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Another conference call from United for Peace and Justice - Phyllis
Bennis, Terry Rockefeller, Rusti Eisenberg -<br>
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<b>"Iraq - US do </b><b>no harm! There is no military
solution to Iraq"</b><br>
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<b>tonight, Tuesday, July 8th</b><b><br>
</b><b> 7PM Central time</b> (for one hour)<br>
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<td>{Disarmed} [ufpj-activist] Briefing Call: IRAQ – US do
no harm! There is NO military solution</td>
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<td>Mon, 7 Jul 2014 12:57:55 -0700</td>
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<th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
<td>Jackie Cabasso <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:wslf@earthlink.net"><wslf@earthlink.net></a></td>
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<td>'ufpj-activist'
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ufpj-activist@lists.mayfirst.org"><ufpj-activist@lists.mayfirst.org></a>, "UFPJ
Disarmament Listserve"
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ufpj-disarm@yahoogroups.com"><ufpj-disarm@yahoogroups.com></a>,
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ufpj-leg-action@lists.mayfirst.org"><ufpj-leg-action@lists.mayfirst.org></a>, UFPJ Bayarea
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color:#222222">Dear Peace and Justice Activist,</span></b></p>
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style="font-size:
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color:#222222">We know that there is NO MILITARY
SOLUTION to the </span><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:#222222">conflicts in Iraq and Syria. Our
movement needs to organize to ensure that we do not
repeat the </span><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:#222222">disastrous policies of the past.
United for Peace and Justice is hosting an emergency
</span><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:#222222">briefing call on Iraq this <u>Tuesday,
July 8, at 8 pm EDT/5 pm PDT</u>. </span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#222222">Phyllis
Bennis</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#222222"> (IPS)
will be with</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#222222"> us to
review the recent developments in Iraq and the
larger region, offering crucial </span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#222222">perspective
on challenging the current narrative concerning
ISIS, the existing terrorist threat, the legitimacy
and motives of the </span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#222222">current
Iraqi government, and the responsibility the U.S.
government bears for the developing conflict. Hear
the analysis peace activists need to argue for the
only solution to Iraq’s current conflict – a
ceasefire, an arms embargo, negotiations involving
all the regional players, and a commitment to
reconciliation.</span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#222222">Terry
Rockefeller </span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#222222">(September
11<sup>th</sup> Families for Peaceful Tomorrows and
UFPJ) will offer perspectives on the emerging
humanitarian crisis and efforts by Iraqi civil
society activists to address the sectarian conflict
that is devastating their country.</span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;font-family:
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Eisenberg </span></b><span
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mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#222222">(Co-coordinator
of UFPJ’s legislative action working group) will
discuss on-going efforts to pressure Congress and
the White House to reject US military engagement and
how peace and justice activists need to move this
work forward.</span></p>
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BRIEFING CALL ON IRAQ</span></b><span
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July 8: 8 pm EDT/5 pm PDT.</span></b></p>
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Jacqueline Cabasso
Executive Director
Western States Legal Foundation
Working for Peace & Justice in a Nuclear Free World
www.wslfweb.org
www.disarmamentactivist.org
www.facebook.com/WesternStatesLegalFoundation
Twitter@JackieCabasso
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