Action Alert for Peace and Economic Justice #3

In the wake of the terrible events of September 11, the US and world economies have gone from downturn to full-blown recession.

Isn't it time to step back from the relentless bombing of Afghanistan? Isn't it time for suspension of bombing?

In Afghanistan, US carpet-bombing, missile attacks, and cluster bombs are killing thousands of civilians. This "collateral damage" violates international law and creates more innocent victims.

Millions of people may die of starvation in the next few weeks in Afghanistan. The borders have been closed and the UN relief efforts are endangered by the US bombing. Decades of war, years of drought and now daily bombardment have combined to create a situation of untold suffering.

Whereas, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, chaired by Congressman Dennis Kucinich, has introduced legislation which would "get people back to work and raise household incomes by providing enough new spending to recover from the recent fall of the stock market, the lagging economy, and the economic downturn following the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11", said Kucinich...

Whereas, the AFL-CIO's BLUEPRINT FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY points out that over one million manufacturing jobs have been lost since July 2000, with an additional 450,000 layoffs throughout the economy since the September 11 terrorist attack in New York...