Iraq Town Hall Meeting Will Be Web Cast!

Every participant in this event has valuable information to share. I urge you to log in or if you're in Neu Yawk, get to Town Hall in NYC!

True Crimes
The Untold Story Behind the Devastation of Iraq
June 3, 2008

LIVE WEBCAST!

7:00 PM

On June 3, 2008, join bestselling author JEREMY SCAHILL, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer
CHRIS HEDGES, journalist LAILA AL-ARIAN, and the New Yorker's SEYMOUR HERSH, as they go behind the headlines to tell the untold story of the occupation of Iraq, the daily plight of Iraqi civilians, and the ongoing role of private mercenaries in America's "War on Terror."
The event is a dual book launch for COLLATERAL DAMAGE: AMERICA'S WAR AGAINST IRAQI CIVILIANS by Chris Hedges and Laila Al-Arian, and the updated paperback edition of BLACKWATER: THE RISE OF THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL MERCENARY ARMY by Jeremy Scahill.
The conversation will be followed by audience questions and a book signing.
Tickets are available for the event at the Town Hall Box Office, 123 W. 43rd St., New York City (www.the-townhall-nyc.org / 212-997-6661) or at Ticketmaster (212-307-4100/ www.ticketmaster.com)
Cosponsored by The Nation, Public Concern Foundation, Democracy Now!, The Indypendent, CERSC, Democrats.com, Peace Action New York, Alternet, Tricycle, The Armenian National Committee, Center for Constitutional Rights, and Veterans for Common Sense.
http://ccrjustice.org/live-webcast-true-crimes

Endless War

In September 2002 I first heard the phrase, "endless war" to describe BushCo's future plans for world domination and remember feeling uncomfortable using it in discussions with other citizens. The invasion of Iraq was being promoted everywhere and all I wanted to do was to stop us from pursuing that destructive policy rather than get caught up in a debate about what endless war might mean. Too manyAmericans wanted vengence against whoever may been behind 9/11 but didn't have a problem attacking Afghanistan even though 9/11 was instigated by Saudi Arabians. Of course, we were told Osama Bin Laden was there and because he was the mastermind of the plot, innocent Afghanis must die to stop him and protect our "freedoms".

We know now the hunt for Bin Laden was bullshit. The opportunities to catch him were squandered and BushCo has repeatedly said they aren't concerned about Bin Laden. They even took him off the "most wanted" list!

Once there was an enemy called Communism, and that kept us superior and safe with our endless nukes. We'd all be dead rather than red, right? The external threat of Communism to our way of life was bogus, just as Saddam Hussein was no more a threat to our security than any other crazy dictator. But the drumbeats to bomb Iran get louder every day as talking heads claim Iranian weapons are killing our soldiers. (Strange, isn't it, that the American military has lost at least 30% of our weapons in Iraq, but you don't hear much about "getting" whoever was responsible for that.)

So I urge you to read this from the Nation:

Bush to Karzai: Will You Just Shut Up About Iran?
by John Nichols
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion?bid=15&pid=220487