[Peace] FW: OXFAM: War in Iraq - Act Now!

[Tulsi Dharmarajan]

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/iraqaction


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Dear Friend,

War in Iraq is getting closer every day your voice is needed before it
becomes a disaster for Iraq's people. Take action now to prevent this
crisis:

Email Prime Minister Tony Blair at:

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/iraqaction

The people of Iraq are still suffering the effects of bombing during the
1991 Gulf War. Twelve years of economic sanctions, and their own
government's policies, have made things worse.

Nearly two-thirds of Iraqis - more than 15 million people - depend
entirely on food rations distributed by their government.

Any attack, particularly if it destroys roads and bridges, could stop
the
food reaching those people. They would go hungry.

When Oxfam aid workers first entered Iraq at the end of the 1991 Gulf
War,
they found a public health disaster. There was sewage in the streets
because air strikes had destroyed the electricity supplies which powered
sanitation and water systems. Twelve years later, much of that damage
has
still not been repaired. Similar attacks now could make things even
worse.

Those who propose war have not yet shown that any threat from Iraq is so
imminent that it justifies the risk of so much human suffering. For more
information see:

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/iraqaction

Take action now:

1.	Email Prime Minister Tony Blair at:

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/iraqaction

2.	Forward this email to 15 or more friends, family or colleagues

Thank you for your support,

Barbara Stocking

Director

Oxfam GB