> Please sign the Resolution for Peace in Kosovo as
> developed by the San Francisco Progressive Challenge at:
http://www.igc.org/esp/Resolution.htm
> Resolution for Peace in Kosovo
>
> Whereas
>
> the NATO military attack on Yugoslavia and the
> withdrawal of United Nation observers escalated the
> violations of the human rights of the Kosovo Albanian
> people by Yugoslavia, and
>
> bombing Yugoslavia will not protect the Kosovo Albanian
> people, and
>
> the occupation of Kosovo by NATO ground troops would
> magnify tensions, expose those troops to ongoing attacks
> indefinitely, and likely never be viable politically,
> and
>
> the NATO attack on Yugoslavia weakens democratic
> components, and strengthens undemocratic components,
> within Yugoslavia and neighboring countries, and
>
> the NATO attack on Yugoslavia encourages armed forces
> within Kosovo to refuse to negotiate a peaceful solution
> to the conflict, and
>
> the NATO attack on Yugoslavia threatens to destabilize
> neighboring countries by contributing to the migration
> of tens of thousands of refugees into those countries,
> and
>
> since NATO can legally attack a sovereign nation only in
> self-defense or with United Nations authorization, the
> NATO attack on Yugoslavia violates international law,
> weakens the United Nations, and sets a dangerous
> precedent, and
>
> the NATO attack on Yugoslavia will kill and injure
> innocent civilians, and
>
> the United States Congress has not declared war on
> Yugoslavia or invoked the War Powers Act, and
>
> the NATO attack on Yugoslavia is a dangerous precedent
> that could encourage separatist forces in other
> countries to engage in violence in hope of eliciting
> military support from other countries, and
>
> the NATO attack on Yugoslavia will damage our
> relationship with Russia and increase the danger of a
> major nuclear war, and
>
> the United States should support democratic movements
> without relying so heavily on military force, and
>
> the international community has not developed a
> consensus concerning the conditions that justify the
> secession of one part of a country from an established
> nation, and
>
> the United States has failed to explain why military
> force was necessary for humanitarian reasons in this
> instance but was not necessary in other instances of
> equally or more serious violations of human rights, and
>
> this lack of consistency in the application of military
> force undermines trust in the United States, and
>
> the NATO attack on Yugoslavia promotes suspicions that
> the United States wants to dominate the world for its
> own interests rather than working cooperatively with
> other nations,
>
> the NATO attack on Yugoslavia contributes to the
> militarization of the economy, which consumes valuable
> financial resources that could be used more
> productively,
>
> be it therefore resolved that
> we the undersigned urge the United States and NATO to
> stop its military attack on Yugoslavia, and
> invite all interested parties (not just the combatants)
> to the negotiating table to reach a settlement agreeable
> to all parties, perhaps including a non-NATO
> peacekeeping force.
>
> --
> Wade Hudson, Coordinator
> Economic Security Project
> San Francisco Progressive Challenge
> www.igc.org/esp
> developed by the San Francisco Progressive Challenge at:
http://www.igc.org/esp/Resolution.htm
> Resolution for Peace in Kosovo
>
> Whereas
>
> the NATO military attack on Yugoslavia and the
> withdrawal of United Nation observers escalated the
> violations of the human rights of the Kosovo Albanian
> people by Yugoslavia, and
>
> bombing Yugoslavia will not protect the Kosovo Albanian
> people, and
>
> the occupation of Kosovo by NATO ground troops would
> magnify tensions, expose those troops to ongoing attacks
> indefinitely, and likely never be viable politically,
> and
>
> the NATO attack on Yugoslavia weakens democratic
> components, and strengthens undemocratic components,
> within Yugoslavia and neighboring countries, and
>
> the NATO attack on Yugoslavia encourages armed forces
> within Kosovo to refuse to negotiate a peaceful solution
> to the conflict, and
>
> the NATO attack on Yugoslavia threatens to destabilize
> neighboring countries by contributing to the migration
> of tens of thousands of refugees into those countries,
> and
>
> since NATO can legally attack a sovereign nation only in
> self-defense or with United Nations authorization, the
> NATO attack on Yugoslavia violates international law,
> weakens the United Nations, and sets a dangerous
> precedent, and
>
> the NATO attack on Yugoslavia will kill and injure
> innocent civilians, and
>
> the United States Congress has not declared war on
> Yugoslavia or invoked the War Powers Act, and
>
> the NATO attack on Yugoslavia is a dangerous precedent
> that could encourage separatist forces in other
> countries to engage in violence in hope of eliciting
> military support from other countries, and
>
> the NATO attack on Yugoslavia will damage our
> relationship with Russia and increase the danger of a
> major nuclear war, and
>
> the United States should support democratic movements
> without relying so heavily on military force, and
>
> the international community has not developed a
> consensus concerning the conditions that justify the
> secession of one part of a country from an established
> nation, and
>
> the United States has failed to explain why military
> force was necessary for humanitarian reasons in this
> instance but was not necessary in other instances of
> equally or more serious violations of human rights, and
>
> this lack of consistency in the application of military
> force undermines trust in the United States, and
>
> the NATO attack on Yugoslavia promotes suspicions that
> the United States wants to dominate the world for its
> own interests rather than working cooperatively with
> other nations,
>
> the NATO attack on Yugoslavia contributes to the
> militarization of the economy, which consumes valuable
> financial resources that could be used more
> productively,
>
> be it therefore resolved that
> we the undersigned urge the United States and NATO to
> stop its military attack on Yugoslavia, and
> invite all interested parties (not just the combatants)
> to the negotiating table to reach a settlement agreeable
> to all parties, perhaps including a non-NATO
> peacekeeping force.
>
> --
> Wade Hudson, Coordinator
> Economic Security Project
> San Francisco Progressive Challenge
> www.igc.org/esp