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 [...]
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/
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
A Call from Former Military Personnel and Government Officials to Reject Nomination of John Brennan as Director of the CIA As former military personnel and government officials, we are deeply concerned about the nomination of John Brennan to head the CIA. As President Obama’s current counterterrorism advisor, Brennan has been the mastermind behind [...]
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
CODEPINK held a press conference on February 4th featuring ex-military, human rights and faith-based representatives warning against John Brennan’s nomination as Director of the CIA. Jesselyn Radack, attorney, former ethics advisor to the Department of Justice and current National Security & Human Rights Director at the Government Accountability Project made an excellent legal case against John [...]
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
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