by admin | Jul 11, 2014 | Iraq
United for Peace and Justice hosted and recorded an emergency briefing call on Iraq on July 8. To listen, dial 712-432-1219. When prompted for meeting ID, enter: 446-724-667#. When prompted for reference number, enter: 4# We know that there is NO MILITARY SOLUTION to...
by admin | Jul 10, 2014 | Action Alerts, Iraq, Legislative Working Group Posts, Top Story
To this point the only organized expressions of Congressional opinion have occurred in the House.Rep. Barbara Lee has taken the lead on this. Last month, when the House of Representatives was deliberating on the FY 2015 Defense Appropriations Bill, she offered two...
by admin | Jan 22, 2014 | Action Alerts, Iran, Legislative Working Group Posts, Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security, Top Story, UFPJ, Uncategorized
The Senate is back in session and will soon be considering the Nuclear Weapons Free Iran Act (S 1881). The clear purpose of this bill is to undermine the promising diplomatic opening to Iran, undertaken by the Obama Administration. The vast majority of Americans are...
by admin | Jan 21, 2014 | Legislative Working Group Posts, Sanctions, Top Story, UFPJ
Yesterday, as the nation celebrated the Martin Luther King holiday, inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began monitoring Iran’s compliance with a historic deal reached Nov. 24 in Geneva between Iran, Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia...
by admin | Jan 10, 2014 | Action Alerts, Afghanistan, Iran, Legislative Working Group Posts, Sanctions, Top Story, UFPJ
There is one thing worse than a “do-nothing” Congress, and that’s a Congress that actively promotes militarism and war. This week the House of Representatives will be voting on two dangerous bills: Representative Cantor (R-VA), with the support of...