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Transform Now Plowshares: Let the trial begin!
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FNVW Special Syria Report
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Transform Now Plowshares: Let the trial begin!
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Former Attorney General Says Y-12 nuclear weapons unlawful
Former U.S. Attorney General says production of nuclear weapons could be considered illegal; cites... read more
FNVW Special Syria Report
The uprising in Syria is now beginning its third year. Today, Friends for a Non-Violent World (FNVW) ... read more
Report on Transform Now Plowshares Hearing
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Transform Now Plowshares: Let the trial begin!
From: Disarm Now Plowshares Outreach
Subject: Transform Now Plowshares: Let the trial begin!
Sent: May 7, 2013
Dear Friends,
As I write this our dear friends Megan Rice, Michael Walli and Greg Boertje-Obed of the Transform Now Plowshares are in the thick of the second day of their trial in Federal District Court in Knoxville, Tennessee. Yesterday was jury selection. Today they get down to the real business at hand.
Bix travelled back to Knoxville to be with them, and based on the photo I saw of him whooping it up with Sr. Megan during yesterday's street celebration, it should be quite...
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Posted on WAnet by Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action
Dirty Wars: Terror Begets Terror: Author Jeremy Scahill Interview
Excellent, must-hear interview of Author Jeremy Scahill by Abby Martin of RT! Please consider sharing!
Abby Martin Breaks the Set with Jeremy Scahill on 'Dirty Wars,' published April 29, 2013:
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Posted on MAPM by Women Against Military Madness
Report on Transform Now Plowshares Hearing
your link here...Apr 23, 2013
HE WALKS AROUND WITH IT BY HIS SIDE
The judge interrupted the questioning of former Attorney General Ramsey Clark as he testified at a hearing in federal court in Knoxville, Tennessee in preparation for the Transform Now Plowshares trial in May.
Bill Quigley, counsel for the defense, had just asked Clark if the threat of the use of nuclear weapons was imminent.
“It’s omnipresent,” said Clark.
“Excuse me,” the Judge said. “Are you saying the President intends to use nuclear weapons? Are you in a position to know that? Are you tied in with the President?”
Clark...
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Posted on MichiganPeaceNetwork by Michigan Stop the Nuclear Bombs Campaign
Former Attorney General Says Y-12 nuclear weapons unlawful
Former U.S. Attorney General says production of nuclear weapons could be considered illegal; cites Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark testified Tuesday that continued production of nuclear weapons at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge could be considered unlawful, if not illegal, because it violates the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty signed in 1968 during his tenure at the Justice Department.
The 85-year-old Clark testified on behalf of three Plowshares protesters who are facing multiple felony counts -- including a sabotage charge -- ...
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Posted on MichiganPeaceNetwork by Michigan Stop the Nuclear Bombs Campaign
FNVW Special Syria Report
The uprising in Syria is now beginning its third year. Today, Friends for a Non-Violent World (FNVW) released a special report on the uprising. Titled Then and Now: The Syrian Revolution to Date, A young nonviolent resistance and the ensuing armed struggle, by Dr. Mohja Kahf, this important publication is one of the first to provide an in-depth historical perspective as well as an examination of the composition of the nonviolent, armed and political opposition groups.
Please note that the complete FNVW Syria Special Report can be seen here. Please feel free to share this report widely.
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Posted on MAPM by Friends for a Non-Violent World
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