Anthony Arnove on Ending Occupation of Iraq

On January 27, 2007, after 500,000 marched against war and occupation in Washington, DC, Anthony Arnove, author of Iraq: the Logic of Withdrawal, spoke at the Bus Boys and Poets cafe, with Kelly Dougherty, co-founder of Iraq Veterans Against War.

Arnove spelled out the disatrous consequences of this war, for the Iraqi people and the US, and made the case for immediate withdrawal of occupation forces, with reparations.

In a moving, personal message that give a glimpse of the everyday tradedy of this war, Dougherty recounted her experiences as a US national guard MP in Iraq. (Watch for video of her talk coming next!)

Sun of Nun, the activist hip hop artist from Baltimore, performed 3 stirring pieces. Watch for video!

Andy Shallal, owner of Busboys and Poets, and Pamela Pinnock, Events Manager, introduced the program and served as hosts to an overflow audience, with people sitting on the state. Michele Bollinger of the International Socialist Organization, which organized the event, served as moderator.

Learn more about the International Socialist Organization at http://www.internationalsocialist.org and read news on the world and the movement at http://www.socialistworker.org

Learn more about Busboys and Poets at http://www.busboysandpoets.com

The video was produced by Traprock Peace Center; Sunny Miller and Charles Jenks filmed and recorded the event. Find comlete coverage of this program and the days peace march at http://www.traprockpeace.org

Thanks to YouTube for hosting the video!

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[Nounismisation]

Yeah, but (also) I think it't the putting of material, and dubious material concerns before life that is really starting to piss everybody off and get them asking if the principals the world is run on are really valid at all.

[tanivolan]

Unfortunately, the government will never remove our presence from the middle east until our economy is not based on the petro-dollar cycle. It's not about the oil, or the money to be made from the extortion of that country and its unfortunate people. It's about protecting the American economy which is mated with the circulation of oil throughout the world. Investigate that truth, that all oil in the world is sold in US currency, and you find the source of the real evil.

[lizardcub]

This is great! One of the best antiwar speeches I have heard.

[sarabs09]

"all the reasons why they say we should stay in iraq, are almost as bogus as the reasons for why we got in there,in the first place" paraphrased.