IMHO I consider this petition as offensive to a President of a Nation in taking
for granted that he may be ignorant , or unaware , and without the consciousness
of the importance of the  consequences of the acts and decisions he will be
involved .
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Best wishes .
Joao Paulo - Salvador,BA,Brazil


Camilla Flintermann wrote:

> There have already been some 45,000 signatures.Please sign
> quickly-----  if you agree
>
> >>
> >>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
> >>  Contact: [log in to unmask]

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