By Shakeel Syed, Executive Director of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern Calfornia When I heard that the war criminal known as Donald Rumsfeld would be appearing in the area, I could not wait to confront him. Along with handful of enlightened citizens and friends, we showed up at his event at the resting place [...]
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
By Noor Mir and Rooj Alwazir Noor is the Pakistani-American anti-drone campaign coordinator at CODEPINK. She tweets @thedronalisa. Rooj is a Yemeni-American activist and organizer with SupportYemen. She tweets @rooj129. Originally published on Muftah We are not here to proffer an analysis. We aren’t academics. We are here as a Pakistani and a Yemeni, as [...]
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
By Jodie Evans and Charles Davis George W. Bush presided over an international network of torture chambers and, with the help of a compliant Congress and press, launched a war of aggression that killed hundreds of thousands of men, women and children. However, instead of the bloody details of his time in office being recounted [...]
Friday, March 22, 2013
San Diego Actions>> Can’t make it to San Diego? Consider coming to another one of the No Drones actions throughout April around the country, or organize your own! Thursday, April 4 San Diego Veterans for Peace demonstration at General Atomics Production Site When: 3 pm Where: General Atomics Production Facility, 14200 Kirkham Way, Poway, [...]
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Medea Benjamin, (415) 235-6517 Alli McCracken, (860) 575-5692 March 20, 2013 At Senate Hearing, Drone Lobbyist Says Drone Too “Hostile” A Word, CODEPINK peace activist arrested for talking to lobbyist Washington, DC– The CODEPINK team expresses its deepest regrets that the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on March 20th invited Michael Toscano, CEO [...]
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
In our February 4th press conference, Marie Denis, President of Pax Christi International, spoke out against Brennan and the use of drone warfare. She represented over one hundred faith-based leaders that called for a rejection of Brennan’s nomination as Director of the CIA. Read the letter here: http://droneswatch.org/2013/01/30/a-call-from-the-faith-based-community-to-reject-nomination-of-john-brennan-as-director-of-the-cia/
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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