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Daesh, ISIS Still Operating (CINDY ON PRESS TV)

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Irene and Matt's Soapbox with Guest Elliott Gabriel on Korea, etc (SOAPBOX PODCAST 2/25/18)

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FEBRUARY 25, 2018 GUEST : ELLIOTT GABRIEL TOPIC : POLITICS OF KOREA AND OLYMPICS, etc COHOSTS: Irene Sanchez and Matt Sedillo Elliott Gabriel Elliott Gabriel is a former staff writer for teleSUR English and a MintPress News contributor based in Quito, Ecuador. He has taken extensive part in advocacy and organizing in the pro-labor, migrant justice and police accountability movements of Southern California and the state's Central Coast.  CLICK ELLIOTT'S PHOTO FOR HIS ARTICLES ********   CINDY SHEEHAN'S SOAPBOX  

A Historic Day: 15th Anniversary of Largest Anti-War Mobilization Ever (Interview WITH Cindy)

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A Historic Day: 15th Anniversary of Largest Anti-War Mobilization Ever CLICK HERE TO LISTEN   On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Mike Prysner, a veteran of the Iraq War who became a leading anti-war activist, and Cindy Sheehan, an anti-war activist and journalist whose son Casey was killed during the Iraq War. In our first hour, fifteen years ago yesterday, more than 10 million people around the world participated in mass demonstrations in opposition to the US decision to attack Iraq. It was the largest mass one day mass anti-war mobilization in history. All these years later, the US military is still in Iraq and Afghanistan, and it has armed troops in countless other countries around the world. The hosts take a look at militarism and war and the global forces that are trying to changing course. ________________________________________________________     CINDY SHEEHAN'S SOAPBOX  

Join the Women's March on the Pentagon by Cindy Sheehan

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          Join the Women's March on the Pentagon  by Cindy Sheehan CINDY SHEEHAN  On October 7th, 2001, the U.S. invaded Afghanistan under the pretext of apprehending those allegedly behind the attacks on the Twin Towers in 2001, when in reality the invasion was on behalf of US imperialism’s endless quest for maximum profit. U.S. forces have remained in active occupation, making the illegal and immoral war on the people of Afghanistan the longest foreign occupation in U.S. history. While the illegal and vicious occupation of Afghanistan is the longest foreign occupation in U.S. history, we recognize that the genocide against native populations and oppression of Africans who were forced to come to the burgeoning Empire to become slave labor, have been centuries long and ongoing imperial crimes against humanity. In the 20th and 21st centuries the United States has been enmeshed in one war after the other (both overt and covert) under Democrat an

Dead President's Day Fundraiser for The Soapbox

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CLICK IMAGE OR SEND A CHECK/MONEY ORDER TO: CINDY SHEEHAN'S SOAPBOX, LLC PO BOX 6264 VACAVILLE, CA 95696 ********************* Cindy Sheehan and Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox are organizing the following antiwar actions and need support: Stop the War Machine Save the Planet  (March 17th) *** UNAC SPRING Antiwar Actions  April 14-15 *** Anti-Nuclear War Actions in Japan August *** Women's March on the Pentagon  (Major National Action: Cindy Sheehan Main Organizer) October 20th to 21st ***  Still on the board of directors for California Freedom Coalition  

CIA ASSASSINATION OF DR. FRANK OLSON (SOAPBOX PODCAST 2/18/18)

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February 18, 2018 Guest: HP Albarelli H.P. Albarelli Jr. is a writer and investigative journalist who lives in Vermont, Florida, and London (U.K.). He has written numerous feature articles about the 9-11 anthrax attacks; biological warfare; the American intelligence community; the death of Frank Olson; the Cuban revolution; and social and political affairs.Some of his work can be found at the World Net Daily, Cubanet, Counterpunch, and Crime Magazine websites, as well as in numerous magazines and newspapers Topic: The Murder by the CIA of Frank Olson (Wormwood) CLICK TO ORDER BOOK  BOOK SYNOPSIS: Following nearly a decade of research, this account solves the mysterious death of biochemist Frank Olson, revealing the identities of his murderers in shocking detail. It offers a unique and unprecedented look into the backgrounds of many former CIA, FBI, and Federal Narcotics Bureau officials—including several who actually oversaw

