"That which you do not resist and mobilize to stop you will learn – or be forced – to accept.”
To the Anti-War Movement in the United States:
Barack Obama is sending a surge of 20,000 troops to Afghanistan.
An antiwar movement that does not move immediately to oppose the Obama doctrine of shifting the central front of the war on terror to Afghanistan, no longer deserves to be called an anti-war movement.read more...
The World Can’t Wait organizes people living in the United States to repudiate and stop the fascist direction initiated by the Bush Regime, including: the murderous, unjust and illegitimate occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan; the global “war of terror” of torture, rendition and spying; and the culture of bigotry, intolerance and greed. This direction cannot and will not be reversed by leaders who tell us to seek common ground with fascists, religious fanatics, and empire. It can only be possible by the people building a community of resistance - an independent mass movement of people - acting in the interests of humanity to stop, and demand prosecution, of these crimes.
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"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank. "
-Barack Obama, October 27, 2007
President Obama has made his decision to further escalate the Afghanistan War. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters on Monday morning, “The commander-in-chief has issued the orders.”
(Transcript of speech at opening session of World Can’t Wait national meeting in New York, November 21, some slight edits, in brackets, for clarity.)
I want to thank World Can’t Wait for inviting me. I concur that this is a very important meeting. We’re at a really key moment. So let me begin.
“Let the jury consider their verdict,” the King said, for about the 20th time that day.
“No, no,” said the Queen. “Sentence first, verdict afterward.”
“Stuff and nonsense,” said Alice loudly. “The idea of having the sentence first.”
“ Hold your tongue” said the Queen, turning purple.
“I won’t,” said Alice.
“Off with her head!” the Queen shouted, at the top of her voice.
Clarifying things in Japan, President Obama said to those who were offended that he is planning to bring Khalid Sheik Mohammed to trial in New York, and I quote, “They will not find it offensive at all when he’s convicted and when the death penalty is applied to him.” Sentence first, verdict afterwards.
NEW YORK — On November 4, at the Revolution Bookstore in NYC, British historian, author, and journalist, Andy Worthington discussed his book, The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America’s Illegal Prison. He started doing research for the book 4 years ago by examining the 8000 pages of transcripts from the review tribunals that were released in 2006 after the U.S. Supreme Court granted the prisoners habeas corpus rights.