Liberty, Equality and Vermont Fraternity T˙ Moffiment VOL.II. No.1 OCTOBER 2014 FREE OR DONATION No Strikes in Iraq will play is a testament to the power of tion need to recognize that their inva- our anti-war movement. To stop these sions, drone wars, and air strikes have and Syria endless wars however, we must defeat Is- been a total disaster. The first step to lamophobia, inspire Americans to love ending terrorism will be to stop partic- our brothers and sisters in the Middle ipating in it. End the air strikes, close East as our own, and replace the war the bases, and bring the troops home! SEPT 12 2014 economy with a peace economy. The United States should also join the As a US Army Intelligence offi- International Criminal Court and cooper- Liberty Union’s Candidate for Congress cer reading internal military reports, ate with the enforcement of international By MATTHEW ANDREWS whistle-blower Chelsea Manning saw laws. We must negotiate with Russia how the US military supported Prime and other world powers to cease all arms Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki by crack- shipments to the region and negotiate a ing down on dissidents. Critics who rapprochement between hostile forces to had done nothing more than speak out end the bloodshed. against corruptions were treated like ter- Our commitment to peace must go rorists, imprisoned without trial, and in beyond a bumper sticker. It must even go some cases tortured or even killed. beyond voting for Liberty Union candi- US intervention in the Middle East dates on election day. Vermonters must has destroyed entire countries, killing build a mass movement with the back- Graphic - hundreds of thousands, injuring, displac- ing of unions, a political party, worker Courtesy of Antiimperialistische Ak- ing, and traumatizing millions, and prop- co-ops, an independent mass media and tion ping up sectarian regimes. Out of this other community institutions to make As the Liberty Union Party candidate chaos, brutal forces such as ISIS will our love for peace an irresistible force. for Congress, I call on the people of Ver- continue to thrive. mont to join us in opposing more blood- The MENA revolutions, which over- shed in Iraq and Syria. Vermonters will threw the US client states of Tunisia have an opportunity to vote for peace and Egypt, show that Arab societies can Solidarity with in the November elections, but the cur- fight for democracy and human rights rent situation is too urgent to wait. We themselves, if they are not militarily re- Protestors in must flood the streets and apply all rea- pressed. It is a slow process that can sonable non-violent pressure on our rep- blossom if we stop our government from Ferguson and Gaza resentatives in Washington DC - Bernie meddling in the affairs of others. Sanders, Patrick Leahy, and Peter Welch ISIS is not a threat to the United - to drop their support for war. States. It does however threaten US in- vestments and resource extraction from AUGUST 18, 2014 Iraq. The Obama administration is con- tinuing the same US foreign policy since – the Cold War of treating the rest of the By MARINA BROWN world as a place to be dominated and ex- When President Obama took office ploited through bribes when possible and in 2008, his administration scuttled the force if necessary. This is why the US Marina Brown - Candidate for VT rhetoric of a ’War on Terror’ but the and anyone who associates with our gov- Lt. Governor expresses her solidarity substance of US foreign policy has not ernment in the Middle East is viewed as with protestors in Ferguson Mo and in changed. On the eve of the 13th anniver- illegitimate. Our standing in the world Gaza facing the boot of police and mil- sary of the attacks on 9/11, Obama an- would be vastly better, and our influence litary oppression. I solute the bravery nounced a new assault on Iraq and Syria, correspondingly greater, if the billions of Americans who are for the first time using US air strikes, arms, money, train- we spend on war instead went to aiding in many years truly fighting back against ing, and over 1,500 U.S. ground troops. civilians. their own oppressive government. The fact that Obama must limit the num- Vermont’s representatives in Wash- I condemn the attempts to coopt the ber of ground troops and the role they ington DC and the Obama Administra- protests in Ferguson by the Missouri VOL.II. No.1 - The Movement - OCTOBER 2014 2 State police. Changing police depart- disabled or elderly must be in- as a tool to prohibit justice. In ments does not change the fact that po- vestigated in a timely manner - addition, it is a waste of tax- lice of all stripes are implementing