[Peace] Fwd: PRC urges YOU to take action against war in Iraq

[Brooke Anderson]

>Delivered-To: prc-l at prairienet.org
>Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 07:06:02 -0500
>From: Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative <xx308 at prairienet.org>
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>Dear Friends,
>
>As an organization with a long history of struggling for peace with
>justice, the Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative is absolutely
>opposed to President Bush's plans to attack Iraq. We are calling on
>all PRC supporters to join us in speaking out against the growing
>possibility of a war against Iraq.
>
>WHY THE U.S. SHOULD NOT ATTACK IRAQ:
>
>A war against Iraq is illegal under international law. Articles 41
>and 42 of the United Nations Charter state that no member state has
>the right to use military action to enforce any resolution except
>when the UN Security Council decides that a resolution has been
>breached, determines that all non-military means of enforcement have
>been exhausted, and then specifically authorizes the use of military
>force. The UN has made no such authorization, and certainly has not
>authorized the U.S. to take military action against Iraq. In
>addition, U.S. allies in the region overwhelming oppose a U.S.
>invasion of Iraq. An American attack on Iraq would likely only
>further turn many Middle-Eastern nations against the United States.
>
>Further, there is not evidence that links Iraq to Al Qaeda or other
>terrorist organizations, neither is Iraq a military threat to
>neighboring countries. Nor is there undeniable evidence that Iraq is
>developing weapons of mass destruction. In fact, U.S. officials have
>admitted that there is no evidence that Iraq has resumed its nuclear,
>chemical, or biological weapons programs.
>
>And regardless of these facts, there are still non-military options
>available to the United States that would not risk American and Iraqi
>lives. Specifically, resumption of UN weapons inspections holds the
>greatest promise of keeping Iraq from developing weapons of mass
>destruction. However, President Bush has outright dismissed Iraq's
>agreement to allow the return of weapons inspectors, raising
>questions about whether it is really weapons inspections is actually
>at issue, or merely the pretext for going to war with Iraq.
>
>TAKE ACTION, GET INVOLVED!
>
>Early this week, Congress will likely vote on a resolution to
>authorize the use of military force against Iraq. If passed, the
>resolution would allow the President to wage war against Iraq, for an
>indefinite period of time and without the approval of the United
>Nations Security Council.
>
>Please call your Senators and Representative right now and tell them
>that you oppose military force against Iraq. Call them now at:
>
>     Senator Richard J. Durbin
>       *  DC Phone:    202-224-2152
>       *  Local Phone: 217-492-4062
>
>     Senator Peter G. Fitzgerald
>       *  DC Phone:    202-224-2854
>       *  Local Phone: 217-492-5089
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>     Representative Timothy V. Johnson
>       *  DC Phone:    202-225-2371
>       *  Local Phone: 217-403-4690
>
>To get involved in the movement against war in Iraq, contact the PRC
>for more information (see contact info below). Also, mark your
>calendar for a PRC-sponsored panel discussion entitled, "Attack on
>Iraq: Implications for Peace and Justice in the Middle East" on
>Saturday, November 2nd at 2pm at the Illinois Disciples Foundation.
>
>ANTI-WAR RESOURCES:
>
>The PRC recommends the following web resources for learning more
>about the impending war on Iraq.
>
>- Z Magazine: www.zmag.org
>- The Nation: www.thenation.com
>- The Black Radical Congress: www.blackradicalcongress.org
>- Mother Jones: www.motherjones.com
>- Foreign Policy In Focus: www.fpif.org
>- AlterNet: www.alternet.org
>- The Progressive Magazine: www.progressive.org
>- Common Dreams News Center: www.commondreams.org
>
>CONTACT THE PRC:
>
>The Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative (PRC) is a multi-issue,
>multi-tactical activist organization committed to struggling for
>peace with social justice. The PRC is a program of the Illinois
>Disciples Foundation (IDF). For more information about the PRC, call
>(217) 352-8721, email prc at prairienet.org, or visit our website at
>www.prairienet.org/prc.
>
>Thank you for your commitment to working for peace with justice and
>for your continued support of the PRC.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>The PRC


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Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative
c/o the Illinois Disciples Foundation
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Champaign, IL 61820

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