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<DIV>Interesting piece by Aso Jeff. Look it up on the Kurdish Media
homepage:</DIV>
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href="http://come.to/kurdishmedia/">http://come.to/kurdishmedia/</A>></DIV>
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<DIV>The close:</DIV>
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<DIV>"And now, in spite of its deep commitment to the cause of peace, the
anti-war movement must put its astonishing size, diversity, and proliferation in
the service of the Iraqi people, and take the next step. Its considerable
humanistic impulse and organizational talent must not be allowed to wilt now
that the bombs have started falling on Baghdad. <BR><BR>"The US administration
has stated that the war on Iraq is a war of liberation, naming it 'Operation
Iraqi Freedom' and the anti-war movement must gather its energies and slogans
and take to the streets to hold the administration accountable. <BR><BR>"The
movement must insist on the following: <BR><BR></DIV>
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<LI>"The US must ensure that Turkey does not threaten the Kurds and their
experiment in democracy inside Iraq. <BR><BR>
<LI>"The Iraqi Opposition program for a transition to democracy in Iraq must
form the basis of any post-war government. <BR><BR>
<LI>"Humanitarian aid will be needed immediately. The US must work with the UN
to relieve the suffering and displacement that will be inevitably caused by
the war. <BR><BR>
<LI>"A post war reconstruction plan must be articulated, implemented, and
followed through with full resolve.</LI></UL>
<DIV><BR>"Now that the war has begun, it becomes a matter of outmost moral
urgency to move from a position of mere opposition to war, to one of demanding
that the outcome of the war be what the people in Iraq desire more than anything
– and that is to be liberated and free to decide their own fate." </DIV>
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<DIV>Noble, but has Jeff spoken to anyone from Halliburton yet?</DIV>
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