Oppose the impending attack on Iran

Let's oppose the impending attack on Iran

There are several reports and indications that US
aggression on Iran is in the offing. The argument is
that Iran is developing the Nuclear facilities which
are a threat to the US and World security. Let's
recall here that during last 15 years three major
attacks have taken place in his Middle East region,
first the 1991 attack by US and allies on Iraq on the
pretext to save the sovereignty of the Sheikh of
Kuwait. The next in line was the post 9/11, post WTC,
attack on Afghanistan and than in 2004 the massive
aggression on Iraq, on the ground that Iraq is having
weapons of mass destruction and is posing a threat to
the security. In all the attacks thousands perished
along with a massive loss of social wealth, resulting
in the destitution of thousands more.

Due to this process the military presence of US in the
Oil zone has gone up several times. The control over
the oil fields by the US companies has become
stronger. It is due to this military occupation by US
that the violation of Human rights of people of these
areas has suffered a severe jolt. Now it is the US
which is the biggest violator of the Human rights all
over the World. The pictures of torture of Abu Ghraib
prison are a vivid reminder of the same. At the same
time there has occurred severe erosion in the
authority of the United Nations. An international body
which had the potential of becoming an arbitrator of
the international disputes has been reduced to a small
shriveled appendage of the US policies. US
administration has unilaterally usurped the powers to
decide the fate of the World.

The acquisition of the Human race has been very
profound, and having high potential for progress in
the direction of more and better civility all around.
The values of peace and justice, the concept of Human
rights have been the main hallmarks of Human progress.
The institution of United Nations symbolized the
emerging global village and a potential World
Government. All this is receding into the backdrop
during the period of last decade and a half. In a way
this is a set back to the development of Humanism and
the related positive values. We need to work for
global peace, resolution of international disputes
through the international bodies, to nurture the
values of Human rights as enshrined in the UN charter
and to improve upon them.

As we see the arbitrariness in the matters of US
policies at the same time we are witness to the
emergence of Global peace movement. Those standing for
peace and justice are emerging as a significant social
presence all over. This fact came as a pleasant
realization with the staging of massive demonstration
of people on the streets of New York and London,
Calcutta and Washington. We need to strengthen this
process, we need to join and articulate this voice of
sanity.

One more aggression by US will further cripple the
World as a whole and Iran in particular. It will be a
biggest setback to the process of emergence of
peaceful international community. It is time that we
wake up to the warning signals of the impending attack
on Iran. It is time that we wake up to oppose the US
administration's barbaric plans. We need to strengthen
the norms of resolution of international conflicts on
the negotiation table. We need to carry this voice of
conscience all through the World and create an opinion
which can stall the impending war.

We the signatories of this petition demand that US and
its allies desist from any more wars or sanctions. We
need to revive the mediatory role of UN and to build
up norms of more amicable World Community.

[20 January 2005]