[Oct. 17 Seattle] [Fwd: [YAWR] Protest troop surge to Afghanistan! Thurs. Dec. 10th 3:30pm Mark your calendar!]

[iskra at riseup.net]

See you there...

(Obviously we will not boycott it SA-style.)

--Edward


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	[YAWR] Protest troop surge to Afghanistan! Thurs. Dec. 10th
3:30pm Mark your calendar!
Date: 	Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:31:14 +0000
From: 	Ramy Khalil <ramykhalil at hotmail.com>
To: 	undisclosed-recipients:;
References: 	<f39a75f20911181212k4195bcfct8964448cee5d2198 at mail.gmail.com>




*How about some peace with that Nobel Prize?*

*NO TROOP SURGE TO AFGHANISTAN!
*

*PROTEST/SPEAK-OUT
Thursday, Dec. 10th*
*3:30 PM
Seattle Central Community College Plaza*
*1701 Broadway (at Pine St.)*

MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW!


     Obama will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10th -- yet
he is leaning toward sending more troops to Afghanistan, escalating the war!

      After 8 years of war, $228 billion have been sunk into Afghanistan,
and thousands of U.S. soldiers and Afghan civilians have been killed or
permanently disabled.  And for what?


     * 80% of Afghanistan is still controlled by religious fundamentalist
       warlords who cut deals with U.S. forces.
     * U.S.-backed President Karzai was just “reelected” using blatantly
       fraudulent, corrupt tactics
     * 2/3 of Afghans still struggle to survive on less than
       $2/day. (Food and Agriculture Org.)
     * 77% of Afghans still lack access to clean water. (UNICEF)
     * Female literacy is still at 14%. (UNESCO)
     * A majority of Americans (57%) are now against the war. (AP-GfK
       Poll 10/05/09)
       **

*    JOIN OUR PROTEST!

*

     * Don’t send more troops into an unjust, unwinnable war!
     * Bring all the troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan NOW!
     * Money for jobs and education, not war!

** Please forward this email widely! *
*

Initiated by Socialist Alternative.  Please add your organization’s name
to the list of endorsers of this protest, and spread the word!!  We want
as many groups to participate together as possible!

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