward war.
Thanks for all you do.
–Ilya, Rosy, Angie, Mark, and the rest of the team
—————Forwarded
message—————From: Rep. Alan Grayson
Subject: How We Stopped a War—For Now
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Dear MoveOn member,
After three frenetic weeks, during which time MoveOn members and Team Grayson were burning the midnight oil every night,
it's time to take stock of what we've accomplished.
Here were the headlines in late August, just before we started our campaign against U.S. military intervention in Syria.
"Syria crisis: UK and US finalise plans for military strikes"—The Guardian, August
27.
"Syria strike due in days, West tells opposition—sources"—Reuters, August 27.
"Strike Against Syria is Imminent"—Reuters, August 27.
"Obama Will Bomb Syria"—Politico, August 26.
"U.S. military ready to attack Syria, Hagel says"—CBS News, August 27.
"Syria strike due in days, West tells opposition—sources"—Reuters, August 27.
"Strike Against Syria is Imminent"—Reuters, August 27.
"Obama Will Bomb Syria"—Politico, August 26.
"U.S. military ready to attack Syria, Hagel says"—CBS News, August 27.
And here are the headlines, now:
"Obama to explore diplomatic route on Syria,"—Reuters, September 10.
"U.S. to Work Through U.N. on Syria Arms Proposal" The New York Times, September 10.
"Obama Agrees To U.N. Discussion Of Putting Syria Chemical Weapons Under International Control"—Associated Press, September 10.
"Syria Will Sign Chemical Weapons Convention, Declare Arsenal, Foreign Ministry Says"—Reuters, September 10.
"U.S. to Work Through U.N. on Syria Arms Proposal" The New York Times, September 10.
"Obama Agrees To U.N. Discussion Of Putting Syria Chemical Weapons Under International Control"—Associated Press, September 10.
"Syria Will Sign Chemical Weapons Convention, Declare Arsenal, Foreign Ministry Says"—Reuters, September 10.
Let's go behind the headlines, to the numbers in Congress. Bloomberg News just came out with its own count of how
every single member of the U.S. House and Senate would vote on war with Syria. In the U.S. Senate, which is institutionally
designed to favor war and bailouts, the war vote is losing 34-22. That's shocking—the
Senate is voting for peace?! In the U.S. House of Representatives, it's even better. House members oppose war
by a 10-to-one margin. The Washington Post has it at 26 in favor, 251 against.
In other words, we are winning. Peace is winning.
How did this miracle happen?
To answer that question, look in the mirror.
Now, what's interesting is not just that we averted military action (so far). It's also what has happened, because we averted
military action. We showed that successful diplomacy, shunted aside just a week ago as irrelevant, is actually possible.
Think about this. We are on the verge of a solution that:
- Removes chemical weapons from Syria, preventing another attack and putting them out of the reach of both the Assad regime and Al Qaeda,
- Does not require the use of dangerous military force by the United States,
- Compels Syria to become a signer to the Chemical Weapons Convention,
- Restores the role of Congress in matters of war and peace, and
- Rejuvenates the United Nations as a platform for peace.
Of course, we may still go to war—the war lobby is fierce and
relentless. Even as we speak, warmongers in Congress
are writing new war resolution language, thinking that if they tweak
this word or that word, making it an itsy-bitsy, teensy-weensy
war, it can pass. To that, we say, "a big, fat NO."
We have shown that Peace can be more powerful than War.
And hopefully, one day soon, we will not be arguing about where to direct our bombs. If you and I keep working together,
we will be trying to figure out what to do with the fruits of peace—the Peace Dividend.
Courage,
Rep. Alan Grayson
P.S. Please share this with your friends and family on Twitter
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Rep. Alan Grayson talks to TRNN
about how evidence against Assad is not certain and how American
exceptionalism needs to be redefined
The US secretary of state, John Kerry, on Thursday expressed cautious optimism that a deal could be reached to guarantee the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons, as he began talks on the issue in Geneva with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.
Appearing alongside Lavrov, shortly after the beginning of two days of negotiations, Kerry acknowledged that expectations were high but said: "We do believe there is a way to get this done."
Kerry insisted that the threat of military action against Syria, over a chemical weapons attack in the country on 21 August, remained an option. He also rejected Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's suggestion that he would have 30 days, under the standard terms of the chemical weapons treaty, to declare his stockpiles.
"We believe there is nothing standard about this process at this moment because of the way the regime has behaved," Kerry said. "And the words of the Syrian regime, in our judgment, are simply not enough." read more
John Kerry cautiously optimistic over Syria chemical weapons surrender offer
Secretary of state begins Geneva talks with Russian counterpart and says: 'We do believe there is a way to get this done'
John Kerry speaks next to Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, unseen, in Geneva. Photograph: Larry Downing/AP
Appearing alongside Lavrov, shortly after the beginning of two days of negotiations, Kerry acknowledged that expectations were high but said: "We do believe there is a way to get this done."
Kerry insisted that the threat of military action against Syria, over a chemical weapons attack in the country on 21 August, remained an option. He also rejected Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's suggestion that he would have 30 days, under the standard terms of the chemical weapons treaty, to declare his stockpiles.
"We believe there is nothing standard about this process at this moment because of the way the regime has behaved," Kerry said. "And the words of the Syrian regime, in our judgment, are simply not enough." read more
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This is 'TREASON' "High crimes and grounds for impeachment!!!"
TRUTH
IS TREASON IN THE EMPIRE OF LIES...
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer revealed
the extent of harassment that the NSA
has engaged in to bully tech
companies into revealing American citizen's
private information. Mayer
is pushing for the right to publish how many requests
they get for
personal information from the spy agency. For now, […]
"They
are not public servants. They are thugs." SAN DIEGO - Christian
Thompson
was arrested on his birthday by police officers who confronted
him over his therapy dog.
The police claimed that the dog was growling
at passers-by at a train station.
Thompson says his dogs movement was
not aggressive and surveillance video from the train […]
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Vladimir Putin warns US not to launch attack in Syria Russian president appeals to Americans in New York Times article claiming intervention would unleash more terror
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politics" links in the attacks has never entered the larger American
conversation. The story of the Saudi connection to a house in Sarasota,
Florida, is must reading. It also is useful to consider given the
established role of Saudi intelligence in the Syrian uprising.
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Fuck a permit to peaceably assemble
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