<html> please forward widely! VP DICK CHENEY, architect of the "War on Terrorism," is coming out of hiding to speak at MSU's graduation this Friday. LET'S PROTEST! Friday May 3 Noon NW corner of Kalamazoo & Harrison, East Lansing(graduation ceremonies begin at 1 pm at adjacent Breslin Student Events Center) Bring placards with simple slogans. Please tell everyone you know who might be interested. We've had to mobilize this quickly, and we want to make a good showing! Anyone interested in leafleting earlier in the day as graduates and their families enter Breslin should meet in front of Breslin at 10 am. Carpool from Ann Arbor: Meet at 10:30 am from parking lot of the Plymouth Rd. Mall think Kroger's), on the Blockbuster, Y&S, and Kinko's side. We'll have maps there. (For an MSU map see <a href="http://www.msu.edu/dig/msumap/" eudora="autourl">http://www.msu.edu/dig/msumap/</a>) ################ Why are we protesting Cheney? Let us count the reasons. Regarding the War on Terrorism, Cheney stated (10/21/01, Wash. Post) "It is different than the Gulf War was, in the sense that it may never end. At least not in our lifetime." * He's a warmonger and war-profiteer. Cheney spearheaded the 2001 bombing of Afghanistan, the 1991 war in Iraq, and the 1989 invasion of Panama. * As a congressman from Wyoming, he voted against the Equal Rights Amendment, against funding for Head Start, and against a House resolution calling for South Africa to release Nelson Mandela from prison. * He's a hypocrite. In between Bush regimes, Cheney was CEO of Halliburton Industries, an oil company (the world's largest oil-drilling, engineering,and construction services provider) that was doing business with Iraq. * He had extensive ties to Enron: Cheney accepted Enron's campaign contributions,adopted Enron-friendly energy policies, helped Enron commit massive fraud, and refused to cooperate with the congressional investigation of Enron. Sponsoring organizations: Peace Education Center of Greater Lansing, AmericanFriends Service Committee, Ann Arbor Ad Hoc Committee for Peace. Note: please send an email if your group would like to endorse. Phillis Engelbert </html>