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Ban Cluster Bombs: The Weapon That Keeps Killing

Target: U.S. Senators
Sponsored by: Friends Committee on National Legislation

Cluster bombs scatter dozens to hundreds of explosive bomblets that spray deadly shrapnel fragments over wide areas of land, making it very difficult to avoid civilian casualties. The bomblets sometimes fail to detonate on impact, leaving behind large numbers of unexploded duds that are akin to landmines.

In the last 15 years, the U.S. has dropped cluster bombs in civilian-populated areas of the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Iraq. U.S.-made cluster bombs have also been dropped in many other countries. The United Nations has discovered U.S.-made cluster bombs dropped in front of hospitals, schools and other civilian areas.

Since the last U.S. cluster bomb was dropped on Laos in 1973, approximately 12,000 Laotian civilians have been killed or injured by an unexploded bomblet. As many as 60% of casualties from unexploded cluster munitions in South East Asia are children.

The Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2007 (S. 594) would ban the use of cluster bombs in or near civilian areas and ban the use, sale and transfer of almost the entire existing U.S. arsenal of close to one billion bomblets.

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deadline: 5-17-2008
goal: 25,000

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Dear Senator [Last Name]:

In the last 15 years, the U.S. has used cluster bombs in civilian-populated areas of the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Iraq. These deadly bombs disperse smaller "bomblets" that are designed to kill all living creatures within a specific area that is often as large as several football fields. The U.S. still has an arsenal that includes nearly 1 billion of the deadly bomblets.

This type of bomb keeps on killing for decades because bomblets that fail to detonate on impact become explosive "duds" that are akin to landmines. Since the last U.S. cluster bomb was dropped on Laos in 1973, 12,000 Laotian civilians, many of whom were not born when the bombs were dropped, have been killed or injured by an unexploded cluster dud.

The Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2007 (S. 594), introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein (CA) and Patrick Leahy (VT), would ban the use of cluster bombs in or near civilian areas and ban the use, sale, and transfer of almost the entire existing U.S. arsenal of cluster bombs.

I urge you to cosponsor the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2007 (S. 594). This bill would ban the use of cluster bombs in or near civilian areas and ban the use, sale, and transfer of any cluster bomb with a failure rate of more than one percent.

[Your Comments]

Sincerely,

[Your Name]
[Your Address]

We signed the “Ban Cluster Bombs: The Weapon That Keeps Killing” petition!

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9:34 pm PDT, Aug 31, Name not displayed, California

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9:23 pm PDT, Aug 31, Johnny Bassett, California

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6:17 pm PDT, Aug 31, Heather Riede, California
It's terrible what we do to each other. Let's start caring and stop the violence against our own people, people of the world are all ONE PEOPLE.

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5:13 pm PDT, Aug 31, Khat Bengal, California

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5:12 pm PDT, Aug 31, Naomi Lifschultz, California

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4:05 pm PDT, Aug 31, Isabel K'Burg, California

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3:49 pm PDT, Aug 31, Lauren Barker, Michigan

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1:54 pm PDT, Aug 31, Robert Ishii, California

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12:44 pm PDT, Aug 31, Kevin Morrison, California
There is NO PLACE in civilised society for cluster bombs. They only hurt civilians and rarely make any difference on the battlefield except to destroy innocent person's lives.

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12:37 pm PDT, Aug 31, Von Davidson, Illinois

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10:21 am PDT, Aug 31, Karissa Clifton, Colorado

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9:30 am PDT, Aug 31, Tony Poeck, California
The answers are so simple if we just care. Please find it in your hearts to do the right thing.

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8:32 am PDT, Aug 31, Lynda Temple, California

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1:26 am PDT, Aug 31, Kaytie Irvine, California

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7:46 pm PDT, Aug 30, Cheryl Atwell, Illinois

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7:34 pm PDT, Aug 30, James Digregorio, New York

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7:23 pm PDT, Aug 30, Patricia Harmon, Rhode Island

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6:06 pm PDT, Aug 30, Sara Dixon, New York
The use of these weapons is absolutely disgusting. The use of these weapons is NOT HUMAN! This is WRONG! Whomever thought up this bomb should have it used on him and his family. I am repulsed by the thought of this bomb going off maiming my fellow human beings.

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5:46 pm PDT, Aug 30, Kim Bigley, Texas

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1:19 pm PDT, Aug 30, Robin Lee Parker, California
Stop hiding and sign the Keyoto treaty now.

