Second petition handed to Anne Campbell, MP.
Stephen Hewitt, 3 February 2003, updated 10, 19 February 2003
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Some of the Campeace members after handing the petition to Anne Campbell today (Click on image for large picture). |
The text of today's petition is below:
PETITION TO PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR
We, the undersigned, oppose military strikes against Iraq. Such attacks would severely harm Iraqi civilians who are already suffering from the effects of sanctions and routine bombardments by US/UK forces. They would also further destabilise the Middle East and increase terrorism worldwide. We believe that all nations, including Britain and the US, should have to submit their weapons of mass destruction and the means of their production to UN inspection as a prelude to their early elimination by international agreement. We call upon the Prime Minister to proceed no further in the planned attack on Iraq. We affirm that we shall be influenced in how we vote at the next parliamentary election by the positions taken by parties and candidates on this vital issue.
During the meeting Stuart Hemsley read his personal prepared statement which follows:
There is little left to say that has not already been said. The lies, deceit, policy changes, and false accusations have been too many to repeat. The moral and spiritual bankruptcy of those who lead us is abysmal in the extreme. The current situation is frightening, horrific, and at the same time farcical. One example: The most aggressive rogue nation on earth is Iraq so said Jack Straw last week. Fact: the USA has bombed and attacked over 21 countries since the end of WW2. It has used nuclear weapons. It has used massive quantities of chemical weapons in Viet Nam. Iraq is not in the same league it is a pygmy by comparison. What has now been proudly announced by its inventor, a strategy called Shock and Awe consisting of 3/400 cruise missiles on day 1 of the war on Iraq followed by the same on day 2 an amount that exceeds the total for the first Gulf War in its entirety is a plan straight out of the pit of hell. The perpetrators and implementers of such a plan are evil.
I sincerely hope that they, and the politicians who support it, will be given no rest by their consciences but will constantly be troubled by the images of the torn, bleeding and dead bodies of babies, children, women and men until they acknowledge their crimes and show real remorse for them.
More on the petition against bombing of Iraq
Stephen Hewitt, Saturday 25 May 2002The petition to local MP Anne Campbell against a military attack on Iraq has now 604 signatures, plus an unknown number on sheets which have not yet been handed in. See the articles below for more information.
More on the petition against bombing of Iraq
Stephen Hewitt, Saturday 20 April 2002The petition to local MP Anne Campbell against a military attack on Iraq gained a further 216 signatures in two hours from 12:00 - 2pm outside the Guildhall today. See the article below for more information.
Successful launch of petition against bombing of Iraq
Stephen Hewitt, Saturday 13 April 2002Campeace maintains a presence outside the Guildhall on the South side of the market square, Market Hill, Cambridge 12:00 - 1:30pm every Saturday. Today they used it to launch a new petition to the local representative in parliament, Anne Campbell MP. This petition was signed in the space of 90 minutes by 145 people walking past the stand.
The text of the petition is below.
PETITION TO ANNE CAMPBELL M.P.
We, the undersigned, oppose military strikes against Iraq. Such attacks would severely harm Iraqi civilians who are already suffering from the effects of sanctions and routine bombardments by US/UK forces. They would also further destabilise the Middle East and increase terrorism worldwide, We believe that all nations, including Britain and the US, should have to submit their weapons of mass destruction and the means of their production to UN inspection as a prelude to their early elimination by international agreement. We call upon you (and other local MPs) to sign the Early Day motion opposing military action against Iraq, and to convey to the Prime Minister the strength of opposition to such action among the people of Cambridge. We affirm that we shall be influenced in how we vote at the next parliamentary election by the positions taken by parties and candidates on this vital issue.