Friday, Dec. 3rd * 5:00 - 6:30 pm * 33rd Street & Broadway, New York City
United Rally: Speakers from Nodutdol for Korean Community Development and all supporting organizations
Join together to say:
- STOP U.S. War Threats Against Korea
- U.S Troops OUT of Korea!
- End the Sanctions Now!
- We need Jobs, healthcare & education, Not War
- Opposing war is not a crime: Stop FBI harassment of antiwar activists!
On Nov. 23, the government of South Korea mobilized 70,000 troops for a week of military maneuvers just off the border of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. The DPRK said that these military maneuvers simulated an invasion of the north.
The military deployment was provocatively held right off the sea borderline between the north and the south. This is an area considered to be disputed territory.
On Nov 23, at 1:00 p.m., South Korean forces fired many shells into waters right off the DPRK. This is an area that the north has a longstanding claim to be within its territory. This claim had been accepted by prior south Korean governments.
An hour and a half later, the DPRK retaliated to what it saw as an attack on its territory by firing shells at the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong.
And now the U.S. has announced plans to send the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington and its battle group including war ships, destroyers and hundreds of fighter jets back into the area to participate in new war maneuver provocations.
The U.S. military has been involved in all war maneuvers by South Korea, back to the 1950-53 war, and has occupied South Korea since the end of World War II.
Why isn’t the media asking why the U.S. is orchestrating a massive military deployment of troops, ships and aircraft right on the border of the DPRK?
A unified action initiated by: International Action Center
Initial endorsements: BAYAN USA Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines, Bailout the People Movement, Bolivarian Circle – Alberta Lovera NY, December 12 Movement International Secretariat, Honduras Resistencia USA, Filipinas for Rights and Empowerment – FiRE, Fight Imperialism Stand Together – FIST, Jersey City Peace Movement, Movement Against War & Occupation – MAWO, Pakistan USA Freedom Forum, May 1st Workers and Immigrant Rights Coalition, Peoples Video Network, United National Antiwar Committee – NY, International League of Peoples Struggle
For more information call 212-633-6646
International Action Center, 55 West 17th St, #5C, NY, NY 10011
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