The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which seeks to understands the minds of other men and women.: Learned Hand
= Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one's thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down: Frederick Douglass = He who dares not offend cannot be honest: Thomas Paine === http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/22/world/middleeast/22iraq.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin New York Times: January 22, 2007 U.S. Toll in Iraq Is 27 for Deadly Weekend By DAMIEN CAVE The deaths of two marines on Sunday followed 25 deaths on Saturday, the third deadliest day for U.S. forces since the war began. BAGHDAD, Jan. 21 - The United States military said that two marines died Sunday in western Iraq and that an additional seven service members died Saturday. The deaths brought the weekend toll to 27 and made Saturday the third-deadliest day for United States forces since the war here began. Seven of the deaths announced Sunday, including those of three marines, were caused by "enemy action" in Anbar Province, a restive stronghold of the Sunni insurgency, while another soldier was killed Saturday in Baghdad by a roadside bomb, the military statements said. New details also emerged about clashes on Saturday in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, which left five Americans dead. Lt. Col. Scott R. Bleichwehl, an American military spokesman, said the gunmen who stormed the provincial governor's office during a meeting between American and local officials were wearing what appeared to be American military uniforms in an effort to impersonate United States soldiers. The sophisticated attack hinted at what could be a new threat for American troops as they start a fresh security plan centered on small bases in Baghdad's bloodiest neighborhoods, where soldiers will live and work with Iraqi forces. Military officials have said that one of their greatest concerns is that troops will be vulnerable to attack from killers who appear to be colleagues. It is not uncommon for gunmen to impersonate Iraqi security forces, but this seems to be the first time that attackers have tried to disguise themselves as Americans. Colonel Bleichwehl declined to provide further details about the Karbala attackers, emphasizing that the attack was still being investigated. But Iraqi officials said the gunmen disguised their intent with uniforms, American flak jackets, guns and a convoy of at least seven GMC sport utility vehicles, which are usually used by American officials in Iraq. *** Protesters Will Urge Congress to Stand Up to Bush from: United For Peace and Justice (UFPJ) Peace march expected to be among largest since war began. New York, New York - Americans angered by Bush's plans to escalate the Iraq war will flood the streets of Washington on Saturday, January 27, in a massive national peace march organized by United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ). Marchers will call on Congress to listen to the voters, not Bush, by using its power to end Bush's war and bring the troops home. The last three national marches organized by UFPJ each attracted between 300,000 and 500,000 people. MoveOn.org has called upon its 3.2 million members to join UFPJ, describing the march as potentially a "turning point for the war" comparable to how "Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington in 1963 was a turning point in the fight for equality and civil rights." The National Organization for Women (NOW) is mobilizing its chapters to participate. Local anti-war groups in cities and towns across the nation are mobilizing. On Monday, United for Peace and Justice's web site received more than 700,000 hits. District Council 37 in NYC, AFSCME's largest district council, and New York's United Federation of Teachers, the largest teachers' union local in the country, are sending busloads of their members to Washington. Car caravans and peace trains are heading to Washington, DC, from all over the East Coast, Midwest and Southeast. Buses and vans are coming from more than 30 states and 111 cities, including from as far away as Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Judith LeBlanc, UFPJ Co-Chairperson, said, "Bush's announcement of plans to escalate the war has backfired. Every day people call or send email to say they will be marching in Washington with United for Peace and Justice on January 27th to call for an end to this war. They are demanding that Congress stand up to Bush. There is no doubt: This is the right action at the right time." Among those slated to speak at the pre-march rally are Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson, who last year led an anti-war march of thousands, the largest protest in Salt Lake City history; Reverend Jesse Jackson Jr.; Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio); Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.); Bob Watada, father of Lt. Watada, the first military officer to refuse deployment to Iraq and currently facing court-martial; and active-duty service