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WE HAVE THE MONEY — IF ONLY WE DIDN'T WASTE IT ON THE DEFENSE BUDGET
By Chalmers Johnson
Tom Dispatch
September 29, 2008
There has been much moaning, air-sucking, and outrage about the $700 billion that the U.S. government is thinking of throwing away on rich New York bankers...
(full article)
NUCLEAR BAN? START WITH U.S.
By Lawrence S. Wittner
Times Union
August 3, 2008
The world's nine nuclear powers continue to cling to some 27,000 nuclear weapons, almost all of them more deadly than that first atomic bomb...
(full article)
A DEVIL'S BARGAIN
By Carolyn Eisenberg
truthout.org
July 3, 2008
Carolyn Eisenberg argues that with Congress granting $162 billion to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan...
(full article)
PREPARING THE BATTLEFIELD
The Bush Administration Steps Up its Secret Moves Against Iran
By Seymour M. Hersh
The New Yorker
July 4, 2008
Late last year, Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation...
(full article)
SENATE COMMITTEE: BUSH KNEW IRAQ STATEMENTS WERE UNTRUE
McClatchy Washington Bureau
June 5, 2008
WASHINGTON — A long-awaited Senate Select Intelligence Committee report made public Thursday concludes that President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney made public statements...
(full article)
ANTI-WAR TACTICS
By Samantha Marshall
www.crainsnewyork.com
May 17, 2008
Hosting a potluck dinner on Staten Island and endorsing congressional candidate Steve Harrison, a Democrat...
(full article)
PEACE GROUP SUES BUSH ADMINISTRATION, CHARGING IRAQ WAR IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
By Michael Booth
New Jersey Law Journal
May 14, 2008
An anti-war activist group sued President Bush in U.S. District Court in Newark on Tuesday, seeking a declaratory judgment that the war in Iraq is illegal...
(full article)
THE $3 TRILLION WAR
By Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Bilmes
Vanity Fair
March 12, 2008
After wildly lowballing the cost of the Iraq conflict at a mere $50 to $60 billion, the Bush administration has been concealing...
(full article)
PUSHING MISSILE DEFENSE IN EUROPE
By Joanne Landy and Thomas Harrison
Foreign Policy in Focus www.fpif.org
Editor: John Feffer
February 22, 2008
With the occupation of Iraq soon to enter its sixth year and the looming possibility of war against Iran...
(full article)
HOW HIGH THE TOLL BEFORE THE WAR ENDS?
By Dr. Arnold Matlin
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
February 11, 2008
Two articles in a recent edition of The New England Journal of Medicine should make every American think about the effects of the U.S. war in Iraq...
(full article)
TOWARD A NUCLEAR-FREE WORLD
By George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn
Wall Street Journal
January 15, 2008
The accelerating spread of nuclear weapons, nuclear know-how and nuclear material has brought us to a nuclear tipping point...
(full article)
A WORLD FREE NUCLEAR WEAPONS
By George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn
Wall Street Journal
January 4, 2007
Nuclear weapons today present tremendous dangers, but also an historic opportunity...
(full article)
STUDY: BUSH, AIDES MADE 935 FALSE STATEMENTS IN RUN-UP TO WAR
January 24, 2008
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush and his top aides publicly made 935 false statements...
(full article)
PRE-EMPTIVE NUCLEAR STRIKE A KEY OPTION, NATO TOLD
by Ian Traynor
The Guardian/UK
January 22, 2008
The west must be ready to resort to a pre-emptive nuclear attack to try to halt...
(full article)
BOTHERSOME INTEL ON IRAN
By Michael Hirsh
Newsweek
January 12, 2008
A senior Administration official says President Bush "all but disowned" the Iran National Intelligence Estimate...
(full article)
By Chalmers Johnson
Tom Dispatch
September 29, 2008
There has been much moaning, air-sucking, and outrage about the $700 billion that the U.S. government is thinking of throwing away on rich New York bankers...
(full article)
NUCLEAR BAN? START WITH U.S.
