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Iraqi Sanctions: 10th Year Anniversary
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (F. AuYeung)
Sat Jun 24 23:50:09 2000
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To: peace-list@MIT.EDU
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 23:50:02 -0400
From: "F. AuYeung" <auyeung@MIT.EDU>
There will be a national mobilization on August 6 in Washington DC,
highlighting the 55-year anniversary of the atomic bomb in Japan
which killed 100,000 Japanese civilians and the 10-year anniversary
of the economic sanctions against Iraq that has killed over one
million Iraqi civilians since 1990. This weapon of mass destruction
must stop.
Please forward to your student group lists and concerned friends.
Perhaps we can form an MIT group going down to DC again (like A16);
email <peace-keepers@mit.edu> if interested. For more information,
check out <saveageneration.org/a6>.
Felix
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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 14:29:42 -0700
From: "Kate Reuer, FOR" <bsp@forusa.org>
Subject: AUGUST 6th--DC
National Mobilization to End the Sanctions Against Iraq
"We are destroying an entire society. It is as simple and terrifying
as that."-Denis Halliday, former UN
coordinator of the Oil-for-Food Program and Nobel Peace Prize nominee
Dear Friend,
The summer of 2000 is shaping up to be the largest mobilization we've
seen yet to end the sanctions on Iraq.
Please join us August 6th (A6) for a mass demonstration and rally in DC.
Why August 6th? Why now?
On August 6, 1990 the UN Security Council imposed a near total embargo
on Iraq, the most comprehensive sanctions
in the history of the United Nations. For everyone concerned, the
resulting crisis was thought to be a
short-term problem created by the 1991 Gulf War and sanctions. Yet,
this summer Iraq's humanitarian crisis will
enter its tenth year.
The United Nations remains at odds with the U.S. overresolving this
crisis; Washington insists the international
embargo must continue. Caught in the middle are over 22 million Iraqis
struggling to survive. According to
UNICEF, in the seven years from 1991 to 1998, sanctions contributed to
the excess deaths of over 500,000
children under the age of five. The International Committee for the
Red Cross recently described the situation
in Iraq as "increasingly desperate."
The U.S. response? An air war. Earlier this month, Associated Press
and Reuters reported U.S. bombings of
Iraqi cities for four days in a row (6/1/00). Regular bombing raids
since 1991 have caused hundreds of
casualties, making America's war on Iraq the longest continuous air
campaign since the Vietnam War.
In response, members of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), Peace
Action, American Arab Anti-Discrimination
Committee (ADC), American Muslims for Global Peace & Justice, Voices
in the Wilderness, Mennonite Central
Committee (MCC), Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC), American
Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Life for
Relief & Development (LIFE), and over 20 other organizations are calling
for a national rally on August 6th (A6)
in our nation's capital to mark the tenth year of sanctions against Iraq.
With a growing number of countries, former UN officials, Members of
Congress, religious bodies, and
organizations coming out against sanctions, the time has come for us to
gather and take a principled stand
against the Administration's genocidal policy toward Iraq.
We hope that you will join us. If you or a representative of your
organization are unable to attend, but are
interested, let us know. Please see the attached endorsement form which
includes the Mobilization's mission
statement. If you have any questions, please call us at (202) 543-3649
or (202) 258-4958. For recent updates,
please check out our website at www.saveageneration.org/a6.
In Peace,
Stephanie Schaudel Raed Battah
A6 Outreach Coordinator A6 Outreach Coordinator
National Mobilization to End the Sanctions on Iraq
504 Eleventh Street SE, Suite #204, Washington, DC 20003
augustaction@hotmail.com
www.saveageneration.org/a6
Tel.(202) 543-3649, fax (202) 543-1062  Cell (202) 258-4958
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National Mobilization to End the Sanctions Against Iraq
August 5-7
Although the Gulf War officially ended nearly a decade ago, the war
against the people of Iraq continues.
Accordingly, we of various faith communities, peace and justice
organizations, and concerned citizens demand
that the economic sanctions and bombings end immediately. We believe
it is reprehensible to use the children,
the poor, and the sick of Iraq as bargaining chips for a political
standoff in which they, not Saddam Hussein,
suffer. We oppose all sanctions that prevent or otherwise hamper a
nation's ability to provide for the public
health of its people. Our message is clear and direct: "Lift the
economic sanctions, stop the bombing!"
Name of Organization:__________________________________________
Individual Contact:______________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________
City/State:______________________________Zip Code:___________
Telephone:_______________________________Fax:____________________________
Email:__________________________________________________________________
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Please Check:
_____Yes, add my organization as an endorser of the mobilization*.
_____Yes, we will advertise this mobilization in our newsletter and
in our networks.
_____Yes, we will mail out/distribute _____ copies of the flyer or brochure.
_____Yes, we will send _____ people to DC August 5-7.
_____Yes, we are enclosing a contribution to help defray the costs of
the weekend.
Return to: Stephanie Schaudel or Raed Battah, DC Organizers
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