Anti-War Moonbats Undermining US in Jordan
Charles Johnson
Sat Aug 5, 2006 at 8:26 am PDT • Views: 302
Reported in the Jordan Times on Thursday: Iraqi parliamentarians to discuss peace plan with anti-war hunger strikers.
AMMAN (JT) — A group of American anti-war hunger strikers are scheduled to arrive in Jordan today to meet with Iraqi parliamentarians to discuss peacemaking in the war-ravaged country.
The group, which includes peace activist Cindy Sheehan, have staged a month-long hunger strike in protest at the existence of American troops in Iraq.
“After 28 days of fasting, anti-war hunger strikers received a breakthrough victory for their sacrifice. Members of the Iraqi parliament invited fasters to join them to discuss their plans for peace in Iraq,” according to a press release received on Wednesday.
The Iraqi parliamentarians agreed to meet with the activists after their attempts to hold talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki during his recent visit to Washington were rebuffed. The parliamentarians also expressed concern for the hunger strikers’ health.
In addition to Sheehan, whose son was killed in active service in Iraq last year, the group includes Retired Colonel Ann Wright, Iraq war veteran Geoffrey Millard, Politician/Writer Tom Hayden, CODEPINK co-founders Medea Benjamin, Jodie Evans, Gael Murphy and Diane Wilson.
During the meeting, the Iraqi officials will brief the activists on a peace plan they have been working on at the National Reconciliation Conference held in Cairo last week. CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin said: “It is a breakthrough for the US peace movement to meet directly with Iraqi parliamentarians working on a peace plan. We hope to return to the US to build support for their plan.”
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