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Tampa activist receives thank-you letter from Bradley Manning; direct action planned at MacDill AFB listen
05/08/13 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Bradley Manning, Wikileaks, media, Julian Assange, MacDill Air Force Base, direct action, civil disobedience, CENTCOM, Iraq, Afghanistan
In Tampa supporters of Private Bradley Manning are planning direct action outside MacDill Air Force base on June 1. MacDill is the home of U.S. Central Command. It’s part of a nationwide coordinated day of action and is being organized locally by the Tampa Bay Bradley Manning Support Network.
From his prison cell, Manning recently thanked an active member o...
1 commentsA Better Path for the U.S. in the Middle East? And the Green Shadow Cabinet
04/30/13 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: U.S. foreign policy, Iraq, Afghanistan, private contractors, terrorism, Taliban, David Rohde, drones, Social Security, Green Shadow Cabinet, Kevin Zeese
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up we'll speak with Pulitzer Prize winning reporter David Rohde about his new book BEYOND WAR: Reimagining American Influence in a New Middle East (Viking). Rhode has covered U.S. military involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and other parts of the Middle East and South Asia. He was held captive by the Taliban for seven months beginning in 2009.
Later we'll talk with Kevin Zeese who is the Attorney General in a new project-...
Be the first to commentPeace activists deliver varied anti-war messages at USF Tampa listen
04/17/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: USF, peace, anti-war, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea, Students for a Democratic Society, licenses for all, Legalization for All, Food Not Bombs, Bradley Manning
As part of a national anti-war initiative called April Days of Action Against Drones and Occupation, some USF students and community activists are reaching out for peace. During a rally today representatives from different groups passed out literature to students on the Tampa campus. Tampa Bay Bradley Manning Support Network’s Bill Livsey defended whistle-blowing by drawing attention to Manning’s prosecution.
3 comments“What we can do to honor his sacrifice and bravery by releasing this informati...
Transcript of President Obama's 2013 State of the Union Address
02/13/13 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: State of the Union, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, guns
Here is the full text of the President's State of the Union Address as provided by the White House.
Remarks by the President in the State of the Union Address
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release February 12, 2013
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
IN THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
9:15 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, fel...
Be the first to commentState of the Union Address prompts Tampa Bay watch parties listen
02/13/13 Lenka Davis and Christopher DavisWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: State of the Union, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, guns, climate change
Last night, President Barack Obama delivered the first State of the Union Address of his second term. WMNF’s Lenka Davis reports from two watch parties in Tampa, one organized by the Hillsborough County Young Democrats and the other one by Tampa Bay Young Republicans.
At Mangroves bar in South Tampa, just minutes before the president’s speech was televised, a member of the Hillsborough County Young Democrats, Tim Heberlein, highlighted three important issues he wanted to hear.
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Experts say Afghanistan withdrawal in 2014 is quickest scenario listen
10/30/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Afghanistan, war on terror, Anthony Zinni, Al Cardenas
In their third debate Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney talked about plans for withdrawal from Afghanistan. President Obama has long said he will have occupation troops pulled from the country in late 2014, but his opponent has been less forthcoming with a timeline.
Al Cardenas, chair of the American Conservative Union, was at a foreign policy conference in Tampa this month. He said Romney is taking the right approach.
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Biden's Sun City Center stump speech targets seniors and women listen
10/19/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Joe Biden, Paul Ryan, 2012 election, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Obamacare, Afghanistan, Medicare
With 18 days until the election, the Obama camp is stepping up campaign efforts in key swing states. As Obama delivered remarks in Virginia Vice President Joe Biden addressed a crowded community hall in Sun City Center about Medicare and women’s rights during a half hour speech to the senior residents.
Biden cautioned the crowd of mostly senior citizens against the Romney/Ryan healthcare plan he says would raise Medicare costs for seniors by turning it into a voucher program.
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New take on nonviolence: pillow fight for peace listen
10/15/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: peace, pillow fight for peace, drone strikes, Pakistan, Afghanistan
With uprisings in overseas countries and U.S. occupations of places like Afghanistan, peace activists called attention to the problems yesterday in downtown St. Pete by hitting each other with pillows.
“Everybody is out here just hitting each other, but laughing at the same time. So, it’s kind of like a play on words.”
Elizabeth Dunn planned the event because, as she put it, it was on her bucket list. The idea was to promote peace through togetherness.
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Tampa Bay area college students march for peace on anniversary of invasion of Afghanistan listen
10/08/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: 9/11, terrorism, peace, USF, Students for a Democratic Society, Afghanistan, SDS
The war in Afghanistan is now in its twelfth year and some students in the Tampa Bay area have had enough. Ten members of Students for a Democratic Society, or SDS, rallied at USF Tampa today to speak out against the continued occupation of Afghanistan and other Middle Eastern countries. Matthew Hastings said the military spending can be better used to fund public education.
Be the first to comment“Well, if we’re spending trillions of dollars to maintain a military that is fighting overseas, we’re not going t...
Dozens honor fallen Tampa soldier, some want troops home now listen
07/17/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Ricardo Seija, war on terror, Afghanistan, Iraq
Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan are being honored this week in Tampa. Today, a police motorcade escorted the body of Staff Sergeant Ricardo Seija and his family from MacDill Air Force Base through the streets of Tampa. Along Bayshore Boulevard dozens of supporters lined the road with American flags. The procession was a reminder of the high price of war. But Bruce Hockensmith with the Lutz Patriots said the event this morning was about respect, not politics.
Be the first to comment“If they came home tomor...
