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March 20-26, 2003
mailbag
On Thursday, March 20, thousands of Philadelphians will march to express their indignation and disgust at the President’s total disregard for our will and contempt for world opinion and international law. Among them will be members of Women in Black, an organization born from the struggles of Argentine mothers and Israeli and Palestinian women working for peace. Our local group was founded with the objective of protesting, and, if necessary, resisting President Bush’s war against Iraq. During the march, some members of Women in Black will engage in civil disobedience, risking arrest as a testimony to the strength of our opposition.
We are standing up now in solidarity with the millions of people in the world opposed to war, and we dress in black to mourn the unnecessary loss of life. The U.S. government is exploiting our fear of terrorism in order to justify the reckless endangerment of American and Middle Eastern lives and exorbitant military spending, while Americans at home continue to suffer from unemployment, lack of health care and poor public education systems.
U.S. intelligence has been unable to demonstrate any link between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda. United Nations inspectors have found no evidence of weapons of mass destruction since they began inspections in November 2002. Moreover, Saddam Hussein has cooperated with inspectors by destroying missiles and other materials discovered in Iraq. Nevertheless, our government intends to trample international law and to bring further catastrophe to the innocent citizens of Iraq.
We urge you to join us on Thursday. We ask you to remember the words of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., when he said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." The day to speak out has arrived. It is our right and our patriotic duty to stand up against the injustice and greed that fuel the murderous and unwarranted invasion of Iraq.
Moira McGuire Kulik
Women in Black
Philadelphia
While your liberal paper publishes articles that slam the president, he is doing the right thing in respect to the war. Diplomacy has not worked for 12 years in our dealings with the madman in Iraq. We have signed a resolution (1441) that was passed 15-0. France and Germany and Russia have flipped even with the signing of the resolution. You call them allies. I don’t know about that.
This does not mean we should resort to war without exhausting diplomatic options, but we must be proactive in regard to national security. The administration is making great strides against al-Qaeda with several key operatives in custody. Why doesn't your paper give praise to the administration when it is due? For one moment, don't be so fucking partisan. A real journalist would give equal representation.
Sammy DeLuca
Via E-mail
"Break Up the Car Culture Club" by Daniel Brook (March 6) reported that City Commerce Director James Cuorato showed up late to a forum at Penn because he had driven from City Hall rather than taking the subway. Cuorato had in fact driven to the event from South Philadelphia.
In last week's cover story, "Cable Excess," we incorrectly identified Lynn Doyle's husband. Doyle is married to CN8 boss Michael Doyle.
City Paper regrets the errors.
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