Forum on the Iraq War November 12

Upper Bucks for Democracy hosted a forum on the Iraq War on November 12, 2005, at the BuxMont Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Street Road and Route 611 in Warrington. The speakers were from the group U.S. Tour of Duty.

RAY McGOVERN served as a captain in the U.S. Army from 1962 to 1964 before working as a CIA analyst for 27 years. From 1981 to 1985 he conducted daily briefings for Ronald Reagan's vice president, George Bush, the father of our current president. Ray now works for Tell the Word, the publishing arm of the ecumenical Church of the Savior in Washington, DC. He is also a member of the Steering Group of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity. Ray is featured in two ground-breaking documentaries: Robert Greenwald's Uncovered and John Pilger's Break the Silence. He is a frequent guest on many radio programs, and his opinion columns are published widely in various mainstream and alternative media outlets.

NADIA McCAFFREY is known as the Gold Star mom who defied President Bush by allowing reporters to view the flag-draped coffin of her son Patrick, who was killed in Iraq. After Patrick's death, Nadia traveled to the Middle East with filmmaker Mark Manning, who made Journey to Peace, a 30-minute documentary about the trip. They sought answers to what causes wars and met with Iraqi mothers. Nadia explains her purpose: "I wanted to look them in the eye and share their pain."

JEFF NORMAN is the Executive Director of U.S. Tour of Duty (www.ustourofduty.org/), a nonprofit project that supports the anti-war advocacy of Iraq veterans, military families, policy analysts, and performers by organizing public forums, developing communication strategies, and producing video content.