[IMC-bristol] Urgent Peace Opportunity

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hello Always Shariff

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ian


At 02:43 3/27/2003 -0800, Always Shariff wrote:
>Hi,
>Please forgive me but when it has to be done it got to be...... Another day
>another one.
>'Aving it arduously
>Always
>===============================================================================
>Iraq: Investigate civilian deaths
>Amnesty International is calling for an immediate and impartial investigation
>into the deaths of civilians during the conflict in Iraq.
>According to reports, at least 15 Iraqi civilians were killed today and 
>around
>30 wounded when missiles hit a residential area in north Baghdad.
>"Conflicting reports about the origin of the missiles reinforce the need 
>for a
>proper investigation," Amnesty International stated.
>"Given claims about the sophisticated nature of the weapons being used in 
>this
>conflict, it should be possible for Coalition forces to account for munitions
>used."
>Amnesty International is calling for all relevant information to be disclosed
>to allow for a full investigation.
>"Any credible allegation of a serious violation of the Geneva Convention must
>be fully investigated and those found responsible individually held to
>account,"
>Amnesty International stated.
>"Urgent measures must be taken to avoid civilian deaths and casualties."
>Amnesty International is concerned about the increase in civilian casualties
>caused by targeting errors in this war. In one instance on 23 March, five
>Syrian
>nationals were killed and another 10 were hurt when a US missile hit a bus in
>Rutba, western Iraq, as it was returning to Syria. A US military spokesman
>admitted that a US missile had hit the bus and that the real target was a
>bridge.
>On 22 March, four Jordanian students were killed near Mosul, north-east of
>Iraq, when a missile exploded near their car as they were driving out of the
>city
>to flee US and UK bombardments. They were planning to drive to Jordan.
>"All forces must take sufficient precautions to protect civilians in 
>selecting
>military objectives and means of attack," Amnesty International declared.
>An attack must be cancelled or suspended if it becomes apparent that the
>objective is not a military one or it is causing a disproportionate loss of
>civilian
>life.
>****************************************************************
>On Wednesday, 26 March, there was an 'open session' of the UN Security 
>Council,
>and members are expected to put forward a resolution condemning the war and
>calling for a ceasefire. The debate is expected to carry on until 
>Thursday, but
>it is clear that any such resolution will be vetoed by the US and UK.
>Arab League Foreign Ministers, as well as their colleagues in the non-Aligned
>Movement, have said that if there is no Security Council resolution, they 
>will
>invoke Resolution 377 ('Uniting for Peace'), and call for an Emergency 
>Session
>of the UN General Assembly, where a resolution calling for an end to the war
>would get overwhelming support.
>We have chosen several countries whose support for this move is key to its
>success. Any country that puts this forward, will have to be able to 
>withstand
>diplomatic and economic blackmail from the US and the UK in order to exercise
>their democratic right to speak on behalf of their people.
>Please use this link:
>
>http://act.greenpeace.org/ams/e?a=733&s=wr
>
>to write to the Foreign Ministers of Cuba, South Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia,
>Nigeria, New Zealand, Switzerland, Fiji, Mexico, Chile, Germany, Russia, and
>France, and ask them to support 'Uniting for Peace'.
>
>
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