LATEST NEWS ARTICLES Democracy Now! The New Pentagon Papers: WikiLeaks Releases 90,000+ Secret Military Documents Painting Devastating Picture of Afghanistan War 114 members of the House of Representatives voted NO on war funding on July 29. Was your rep one of them? Check here! Then please call the rep's office at 202-224-3121 to THANK for a no vote, or SPANK for a yes vote. While we haven't yet stopped the war funding, and brought our troops, contractors and tax dollars home, we have convinced 114 members of Congress -- the most ever! -- to vote directly in opposition to the US war in Afghanistan. We build from here. Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODE PINK, was the first speaker Friday night, July 23, 2010, at the United National Peace Conference in Albany, New York. Her rousing speech called for building coalitions between different social and grassroots movements to reallocate war funding and resist the military industrial complex. Wikileaked! Over 90k leaked documents on the war in Afghanistan reveal corruption, coverups, excessive civilian casualties and more! Nine Years in Afghanistan—How Many More? In the name of the "good" war, the Obama administration's promised troop escalation in Afghanistan has further entrenched our scarce resources into a war that cannot be "won." The past nine years of illegal military action have failed to create any tangible peace in the country, nor have they brought increased security or a reduction of terrorist groups, let alone any freedom for Afghan women. Instead, thousands of Afghan civilians have been killed in the cross-fire along with a corresponding increase in troop casualties. Haven't the past nine years proved that democracy and peace cannot be built under a foreign military occupation? We Need an Exit Strategy, Not an Escalation! NEW: Download and distribute our REBUILD AMERICA OR BOMB AFGHANISTAN? flier NEW: Download and distribute our Afghanistan: Seven Hard Questions Info Flier NEW: Download and distribute the UFPJ flier: No to any more funding for the war in Afghanistan but Yes to reparations and Afghan-led reconstruction. Tell the Executive Office of the President what You think of the Escalation! See news coverage of our protests, our action reports and photos One positive development in Congress has been the creation of an "Out of Afghanistan Congressional Caucus", initiated by Congressman John Conyers. It presently has 25 members, including: Corrine Brown, Michael CapuanoSteve Cohen, John Conyers, Jr., Judy Chu, Bob Filner, Alan Grayson, Raul Grijalva, Mike Honda, Sheila Jackson-Lee, Carolyn Kilpatrick, Dennis Kucinich, Barbara Lee, John Lewis, Jim McGovern, Jim Moran, Jerrold Nadler, Ron Paul, Jan Schakowsky, Jose Serrano, Pete Stark, Ed Towns, Nydia Velazquez, Maxine Waters, Lynn Woolsey . If your member of Congress is not on this list and claims to be opposed to the war in Afghanistan, please call their Washington office and ask them to join the caucus. Congressional Switchboard; 202-224-3121. Anyone wishing to sign on can contact Michael.Darner@mail.house.gov in Rep.Conyers office.

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