Hi Friends,

The U.S. War Department is now sending numerous battleships and submarines, including the world's largest aircraft carrier, toward Venezuela, where Trump has threatened attacks on land to follow those that have killed over 40 people on 10 boats.¹ The CIA has already been assigned to overthrow the Venezuelan government.²

We need to raise hell! A U.S. decision to massively bomb Syria in 2013 was reversed in large part by public pressure.³ Several times a push in Washington to urgently start a war on Iran has been halted, in large part by public pressure.⁴

Click here to email Congress right now.

This threat of another catastrophic overthrow war comes as the shame of the Iraq war is fading in Washington, and carries forward a long tradition of U.S. abuse of Latin America (see book event below).

Rarely does one join a Zoom call with one of the most powerful, respected, and award-winning authors of the day who can speak to exactly how we got into the mess we are in.

But that is what is happening on November 5th when Greg Grandin joins our monthly book club to discuss America América. This is a history of a hemisphere, and it is a history very different from what might be thought by those who have not read this amazing book.

We look forward to hearing Greg Grandin answer your questions. But first you need to sign up and get the Zoom link. 

The monthly book club is always on the first Wednesday of the month, and future ones are posted far ahead to give you time to acquire and read the books.

Go to teachinnetwork.org/bookclubs

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Thanks for all you do!

In Solidarity,
The RootsAction Team

Footnotes:

1. Common Dreams: "Trump’s Escalation Against Venezuela Continues"
2. Associated Press: "Trump confirms the CIA is conducting covert operations inside Venezuela"
3. World BEYOND War: "Seymour Hersh Erases Public’s Role on Syria"

4. World BEYOND War: "The Urgent Need to Attack Iran Has Been Falsely Advertised for 20 Years"

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