the and prosecuted if the facts sup- payer money to litigate every case. oppression of black, minority and poor port prosecution. A backlog of Sometimes an offer of a fair set- working people through the very laws hundreds of abuse cases shows a tlement would save money and in- they enforce. Their job is not to serve shocking lack of appreciation for sure a fair outcome. Sovereign and protect the people but to enforce the the dignity of all human beings. Immunity should never be used to brutal rule of the corporate oligarchy. This should never happen again. deprive citizens of Justice. Emi- No excuses. No exceptions. nent Domain should be used only in the extremely rare case when 2. Call for a moratorium on the mil- the public good demands it. itarization of local police depart- ments. The acquisition of un- 10. Restore the First Amendment in I am very necessary military equipment has Vermont. Political speech in pub- encouraged at the mutual solidarity many disadvantages. It places a lic tax supported facilities should shown by Gazans who are victims of im- burden on taxpayers. It also cre- never be censored. (See photos perialist oppression with oppressed peo- ates a militarized culture in small on the Internet of Dennis Steele ples in the United states. This mutual towns. being arrested.) The banning of solidarity is a powerful tool to help end political books by public tax sup- international rule by imperialist coun- 3. Thoroughly investigate every po- ported libraries should no longer tries and their corporate bosses. lice shooting - especially when an be permitted. The chipping away It is time that the world be run for the unarmed civilian is killed. of Constitutional Rights should benefit of all rather than for the benefit of never be trivialized. Academic 4. Review/rescind the State policy the few who profit from imperialism, the freedom in high schools and col- which prohibits doctors/dentists, prison industrial complex and ownership leges must be supported. licensed in other States, from of the world. rendering compassionate medical The bottom line is this: The Office of Marina has been active with the Ver- care in Vermont. Attorney General should never be used mont Liberty Union Party since 1987 as a political tool. The power of the of- when she helped get Herb Lewin in the 5. Insure the privacy of all medical fice is a sacred trust that must insure jus- presidential primaries. She has worked records. tice for all. The Office of Attorney Gen- as a labor activist, housing activist and eral should set the ethical standard for occupier. She likes to make the job of 6. Increase support of consumer pro- Vermont. NSA spies harder by teaching encryption tection. Increase access to the jus- ”When Fascism came, it was not to anyone who asks. Marina struggles tice system for low income Ver- brought by uniformed troops. It was with poor health but when she wins out monters. Increase transparency not imposed at the point of a gun. Fas- against health issues she likes to run or in government. Increase fund- cism came because citizens were too walk ultramarathon distances. ing for Health Care Advocates. Reduce/eliminate the awarding of distracted to pay attention. Voters no-bid contracts by the State. were too misinformed to cast intelli- gent ballots. And the mass of people JACKOWSKI 7. Increase the Prosecution of violent failed to recognize the inherent dan- crime, home invasion, and other ger In the censoring of speech and the CAMPAIGN offences which are a threat to pub- banning of books.” RMJ lic safety. Rosemarie Jackowski is an Advo- STATEMENT 2014 cacy Journalist, Founder of Justice for 8. Support farmers and the economy Children, a member of Veterans for by encouraging the cultivation of Peace, and author of BANNED IN VER- Official CAMPAIGN STATEMENT hemp as an agricultural product. MONT. of Candidate for Vermont Attorney Gen- 9. Rescind the Vermont policy which Rosemarie Jackowski is a peace ac- eral. supports the frivolous Defense of tivist and advocacy journalist. She has spent many years in public and private – the State in cases where the State education. Her first year of teaching was By ROSEMARIE JACKOWSKI is clearly at fault. When a per- son is injured or killed - or when in a public school in New Jersey in 1957. there is damage to property caused She has been a resident of Vermont since Here’s the Plan . by carelessness or negligence by 1985. She welcomes questions and com- 1. At the top of the list is the protec- the State, there should be no gam- ments. Phone 802-447-0868. E-mail tion of the most vulnerable. Ev- ing of the system by the State. 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