by Nada Khader | Sep 2, 2013 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Movement Building
The hypocrisy concerning Syria coming from a bellicose Washington and US media is frightening. Whence comes Washington ’s selective indignation when it comes to Syria? There has hardly been a dictator recently that we have not embraced. We armed our former friend...
by Nada Khader | Sep 2, 2013 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Movement Building
To the Editor: We have about a week to stop our government from bombing Syria. With the political action focused in Congress, Rivertowns residents have a significant role to play. This is because our congressman, Eliot Engel, is a leading advocate of bombing and a...
by Nada Khader | Sep 2, 2013 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Movement Building
To the Editor: Do we detect a pattern here? Rep. Eliot Engel supported George W. Bush’s rush to war in Iraq, which resulted in over one million casualties and two million refugees—based on jerry-rigged intelligence. Rep. Engel supported the invasion and...
by Nada Khader | Sep 2, 2013 | Blogs, Director's Blog, Militarism and Foreign Policy
To the editor: Syria, the next target? I’m trying to understand again. There’s a civil war that is burning the people of Syria. All the people. My country, The United States and it’s leadership propelled by the neocons and the so- called humanitarian...
by Nada Khader | Sep 2, 2013 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Movement Building
EMERGENCY PROTEST AGAINST U.S. MILITARY ATTACK ON SYRIA FRI., SEPT 6, 5pm Meet at the Plaza Fountain, White Plains, Main St. & Mamaroneck DEMAND CONGRESS REFUSE AUTHORIZATION TO BOMB AND KILL March to Cong. Nita Lowey’s office, then to the Federal...
by Nada Khader | Aug 30, 2013 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Movement Building
Dear Friends: This email is to follow-up on conversations that I have had with most of you about the action to promote a worldwide ban of weaponized drones and drone surveillance action that is being planned in New York City during the annual meeting of the UN...