A89: Online petition to stop the war in Yugoslavia
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A89: Online petition to stop the war in Yugoslavia
Sorry for the forward, but you can do some good by signing this petition.
It will automatically send a unique letter your state senators and
representives. And pass it on (preferably not in the spam fashion I'm
sending to this list ;-)
> The Libertarian Party has launched a new website
>
> http://www.StopTheWarNow.com
>
> to help people express their opposition to the war in Yugoslavia.
>
> People who visit the site can sign an email petition, including
> personal comments, which will be immediately sent to their U.S.
> Representative and their two U.S. Senators. They can also arrange to
> forward copies of the letter below to their friends and family, and
> link to sites providing additional information about the war.
>
> We need you to do two things right now to make this campaign a success:
>
> 1) Please visit our new site, http://www.StopTheWarNow.com, and sign
> the online petition.
>
> 2) Forward the letter below to your friends and family. By triggering a
> chain reaction on this issue, we can generate tens of thousands of
> emails to Congress.
>
> While it is important that you forward this letter to anyone who might
> be interested, it is also important that we not engage in
> indiscriminate spamming. If at all possible, please address each
> message to the individual you're sending it to and put your name on it.
>
> While a majority of Americans currently support the US-NATO bombing, we
> expect that to change as the war drags on and casualties mount. We need
> to do what we can to bring an end to this undeclared war sooner rather
> than later. Thank you.
>
> =======================================================================
>
> [letter to forward to your friends and family]
>
> I'm participating in an Internet campaign to stop the war in Yugoslavia
> before ground troops are deployed, and I'd like to invite you to join
> me.
>
> Please forward this message to any friends, family, co-workers,
> neighbors, or other people you know personally who may be interested.
> Then go to http://www.StopTheWarNow.com and sign the petition. You can
> add your personal comments to the petition. It will then be submitted
> directly to your representative in the U.S. House and to both your U.S.
> Senators.
>
> Every day that this undeclared war continues, it becomes more likely
> that ground troops will be deployed, and that we will find ourselves in
> another Vietnam-style quagmire. As the war escalates, it will become
> increasingly difficult for politicians to admit that they made a
> mistake, end the war, and bring our troops home.
>
> The bombing of Yugoslavia is a textbook example of the folly of foreign
> intervention: So far, the US-NATO air assault has accomplished the
> exact opposite of what President Clinton promised.
>
> Our bombardment has prompted more attacks on innocent civilians,
> worsened the plight of refugees, caused the conflict to spill over to
> neighboring nations, and inflamed anti-American sentiments around the
> world. Bombing errors have resulted in the deaths of refugees -- the
> very people we are supposed to be protecting.
>
> We acknowledge the terrible human suffering of ethnic Albanians in
> Kosovo -- suffering which has been exacerbated by our reckless attack
> on Yugoslavia. However, that tragedy does not justify American military
> intervention that puts our nation at risk.
>
> The job of the American military is to defend the United States and to
> keep Americans safe. Instead, our air assault on Yugoslavia has reduced
> our military preparedness, reignited Cold War tensions with Russia, and
> made us a more tempting target for terrorists.
>
> If the American people don't speak out, the war will continue to
> escalate, ground troops will be eventually be deployed, and American
> casualties will rise. If we don't want that to happen, we must persuade
> our representatives in Congress to stop the war now.
>
> Please forward this e-mail to everyone you know who might be interested
> in helping, but please don't send it indiscriminately -- spam will only
> hurt our campaign.
>
> Then go to our web page (http://www.StopTheWarNow.com) and sign the
> petition. Thank you.
>
> The Libertarian Party
http://www.lp.org/
> 2600 Virginia Ave. NW, Suite 100 voice:
202-333-0008
> Washington DC 20037 fax:
202-333-0072
>
> For subscription changes, please mail to <announce-request@lp.org> with
the
> word "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" in the subject line -- or use the WWW
form.
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