Greetings,
I thought this petition might be of interest to some of you.

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>Dear friends,

>What happened in the states this week was a terrible tragedy - BUT the US is
>preparing for war before they even know who the enemy is.

>What follows is a petition that will be forwarded to President Bush, and
>other world leaders, urging them to avoid war as a response to the terrorist
>attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon this week. Please
>read it, sign it at
>http://home.uchicago.edu/~dhpicker/petition
>and forward the link to as many people as possible, as quickly as possible.
>This is to be circulated quickly if it is to have any effect at all, as the
>Congress of The United States has already passed a resolution supporting any
>military action President Bush deems appropriate:

> "We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of the United States of
>America and of countries around the world, appeal to the President of The
>United States, George W.Bush; to the NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson;
>to the President of the European Union, Romano Prodi; and to all leaders
>internationally to use moderation and restraint in responding to the recent
>terrorist attacks against the United States.

>We implore the powers that be to use, wherever possible, international
>judicial institutions and international human rights law to bring to justice
>those responsible for the attacks, rather than the instruments of war,
>violence or destruction.

>Furthermore, we assert that the government of a nation must be presumed
>separate and distinct from any terrorist group that may operate within its
>borders, and therefore cannot be held unduly accountable for the latter's
>crimes. It follows that the government of a particular nation should not be
>condemned for the recent attack without compelling evidence of its
>cooperation and complicity with those individuals who actually committed the
>crimes in question.

>Innocent civilians living within any nation that may be found responsible,
>in part or in full,for the crimes recently perpetrated against the United
>States, must not bear any responsibility for the actions of their
>government, and must therefore be guaranteed safety and immunity from any
>military or judicial action taken against the state in which they reside.

>Lastly and most emphatically, we demand that there be no recourse to
>nuclear, indiscriminate destruction, and feel that it is our inalienable
>human right to live in a world free of such arms."

>Sign at: http://home.uchicago.edu/~dhpicker/petition
>Contact: [log in to unmask]

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