Open letter from people in the United States to people all over the world. Available in other languages. It is a troubled time. The drums of war, already loud, are daily being amplified by the megaphones of modern media. We want to extend our hands to people all over the world to work together for peace, justice, economic equity, and environmental sanity. The United States government is, sadly, behaving like a global bully – a role that alarms us greatly because of the threat of war and the destruction that it may rain down on children who have too long suffered for the fights of their fathers. It also increases the risks of terrorism here and all over the world because it is likely to further inflame angry passions, which are already too high. Our goal is to seek peaceful resolution of conflicts. ![]()
We also want to strengthen international institutions so that they can accomplish that goal. The United States, against its own best traditions, is undermining the rule of law internationally by trying to muscle other countries as well as the United Nations to bend to its will by threatening the unilateral use of force. We have also been stunned by the speed and depth with which civil liberties at home have been eroded in the name of the War on Terror. We are determined to resist these trends. Hundreds of thousands of people, young and old, have demonstrated in the streets, including many who have never before done so. ![]() ![]() Local governments are enacting laws that call for non- cooperation with unconstitutional federal procedures to arrest or spy on immigrants as well as citizens. We know we need to do more. The immense consumption of petroleum in the United States contributes both to the danger of climate change and the risk of war. While the U. S. We must wean the United States away from its most dangerous addiction – vast amounts of oil. There are also problems we must try to solve together. Specifically, the problem of weapons of mass destruction is a stubborn and difficult reality. We are painfully aware that most of the rest of the world regards the loud U. S. The United States incinerated two cities with atom bombs in 1. Osama bin Laden has, more than once, including after September 1. There are no good or pious hands that can be allowed to wield these terrible, illegal, and immoral weapons. They must never again be used by anyone. There are eight countries with nuclear weapons – the United States, Russia, Britain, France, China, Israel, India and Pakistan – and two others, who have broken their Non- Proliferation Treaty commitments to try to acquire them, North Korea and Iraq. ![]() The illegitimacy of the weapons of the great powers does not and cannot make the weapons of North Korea or Iraq legitimate. We must end the era of weapons of mass destruction in the world. The day when governments can rationalize their use to their people by trading the lives of children of any nationality against the lives of soldiers engaged in war must end. It is time to round up all nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons- usable materials and put them under verifiable international control. It is time to strengthen existing international treaties that ban chemical and biological weapons with strong institutions and authority for inspections everywhere. In that spirit, we support the U. N. We do not endorse a U. S.- led war on Iraq even if they should fail, in part because the United States insists on a prerogative of using nuclear weapons, and because it may have ulterior motives, unrelated to the issue of disarmament. The better course would be to strengthen the U. N.- based structure by investing it with sufficient authority and technical capability to verifiably sequester all nuclear weapons and weapons- usable materials. A similar approach could also be used for other weapons of mass destruction and to arrest persons who are alleged to have committed crimes against humanity, such as the one on September 1. Any country that claims leadership in peacemaking or in disarming others must subject itself to the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court. Some of the most powerful countries do not qualify today. No country should set itself above the law. Unfortunately the United States is among those that is doing just that. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() At the Nuremberg trials of the Nazis, U. S. In withdrawing from the general jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice and in resisting and undermining the International Criminal Court, the United States has broken that promise. We want to redeem it. Realtor.com ® mobile apps Find homes for sale or rent on iPhone, iPad, and Android. Stories in Stone. The audio tour of Oak Ridge Cemetery includes: Introduction and Overview; Frank Sayre Cowgill Mausoleum; Rees-Clendenin Families. Rock and Gem Clubs in the state of Alabama Search for Minerals from Alabama on eBay Alabama Mineral & Lapidary Society – Birmingham, Alabama. The Alabama Mineral. We will not allow the ill- considered and short- sighted military and energy policies of the U. S. We write to you to let you know that we stand in solidarity with all those who are working non- violently for peace and justice, independent of nationality, to struggle against the terrible violence that still envelops the