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Dear Colleagues, Surely it is reasonable at times to feel the full measure futility as the media and the government wants us to feel I feel, however, that it is our duty to continue to struggle against the wars of faithful lapdogs of empire Bush and Blair. Though these war mongers revel in their aliance with wealth and weapons, the war mongers and their minions are few and their propaganda is thin while we are many and our case is compelling. The mainstream media despeartely requires that we believe resistance is both futile and isolated. As an antidote, I start the day by going to wwww.commondreams.org to discover how people around the world are resisting the orthodox maddness. I am heartened with the scope and depth of resistance from unlikely places such as Montana. I am encourgaged that a teacher from Pennsylvania has written me about a student who refuses to take the "Pledge of Allegence" because of U.S. crimes against the children of Iraq. Even here in the belly of the beast, Washington, D.C., thousands have marched against the war. In London, the turnout was even better. We can exercise control over the content of our consciousness. Or, we can watch TV and dull our critical facilities or we can go to the best of the websites and learn from each other and reinforce each other's actions. I'm eager to learn how other people are coping with the crisis. The lives of the children of Afghanistan and Iraq (and ultimately the lives of our own children) hang in the balance. Tom P.s. In the U.S. a large student antiwar movement is mobilizing and has already held antiwar actions on over 140 campuses. Nothing of this sort occurred during the war against Vietnam until years into that crime. >===== Original Message From Salwa de Vree <sdevree@email.com> ===== >Dear Casi Colleagues, > >What are we doing? Sending eachother emails about an imminent war on Iraq; being so well informed; writing letters & articles; and taking to the streets? And all for what? Will it prevent Bush and his cronies from going ahead with their war on Iraq anyway? No! We - the people - couldn't stop it from happening in Afghanistan. While we are busy reading, writing and sending articles, the wealthiest nation in the world continues to pound the poorest nation in the world. And we continue to read, write and send, and demonstrate. It's futile. Iraq is next and we cannot stop it. Or can we? Can we? I am at a loss. All I know is that I cannot read another futile word or see another futile demonstration. > >Salwa. > > > >-- > >_______________________________________________ >Talk More, Pay Less with Net2Phone Direct(R), up to 1500 minutes free! >http://www.net2phone.com/cgi-bin/link.cgi?143 > > > > > > >-- >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq >For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk >CASI's website - www.casi.org.uk - includes an archive of all postings. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk CASI's website - www.casi.org.uk - includes an archive of all postings.