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OFFICIAL RELEASE: CODEPINK calls for true, complete end to six years of brutal war in Iraq

NEW YORK — While many worldwide are lauding an “end” to the Iraq War today, as US troops may have largely moved out of most Iraqi cities, CODEPINK Women for Peace calls for a true, complete end to six years of devastating occupation with a speedy withdrawal of all troops, ending the use of military [...]

Israel! Sand won’t hide your war crimes!

This past rainy Sunday in New York City, the clouds parted for a few hours so that a group of bikini-clad CODEPINKers could shine their light upon a dark issue: Israel’s abuse and war crimes toward the people of Palestine.

If “violence is a dead end,” why are we paying for it?

In President Obama’s much-praised, criticized and analyzed speech in Cairo, he condescended at one point to lecture the Palestinians on their use of violence, contrasting it with the nonviolent strategy and tactics of African-American for their civil rights: “Palestinians must abandon violence. Resistance through violence and killing is wrong and does not succeed. For centuries, black [...]

American deaths in Iraq, Afghanistan war reach 5,000

Just yesterday the United States hit a telling benchmark in its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: 5,000 Americans killed. Five-thousand may seem small. After all, about 95,000 Iraqis have been killed since 2003 and 2,000 Afghans since just last year. Some feel it’s a just sacrifice for the “cause.”

Official release: CODEPINK calls on Congress to reject Obama request for $83 billion for wars

WASHINGTON — Representing the voice of millions of Americans and those worldwide, CODEPINK calls on Congress to reject President Obama’s outrageous request for an additional $83.4 billion to be spent on ineffectual, destabilizing, immoral wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Despite Obama’s campaign promise never to ask for war funding as a supplemental bill as opposed to [...]

Official release: CODEPINK women across America to mark Iraq War’s sixth anniversary

“War is not Green” at PowerShift; Pelosi a no-show

CODEPINK women rocked out at the amazing PowerShift ‘09 conference this past weekend in Washington and Capitol Power Plant action Monday, carrying bright pink “War Is Not Green” banners and spreading the word of the links among war, energy consumption, pollution and environmental destruction. Leslie Angeline and Blaine Clarke gave this great interview to a CNS [...]

Open Letter on Accountability

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, former Vice President Richard B. [...]

Official release: 50 international delegates to arrive in Gaza with gift baskets for Gazan women Vows to camp on border if blocked, demand its opening

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:  March 6, leaving Cairo; [...]

Flight to Amman

Hello everyone, Sally writing from Amman, Jordan. I’m wearing a couple hats here - I’m a very active member and at times spokeswoman for Code Pink, but I’m also a law student, and I’m traveling with Yale Law School’s Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP). IRAP helps displaced Iraqis get official refugee status from the UN [...]