FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 27, 2009 CONTACT Jean Stevens, CODEPINK media coordinator, 646-723-1781. CODEPINK calls Obama’s announcement of timetable, residual troops in Iraq a “broken promise” Americans must continue to push for change WASHINGTON — CODEPINK Women for Peace is disheartened by President Obama’s announcement this morning for troop withdrawal by Aug. 2010, later than [...]
Thursday, February 26, 2009
“Afghanistan needs troops–but it needs troops of doctors, troops of teachers, troops of Peace Corps volunteers, and troops of farmers to go and replant the fruit orchards.” –Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO of Global Fund for Women After Obama’s recent announcement that he will send more troops to Afghanistan, CODEPINK called on the Administration to [...]
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
During his first days in office, we celebrated President Obama’s decision to swiftly fulfill his campaign promises as he signed an executive order to shut down Guantanamo Bay, close the CIA’s secret overseas prisons, and ban torture. But in the government’s response to a federal court on Friday, President Obama’s team embraced the Bush [...]
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
GROUPS REQUEST SPECIAL PROSECUTOR FOR BUSH, CHENEY For Immediate Release February 24, 2009 Contact: David Swanson david@davidswanson.org Statement on Prosecution of Former High Officials We urge Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a non-partisan independent Special Counsel to immediately commence a prosecutorial investigation into the most serious alleged crimes of former President George W. Bush, [...]
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Jean Stevens, media coordinator, 646-723-1781. On day of Obama’s Union speech, CODEPINK tells Obama his war funding check has bounced Urges him to reduce deficit by defunding war WHAT: CODEPINK delivers giant check of war spending marked “insufficient funds” before Obama speech WHEN: 1 p.m. Feb. 24 – TODAY WHERE: East [...]
Monday, February 23, 2009
50 international delegates to arrive in Gaza with gift baskets for Gazan women: Vows to camp on border if blocked, demand its opening WHAT: 50 international delegates to camp out at Gaza border until allowed inside; plan to meet with women’s groups, call for end to blockade WHEN: March 6 to March 12, 2009 WHERE: [...]
Friday, February 27, 2009
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