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[ot] We Stand for Peace and Justice



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This statement has already been signed by Noam Chomsky, Arundhati Roy,
and others...

"I stand for peace and justice.

I stand for democracy and autonomy. I don't think the U.S. or any other
country should ignore the popular will and violate and weaken
international law, seeking to bully and bribe votes in the Security
Council.

I stand for internationalism. I oppose any nation spreading an ever
expanding network of military bases around the world and producing an
arsenal unparalleled in the world.

I stand for equity. I don't think the U.S. or any other country should
seek empire. I don't think the U.S. ought to control Middle Eastern oil
on behalf of U.S. corporations and as a wedge to gain political control
over other countries.

I stand for freedom. I oppose brutal regimes in Iraq and elsewhere but I
also oppose the new doctrine of "preventive war," which guarantees
permanent and very dangerous conflict, and is the reason why the U.S. is
now regarded as the major threat to peace in much of the world. I stand
for a democratic foreign policy that supports popular opposition to
imperialism, dictatorship, and political fundamentalism in all its
forms.

I stand for solidarity. I stand for and with all the poor and the
excluded. Despite massive disinformation millions oppose unjust,
illegal, immoral war, and I want to add my voice to theirs. I stand with
moral leaders all over the world, with world labor, and with the huge
majority of the populations of countries throughout the world.

I stand for diversity. I stand for an end to racism directed against
immigrants and people of color. I stand for an end to repression at home
and abroad.

I stand for peace. I stand against this war and against the conditions,
mentalities, and institutions that breed and nurture war and injustice.

I stand for sustainability. I stand against the destruction of forests,
soil, water, environmental resources, and biodiversity on which all life
depends.

I stand for justice. I stand against economic, political, and cultural
institutions that promote a rat race mentality, huge economic and power
inequalities, corporate domination even unto sweatshop and slave labor,
racism, and gender and sexual hierarchies.

I stand for a policy that redirects the money used for war and military
spending to provide healthcare, education, housing, and jobs.

I stand for a world whose political, economic, and social institutions
foster solidarity, promote equity, maximize participation, celebrate
diversity, and encourage full democracy.

I stand for peace and justice and, more, I pledge to work for peace and
justice."

To sign the statement, go here:

http://www.zmag.org/wspj/index.cfm 

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