naturalelement
2003-08-01, 12:27 PM
w/ ea passin day, the body count in iraq grows. thousnds of iraqis are bein rounded up, hld prisoner in their own cntry, interrogated w/out an attrny or any due process. iraqi cvlians who have the misfortune of livin in or drivn nearby an area that's bein raided by U.S. spcial frcs are bein mrdered in cld blood. every day, anthr U.S. family lrns of the loss of a lovd one. same ?, diff day, hvn't enough of our brthrs & sistrs bled? wht 4? 9/11...oil...absolute cntrl...safety (yeah, rght-how safe u rlly feel?). freedom, becomin a wrd w/ a huge grey area.
as we all know (or shld), the war in iraq is not ovr. the war and occuptn wll not end unless the ppl of the U.S. rise up as thy did durin the vietnam war. thnk our ppl aren't gonna come bck jst as fukd? we are STLL dealin w/ the reprecautions, ths wll be worse. technlgy and the evil behnd it have made tht an undenialable reality.
the pattrn of lies, deceit and deception practiced by the bsh admin is bein exposd, BOUT TIME. the bsh admin's approval ratns are drppn sharply as ppl realize tht thy have been BLATANTLY LIED to. we can mobilize ths grwin angr into a pwrful mvmnt tht can radically chng the political climate in the cntry. break from the herd.
in the lst 2 wks, more than 1,500 organztns &
indvdls have endorsed the octbr 25 intrnatnl
march on wshingtn. a full list of endorsers can b fnd @:
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/o25/endorsers.html
b-low is the resolution passed by the san fran labr councl (AFL-CIO) spportn the oct 25 march on
wshingtn. jst an exampl...
RESOLUTN OF THE SAN FRAN LABR COUNCIL
-Bring the troops home now
-End the occupation of Iraq
-Money for human needs, not war
-Repeal the Patriot Act
Whereas, the people in Iraq want the US occupation to end,
and the US soldiers in Iraq want to come home. We ask: Who
is benefiting from this war, and who is paying the price?;
and
Whereas, every day, people are dying as a consequence of
this illegal occupation ... Every day human misery expands
in the drive for world Empire and corporate globalization
... Every day, jobs are lost and vital social programs
that serve and protect working people are being looted and
destroyed, as the Bush administration cynically
manipulates the so-called "war on terrorism" to carry out
the social transfer of wealth from the bottom to the top;
and
Whereas, the Bush administration lied to the people, to
the Congress, and to the United Nations as it raced to
wage war against Iraq. Now tens of thousands of Iraqis and
many hundreds of GIs have been killed or maimed - by
Rumsfeld's count over 1000 attacks on US forces since May
1st. As the anger of the Iraqi people inevitably grows,
the body count on both sides will sharply increase; and
Whereas, as the anti-war movement predicted, the Iraqi
people view US forces as colonial occupiers, not
liberators. American soldiers are killing and being killed
in a war that serves only the interests of U.S. oil
monopolies and corporate elites - George W. Bush's real
constituents. Soldiers and their families are realizing
that high government officials, mostly millionaires who
shuttle between corporate boardrooms and government posts,
are using U.S. troops as a private security detachment for
the multinational corporations' plunder of Iraq's oil
riches; and
Whereas, the Pentagon now admits they will have 150,000
troops in Iraq for the "foreseeable future," at a cost of
nearly $4 Billion a month -- on top of the cost of
maintaining US troops and bases in 130 other countries -
and this rapid rise in the power and reach of the military
is closely linked to the unprecedented assault on the
civil rights, union rights, benefits (including veterans'
benefits), and living standards of working people going on
right now in the United States; and
Whereas, the Bush administration - which only came to
power due to massive racist disenfranchisement and voting
fraud -- has used the excuse of their "endless war" to
sponsor a wholesale assault on the Bill of Rights,
institutionalize racial profiling, assume extraordinary
powers for the Executive branch, and adopt new repressive
laws like the Patriot Act; and
Whereas, on October 25, 2003 the anti-war, civil rights,
social justice and labor movements - joined in ever
increasing numbers by family members of military personnel
and veterans and international delegations -- will march
on Washington, D.C. to demand an immediate end to the US
war and occupation in Iraq, repeal of the Patriot Act, and
money for human needs, not for war; therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the San Francisco Labor Council, AFL-CIO,
demands: 1) an immediate end to the US/British war and
occupation in Iraq - Bring the Troops Home Now; 2) repeal
of the Patriot Act and other repressive laws; 3)
reordering of national priorities toward the human needs
of our people. We need jobs and real security, not
militarism and empire-building; and be it further
RESOLVED: that the council endorse the October 25, 2003
International March on Washington, D.C. behind the banner:
Bring the Troops Home Now...End the Occupation of
Iraq...Repeal the Patriot Act...Money for Human Needs, not
for War and Empire - and will urge affiliated unions,
other labor councils, state federation and AFL-CIO to do
the same.
--Adopted unanimously, July 28, 2003.
