[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Consider sponsoring an Antiwar Ad in your local paper!

[Jay Mittenthal]

>From: Faranak Miraftab <faranak at uiuc.edu>
>Subject: Fwd: Consider sponsoring an Antiwar Ad in your local paper!
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>Dear TFPJ;
>a colleague from Cornell tells me that one of their anti-war strategies 
>include  placing an add in the local paper.  See below and consider if we 
>want to do something like this.
>cheers,
>F.
>
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>>Date:         Sun, 9 Feb 2003 20:32:39 -0500
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>>From: "William W. Goldsmith" <wwg1 at CORNELL.EDU>
>>Subject: Consider sponsoring an Antiwar Ad in your local paper!
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>>Dear colleagues:
>>
>>I have joined with a small group of friends to purchase 3 days this week 
>>of a 1/4-page ad in the Ithaca Journal.  We're paying just under $3000, 
>>expecting others to help pay.
>>
>>Maybe you could run something similar in your local papers.
>>
>>Bill Goldsmith
>>
>>
>>" Do we really want to occupy Iraq for the next 30 years?
>>Š In Japan, American occupation forces quickly became 50,000 friends. In 
>>Iraq, they would quickly become 50,000 terrorist targetsŠ Nations such as 
>>China can only view the prospect of an American military consumed for the 
>>next generation by the turmoil of the Middle East as a glorious windfall."
>>James Webb, former Sec. Of Navy under Ronald Reagan, Decorated Marine 
>>Veteran ­ Navy Cross, Sliver Star, and Purple Heart.
>>http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110002133
>>
>>  "...a growing number of military officers, intelligence professionals 
>> and diplomats ... privately have deep misgivings about the 
>> administration's double-time march toward war..."Analysts at the working 
>> level in the intelligence community are feeling very strong pressure 
>> from the Pentagon to cook the intelligence books," said one official, 
>> speaking on condition of anonymity. A dozen other officials echoed his 
>> views....  No one who was interviewed disagreed    Philadelphia 
>> Inquirer, October 28, 2002
>>http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/4234259.htm
>>
>>"If we go in (to Iraq) unilaterally, or without the full weight of 
>>international organizations behind us, if we go in with a very sparse 
>>number of allies, if we go in without an effective information operation 
>>...we're liable to supercharge recruiting for al-Qaida"
>>Gen. Wesley Clark, former NATO Supreme Commander
>>http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2002-09-09-oplede_x.htm
>>
>>"It's pretty interesting that all the generals see it the same way, and 
>>all the others who have never fired a shot, and are hot to go to war, see 
>>it another,...We are about to do something that will ignite a fuse in 
>>this region that we will rue the day we ever started.."
>>Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni, former Head of Central Command for U.S. Forces 
>>in the Middle East
>>http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/10/17/zinni/
>>http://www.pilotonline.com/military/ml1017war.html
>>
>>"Should the president decide to stay the war course, hopefully at least a 
>>few of our serving top-uniformed leaders ­ those who are now covertly 
>>leaking that war with Iraq will be an unparalleled disaster ­ will do 
>>what many Vietnam-era generals wish they would have done: stand tall and 
>>publicly tell the America people the truth about another bad war that 
>>could well lead to another died-in-vain black wall. Or even worse."
>>Col. David Hackworth (ret), America¹s most highly decorated soldier.
>>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=29786
>>
>>"Baghdad for now appears to be drawing a line short of conducting 
>>terrorist attacks with conventional or CBW (Chemical and Biological 
>>Weapons) against the United States. 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."
>>         Central Intelligence Agency Director George Tenet, October 2002
>>http://www.naplesnews.com/02/10/perspective/d838246a.htm
>>
>>"Mr. President, ...The candidate we supported in 2000 promised a more 
>>humble nation in our dealings with the world. We gave him our votes and 
>>our campaign contributions.
>>That candidate was you. We feel betrayed. We want our money back. We want 
>>our country back.... A Billion Bitter enemies will rise out of this war."
>>"A Republican Dissent on Iraq",
>>Full page ad in Wall Street Journal by major GOP contributors
>>Wall Street Journal, January 13, 2003
>>
>>"..analysts at the Central Intelligence Agency have complained that 
>>senior administration officials have exaggerated the significance of some 
>>intelligence reports about Iraq, particularly about its possible links to 
>>terrorism, in order to strengthen their political argument for war...At 
>>the Federal Bureau of Investigation, some investigators said they were 
>>baffled by the Bush administration's insistence on a solid link between 
>>Iraq and Osama bin Laden's network. "We've been looking at this hard for 
>>more than a year and you know what, we just don't think it's there," a 
>>government official said."
>>The New York Times, Feb. 2, 2003
>>http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/02/international/middleeast/02INTE.html?pagewanted=1
>>
>>Initial deployment of troops: $9 billion to $13 billion
>>Conducting the war: $6 billion to $9 billion per month
>>Returning forces to US: $5 billion to $7 billion
>>Temporary occupation of Iraq: $1 billion to $4 billion per month
>>Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimates
>>http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aairaqwarcost.htm
>>
>>This ad is paid for by citizens of Tompkins County who believe that we 
>>must abuse neither the power of our democracy nor our military personnel 
>>by entering into an unjustified war.  If you share our concern, please 
>>clip this ad and send it to Senators Clinton, Schumer, and Lugar, at the 
>>addresses below, as well as to any other member of the US Congress:
>>
>>Senator Hillary Clinton
>>476 Russell Senate Office Bldg.
>>Washington, DC 20510
>>
>>Senator Charles Schumer
>>313 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
>>Washington, DC 20510
>>
>>Senator Richard Lugar
>>Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee
>>306 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
>>Washington, DC 20510

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