# 40,543:

11:17 am PDT, Aug 30, Leslie Johnson, Pennsylvania
We are not at war with the children of Iraq who are a significant majority of the innocents injured or killed by cluster bombing.

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10:49 am PDT, Aug 30, Carol Barnes, Pennsylvania

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9:07 am PDT, Aug 30, Rod Leavell, California

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8:59 am PDT, Aug 30, Sharon Brogan, California

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8:38 pm PDT, Aug 29, Cindy Canup, Georgia

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8:35 pm PDT, Aug 29, John M Delk, California

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3:49 pm PDT, Aug 29, Selena Millman, Ohio

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1:49 pm PDT, Aug 29, Elizabeth Guajardo Walsh, Mexico
Children have nothing to do with all of this, please ban these deadly weapons to keep them safe!!

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1:31 pm PDT, Aug 29, Holy h Holian, Oregon
I don't understand how unexploded bombs could harm anything, but I'm really not a great fan of bombs or any sort of dangerously exploding sharpnel configurations.

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12:26 pm PDT, Aug 29, Aurelia Wolters, Germany

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9:51 am PDT, Aug 29, Teresa Sabo-Sturm, California

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8:32 am PDT, Aug 29, Carol Rawlins, United Kingdom
All violence is un Godly, coming down to the level of terrorists to retaliate is so old testament. let the Christ message prevail, of peace love & compassion, serving the Father's Will so earth becomes like unto Heaven!

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8:00 am PDT, Aug 29, Laura Zainotto, Italy

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5:29 am PDT, Aug 29, Name not displayed, United Kingdom

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12:57 am PDT, Aug 29, KATABA PORCHIA, Texas

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10:33 pm PDT, Aug 28, Nancy Gibson, Michigan

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8:32 pm PDT, Aug 28, Katie Chentorycki, Illinois

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8:28 pm PDT, Aug 28, Marlene Dondero, California
bless the beasts and children!!!

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7:12 pm PDT, Aug 28, Shannon Kelly, Kentucky
You know why we take the time to write our names and addresses hundreds of times . . . even on the polls that already have enough people??? It's because we CARE!!! And we are trying to say we mean it when we say that this violence has got to STOP.

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2:37 pm PDT, Aug 28, Barbara Whelan, United Kingdom
well why do they think we are signing this pettion would they like them in front of there homes or there families houses im sure they wouldnt stop the danger now before its to late

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12:05 pm PDT, Aug 28, Lela Moroz, Ohio

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11:10 am PDT, Aug 28, Manu Ega�a Txopitea, Spain

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7:42 am PDT, Aug 28, Mia Denali, New York

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4:40 am PDT, Aug 28, Amanda Collins, Canada

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10:33 pm PDT, Aug 27, Amy Hurley, Pennsylvania

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9:36 pm PDT, Aug 27, Jeanne Gandolfo, New York

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2:05 pm PDT, Aug 27, Brandy Harris, Iowa

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1:21 pm PDT, Aug 27, Angelika Tanha, Germany

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12:15 pm PDT, Aug 27, Akilah Sanders-Reed, New Mexico
Remember carolling in the snow? And sitting around the fire humming old Christmas tunes? Remember the words that brought warmth to you home? Peace. Harmony. Love. Wern't those the words you sang, while sipping hot cocoa by the tree? Remember how happy you felt? What would that child of so long ago think of you now? If your younger self, with that mug of hot chocolate, could see you now, what would they say? We make plans to blow eachother up, and what for? For a bit of pride. War is based on pride. We don't need to blow eachother up. Just think back to that snowy night not so long ago, with warm drinks in filling your belly, and Christmas carolls filling your soul. We have a beautiful world. We can keep it that way.

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11:44 am PDT, Aug 27, Elina Bjorvik, Norway

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9:37 am PDT, Aug 27, Lauren Pereira, South Carolina

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7:06 am PDT, Aug 27, K Fitzpatrick, United Kingdom

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7:05 am PDT, Aug 27, Joel Fears, Jr., Florida

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4:56 am PDT, Aug 27, Rebeca Villalba Herrero, Spain

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2:29 pm PDT, Aug 26, Mark Jarret, United Kingdom

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1:09 pm PDT, Aug 26, Traci Michelle, Alabama

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10:33 am PDT, Aug 26, Dianne McPhelim, Ireland
I shouldn't have to say why, the pictures speak for themselves....

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Ban Cluster Bombs: The Weapon That Keeps Killing

Sign this petition now to tell your Senators to cosponsor the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act.

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Sign this petition now to tell your Senators to cosponsor
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