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aeroplane
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 Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:44 pm Post subject: Response to Bush's TV address: Hit the streets September 24 |
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A.N.S.W.E.R.'s response to Bush:
Hit the Streets September 24!
Dear VoteNoWar.org member,
As the people of the United States have turned dramatically against the war and occupation of Iraq, Bush went on national television tonight, again repeatedly invoking September 11 as a pretext for the criminal and illegal war against Iraq. Bush took to the airwaves tonight because the antiwar movement is growing in strength and power and that poses a major political obstacle to the continuation of the war and occupation. Now Bush has also taken on the job of being the Recruiter-in-Chief, urging young people to sign up and replenish the dwindling ranks of the newly enlisted.
Tonight Bush's speech was before a military audience. It comes twenty-five months after he used a military audience as a photo-opportunity. At that time, May 1, 2003, Bush landed aboard the USS aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln to announce, under a boldly painted banner "Mission Accomplished," that major combat operations had ended in Iraq. Now with the blood of 100,000 dead Iraqis and more than 1,700 U.S. soldiers on his hands, Bush is compelled to justify the ongoing military conflict and occupation in Iraq to a population that no longer believes the government or its recycled rationales. The old rationales - that is, the old lies - have been so completely exposed that Bush is required to resort to constant referencing of September 11 as the pretext for the Iraq war and occupation.
The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism), which has organized the largest mass anti-war demonstrations in Washington DC during the last four years, was formed on September 14, 2001. A.N.S.W.E.R. represented the convergence of those organizations and tens of thousands of individuals around the country who went immediately into the streets exposing and opposing Bush's cynical use of September 11 and the slogan of the "war on terrorism." This was at a time when there was great pressure from within the peace movement in the United States to be silent and not speak out in opposition to Bush's evident coming war drive for empire and conquest. As the Bush Administration set its sites on Iraq, VoteNoWar.org was launched at the first massive national demonstration against a war in Iraq on October 26, 2002. Hundreds of thousands of people have joined in the VoteNoWar People's Anti-War and Bring the Troops Home Now referendums. All those who stood together in those early days of September and at the beginning of Bush's threats against Iraq have reached out to their friends, families, neighbors, classmates and co-workers and have successfully worked to educate others and broaden and expand this mass antiwar movement. Now we are ready to take the next step.
On September 24 in Washington DC there will be a mass mobilization at the White House. There will be coordinated actions at the same time in San Francisco and Los Angeles. This demonstration, initiated by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition and supported by VoteNoWar, now joined by thousands across the country, is coming together at the critical moment. Waiting for the politicians is a dead end. The people must act and deepen the popular antiwar sentiment until it becomes the most potent force in the political equation.
The September 24 demonstration is shaping up to be historic not only because of this important moment in the political climate in the U.S. but also because of the unity being forged for this protest. Marching together and sharing leadership on September 24 will be Arab-American and Muslim communities, unions, military families, veterans, students and youth, and antiwar, social justice and civil rights groups. The September 24 National Coalition has formed to work together in solidarity and support for this important demonstration. Urge your friends to join in this important united effort and show the world the power of this rapidly developing peoples' movement. Rejecting the right-wing's efforts at division, the people can become the most powerful political force - and that is Bush's greatest fear.
What you can do right now:
Six ways to get involved
& make a difference
1) Send this email to your friends and families. Ask them to endorse the demonstration and join with millions of others in the U.S. who now oppose the war in Iraq and want it to be brought to an end. Sign up to get critical email updates on the mobilization and how you can plug in.
2) Start organizing people to come with you to Washington DC on September 24. Help spread the word to others about transportation options from your city by filling out the Transportation Form on the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition website.
3) Contact the VoteNoWar offices for a free packet of organizing materials - flyers, posters, stickers and more - so you can start handing them out, leaving stacks, and posting them wherever you can: on bulletin boards, at school, at work, in the supermarket, your local cafe, your church, mosque or synagogue. Download flyers from the A.N.S.W.E.R. website - VoteNoWar flyers coming soon!
4) Join a street outreach team this weekend or organize one in your town. In Washington DC email dc@internationalanswer.org or call 202-544-3389, in New York City email nyc@internationalanswer.org or call 212-533-0417, in San Francisco email sf@internationalanswer.org or call 415-821-6545, and in Los Angeles email la@internationalanswer.org or call 323-464-1636. If you live in another city, email info@internationalanswer.org for details and tips on how to get started.
5) Please make a donation today - we urgently need your help to bring this war to an end. The Bush administration has billions of dollars that they have taken from us to fund their war and line the pockets of war profiteers. It is up to us to fund the fight for true justice and peace. Please take a moment and make a donation through our secure server, where you can also obtain information to write a check.
6) September 24 - 12 noon - White House - BE THERE!
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...or be square. I have to be a square. Are there any Kool Kats stateside that could be a THC official representative? This could be a good chance for the ministry to make influencial friends as we join trillions of others who want Bush and the rest of the Tumbleweed gang run outta Dodge! 
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Let's keep bumping this one regularly 'till Sept 24th.
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Fyrefly1
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| Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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Okie dokie!
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