[Occupymendocino] Shall We Host a vigil in Fort Bragg to oppose military strikes on Syria? Congress votes next Monday night.?

[Richard Karch]

Hey 99%ers, 
Shall we plan a vigil on 5 pm or so on Monday at our rally spot in front of B of A ?
  Please let us know. 
*Yes
*No
*Support idea, but can't attend.
* Could make signs

rk


Economic Times
World Public Opinion Sharply Opposed To Syria Strikes
Huffington Post-8 minutes ago
Four out of five people assert that any military action against Syria requires the ... In Germany, public opinion has been running 58 percent against striking Syria, ...Memories of the run-up to the Iraq war and bogus claims that ...

Maybe this is something Occupy wants to do?  On Mon. evening. Congress voting on Tuesday. We don't necessarily need to be Move On sponsored.
RK
> 
> MoveOn members are joining allies from Credo Action and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee to hold candlelight vigils against military intervention in Syria—before Congress heads back to vote. Can you host a vigil in Mendocino on Monday night at 7? 
> 
> Yes, I can host a vigil
> Dear MoveOn member,
> 
> Five days from now, we may be on our way down the same slippery slope we went down in 2003—toward another war in the Middle East.
> 
> Despite opposition from the majority of Americans, reports indicate that Congress could vote to authorize military strikes on Syria as early as next Tuesday.1 With all that we know—including how often military action can devolve into a full scale war—MoveOn members decisively voted to oppose any military intervention in Syria.
> 
> We're flooding the phones in every representative's and senator's office before the vote to authorize the use of military force—more than 20,000 calls in the last 24 hours alone. But that's not all we need to do to avoid history repeating itself.
> 
> MoveOn members and other progressives are gathering for vigils Monday evening to lift our voices against the drumbeat of war, and make sure that our members of Congress heed our unwavering demand to stay out of Syria. The simple truth is that President Obama doesn't have the support he needs from Congress right now to launch military strikes. But that'll only remain true if progressives show up in person in addition before most members of Congress head back for the votes.
> 
> If Congress may vote on Tuesday, then we need to hold vigils on Monday night that are so powerful and so numerous that they can't possibly be ignored on Tuesday morning—by the mainstream media or by our friends on Capitol Hill.
> 
> You've already made your opposition to military intervention clear. Now, can you host a vigil in Mendocino this Monday, September 9 at 7 p.m.?
> 
> Yes, I can host a vigil in Mendocino to stop military intervention in Syria.
> 


On Sep 6, 2013, at 11:06 AM, agnes at mcn.org wrote:

> Friends concerned about a violation of International Law,
> 
> Syria has not threatened our country or any other. The U.N. Charter ,
> section 33 holds that only a country that is threatened with attack can
> use force to protect themselves, and with the approval of the Security
> Council. If Congress approves of the Obama Resolution they will be giving
> approval for illegal action, in violation of International law.
> 
> Please immediately contact Jared Huffman at 202 225-5161 
> www.huffman.house.gov and urge him to Introduce a Bill of Impeachment.
> 
> Professor Francis A. Boyle  of Univ. of Ill. Law .School has drawn up 6
> Articles of Impeachment. Why? He said the Obama Resolution introduced to
> Congress would authorize Obama, as Commander in Chief, to start out with
> an attack on Syria, spread to Lebanon, Iran, Somalia, Sudan - a plan
> worked out by the Pentagon.
>     Boyle said ,Right now there are 5 Russian ships positioned between
> U.S. Warships and Syria. He said "Will Russia stand down if their
> ships are attacked?"
>     He said "After 9-11 we have attacked oil producing countries or
> countries with avenues of transit for oil---choke points for
> shipping."
> 
> Attacking Syria without the approval of the U.N. Security Council would be
> Obama flouting International Law and could easily spread to WW 3. It's a
> crisis like the Cuban Missile Crisis which nearly brought us to Nuclear
> War.
> 
>     I believe the only way to stop President Obama's intent to war is as
> Law Professor Francis Boyle said on KZYX this morning, is to urge
> Representative Jared Huffman to introduce a Bill for Impeachment on
> Monday  morning Sept. 9,2013. Congress is planned to vote on Obama's
> Resolution on Tuesday. Introducing such a bill could make Obama
> rethink his intentions.How would he like to be remembered if there is
> History after WW 3 ?
> 
> Please urge Rep. Huffman, to call Professor Boyle for wording of 6
> Articles of Impeachment at (217) 333-7954.
> Go to www.impeachobamanow.org.
> 
> Urgently,
> A
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