Josh Lansdale and AAEI
You mention Josh Lansdale but do not point out that he has been a very effective organizer for AAEI's Iraq Summer in Mark Kirk's district, IL-10. The concluding town hall meeting on August 28 in Northbrook had capacity for 370 people and probably twice that many showed up; video from that meeting is <a href="http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=drxyzzy&p=r">here</a>. Josh speaks in <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=qlyhwbobR8I">Part 5</a>. Judge for yourself, looking at any segment, whether you are seeing the work of <strong>Democratic party apparatchiks</strong>, <strong>grassroots activists</strong>, or a combination of the two.
It is important to know who is behind what and I appreciate the background information on AAEI. It is also important to end this war ASAP and save lives. To the extent that AAEI and Iraq Summer help with that, their resources and efforts are welcome. Most of the time, peace activists operate with no budget and little time, against the money, power, and media.