by libbyliberal 
Saturday, February 4th, has been declared a global day of mass action to stop a U.S. War with Iran. I intend to go to Times Square (Duffy Square-47th St. & 7th Ave.) @1pm for the rally. There are scores of US cities participating (see list below) and cities/communities in England, Ireland, Bangladesh, India, Canada, etc., on this upcoming Friday or Saturday.
Here is an opportunity to hit the streets and communicate OUR citizen-truth and citizen-will to POWER. The power brokers to whom the welfare of humanity, our own and that of our foreign fellow human beings, is tragically no longer a priority.
Do we really want an obscene amount of our tax dollars devoted to another war, thousands more of our young soldiers enduring death, psychological and/or physical maiming, as well as further thousands of innocent foreign people for whom we have no personal malice?
Do we want another US war on our consciences? We need to take responsibility. Responsibility = “the ability to respond”. Here is an opportunity. An opportunity to SAY NO to amoral militarism for corporate profiteering.
Below there is 1) a statement of appeal/petition to stop a war between the US and Iran compiled by some of our leading anti-war activists, 2) a consciousness raising quiz from World Can’t Wait that helps combat the corporate media’s drumbeat of anti-Iran propaganda, and 3) a list of participating cities with rally addresses and times.
There are three types of people. 1) People who make things happen, 2) people who watch things happen, 3) people who ask, “WTF happened????”
This Friday or Saturday, join the pro-active, people of conscience group THAT MAKES THINGS HAPPEN! In other countries some people are rallying despite risks far more dire than the ones we will face showing up.
Please consider.
Leah, Wow. You have let the propaganda grip you. The same kind of anti-Iraq propaganda that sent us to an illegitimate war back then. The US/NATO warmachine make up the REAL terrorists. These wars are for corporate profiteering. Yes, we need an army for our defense needs. How long will people remain in the bubble believing that US interests they use as an excuse for imperialism are the interests of humanity, us and foreign innocents. They are corporate interests. And to bully to profiteer, bully as in kill and maim, is something our over-millitarized US government is readily able to do. You speak of playing FAIR???? Do you believe our government plays fair with its own people let alone foreign governments. Neither legacy party plays FAIR. The US violence is setting up a horrible karma for us as a people. Yes, I fear that. Retaliation for US pre-emptive terrorism!
And what happens if Iran attacks the USA and you are out there protesting no War ? Can we send you to Iran and you tell them to stop and play fair??Where should we ship your remains after you get beheaded?