Anti-War/Peace

Multiple arrests as protesters blockade, enter AIPAC Convention

On the 1st of March, several protesters were arrested while blocking a door of the Washington Convention Center during the start of the convention of AIPAC, the "American Israel Public Affairs Committee." At first conventiongoers bypassed the blockade by other doors, leading to a determined attempt tp get into the building. Some protesters managed to sneak in while others tried to re-establish the door blockade on the inside of the doors. They were dragged outside by cops, who the conceded the top of the steps to protesters. Finally several protesters were arrested while blocking a door open so the sounds of the protest could be heard more clearly from inside.

Video of the blockade, attempt to set an inside blockade, and later arrests at a blockade holding door open

Armed US drones protested at Air and Space

Inside the National Air and Space Museum is a drone exhibit (Predator drone included) that ignores the civilian deaths Obama's and Bush's armed drones have caused while glorifying military drones in general. On Feb 28, protesters showed up with leafets, signs, and a mock drone in front of Air and Space.

video-Antiwar protest "drone" appears to fly outside Air and Space Museum

The Shortwave Report 2/27/15 Listen Globally!

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            The latest Shortwave Report (February 27) is up at the website http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml  in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (160kb)(33MB), broadcast quality (13MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at page bottom

The Shortwave Report 2/20/15 Listen Globally!

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            The latest Shortwave Report (February 20) is up at the website http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml  in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (160kb)(33MB), broadcast quality (13MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at page bottom

Muslims, DC Ferguson protest hypocritical "countering violent extremism" summit

On the 18th of February, Obama began his "countering violent extremism" summit, which is mostly an event to coordinate police efforts to spy on and infiltrate Muslim communities. Outside, both Muslims and DC Ferguson activists called out this event for hypocrisy. The US itself was called out for the drone strikes used for extra-judicial executions throughout the Muslim world. This was compared to the routine and never punished street executions of African-Americans by killer cops, often by jump-outs in DC. Lastly everyone was reminded that the profile of almost every terrorist in the US has been an angry, armed white male. This includes last week's murder of three Muslims by a terrorist in North Carolina. No doubt Obama's summit will pay little attention to the ongoing drumbeat of mass murders by angry white men in the US.

Selected video highlights of the protest

Protesters outside CIA condemn drone killing of 12 year old

The vigils against armed drones continue at CIA headquarters, 10 AM on the second Satuurday of each month.This month as always the vigil triggered the closure of the Dolly Madison Ave entrance to CIA for several hours. One focus of the February 14th vigil was the killing of 12 year old Mohammed Saleh Qayed Taeiman by one of these drone strikes in Yemen on Jan 26. Somehow the CIA identified him as one of three "al Qaeda militants" targeted for extra-judicial execution by armed drone.

Some perspective after Code Pink calls for defunding ISIS instead of going back to war

On the 3ed of February, Code Pink somehow managed to get onto Faux News and Bill O' Reilly's show, and suggested their own way to stop ISIS: Cut off the flow of money from Saudi Arabia and other US allies that keeps ISIS afloat. They also reminded O'Reilly that the US invasion of Iraq created ISIS in the first place. That Isis/Daesh was born in reponse to US occupation of Iraq is shown by the orange Guantanimo jumpsuits their victims are always shown wearing in the execution videos. Some of their founders did time in Camp Bucca in Iraq, where former Gitmo guards had been sent to "Gitmo-ize" the camp.

Mock ICBM erected in Ellipse to oppose planned $1 trillion for new nukes

On the 31st of January, activists erected a mock ICBM missile in the Ellipse in opposition to US plans to spend $1 trillion on new nuclear weapons. Under the name "Global Zero" they called instead for the global decommissioning of nuclear weapons. Many of these weapons are decades old, some may not function if an attempt is made to use them, and they are a growing hazard for a release of nuclear waste.

John Zangas photo

Code Pink attempts to arrest Henry Kissinger in Congress

Henry Kissinger is a notorious war criminal who must watch where he travels because of arrest warrants abroad. On the 29th of January, he found that citizen's arrest is also a danger. He showed up to speak before the Senate Armed Services Committee, only to find Code Pink was waiting for him. Considerable disruption ensued as the banners came up and Code Pink attempted to serve those international warrants via a citizen's arrest.

Hypocrisy reigns after drone crash on White House grounds

On the 26th of January, mainstream media outlets reported that a hobbyist drone crashed somewhere on the White House grounds and was "self reported" by the hobbyist. The White House, of course is where all the orders come from for much larger CIA drones to bomb and kill people all over the world, yet they are whining about this tiny, unarmed hobbyist drone.

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