Saturday, February 3 at the Brooklyn Law School:

This is event is co-sponsored by World Can't Wait:

PUT THE WAR ON TRIAL!
THE CITIZEN’S WAR TRIBUNAL IN DEFENSE OF LT. EHREN WATADA

Lt. Ehren Watada during pre-trial hearing 1/4/07

Expert witnesses defend Lt. Ehren Watada for his courage to resist Brooklyn Law School Saturday, February 3 rd 4 PM to 7 PM

On June 22, 2006, U.S. Army 1st Lieutenant Ehren K. Watada stepped forward as the first commissioned officer to publicly refuse deployment to the Iraq War and occupation.He faces court martial and up to 6 years imprisonment for his refusal to deploy and for speaking out against a war that he believes is illegal.

Nearly two weeks after hearing arguments in the January 4 pre-trial phase of Lt. Ehren Watada’s court martial for refusing to deploy to Iraq, and explaining his refusal to the press, military circuit judge Lt. Col. John M. Head on January 16, 2007 issued brief, tersely worded rulings. In summation, “The defense motion for a hearing on the ‘Nuremburg defense’ is DENIED. The government motion to prevent the defense from presenting evidence on the legality of the war is GRANTED.” The defense motion to dismiss the four political speech charges was also “DENIED.”

In response to this outrageous decision a “Citizen’s Hearing” is being held not only to put the Iraq War on trial but the decision to invad e, which constitutes a “War of Aggression” In addition, the Government has subpoenaed Sarah Olson, a journalist, to testify against Lt. Watada in violation of the Constitution’s First Amendment Right to freedom of the press. Expert witnesses will present a proper defense and evidence on behalf of Lt. Watada, and systematically tear down the government’s case against him.

The evening will include:

• Remarks from Ehren Watada (video)


• Ann Wright, Retired Army Colonel and State Department official


• Dr. Dahlia Wasfi, Iraqi-American Physician


• Iraq war Veterans


• International Law Experts


• A journalist presenting facts concerning rights under the First Amendment

The trial is being presented by:

The Committee United For Lt. Watada NYC, World Can’t Wait, Drive Out the Bush Regime, Not in Our Name and The National Lawyers Guild Brooklyn.

It is endorsed by Military Families Speak Out NYC and Veterans for Peace NYC.

Kick off of Jackson Hgts. Queens subchapter of World Can't WaitScreening of "How to Out a President"

Come see the 30-minute video “Oust!” about the Filipino people’s movement that succeeded in ousting a corrupt, militarist, anti-people president in 2001. Bring your ideas and join us as we discuss what it will take to drive out the Bush regime.

Thursday, February 8, 2007, 7:00 PM
Diversity Center of Queens
76-11 37th Avenue, 2nd Floor
Jackson Heights, Queens, NY
Subway: E/F/G/R/7 to Roosevelt Avenue/74th St.

Sponsors:
Network in Solidarity with the People of the Philippines (NISPOP), World Can’t Wait/Jackson Heights

Co-sponsors:
Humanist Center, Ugnayan ng mga Anak ng Bayan, Queens Antiwar Committee


For more information: 212-561-1567 # dan @ nispop.org # www.nispop.org # www.worldcantwait.net


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Network in Solidarity with the People of the Philippines
PO Box 721340, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
212-561-1567 # nispop @ nispop.org # www.nispop.org

Wash. DC January 27: Stop the War Now! Impeach Bus for War Crimes!

STOP THE WAR NOW! IMPEACH BUSH FOR WAR CRIMES!
George Bush has a dramatic and risky plan to escalate and expand the war in Iraq, not all of which he’s revealed. There is no way a president who has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity should be in office. Now he’s pledged to commit more and worse – he is moving towards war with Iran. A president who has no popularity and little legitimacy should have none.
Join World Can’t Wait in Washington DC on Saturday January 27 th. Join us in raising a concrete and realizable goal for 2007: Impeach Bush for War Crimes!
The Jan. 27 protest is being organized by the United For Peace & Justice Coalition, of which World Can't Wait is a participant.
The New York City Chapter is chartering busses to DC - Get On the Bus

News Flash: We have doubled the number of busses and are still running out of seats! Please call 212-866-9653 for availability before purchasing on line.

