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Teach-In on Iraq
By David Swanson
It's safe to say that more useful information was conveyed to those
hungry for it Thursday night in the Jack Morton Auditorium at
George Washington University in Washington, D.C., than has been
conveyed in the entire oeuvre of CNN's Crossfire, which is filmed
in the same location.
On the 40th anniversary of the first teach-in on the Vietnam War,
the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) hosted a teach-in on the War
on Iraq. C-Span aired it live. Pacifica Radio planned to air the
audio on Friday. And DVDs will be available from United for
Peace and Justice.
An hour of discussion by panelists was followed by an hour of
questions from the audience. Panelists included Anas "Andy"
Shallal, founder of Iraqi Americans for Peaceful
Alternatives; Celeste Zappala, a founding member of Gold
Star Families for Peace and a member of Military Families
Speak Out; Patrick Resta, member of Iraq Veterans Against
the War; Phyllis Bennis, fellow at the Institute for Policy
Studies; Naomi Klein, reporter, columnist, and award-winning
author; and Rev. Osagyefo Sekou, Coordinator of Clergy and Laity
Concerned about Iraq, an initiative of United for Peace and
Justice ...
David Swanson is a board member of Progressive Democrats of America
and can be heard every Monday on the Thom Hartmann Show. His
website is http://www.davidswanson.org.
Photos are here:
http://www.davidswanson.org/photos/iraqteachin/index.htm
Link to this article:
http://www.davidswanson.org/columns/teach.htm
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