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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] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn