Legal Activists of Color: Legislative Alert - Support Kucinich's Resolution Demanding Bush Call for Cease-Fire (H Con Res 450)

Demand Bush Use Diplomacy on Israel / Lebanon Hostilities
Support Kucinich's Resolution (H Con Res 450) Demanding Bush to Call for Cease-Fire

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Demand Bush Use Diplomacy on Israel / Lebanon Hostilities

Support Kucinich's Resolution (H Con Res 450) Demanding Bush to Call for Cease-Fire

Congressman Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, will introduce a resolution Wednesday that calls on President Bush to appeal to all sides for a cessation of hostilities in the Israeli-Lebanon conflict and to commit the United States to multi-party negotiations.

For a copy of the resolution see:

http://www.truthdig.com/images/reportuploads/KUCINI_090_xml.pdf
This Resolution already has 20 Co-Sponsors. We ask you today to write your Representative to strongly urge that he/she sign on as a cosponsor to this Resolution. This Resolution is in line with the recent statement on the Israel/Palestine/Lebanon crisis put forth by PDA. You can read our statement here:

http://www.pdamerica.org/articles/news/israeli-occupation.php

After taking action, please forward this action alert to your friends and family. It is time to take a strong stance toward diplomacy and nonviolent action toward resolution.

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related articles of interest -

common dreams

Ralph Nader:
Please, President Bush: Don't Continue to Be Weak on Lebanon Crisis

http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0718-33.htm

also see - http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/20/1434256

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truthout

Humanitarian Crisis Looms
for Lebanon's Displaced

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/071906B.shtml

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mother jones

Number of U.S. service members killed since the U.S. campaign against Iraq began on March 19, 2003: 2536

Source -- U.S. Department of Defense

http://www.motherjones.com/index.html?welcome=true

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Democracy Now!

Robert Fisk in Beirut: Israeli Assault on Lebanon Inflicting "Mass Punishment on a Whole People"

The Israeli attack on Lebanon has entered its second week and the death toll now stands at about 300, nearly all Lebanese civilians. We go to Beirut to speak with Robert Fisk, chief Middle East correspondent for the London Independent. Fisk discusses the assault on Lebanon, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, the role of Syria and Iran in the crisis, embedded reporters in the Israeli military and more. [includes rush transcript]

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/19/1345257

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truthdig

Tom Hayden: Things Come Round

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20060718_tom_hayden_things_come_round/

Posted on Jul 18, 2006 By Tom Hayden

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End the Occupation

ACTION ALERT: Stop Israel's Attacks on Gaza & Lebanon

http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?id=1215

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also of interest at Democracy Now! today - 7/20/06

Report Confirms Chicago Police Tortured Black Prisoners

Special prosecutors in Chicago have released a major report confirming that African American men have been systematically tortured inside the Chicago prison system. We speak with one of the lead attorneys in the case and a torture survivor.