A DEVIL'S BARGAIN
By Carolyn Eisenberg
truthout.org
July 3, 2008

Carolyn Eisenberg argues that with Congress granting $162 billion to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan...
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PREPARING THE BATTLEFIELD
The Bush Administration Steps Up its Secret Moves Against Iran

By Seymour M. Hersh
The New Yorker
July 4, 2008

Late last year, Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation...
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SENATE COMMITTEE: BUSH KNEW IRAQ STATEMENTS WERE UNTRUE
McClatchy Washington Bureau
June 5, 2008

WASHINGTON — A long-awaited Senate Select Intelligence Committee report made public Thursday concludes that President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney made public statements...
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ANTI-WAR TACTICS
By Samantha Marshall
www.crainsnewyork.com
May 17, 2008

Hosting a potluck dinner on Staten Island and endorsing congressional candidate Steve Harrison, a Democrat...
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PEACE GROUP SUES BUSH ADMINISTRATION, CHARGING IRAQ WAR IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
By Michael Booth
New Jersey Law Journal
May 14, 2008

An anti-war activist group sued President Bush in U.S. District Court in Newark on Tuesday, seeking a declaratory judgment that the war in Iraq is illegal...
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THE $3 TRILLION WAR
By Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Bilmes
Vanity Fair
March 12, 2008

After wildly lowballing the cost of the Iraq conflict at a mere $50 to $60 billion, the Bush administration has been concealing...
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PUSHING MISSILE DEFENSE IN EUROPE
By Joanne Landy and Thomas Harrison
Foreign Policy in Focus www.fpif.org
Editor: John Feffer
February 22, 2008

With the occupation of Iraq soon to enter its sixth year and the looming possibility of war against Iran...
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HOW HIGH THE TOLL BEFORE THE WAR ENDS?
By Dr. Arnold Matlin
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
February 11, 2008

Two articles in a recent edition of The New England Journal of Medicine should make every American think about the effects of the U.S. war in Iraq...
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TOWARD A NUCLEAR-FREE WORLD
By George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn
Wall Street Journal
January 15, 2008

The accelerating spread of nuclear weapons, nuclear know-how and nuclear material has brought us to a nuclear tipping point...
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A WORLD FREE NUCLEAR WEAPONS
By George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn
Wall Street Journal
January 4, 2007

Nuclear weapons today present tremendous dangers, but also an historic opportunity...
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STUDY: BUSH, AIDES MADE 935 FALSE STATEMENTS IN RUN-UP TO WAR
January 24, 2008
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush and his top aides publicly made 935 false statements...
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PRE-EMPTIVE NUCLEAR STRIKE A KEY OPTION, NATO TOLD
by Ian Traynor
The Guardian/UK
January 22, 2008

The west must be ready to resort to a pre-emptive nuclear attack to try to halt...
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BOTHERSOME INTEL ON IRAN
By Michael Hirsh
Newsweek
January 12, 2008

A senior Administration official says President Bush "all but disowned" the Iran National Intelligence Estimate...
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NUCLEAR WARHEAD CUT FROM SPENDING BILL
Congress Instead Seeks 'Weapons Strategy'

By Walter Pincus
Washington Post
December 18, 2007

Congress has cut all funding for continuing development next year of a new nuclear warhead...
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DUTCHESS PEACE COALITION
Peace Action New York State welcomes its 15th Chapter: Dutchess Peace Coalition. Dr. King’s words “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice” are the motto of Duchess Peace Coalition. PANYS embraces this idea, just as it embraces its newest chapter, Dutchess Peace Coalition. The Coalition has been active in planning peace and justice events for years and PANYS is proud to welcome it into its family.
PANYS is now on Facebook!
Peace Action New York State now has a Group page on Facebook. Please join our group to get updates on upcoming events (like our summer film festival "Wastelands: Environmental Casualties of War") and help us recruit friends.
5-Week Film Festival
Come join Peace Action New York State, along with our co-sponsors the Sierra Club of New York City (newyork.sierraclub.org/nyc) and the New York League of Conservation Voters (www.nylcv.org), for a 5-week film festival that focuses on the connection between environmental disaster and war. Enjoy cupcakes, films, and discussion!
If you have questions, please contact Marianna at 646-723-1749.
See you there!
Download the PDF Flyer
2 New Chapters Join the PANYS Family.
Bay Ridge Peace Action is a new group in Brooklyn, but they are already making themselves heard outside of Rep. Fossella's office every week. Peace Action International is new to PANYS, but has been doing amazing work at the United Nations for years. That expands the PANYS network to 14 chapters. Welcome to Bay Ridge and International! PANYS Chapters
PANYS ED Speaks About Nuclear Weapons.
On March 25th Cheryl Wertz gave comments to the Dept. of Energy about the Bush administration’s plan for new nuclear weapons, Complex Transformation. For a copy of Cheryl’s testimony, click here. Three weeks later, Cheryl gave a presentation entitled “Current Struggles in Nuclear Disarmament” to a group of students, faculty and community members at SUNY Geneseo as part of the Contemporary Forum series.
Marking the 5th Year of the Iraq Invasion
Members of Peace Action New York State marked the 5th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq with legislative visits in 28 of New York’s 29 Congressional Districts and public education events around the state. For a full report of our activities, click here.
PANYS Membership Drive Begins
On Thursday, March 6th, Peace Action officially kicked off its 2008 membership drive with a student outreach event at Hunter College. If you have not yet renewed your membership for 2008, click here. Remember, as a grassroots non-profit organization we are depended on your support to grow the peace movement. We must be able to use every tool available to create a sane foreign policy!
The Folly of Attacking Iran
Stephen Kinzer (author of All the Shah's Men) and Christopher Hedges (former NY Times writer) spoke to a packed house of Peace Action members and allies at Columbia University recently. Along with Ervand Abrahamian and Bill Berkeley, the speakers highlighted the lessons learned in Iraq about acting on false information and the need for dialogue. For more information, or to support HR 5056, legislation that would require US diplomatic relations with Iran, click here.
Peace Voter Impact
On Super Tuesday and before, members of Peace Action around the state, distributed more than 8,000 Peace Voter guides. The guides outlined the candidates' positions on the war in Iraq, diplomacy with Iran, and nuclear abolition. We encouraged voters to make informed choices and let Congressional candidates know that we will hold them accountable in the fall.
Peace Action: Past, Present, and Future by Larry Wittner and Glen Harold Stassen.
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Peace Action: Past present and Future is on sale now for $15.00 (plus shipping and handling)
Raise Congressional Pressure to End the War!
Peace Action of New York State will be giving members of congress report cards; showing the progress made/or not made on ending the war and establishing a saner U.S. foreign policy. For more information or to participate, e-mail or call the office at 646-723-1749, melissa@panys.org

Report Cards on each congressperson and their stance on Iraq:
Michael Arcuri Michael McNulty
Vito Fossella Charles Rangel
Nita Lowey
Nydia Velázquez