world and threatens to engulf us all. We believe we need to work together to make the twenty first century one in which the principles of Mahatma Gandhi and Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., will triumph over hate, greed, and violence. Even as he led the struggle for India’s independence and believed that India had a great deal to offer the world, Gandhi said: “My patriotism is not an exclusive thing. It is all embracing and I should reject that patriotism which sought to mount the distress, or exploitation, of other nationalities.” We extend our hand to you in that spirit. Signatories as of 5/1. Richard D. Aasness. Nancy Abercrombie. Alladin Abualem. As`ad Abu. Khalil, Professor of Political Science, California State University. Theresa Acerro. Dr. Arnab Acharya. Deborah- Leigh Acs. Lily Jean Adams. Melanie Adcock. Bill Guerra Addington, Co- Founder, Sierra Blanca Legal Defense Fund. Nesrin Adem, Las Vegas, NV, USAMichal Adhanom, Washington, DC, USADr. Judith Adler, Head, Dept. Aghazarian, Community College of Philadelphia. David Agnew, Cape Codders for Peace and Justice*David Agnew. Paula Agostinelli, Washington, DCFloyd H. Agostinelliagus faisal agus, asociation democratic socialist, central sulawesi, palu, indonesia. David akex, Eeuc, PHX, AZ, USAMavjooda Akhmedova, Cedar Land Trading Est., Dubai, Asia, UAEsamir al badrawi, iraqi peace org*, baghdad, iraq. Emre Alak, brooklyn, usa, america. Waqar Alam, Zargoon Gems, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan. Jennifer Albertson, Maplewood, USAJennifer Albertson President, College Republicans–Lander University*Glenn Alcalay, Co- Chair, National Committee for Radiation Victims. Louise Aldrich, Marin Friends Meeting*, Gray Panthers*, Marin Peace Coalition*Louis Daniel Alemayehu, Director, Multicultural Crossroadsdon alex, PHX, AZ, Maricopa. Nancy Alexander. Michael L. Alexander. Ken Alleman, high school student/progressive activist. Ace Allen, member, Citizens’ Alternative Voice*richard allen, cranberry twp., pa. Edith Allen, Colombe Foundation. Brian G. Allen, Coordinating Council – Green Party of Seattle*John J. Allen. Lynnette Allensue allen, hutchinson, kansas, reno. Dr. Julie Ann Allender, Psychologist. Diane M. Almeida, Ph. D. Deanna Alpert, DEANNA ALPERT LCSW, CUTCHOGUE, NY, United States. Abbas Jaafar Alshehabi, Al duraz, Bahrain, Bahrainmelissa alvarado, vista, USA, CAmaryann amann, PORTLAND, oregon, usa. Patricia J. Ameno, Chairperson, Citizen’s Action for a Safe Environment. Georgann Ames, Madison, USAHelen Amos. Frejunico Amosco, EVANGELICAL*, Seoul, Korea. Joy Amulya, Center for Reflective Community Practice, MITFrank A. Anania, M. D., FACP, University of Maryland School of Medicine. Vicki Mc. Cool Anderson. Anne Anderson, Psychologists for Social Responsibility*Stephanie Anderson. Michael Anderson. Yvette Andersonlinda anderson, dundee, scotland. Leslie Anderson. Christopher C. L. Anderson. Richard and Barbara Anderson. Janet S. Anderson. Margaret B. Anderson, Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Darci Andresen. Walton Andrews. Lynne Annis. Judy Ansel, The University of Missouri- Kansas City,* President, Cross Border Network for Justice and Solidarity. Brooke Anthony. Shiner Antiorio, Visual Voices. Annette Antonucci. Carolyn Antonucci. Lord Arathorn, Montargis, France. Laura Arbilla. Francisco Arg. Arnold. Martha Arreguin. Abel Arreguin. Lynn Asch, concerned citizen. Deborah and Curtis Asch. Coila Ash, Creative Commotion: Voices for Social Change. Kashi Ashramsylvia atkinson, roswell, nm, chaves. Tom Atlee, Co- Intelligence Institute. Elizabeth Atly, Campaign for Peace with Cubayacatolli atoguanda, ecopaz*, chicago, illinois, e. Michael Attarian, Armenian Youth Federation. Suzi Aufderheide. Judith Auslander. Janice Auth, Executive Director, Peace Linkseric avina, paso robles, ca, san luis obispo. Caryn Aviv, Ph. D, University of California San Francisco. Gina Axsom. Ava Azzone. Joseph Azzone. Rev. Doucet, member, Women’s Action for New Directions. Linda Bach. Gale Bach. Eve Bach. Ellen Bacon. Keith Badger. Andrea Badger. Atish Bagchi. Sean Bagley, Indiana Green Party*Jane Bailey. Walter E. Bains. Brooke Baird, Abbotsford, BC, Canada. Emily Bajcsi. Louise Baker. Louise C. Baker. Sheila Baker, Vandenberg Watch. Jean Balay. RC Baldwin, Long Beach, USACaron Balkany. Edith Ballantyne. David Ballard, Oneonta, NY, USAEdith J. Ballard, Fellowship of Reconciliation*Therese Ballet Lynn, Ph. D. rakesh bamta, electronics engineer, sharjah, uae. Dano Ban. Sandy Banks, Lamorinda Women for Peace and Justice. Nancy J. Bannister, Journey Catholic Community. Alta and Floyd Bantz. Michael C. Baratoff, Be Fluid*Lois Barber. Kristan Barber, Austin Democracy Coalition. Ellen E. Barfield, board member of Veterans for Peace, War Resisters League, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. Enno Bargmann, actor. Elaine Barkan. Jennifer Barkan. Sarah Barkan. Danielle Barker. Andrew Barlow, Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology, University of California at Berkeley. Harriet Barlow, Blue Mountain Center. Dr. Patricia Barlow- Irick, Ph. D. Largo Canyon School. Michael P. Barndollar. Martin Barnes. Martin Barnes, Publisher, The Flatlander. Samira Baroody. Marsha Barr. Laura Barrett. Vera Grimsley Barrett.
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