DTC Hosts Screening

Of War Documentary

On the morning of February 24, The Newtown Democratic  Town Committee will host a screening of the documentary The War Tapes and then call on Congress to stop the President’s plan to escalate the war in Iraq.

Straight from the front lines in Iraq, The War Tapes is the first war movie filmed by soldiers themselves. The War Tapes is the story of three very different soldiers. It focuses not just on the war, but life back home and the difficult ways family and relationships change.

“American voters around the country are standing up to voice opposition to President Bush’s escalation of the war in Iraq,” said Democracy for America chair Jim Dean. “The War Tapes makes clear why our message is end the occupation and bring our brave men and women home.”

Democracy for America, which was founded by Howard Dean in 2004, is a political action committee dedicated to building a grassroots network of socially progressive and fiscally responsible activists running for all levels of office — from the school board to the Presidency.

The screening will be free of charge and open to the public at the Bethel Cinema, 269 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, on Saturday, February 24, at 10 am.

 Newtown DTC is also co-sponsoring a COW (Connecticut Opposes the War) event also on February 24 at 2 pm at the Molten Java Coffee Shop in Bethel. More information on this event is available at www.ctcow.org.