NO TO RACISM & IMPERIALIST WAR!
U.S. NAVY OUT OF VIEQUES |
Urgent Call To Action: |
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All out Monday, January 13, 2003 - 4:30 p.m., Times Square, New York City. Protest the U.S. Navy announced resumption of bombing practices in Vieques, Puerto Rico. These planned bombing rehearsals scheduled to begin on January 13 will last a period of 29 days, adding to the destruction already caused by U.S. military activity in Vieques. The Committee for the Rescue & Development of Vieques is calling on peace loving people everywhere to engage in actions of support. Using the pretense of fighting "terrorism," U.S. arrogance in the Middle East has intensified while its intentions to defy the wishes of the Puerto Rican people is becoming more apparent. Since the early 1940's, U.S. wars have been practiced on Vieques, Puerto Rico. The people there have suffered the economic, health and environmental consequences of bombings and military maneuvers, in which depleted uranium and other deadly substances have been used. The abuses committed against the people of Vieques by the U.S. Navy must stop as well as every preparation for war the U.S. government makes against Iraq. Now more than ever, the people of Vieques must be supported in their effort to stop the bombing of their island home - a first stage of the war on Iraq. The devastation and death the U.S. military has caused in Vieques is a glimpse of what the U.S. will bring upon Iraq and many other countries if Pentagon war preparations are not halted. The U.S. Navy must leave Vieques, begin a process of decontamination, issue reparations and return the land to the people. Enough is enough! Join others on January 13th to demand an end to injustice. Bring your signs, noisemakers and spirit. Let the world know that the U.S. Navy bombing practice in Vieques amounts to U.S. terrorism. Vieques will not be used to commit another war of genocide on the people of Iraq. For more information on the January 13th protest in New York City, contact the Vieques Support Campaign at (212) 677-0619 or (212) 601-4751 or by e-mail at mail@viequessupport.org |