Thursday, June 2, 2011

Selected Catch-Up on Peace & International Rights

"Out of Iraq Caucus" with Rep. Barbara Lee and Rep. Maxine Waters and others. (folk who are continuing to push my "Status of Forces Agreement" in the House, H.R. 651, which now has 68 cosponsors.) and Rep. Barbara Lee's H.R. 780, "The Responsible End to the War in Afghanistan Act." The Defense Authorization act is poised to move to the Senate and the budget debate soon to follow it - plz support withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. (Let us know in Comments if you propose an even better legislation to support.)

Ratko Mladic: the end of impunity? Find this one on the blogsite: "No More Crusades" or GO here for 2 June 2011

The Six-Day War And A Possible Resolution
By Ron Forthofer

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President Obama's recent statements about using the 1967 borders as the basis for a settlement of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict sparked strong reactions. These reactions also show that many people are terribly misinformed about who started the Six-Day War

May 31 marked the anniversary of Israel's barbaric slaughter of nine Freedom Flotilla activists in international waters, injuring dozens more trying to deliver thousands of tons of vital aid to besieged Gazans, suffocating illegally since June 2007

News Digest for June 2, 2011 for No More Gitmos find at nogitmos.org/news/

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06/02 / John Rossomando / The Daily Caller / Inhofe bill seeks to reverse Obama, send suspected terrorists to Guantanamo Bay

06/01 / Paul Mutter / Foreign Policy In Focus / The War Against Al Jazeera and Sami al-Hajj

06/01 / Andy Worthington / Guantánamo: The Definitive Prisoner List — Updated for 2011, With New Information and Photos from WikiLeaks

06/01 / Jeff Kaye / TruthOut / Deconstructing the Campaign to Malign Award-Winning Article on Guantanamo "Suicides"

More news at http://www.nogitmos.org/news or Live Links here

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