ACTIVISM: Help spread the word about Lt. Watada with these flyers
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Below are links to two .pdf files.[1] -- They can be printed as two flyers (or, front-and-back, as one leaflet) explaining the essentials of the case of Lt. Watada. -- On Jun. 22, 2006, U.S. Army First Lieutenant Ehren K. Watada refused to deploy to Iraq. -- Why? -- Because he is convinced that the order to do so was an unlawful order. -- Lt. Watada believes that the war on Iraq and the occupation of Iraq are illegal under U.S. law. -- It's important to disseminate this information as widely as possible. -- The mainstream media are (1) classing the Watada case as local news (with rare exceptions, Lt. Watada's name has not even been mentioned in most major U.S. dailies outside the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii), and (2) failing to convey the information needed by the public to evaluate the claim that the Iraq war is illegal under U.S. law. -- Once this information is understood, Lt. Ehren Watada will be seen to be fulling with honor and integrity his oath as an officer in the United States military. -- Rather than disobeying the law, Ehren Watada will be seen to be upholding the law, placing his very life on the line. -- Lt. Watada is, in fact, acting in the name of the rule of law itself. -- Americans believe in the rule of law. -- When they understand his actions, they will support Lt. Watada an exemplary American. -- But your help is needed to get the message out. -- UFPPC will continue to be involved in the national campaign of mobilization, education, and public pressure being organized around Lt. Watada's case, working to spread Lt. Watada's message that the time has come for Americans to stand up and sacrifice something in the name of preserving the U.S. Constitution and American democracy and helping to channel public energies needed to bring the United States back to its core values....
CALENDAR: Study circle in Tacoma on the legality of the Iraq war -- July 3, 10, & 17 @ 7pm
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UFPPC will conduct a three-week study circle on the legality of the Iraq war and of actions taken in the name of the Iraq war beginning at 7:00 p.m. on July 3, 2006, at the Mandolin Cafe (3923 S. 12th St., Tacoma). -- We will study three books: Michael Byers, War Law: Understanding International Law and Armed Conflict (Grove Press, 2006); Noam Chomsky, Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy (Metropolitan Books, 2006); and Robert Jay Lifton, Richard Falk, and Irene Gendzier, eds., Crimes of War: Iraq (Nation Books, 2006). -- There is no charge for participation and books are available for borrowing or purchase. -- This study circle is inspired by the courageous act of Lt. Ehren Watada of the United States Army, who announced at a press conference in Tacoma, WA, on June 7, 2006, that he will refuse to deploy to Iraq because the Iraq war is "illegal under American law"; see UFPPC's statement of June 15, 2006, regarding Lt. Watada....
CALENDAR: Study circle on Iran -- Part 2 -- Jun. 5, 12, 19, & 26 @ 7pm
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Since July 2004, United for Peace of Pierce County has been conducting Digging Deeper, a Monday-night book discussion group, often in the form of a study circle. -- Topics have included peak oil, climate change, the corporation, and the history of the Middle East, as well as abiding themes of war, peace, politics, and social change. -- Occasionally, we have spent several weeks reading longer works, like Daniel Yergins The Prize or Robert Fisks The Great War for Civilisation. -- On June 5, 2006, Digging Deeper XVII will extend the discussion of Iran begun in Digging Deeper XVI,this time with a diverse set of books: an exploration of Iranian culture and history, a study of Iranian religion and politics in their cultural context, the best-selling Reading Lolita in Tehran, and two works of anti-Iran propaganda....