Re: URGENT!!!

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: Thank you Alli, I do think this is the least we : can do to help the people of Iraq. : : : Hello, all. The Bush administration was unable to show any hard link between Iraq and the attacks of Sept. 11, so it has declared that the simple possession of weapons of mass destruction by a "rogue state" is : : terrorism. Now, the House International Relations Committee is considering a resolution that will declare Iraq's refusal to allow weapons inspectors : : in an act of "aggression" against the United States (weapons inspectors were removed by the United States shortly before the December 1998 "Desert Fox" bombing campaign, and Iraq has not allowed any back in). This is a clear move to authorize large-scale bombing of Iraq. For those of you living in the United States, the following action alert has information on what to do. For everyone else, please do take note. It's not too early to start thinking about demonstrations. : : For more information about Iraq, see http://www.casi.org.uk, : : http://www.endthewar.org, or http://www.fair.org/international/iraq.html : : In Solidarity, : : Crisis Update : : PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY : : International Affairs Committee Drafting Resolution to Authorize Bombing of Iraq : : Rep. Ron Paul Circulating Congressional Letter in Opposition : : Friends - As many of you know, there has been immense pressure building recently within the Bush Administration, and the media, to make Iraq the : : next target in our unending war against terrorism. Now a number of members of Congress have written a letter urging President Bush to do just that, and this coming Tuesday the House International Relations Committee will be drafting a resolution to authorize attacks on Iraq. (Much greater attacks than what we have been doing already, aimed at overthrowing Saddam Hussein.) It will, among other things, stipulate that any refusal of Iraq to grant access to UN inspectors to any site in Iraq will be considered an "act of aggression against the United States." : : Con. Ron Paul of Texas is circulating a letter opposing any attacks on Iraq. While not a pacifist letter, it does clearly state that there will be : : massive loss of life if we do this, that pretty much the rest of the world opposes us doing this, that even our allies freely acknowledge that there is no evidence that Iraq had anything to do with the September 11 bombing, and that taking military action against them would thus go well beyond the original resolution authorizing use of force in Afghanistan. : : Please circulate this message to all your group and personal email listservs, and urge your group members, colleagues or friends to call their Representatives immediately (as in Monday and Tuesday) to speak against the bombing of Iraq, and to urge them to sign on to Rep. Paul's letter. While all members of Congress are important, the members of the House : : International Relations Committee are particularly so, and they are listed below. : : PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW TO PREVENT THIS WAR FROM SPREADING EVEN FURTHER : : Members of the House International Relations Committee : : Henry J. Hyde, Chairman (R-IL) (202) 225-4561 : : Republicans : : Benjamin A. Gilman, New York -> (202) 225-3776 : : James A. Leach, Iowa -> (202) 225-6576 : : Doug Bereuter, Nebraska -> (202) 225-4806 : : Christopher H. Smith, New Jersey -> (202) 225-3765 : : Dan Burton, Indiana -> (202) 225-2276 : : Elton Gallegly, California -> (202) 225-5811 : : Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida -> (202) 225-3931 : : Cass Ballenger, North Carolina -> (202) 225-2576 : : Dana Rohrabacher, California -> (202) 225-2415 : : Edward R. Royce, California -> (202) 225-4111 : : Peter T. King, New York -> (202) 225-7896 : : Steve Chabot, Ohio -> (202) 225-2216 : : Amo Houghton, New York -> (202) 225-3161 : : John M. McHugh, New York -> : (202) 225-4611 : : Richard Burr, North Carolina -> (202) 225-2071 : : John Cooksey, Louisiana -> (202) 225-8490 : : Thomas G. Tancredo, Colorado -> (202) 225-7882 : : Ron Paul, Texas -> (202) 225-2831 : : Nick Smith, Michigan -> (202) 225-6276 : : Joseph R. Pitts, Pennsylvania -> (202) 225-2411 : : Darrell E. Issa, California -> (202) 225-3906 : : Eric Cantor, Virginia -> (202) 225-2815 : : Jeff Flake, Arizona -> (202) 225-2635 : : Brian D. Kerns, Indiana -> (202) 225-5805 : : Jo Ann Davis, Virginia -> 202. 225. 4261 : : Democrats : : Tom Lantos (Ranking Member), California -> (202) 225-3531 : : Howard L. Berman, California -> (202) 225-4695 : : Gary L. Ackerman, New York -> (202) 225-2601 : : Eni F. H. Faleomavaega, American Samoa -> (202) 225-8577 : : Donald M. Payne, New Jersey -> (202) 225-3436 : : Robert Menendez, New Jersey -> (202) 225-7919 : : Sherrod Brown, Ohio -> (202) 225-3401 : : Cynthia A. McKinney, Georgia -> (202) 225-1605 : : Earl F. Hilliard, Alabama -> (202) 225-2665 : : Brad Sherman, California -> (202) 225-5911 : : Robert Wexler, Florida -> (202) 225-3001 : : Jim Davis, Florida -> (202) 225-3376 : : Eliot L. Engel, New York -> (202) 225-2464 : : William D. Delahunt, Massachusetts -> (202) 225-3111 : : Gregory W. Meeks, New York -> (202) 225-3461 : : Barbara Lee, California -> (202) 225-2661 : : Joseph Crowley, New York -> (202) 225-3965 : : Joseph M. Hoeffel, Pennsylvania -> (202) 225-6111 : : Earl Blumenauer, Oregon -> (202) 225-4811 : : Shelley Berkley, Nevada -> (202) 225-5965 : : Grace Napolitano, California -> (202) 225-5256 : : Adam B. Schiff, California -> : (202) 225-4176 : : Diane E. Watson, California -> (202) 225-7084

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