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I=E2=80=99ve never claimed to be a mainspringof the peace movement. In fact=
, my knowledge of its internal currents and intricacies is quite limited.My=
primarycommitments have consistently been Native rights, union labor, civi=
l rights,civil liberties (I am not ranking those.). I have been opposed to =
all U.S.military actions from Vietnam on, occasionally participating in dem=
onstrations,often through writing and speaking.
At this point, =E2=80=9Call indicators=E2=80=9D pointto a very rapidly expa=
nding U.S. role in the now well underway new Iraq War.U.S. air power and os=
tensible =E2=80=9Csupport troops=E2=80=9D are being speedily increased, the=
rehave been significant defections to the other side by so-called =E2=80=9C=
moderate=E2=80=9DSyrian rebels (accompanied by a great deal of their U.S. -=
given military equipment),the =E2=80=9Callies=E2=80=9D are contributing li=
ttle,the Pentagon wants ground troops by spring, and as a fiscal starter at=
this point, Obama wants five and half billion dollars to fund U.S. involvem=
entin the war.
Basically, it=E2=80=99s a clusterf----ck.I can even see a possibility,well =
into the future, that voluntary enlistments could fall off sharply and thep=
ossibility of a military draft would become very real.That would stir the w=
aters =E2=80=93 but the war bythen would be deeply institutionalized.
My question is, What=E2=80=99s the status ofthe national American peace mov=
ement? (I am not referring to local peacegroups.)It was bold when Bush wasp=
resident.It=E2=80=99s been pretty quiescentsince Obama took office =E2=80=
=93 though there have been very good dissident voices.
H.
HUNTER GRAY [HUNTER BEAR/JOHN R SALTER JR] Mi'kmaq / St. Francis Abenaki / =
St. Regis Mohawk=20
Protected by Na=C2=B4shdo=C2=B4i=C2=B4ba=C2=B4i=C2=B4=20
and Ohkwari'=20
Check out our massive social justice website:=20
www.hunterbear.org
Member, National Writers Union AFL-CIO=20
Core dimensions of my Community Organizing course:
http://www.labornet.org/news/0000/hbear.htm
My expanded/updated "Organizer's Book,"=20
JACKSON MISSISSIPPI -- with a new 10,000=20
word introduction by me. Covers much of my=20
confrontational social justice organizing life to=20
date. Contains much how-to grassroots organizing=20
methodology: http://hunterbear.org/jackson.htm
The Stormy Adoption of an Indian Child [My Father]:=20
http://hunterbear.org/James%20and%20Salter%20and%20Dad.htm
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Calibri">I=E2=80=99ve never claimed to be a mainspring
of the peace movement. In fact, my knowledge of its internal currents and i=
ntricacies is quite limited.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </spa=
n>My primary
commitments have consistently been Native rights, union labor, civil rights=
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civil liberties (I am not ranking those.). I have been opposed to all U.S.
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Calibri">At this point, =E2=80=9Call indicators=E2=80=9D point
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U.S. air power and ostensible =E2=80=9Csupport troops=E2=80=9D are being sp=
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have been significant defections to the other side by so-called =E2=80=9Cmo=
derate=E2=80=9D
Syrian rebels (accompanied by a great deal of their U.S. - given military e=
quipment),
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cerun: yes;">
</span>the Pentagon wants ground troops by spring, and as a fiscal starter =
at
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in the war.</font></span></b></p><font face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3">
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normal;"><span style=3D"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;"><font face=3D"=
Calibri">Basically, it=E2=80=99s a cluster
f----ck.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can even see a p=
ossibility,
well into the future, that voluntary enlistments could fall off sharply and=
the
possibility of a military draft would become very real.<span style=3D"mso-s=
pacerun: yes;"> </span>That would stir the waters =E2=80=93 but the w=
ar by
then would be deeply institutionalized.</font></span></b></p><font face=3D"=
Times New Roman" size=3D"3">
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normal;"><span style=3D"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;"><font face=3D"=
Calibri">My question is, What=E2=80=99s the status of
the national American peace movement? (I am not referring to local peace
groups.)<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was bold when B=
ush was
president.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It=E2=80=99s bee=
n pretty quiescent
since Obama took office =E2=80=93 though there have been very good dis=
sident voices.</font></span></b></p><font face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"=
3">
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HUNTER GRAY [HUNTER BEAR/JOHN R SALTER JR] Mi'kmaq / St. Francis Abenaki / =
St. Regis Mohawk=20
<br>
Protected by Na=C2=B4shdo=C2=B4i=C2=B4ba=C2=B4i=C2=B4=20
<br>
and Ohkwari'=20
<br>
<br>
Check out our massive social justice website:=20
<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.hunterbear.org" mce_href=3D"http://www.hunterbear.org=
">www.hunterbear.org</a> =20
<br>
Member, National Writers Union AFL-CIO=20
<br>
<br>
Core dimensions of my Community Organizing course:
<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.labornet.org/news/0000/hbear.htm" mce_href=3D"http://=
www.labornet.org/news/0000/hbear.htm">http://www.labornet.org/news/0000/hbe=
ar.htm</a>
<br>
<br>
My expanded/updated "Organizer's Book,"=20
<br>
JACKSON MISSISSIPPI -- with a new 10,000=20
<br>
word introduction by me. Covers much of my=20
<br>
confrontational social justice organizing life to=20
<br>
date. Contains much how-to grassroots organizing=20
<br>
methodology: <a href=3D"http://hunterbear.org/jackson.htm" mce_href=3D"http=
://hunterbear.org/jackson.htm">http://hunterbear.org/jackson.htm</a>
<br>
<br>
The Stormy Adoption of an Indian Child [My Father]:=20
<br>
<a href=3D"http://hunterbear.org/James%20and%20Salter%20and%20Dad.htm" mce_=
href=3D"http://hunterbear.org/James%20and%20Salter%20and%20Dad.htm">http://=
hunterbear.org/James%20and%20Salter%20and%20Dad.htm</a> =20
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