Category: Week in Review

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• Henderson/Zunes Speaking Event
• Top News
• Opinion and analysis

David Henderson and Stephen Zunes to Speak on US-Iran Relations:

Prof. David R. Henderson, co-chair of Libertarians for Peace, will be one of two speakers discussing the U.S., Iran and the threat to peace. The event is on Thursday, April 18 at 7:30 PM at the Irvine Auditorium, Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) at 499 Pierce Street in Monterey. The program is free and open to the public.

David R. Henderson: "The Perverse Economics of Sanctions" David R. Henderson is a research fellow with the Hoover Institution and a Professor of Economics at the Naval Postgraduate School. Sponsored by the Peace Coalition of Monterey County and Amnesty International.

Stephen Zunes: "Hegemony, Repression and the Nuclear Standoff" Stephen Zunes is a Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, where he chairs the program in Middle Eastern Studies. He is recognized as one of the country’s leading scholars of U.S. Middle East policy and strategic nonviolent action.

For more information, call 831-899-7322.

Continue reading “Antiwar.com Newsletter | April 12, 2013”

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• Rallies and Protests Against the Drone War
• Top News
• Opinion and analysis

Anti-Drone Activism:

A nationwide, month-long campaign of counter-drone teach-ins, rallies and protest, called "April Days of Action" by its organizers, will challenge the escalated use of drones for targeted assassination by the Obama Administration as well as domestic surveillance by police agencies around the United States. The actions will call for a total halt to drone killing and surveillance.

Locations, dates, and details can be found here.

Continue reading “Antiwar.com Newsletter | March 30, 2013”

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• Thank You
• Top News
• Opinion and analysis

This week's top news:

Brennan Confirmed After Rand Paul’s Anti-Drone Filibuster: After it was delayed in a historic filibuster led by Senator Rand Paul that drew unprecedented attention to the administration’s expansive powers in the drone war, the vote count was 63-34. Rand Paul voted against confirmation.

Continue reading “Antiwar.com Newsletter | March 8, 2013”

This Week’s Top News:

Western Diplomats: Iran Talks Made Progress: Iranian officials had expressed similar optimism about the talks, calling them a major turning point and saying that for basically the first time in years of talks Western nations seem interested in serious negotiations and making an actual deal, as opposed to just threatening invasion and railing on about their demands.

AIPAC Lobbyists to Congress: Despite Sequester, Don’t Touch Israel Aid: Up to 13,000 lobbyists from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee will descend upon Capitol Hill this weekend to order members of Congress not to cut $3 billion-plus in aid to Israel, even as automatic budget cuts are set to take place in a matter of days.

Continue reading “Antiwar.com Newsletter | March 2, 2013”