Busses leave from Union Square East and 16th Street, Manhattan. Check in at 5:30 AM, busses will leave at 6:00 am SHARP.
Whether you come on our bus or the numerous other buses, join us in DC to:

Distribute signs and stickers saying “IMPEACH BUSH for WAR CRIMES!” and “DRIVE OUT THE BUSH REGIME”
and 100,000 copies of the our Call to Drive Out the Bush Regime
Find hundreds of new organizers and enlist them for immediate political action across the country, including teach-ins and a campus speaking tour February/March.
Help form a contingent wearing orange jumpsuits to represent the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, who can now be legally tortured and denied habeas corpus under the Military Commissions Act. The message that “Torture + Silence = Complicity” needs to be part of the outpouring on Jan. 27.
Further information about how to hook up with us in Washington, DC if you are coming to DC by other buses, etc. will be posted on this web site, and on the recording for the NYC Chapter (212-969-0772) a few days before the demonstration.

Hook up in Washington, DC:
Whether you are coming on World Can't Wait busses, other busses or by car, hook up with World Can't Wait in D.C. on Jan. 27, at 4th Street and Madison Drive, at the edge of the Mall, across from the National Gallery of Art east building (click here for a map). This is a 5-block walk down the hill from Union Station (Red Line Metro Stop) and about the same distance from the Smithsonian Metro stop (Orange and Blue Line).
See you in DC!. Stop the War Now! Impeach Bush for War Crimes!

Get your bus tickets here!March on the Pentagon March 17

JOIN WORLD CAN’T WAIT - DRIVE OUT THE BUSH REGIME and a massive coalition of anti-war organizations to MARCH ON THE PENTAGON Saturday March 17.
End the War NOW!

Impeach Bush for War Crimes!
On March 17, to mark the 5th year of this immoral and unjust war and occupation of Iraq, JOIN FORCES and march on The Pentagon. Tell the Bush Regime to End the War NOW! No attack on Iran!
George Bush and Dick Cheney must be impeached for war crimes and crimes against humanity! Millions are against the war, spying, torture, the abandoning of Katrina survivors, a spreading theocracy and suppression of science—and want the whole disaster of the Bush regime to be brought to a halt. The more we demand impeachment, Bush’s war options will grow more limited; the more his war crimes are exposed, the greater the impetus for his removal and repudiation.
Now is the time. 2008 is too late. It is unconscionable to allow this carnage to go on. We can and must reverse the entire course we have been forced to accept, or it will be made permanent.
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Bus tickets still available!

Get Your Bus Tickets Now!
World Can't Wait is organizing busses to Washington.
$35.00 for a regular ticket; $25.00 for low income and students; and $50.00 "solidarity/sustainer" tickets covering your own ticket and aiding our offering of low income tickets to those who need them.

Tickets can be purchased on line (see below) or purchased in person at:

• Revolution Books [9 West 19th Street, 12-7 Mon-Sat; 12-5 Sun, 212-691-3345]
• Namaskar [643 Vanderbuilt Avenue, Brooklyn 718-636-1967 - 3 blks from Grand Army Plaza]
• Blue Stockings, 172 Allen Street between Stanton and Rivington, Lower East Side: 212.777.6028

Busses will leave at 6:00 AM SHARP.

Busses will leave from:

• Union Square (East side: 16th Street and Union Square East)
• Brooklyn (Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush Avenue)
• Washington Hgts. (168th Street and Broadway)
• Jackson Hgts./Queens (Roosevelt and 74th Street)
• West 116th and Broadway (in front of Columbia University; near Riverside/St. Mary’s Churches and near West Harlem).

The quickest and easiest way to get tickets is on line (see below). However, if you questions or want to arrange for a block of tickets for a group, please call our bus coordinator: 347-678-5905. Get your tickets now!

Regular ($35.00) Bus Tickets Round Trip Departing/Returning to:

Union Square (East side of park at 16th Street)

Brooklyn (Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush)

Washington Hgts. (168th Street and Broadway)

Jackson Hgts, Queens (Roosevelt and 74th)

Columbia University (116th and Broadway)

Additional contribution

Low-income/Student ($25.00) Bus Tickets Round Trip Departing/Returning to:

Union Square (East side of park at 16th Street)

Brooklyn (Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush)

Washington Hgts. (168th Street and Broadway)

Jackson Hgts, Queens (Roosevelt and 74th)

Columbia University (116th and Broadway)

Additional contribution

Sustainer/Solidarity (to help provide Low-income tickets to others) ($50.00) Bus Tickets Round Trip Departing/Returning to:

Union Square (East side of park at 16th Street)

Brooklyn (Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush)

Washington Hgts. (168th Street and Broadway)

Jackson Hgts, Queens (Roosevelt and 74th)

Columbia University (116th and Broadway)

Additional contribution

Get on the Bus to DC on January 4, 2007! Demonstrate in Washington DC as Congress opens!

