Anti-war groups search for allies

They say tea parties could agree with them on some issues.

Anti-war activists held a teach-in on Capitol Hill Thursday, where they considered allying their movement with religious communities, immigrant rights groups, libertarians, and even the tea parties.

"I think on foreign policy, there should be some common ground. This is an outrageous waste of money," Jeremy Scahill, a journalist with Democracy Now, said.

About 70 people attended the event that was organized by the EndUSWars.org   coalition with help from Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), who has been outspoken against U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. The crowd of mostly supporters gathered as the House approached a vote on whether to spend an additional $33 billion in Afghanistan.

They asked why the anti-war movement has lost steam under President Obama.

"It’s not our job to take power. It is our job to make those in power afraid of us," Chris Hedges, a former New York Times correspondent, said.

Another panelist, former Army colonel Ann Wright, advised that the activists help and recruit like-minded colleagues working on issues like immigration.

-- Ambreen Ali, Congress.org

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