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----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mary Ridge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 12:41 PM Subject: A Veteran's Appeal > The following letter is written by a veteran of the first Gulf War. > He's started Veterans for Common Sense -- a group of former military > folks who oppose the current plans for war on Iraq. If you or > someone you know are interested in joining him, please check out > their website: > > http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/ > > Sincerely, > MoveOn.org > > __________________ > > Dear MoveOn member, > > Twelve years ago, in February of 1991, I crossed the border between > Saudi Arabia and Iraq with the 24th Infantry Division. Back then I > was a 20-year-old Abrams tank crewman, and I fought in several battles > in southern Iraq. I can say from personal experience, the media got it > wrong. The first Gulf War wasn't clean, it wasn't pretty, and it > wasn't precise. In the chaos and destruction of battle, anything can > happen. We killed a lot of people. > > Like many of the men and women I served with, I do not believe that > President Bush or Secretary of State Powell, in his presentation at > the United Nations on Wednesday, has made the case that Iraq poses an > imminent threat to the United States. Without proving imminent > threat, the administration has failed outright to justify its rush to > war. Many senior military leaders, including Generals Norman > Schwarzkopf, Anthony Zinni and Wesley Clark, have all questioned the > wisdom of another war with Iraq. > > Thousands of veterans of all U.S. wars have stepped forward, marched > in demonstrations and raised their voices to say that the nation they > defended should not be attacking other nations. There is no sense of > just cause in the U.S. armed forces today. Most recently we veterans > have been joined in our message by families with loved ones in the > military. > > Tens of thousands of American soldiers and hundreds of thousands of > Iraqis could die in a long, drawn-out war in Iraq. > > We need your help to spread our message that veterans oppose this war. > We can win without war. > > How can you help? Join Veterans for Common Sense. Whether you are a > veteran, or you have a family member in the military, or you simply > support our message, you can join us in calling for a common sense > approach to Iraq. We need your support. > > To find out more, please visit: > > http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/ > > Already we have reached across the country through successful press > conferences, innumerable appearances on television and radio programs, > and op-eds, letters to the editor and interviews published in local, > regional and national newspapers. Already we have visited innumerable > congressional offices, winning impressive support across the political > spectrum. > > Add your voice to the growing chorus of voices speaking common sense > against the rush to war. > > For more information, and to find out the latest news about a possible > war in Iraq, visit our web site: > > http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org > > Together we can win without war, > > Charles Sheehan-Miles > Veterans for Common Sense > > ________________ > > This is a message from MoveOn.org. To remove yourself from this list, > please visit our subscription management page at: > http://moveon.org/s?i=1020-1649203-MJ6Egvm.f7b7dUfXbq7HSg > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