Stop the War Machine; Save the Planet

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 Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center and Veterans for Peace present: STOP the War Machine SAVE the Planet! Saturday March 17 , 1 - 5 pm / Orinda Community Church, 10 Irwin Way at Orinda Way, Orinda (within walking distance from Orinda BART) A half-day conference with internationally renowned speakers on US foreign policy, nuclear weapon “modernization”, the domestic impact of military spending, threats to the planet and defense of civil liberties at home. In addition, literature and resources will be available from a variety of activist groups. General admission $10 - $20 / Students free / Pre-Register at $10. For more information contact  margli@ourpeacecenter.org (925) 933-7850 THEMES & SPEAKERS Incisive 7 - 10 minute presentations on many aspects of one big problem. 1) OVERVIEW OF THE WAR MACHINE - Gerry Condon, president Veterans for Peace - Palestine Youth Movement - Dan Kovalik, civil and human rights lawyer, author “The Plot to Scapegoat Russia” (via rem

China: To Be or Not to Be...Socialist? (SOAPBOX PODCAST February 12, 2018)

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February 12, 2018 GUEST: AGIT SINGH HOST: DAKOTAH LILLY SUBJECT: SHORT COURSE ON CHINA! "Ajit Singh is a Toronto based lawyer and political analyst with a focus on the People's Republic of China, including Socialism with Chinese characteristics, Chinese foreign policy, and China-US relations. His writings have been published by teleSUR, The Hampton Institute, and NewsClick."   ****** “Dakotah Lilly is a student activist based out of New York City where he attends The New School. His home base is in the the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania.  He has appeared on Fox News to defend the Bolivarian Revolution of Venezuela as well as done interviews and articles for Telesur, Counterpunch, American Herald Tribune, PressTv, etc.  An activist since a young age, his first major political action was at the age of 16 at Spring Rising held by Cindy Sheehan in Washington DC in 2015. A diehard Chavista, Dakotah has attended th

Why Not Talk to North Korea Instead of Scaring Us with Nuclear Attack Warning Sirens Published on Saturday, February 03, 2018 by Common Dreams Why Not Talk to North Korea Instead of Scaring Us with Nuclear Attack Warning Sirens by Ann Wright (guest blog)

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Why Not Talk to North Korea Instead of Scaring Us with Nuclear Attack Warning Sirens Instead of "duck and cover" drills and nuclear fearmongering, we need more of the only thing that will guarantee peaceful resolution: diplomacy by Ann Wright "We demand," writes Wright, "that the U.S. government resolve issues with North Korea in a nonviolent manner." (Photo: Courtesy of Ann Wright) Are you ready for nuclear attack warning sirens in your community?  I live in Hawaii and the State of Hawaii decided two months ago in December 2107 to begin monthly nuclear attack warning siren drills, similar to the monthly tsunami warning sirens that are tested each month. You know what happened—an employee of the State of Hawaii Em

International Peace Conference in South Korea by Ann Wright (guest blogger)

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International Peace Conference in South Korea By Ann Wright The International Peace Conference for a Peaceful Korean Peninsula and Olympic Peace was an important statement of civil society in South Korea and around the world for dialogue -- not war -- to resolve the crisis on the Korean peninsula. :::::::: Peace Conference Calls for Suspension of Military Exercises after the Olympics, Lifting of Sanctions and Talks with North Korea ( Image  by Photo by Ann Wright)     Permission     Details     DMCA 150 persons attended the three-day, January 31-February 2, 2018, International Peace Conference for a Peaceful Korean Peninsula and Peace Olympics sponsored by the YMCA of South Korea. The conference was held in the DMZ border city of Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, South Korea, near infamous Tunnel #2. Cheorwon is one of two towns divided by the DMZ. The conference for peace was tied to the Winter Olympic Games which will be next week at PyeongChang, Gangwon Province,

A Feminism for the 99% (SOAPBOX PODCAST FEBRUARY 4TH, 2018)

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FEBRUARY 4th, 2018 GUEST:   Tithi Battacharya TOPIC: A feminism for the 99%  CLICK FOR MORE INFO Tithi is a professor at Purdue University and an organizer for the International Women's Strike on International Working Women's Day (IWWD) March 8, 2018 A FEMINISM FOR THE 99% (article in The Guardian) As Vladimir Lenin said on IWWD in 1921: "Women are doubly oppressed under Capitalism." THE EMANCIPATION OF WOMEN by Cindy Sheehan **** CINDY SHEEHAN'S SOAPBOX