By Lawrence S. Wittner
Times Union
August 3, 2008
The world's nine nuclear powers continue to cling to some 27,000 nuclear weapons, almost all of them more deadly than that first atomic bomb...
(full article)
A DEVIL'S BARGAIN
By Carolyn Eisenberg
truthout.org
July 3, 2008
Carolyn Eisenberg argues that with Congress granting $162 billion to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan...
(full article)
PREPARING THE BATTLEFIELD
The Bush Administration Steps Up its Secret Moves Against Iran
By Seymour M. Hersh
The New Yorker
July 4, 2008
Late last year, Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation...
(full article)
SENATE COMMITTEE: BUSH KNEW IRAQ STATEMENTS WERE UNTRUE
McClatchy Washington Bureau
June 5, 2008
WASHINGTON — A long-awaited Senate Select Intelligence Committee report made public Thursday concludes that President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney made public statements...
(full article)
ANTI-WAR TACTICS
By Samantha Marshall
www.crainsnewyork.com
May 17, 2008
Hosting a potluck dinner on Staten Island and endorsing congressional candidate Steve Harrison, a Democrat...
(full article)
PEACE GROUP SUES BUSH ADMINISTRATION, CHARGING IRAQ WAR IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
By Michael Booth
New Jersey Law Journal
May 14, 2008
An anti-war activist group sued President Bush in U.S. District Court in Newark on Tuesday, seeking a declaratory judgment that the war in Iraq is illegal...
(full article)
THE $3 TRILLION WAR
By Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Bilmes
Vanity Fair
March 12, 2008
After wildly lowballing the cost of the Iraq conflict at a mere $50 to $60 billion, the Bush administration has been concealing...
(full article)
PUSHING MISSILE DEFENSE IN EUROPE
By Joanne Landy and Thomas Harrison
Foreign Policy in Focus www.fpif.org
Editor: John Feffer
February 22, 2008
With the occupation of Iraq soon to enter its sixth year and the looming possibility of war against Iran...
(full article)
HOW HIGH THE TOLL BEFORE THE WAR ENDS?
By Dr. Arnold Matlin
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
February 11, 2008
Two articles in a recent edition of The New England Journal of Medicine should make every American think about the effects of the U.S. war in Iraq...
(full article)
TOWARD A NUCLEAR-FREE WORLD
By George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn
Wall Street Journal
January 15, 2008
The accelerating spread of nuclear weapons, nuclear know-how and nuclear material has brought us to a nuclear tipping point...
(full article)
A WORLD FREE NUCLEAR WEAPONS
By George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn
Wall Street Journal
January 4, 2007
Nuclear weapons today present tremendous dangers, but also an historic opportunity...
(full article)
STUDY: BUSH, AIDES MADE 935 FALSE STATEMENTS IN RUN-UP TO WAR
January 24, 2008
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush and his top aides publicly made 935 false statements...
(full article)
PRE-EMPTIVE NUCLEAR STRIKE A KEY OPTION, NATO TOLD
by Ian Traynor
The Guardian/UK
January 22, 2008
The west must be ready to resort to a pre-emptive nuclear attack to try to halt...
(full article)
BOTHERSOME INTEL ON IRAN
By Michael Hirsh
Newsweek
January 12, 2008
A senior Administration official says President Bush "all but disowned" the Iran National Intelligence Estimate...
(full article)
FALL 2008 Event Series tickets now available.
Building on the success of our 50th anniversary celebration at the Alhambra Ballroom, PANYS is excited to announce our 2008 Fall Event Series staring Trita Parsi, Jonathan Schell, Frida Berrigan, Laura Flanders, and Amb. Thomas Graham. For detailed time, location and ticket information, download the flyer:
Fall 2008 Event Series. Call the PANYS office for information about available discounts at 646-723-1749.
Peace Voter 2008
This is a critical time. The upcoming election may be one of the most contentious in U.S. history. We must all do our part to take back our government. More than 70% of Americans want to get out of Iraq; but our government is not taking action for peace. Now is our opportunity to hold our elected officials accountable.
