posted April 14, 2003 at 9:13 a.m. MDT
!Defy the oligarchs!
Sign on to EPIC's Emergency Humanitarian Campaign - "We, the undersigned citizens of the United States, fear the current U.S. war against Iraq will result in disastrous humanitarian consequences. While this war is fought, it jeopardizes the lives of 24 million Iraqi civilians, over half of whom are children.
We call upon all parties involved in the military conflict to respect the laws of war and take every possible step to protect civilians and noncombatants.
We call upon the United States to safeguard civilians by guaranteeing access, impartiality, and adequate funding for emergency humanitarian assistance.
We call upon the U.S. Administration to ensure as soon as possible that humanitarian aid and reconstruction are administered by civilian authorities under the leadership of the United Nations - not the U.S. military. ..."