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Speakers announced for Who Decides About War? conference
August 10, 2009
Who Decides About War?
National Conference on War Powers, Law and Democracy
 
As the countdown to October 2nd continues, "Who Decides About War?" conference organizers are in the process of confirming our major presenters. Our morning keynote speaker will be Mort Halperin.
 
Confirmed speakers, as of August 9, 2009, include:
  
  • Leah Bolger, National Vice-President, Veterans for Peace
  • John Bonifaz, Attorney at Law
  • Elaine Brower, Military Families Speak Out
  • Prof. Marjorie Cohn, Esq., President, National Lawyers Guild
  • Rep. Michael Fisher, State Representative, Lincoln, Vermont
  • Mort Halperin, Senior Adviser, Open Society Institute, Keynote Speaker
  • Sen. Richard Madaleno, State Senator, Montgomery County, Maryland
  • Ben Manski, Esq., Executive Director, Liberty Tree
  • Benson Scotch, Esq, Senior Legal Counsel, Bring the Guard Home! It's the Law.
  • David Swanson, Founder, After Downing Street
  • Don Wallace, Esq., Professor, Georgetown Law School
 
Invited speakers include prominent members of Congress, prominent War Powers experts and law professors, award-winning authors and journalists, and more.


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 For the latest updates on the Who Decides About War? conference, see www.WhoDecidesAboutWar.org



Areas of Focus:

Defense Reform (Bring The Guard Home), Democratizing Defense (Liberty Tree), History of the Guard (Bring The Guard Home)

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