[Peace-discuss] Today's News-Gazette

[Ricky Baldwin]

Really great!  It's worth noting that the NG - editorials, etc - has never exactly been our
friend, but Paul Wood has always been very fair to AWARE and the anti-war movement.  In the past,
we haven't thanked him except in private - wouldn't want to cost him his job!

It's good to know who to call, though, if we need to.
Ricky
--- Robert Naiman <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org> wrote:

> nice! well done! I love that the N-G is doing recruiting for us. The
> FBI should put a tail on them.
> 
> On 10/24/07, Jan & Durl Kruse <jandurl at insightbb.com> wrote:
> >
> > Local event planned in conjunction with one in Chicago
> > By Paul Wood
> >
> > Wednesday October 24, 2007
> >
> > CHAMPAIGN – Champaign is one of many cities, including Chicago, that
> > will celebrate a "De-Fund The War" rally Saturday.
> >
> > Some 35 to 50 local residents will leave at 10:30 a.m. for Chicago; a
> > local rally will be held before and after that at North Prospect Avenue
> > and West Marketview Drive, just north of Interstate 74, said Durl Kruse
> > of Urbana, one of the organizers.
> >
> > The Chicago event begins at 1:30 p.m. at Chicago's Union Park.
> >
> > According to AWARE, the Anti-War, Anti-Racism Effort, parking is
> > available at Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse, 1904 N. Prospect Ave.
> > Lowe's manager Matt Cihi said the remote spots are available.
> >
> > Kruse said the rally will serve as an "alternative point of view"
> > event, to coincide with the Pro-America Rally scheduled for the same
> > time, immediately to the south.
> >
> > Kruse said there will be large, regional anti-war demonstrations in
> > Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Orlando,
> > Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Seattle.
> >
> > The national event is timed to come shortly before Congress is expected
> > to vote on another supplemental funding bill, according to organizers.
> >
> > Sponsors of the local rally include AWARE, Iraq Veterans Against the
> > War and Campus Anti-war Network.
> >
> > Martin Smith, a former Marine sergeant who serves as Midwest
> > coordinator for the Iraq veterans group, said he understands the
> > feelings of post-Sept. 11 Americans who want to fight terrorism.
> >
> > But since leaving the service, Smith said, he was dismayed with
> > arguments for starting and prolonging the war in Iraq.
> >
> > "They told us about weapons of mass destruction, then they changed
> > their story," he said.
> >
> > Smith, a University of Illinois grad student, said he is also concerned
> > with extensions of service time in the Iraq theater from a year to 15
> > months, and how veterans are treated once they return to the U.S.
> >
> > "Fund The Wounded, Not The War" is a favorite slogan. He said "the best
> > way to support the troops is to bring them home."
> >
> > To sign up for the Chicago trip, e-mail Shara Esbenshade at
> > esbenshduni.uiuc.edu
> >
> > "There's massive support for this rally," Kruse said. "Locally, we hope
> > to get people who are interested in speaking out about changing the way
> > the war on terrorism is fought. We want to show our dissatisfaction
> > with the strategy of the Bush administration."
> >
> > He said part of the counter-rally idea is to let people know anti-war
> > activists support the troops, but do not support the policies President
> > Bush has chosen to employ in Iraq and Afghanistan.
> >
> > "The American public should be working to impeach Bush; that would be a
> > way to support troops. Instead of supporting him, we ought to be
> > working to change the way we fight the war," Kruse said.
> >   Find this article at:
> >
> > http://www.news-gazette.com/news/2007/10/24/
> > local_event_planned__in_conjunction_with
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