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19 July 2017
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Trump ends covert CIA program to arm anti-Assad 'rebels' in Syria | 19 July 2017 | President Trump has decided to end the CIA's covert program to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels [terrorists] battling the government of Bashar al-Assad, a move long sought by Russia, according to U.S. officials. The program was a central plank of a [disastrous] policy begun by the Obama administration in 2013 to put pressure on Assad to step aside, but even its backers have questioned its efficacy since Russia deployed forces in Syria two years later. Officials said the phasing out of the secret program reflects Trump's interest in finding ways to work with Russia, which saw the anti-Assad program as an assault on its interests. The shuttering of the program is also an acknowledgment of Washington's limited leverage and desire to remove Assad from power.
Stephen Gowans' Speech in New York — July 14, 2017
Stephen Gowans' Speech in New York — July 14, 2017
July 18, 2017
Dear Members and Friends of Hands Off Syria Coalition,
Video recording of Stephen Gowans' speech on Syria, presented at the Solidarity Center in New York City on July 14, has been uploaded to the HOSC web site.
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PETITION: Keep up the Pressure! No Attacks on Syria – Stop Endless War!
PETITION: Keep up the Pressure! No Attacks on Syria – Stop Endless War!
US Peace Council is a co-sponsor of this petition from United For Peace and Justice calling for an end to U.S. intervention in Syria. Please sing, and share it far and wide.
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The devastating war in Syria rages on. While the New York Times recently reported that the Trump administration has quietly ended the covert program to supply Syrian rebel groups with arms and supplies, the Los Angeles Times, just a few days later, reported that U.S. trained Syrian opposition fighters hope to take a fresh stand against President Assad, with U.S. backing, “potentially drawing the U.S. into a long and costly conflict.”
We must step up our efforts to stop our government from expanding its war in Syria and to stop Endless War.
Please read and sign UFPJ’s new Petition: “No Attacks on Syria – Stop Endless War!
The Syria Petition, directed to Congress, is being co-sponsored by these outstanding organizations:
• AFSC Peace and Economic Security Program
• Catholic Conference of Superiors of Men Religious
• Code Pink
• Military Families Speak Out
• Out of Syria-Boston
• People Demanding Action
• Veterans For Peace
• US Peace Council
• Western States Legal Foundation
• September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
Sign the Petition today, calling on Congress to Recognize that there is no military solution to terrorism; stop widening the conflict in Syria and instead try to end it.
• End all bombing missions and aerial strikes; bring home U.S. troops and special operations teams; stop supplying arms and revoke the 2001 AUMF.
• Increase humanitarian aid and help resettle more Syrian refugees in the United States.
• Abide by international laws, treaties, diplomatic norms, and our Constitution.
• Reverse current escalations of military action and instead work to de-escalate and demilitarize conflicts around the world.
The unimaginable brutality of the war in Syria must end. This war, as with all other wars, kills, injures, poisons the water and land, creates refugees and crushes the hopes and dreams of millions of people.
“This Madness Must Cease”. (MLK)
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Turkey is bombing northern Iraq
Turkey is bombing northern Iraq
Dear Chris,
Tell Turkey’s Government to Stop the Aerial Bombing of Iraqi Kurdistan!
Kurds, numbering around 30 million people, are the largest stateless national group in the world, spread over eastern Turkey, northern Syria, Iraq, and western Iran. Since 2007, the government of Turkey has been bombing the Pishdar region of Iraqi Kurdistan. Innocent Iraqi Kurds are victims of these bombings — twenty people have been killed and more than a hundred civilian homes destroyed. The people of this area have been displaced, which has taken a mental toll. They struggle with the loss of their livelihoods (livestock, beekeeping, agriculture). The constant bombardment has resulted in a lack of schools, since teachers are afraid to travel to the area.
The US government could take immediate steps to pressure the Turkish government to stop the bombing. Sign the petition.
In May, Donald Trump stated President Erdogan of Turkey would receive a quick order of military equipment. The United States supports Turkey’s continuous bombing of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party). However, these bombings are hurting innocent people.
Turkey's bombardments continue to date. On Friday, July 28, 2017, as part of their cross-border bombing campaign, the Turkish army shelled areas around Zakho district of Iraqi Kurdistan. As a result, four civilians have been injured. The Turkish officials claimed that they shelled the area due to the presence of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). However, the civilians have rejected the Turkish government's claim.
Let's listen to the innocent civilians! Sign the petition to stop the bombing in Iraqi Kurdistan.
With hope and solidarity,
Ann, Ariel, Brienne, Haley, Jodie, Katie, Mariana, Mark, Mary, Medea, Nancy, Paki, Paula, Taylor and Tighe
PS: Learn more about Iraqi Kurdistan!
Join Iraqi Kurdistan Report-Back live with CODEPINK's Nancy Mancias, August 5 @ 12pm PT/3pm ET
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