December 8, 2010 Dear Amy, Wikileaks reveals all: lies about who's dropping whose bombs, government-backed torture, the murder of innocent civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq, and even what's on everybody's Christmas list.  The realities of war and diplomacy are stranger than fiction, as is the recent decision of the online bookseller giant Amazon to kick Wikileaks' site off of its server.  In another dirty swipe, PayPal restricted Wikileaks' account.  And the organization hasn't even been charged with a crime.  You can take action by joining our boycott of these two cowardly companies!  CODEPINKers in San Francisco are organizing a protest to Senator Feinstein's call for prosecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act, and urge you to coordinate an action in your city.  Will you plan an emergency response action to expose the reality of war that Wikileaks revealed?   Next Thursday, December 16, Veterans for Peace and allies, includingCODEPINK, will stage the largest veteran-led civil resistance to U.S. wars in recent history.  After a rally at Lafayette Park in Washington, DC, many will engage in nonviolent civil resistance at the White House.  See Stop These Wars for more information.  CODEPINK joins United for Peace and Justice in urging everyone who can to go to DC on the 16th to support the action. For those who can’t go to DC, we are calling on you to organize local solidarity demonstrations at noon at the Federal Building in your city.  Appropriate slogans would be “President Obama: End These Wars!”, "Not Another Day, Not Another Dollar, Not Another Life”, “Jobs Not War”, and “Bring the Troops and War Dollars Home”.  Register your action so others can find you and so that we can show the national scope of the response.  Don't forget to put CODEPINK in the action description.   During the Vietnam War, Martin Luther King called our government “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today.” This was true then—and even more so today.  The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan grind on, killing people every day, in our name, with our tax dollars.  How long are we going to let this go on? We believe that the power of courageous, committed people is greater than that of corporate warmongers. But we will only see our power when we use it collectively, when we stand together.  Don't forget to tell us about your plans.  Our national team at CODEPINK is standing by to support your action with flyers, banner templates, press releases, and media outreach.  Questions?  Email Rae atlocals@codepinkalert.org or call (415) 355-0300 for information. Plus, there's something you can do to support Wikileaks right now.  Vote for Julian Assange for Person of the Year in TIME Magazine and tweet this link - http://bit.ly/fuJ9QE - to vote online!  Wikileaks spilled the truth, now let's create a flood of actions! Rae, Jean, Valerie, Janet, and the CODEPINK Team