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Dear Friend,

This week marks the 20^th anniversary of the formation of the ANSWER Coalition.?

ANSWER was formed on September 14, 2001, 3 days after the September 11 attacks. It was formed by those of us who knew that the Bush administration would cynically manipulate the grief and anger of the people in the United States to launch a wider series of wars in the Middle East. We felt with certainty that Iraq was going to be invaded and that the neocon administration in the White House saw that only as step number one. Their goal was to carry out regime change military operations in Syria, Libya, and Iran. For the past two decades, the ANSWER Coalition has been a consistent antiwar force in the United States opposing U.S. military occupations, bombings, and sanctions against targeted countries, building solidarity with the people of Palestine, and effectively organizing opposition to racial and religious profiling at home.

We could only have done this work because of the commitment of thousands of volunteers and with the financial support from those people of conscience who believed that building opposition to war and racism should be a top priority. Please consider making a donation so we can continue this critical work.

In this anniversary week, we have included the following links which contain important current and archival information about the ANSWER Coalition and the U.S. antiwar movement:?

• ANSWER Coalition National Director, Brian Becker's interview on national television in 2001 on why ANSWER was formed, and why it was organizing demonstrations 18 days after the September 11 attacks. Click here to watch the interview.?
• "The U.S. Left's Response to Sept. 11," an episode of The Socialist Program:?Click here to watch the episode.
• BreakThrough News: on the 20th anniversary, ANSWER reflects on the antiwar movement and the past lessons we can apply to today's struggle against US intervention. Watch the segment here.?

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