Phyllis Bennis: "Empire Building in the Middle East"

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4. Phyllis Bennis: "Empire Building in the Middle East"

Saturday, April 26, 9:30 a.m. to Noon Southdale Library, 2nd Floor, 7001 York Avenue, Edina. Phyllis Bennis is a fellow of the Transnational Institute and the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC, which was called "the think tank for the rest of us" by iconoclastic American journalist I. F. Stone. Formerly based at the United Nations, Bennis is the author and editor of books on Palestine, Iraq, and the UN. Recent publications are "Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer," "Challenging Empire: How People, Governments and the UN Defy U.S. Power," and "Before and After: U.S. Foreign Policy and the September 11 Crisis." Co-sponsored by: Middle East Peace Now (MEPN), Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace, Northwest Neighbors for Peace, Rochester Pax Christi Peace Group, Southeast Minnesota Peacemakers, and the WAMM Middle East Committee. FFI: Call WAMM, 612-827-5364 or visit <www.worldwidewamm.org>.

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