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From: "Majeed Al-Barghouthi" <majidal@hotmail.com>
Sent: Friday 3/30/2007 5:25:59 PM
To: comments@whitehouse.gov
Cc:
Subject: Stop War on Iran

I sent The following text to:
President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Secretary of State Rice, Secretary of Defense Gates, U.N. Secretary-General Ki-moon, Congressional Leaders and media representatives:

It is with grave concern that I observe the growing threat of a new U.S. war--this time against the people of Iran.The media is filled with reports of an alleged nuclear threat posed by Iran and the assumed need for the U.S. to take military action. These reports recall the "Weapons of Mass Destruction" stories issued in the months leading up to the war on Iraq.In the lead up to the illegal invasion of Iraq, the Bush Administration asserted that Iraq possessed massive stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction and that it was capable of launching an attack - nuclear, chemical and biological - on the U.S. within 45 minutes.President Bush said that the U.S. had to attack immediately, and could not "wait for the final proof -- the smoking gun -- that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud." We all know now that this propaganda campaign was a complete fabrication created to justify a war of aggression.Now we see reports that are all too similar being made to justify military action against the people of Iran. Taking Iran to the UN Security Council is a prelude for unilateral action. Just as in the case of Iraq, none of the claims made by the U.S. government stand up to unbiased scrutiny. Iran has submitted to the most intrusive and humiliating inspections, above and beyond what is required by Nuclear Weapons Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). None of the inspections have found any evidence that Iran is developing a nuclear weapons program.There is only one government that has used nuclear weapons against civilian populations, and that same nation has the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction on the planet. Most dangerous and incredible it is at this very moment developing a new generation of tactical nuclear weapons that it intends to use, not merely to threaten. That country is, of course, the United States. Shouldn't any real discussion of the dangers of nuclear weapons include the weapons stockpiled by the Pentagon and the history of U.S. aggression and interventions?Iran has suffered greatly at the hands of the U.S. We recall the U.S. overthrew the democratically elected government of Dr. M. Mossadegh and returned the Shah to the Peacock Throne - 'the proudest achievement of the CIA'. For 25 years the Shah ruled Iran with an iron fist for the benefit of U.S. oil corporations before the people of Iran, in the millions, overthrew his tyranny at a terrible cost in lives. For the past 27 years U.S. sanctions have impeded Iran's right to development and brought great suffering to the people.It is essential that all voices opposed to the devastation of a new war in the Middle East speak out now. I urge an immediate end to Washington's campaign of sanctions, hostility, and falsehood against the people of Iran. I oppose any new U.S. aggression against Iran. We need funds for human needs, not endless war for empire.
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Answers received:

From: whitehouse.org
Sent : Saturday, March 31, 2007 12:25 AM
To : majidal@hotmail.com

On behalf of President Bush, thank you for your correspondence.We appreciate hearing your views and welcome your suggestions.Due to the large volume of e-mail received, the White House cannot respond to every message.Thank you again for taking the time to write.
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From : vice_president
Sent : Saturday, March 31, 2007 12:25 AM
To : majidal@hotmail.com

Thank you for e-mailing Vice President Cheney. Your comments, suggestions and concerns are important to him. Unfortunately, because of the large volume of e-mail received, the Vice President cannot personally respond to each message. However, members of the Vice President's staff consider and report citizen ideas and concerns. Please visit the White House web site for the most up-to-date information on Presidential initiatives, current events, and topics of interest to you.Thank you again for taking the time to write.
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From : Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Sent : Saturday, March 31, 2007 12:40 AM
To : majidal@hotmail.com">

Subject : Reply from Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
Thank you for contacting my office.Congressional courtesy prevents me from replying to emails if I cannot determine that you are a constituent of mine.If you are not a resident of California's 8th Congressional District and are contacting me in regard to my role as Speaker, please email me at AmericanVoices@mail.house.gov.If you are a resident of the 8th District of California, please contact my office in Washington, DC at (202) 225-4965 to be added to our database.
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From : Lewis, John
Sent : Saturday, March 31, 2007 12:25 AM
To : Majeed Al-Barghouthi
Subject : RE: majidal@hotmail.com

Thank you for contacting me via e-mail. I appreciate hearing from you. Unfortunately, due to the large quantity of e-mail I receive, I cannot respond individually to your message. Please know, however, that your message has been received. If you have other questions or comments, please feel free to contact me at either of the following addresses. I also encourage you to visit my website at www.house.gov/johnlewis
Congressman John Lewis 343 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515
Congressman John Lewis 100 Peachtree Street Suite 1920 Atlanta, GA 30303
Again, thank you for taking the time to contact me.
Sincerely, <<...OLE_Obj...>>
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From : Newyork Times
Sent : Saturday, March 31, 2007 12:32 AM
To : RE:majidal@hotmail.com

Subject : The New York Times
Thank you for your letter to The New York Times. If your letter is selected for publication, we will contact you within a week. We regret that because of the volume of letters received, we are
not able to respond to all submissions,
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From :
Sent : Saturday, March 31, 2007 12:05 AM
To majidal@hotmail.com
Subject : StopWarOnIran.org - STOP THE WAR ON IRAN BEFORE IT STARTS Campaign
Friday: March 30, 2007, 2:05 pm [EST]

Thank you, Majeed Al-Barghouthi for spreading the word about the STOP THE WAR ON IRAN BEFORE IT STARTS! campaign.
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From :
Sent : Saturday, March 31, 2007 12:00 AM
To : majidal@hotmail.com
Subject : StopWarOnIran Stop War on Iran Campaign

Friday: March 30, 2007, 5:00 pm [EST]

Thank you, Majeed Al-Barghouthi for participating in the campaign to STOP THE WAR ON IRAN BEFORE IT STARTS!

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