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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...
Syria, Obama in Isreal and the 10-year anniversary of Iraq with former Ambassador Dennis Jett
03/21/13 Mitch PerryLast Call Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Dennis Jett, Iraq, Israel, Syria
Dennis Jett was the U.S. Ambassador to Mozambique and Peru in the 1990's. He's now a professor of Intl. Relations at Penn State, and he spoke about President Obama's trip to Israel, what the U.S. may do if Syria is found to have used chemical weapons, and his thoughts on the Iraq war.
Be the first to commentProtesters 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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2 commentsPeace Activist Cindy Sheehan Speaks About Her Son's Death, Iraq, and Military Spending
01/03/13 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Cindy Sheehan, peace, military spending, Iraq, Venezuela
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up on the first part of the program we'll speak with peace activist Cindy Sheehan who will be speaking in Sarasota this Saturday. But first one listener comment about yesterday's show on which we talked about the fiscal cliff budget deal. Here's what one listener had to say.
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Cindy Sheehan became a peace activist after her son Casey- who as a member of the Army's First Cavalry Division- was killed in 2004 during the US i...
2 commentsDozens 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...
Military Veteran and Peace Activist Makes Case for Ending War in Afghanistan
04/04/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Wednesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Matt Southworth, Afghanistan War, Iraq, FCNL, Rob Lorei, WMNF
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up today we'll talk with Matt Southworth who is an Army veteran having served in military intelligence in Iraq. He's now on the staff of the Friends Committee on National Legislation. He says the US should move quickly to end the war in Afghanistan.
Be the first to commentInterview with former member of Congress Alan Grayson
10/07/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Monday)
Tags: Alan Grayson, Wall Street, Unemployment, debt slavery, Iraq, Afghanistan war spending
Our guest today is former central Florida member of Congress Alan Grayson who had a reputation as one of the most outspoken members of the House. Grayson is the former Democratic member of Congress from Florida's 8th congressional district, serving from 2009 until 2011. His former district included parts of Orlando, Winter Park, portions of unincorporated Orange County, as well as Celebration, Walt Disney World and parts of Lake County, Marion County and...
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