>From: Mark Clement <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>[ AUGUST 6 MOBILIZATION TO END THE SANCTIONS ]
>The Summer of 2000 is shaping up to be the largest mobilization we've ever
>seen in the U.S. to end the embargo on Iraq. Please join us August 6th
>(A6) for a mass demonstration and rally in the nation's capitol. Already,
>over 40 national organizations with a combined membership of over a million
>people have made major commitments to bringing thousands to Washington D.C.
>to call on the Clinton administration and the Presidential candidates to
>end 10 years of sanctions & war against the people of Iraq. Why should you
>come? Because together we break the wall of ignorance in our streets, our
>media, and our government, and end this war! (see below for 5 more reasons
>why YOU should come to A6!)
>
>[ REGISTER NOW AT HTTP://WWW.ENDTHEWAR.ORG ]
>For more details on A6 go to www.endthewar.org and make a commitment to
>come by filling out the online registration form. Already, we're
>expecting over 3,000 people to join us on August 6th. If we can register
>another 1,000 people before July 25, we can establish to CSPAN, CNN, and
>other major media outlets that August 6 must be covered! We stand to
>dramatically influence the presidential campaign and shift public opinion
>in support of the people of Iraq with good media coverage on the heels of
>the Republican Convention and before the Democratic Convention. By
>registering you will also get further alerts as we progress toward August 6.
>
>[ SUMMER OF ACTION ]
>MOBALIZE! Please forward this alert to your friends, your family, your
>co-workers - to everyone you know! In addition to the new A6 website
>www.endthewar.org, be sure to visit www.saveageneration.org, which lists
>other August actions including the final collection date of the "Not In Our
>Names" Million Signature Petition and Epic's first ever "Home District
>Lobby Days" (Aug 11-Aug 31). Epic's web site marks time for the Iraq
>Anti-Sanctions movement with weekly updates.
>_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
> www.endthewar.org I www.saveageneration.org
>
>[ TOP FIVE OF TEN REASONS YOU MUST COME TO DC FOR A6 ]
>1) Only overwhelming numbers will break the media silence.
>
>In 1997, when people of conscience overwhelmed what the Clinton
>administration thought would be a "safe" audience US Policy makers were
>embarrassed by CNN's international coverage of dissent in America for
>further bombing of Iraq and dissent for the deadly sanctions. This caused
>Clinton to scuttle his plans to bomb Iraq for "noncompliance" in 1997 and
>allow Kofi Annan's shuttle diplomacy to work. But in December of 1998 there
>was no "Town Hall" meeting, no diplomacy, just a sex scandal that needed a
>diversion.
>
>2) The US and UK may be getting ready to bomb...
>
>The Nation's papers recently ran frontline coverage about a State Dept.
>report on Iraq's (perfectly legal) missile production and in London the
>Sunday Times even ran a story about terror against Iraqi opposition
>leaders. Both stories were not truly news breakers to anyone who knows
>anything about Iraq, so why the headlines? Many propose that there is an
>effort by the US/UK governments to lay the psychological groundwork for a
>renewed bombing campaign. Are we in store for a SEPTEMBER SURPRISE from the
>Clinton Administration? Will the White House wag the dog again?
>
>3) The August Deadline...
>
>Speaking in London, Scott Ritter told the Independent that "The new
>(weapons inspection) commission, UNMOVIC, will not be allowed into Iraq in
>August, three months away from the election. You've got a Vice-President,
>Al Gore, trailing behind in the polls and what better way to appear tough
>then to switch attention away to a so-called foreign threat. The UN
>Security Council did not vote on Desert Fox and we can expect the same
>thing to happen again. The US would not like to take unilateral action, it
>needs Britain to give it in appearance of something multilateral. And
>sadly, when the US says jump, Tony Blair asks 'how high?'" Scott Ritter,
>writing of this bombing scenario, points out that US/UK pursuit of their
>own agenda (Saddam must go) --- sacrifices the UN agenda (weapons
>inspection and disarmament leading to a lifting of sanctions) ---and is
>both dangerous and a violation of international law. (6/00) Without a large
>show of opposition to current US lawlessness, it may be business as usual.
>
>4) August marks 10 years of sanctions on Iraq
>
>UN sanctions began on August 6, 2000. This date is also the 55th
>anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, where an estimated 125,000-140,000
>Japanese died. According to UNICEF (8/12/99), over 1,000,000 Iraqi
>civilians (most children under 5) would be alive today if 1990 conditions
>in Iraq had continued through 1998. There will be demonstrations in
>Washington, DC, and other cities to mark these 10 years and half a million
>Iraqi children's deaths. We must commemorate these lives and ensure
>American's do not turn a blind eye any longer. Together we can shift public
>attention to the PEOPLE of Iraq and their suffering, and call the Clinton
>administration to task for the over 1,000,000 lost lives we will
>commemorate.
>
>5) For more reasons to go to DC for A6, visit www.endthewar.org as we begin
>to post the thoughts of those who register from communities around the US
>and abroad. Join us online as we count the days to August 6! If you can't
>make it to DC solidarity actions in your own community will help widen
>media coverage. Let us know your plans and we will post your action on the
>A6 web site. Email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with subject "Solidarity Action -
>Your State".
>
>[ CONTACT INFORMATION -- AND EMAIL REGISTERATION FORM ]
>For those who don't register at http://endthewar.org
>
>******************************************************************
>National Mobilization to End the Sanctions Against Iraq August 5-7
>
>Although the Gulf War officially ended nearly a decade ago, the war against
>the people of Iraq continues. Accordingly, we of various faith communities,
>peace and justice organizations, and concerned citizens demand that the
>economic sanctions and bombings end immediately. We believe it is
>reprehensible to use the children, the poor, and the sick of Iraq as
>bargaining chips for a political standoff in which they, not Saddam
>Hussein, suffer. We oppose all sanctions that prevent or otherwise hamper a
>nation's ability to provide for the public health of its people. Our
>message is clear and direct: "Lift the economic sanctions, stop the
>bombing!"
>
>Name of Organization: ____________________________________
>
>Individual Contact: _______________________________________
>
>Address: _______________________________________________
>
>City/State: __________________________ Zip Code: ___________
>
>Telephone: _________________________ Fax: ________________
>
>Email: _________________________________________________
>
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>
>Please Check:
>_____Yes, add my organization as an endorser of the mobilization*.
>_____Yes, we will advertise this mobilization in our newsletter
>and in our networks.
>_____Yes, we will mail out/distribute _____ copies of the flyer or brochure.
>_____Yes, we will send _____ people to DC August 5-7.
>_____Yes, we are sending a contribution to help defray the costs of the
>weekend.
>
>Return to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>Stephanie Schaudel
>A6 Outreach Coordinators
>National Mobilization to End the Sanctions on Iraq
>504 Eleventh Street SE, Suite #204, Washington, DC 20003
>Tel.(202) 543-3649, Fax (202) 543-1062, Cell (202) 258-4958
>http://www.endthewar.org
>___________________________
>"We are destroying an entire society. It is as simple and terrifying as
>that." ~ Denis Halliday, former UN coordinator of the Oil-for-Food Program
>and Nobel Peace Prize nominee
>
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