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<p class="MsoBodyText2">There is no forum scheduled for this Friday, May 22. The
next forum, listed below, will be on Friday, May 29.<span style=""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><u><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><br><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><u><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial;">The Militant Labor Forum presents:</span></u></i><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(204, 0, 153);">War Expands in Pakistan and Afghanistan<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText3"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 153);">US and Coalition Forces Out
of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq</span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent">Washington proclaimed itself the savior of
Afghanistan when it invaded that country in 2001—the opening shot in its
“global war on terror.” Eight years later, that image is fading in the eyes of
the local population, which has witnessed village after village bombed by U.S.
forces seeking to rout Islamist fighters.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">With
Washington’s backing the Pakistani army has relaunched military operations against
Taliban forces in the Swat region, hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee
the area and trapping many other toilers between the Pakistani army and the
Taliban. <span style="font-weight: bold;">More than a million people are now displaced in Pakistan. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">In Iraq Gen.
Odierno now says as many as 20 percent of U.S. troops will remain on urban
patrols beyond the June 30 “deadline” to withdraw outside city limits. There
are now 134,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, more than before the start of the 2007
“surge.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><i><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Join a
discussion on the recent expansion of Washington’s<br>
<span style=""> </span>wars and why working people should
oppose them.</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<h2><span style="font-size: 24pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 153);">Friday, May 29, 7:30 pm</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 153);"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 153);">Militant Labor Forum Hall <o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 153);">13
Bennington Street, 2nd floor, East Boston <o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 153);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 153);" lang="ES-CO">617-569-9169 or email: <a href="mailto:swpboston@verizon.net"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(204, 0, 153);">bostonmlf@yahoo.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(204, 0, 153);">Translation to Spanish available • </span><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(204, 0, 153);" lang="ES-CO">Traducción al español </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(204, 0, 153);">•
</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(204, 0, 153);" lang="ES-CO">Suggested Donation $5</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(204, 0, 153);" lang="ES-CO"><o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="ES-CO">Visit
<b>themilitant.com</b> and <b>pathfinderpress.com <br>
</b>for news, analysis, and books and pamphlets.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 4pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="ES-CO"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<i style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="ES-CO">By train, take the
blue line to Maverick Square Station and walk down Meridian about 5 blocks to
Bennington St., at the Liberty Plaza.</span></i></div></div><br>
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