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Date: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 2:03 PM<br>Subject: Fwd: Take a chunk out of the Pentagon<br>To: Robert Naiman <<a href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org">naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a>><br><br><br>
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<div><div style="font-size:11pt;padding:2px 10px"><p><span><span>Dear </span>Robert, </span></p><strong>While Pentagon spokespeople are all over the media spreading fear about cuts to their budget, domestic agencies have been fighting with their hands tied behind their backs.</strong> <br>
<br>Politico reported this week that domestic agencies are under a “gag order” from the White House preventing them from talking about the impact of imminent spending cuts. [1] The press is constantly reporting false statements about the risk of the US becoming a “second-rate power” and our military becoming a “hollow force,” while the people
trying to save our parks, schools, and roads are forced to stay silent. <br><br><strong>There’s no gag order on you. <a href="http://capwiz.com/peaceactionwest/utr/1/FVMMSQKYTP/LRCUSQQNKO/9232049631" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003366">Please tell your representatives to support significant Pentagon spending cuts.</span></a></strong><a href="http://capwiz.com/peaceactionwest/utr/1/FVMMSQKYTP/OBZQSQQNKP/9232049631" target="_blank"></a><br>
<br>Thank you for taking action.<br><div> </div><div>Rebecca Griffin, Political Director, Peace Action West</div><div> </div><div>--------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div> </div><div style="float:right;padding:10px;margin-left:5px;background:#dae3e8;width:230px;font-size:11pt">
<em></em><strong>I don't want weapons contractors to be the only voice on Capitol Hill. </strong><br><br><a href="http://capwiz.com/peaceactionwest/utr/1/FVMMSQKYTP/FEKKSQQNKQ/9232049631" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003366"><strong>Tell your representative and senators to support significant cuts to Pentagon spending.</strong></span></a><br>
<strong><a href="http://capwiz.com/peaceactionwest/utr/1/FVMMSQKYTP/MTAZSQQNKR/9232049631" target="_blank"><span></span></a></strong><br style="float:right;padding:10px;margin-left:5px;background:#dae3e8;width:230px;font-size:11pt">
<span style="color:#003366"><strong><a href="http://capwiz.com/peaceactionwest/utr/1/FVMMSQKYTP/MHLHSQQNKS/9232049631" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003366"></span></a></strong></span></div><div>Dear Robert,<br><br>
</div><div style="font-size:11pt;padding:2px 10px">If Congress doesn't break its stalemate by March 1st, automatic spending cuts will kick in.<br><br><strong>I was just
on Capitol Hill talking to congressional staff, and it’s clear they need to hear more support for slashing the Pentagon budget. <a href="http://capwiz.com/peaceactionwest/utr/1/FVMMSQKYTP/FUNBSQQNKT/9232049631" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003366">Take action now to call for significant reductions in wasteful Pentagon spending.</span></a></strong><a href="http://capwiz.com/peaceactionwest/utr/1/FVMMSQKYTP/HWCWSQQNKU/9232049631" target="_blank"> </a><br>
<br>While weapons company CEOs complain about how many jobs will be lost if we cut Pentagon spending, they somehow find millions of dollars to lobby Congress to preserve their tax dollar payday.<br><br><strong>Our three-person team spent a week racing
around Capitol Hill so we could represent your voice for common sense cuts to Pentagon spending. <a href="http://capwiz.com/peaceactionwest/utr/1/FVMMSQKYTP/JWNBSQQNKV/9232049631" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003366">Now we need you to back us up, so we can drown out the weapons contractors.</span></a></strong><a href="http://capwiz.com/peaceactionwest/utr/1/FVMMSQKYTP/IJDZSQQNKW/9232049631" target="_blank"> </a><br>
<br>Thanks to months of work, the advocates of smarter military spending have the hawks on the defensive. These negotiations for a deal on spending cuts are <strong>our best opportunity to move from chipping at the Pentagon budget to hacking off a sizeable chunk. </strong><br>
<br><a href="http://capwiz.com/peaceactionwest/utr/1/FVMMSQKYTP/BVNDSQQNKX/9232049631" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003366"><strong>Your representatives need to hear from you now.</strong></span></a><br><br>Thank you for taking action.<br>
<br>Rebecca Griffin<br>Political Director<br>Peace Action West</div><div style="font-size:11pt;padding:2px 10px"><br></div><div style="font-size:11pt;padding:2px 10px">[1] <a href="http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2013/02/06/stacking-the-deck-in-favor-of-the-pentagon/" target="_blank">http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2013/02/06/stacking-the-deck-in-favor-of-the-pentagon/</a></div>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Robert Naiman<br>Policy Director<br>Just Foreign Policy<br><a href="http://www.justforeignpolicy.org" target="_blank">www.justforeignpolicy.org</a><br><a href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org" target="_blank">naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a><br>
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