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Category Archives: Foreign Affairs
Iowans Arrested at KC Nuke Plant Protest
(UPDATED July 16, 2013) Iowa Catholic Workers Frank Cordaro, Ed Bloomer, Elton Davis, and Jessica Reznicek were among two dozen people who were arrested Saturday morning for trespassing at the entrance to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s new south Kansas City … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Nuclear Disarmament, Peace
Tagged Des Moines Catholic Worker, Foreign Affairs, Kansas City Nuclear Weapons Plant, nonviolent resistence, nuclear
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Obama's Baby Steps Forward
President Obama spoke in Berlin this week, and I have been waiting to listen to the speech, doing so this morning. Friends have been talking about Obama’s call for a new series of steps toward nuclear abolition. One friend, who … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Nuclear Disarmament, President Obama
Tagged nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament, Obama, president obama, Veterans for Peace, Veterans for Peace Chapter #161
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Infringing on Sovereignty
Tuesday, the United States Senate failed to ratify the United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities in a 61-38 vote where two thirds majority was required. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa voted against ratification of the treaty, saying … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Nuclear Disarmament, President Obama
Tagged Americans With Disabilities Act, Disability rights, nuclear disarmament, Obama
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It's Time For Fiscal Accountability at the Pentagon
It’s time for fiscal accountability in all parts of government, but particularly with military spending. In FY 2000 the Pentagon budget was $295 billion, the national debt was $5.62 trillion, and unemployment was 4 percent. In FY 2012, the Pentagon … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Foreign Affairs, Veterans
Tagged defense budget, military budget, Pentagon Budget, veterans, Veterans for Peace
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James Zogby Iowa Lecture Tour: U.S. Policy Toward Iran
According to Dr. James Zogby, escalating rhetoric from all sides in the Gulf conflict poses danger. “The region is a tinderbox, and it is as if everyone is too busy playing with matches to think of the consequences….” The Crisis … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Local Events, Peace
Tagged Dr. James Zogby, Middle East, Peace
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Senator Harkin on Iran
March 1, 2012 Washington, D.C. Dear Constituent: Thank you for contacting me about U.S. relations with Iran. I appreciate hearing your thoughts and concerns on these important matters. I am deeply concerned about the possibility that Iran may obtain nuclear … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Nuclear Disarmament, Tom Harkin
Tagged Foreign Affairs, Iran, Tom Harkin
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Iowans Press Harkin for Diplomacy with Iran
DES MOINES– Jeffrey Weiss of the Catholic Peace Ministry led a delegation of 16 Iowans representing nine organizations in a meeting with representatives of Senator Tom Harkin’s staff on Jan. 18 to request Harkin publicly promote diplomacy with Iran. The … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Local Events, Peace
Tagged Iran, militarism, Peace, Tom Harkin
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Red Cross Resolves to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
A Call to Action by David Hart “Mankind invented the atomic bomb, but no mouse would ever construct a mousetrap.” ~Albert Einstein Many years from now when the history of our time is written, some may reflect that a small … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Nuclear Disarmament
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Admiral Dennis McGinn to Speak in Des Moines
DES MOINES – A Public Forum on National Security and America’s Energy Future featuring Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn (USN – ret) 7:00 PM, Thursday, October 20th, 2011 Bulldog Auditorium, Olmsted Center, Drake University Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn (USN – ret) … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Foreign Affairs
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Senator Harkin on the Free Trade Agreements
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today issued the following statement as the U.S. Senate considers trade agreements with Korea, Columbia and Panama. “I took many aspects of these trade agreements and their impact on my home state of … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Jobs, Labor, Tom Harkin, Trade
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