On March 18, thousands of people from across the country and the world gathered in Lafayette Park, just outside the White House, demanding an end to the endless US wars of the past 20 years and in particular the proxy conflict in Ukraine.
Almost 300 groups endorsed the event from a wide variety of struggles, including the environmental organizations , antiwar veterans organizations, Black liberation fighters, African solitary groups, and many more. Rachel and I were both thrilled to have been there to experience this resurgence in the peace movement in the United States, coming such a critical time when the US is waging a deadly and costly proxy war with Russia in Ukraine with no end in sight, and aiming its guns at China at the same time.
From its start at Lafayette Park, the event marched to the White House, and then to the warmongering Washington Post, carrying caskets draped in flags of nations impacted by the US war machine. The event ended at the historic New York Avenue Presbyterian Church with an indoor rally.
For today’s episode, we’re going to bring you a selection of speakers from this historic event. Some you may have heard of - like Jill Stein and Noam Chomsky. Others are voices that everyone needs to hear more of, shining light on the crimes of imperialism from Eritrea to Guam.
Ukraine Crisis Fueled by Decades of Broken Promises by the U.S. and NATO
On Philip Agee and the History CovertAction Magazine: In-depth Interviews with Louis Wolf and Chris Agee
Whistleblower Bill Binney, Former Technical Director of the NSA, Goes In-Depth on the Surveillance State
Nicaragua’s Evidence-Based Democracy Threatens U.S. Oppression Domestically and Abroad
Peter Dale Scott, Author of Deep Politics and the Death of JFK
Poetry, Terror, and Suppressed Memory--A Tribute to Peter Dale Scott
David Talbot, Author of Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years
The 9/9/2001 Massoud Assassination
Oliver Stone‘s JFK w/Zach Sklar & Jim DiEugenio
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