[Peace-discuss] Please call Durbin today on arms deal & (US-backed) Saudi war in Yemen

Tue Aug 16 17:15:19 UTC 2016

I called.

When calling I usually ask, Are you getting many calls about this
issue?   The staffer in this case didn't know - he had just started his
shift taking phone calls.

On 8/16/16 10:47 AM, Robert Naiman via Peace wrote:
> I just made my call. Takes 15 seconds to call. Takes 10 seconds to
> fill out the callback report and add to the tally we can report to
> people in DC. 160 people reported to us yesterday that they called
> House offices, and that was after we sent email to 100,000 people, so
> if you call and report your call, you are one in 1000, even among
> people who care enough about this stuff to be on an email list devoted
> to it. 
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *Just Foreign Policy* <info at justforeignpolicy.org
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> Date: Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 10:10 AM
> Subject: Urge your Senator to stop enabling Saudi bombing of kids in Yemen
> To: naiman at justforeignpolicy.org <mailto:naiman at justforeignpolicy.org>
>
>
> Just Foreign Policy
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> Dear Robert,
>
> Following the news this past weekend that a Saudi-led coalition
> airstrike killed 10 children while they were studying in a school in
> Yemen, California Democratic Congressman Ted Lieu said
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__org.salsalabs.com_dia_track.jsp-3Fv-3D2-26c-3D8N-252Bwqad9U6qdQr9OgE55WUxKbzCViOrN-26url-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Flieu.house.gov-252Fmedia-2Dcenter-252Fpress-2Dreleases-252Fcongressman-2Dlieu-2Dstatement-2Dlatest-2Dcivilian-2Ddeaths-2Dcaused-2Dsaudi-2Dled&d=CwMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=_iuwmBDMEAIAz6k1h--JVoji6x5mlDiImSbbdIp2zWg&m=SKSovZFSuTt81JVU2lXh7Tepj4KItAx2pBTqj7FZeXQ&s=HsAyEorl-7xw3Evt7CWhClqO6zUGjojnzpREyfhcmuc&e=>:
>
>     “I have tried numerous times to work with the Administration to
>     stop the United States from assisting Saudi Arabia in their
>     indiscriminate killing of civilians in Yemen. But when Saudi
>     Arabia continues to kill civilians, and in this case children,
>     enough is enough. Having served on active duty, one of my
>     responsibilities was to teach the Law of War. I am also a graduate
>     of Air War College. The indiscriminate civilian killings by Saudi
>     Arabia look like war crimes to me. In this case, children as young
>     as 8 were killed by Saudi Arabian air strikes. By assisting Saudi
>     Arabia, the United States is aiding and abetting what appears to
>     be war crimes in Yemen. The Administration must stop enabling this
>     madness now.”
>
> *Call Sen. Dick Durbin, now at (202) 224-2152
> <tel:%28202%29%20224-2152>.* When you reach a staffer or leave a
> message, you can say something like:
>
>     "The US should stop enabling Saudi Arabia's bombing of children in
>     Yemen. I urge you to oppose the proposed Saudi arms deal."
>
> When you've made your call, *please report it here
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>
> And if you haven't yet signed our petition urging Congress to block
> the deal *you can do that here
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>
> Thanks for all you do to help make U.S. foreign policy more just,
>
> Robert Naiman, Avram Reisman, and Sarah Burns
> Just Foreign Policy
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