Petition to the New Santa Cruz City Council
To Call For An Immediate Withdrawal of all 
U.S. Troops and Contractors from Iraq
•	Whereas the War in Iraq is illegal, immoral, and unnecessary; it was begun under false pretenses, is diverting billions from vital services, and has increased the danger to U.S. citizens throughout the world without bringing to justice those criminals who murdered thousands in New York City;
•	Whereas the prestigious British medical journal The Lancet details recent independent medical reports from John Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health that more than 100,000 Iraqis have died since the invasion with many of those civilian deaths attributable to U.S. air strikes; 1100 invading U.S. and "Coalition" forces have died as well;
•	Whereas no major party candidate in the November elections was willing to discuss these realities candidly and call for speedy withdrawal; the failure to raise this issue clearly may have led to a second term for George Bush;
•	Whereas City Council passed an early resolution in 2002 asking that the U.S. not go into Iraq, but then withdrew a proposed "U.S. Out of Iraq" Resolution in April 2003 and has remained officially silent ever since;
•	Whereas both the Arcata City Council and the San Francisco voters (63%-37%) have urged the U.S. to take immediate steps to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq and withdraw all soldiers;
       Therefore,
•		We urge the Santa Cruz City Council to call for the immediate withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq;
•		We further urge the Santa Cruz City Council and to debate and discuss proposals (a) to disinvest from firms who are contributing to the war and occupation; (b) to assist those peacefully resisting this illegal war; and (c) to suspend any laws criminalizing homeless local vets for such life-sustaining activities as sleeping, until there is adequate shelter for them.
You do NOT have to be a citizen, registered voter, adult, or Santa Cruz resident to sign this petition.

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Petition by HUFF (Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom)  309 Cedar PMB 14B  S.C. 95060   831-423-4833  11-03-04
More info: www.huffsantacruz.org, www.santacruz.indymedia.org  & www.santacruzcopwatch.org 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HUFF/messages  & http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HUFF/files