[news] Canadian Dock Workers' Union Hot Cargo Iraqi War Cargo

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From: Will Offley <willo at lynx.bc.ca>



Canadian Dock Workers' Union Hot Cargo Iraqi War Cargo

International Longshoremen's Association
ILA Local 273
20 Church Ave.
Saint John N.B., Canada
E2M 4P4
Office: 506-635-8610

For Immediate Release
March 17, 2003 11 a.m.

HOT CARGO EDICT FOR IRAQI WAR CARGO

Saint John Longshoremen have declared a "hot cargo" edict for military
cargo destined for the Iraqi war. Unless the United Nations gives its
approval, the port workers have voted to support that position and intend
to request other Saint John workers and citizens to adopt the same stance.

The Iraqi war will be an immoral war. Religious leaders of all
denominations and millions of people throughout the world have spoken out
against an attack on the Iraqi people. It is clear that there are more
peaceful means with which to eliminate the threat of the Saddam Hussein
regime.

Only in the United States of America, does there appear to be a majority
of people in favour of this war. A steady diet of pro-war propaganda from
the U.S. administration and a compliant American media have done its job.

We urge our American friends to seek out the truth about this war. We urge
them to listen to the religious leaders and the peoples around our globe
who are stating clearly and unequivocally that this war is wrong. We urge
our American friends to imagine themselves in the place of the innocent
Iraqi men, women and children who will be the victims of a bombing attack.



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War is not about winning or losing. It is about
death - Robert Fisk