[Marxism] ANSWER: Latest plans for March 21

[Eli Stephens <elishastephens@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The March on the Pentagon on Saturday, March 21 is shaping up to be a dramatic 
and highly significant demonstration. Many thousands of people are coming to 
Washington, D.C. [ed. note: and SF and LA] to make their voices heard.

March 21 will culminate in a dramatic direct action where hundreds of 
coffins—representing the multinational victims of militarism, Empire and 
corporate greed—will be carried and delivered to the headquarters of the 
Corporate War Profiteers and Merchants of Death.

>From the Pentagon, we will march to the nearby giant corporate offices of 
>Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation, General Dynamics and KBR (the 
>former subsidiary of Halliburton).

The march will start close to the State Department in Washington, D.C. 
(assemble at 12 noon at 23rd St. and Constitution Ave. NW).

Please make an urgently needed donation today by clicking this link 
(www.pentagonmarch.org) to donate online through our secure server, where you 
can also find information on how to donate by check.

These are the Corporate War Profiteers and Merchants of Death. They are the 
vultures who profit off the death and suffering of the people of Iraq, 
Afghanistan and Palestine, and off of the thousands of U.S. soldiers and 
marines who have died or been wounded in these wars of aggression. They are 
anti-worker and anti-union.

The march will be led by a large contingent of veterans and family members of 
veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and from earlier conflicts.

Militarism and Corporate Capitalism

We will march on their slick-and-shiny corporate offices that are located less 
than a mile from the Pentagon. Their location in the very shadow of the 
Pentagon speaks volumes about the intimate connection between militarism and 
corporate capitalism.

When the Pentagon brass retire, they rotate out of their Pentagon offices and 
directly into the Corporate boardrooms and office suites of the Death 
Merchants. It is a very cozy and very profitable relationship for the elites—in 
and out of uniform. They make the profits, others do the bleeding.

Last year was a great year for the Corporate War Profiteers and Merchants of 
Death. Profits soared even as the rest of the economy neared collapse. The CEOs 
of the four corporations that we will be visiting on March 21 received more 
than $319 million in compensation in 2007 alone (and remember, that's just for 
four individuals). "We the People" paid the bill for the high tech weapons that 
were used against occupied people in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine. The 
Corporate Executives laughed all the way to the bank while grieving parents and 
children buried their loved ones from Baghdad to Kabul to Gaza to Detroit.

A quick examination shows that the CEOs of the Military-Industrial Complex 
contributed to both the Democratic and Republican Party candidates in almost 
equal amounts. They favor a system that ensures that politicians will come and 
go every four years but the military machine—that fusion of industry, banks and 
the Pentagon brass—will remain as is.

We Need Jobs & Schools - Not War!

The same banks that are being bailed out to the tune of trillions of dollars 
even while they foreclose families who can't pay their mortgage debts are 
double-dipping from the national treasury by making huge profits in their 
investments in Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and KBR.

War is just good business for these corporate executives. Every F-16 bomber, 
attack helicopter, cruise missile and Drone bomber is a source of profit. If 
the wars stopped they would be out of business.

The people of this country are fed up with the status quo. They want 
decent-paying jobs, and affordable health care and housing for all. Students 
want to study rather than be driven out by soaring tuition rates. People want a 
complete—not partial—withdrawal of ALL troops from Iraq. They want the war in 
Afghanistan to end rather than escalate. They are increasingly opposed to 
sending $2.6 billion each year to Israel.

People are coming to Washington, D.C. on March 21 from college campuses, high 
schools, and cities and towns throughout the United States.

It is time for real change. Unless the movement for change stays in the 
streets, the powerful corporate and banking interests will certainly dominate 
the politics of this country. That is unacceptable. That is a path toward 
endless war and occupation abroad, and a massive transfer of wealth to the 
already rich at home.

All out for March 21! Jobs Not War! Schools Not War! Occupation is a Crime!


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