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U.S. Bombs and Troops Still in Syria,
Nine Years Later...
After 22 Years, USA Mostly Gone from Afghanistan
Friday, September 29, 2023 5:00 - 6 PM
at the Weekly Friday Rally for Peace and Justice
Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway
please mask up and stay distanced for safety
This special Friday Rally for Peace and Justice marks two painful
anniversaries. On September 23, 2014, the US began
bombing Syria ostensibly to fight the Islamic State (ISIS). This date was
very close to the anniversary of when
the US invaded Afghanistan following 9/11, on October 7, 2001. The event
is titled "U.S. Bombs and Troops Still in Syria,
Nine Years Later... After 22 Years, USA Mostly Gone from Afghanistan" and
begins at 5 PM at Pioneer Courthouse Square at the corner of SW Yamhill
and Broadway.
While there
are no US troops in Afghanistan any
more, America keeps an "over-the-horizon" presence, claiming the right to
interfere militarily at its discretion. In Syria,
roughly 1000 US troops are stationed in at least 24 military sites,*-1 in
a country that did not invite American presence.
The US exercised its self-proclaimed right to bomb Afghanistan in July,
2021, when a drone used a missile armed
with knives to kill an alleged Al Qaeda leader in Kabul. America also
continues to hold about $7 billion of Afghan
assets in its banks and refuses to turn it over, despite widespread hunger
and poverty racking the nation's people.*-2
By continuing its presence in Syria without Congressional or UN
Authorization, the US is engaged in illegal warfare,
frequently coming into near-conflict situations with Russian aircraft who
patrol Syria's skies at the government's request.
Syria has objected to the US presence but the United Nations takes no
action against the 800-pound gorilla that also
launched a war in Iraq based on fraudulent evidence, and continues to
conduct airstrikes in Somalia and Yemen. In
addition, response to the massive earthquake that hit Syria early in 2023
was delayed due to US sanctions.*-3
The Friday Rally for Peace and Justice began on a weekly basis shortly
after
the invasion of Afghanistan. Portland Peaceful Response Coalition
began to gather at Pioneer Courthouse Square at 5 PM every Friday and
hosted until March, 2020 when the COVID pandemic hit. PJW's Iraq Affinity
Group has hosted since that time.
The event is coordinated by Peace and Justice Works Iraq
Affinity Group. It is endorsed by Resist US-Led War Movement. For more
information, or if your group would like to
cosponsor or endorse this event, contact Peace and Justice Works at
503-236-3065 or iraq@pjw.info.
*1-https://www.newarab.com/news/global-anti-coalition-building-new-base-northern-syria
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*2-https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/afghanistan-two-years-taliban-takeover-humanitarian-crises-economy-womens-rights/
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*3-https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-earthquake-rescue-system-blocked-syria-iran-us-sanctions
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