people. On Monday, January 29th, UFPJ is sponsoring a Grassroots Lobby Day, in which hundreds will press the case for withdrawal from Iraq directly with their Congressional representatives and senators. The weekend's activities will include a Saturday morning interfaith peace service and organizing workshops on Sunday. On Thursday, January 11, United for Peace and Justice member groups and allies staged more than 1,000 local protests of Bush's escalation of the Iraq war. UFPJ's March on Washington is the next step in the anti-war movement's national surge of opposition to Bush's escalation of the war. *** From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 10:38 PM Subject: NEXT SAT 1/27: Join LA March to Bring the Troops Home Now & Stop Funding the War Please distribute widely. January 27th Action Coalition Web-site: http://linuxbeach.net/jan27action/ E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] JANUARY 27th MARCH & RALLY IN LOS ANGELES! Join Peace & Justice Communities Across So-Cal Calling to: BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW! STOP FUNDING THE WAR! WHEN: March & Rally - Saturday, January 27th at NOON WHERE: Starting at: Democratic Party Headquarters, 9th and Figueroa, Downtown LA End of March/Rally: Federal Building, Spring and Los Angeles St, Downtown LA WHAT: The Rally/March has the two demands: Bring the Troops Home Now! Stop Funding the War! Over 50 organizations have endorsed so far (see list below). The Jan 27 Action Coalition is an LA-based ad-hoc organization created to demand that the U.S. bring the troops home now and that Congress stop all funding of the war except that necessary to get the troops home from Iraq. LA March and Rally is planned to coincide with January 27th protests across the state and country including, Washington DC; San Francisco, CA; Mount Shasta, CA; Oakland, CA; Anderson, CA; Mobile, AL; Salt Lake City, UT; Austin, TX; Fitchburg, VA; Kapaa, HI; Hood River, OR; Las Vegas, NV; Gloucester, VA; St. Louis, MO; Walla Walla, WA; Madison, WI; Olympia, WA; Columbus, OH; Lincoln, NE; and Denver, CO. WHO: List of Endorsing Organizations for LA March/Rally on Jan. 27th Include: Alliance for Democracy - San Fernando Valley, American Friends Service Committee, ANSWER-LA, Arlington West Film, BAYAN-USA, Burbank Neighbors for Peace and Justice,Cafe Intifada, California Democratic Party Progressive Caucus, Campaign to End Israeli Apartheid[CEIA-So Cal], Center for Dispute Resolution, CISPES, Coalition Against Militarism in the Schools, Coalition for World Peace, Coastal Convergence Society, CODEPINK, L.A., Committee of Correspondence for Democracy & Socialism, Fellowship of Reconciliation L.A., First Unitarian Church, Foothills Peace Coalition, Addicted to War, Freedom Socialist Party, Glendale Education / Social Justice Advocates, Glendale Peace Vigil, Global Women's Strike/LA, Gold Star Families for Peace, Granada Hills Neighbors for Peace, Green Party of Los Angeles County, Green Party of Orange County, Green Party of Riverside County, Green Party of Ventura County, Healing Bear Medical Service, Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace, International Action Center, International Socialist Organization, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Kent Wong - Director, UCLA Labor Center (for ID purposes only), L.A. Sound Posse, LA Cuba Solidarity Coalition, LA Jews for Peace, LA LGBT Greens, LA-Palestine Labor Solidarity Committee, LA-US Labor Against the War, Linux Beach, March 25 Coalition, Micah 6:8, Military Families Speak Out Los Angeles Chapter, Military Families Speak Out Orange County & South Bay Chapter, Military Families Speak Out San Gabriel Valley Chapter, Military Families Speak Out Temecula Chapter, Montrose Peace Protest, Office Of the Americas, Orange County Peace Action!, Out Against War: LGBT & Friends Coalition for Peace & Justice, Palisadians for Peace, Peace and Freedom Party of Los Angeles, Peace and Freedom Party of Riverside County, Peace Coalition of Greater Ventura, Political Poster Collective, Progressive Democrats of Los Angeles, Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains, Riverside Area Peace and Justice Action (RAPJA), San Fernando Valley Greens, San Gabriel Valley Neighbors for Peace & Justice, San Gabriel Valley Progressives, Santa Monica Democratic Club, So-Cal Grassroots Socialist Workers Party, Solidarity, South Pasadena Neighbors for Peace and Justice, Stop the War Ministry Team of First Congregational Church of Lon, Studies for Global Justice, Topanga Peace Alliance, U.S. Citizens For A Safer Foreign Policy, United Teachers Los Angeles, Venice Peace and Freedom Party, Venice Peace Movement, Veterans for Peace-LA, West Covina Neighbors for Peace and Justice, West LA Democratic Club, Whittier Area Peace and Justice Coalition, Witness for Peace, SW, Women in Black - LA, World Can't Wait! Drive Out The Bush Regime!, Young Koreans United of LA (YKU of LA), Young Socialists of LA, Long Beach Area Peace Network, and Women For: Orange County. 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