CODEPINK takes further actions to end Iraq war.On Mothers Day 2006, CODEPINK held an Antiwar an·ti·war adj. Opposed to war or to a particular war: antiwar protests; an antiwar candidate. Rally outside the White House. Karen Kwiatkowski Karen U. Kwiatkowski (born 24 September 1960) is a retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel whose assignments included duties as a Pentagon desk officer and a variety of roles for the National Security Agency. Since retiring, she has become a noted critic of the U.S. made the following remarks to the crowd of women antiwar activists who gathered to demand an end to the war in Iraq and the safe return of U.S. military personnel: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I am a retired Air Force officer who saw lies being promulgated prom·ul·gate tr.v. prom·ul·gat·ed, prom·ul·gat·ing, prom·ul·gates 1. To make known (a decree, for example) by public declaration; announce officially. See Synonyms at announce. 2. by the Pentagon and the administration, lies promoting and justifying a war that apparently couldn't be justified if the administration and the Pentagon had simply told the truth. "In over three years of destruction, we have witnessed the exposure of the lies the President told to justify his invasion of Iraq, and nearly 2,500 dead Americans, almost 30,000 injured and maimed maim tr.v. maimed, maim·ing, maims 1. To disable or disfigure, usually by depriving of the use of a limb or other part of the body. See Synonyms at batter1. 2. sons and daughters, and half a trillion dollars wasted ... "When this unjust war and occupation of Iraq ends, it may be only because mothers like all of you--like all of us--have entered the battle and tipped the scales--not just for truth, justice, for peace, for the honour of our beloved country, but for our children. It is love that animates, love that empowers when even hope may be gone. It is love that heals--a wounded son, a heartbroken daughter, even a nation whose faith in itself as standing for something has been shattered ..." The next activity of CODEPINK will be a hunger strike hunger strike, refusal to eat as a protest against existing conditions. Although most often used by prisoners, others have also employed it. For example, Mohandas Gandhi in India and Cesar Chavez in California fasted as religious penance during otherwise political or , headed by environmentalist environmentalist a person with an interest and knowledge about the interaction of humans and animals with the environment. Diane Wilson, who has become legendary for her struggles to stop chemical companies from dumping waste into the Gulf Coast. Diane Wilson says that 'My goal is to bring the troops home, to stop killing the Iraqi people. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. how long I can fast, but I'm making this an open-ended fast. I plan to take this as far as I've ever taken anything in my 58 years. I think that everything in my life has led me to this point. I fear our future is at stake, and I'm ready to make a major sacrifice." Many other antiwar activists are preparing to join the fast beginning on 4th July 2006. www.codepinkalert.org |
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