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