Ramsey Clark's New Year's Message from IAC

[Action Center]

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 */A New Year's Message from IAC founder Ramsey Clark
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Dear friends,

            The year 2007 has been another marked by endless war, 
lawlessness and cruelty by the Bush administration.  Thousands more 
Iraqis have been killed or injured.   The enormous humanitarian crisis 
effects millions of Iraqis, including children, who lack basic 
necessities--housing, healthcare, electricity, even food.  More U.S. 
soldiers are dying or injured, then facing inadequate care and benefits. 
The administration continues to use deception and lies to whip up 
hostility to Iran, as they did prior to the Shock and Awe bombings of 
Iraq in 2003.  Bush and his cronies continue to defy international law 
and human rights with the brutal, illegal detentions at Guantanamo, and 
widespread use of torture.

            Contrary to the will of the people in the U.S. who oppose 
this horrific war, the administration has no plans to withdraw the 
troops and end this criminal occupation. Bush is demanding tens of 
billions of dollars more for war, on top of the $476 billion which has 
already been spent for destruction, while millions here need healthcare 
and housing, and those devastated by Hurricane Katrina have been 
abandoned by the government.

             *But there is reason to be hopeful.* There is great 
opposition here to the government's endless war and brutality, and 
outrage at its attacks on civil liberties and basic rights here at home, 
including the merciless witch-hunt against immigrants.  It is crucial 
that this opposition grows and strongly challenges the Bush 
administration's every move.   We must all demand accountability for the 
current war and the impeachment of President Bush and his 
partners-in-crime; this is a powerful way to stop an attack on Iran and 
prevent other wars of aggression by future administrations.

            *The International Action (IAC) Center has been a major 
organizing force against **U.S.** wars and military interventions for 16 
years, *going back to its anti-sanctions campaign and protests of the 
first Gulf war.  This principled organization of activists has stood up 
and bravely opposed U.S. aggression against Iraq, Cuba, Panama, Haiti, 
Venezuela, Palestine, Lebanon, Somalia, Iran and Korea. 

            The IAC has organized countless demonstrations, meetings, 
and forums in numerous cities against the U.S. intervention in Iraq.  
Its organizers have produced videos and books--translated into many 
languages--for anti-war protesters here and around the world.  It has 
made an excellent contribution for activists and educators with 
*/"Poison Dust,"/* a video produced by the People's Video Network, on 
the perilous effects of U.S. depleted uranium weapons.

            IAC leaders and I just returned from an international 
conference in Kolkata (Calcutta), India, called by the All-India 
Anti-Imperialism Forum, which has asked the IAC to play a leading role 
in a worldwide organization to end colonialism and globalization which 
they established.

            The IAC has taken on struggles against racism, injustice, 
and much more---from standing with Hurricane Katrina survivors in their 
quest for justice, to supporting immigrants' rights, to opposing the 
death penalty and challenging military recruitment.  *Wherever the IAC 
is needed, it's there, with its program of organizing and activism!*

            *The IAC looks forward to a new year of struggle against war 
and injustice.*

            Our New Year's Resolution for 2007 must be to organize 
together tirelessly to end this horrendous war and bring all U.S. troops 
home from Iraq NOW! 

            We must act together to stop a new war against Iran or any 
other nation.  We must strive to promote international friendship, 
sharing and true respect for humankind and to oppose the policies of 
domination, globalization, and war.

            *We must all do more!*  We invite you to join in the new 
year of activism with the IAC and to support its vital work. 

            *You can make a difference!
*

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