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>>Dear friends,
>>
>>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.
>>Weimplore 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
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