National Presidential Voter Guide
District 25 – Peace Voter Guide
The Congressional Scorecard
Honoring the 63rd Anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings
Across New York State this August, local Peace Action chapters and their allies held twelve events in honor of the 63rd anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Over 1100 New Yorkers participated in these solemn, informative remembrances, ranging from lantern releases and film screenings to potlucks and lectures. Click here for a full report.
PANYS’ Second-annual Film Festival a Huge Success
PANYS’ second-annual film festival, “Wastelands: The Environmental Casualties of War” was a huge success. Over 100 New Yorkers saw films and participated in discussions surrounding the link between environmental destruction and war. Thanks to all who came out, to our co-sponsors, the Sierra Club of NYC and the New York League of Conservation Voters, and to Cupcake Cafe for the beautiful space!
Dutchess Peace Coalition
Peace Action New York State welcomes its 15th Chapter: Dutchess Peace Coalition. Dr. King’s words “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice” are the motto of Duchess Peace Coalition. PANYS embraces this idea, just as it embraces its newest chapter, Dutchess Peace Coalition. The Coalition has been active in planning peace and justice events for years and PANYS is proud to welcome it into its family.
PANYS is now on Facebook!
Peace Action New York State now has a Group page on Facebook. Please join our group to get updates on upcoming events (like our summer film festival "Wastelands: Environmental Casualties of War") and help us recruit friends.
2 New Chapters Join the PANYS Family.
Bay Ridge Peace Action is a new group in Brooklyn, but they are already making themselves heard outside of Rep. Fossella's office every week. Peace Action International is new to PANYS, but has been doing amazing work at the United Nations for years. That expands the PANYS network to 14 chapters. Welcome to Bay Ridge and International! PANYS Chapters
PANYS ED Speaks About Nuclear Weapons.
On March 25th Cheryl Wertz gave comments to the Dept. of Energy about the Bush administration’s plan for new nuclear weapons, Complex Transformation. For a copy of Cheryl’s testimony, click here. Three weeks later, Cheryl gave a presentation entitled “Current Struggles in Nuclear Disarmament” to a group of students, faculty and community members at SUNY Geneseo as part of the Contemporary Forum series.
PANYS Membership Drive Begins
On Thursday, March 6th, Peace Action officially kicked off its 2008 membership drive with a student outreach event at Hunter College. If you have not yet renewed your membership for 2008, click here. Remember, as a grassroots non-profit organization we are depended on your support to grow the peace movement. We must be able to use every tool available to create a sane foreign policy!
The Folly of Attacking Iran
Stephen Kinzer (author of All the Shah's Men) and Christopher Hedges (former NY Times writer) spoke to a packed house of Peace Action members and allies at Columbia University recently. Along with Ervand Abrahamian and Bill Berkeley, the speakers highlighted the lessons learned in Iraq about acting on false information and the need for dialogue. For more information, or to support HR 5056, legislation that would require US diplomatic relations with Iran, click here.
Peace Voter Impact
On Super Tuesday and before, members of Peace Action around the state, distributed more than 8,000 Peace Voter guides. The guides outlined the candidates' positions on the war in Iraq, diplomacy with Iran, and nuclear abolition. We encouraged voters to make informed choices and let Congressional candidates know that we will hold them accountable in the fall.
Peace Action: Past, Present, and Future
by Larry Wittner and Glen Harold Stassen.
More Info
Peace Action: Past present and Future is on sale now for $15.00 (plus shipping and handling)
Raise Congressional Pressure to End the War!
Peace Action of New York State will be giving members of congress report cards; showing the progress made/or not made on ending the war and establishing a saner U.S. foreign policy. For more information or to participate, e-mail or call the office at 646-723-1749, melissa@panys.org
Report Cards on each congressperson and their stance on Iraq:
Building on the success of our 50th anniversary celebration at the Alhambra Ballroom, PANYS is excited to announce our 2008 Fall Event Series staring Trita Parsi, Jonathan Schell, Frida Berrigan, Laura Flanders, and Amb. Thomas Graham. For detailed time, location and ticket information, download the flyer:
Fall 2008 Event Series. Call the PANYS office for information about available discounts at 646-723-1749.
