{"id":131,"date":"2006-03-17T01:45:42","date_gmt":"2006-03-17T05:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/fensterm\/2006\/03\/17\/doubleheader-military-recruitment-ha"},"modified":"2006-09-11T21:07:37","modified_gmt":"2006-09-12T01:07:37","slug":"doubleheader-military-recruitment-harvard-mit-iraq-teach-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/fensterm\/2006\/03\/17\/doubleheader-military-recruitment-harvard-mit-iraq-teach-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Doubleheader: Military Recruitment @ Harvard &amp; MIT Iraq Teach-in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"a313\"><\/a>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/media-cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/fensterm\/DSCF8632.jpg\" \/>&#8220;&gt;<br \/>\nYoung people [and a few 60&#8217;s holdovers] <a href=\"http:\/\/worldcantwait.net\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=40&amp;Itemid=90\">Walked Out of school and work on Nov. 2, 2005<\/a> to protest the Bush regime &#8211; shown here in front of the Recruiting office opposite Boston Common. Organized by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcantwait.net\/\">The World Cant Wait.<\/a> Since then, this has proved to be true for <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Casualties_of_the_conflict_in_Iraq_since_2003#endnote_icasualties11\">~200 American service personnel<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iraqbodycount.net\/press\/pr13.php\">~5400 Iraqi civilians<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcantwait.net\/\"> <\/a><br \/>\n<font size=\"3\">From Harvard Initiative for Peace &amp; Justice:<\/p>\n<p>Meeting &#8211; This Friday March 17-  2:00pm &#8211; Loker Commons<\/p>\n<p>to DISCUSS and take ACTION around&#8230;<br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><font size=\"3\">MILITARY RECRUITERS who&#8217;ve been welcomed back to campus<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"3\">War contracts this university is profiting off of<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"3\">War criminals who are finding a home at Harvard<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"3\">War in Iraq and now threats of the next war in Iran<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><font size=\"4\"> This meeting will be followed by a trip to the teach-in at MIT.<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<font size=\"4\">***************************************************************<br \/>\nFrom MIT: The Free Radicals, The Thistle, <a href=\"http:\/\/web.mit.edu\/tac\/\">The Technology and Culture Forum<\/a>, and the Graduate Student Council Funding Board:<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been three years since the beginning of the current war in<br \/>\nIraq&#8211;do we know what&#8217;s going on, or what to do about it?  Join<br \/>\nus for a teach-in, as we find out more from students, faculty<br \/>\nand community members about the past, present, and future of<br \/>\nIraq.  Take the chance to talk about your ideas and debate what<br \/>\nour responses should be, both locally and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>********************************<\/p>\n<p>* Teach-in On Iraq War         *<br \/>\n* MIT W20-491 (Student Center) *<\/p>\n<p>* Friday, March 17, 3-6pm      *<br \/>\n* + Free Pizza After           *<\/p>\n<p>********************************<\/p>\n<p>Topics include:<\/p>\n<p>* History of Iraq<br \/>\n* Iraq under sanctions<br \/>\n* Why is the U.S. there?<br \/>\n* What is life like in Iraq now?<br \/>\n* Where do we go from here?<\/p>\n<p>Speakers include:<\/p>\n<p>* a veteran from Iraq<br \/>\n* MIT Faculty<br \/>\n* and MIT students!<\/p>\n<p>The event is open to everyone and so whether you consider<br \/>\nyourself a news junkie ready to debate or a political novice<br \/>\ncurious to learn more, come on your own or bring a friend or<br \/>\nten.  Free dinner after the event!  Spread the Word!<\/p>\n<p><\/font><font size=\"4\">***************************************************************<\/p>\n<p>Not long ago, I learned from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zmag.org\/content\/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=9533\">Noam<\/a> that Saudi Arabia&#8217;s oil is also under Shiite sand. The Royal family are not Shia. Administration angst about Iraq\/Iran alliance along Shiite lines would surely be exacerbated if they think about it.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.juancole.com\/\">Juan Cole<\/a> gives a lot of good information, but I haven&#8217;t been able to keep up. <\/font><font size=\"4\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq\">Wikipedia page on Iraq<\/a> is a little anemic. <\/font><font size=\"4\">I need a good teach-in! But I have to stay and guard the library. Can I borrow somebody&#8217;s notes?<br \/>\n<\/font><font size=\"4\"> <\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;&gt; Young people [and a few 60&#8217;s holdovers] Walked Out of school and work on Nov. 2, 2005 to protest the Bush regime &#8211; shown here in front of the Recruiting office opposite Boston Common. Organized by The World Cant Wait. 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