Wednesday Night 1.17.07 - Civil War, Occupation & Resistance: The Case for Immediate Withdrawal from Iraq -- A Discussion with Anthony Arnove and Michael Schwartz

1. About this Wednesday 1.17.07
2. About Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal
3. About Anthony Arnove
4. About Michael Schwartz
5. About January 27th National Protest in Washington DC

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1. About this Wednesday 1.17.07

When: 7:00 pm, Wednesday 1.17.07
Where: 16 Beaver Street 4th floor
What: Civil War, Occupation & Resistance: The Case for Immediate Withdrawal
Who: All are invited

On the occasion of the release of the paperback of Anthony Arnove's most recent book Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal, please come to a discussion about the real roots of the violence in Iraq and why the US seeks to continue the occupation. Anthony will be joined by Michael Schwartz for an important conversation about what it will take to build a movement to bring the troops home NOW. Hope to see you.

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2. About Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal

Now available, the updated paperback edition of
Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal
by Anthony Arnove, with a foreword by Howard Zinn
Metropolitan Books / American Empire Project Series

"An urgent book."
--Arundhati Roy

"A powerful and compelling argument on behalf of withdrawal from Iraq."
--Ron Kovic

"Anthony Arnove's analysis of the reasons for U.S. troops to be
withdrawn from Iraq is brilliant."
--Cindy Sheehan

"A book that every American, regardless of political viewpoint, should read."
--Richard Falk

"A compelling brief against America's new imperial venture."
--Frances Fox Piven

"Conventional wisdom keeps saying there are no good options, but
Arnove's analysis suggests a way out of the misery."
--Chicago Reader

"A rigorous analysis of the American occupation."
--Mahmood Mamdani

"An impassioned, unflinching case for immediate U.S. withdrawal. Read
this book and bring the troops home now."
--Eve Ensler

Published by Metropolitan Books / American Empire Project Series
Paperback
US$13.00
ISBN: 0805082727
208 pages
http://www.americanempireproject.com/bookpage.asp?ISBN=0805082727

Available from bookstores and online from

Haymarket Books
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Powell's
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BookSense.com
http://www.booksense.com/

Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Iraq-Withdrawal-American-Empire-Project/dp/0805082727

Barnes and Noble.com
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?isbn=0805082727

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3. About Anthony Arnove

Anthony Arnove is the author of Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal, editor of Iraq Under Siege: The Deadly Impact of Sanctions and War and member of the International Socialist Organization.

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3. About Michael Schwartz

Michael Schwartz is a professor of sociology at Stonybrook University and longtime critic of U.S. foreign policy. His writings have appeared on TomDispatch, ZNet and other Web sites.
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3. About January 27th National Protest

BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW!!!!
U.S. OUT OF IRAQ!!!

Join hundreds of groups, and thousands who oppose the
war in a national PROTEST IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

***JANUARY 27, 2007***

72% of soldiers deployed in Iraq wanted troops out by the end of 2006. Instead, the new year saw the US occupation of Iraq reach even further depths of barbarism. 3,000 US soldiers are now dead while Iraq continues to descend into civil war as a result of the US occupation. The public hanging of Saddam Hussein was just the latest attempt to justify a continued US presence in the name of "democracy." Yet 90% of Iraqis polled believe things were better under Hussein than they are today. Real justice for Iraqis can only come from an immediate withdrawal of US military from the entire Middle East.

Despite growing discontent, the one thing that Republicans and Democrats can agree on is that the US cannot leave. In fact, Bush wants to send more troops to Iraq. The politicians and media claim that the US must stay in Iraq in order to "stabilize" the country and stop civil war. But it is the US occupation that is the source of the violence in Iraq today and there can be no peace until the occupation is ended.

United for Peace and Justice (1500 organizations) is teaming with over 500 additional groups to march on Congress to insist the US get out of Iraq. Massive numbers are expected to rally and march around the Capital on January 27 at the start of a 3-day event. We will assemble at 11:00 a.m. on the east end of the National Mall, the end closest to the Capitol, and will march on a route that will literally circle the Capitol. We'll make sure the Congress hears us.

Momentum is building for this urgent mobilization. There are already more than 500 endorsements for the demonstration and we are hearing from groups around the country that they are organizing to get people to Washington DC.

Information and details about buses leaving from NYC will be available at tonight's discussion. For more information see also www.unitedforpeace.org and http://nyc.indymedia.org/en/index.html