This is a critical time. The upcoming election may be one of the most contentious in U.S. history. We must all do our part to take back our government. More than 70% of Americans want to get out of Iraq; but our government is not taking action for peace. Now is our opportunity to hold our elected officials accountable.
National Presidential Voter Guide District 25 – Peace Voter Guide The Congressional Scorecard
Across New York State this August, local Peace Action chapters and their allies held twelve events in honor of the 63rd anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Over 1100 New Yorkers participated in these solemn, informative remembrances, ranging from lantern releases and film screenings to potlucks and lectures. Click here for a full report.
PANYS’ second-annual film festival, “Wastelands: The Environmental Casualties of War” was a huge success. Over 100 New Yorkers saw films and participated in discussions surrounding the link between environmental destruction and war. Thanks to all who came out, to our co-sponsors, the Sierra Club of NYC and the New York League of Conservation Voters, and to Cupcake Cafe for the beautiful space!
Peace Action New York State welcomes its 15th Chapter: Dutchess Peace Coalition. Dr. King’s words “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice” are the motto of Duchess Peace Coalition. PANYS embraces this idea, just as it embraces its newest chapter, Dutchess Peace Coalition. The Coalition has been active in planning peace and justice events for years and PANYS is proud to welcome it into its family.
Peace Action New York State now has a Group page on Facebook. Please join our group to get updates on upcoming events (like our summer film festival "Wastelands: Environmental Casualties of War") and help us recruit friends.
Bay Ridge Peace Action is a new group in Brooklyn, but they are already making themselves heard outside of Rep. Fossella's office every week. Peace Action International is new to PANYS, but has been doing amazing work at the United Nations for years. That expands the PANYS network to 14 chapters. Welcome to Bay Ridge and International! PANYS Chapters
On March 25th Cheryl Wertz gave comments to the Dept. of Energy about the Bush administration’s plan for new nuclear weapons, Complex Transformation. For a copy of Cheryl’s testimony, click here. Three weeks later, Cheryl gave a presentation entitled “Current Struggles in Nuclear Disarmament” to a group of students, faculty and community members at SUNY Geneseo as part of the Contemporary Forum series.
On Thursday, March 6th, Peace Action officially kicked off its 2008 membership drive with a student outreach event at Hunter College. If you have not yet renewed your membership for 2008, click here. Remember, as a grassroots non-profit organization we are depended on your support to grow the peace movement. We must be able to use every tool available to create a sane foreign policy!
Stephen Kinzer (author of All the Shah's Men) and Christopher Hedges (former NY Times writer) spoke to a packed house of Peace Action members and allies at Columbia University recently. Along with Ervand Abrahamian and Bill Berkeley, the speakers highlighted the lessons learned in Iraq about acting on false information and the need for dialogue. For more information, or to support HR 5056, legislation that would require US diplomatic relations with Iran, click here.
On Super Tuesday and before, members of Peace Action around the state, distributed more than 8,000 Peace Voter guides. The guides outlined the candidates' positions on the war in Iraq, diplomacy with Iran, and nuclear abolition. We encouraged voters to make informed choices and let Congressional candidates know that we will hold them accountable in the fall.
More Info
Peace Action: Past present and Future is on sale now for $15.00 (plus shipping and handling)
Peace Action of New York State will be giving members of congress report cards; showing the progress made/or not made on ending the war and establishing a saner U.S. foreign policy. For more information or to participate, e-mail or call the office at 646-723-1749, melissa@panys.org
Report Cards on each congressperson and their stance on Iraq:
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Michael Arcuri |
Michael McNulty |
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Vito Fossella |
Charles
Rangel |
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Nita Lowey |
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Nydia Velázquez |