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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PartyTime who wrote (14134)	3/1/2003 12:30:38 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 25898

Musicians United To Win Without War moveon.org Musicians United to Win without War is a loose coalition of contemporary musicians who feel that in the rush to war by the Bush administration the voices of reason and debate have been trampled and ignored. We feel that war is not inevitable, though to be honest the US media and government have made us feel that it has become a forgone conclusion. We have no love for Saddam Hussein, but believe that tough UN inspections have not yet shown enough evidence in justification of invasion and that continued UN inspections over the years have managed to remove many of his arms and weapons and can continue to do so. We believe in discussion without jargon - that weapons of mass destruction, regime change and other administration catch phrases are doublespeak, in the words of George Orwell. We believe that this planned invasion might be playing right into the hands of Al Qaeda and others, who will use it as an excuse to rally anti-American and anti-Western sentiment despite no great love for Saddam on their parts. Most of us have never met one another - so it is difficult to presume that all of us agree on and believe in the same things - I'm sure our individual feelings are wide ranging on this subject and a host of others...but remarkably it seems that we all realize that we at least agree on this one basic tenet, that a war right now is premature and unnecessary. It is amazing and remarkable that such a disparate group of musicians can be united so quickly (this was organized only a few weeks ago) and simply....that is a testament to our apprehensions, our faith and the strengths of our belief. This is a group who might argue and disagree over many things, the imaginary possibility of some of us working together is a source of constant laughter, yet here we are, united at least for a moment on this one issue. Let our friends and children know that we wanted our voices to be heard, that we spoke out against something we felt was wrong, absurd and dangerous to all of our futures. Signed, Musicians United to Win Without War WILL YOU HELP? Sign an online petition sponsored by MoveOn.org. moveon.org Artists List: Autechre Eric Benet T. Bone Burnett Kandi Burriss Busta Rhymes David Byrne Blu Cantrell Capone & Noreaga Rosanne Cash Dave Chavarri George Clinton Sheryl Crow Ani DiFranco Steve Earle Missy Elliott Brian Eno Fat Joe Floetry Free & AJ Fugazi Jagged Edge Emmylou Harris Joe Henry Natalie Imbruglia Jay Z Daniel Johns Donnell Jones K-Ci & Jo Jo Angeliique Kidjo Kronos Quartet L'il Mo John Leventhal Christian Machado Massive Attack Dave Matthews Natalie Merchant Mobb Deep Nas Ann Nesby Outkast Pharoahe Monch Musiq Lou Reed REM Raphael Saadiq Ryuichi Sakamoto Russell Simmons Bubba Sparxx Seven Sonic Youth David Sylvian Tweet Suzanne Vega Caetano Veloso Wilco Lucinda Williams Bryce Wilson The Youngbloods Zap Mama View the New York Times Ad. © 2003 Musicians United to Win Without War, All Rights Reserved.