campagna anti guerra in usa, se avete amici usa....CODEPINK Women for Peace
October 11 , 2006
Dear Peacemaker,
I was at a concert this weekend in California to raise money for the National Veterans Foundation. I'm an Air Force veteran, and I have great respect for the military. I like to support the soldiers whenever I can. But I don't support this war in Iraq.
I was against the war before it started. I always thought it was a terrible decision, badly thought out, badly planned, and then horribly executed.
I want to see our troops come home right away, and so do most Americans. Unfortunately, too many politicians in both parties refuse to listen.
So when will the troops come home? When we won't put up with it anymore-when we change our government. And how will we do that? By voting the bastards out! On November 7, you should vote for anyone who's against the war and vote against anyone who's for the war. It's that simple.
When I wrote the song "Whatever Happened to Peace on Earth" (
http://www.givepeaceavote.org/article.php?id=1216) at Christmastime in 2003, a lot of people were for the war, a lot of people didn't know the facts or the truth. But people are waking up now. They're learning that they were lied to about the war. They're feeling lied to about this Mark Foley scandal in terms of who knew what and when. They're questioning the leadership in this country.
And that gives us new possibilities for November 7th. If we all go out and vote for peace candidates and get our friends to vote, and if our votes are really counted, it's no contest. There'll be a change in the Congress, and then we'll just have to keep building so we can get a president who won't send our soldiers to fight a war based on lies.
We should have thrown the bastards out years ago. Let's do it now! Give Peace a Vote! (
http://www.givepeaceavote.org)
Willie Nelson
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CODEPINK was out in force at Willie Nelson's concert, gathering signatures for our Give Peace a Vote campaign and spreading pink messages of peace. Peacemakers around the country have been flocking to concerts and movie openings and family events with clipboards in hand to encourage people in their communities to sign our Peace Vote Pledge. Just last week, a CODEPINK group collecting signatures in Pasadena convinced their Congressman Adam Schiff to change his mind about the war!
We need your support to put peace at the top of the ballot this year.
-- If you haven't signed our Give Peace A Vote Pledge, please do so now (
http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/codepink/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=295&t=GPV.dwt)
-- Ask five friends to pledge, as well (
http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/codepink/tellafriend.jsp?tell_a_friend_KEY=839&t=GPV.dwt)
-- Better yet, become a Peacemaker, and get 100 people to sign our pledge (
http://www.givepeaceavote.org/article.php?id=1200). That may seem like an overwhelming number, but it's only a little more than three people per day until November 7th. The first hundred Peacemakers to gather 100 Peace Vote Pledges will receive a signed copy of one of these great books (
http://www.givepeaceavote.org/article.php?id=1200).
In his powerful song, Willie Nelson asks "Whatever Happened to Peace on Earth." We're working hard to bring it back.(
http://www.givepeaceavote.org/article.php?id=1216)
In solidarity,
Andrea, Anedra, Dana, Farida, Gael, Gayle, Jodie, Laura, Liz, Medea, Nancy, Patricia, Rae, Samantha, and Sonia
P.S. There's still plenty of time to sign up to host a CODEPINK house party and screen one of our must-see movies this month. If you order The Ground Truth now, you can get Iraq for Sale for free! A house party is a wonderful way to gather signatures for Give Peace a Vote and build your local CODEPINK community! (
http://www.givepeaceavote.org/article.php?id=1218)
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