cc: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, members of the media

President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Secretary Rice, Secretary Gates, and Congressional leaders:

NO U.S. Bases in the Czech Republic and Poland!
We need funds for Human Needs, not War and Occupation!

The Pentagon is planning to build U.S. missile bases and radar stations in the Czech Republic and Poland. A majority of the population in both countries is opposed to this dangerous military escalation. I stand in solidarity with them in opposing this reckless warlike move.

In both countries there is an effort to ram through the decision to allow the U.S. bases despite thousands of petitions, mass calls for a national referendum and wide protests. Millions of people are concerned about the opening of a new cold war and a new arms race.

President Bush has just submitted the largest military budget in history. U.S. military spending surpasses $1 million a minute – every day of the year. Desperately needed social programs for health, education, housing and the environment are being cut, to pay for a brutal war in Iraq, new bases and new threats of endless war.

I support the right of the people of the Czech Republic and Poland to oppose U.S. bases on their soil.

I support their just and democratic demand for a national referendum on this issue.

We need funds for peoples needs, not for war and occupation.

Sincerely,
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