Joanna
Doug Henwood wrote:
> [To sign, email Andrew Rubin at <anr5 at starpower.net>.]
>
> Feel free to forward the statement to those who share the concern
> below. The statement will be forwarded to media outlets around the
> world, government representatives, UN Officials, and the investigative
> arm of the ICC among others once we obtain a significant body of
> signatures. Please forward this at least five times and we'll quickly
> have 50,000 signatories in a matters of days.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Andrew N Rubin
> Asst. Professor of English
> Georgetown University
>
>
> THE ASSASSINATION OF IRAQI INTELLECTUALS
>
> Even after the 'transfer of authority' the U.S. Government remains in
> de facto military occupation of Iraq. The idea that the escalation of
> violence can be put to an end by the 'interim' government, while
> 140,000 U.S troops remain in control of major Iraqi cities like Mosul
> and Baghdad, is far from the reality on the ground.
>
> Overlooked by the U.S. Press is the escalating assassination of Iraqi
> academics, intellectuals, and lecturers. More than 250 college
> professors since April 30, 2003, according to the Iraqi Union of
> University Lecturers, have been the target of assassination. Among the
> 250 professors assassinated to date include: Dr. Abdul Latif Mayah of
> Baghdad's Mustansiriya University, Dr. Nafa Aboud, a Professor of
> Arabic Literature at the University of Baghdad; Dr Sabri al-Bayati; a
> Geographer at the University of Baghdad, Dr. Falah al-Dulaimi,
> Assistant Dean of College at Mustansariya University; Dr. Hissam
> Sharif, Department of History of the University of Baghdad; and
> Professor Wajih Mahjoub of the College of Physical Education.
>
> Whoever is responsible for these targeted assassination, the U.S. and
> its Coalition of Allies (the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, the
> Ukraine, the Netherlands, Australia, Romania, Bulgaria, Thailand,
> Denmark, El Salvador, Honduras, Japan, Norway, Mongolia, Azerbaijan,
> Portugal, Latvia, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic,
> Georgia, Albania, Moldova, New Zealand, Macedonia, Canada, Estonia,
> and Kazakhstan)-all of them commanding and controlling the ongoing de
> facto occupation of Iraq--bear an international responsibility and
> obligation to protect civilians living under occupation and who are
> protected by the 4th Article of the Geneva Convention.
>
> The Geneva Convention, which the U.S. and others nations have signed
> without reservation, holds all occupying authorities responsible for
> the condition pertaining to the lives of Iraqi intellectuals,
> professors, and civilians of all types, including the further
> undermining of the already sanctioned and utterly destroyed system of
> education in Iraq. We, the undersigned, deplore the killing of
> professors, intellectuals and other civilians, and urge a full
> Congressional investigation into the circumstances that led to the
> ongoing, systematic and targeted assassination of Iraqi intellectual,
> academics, and professors. According to Union of Iraqi Lectures, if
> "the stream of assassinations" continue, Iraqi Colleges and
> Universities will be left without a qualified teaching staff.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Andrew N. Rubin
> Georgetown University
> Assistant Professor of English
>
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