Feinstein Letter Call-in Report
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Intel Committees Agree with Public: No Arms to Syria Rebels
Seventy percent of Americans oppose sending U.S. weapons to Syrian rebels, including 74% of independents, 71% of Republicans and 66% of Democrats. [1] Key Members of Congress agree: the House and Senate intelligence committees have blocked an Administration plan to arm the Syrian rebels as a “covert action.” [2] Now, Vermont Democrat Peter Welch and…
Give your Rep a Nudge: Call Today to Support Rare Pro-Iran Diplomacy Initiative
Thank you to everyone who emailed their Representative in Congress concerning the Dent-Price letter supporting US-Iran diplomacy. The next step in pressuring your Representative to sign is to call their office. Could you call your Representative today and ask them to sign the Dent-Price letter supporting US-Iran engagement? Here’s what you do: Call the Capitol…
Dent-Price Call-In: Report Your Call Here!
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An Important Opportunity to Support US-Iran Talks
The recent Iranian presidential election marks an important opportunity to promote US-Iran talks. Hassan Rouhani was selected in a decisive first-round vote. Rouhani ran on a platform of engaging with the world and has promised to “pursue a policy of reconciliation and peace,” saying that both the US and Iran “need to think more about…
Obey the Law: U.S. Must Cut Aid to Egypt After Military Coup
Last week, there was a military coup in Egypt that removed the democratically elected president from office. Yesterday, the Egyptian military killed more than 50 people who were protesting the coup. [1] No matter what one thinks of President Morsi, a coup is a coup. By longstanding U.S. law, U.S. aid to Egypt—which happens to…
Catholic Priest Killed by Syrian Rebels? Tell Congress to Stand Up
The U.S. Constitution and the War Powers Resolution insist that absent an armed attack on the United States, Congress shall decide when to authorize the use of U.S. military force. But apparently the Obama Administration has different ideas. The Administration has announced that the U.S. will arm rebels in Syria and is considering a “no…
Join Oliver Stone & Noam Chomsky in Urging Correa to Grant Snowden Asylum
The U.S. government’s crackdown on whistleblowers is a direct threat to our efforts to reform U.S. foreign policy to make it more just. If we don’t know for sure what the U.S. government is doing, we can’t have an effective democratic debate about what U.S. policy should be. Faced with the threat of persecution by…
Hunger Striker Near Death? Set Timetable to Transfer Yemeni Detainees
On Wednesday, I met with family members of Yemenis detained at Guantanamo. Personally, I think U.S. officials are working to try to repatriate the fifty-six Yemenis in Guantanamo who have been cleared for transfer. But after President Obama’s promise to close Guantanamo didn’t come true, after waiting so long with little information, the families don’t…
We’re Delivering Signatures Against Drone Strikes in Yemen Next Week-Sign Today!
Next week, I’m heading to Yemen on a delegation of US peace advocates, where we’ll be meeting Gerald Feierstein, the U.S. Ambassador to Yemen. We’ll urge Ambassador Feierstein to use his influence to end U.S. drone strikes in Yemen—especially “signature strikes” in which the US doesn’t even know who it is targeting—and to ensure that…
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