Joint statement by UNAC and the Stop
the Wars Coalition
On the weekend of May 20th, NATO
officials will gather in Chicago.
Military action against Iran will be high on NATO's agenda. Israeli Prime
Minister Netanyahu calls Iran "an existential threat." The Republican
and Democratic Party
leadership in the US are in favour of "tough
action."
Pressure for NATO intervention in Syria is also growing. NATO is
masquerading as a champion of democracy, while its members back
dictators in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Military intervention will
inflame the fighting. Its only aim will be to increase the Western
powers'
grip on the region.
NATO will also discuss the occupation in Afghanistan. Though the war is
clearly lost, occupying forces are set to stay for at least two more
years.
Keeping NATO troops in place will lead to more atrocities and make a
negotiated peace much more difficult.
The US and the UK are the lynchpins of the NATO coalition and responsible
for more wars of aggression around the world than any other power.
UNAC and Stop the War Coalition will therefore be holding major protests
in the US and the UK to say no to a new war on Iran; to oppose the threat
of
intervention in Syria; and to call for the immediate withdrawal of troops
from
Afghanistan.
Please join us and spread the word.
For more information on US protests visit www.UNACpeace.org
or www.CANG8.org
For more information on UK protests visit http://bit.ly/I510MJ