Get on the Bus to DC on January 4, 2007! Demonstrate in Washington DC as Congress opens!
BUSH MUST GO!IF WAR CRIMES, TORTURE, AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY ARE NOT REASON TO IMPEACH, WHAT IS?
Busses will leave at 6:00 AM from east side of Union Square (Union Square East and 16th Street) and return to NYC leaving at 4:00 PM.
Roundtrip tickets: $35.00 regular tickets; $25.00 students/low income; $50.00 sustainer (own ticket plus helping pay for low income people).
Tickets can be purchased on line at www.worldcantwait.org using PayPal, or purchased in person at:
- the NYC Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild [113 University Place (@ E. 13th St), 8th Floor, one block south of Union Square, call 212/679-6018 before coming],
- Revolution Books [9 West 19th Street, 12-7 Mon-Sat; 12-5 Sun]
- Namaskar [643 Vanderbuilt Avenue, Brooklyn 718-636-1967 - 3 blks from Grand Army Plaza]
- Blue Stockings, 172 Allen Street between Stanton and Rivington, Lower East Side: 212.777.6028
- Strickly Roots, 2058 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, Harlem 212-864-8699

To purchase tickets by phone, for other locations where tickets can be obtained, or to arrange obtaining a block of tickets for your group or organization, please call Charlotte at 212-866-9653.

Please purchase your ticket early, so that if we need to rent more busses we will have time to do so.

Get on the bus! See you in D.C.

Here the call for the demonstration:

Demonstrate in Washington DC as Congress opens!
BUSH MUST GO!IF WAR CRIMES, TORTURE, AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY ARE NOT REASON TO IMPEACH, WHAT IS?
The whole program of the Bush administration must be stopped. If George Bush is allowed to finish out his term, all the destruction and the whole direction he has taken society will be condoned, legitimated and made permanent. We demand Congress investigate and hold accountable the Bush Administration for criminal liability and bring articles of impeachment against the President.
Generations from now people will ask what did the people of this country do when they knew their government was committing war crimes: launching a war based on the unlawful doctrine of “preventive” war; indiscriminately using cluster bombs, depleted uranium and chemical weapons against civilians; and carrying out an illegal occupation? What will you say when they ask why a President who decided he could order torture with impunity stayed in office?Will your answer be that we did nothing because Congress refused to act, counseling governing from the center and working with the President and seeking unity and common ground with war criminals, religious fanatics and fascists?Your government, on the basis of outrageous lies, is waging a murderous and utterly immoral and illegitimate war in Iraq – with Iran now in its sights.Your government is openly torturing people. In violation of international law, with the Military Commissions Act of 2006, it has made torture legal and granted itself immunity from criminal prosecution.Your government is creating a police state – obliterating basic constitutional protections, such as the right to habeas corpus, the right to privacy and the right to dissent.For the war to end now, for torture to stop, to restore rights stolen, we the people must act. No one will do this for us. That which you do not resist and mobilize to stop, you will learn – or be forced – to accept. We can and must create a political situation where the Bush regime’s whole program is repudiated, where Bush himself is driven from office and where the whole direction he has been taking society is reversed.
January 4, 2007: Demonstrate in Washington DC as Congress opens! Impeach Bush! THE WORLD CAN”T WAIT - DRIVE OUT THE BUSH REGIME!
Endorsers:
Cynthia McKinney
AfterDowningStreet.org
Cindy Sheehan, Gold Star Families for Peace
ImpeachBush.org
Rev. Lennox Yearwood
Hip Hop Caucus
ImpeachForPeace.org
ImpeachBush.tv
The World Can’t Wait - Drive Out the Bush Regime
National Lawyers Guild

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Additionally on Thursday evening in Washington, DC there will be a rally/event:
Voices for Impeachment
Jan. 4, 7pm, National Press Club
Speakers to Include:
Cindy Sheehan
John Nichols
Michael Ratner, Center for Constitutional Rights*
Debra Sweet
[Those who want to stay into the evening to attend this event, please let us know, so we can see if a van pool can be arranged for these late returnees.]