[Peace] Anti-war demonstration, 2-4pm Saturday, Main and Neil in downtown Champaign

[C G Estabrook]

And flyers, as follows:

ISRAEL IS PUSHING THE U.S. TO GO TO WAR WITH IRAN
WE SHOULDN’T LET IT HAPPEN

Fifteen years ago the U.S. government attacked Iraq and killed a million people - on the basis of lies that Iraq had dangerous “weapons of mass destruction.” 

During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump talked of his opposition to the attack on Iraq: 
	“Look at the war in Iraq and the mess that we’re in. I would never have handled it that way ... What was the purpose of this whole thing? Hundreds and hundreds of young people killed. And what about the people coming back with no arms and legs? Not to mention the other side. All those Iraqi kids who’ve been blown to pieces. And it turns out that all of the reasons for the war were blatantly wrong. All this for nothing!”

A principal instigator of that shameful US war against Iraq was the government of Israel, who wished to remove Iraq as a regional rival in the Middle East.

Now Israel is trying to repeat that crime, urging the US to attack and kill Iranians, even as Israeli snipers shoot unarmed demonstrators - and children - in Gaza.

But the US is part of a deal with Iran and six other countries that guarantees that Iran will not develop even one nuclear weapon. (The US has thousands; Israel has at least 200.)

The ‘Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action,’ known as the Iran nuclear deal, is an international agreement reached in 2015 between Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States) plus Germany and the European Union. 

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The president has announced that the US will go back on its word and violate the deal.  The Israeli government cheers, because they want the US to attack Iran, for their benefit.

To get the war started, Israel has attacked Iranian troops in Syria (who are there legally, unlike US an Israeli forces, who are there illegally). An Israeli government advisor has all but admitted that killing Iranians in Syria is designed to provoke an open war with Iran. 

We should not let the Trump administration be manipulated into war by Israel. The president and our Congressional representatives should be urged to remember the lessons of Iraq and not attack Iran - among other things a more populous and better armed country, with powerful allies, notably Russia and China. War with Iran risks a larger - even nuclear - war.

The largest anti-war demonstrations in history occurred around the world before the US attacked Iraq. As Americans we must do even more to prevent this new criminal war. If the US and Israel attack Iran, there should be general work stoppages - strikes - and street demonstrations across the US.

In the meantime, write the president and our Congressional representatives:
        President Donald Trump: <https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/>
        Representative Rodney Davis: <https://rodneydavis.house.gov/contact/>
        Senator Tammy Duckworth: <https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/content/contact-senator>
        Senator Dick Durbin: <https://www.durbin.senate.gov/contact/email>
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The ANTI-WAR ANTI-RACISM EFFORT of Champaign-Urbana 
on Facebook at <AWARE of Champaign Urbana Illinois> 
~ U.S. troops & weapons out of the Mideast ~ Medicare for all ~ Universal basic income ~

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> On Jul 6, 2018, at 10:00 PM, stuartnlevy via Peace <peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
> 
> AWARE returns to our monthly demonstration against the wars -
> 
>    Saturday, July 7th, 2-4pm
>    Corners of Main and Neil in downtown Champaign
> 
> Please join us if you feel moved to, and we hope you do.   We will have signs, as ever.
> 
> 
> 
>  -- Stuart
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