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We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition:

Save the Christians of Iraq

Target: George w. Bush, Honorable President, U.S.
Sponsor: Concerned Christian Assyrians, www.christiansofiraq.com
  • Signatures: 1,844
  • Goal: 2,500
  • Deadline: 5-31-2008

US has a moral responsibility to  stop the ethnic cleansing of Iraqi
Christians who are being persecuted by the Islamic fanatics in
retaliation for the  invasion of that country by the coalition forces.
A people who have survived for thousands of years in their historic  homeland are suddenly in danger of extinction. Almost 200,000 Christian Assyrians have been forced to flee to Syria and Jordan living on the streets in tents with little food or clothing. So far US has done nothing to alleviate their suffering or provide protection for those who remain in Iraq. This petition asks that President George Bush take immediate action to address this major humanitarian crisis.

 

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1,845 1:42 pm PDT, Aug 15 Anonymous Illinois 61006 United States
1,844 1:11 pm PDT, Aug 7 greta malkotzoglou   10440 Greece
1,843 8:34 am PDT, Aug 1 Anonymous   3862 VA Netherlands
1,842 5:35 am PDT, Jul 29 Carolyn Trabulsi Florida 33569 United States
1,841 7:56 pm PDT, Jul 28 Gus Ingraldi Louisiana 70508 United States
1,840 12:35 pm PDT, Jul 28 Genevieve Ingraldi Louisiana 70508 United States
1,839 7:59 am PDT, Jul 23 Sherri Palmer Virginia 22553 United States
1,838 9:47 pm PDT, Jul 13 gilbert marsh Missouri 63121 United States
1,837 9:47 pm PDT, Jul 2 michleen daoud     Australia
1,836 6:02 pm PDT, Jun 30 Susanna Kirkhart Georgia 30071 United States
1,835 7:16 pm PDT, Jun 29 M Edwards Tennessee 38016 United States
1,834 4:31 pm PDT, Jun 29 Benito Luciano III North Carolina 27610 United States
1,833 9:15 am PDT, Jun 23 Karen La Franchise Oregon 97214 United States
1,832 3:45 am PDT, Jun 22 Anar Youssef   2860 Denmark
1,831 2:07 pm PDT, Jun 20 Margaret Pittman Arizona 85364 United States
1,830 9:56 am PDT, Jun 20 Amy Paegel Arizona 85741 United States
1,829 2:05 pm PDT, Jun 8 Anonymous Pennsylvania 15143 United States
1,828 6:33 am PDT, May 30 vivien de Boer-Harm     Belgium
1,827 9:28 am PDT, May 26 Victor Zazueta     Mexico
1,826 7:40 pm PDT, May 22 Carmen Rassam   o19000 Mexico
1,825 1:02 pm PDT, May 22 Anonymous   92160 France
1,824 7:50 am PDT, May 22 Anonymous     Mexico
1,823 6:38 pm PDT, May 21 Alex Dawson California 92107 United States
1,822 9:15 pm PDT, May 20 Madeleine Rassam     Mexico
1,821 12:19 am PDT, May 9 christian wiesinger     Austria
1,820 3:52 am PDT, May 7 Anonymous     Austria
1,819 11:04 pm PDT, May 6 Anonymous   1010 Austria
1,818 2:56 pm PDT, May 6 Anonymous   1220 Austria
1,817 2:55 pm PDT, May 6 Anonymous     Austria
1,816 7:02 pm PDT, May 4 Bob Feyrer Illinois 60659 United States
1,815 6:52 pm PDT, Apr 29 Anonymous Virginia 23221 United States
1,814 5:48 am PDT, Apr 16 Anonymous New Jersey 07087 United States
1,813 4:24 pm PDT, Apr 5 Jennifer Wingate Maine 04416 United States
1,812 5:38 pm PDT, Apr 3 Christine Pearson Arizona 85382 United States
1,811 8:48 pm PDT, Mar 26 Christine De Varenne     Canada
1,810 12:08 am PDT, Mar 26 Anonymous California 94547 United States
1,809 3:38 pm PDT, Mar 25 Anonymous California 93031 United States
1,808 12:19 am PDT, Mar 23 Anonymous California 94613 United States
1,807 1:07 am PDT, Mar 20 sharoleen Youkhana   2154 Australia
1,806 2:51 pm PDT, Mar 19 Anonymous California 95136 United States
1,805 4:58 pm PDT, Mar 18 Joanna Ciolczyk   40-139 Poland
1,804 5:39 pm PDT, Mar 16 Michael Rachiele Massachusetts 01201 United States
1,803 6:38 pm PDT, Mar 14 Lisa Tetlow Louisiana 70125 United States
1,802 10:51 am PDT, Mar 14 sojan joy     Kuwait
1,801 7:24 pm PDT, Mar 13 ralph joseph Wisconsin 54615 United States

Save the Christians of Iraq



While conflicts between Sheites and the Sunies of Iraq are reported on daily basis the plight of the Christians of that country who have been decimated since the US invasion of Iraq has been completely ignored by the news media  and  the Iraqi and the coalition governments.

By some accounts more than half of the Iraqi Christians who are ethnically Assyrians,  known also as Chaldeans and Syriac because of their religious affiliation have fled and are scattered as refugees  in Syria, Jordan and other neighboring countries.  Most tell stories of atrocities such as  murder or kidnap of family members  and other forms of threats and violence which forced them to flee. 
So far 27 of their churches have been bombed and members of Al-Quada have moved in their neighborhoods becuase neither the Iraqi government nor the Coalition forces provide them any protection.

The Al-Quada groups  have imposed a tax on the Christians called Jizya, and  demand that they either support the insurgents,  convert to Islam, or leave what they own and move out.  The district of Dora in Baghdad has been already emptied of its Christian population.
Unless the Iraqi government or the Coalition forces provide additional  protection in these neighborhoods such atrocities threaten to destroy this ancient people. Another option would be to  help them move to northern  Iraq  where it is relatively safer.

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