[Peace] Obama is coming to the U of I. Should we have a protest against the war in Yemen?

[Niloofar Shambayati]

I strongly support the idea for its improbable potential to shame the
University for honoring him for dedicating his career "to the highest
ideals of ethics, fair play and service to country". What an insult to the
real public servants who have paid heavily for acting ethically!

It would definitely be a great bonus, if Obama is prompted afterward to
implicitly admit that he was wrong to "fuel" a dirty war against the people
of Yemen to placate the Saudis!


Niloofar Shambayati

On Sat, Sep 1, 2018 at 12:15 PM, Robert Naiman via Peace <
peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

> https://www.facebook.com/justforeignpolicy/posts/10156410923795856
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> https://www.facebook.com/robert.naiman/posts/10157570082077656
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> Obama is coming to the U of I next week.
>
> Should we have a protest, urging him to call for ending the U.S.-Saudi war
> in Yemen - which he started?
>
> It's not inconceivable that he would do it. Other former Obama
> Administration officials, including former UN ambassador Samantha Power,
> have acknowledged that the Obama Administration was wrong to back the Saudi
> war in Yemen and have called for the war to end.
>
> If Obama is protested at the U of I over the Yemen war, it could be
> national news.
>
> Should we do it?
>
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