In a message dated 3/17/05 11:01:46 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Dear friends, > > Donât remain quiet while the US government is poising for yet another > military attack on the people of the Middle East. Voice your objection! Take > a > moment to read and sign the following petition. > Every single signature counts so even if you have signed other similar > petitions, please sign this one as well. Please distribute as widely as you > can. > In solidarity, Farah > > Please go to: > <A > HREF="http://www.petitiononline.com/IranOPL/petition.html";>http://www.petitiononline.com/IranOPL/petition.html</A> > No U.S. Intervention in Iran Petition > Open Letter to the American People > Open Letter to the American People > > In the wake of the death of tens of thousands of Iraqis and over twelve > thousand Americans killed or wounded, immeasurable destruction, and > continuing > instability resulting from the US occupation of Iraq, we the undersigned > express our deep alarm at the prospect of US direct or indirect military > action in > Iran. > > We firmly believe that the discontent with, and opposition to, the ruling > theocracy in Iran does not mean that the Iranian people support military > operations against their country by the United States or any other foreign > power. > Iranians still remember the serious blow to freedom in Iran by the US covert > operation against the democratically elected government of Dr. Mossadegh in > 1953. > > Iran is a country three times the size and population of Iraq, with a > history of struggle against foreign invaders that dates back thousands of > years. > The human cost, in terms of Iranian and American lives, of any US military > intervention in Iran may prove to be much higher than in Iraq, with > incalculable > damage to Iran's economy and national assets. > > Any invasion or bombing of Iran will increase militarism, strengthen the > grip of religious fanatics over the state and nation, and further erode > democratic and human rights in Iran. > > We ask you to oppose any military intervention in Iran and work to promote > genuine peace in the region. > For more information write to: > Iran Open Letter > 2565 Broadway > #213 > New York, NY 10025-5657 > <A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Help save the life of a child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/mGEjbB/5WnJAA/E2hLAA/7gSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
