SCN: WIB -- Afghanistan

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Conservative estimates of Afghani civilian deaths
outnumber civilian deaths in the September 11 attack
by several hundred. As of December 6, 2001:
September 11 civilian deaths:  3,122.    
Afghani civilian deaths:  3,767
The Afghani death toll continues to rise, especially
when deaths by starvation are included.

Eyewitness accounts accuse Americans of bombing
civilian facilities such as homes, schools and
hospitals. Nor are America's allies any cause for
pride. In the months since the Northern Alliance was
given control of the nation by American support, its
soldiers have pursued campaigns of terror against
other ethnic groups, including gang rapes of girls as
young as 10 years old. Deliveries of food and medical
supplies from America intended for the civilian
population have been seized by military groups for
their own use. At the same time, many Northern
Alliance soldiers have become bandits in recent weeks,
apparently because their commanders have not paid or
fed them.  America, in other words, supports corrupt
and ineffective military leaders while turning a blind
eye to a rabble of local terrorists with
personal/ethnic agendas that have nothing to do with
American security. 
 
Warring nations say that collateral damage is
regrettable but unavoidable.

"Collateral damage" is a euphemism for the killing of
non-combatants as a side effect of attacks on military
targets.  We declare that the loss of even one
innocent life is an unacceptable price to pay for any
political goal.

Let the world's leaders know that you demand peace and
justice now! 
USA: President George W. Bush:
president at whitehouse.gov, Fax:(202) 456-2461 
Secretary of State Colin Powell: secretary at state.gov ,
Fax: +1-202-261-8577
Senator Patty Murray: phone 206-553-5545, email
senator_murray at murray.senate.gov
Senator Maria Cantwell: phone 206-220-6400, email
maria at cantwell.senate.gov
Israel: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon: email
webmaster at pmo.gov.il, fax:(+972-2) 566-4838 
Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer: sar at mod.gov.il,
Fax: ++972-3-696 2757 
Foreign Minister Shimon Peres: sar at mofa.gov.il,
fax:+972-2-5303704
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan: email
ecu at un.org, coi at un.org
Mary Robinson, High Commissioner for Human Rights:
webadmin.hchr at unog.ch
Terje Rod Larsen. Representative in Palestine:
unsco at palnet.com, Fax: + 972 8 282 0966 

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