eAction
Report
September, 2008
Volume 1 Number 9
Promoting a Better U.S. Foreign
Policy
- Police Overwhelm Protesters:
Hundreds of Peaceful Protesters Arrested, Gassed and Pelted with
Rubber Bullets.
- No Longer Business As Usual
- UPDATE: NORTH KOREA
- The Arms Race of South Asia
1. Police
Overwhelm Protesters: Hundreds of Peaceful Protesters Arrested,
Gassed and Pelted with Rubber Bullets.
Monday, Labor Day, hundreds of protesters marched on the Republican
National  Convention
(RNC) in an un-permitted march in the streets of Minneapolis; among
them, Amy
Goodman of DemocracyNOW. The group may have been motley looking;
but, also diverse, peace-minded and energized. Jonathan Williams,
our SPAN Coordinator, and his friend Kari were on the sidewalk during
the protest to document and bear witness to events
as they unfolded. READ
NOW
2. No
Longer Business As Usual
Relations between the U.S. and Russia are
historically strained and the latest conflict  in
Georgia has only further mired the murky waters of diplomacy between
these two titans of the Cold
War. The
Russian invasion of South Ossetia has expedited plans for U.S.
missile defense initiatives in the region. Now, more than ever,
the U.S. has a unique opportunity to take a stand against Russian
aggression by curbing our own imperialist actions. READ
NOW
3.
UPDATE: NORTH KOREA
In the last action report we commended President Bush and Kim Jong-Il
on the success of the 6 party talks to dismantle the nuclear reactor
at Pyongyang. All signs  pointed
to a successful diplomatic process: Bush had announced he was removing
North Korea from the terrorist watch list; Jong-Il made a very
public demolition of an aging water tower; and, dates were set
to dismantle the whole complex. READ
NOW
4. The Arms Race of South
Asia
In an unprecedented move the U.S. has, since
2005, been the fuel behind a push to advance
the nuclear capacities of India. If carried out this deal has
the potential to increase New Delhi's nuclear weapons production
from 7 per year to 40 or 50. The greater implications are far more
treacherous– it threatens to enflame and accelerate an arms
race between India and Pakistan. READ
NOW
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