---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 14:00:40 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Inferno: John Brady Kiesling speaking engagement from the NOWAR list: On Tuesday, April 29, from 7:00-9:00 pm, John Brady Kiesling will speak on American Moral Capital and the Misprojection of U.S. Power Kiesling, formerly Foreign Service Officer at the US embassy in Athens, resigned from the State Department in February 2003 to protest the conduct of the Administration's foreign policy and the looming war in Iraq. His letter of resignation to Secretary of State, Colin Powell, was reproduced by the New York Times and rapidly circulated around the globe as a cry for preserving America's endangered international legitimacy. He has just returned to the U.S. from Athens, and will discuss the reasons for his protest and offer insights into the future of American foreign policy. Mr. Kiesling was a diplomat for 20 years, serving in Greece, Armenia, Morocco and Israel. He holds a Masters degree in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archeology from UC Berkeley. Location: UT Campus, Painter Hall 3.02 (on 24th St. between Guadalupe & Speedway) For info: Contact Katharine @ 459-8070 Here is Kiesling's letter of resignation to Colin Powell: http://truthout.org/docs_03/030103A.shtml