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A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition condemns in the strongest terms the U.S. government’s raids on over 24 mainstream Muslim organizations and homes in Virginia and Georgia. A.N.S.W.E.R. Act Now to Stop War & End Racism http://www.internationalanswer.org PRESS RELEASE CONTACTS: Tony Murphy, 212-633-6646 Sarah Sloan, 202-543-2777 STOP OUTRAGEOUS ATTACKS ON MUSLIM AND ARAB PEOPLE STOP THE ATTACKS ON CIVIL LIBERTIES SAY NO TO WAR AND RACISM The A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition, which is organizing the April 20 March on Washington against War and Racism taking place at the White House, condemns in the strongest terms the U.S. government’s raids on over 24 mainstream Muslim organizations and homes in Virginia and Georgia. “These raids have nothing to do with keeping people safe from ‘terrorism.’ Instead they are part of an ongoing campaign of anti-Arab racism and anti-Muslim bigotry Bush has whipped up in the U.S. to complement his non-stop war policies in the Middle East,” said Larry Holmes, a co-director of the International Action Center, one of the members of the A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition. “More and more this campaign is beginning to resemble mass hysteria and internment campaigns organized against Japanese Americans during World War II,” added Mara Verheyden-Hilliard of the Partnership for Civil Justice LDEF, also with A.N.S.W.E.R. “Already well over 1,200 Middle Eastern people have been the target of mass sweeps and held in isolation and detention centers for over six months. Thousands of others have been interrogated, questioned, and threatened.” At a press conference Thursday held at the offices of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Solidarity USA, a DC-based organization dedicated to defending Muslims, Arabs, South Asians and others from September 11-backlash, put out a statement spelling out the government raid tactics: At the home of Dr. Mohammad Jaghlit, “Agents roamed the place, broke cabinets, threw private belongings everywhere, including personal and family photo pictures and albums, and left the house in a total mess. Among the very private things confiscated are household members’ IDs and passports, and boxes of freshly printed and clearly marked cards and envelopes of invitation for the Jaghlits’ daughter’s wedding party.” “Peace, justice, civil rights, religious organizations and all other justice-loving people have to come out strongly against this repression,” Holmes continued. “Only a united movement can turn back this intimidation campaign, which is currently aimed at one segment of the population, but is ultimately designed to silence all forms of opposition to war policies, cutbacks and layoffs. This is yet another example of the Bush administration using the reaction to the events of September 11th to impose a pre-existing, right-wing agenda.” -30- For more information on the April 20 March on Washington Against War & Racism at the White House, go to http://www.internationalanswer.org. --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
