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Act Against Iraq Poverty (Updated)

Iraq Solidarity Campaign | 05.02.2008 12:16 | Anti-militarism | Health | Iraq | World

The Iraq Solidarity Campaign has repeatedly warned both Iraqi and Western governments about the growth of poverty in Iraq


The Baghdad section of the Iraq Solidarity Campaign is calling upon the international anti-occupation movements to mobilise in an act of unity and defiance, against the planned elimination of the Iraqi food rationing system.

We are making this call, in response to the outcry by the Iraqi media, which has informed the international community, that the regime of Jalal Talabani, The Dawa Party and SCII, plan to eliminate the food rations by June of 2008, a system which was first put in place under the UN Sanctions and have since helped to save millions of Iraqi’s from starvation.

Under the rule of Al Ba’ath Party, the United Nations praised the ration system as being “the world’s largest and most effective relief effort” but since the introduction of the US protected death squads in 2003, the Iraqi peoples welfare has been subjected to corruption, hatred, abuse and a deluded form of vengeance.

The Iraq Solidarity Campaign has repeatedly warned both Iraqi and Western governments about the growth of poverty in Iraq (see some examples below!), along with the effects which have been brought with it, such as the increase in malnutrition, prostitution, substance abuse and people searching for food from rubbish dumps.

We are asking that people consider the seriousness of these cuts and through dignified and peaceful methods mobilise human rights and political organisations, to force the regime and their allies in the fortified Green Zone to change its direction and maintain the ration service.

Sign our new International Petition!

 http://www.petitiononline.com/hattycat/petition.html

Some examples of poverty in Iraq!

Half of Iraq 'in absolute poverty' by Al-Jazeera
 http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/CD761ADB-3523-4DC1-B106-2B5FC76A8674.htm

AMSI Humanitarian Assistances by the Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq
 http://iraqsolidaritycampaign.blogspot.com/2008/01/amsi-humanitarian-assistances.html

Iraq: Hail Caesar? by Hussein Al-alak
 http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=7732

Iraq: Hearts and Minds by Hussein Al-alak
 http://www.palestinechronicle.com/story-110907170041.htm

Between Dealers and Death Squads by Hussein Al-alak
 http://heyetnet.org/en/content/view/1728/38/

Western civilisation? by Hussein Al-alak
 http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=4443

For those in the UK, Europe and America, please direct your protests to:

The Prime Minister
10 Downing Street,
London,
SW1A 2AA

You can also fax the Prime Minister on 020 7925 0918. (From outside the UK, the number is +442079250918)

Contact Your Member of Parliament
 http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mps/

Foreign and Commonwealth Office
King Charles Street, London SW1A 2AH

Main switchboard: 020 7008 1500

MOD Ministerial Correspondence Unit
5th Floor, Zone A
Main Building
Whitehall, London
SW1A 2HB

 http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/ContactUs/AskAMinister.htm

Operation Iraqi Freedom

E-mail:  mnfi.webmaster@iraq.centcom.mil

The US Congress

 http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/

Iraq Solidarity Campaign
- e-mail: iraq_campaign.blogspot.com
- Homepage: http://www.iraqsolidaritycampaign.blogspot.com

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