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Interview with Hawaii peace activist and former Army Col. and diplomat Ann Wright

Published by jalbertini on June 19th, 2019 in Military, Social Justice, Take Action!.

How to avert the impending war on Iran

The military is currently putting the breaks on the drive to war in Iran, says a former colonel and diplomat, but concerned citizens need to step up.

https://wagingnonviolence.org/2019/06/how-avert-war-iran/?fbclid=IwAR03f0KBGiwjRSFN4l4FXc5DsgwopTbuvggWFXsQrvBA8sPDkJPW4JQJOA0

“I think the best that we can do to create space for resolution of all of these issues is to speak out against sanctions and to get the United States to stop its pronouncements of regime change and military options. The feedback you get from Iranians is that the sanctions have made life much more difficult, and that they’re not willing to stand up.

But we aren’t willing to stand up against the Trump administration — to go out there and block roads and have thousands of people thrown in jail, and get beaten up by the cops. So why in the hell should we expect that of folks who know that they are going to get killed if they do that? We are very concerned about what goes on in their country, but we ought to be damned concerned about what’s going on in our own and work to stop it.”

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