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Peace Rally Tomorrow (Wednesday)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brad A Friedman)
Tue Mar 11 23:02:02 2003
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 22:58:17 -0500 (EST)
From: Brad A Friedman <baf@MIT.EDU>
To: <nowar@mit.edu>, <greens-announce@mit.edu>, <peace-announce@mit.edu>
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MIT STUDENTS, FACULTY and STAFF gather at 12:00 Noon tomorrow (Wednesday),
77 Mass Ave to take the #1 bus to stand with our fellow students:
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CALLING EVERYONE at Harvard opposed to Bush's plans to invade Iraq, bomb
it with unprecedented force, and place it under military occupation...
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ANTI-WAR RALLY // WEDS, MARCH 12 // 12:30PM // SCIENCE CENTER
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In the past few weeks, the world has been rocked by the largest wave of
anti-war protests in generations, and the movement is gathering momentum
with each day:
* On February 15, hundreds of thousands gathered in New York City to
voice opposition to war on Iraq. Millions more mobilized in cities
across the world, from Madrid to Kuala Lampur, to demonstrate that
the world does not stand with Bush and his drive towards war.
* Last week a million Americans staged an unprecedented "Virtual March
on Washington", jamming the White House and Senate lines with a day-
long barrage of phone calls and faxes.
* Opinion polls show a dramatic decline in Bush's approval rating as he
steps closer to war while ignoring growing domestic problems. Support
for war in Iraq has also declined significantly after the recent wave
of protests; a strong majority of Americans wants to allow weapons
inspections to continue in place of war.
With the Bush administration squeezing the trigger ever-tighter in face
growing opposition, there has never been a more critical time to make
public your own opposition to this insane war. Rally with us on March 12!
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W H Y N O T W A R ?
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* BECAUSE this war is part of a long and carefully-planned campaign by
elites like Cheney and Rumsfeld to expand U.S. hegemony in the Middle
East and achieve U.S. control over the world's oil resources; it is NOT
a response to an imminent danger.
* BECAUSE preemptive action in violation of international law sets the
disastrous precedent for other countries to invade each other
without provocation; reinforcing our image as imperialists
unchecked by either other nations' sovereignty or the UN.
* BECAUSE bombing Iraq to ruins and occupying the country with hundreds of
thousands of troops will only fuel anti-americanism and win new recruits
for fundamentalist causes.
* BECAUSE many retired military officers with experience in the Gulf War,
including Generals Schwarzkopf, Clark, Zinni, and Scowcroft, agree that
war would be foolhardy, expensive, bloody, and counterproductive.
* BECAUSE aid to rebuild Afghanistan remains undelivered; and again in the
eyes of the world the argument that U.S. military intervention seeks to
bring freedom and democracy has withered to myth. There is little
reason to believe the current approach to Iraq will result differently.
* BECAUSE Lawrence Lindsey, chief economic advisor of President Bush, says
a war in Iraq "could cost as much as $200 billion." Based on their
experience, Veterans for Common Sense know the price of a new war in
Iraq may be far greater, causing serious U.S. casualties and impacting
our international standing and safety.
* BECAUSE $200 billion can stop several global AIDS pandemics; end the
famine in sub-Saharan Africa; fight poverty, fund schools, provide
health care, and conserve the environment.
* BECAUSE the Bush Administration has failed to demonstrate any meaningful
links between the Iraqi regime and Al Qaeda.
* BECAUSE there is no sound evidence Iraq has potent weapons of mass
destruction
or any intention to use them -- in spite of recent claims by Bush.
In late 2002, Bush told the nation that Iraq has a growing fleet of
unmanned aircraft which could be used "for missions targeting the
United States." In October, Bush warned us of a report by the
International Atomic Energy Agency saying the Iraqis were "six months
away from developing a nuclear weapon."
YET these alleged facts were dubious if not blantantly false: further
information revealed that the aircraft lack the range to reach the
United States and that there was no such report by the IAEA.
(washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61903-2002Oct21.html)
* BECAUSE Iraq does not pose a military threat to the U.S., but U.S.
aggression could change this. A CIA letter to the Senate on Oct. 7
reports:
Baghdad for now appears to be drawing a line short of conducting
terrorist attacks with conventional or C.B.W. against the United
States. However, should Saddam conclude that a U.S.-led attack
could no longer be deterred, he probably would become much less
constrained in adopting terrorist actions.
(nytimes.com/2002/10/09/international/09TTEX.html)
* BECAUSE containment and deterrence remain viable options. U.N. weapons
inspectors report significant progress in Iraq and are all but pleading
for more time to continue their work instead of war.
* BECAUSE international humanitarian agencies predict at least 10 million
Iraqis can face starvation if the U.S. invades; meanwhile the Pentagon
promises to drop 3 million meals over the country, a measly 0.3 meal
per needy Iraqi spread over the entire duration of the war.
* BECAUSE the vast majority of people in the world oppose this war; tens
of millions worldwide rallied against it on a single day last month.
* BECAUSE 23 million Iraqis are better equipped to determine their
country's destiny than U.S. bombs.
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