*more info, stay informd, inform urslf*
To read the CALL TO ACTION, go to:
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/o25/index.html
TO ENDORSE, fill out the easy-to-use form at
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/o25/index.html#endo
To DOWNLOAD THE FLYER, go to
http://www.internationalanswer.org/pdf/o25.pdf
IF YOU ARE ORGANIZING TRANSPORTATION from your area, fill
out the form at
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/o25/index.html#transp
so your information can be listed on the website
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as we all know (or shld), the war in iraq is not ovr. the war and occuptn wll not end unless the ppl of the U.S. rise up as thy did durin the vietnam war. thnk our ppl aren't gonna come bck jst as fukd? we are STLL dealin w/ the reprecautions, ths wll be worse. technlgy and the evil behnd it have made tht an undenialable reality.
the pattrn of lies, deceit and deception practiced by the bsh admin is bein exposd, BOUT TIME. the bsh admin's approval ratns are drppn sharply as ppl realize tht thy have been BLATANTLY LIED to. we can mobilize ths grwin angr into a pwrful mvmnt tht can radically chng the political climate in the cntry. break from the herd.
in the lst 2 wks, more than 1,500 organztns &
indvdls have endorsed the octbr 25 intrnatnl
march on wshingtn. a full list of endorsers can b fnd @:
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/o25/endorsers.html
b-low is the resolution passed by the san fran labr councl (AFL-CIO) spportn the oct 25 march on
wshingtn. jst an exampl...
RESOLUTN OF THE SAN FRAN LABR COUNCIL
-Bring the troops home now
-End the occupation of Iraq
-Money for human needs, not war
-Repeal the Patriot Act
Whereas, the people in Iraq want the US occupation to end,
and the US soldiers in Iraq want to come home. We ask: Who
is benefiting from this war, and who is paying the price?;
and
Whereas, every day, people are dying as a consequence of
this illegal occupation ... Every day human misery expands
in the drive for world Empire and corporate globalization
... Every day, jobs are lost and vital social programs
that serve and protect working people are being looted and
destroyed, as the Bush administration cynically
manipulates the so-called "war on terrorism" to carry out
the social transfer of wealth from the bottom to the top;
and
Whereas, the Bush administration lied to the people, to
the Congress, and to the United Nations as it raced to
wage war against Iraq. Now tens of thousands of Iraqis and
many hundreds of GIs have been killed or maimed - by
Rumsfeld's count over 1000 attacks on US forces since May
1st. As the anger of the Iraqi people inevitably grows,
the body count on both sides will sharply increase; and
Whereas, as the anti-war movement predicted, the Iraqi
people view US forces as colonial occupiers, not
liberators. American soldiers are killing and being killed
in a war that serves only the interests of U.S. oil
monopolies and corporate elites - George W. Bush's real
constituents. Soldiers and their families are realizing
that high government officials, mostly millionaires who
shuttle between corporate boardrooms and government posts,
are using U.S. troops as a private security detachment for
the multinational corporations' plunder of Iraq's oil
riches; and
Whereas, the Pentagon now admits they will have 150,000
troops in Iraq for the "foreseeable future," at a cost of
nearly $4 Billion a month -- on top of the cost of
maintaining US troops and bases in 130 other countries -
and this rapid rise in the power and reach of the military
is closely linked to the unprecedented assault on the
civil rights, union rights, benefits (including veterans'
benefits), and living standards of working people going on
right now in the United States; and
Whereas, the Bush administration - which only came to
power due to massive racist disenfranchisement and voting
fraud -- has used the excuse of their "endless war" to
sponsor a wholesale assault on the Bill of Rights,
institutionalize racial profiling, assume extraordinary
powers for the Executive branch, and adopt new repressive
laws like the Patriot Act; and
Whereas, on October 25, 2003 the anti-war, civil rights,
social justice and labor movements - joined in ever
increasing numbers by family members of military personnel
and veterans and international delegations -- will march
on Washington, D.C. to demand an immediate end to the US
war and occupation in Iraq, repeal of the Patriot Act, and
money for human needs, not for war; therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the San Francisco Labor Council, AFL-CIO,
demands: 1) an immediate end to the US/British war and
occupation in Iraq - Bring the Troops Home Now; 2) repeal
of the Patriot Act and other repressive laws; 3)
reordering of national priorities toward the human needs
of our people. We need jobs and real security, not
militarism and empire-building; and be it further
RESOLVED: that the council endorse the October 25, 2003
International March on Washington, D.C. behind the banner:
Bring the Troops Home Now...End the Occupation of
Iraq...Repeal the Patriot Act...Money for Human Needs, not
for War and Empire - and will urge affiliated unions,
other labor councils, state federation and AFL-CIO to do
the same.
--Adopted unanimously, July 28, 2003.
*more info, stay informd, inform urslf*
To read the CALL TO ACTION, go to:
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/o25/index.html
TO ENDORSE, fill out the easy-to-use form at
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/o25/index.html#endo
To DOWNLOAD THE FLYER, go to
http://www.internationalanswer.org/pdf/o25.pdf
IF YOU ARE ORGANIZING TRANSPORTATION from your area, fill
out the form at
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/o25/index.html#transp
so your information can be listed on the website
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