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IN THIS BULLETIN:

*FEATURED ACTION: Indict Saddam Hussein for War Crimes
 
*SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY: Contribute to the Working Assets Anti-War  Billboard Fund
 
*ACTIVISM OPPORTUNITY: Urge the Pope to go to Baghdad to Stop the Impending War

Featured Action

Indict Saddam Hussein for War Crimes

Those who oppose war have an obligation to propose alternative paths to that of the Bush Administration. So far, the call for inspections has been an effective strategy, and the inspections should be strengthened and continued.

There is an additional powerful step that should be taken now: the indictment of Saddam Hussein.

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Most agree that Saddam Hussein is a cruel dictator who has committed horrific human rights violations against his own people and those of neighboring countries. International law provides a remedy for just this behavior, and it is not a preemptive invasion. Instead, the U.N. Security Council should establish a tribunal for crimes against humanity by the leaders of Iraq, and move immediately to indict Saddam and selected others of his Ba’ath Party. This should allow us to focus on the crimes of the leadership while protecting the lives of the innocent people of Iraq.

Urge President Bush to call upon the United Nations to establish a war-crimes tribunal to indict Saddam Hussein.

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Special Opportunity

Contribute to the Working Assets Anti-War Billboard Fund

Click here to contribute now.

Time is running out to stop this war. We need to raise as much money as we can between now and Friday, March 14 to place the message “Support our Troops. Bring them home NOW” on billboards in major cities, including Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and even near Bush’s home in Crawford, Texas.

The growing antiwar movement has succeeded beyond anyone’s hopes and the Bush Administration’s fears — yet Mr. Bush cannot seem to find a way out of his promises and posturing other than invading Iraq. Among our most popular antiwar signs have been those that both support our troops and oppose this preemptive war, so we want to make sure that millions of people see them who have not yet attended a peace rally or march.

If we raise $50,000 by Friday, March 14 the billboards will start to go up next week, one as early as Tuesday. The billboards will remain up for at least a month — and if the bombing starts will keep the pressure on the Bush administration to stop the war and bring our troops home.

Click here to contribute now.

Note: Contributions to the Working Assets Anti-War Billboard Fund are not tax deductible.

Activism Opportunity

Urge the Pope to go to Baghdad to Stop the Impending War

Contributed by Nuclear Policy Research Institute

In an effort to try to stop the impending war with Iraq, on March 1, Dr. Helen Caldicott, a renowned political activist on nuclear and environmental issues, sent a letter to the Pope, asking him to travel to Baghdad in order to offer himself as “the ultimate human shield.”

Please join Dr. Caldicott and ask the Pope to travel to Baghdad in an effort to stop the impending war with Iraq.

Take action!

Thank you for speaking out on issues that matter. Together, we can make a difference.

Jennifer Willis
Director
ActForChange.com

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