[GPSCC-chat] Fwd: Wipe the Lipstick off the Pig!

[fred]

Please call your Congressional Rep. to urge her/him to vote no on 
further funding of the Afghanistan War.

Respectfully,

Fred Duperrault

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Wipe the Lipstick off the Pig!
Date: 	Tue, 25 May 2010 22:32:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: 	United for Peace and Justice <info at unitedforpeace.org>
Reply-To: 	info at unitedforpeace.org
To: 	fredd at freeshell.org



    Stop $33 billion for Afghanistan war!

President Obama ordered 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan.  But 
the U.S. policy there is a failure 
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Xb5jBxAvWF6xreV6XFpIH0Jc6O3mey4k>. 
  Democracy cannot be built under a foreign military occupation. Afghans 
and their neighboring countries must settle their conflict by 
negotiations. The U.S. can provide development aid but cannot dictate 
the outcome. U.S. troops must come home so that the healing can begin.

Now, the Democratic leadership in Congress wants to pass a $33 billion 
war supplemental appropriation 
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=n7A4QllTgvCncszjOI6eREJc6O3mey4k> 
to pay for the escalated troop levels. To divide war opponents they are 
adding unrelated sugar-coating, including funds for Vietnam-era 
veterans' Agent Orange health care, Haiti earthquake aid, cleanup of the 
Gulf oil spill, and funding for teachers, to the war appropriation.

*Wipe the lipstick off the pig!* Tell Congress to vote NO on Afghanistan 
war funding even if unrelated funds are attached.  These desperately 
needed funds for jobs, education, and health deserve to be adopted on 
their own merits -- but they can and must be passed separately.

The Senate is expected to vote on the war funding this week, *possibly 
Wednesday*. *  Call your Senator IMMEDIATELY at **202-244-3121 *and give 
him or her three messages:  (1) Vote NO on funding for the Afghanistan 
war, no matter what other measures are attached to it.  (2) Vote YES on 
amendment 4204 to HR.4899 (the supplemental appropriation bill), 
submitted by Sens. Boxer, Durbin and Merkley, which in simplified 
language sets an exit timeline for withdrawing U.S. troops from 
Afghanistan.   (3) Join the Out of Afghanistan Congressional Caucus 
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=pwDOELISj9uPFWw%2FiJkGxkJc6O3mey4k> 
initiated by Rep. John Conyers.

Next week (June 1-4), members of the House of Representatives will be on 
break and most will be in their districts. *Make appointments with them 
during this period; drop by offices, hold vigils, or make phone calls* 
with three messages: (1) Vote NO on funding for the Afghanistan war, no 
matter what other measures are attached to it. * *(2) Cosponsor the 
McGovern/Feingold bill 
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=yxAMEllnsXZs9KSlqGI90kJc6O3mey4k> (HR.5015) 
which sets an exit timeline for withdrawing U.S. troops from 
Afghanistan.   (3) Join the Out of Afghanistan Congressional Caucus 
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=pc9V3ZqhoLRoliYyXzOT%2BU0tQU7ZnSL4> initiated 
by Rep. John Conyers. * Call today and next week, **202-244-3121! *

Please along any significant results to rustiandgael at unitedforpeace.org 
<mailto:rustiandgael at unitedforpeace.org>.

Download and print 
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EMsrlmr5d4Pd%2BhX0bAkFr0Jc6O3mey4k> 
this message as a 2-up flyer!

/The UFPJ Afghanistan Working Group publishes a //weekly Afghanistan 
news digest/ 
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UYIh6iu7xEjKpiplKyuGDUJc6O3mey4k>/ 
covering important developments in Afghanistan and the region. //Check 
it out!/ 
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=tE%2BfHB2eck5I8YKvKvqWfkJc6O3mey4k>/   
It has also just published a 4-page pamphlet, //A Peace and Solidarity 
Agenda for Afghanistan/ 
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=wOu9AMJ1%2BSN5CG%2F3EiZgMEJc6O3mey4k>/, 
which outlines how the U.S. can participate positively in Afghanistan 
after withdrawing its troops.   We hope you find these resources useful!/

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