Just Foreign Policy News, March 19, 2013 10 Years Later, Peace Groups Tell Congress: Don’t Iraq Iran! Go Straight to the News Summary Help your friends sign up to receive the Just Foreign Policy News Do you know someone who might want to receive the Just Foreign Policy News by email? You can send them…
Just Foreign Policy News, March 14, 2013 Obama Disses Dem Sens on Drone Memos; "Aiding the Enemy" Charge Hit Go Straight to the News Summary Help your friends sign up to receive the Just Foreign Policy News Do you know someone who might want to receive the Just Foreign Policy News by email? You can…
As the war in Afghanistan is being wound down, there is less and less justification for having an account for “Overseas and Contingency Operations” separate from the base Pentagon budget. 1. War spending is predictable – as predictable as other spending – and is becoming more so. The main cost in OCO currently is deployment…
Just Foreign Policy News, March 12, 2013 CPCers demand drone answers; Cruz, Paul intro ban of US drone strikes Go Straight to the News Summary I) Actions and Featured Articles Senate: No Backdoor to Iran War Sign our petition to the Senate against S. Res. 65 at SignOn. http://signon.org/sign/senate-no-backdoor-to?source=c.url&r_by=1135580 Here Comes AIPAC, Lobbying for War…
Just Foreign Policy News, March 11, 2013 NYT, APN slam AIPAC’s "Back Door to War" Go Straight to the News Summary I) Actions and Featured Articles Here Comes AIPAC, Lobbying for War Over 17,000 people have taken action on our alert to Congress, urging Congress to oppose AIPAC’s bills for war with Iran. We’ve modified…
Senator Lindsey Graham is introducing a bill that would endorse an Israeli military attack on Iran. JTA reports that winning Congressional support for this bill will be a focus of AIPAC’s upcoming policy conference. The JTA article is here. The Lindsey Graham bill is here.
Just Foreign Policy News, February 27, 2013 Subpoena the drone strike memos; Former hostages push Iran diplomacy Go Straight to the News Summary Congress: Subpoena the Drone Strike Memos On the outskirts of a House Judiciary Committee hearing today, Members of Congress mooted issuing subpoenas for the drone strike memos if the Administration doesn’t hand…
Just Foreign Policy News, February 21, 2013 Hagel attacked for allegedly warning of apartheid in Israel Go Straight to the News Summary I) Actions and Featured Articles Scott McConnell: The Hagel Foes’ Self-Defeating Witch Hunt A clip from Bill Maher’s show drives home McConnell’s point: Maher says that the statements of Republicans suggest that they…
Just Foreign Policy News, February 19, 2013 Could We Move Dianne Feinstein on CIA Oversight? Go Straight to the News Summary I) Actions and Featured Articles Do you live in California, Oregon, New Mexico, Colorado, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Maine, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Indiana, or Idaho? If you do, you have a Senator…
If you live in California, Oregon, New Mexico, Colorado, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Maine, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Indiana, or Idaho, you have a Senator on the Senate Intelligence Committee. Please call one of your Senator’s local offices on Monday—or anytime during the Senate recess this week when you can—and urge them to support…