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Jeff Vernon and some other Trinity students are trying to prepare a letter to the press against the proposed Iraq bombings signed by 'senior and respected academics' within Cambridge. The text of the letter is below, for your interest. If anyone can suggest any such academics who might support the letter, please contact Jeff (jv205@hermes.cam.ac.uk) (do not reply to the whole list please!). This is the letter being sent to the 'respected academics': ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "J. Vernon" <jv205@hermes.cam.ac.uk> Dear X, As a group of students concerned on humanitarian grounds about the escalating international situation relating to Iraq, we are approaching a number of senior and respected academics within Cambridge to gauge the possibility of sending a well-supported letter to the national press opposing military action against Iraq. We believe that military action against Iraq would inevitably have a deleterious impact on the civilian population of Iraq, who are already suffering the effects of sanctions. (This need not be an issue raised in any letter to the press). We represent no particular Iraqi or Western alignment, but we see no reason why the people of Iraq should be made to suffer at the hands of the British government. We are concerned that action is being taken without a UN mandate and without full agreement in the international community. We see no overwhelming reason for external powers to intervene in the affairs of Iraq as compared to those of other powers. Please consider endorsing this position and contact us as soon as possible. We feel that your support would be extremely valuable. Yours sincerely, Jeff Vernon, Barnita Bagchi, Rachel Foxley, Sulagna Roy, Ben Zachariah Johanna Buisson, Andy Kuper Trinity College -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To be removed/added, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk, NOT the whole list. Archived at http://linux.clare.cam.ac.uk/~saw27/casi/discuss.html