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January 24, 2002  
  We the undersigned, endorse the following petition:
U.S.A.: Stop Killing Starving Civilians in Afghanistan
Target: George Bush President U.S Government
Sponsor: Leila Merosands

pen nibSIGNATURES: 571

pen nibGOAL: 10,000

pen nibDEADLINE: Ongoing ...

Petition Target: President George Bush

The people of Afghanistan are starving and are in grave danger. We must stop massive killing through starvation, and attempt to redress our own damages. About 8 million people are at risk of imminent starvation, and no one can get in now to count how many have already died because of our actions. The UN, Medicins Sans Frontiers, all of the respected agencies reporting on the situation have universally deplored the food drops as an obvious PR tactic, as likely to do harm as any good at all.

These people are refugees in their own country, a nation crushed and devastated by war. The scale of the harm we’re causing now has to be called genocidal. These people don’t need another onslaught from superpowers with a political agenda, they need a chance to survive.

We can bring in food effectively by truck convoy, and also have to allow the relief agencies and Pakistan to resume their emergency aid. We should provide added support if screening of refugees or protection for both workers and refugees is considered necessary.

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MOST RECENT 25 of 571 SIGNATURES
Number Date Name Country Why are you signing this petition?
571  11:12 pm PST, Jan 20 Mark B Hill US You need to ask?
570  7:05 pm PST, Jan 20 michelle ortega US to stop the killing
569  6:41 pm PST, Jan 18 Suzanne M. Schroedl US  
568  12:50 am PST, Jan 15 Anonymous AU  
567  11:14 am PST, Jan 14 tasha curtis US when Bush said wanted dead or alive I didn't know he meant the entire civilian population of afganistan.
566  3:44 am PST, Jan 13 Ryuzo Kaneko JP  
565  8:38 pm PST, Jan 11 Susan Estrella US Killing is wrong; two wrongs do not make a right!
564  6:03 pm PST, Jan 8 andrew pritchard IE enough is enough, now is the time to rebuild and improve the Afghan country.
563  11:25 am PST, Jan 7 Milan Karki NP  
562  12:32 am PST, Jan 7 Anonymous CA  
560  9:31 pm PST, Jan 2 Veronica Rincon VE STOP!!
559  7:47 am PST, Jan 2 Alessia Quaranta IT  
558  2:18 am PST, Dec 30 jeremy penner CA  
557  3:25 pm PST, Dec 29 Sandra McMahon US  
556  6:07 am PST, Dec 29 vicki mckee US  
555  5:43 am PST, Dec 29 Asad Haider US  
554  3:37 am PST, Dec 29 debbie townsend CA  
553  2:39 pm PST, Dec 26 Anonymous US Do not bomb civilians
552  9:33 am PST, Dec 25 Mary Johnson US Fighting terror with terror is a lose-lose strategy. More innocent civilians have now been killed in Afghanistan than in the World Trade Center on 9/11. Will killing more innocents deter terrorists? I doubt it.
551  11:08 am PST, Dec 24 Samantha Harris US  
550  3:46 pm PST, Dec 23 tomas l US i as i am sure many others out there have stood on the sidelines for far too long. it seemed that there was nothing for one to do, how could one make a difference? well as we saw this past election, less than 1% can make a huge difference. it is time for us all to stand up and try. this isn't about afghanistan, although there is a terrible tragedy going on there; it is about humanity. we need to send a message to our leaders that they work for us, not the other way around. us foreign policy has got to be revisited and revised to meet our world needs today. i only hope that more see the light and decide not to sit on their hands again this time.
549  8:53 am PST, Dec 23 Margaret Barnes US  
548  8:21 pm PST, Dec 20 Amanda Nowry CA  
547  5:37 pm PST, Dec 19 don hunt AU The ruling elite has thier own agenda, violence by anyone should not be tolerated, too long have innocent people been pawns in thier twisted games, NO more killing of our brethren.

.>U.S.A.: Stop Killing Starving Civilians in Afghanistan
Petition Target: President George Bush

We implore you to effectively address the human rights concerns that US actions have created for the people of Afghanistan. The people of Afghanistan are starving and in grave danger. We must stop massive killing through starvation, and attempt to redress our own damages About eight million people are at risk of imminent starvation, and no one can get in now to count how many have already died because of our actions. The UN, Medicins Sans Frontiers, the many respected agencies reporting on the situation have universally deplored the food drops as the proverbial “drop in a bucket“, as likely to do harm as any good.

These people are refugees in their own country, crushed by many years of war and brutality, a fact our own past political actions have played no small part in. The sanctions cutting off basic life support from both international aid agencies and Pakistan must be stopped immediately. Far more extensive efforts to prevent what can only be described as a possible genocide must be made. Truck convoys with food have to be sent, and additional aid provided if further protection or screening of refugees is deemed necessary. In recognizing our responsibility not to harm the victims of our own enemies, we have the means to assure that both the emergency aid provided before our arrival is continued, and to demonstrate that we can be generous; it’s imperative that we do so.


There is no moral action possible without fully recognizing and addressing these people’s human rights and desperate need. These brave people have suffered enough at the hands of the Taliban; they need food and a chance for survival, not another onslaught. This massive scale devastation against the innocent is a shameful act for the American people, and a shameful legacy for those who died in New York.

In Solidarity,
The Undersigned.



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