STOP WAR ON IRAN !
- An Attack could be Imminent
- We Can’t Afford to Wait
- Take It to the Streets This Summer
- U.S. out of Iraq, Money for human needs, not war!
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MASS MARCH IN NYC
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
Assemble 12 p.m.
at Times Square
43rd St. & Broadway
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AN APPEAL TO ORGANIZERS AND ACTIVISTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE
WORLD:
Consider as soon as possible if you can organize a STOP WAR ON
IRAN protest in your locality during the weekend of August 2 – 3.
Let us know so
that your protest can be listed.
YET ANOTHER U.S. WAR?
The U.S. occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan is hated by the people there. These
wars have no support at home and are ruining the domestic economy. Instead of
pulling out, the Bush administration is preparing for still another
war—this time against Iran . This must be stopped!
AGRESSION TOWARDS IRAN IS ESCALATING
On June 4, George Bush, with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at his side,
called Iran a “threat to peace.” Two days before, acting as a
proxy for the Pentagon, Israel used advanced U.S. fighter planes to conduct
massive air maneuvers, which the media called a “dress rehearsal”
for an attack on Iran ’s nuclear facility. Under pressure from the U.S. ,
the European Union announced sanctions against Iran on June 23. A bill is
before Congress for further U.S. sanctions on Iran and even a blockade of Iran
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IRAN “THREATS” A HOAX
Iran as a “nuclear threat” is as much a hoax as Bush’s claim
of “weapons of mass destruction” in Iraq used to justify the war
there. The International Atomic Energy Agency, which inspects Iran ’s
nuclear facilities, says it has no weapons program and is developing nuclear
power for the days when its oil runs out. Even Washington ’s 16 top spy
agencies issued a joint statement that said Iran does not have nuclear weapons
technology!
U.S. and Israel are the real nuclear danger. The Pentagon has a huge,
nuclear-capable naval armada in the Persian/Arabian Gulf, with guns aimed at
Iran . Israel , the Pentagon’s proxy force in the Middle East , has up to
200 nuclear warheads and has never signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty. Iran did sign it.
WAR HURTS U.S. ECONOMY
While billions of dollars go to war, at home the unemployment rate had the
biggest spike in 23 years. Home foreclosures and evictions are
increasing; fuel and food prices are through the roof. While the situation is
growing dire for many, Washington ’s cuts to domestic programs
continue. A new U.S. war will bring only more suffering.
WHAT WE DO RIGHT NOW CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
While the summer is a difficult time to call protests, the August recess of
Congress gives the White House an opportunity for unopposed aggression against
Iran . We must not let this happen! From the anti-war movement and all
movements for social change, to religious and grassroots organizations, unions
and schools, let us join forces to demand “No war on Iran, U.S. out of
Iraq, Money for human needs not war! “
This call to action is issued by StopWarOnIran.org, a network of thousands of
concerned activists and organizations fighting to stop a new war against Iran
since February 2006.
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