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In Iran Diplomacy, Go for a Feasible Deal Now
While the U.S. and Iran are currently on a path of confrontation, the Obama Administration has reportedly drafted a confidence-building measure in which Iran would halt its 20% uranium enrichment and the West would provide fuel for Iran's medical research reactor, which is used to treat Iranian cancer patients. Tell President Obama to vigorously pursue an interim deal with Iran >Oppose War Funding, Support Military Withdrawal Legislation
U.S. military video made public by WikiLeaks documenting the slaying of over a dozen Iraqis -- including two Reuters employees -- by U.S. forces. This leak, together with reports of a cover-up by the military concerning the killing of five Afghan civilians in a night raid in February, throw tremendous concern over the government's obfuscation of the true costs of such armed conflicts.
In the next several weeks, Congress is expected to be asked to approve $33 billion more for war in Afghanistan. The money will be used chiefly to pay for the current military escalation and the U.S. military's offensive in the Afghan city of Kandahar planned for this summer. This week, Senator Feingold and Representative McGovern announced they are introducing legislation that would require the President to establish a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan.
Recently, WikiLeaks made public a classified military video (right) depicting the U.S. military killing over a dozen individuals, including two Reuters employees. A second report claims that U.S. forces covered-up details surrounding the slaying of five Afghan civilians -- including two pregnant women -- during a night raid in February.
Killing of innocents will stop only when the war stops.
Will you write to your representatives, urging them to oppose more money for war and to support the Feingold-McGovern bill?