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Protesters near MacDill AFB bash military for spending to much money on Iraq War and lying listen
03/19/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Iraq, war, war on terror, Veterans for Peace, St. Pete for Peace
Ten years ago, the United States invaded Iraq under the pretense that the nation was harboring Al-Qaeda and weapons of mass destruction. Tuesday, fifteen peace activists including Veterans for Peace organizer Jay D. Alexander protested the invasion and occupation just a mile and a half from MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.
“We staged an immoral and illegal invasion of that country ten years ago.”
He wasn’t the only who felt deceived by the actions of the U.S. military. Walt Seely, a ...
1 commentsA local peace activist looks back at ten years of war on Iraq listen
03/18/13 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Iraq War, Iraq, War, St. Pete for Peace
Ten years ago this week, the U.S.-led coalition began the bombing campaign on Iraq, branded Shock and Awe.
Early in the morning of March 20, 2003, hundreds of missiles began raining down on Baghdad and other Iraqi cities. It was the evening of March 19 in the United States, so Tuesday is commonly recognized as the anniversary.
We look back at the peace movement in 2003 and in the decade since in this conversation with anti-war activist Chris Ernesto from St. Pete for Peace.
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03/08/13 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: St. Pete for Peace, peace, St. Petersburg, war, Iraq War
One of the most active anti-war groups in the Tampa Bay area is celebrating ten years of resistance Saturday.
We spoke with Chris Ernesto, a co-founder of St. Pete for Peace, about what they've done since 2003 and what's to come for the anti-war and social justice group.
At the anniversary celebration hey will debut a film about their ten years of activism.
It's at 7 p.m. Saturday March 9 at L-Train, 900 Central Ave. in St. Pete.
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Peace Activist Medea Benjamin on Drone Warfare
08/20/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Monday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Medea Benjamin, drones, assassinations, remote control killing, surveillance, RNC, St. Pete for Peace, WMNF, Rob Lorei
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up on the first part of today’s program we’ll talk with Medea Benjamin, founder of Code Pink and author of the new book DRONE WARFARE.
But first three listener comments about last Friday’s program. Most of the comments were about the open phone segment on which our listeners wanted to discuss the upcoming presidential election.
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Our guest today is Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Global Exchange and Codepink (the women’s ...
Be the first to commentLocal groups plan anti-war protest this Thursday in downtown Tampa
10/04/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: St. Pete for Peace, Marianne Huber, Afghanistan War, Iraq, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Tampa
Coming up today activists will be holding a rally this Thursday in downtown Tampa to protest the ongoing wars and in solidarity with the Wall Street protests. We're joined now by Marianne Huber who is with St. Pete For Peace, one of the groups organizing this Thursday's event.
From the group's press release:
"The month of October marks the 10 year 'anniversary' of the invasion of Afghanistan and the onset of the 2012 Federal Austerity Budget. The war ...
Be the first to commentIn Tampa demonstrators rally in solidarity with Egyptian people listen
01/31/11 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, Tunisia, St. Pete for Peace, Tampa
Egypt State TV says President Hosni Mubarak has sworn in a new Cabinet, following days of massive demonstrations calling for him to step down. An opposition figure, Mohamed ElBaradei joined protesters in Tahrir Square in Cairo yesterday. He called for Mubarak’s ouster.
The news network Al Jazeera English says six of its journalists have been released from custody, but their equipment was confiscated, after Egyptian authorities ordered their Cairo office closed.
Obama administration offi...
Be the first to commentSt. Pete for Peace caravanning to Gainesville regardless of whether burning happens listen
09/10/10 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Terry Jones, St. Pete for Peace, Gainesville
Pastor Terry Jones issued a moratorium to the New York City imam behind the so-called Ground Zero Mosque today. He asked the imam to speak with him about moving the site of the proposed Muslim community center. The imam did not respond, but Jones has said he plans to travel to New York tonight to speak with him.
Whether or not the burnings take place, St. Pete for Peace will caravan to Gainesville tomorrow for a peace vigil. Dina Formentini, that organization’s executive director, said it’...
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09/07/10 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: St. Pete for Peace, Quran, Islam
This Saturday is the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania. This year the anniversary coincides with an increase in anti-Muslim sentiment across the country. That includes opposition the Park51 Islamic Cultural Center in lower Manhattan, to crimes against a Muslim congregation in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and even a planned Quran burning in Florida.
On Saturday, a church in Gainesville called the Dove World Outreach Center plans...
Be the first to comment"Seize BP" holds rally in St. Petersburg, and across the US listen
05/13/10 Joshua Lee HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: BP oil spill, BP, Gulf Oil Spill, St. Pete for Peace, protest, protesters
Yesterday, activists in St. Petersburg protested BP’s response to the oil spill in the Gulf. The protest was one of a score of demonstrations that took place across the country that insist that BP use its billions of dollars in profits to clean up the spill and pay for economic damages associated with the 4 million gallon leak.
Passing drivers honked their horns in support,...
Be the first to commentProtestors urge nationalization of BP listen
05/12/10 Joshua Lee HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: BP oil spill, Deepwater Horizon, St. Pete for Peace
Today, protesters gathered in St. Petersburg to rally against oil giant BP for its role in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig blast that resulted in an uncontrolled oil leak. WMNF's Joshua Holton reports.
More WMNF coverage of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill:
[BP's track record on safety and are the chemical dispersants harmful to the environment?](http://www.wmnf.org/ne...
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