Da: Martin Koerber [mailto:[log in to unmask]]Oggetto: A Petition for Peace
Dear Friends,
here is a text which seems to make a lot of sense to
> > me. In times like
> > these I find it refreshing to remember some very
> > simple principles of
> > common sense, that may work to recalibrate our minds
> > being constantly
> > exposed to the War Drums in the media.
> >
> > If you agree to this, please go to the link and sign
> > it, and spread the
> > word as good as you can.
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The Petition
> >
> > What follows is a petition that will be
> > forwarded to
> > President Bush, and other world leaders, urging
> > them to avoid war as a response to the
> > terrorist attacks
> > against the World Trade Center and the
> > Pentagon this week. Please read it, sign
> > below, and forward
> > the link to as many people as possible, as
> > quickly as possible. We must circulate
> > this quickly if it is
> > to have any effect at all, as the Congress of
> > The United States has already passed a
> > resolution supporting
> > any military action President Bush deems
> > appropriate.
> >
> >
> >
> > We, the undersigned, citizens and
> > residents of the United
> > States of America and of countries around the world,
> > appeal to the President of The United
> > States, George W. Bush;
> > to the NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson; to
> > the President of the European Union,
> > Romano Prodi; and to all
> > leaders internationally to use moderation and
> > restraint in responding to the recent
> > terrorist attacks
> > against the United States. We implore the powers
> > that be to use,
> > wherever possible, international judicial
> > institutions and
> > international human rights law to bring to justice
> > those
> > responsible for the attacks, rather than
> > the instruments of
> > war, violence or destruction.
> >
> > Furthermore, we assert that the
> > government of a nation must
> > be presumed separate and distinct from any terrorist
> > group that may operate within its
> > borders, and therefore
> > cannot be held unduly accountable for the latter's
> > crimes. It
> > follows that the government of a
> > particular nation should not
> > be condemned for the recent attack without
> > compelling
> > evidence of its cooperation and
> > complicity with those
> > individuals who actually committed the crimes in
> > question.
> >
> > Innocent civilians living within any
> > nation that may be found
> > responsible, in part or in full, for the crimes
> > recently
> > perpetrated against the United States,
> > must not bear any
> > responsibility for the actions of their government,
> > and must
> > therefore be guaranteed safety and
> > immunity from any military
> > or judicial action taken against the state in which
> > they reside.
> >
> > Lastly and most emphatically, we demand
> > that there be no
> > recourse to nuclear, chemical or biological weapons,
> > or
> > any weapons of indiscriminate
> > destruction, and feel that it
> > is our inalienable human right to live in a world
> > free of
> > such arms.
> >
> >
> > HERE IS THE LINK TO FIND THE SITE WITH THE PETITION,
> > AND A LOT OF OTHER
> > INTERESTING INFORMATION.
> >
> > http://www.9-11peace.org/petition.php3
> >
> > Many thanks for your interest. And for joining the
> > petition, if you do.
> >
> > --
> > Martin Koerber
> > Hauptstr. 4K, 10317 Berlin
> > Tel/Fax 030 - 681 13 97
> > Email: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
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