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For The Week Ending March 21, 2003
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THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMThis week we present Between The Lines' summary of under-reported news stories and:
Resignations and Leaks in U.S. State Department
Interview with Daniel Ellsberg,
Daniel Ellsberg was a career U.S. government military analyst when, in 1971, he leaked the now-famous "Pentagon Papers" to the press, which bolstered opposition to the Vietnam War. The 47-volume Defense Department internal study of the U.S. role in Southeast Asian conflicts for more than three decades was classified top secret. The documents chronicled the lies and deceit employed by government officials to justify U.S. military intervention in the region's wars. Mr. Ellsberg, originally a strong supporter of the Vietnam War, became a committed opponent, risking his career and freedom when he released these documents to the New York Times.
He was indicted by the Nixon administration for the unauthorized release of state secrets and faced a possible 115-year prison term. But the charges were dismissed in 1973 after it was revealed that President Nixon had authorized White House aides to burglarize Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office in an attempt to discredit him.
In an indication of growing internal opposition to the Bush administration's plans for a "pre-emptive" war in Iraq, several career State Department diplomats have recently resigned in protest. In Britain, an intelligence agency operative leaked a document from the U.S. National Security Agency outlining Washington's plans to spy on United Nations delegates from nations whose votes are being sought by the U.S. to pass a resolution authorizing war in the Security Council. British authorities recently arrested an employee at the government Communications Headquarters for violating that nation's Official Secrets Act. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Daniel Ellsberg, who reflects on the current White House drive for war with Iraq and growing dissent now bubbling to the surface within the government bureaucracy.
Ellsberg's book, "Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers" is published by Viking. Visit Daniel Ellsberg's website at www.ellsberg.net
Reflects on Today's Antiwar Movement
Interview with William Sloan Coffin Jr.,
As the nation moves, seemingly inexorably, toward war with Iraq, a voice that inspired millions of Americans and university students in their opposition to the Vietnam War was heard once again on campus. William Sloan Coffin Jr., the chaplain at Yale University from the mid-1950s through the turbulent early1970s, came back to Yale recently to open an exhibit dedicated to peace activism.
Coffin has been at the forefront of various movements struggling for social justice for half a century. He is best known for his support of draft resistance, for which he was indicted, tried and convicted in 1967 as part of the "Boston 5," along with Dr. Benjamin Spock and three other activists. They faced the possibility of five years in prison, but the conviction was overturned on appeal. Coffin, now 78, lives in retirement in Vermont, but he remains active in the peace movement.
Coffin spoke at Yale in late February in conjunction with the opening of an exhibit at the undergraduate library titled, "Give Peace a Chance." The exhibit highlights peace movements from World War I through the late 1980s anti-nuclear weapons campaign. But its main focus is the Vietnam War, and the heart of the exhibit is memorabilia from Coffin's recently catalogued papers, which he donated to Yale. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with William Sloan Coffin who assesses today's movement opposing a U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and the possibility of a revival of a military draft.
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Peace Initiative to Avert U.S. Iraq War
Interview with Rev. Jim Wallis,
Rev. Jim Wallis, the editor of Sojourners Magazine, was among the American clergy who met with Prime Minister Blair, and who have since drafted an 11th hour initiative that they hope can prevent war. The 6-point plan titled, "An Alternative to War for Defeating Saddam Hussein, A Religious Initiative," proposes intensified weapons inspections, the indictment of Saddam Hussein for war crimes, revival of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations and humanitarian aid for the Iraqi people. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Rev. Wallis who summarizes the peace initiative he calls a "third way between war and ineffectual responses," and discusses why he believes a pre-emptive war against Iraq will unnecessarily cause widespread bloodshed and fuel terrorism. Contact Sojourners by calling (202) 328-8842. Read the religious peace initiative online at: www.sojo.net
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