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[Morton K. Brussel]

Just a reminder for those of you who committed to help out/ 
participate in some way the demonstration at One-Main this coming  
Saturday, 2-4 PM. This demonstration in solidarity with that taking  
place in Washington on the same date, 15, September. About that  
demonstration, from the ANSWER website…

The 15th is going to be a dramatic day that kicks off a week of  
important anti-war advocacy.  At the demonstration Iraq Veterans  
Against the War and Veterans for Peace will be leading a giant die-in  
symbolizing the mass deaths caused by the U.S. military action in  
Iraq.  Sign up to participate in this historic die-in.

The 15th is a key date because it comes in a week when Washington, DC  
will be buzzing over the congressional testimony of General Petraeus  
and Ambassador Crocker on ‘progress’ in Iraq.  The establishment  
political figures in Washington, D.C. are all waiting to hear from  
Petraeus even though he has shown himself to be a solid Bush  
Republican.  Indeed, before the last presidential election he wrote  
an op-ed in the Washington Post proclaiming the progress being made  
in Iraq. At that time he was in charge of training Iraqi troops, a  
project that has still not been accomplished, despite the rosy  
picture he painted 3 years ago.  Petraeus and Croker will provide the  
fig leaf that allows the Democrats to join with the Republicans in  
continuing the occupation.

According to a Washington Post poll a majority of Americans believe  
Petraeus will exaggerate the ‘progress’ in Iraq.  They read the  
newspapers and are able to get a glimmer of the truth a truth very  
inconsistent then what Petraeus and Crocker will report.  They know  
that civilian deaths are rising, the Green Zone is shelled on a daily  
basis often multiple times each day, Iraq has not met 13 of 18  
benchmarks, U.S. deaths are up compared to a year ago, and Iraqis are  
without electricity, water, oil, food, medicine and living an  
unbearable life forcing millions to leave the country and millions  
more to be internally displaced.  But when the Petraeus-Crocker duo  
sing their rosy tune it will provide Congress with the cover to give  
Bush another $190 billion to continue the occupation.

The September 15th demonstration is the beginning of a week of  
actions that will culminate in a major action on the 20th.  September  
15th and the following week is bringing together a broad coalition of  
anti-war groups because we all recognize that this is the key time  
for the peace movement to let elected officials know that continuing  
the occupation of Iraq is unacceptable.

If you oppose the war, this is the pivotal week to participate. Your  
voice is needed.  Come to Washington, DC and join in these events.   
The military-corporate establishment has shown it fears the people.  
Let’s show them they are right to do so.  It is time for the majority  
of Americans to get what they want a rapid end to the occupation of  
Iraq. 
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