SAN FRANCISCO, March 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Daniel Ellsberg has
agreed to be the lead speaker at The Stop Funding the War
(http://www.stopfundingthewar.org) rally at 12 noon on Monday, March 19,
2007 in front of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's district office at the San
Francisco Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue. Other featured speakers
at the rally include Matt Gonzalez, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi and Rabbi
Michael Lerner of the Tikkun Community.
Also today, the House Appropriations Subcommittee passed a $124 billion
supplemental bill that fully funds the war in Iraq through FY 2007. This
bill is expected to be considered by the full House next week.
Although the House leadership is touting a redeployment timeline
attached to the authorization, organizers believe this is too little, too
late. The legislation provides four exceptions that the Administration
could use to justify a continued troop presence in Iraq after August 2008,
including training Iraqi troops and engaging in special actions for the
purpose of "killing or capturing members of ... terrorist organizations
with global reach."
"Bush could drive an 18 wheeler through these exceptions," said protest
organizer Marc Joffe. "Rather than creating a coalition to pass the
supplemental, Pelosi and other House leaders should be using their
influence to block passage of any further Iraq war funding measures. The
Administration could use existing appropriations to fund a safe and
immediate withdrawal."
Confirmed speakers include:
Aimee Allison, Army Veteran and Conscientious Objector
John Caldera, Veterans Community Action Network
Daniel Ellsberg, The Ellsberg Fund for Truth Telling
Matt Gonzalez, Attorney and former President of the San Francisco Board of
Supervisors
George Johnson, Veterans for Peace
Krissy Keefer, 2006 Candidate for House of Representatives, 8th
Congressional District
Tracy Knott, Treasurer, Democracy Action
Rabbi Michael Lerner, Tikkun Community
Ross Mirkarimi, San Francisco Supervisor, District 5
Sean O'Neill, President, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Berkeley Chapter
Justin Raimondo, Editorial Director, Antiwar.com
Anne Roesler, Military Families Speak Out
Howard Wallace, Vice President of San Francisco Labor Council & National
Board Member of Pride at Work
