[CitizensTruth] Book Discussion-Strategy Group 5-31-2008

[Walterb306 at cs.com]

All,

The Oak Park Coalition for Truth and Justice and the Metro Chicago 
Progressive Media Network have been hosting a series of book discussion/strategies 
meetings to focus on how we can be more effective in ending the current 
war/occupation.

We have been consulting prominent anti-war spokespersons and activists for 
their input.  The idea is to discuss their books and extract from them what is 
most useful for our own efforts here in our own groups and in our own area.  
Currently we are examining Tom Hayden's "Ending the War in Iraq."

Since May 24 is on Memorial Day weekend, the meeting date for the Book 
Discussion/Strategy group has been moved to May 31. Same place and time: 11:00 am, 
Buzz Cafe, 905 S. Lombard. We will be either in the upstairs meeting room or at 
the lounge at the back of the first floor. 

We will be continuing discussion of Tom Hayden's 2007 book "Ending the War in 
Iraq." For those who have not had a chance to read the book there will be a 
brief presentation. 

One of the interesting points Hayden covers is his analysis of what he terms 
the "8 Pillars" of support for the war/occupation of Iraq. Many of these have 
been severely weakened already and he offers a fairly detailed strategy for 
targeting all of the pilllars:

1. Iraqi public support
2. American public support
3. Congressional support
4. Media support
5. Sufficient troop strength
6. Sufficient financial strength
7. Support of allies/world opinion
8. Moral justification

A lot of you have been doing research on some of the underlying determinants 
of US policy and your input would be very valuable.  This is a chance to put 
our heads together.

Hope you can attend. 

Beverley
708/447-1547












   
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