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For The Week Ending April 1, 2005
THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM Iraq Veterans Against the War and Military Families Speak Out at the Fayetteville, N.C. march, March 19, 2005. (Photo by Diane Lent)
Interview with Nancy Lessin,
Two years after President Bush made the decision to invade Iraq, in defiance of international law and world opinion, Americans have turned against the war. A poll conducted by the Washington Post and ABC News in early March found that 53 percent of Americans said the war was not worth fighting, while 70 percent believed U.S. casualties, including more than 1,500 deaths, was an unacceptable price to pay. More than half of those surveyed believed, overall, the U.S. war in Iraq was a mistake. On the weekend marking the second anniversary of the war, protests demanding an end to the U.S. occupation and the withdrawal of American troops were held across the world and the nation. Although smaller than similar demonstrations last year, anti-war protests and vigils were held in major cities in Europe, Asia, and Australia. In the U.S., more than 800 events were organized with tens of thousands of citizens opposed to the war participating in cities large and small. A demonstration in Fayetteville, N.C. home to the U.S. Army's Fort Bragg and five other military bases, drew 5,000 to an anti-war rally sponsored by Military Families Speak Out, Iraq Veterans Against the War and Gold Star Families for Peace. Many veterans and family members who lost loved ones in thewar that attended the Fayetteville protest, expressed strong support for the troops, while insisting they be brought home. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Military Families Speak Out co-founder Nancy Lessin, whose own son had been deployed to Iraq. She discusses the importance of the Fayetteville protest and the state of the anti-war movement across the nation. Call Military Families Speak Out at (617) 522-9323 or visit their website at www.mfso.org Related links:
 French and Global Social Justice Activist Jose BoveDescribes Fight for Food Sovereignty Around the World Interview with Jose Bove, He was recently in the U.S., just back from visiting survivors of the tsunami disaster in Indonesia and participating in the World Social Forum in Brazil. He heads the Confederation Paysanne, the French Farmers Union, which is part of Via Campesina, an international farmers' movement with millions of members. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Bove at the winter conference of the Connecticut chapter of NOFA, the Northeast Organic Farming Association, March 5. He discusses the origin of Via Campesina, the international farmers' movement, in response to international free trade agreements, rulings by the World Trade Organization, or WTO and the struggle for "food sovereignty" in Europe and around the world. For more information, visit the farmers' movement website at www.viacampesina.org GOP Majority in U.S. SenatePrepares to Eliminate Filibuster in Effort to Confirm Extremist Judges Interview with Elliott Minceberg, In the U.S. Senate, the Republican majority is threatening to use extraordinary parliamentary maneuvers to eliminate the filibuster, the Democrat's only tool to block lifetime judicial appointments they view as extremist. The GOP idea of abolishing the filibuster, a Senate institution for over 200 years, has infuriated Senate Democrats and led them to threaten non-cooperation in future legislative matters if the so-called "nuclear option" is approved. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Elliot Minceberg, vice president and legal director with People for the American Way, who examines the plan to eliminate the filibuster and other unprecedented actions, such as congressional intervention in the life-support case of Terry Schiavo. He explains how these political tactics have led some observers to conclude that the Republican majority is engaging in a gross abuse of power. Contact People for the American Way by calling (202) 467-4999 or visit their website at www.pfaw.org This week's summaryof under-reported news Compiled by Bob Nixon
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