After Downing Street
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WarIsACrime.org is an organization that describes itself as "a coalition working to expose the lies that launched the war and to hold accountable its architects, including through censure and impeachment
". It was launched in May 2005, when co-founder John Bonifaz
sent a memo to Congressman John Conyers
calling for impeachment. Its other co-founders are Steve Cobble, Bob Fertik, Tim Carpenter and David Swanson
.
Members of the coalition include:
John Nichols
named AfterDowningStreet as "The Most Valuable Progressive 2005 — Watchdog Branch", writing:
Movement to impeach George W. Bush
During the presidency of George W. Bush, several American politicians sought to either investigate Bush for allegedly impeachable offenses, or to bring actual impeachment charges on the floor of the United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee...
". It was launched in May 2005, when co-founder John Bonifaz
John Bonifaz
John C. Bonifaz is a Boston-based attorney and political activist specializing in constitutional law and voting rights, and founder of the National Voting Rights Institute. He is also a former candidate for Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth...
sent a memo to Congressman John Conyers
John Conyers
John Conyers, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1965 . He is a member of the Democratic Party...
calling for impeachment. Its other co-founders are Steve Cobble, Bob Fertik, Tim Carpenter and David Swanson
David Swanson
David L. Swanson is an American activist, blogger and author.-Education:Swanson obtained a Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Virginia in 1997.-Career:...
.
Members of the coalition include:
- Big Brass Alliance (external link)
- Code PinkCode PinkCode Pink: Women for Peace is an anti-war group that is mainly composed of women. It has regional offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City, and Washington, D.C., and many more chapters in the U.S. as well as several in other countries...
- Democrats.com (external link)
- Global ExchangeGlobal ExchangeGlobal Exchange is an advocacy group and non-governmental organization , based in San Francisco, California, United States. The group's mission is to promote human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice around the world.-History:...
- Gold Star Families for PeaceGold Star Families for PeaceGold Star Families for Peace is a United States-based organization founded in January 2005 by individuals who lost family members in the Iraq War, and are thus entitled to display a Gold Star. It is considered an offshoot of Military Families Speak Out...
- Iraq Veterans Against the WarIraq Veterans Against the WarIraq Veterans Against the War is an advocacy group of active-duty United States military personnel, Iraq War veterans, Afghanistan War veterans, and other veterans who have served since the September 11, 2001 attacks who are opposed to the U.S. occupation of Iraq...
- Military Families Against the WarMilitary Families Against the WarMilitary Families Against the War is an organisation of families of servicemen in the United Kingdom created to campaign for British troops to be withdrawn from Iraq.The group's mission statement sets out their objectives as follows:...
(UK) - Progressive Democrats of AmericaProgressive Democrats of AmericaThe Progressive Democrats of America is a progressive political organization and grassroots political action committee operating inside the United States Democratic Party.-History:...
- Rainbow/PUSHRainbow/PUSHRainbow/PUSH is a non-profit organization formed as a merger of two non-profit organizations — Operation PUSH and the National Rainbow Coalition — founded by Jesse Jackson. The organizations pursue social justice, civil rights and political activism.In December 1971, Jackson resigned from...
- U.S. Tour of Duty: Iraq Veterans and Military Families Demand the Truth (external link)
- Velvet Revolution (United States) (external link)
- Veterans for PeaceVeterans for PeaceVeterans For Peace is a United States organization founded in 1985. Made up of male and female US military veterans of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and other conflicts, as well as peacetime veterans, the group works to promote alternatives to war.-Foundation:The...
John Nichols
John Nichols (journalist)
John Nichols is an American journalist and author. He is a political correspondent for The Nation and associate editor of The Capital Times. Books authored or co-authored by Nichols include: The Genius of Impeachment and The Death and Life of American Journalism.- Biography :Nichols holds a...
named AfterDowningStreet as "The Most Valuable Progressive 2005 — Watchdog Branch", writing:
... the real work of exposing the misdeeds of the administration is still being done by activist groups. And the most inspired of these in 2005 was AfterDowningStreet... In conjunction with Progressive Democrats of America, the able activist group that seeks to create an actual opposition party in America, AfterDowningStreet is pushing the political envelope in exactly the direction it needs to go.
External links
- official website
- Shakesville: Big Brass Alliance (blog entry about the formation of Big Brass Alliance and its intention to support AfterDowningStreet)
- CBS News: The I-Word is Gaining Ground
- Coastal Post: New Zogby Poll Shows Majority of Americans Support Impeaching Bush for Wiretapping by submission
- San Francisco Bay Guardian Online: The impeachment issue