[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [UFPJ] The time to stop a war with Iran is NOW

[Morton K. Brussel]

Considerations from United for Peace and Justice, and a petition  
against an Iraq aggression:

Begin forwarded message:

> Dear UFPJ member groups,
>
> As incredible as it might seem, the Bush Administration appears to  
> be actively planning a military strike against Iran – the beginning  
> of a war which could dwarf even the Iraq war in its grim potential  
> for devastating global conflict.
>
> You've probably have heard the warnings of Seymour Hirsh and Daniel  
> Ellsberg. You may have read in The Nation that a strike force, led  
> by the nuclear aircraft carrier U.S.S. Eisenhower, has been  
> deployed to the Persian Gulf off the coast of Iran. Some experts  
> claim that this is a normal deployment, but others believe that it  
> is an intentional “show of force,” if not an active provocation or  
> an attempt to create a pretext for war, like the Tonkin Gulf  
> incident in Vietnam.
>
> We have now learned that U.S. minesweepers have been ordered to  
> follow the U.S.S. Eisenhower. This is an even more ominous signal  
> of preparation for military action, since such ships would not  
> normally accompany a strike force on routine deployments.
>
> The national steering committee of UFPJ is actively discussing what  
> can be done to prevent an attack on Iran, as are many of our member  
> groups,. We cannot and will not stop our work to end the disastrous  
> U.S. occupation of Iraq, where casualties are rising dramatically  
> with each passing day, and we are not suggesting that anyone stops  
> efforts to use the last few weeks of this election season to push  
> our antiwar message. At the same time, we cannot ignore the signals  
> that an increasingly desperate Bush administration might launch a  
> military strike against Iran.
>
> Here’s how you can help: A petition has been created by UFPJ member  
> group Peace Action, one that rejects any U.S. military action  
> against Iran and demands direct negotiations. Working with other  
> groups within UFPJ, Peace Action will deliver these petitions to  
> Congress at the earliest feasible date – and your signatures are  
> needed to do that effectively!
>
> Please go to http://www.peace-action.org/Iranpetition.html and sign  
> the “No War with Iran!” petition today!  This petition is directed  
> to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and copies will go to Chairs  
> of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House Committee on  
> International Relations.
>
> We also want to make sure you know that another member group of  
> UFPJ, After Downing Street Coalition, also has a petition -  http:// 
> www.afterdowningstreet.org/iran - that is directed to Bush and Cheney.
>
> Help spread the word about these efforts: circulate this memo, or  
> your own version, to the members of your group; contact other  
> groups in your area; raise the issue in your other ongoing work.
>
> We'll do our best to keep you informed about developments related  
> to Iran and ideas for action in the coming weeks and months. The  
> first step is to show the largest possible response we can to  
> Congress and policy makers in Washington, letting them know in no  
> uncertain terms that we will not tolerate another war in the Middle  
> East. Sign the petitions today, and pass them on to your friends  
> and colleagues.
>
> peace,
>
> Leslie Cagan
> National Coordinator
> UFPJ

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