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From: Kok Heong McNaughton <kokheong@vla.com>
Cc: communications@uulosalamos.org
Subject: [mdd-announce] MDD Delegates passed Resolution of Immediate Witness
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Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2002 19:04:47 -0600

With an overwhelming majority votes, the delegates who attended the 
Mountain Desert District's 2002 Annual Conference in Colorado Springs today 
passed a Resolution of Immediate Witness to oppose U.S War on Iraq.

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Resolution of Immediate Witness
Oppose U. S. War on Iraq

Whereas, the U. S. Congress will likely vote on a resolution this week 
which would authorize the use of military force against Iraq; and

Whereas, the resolution allows the U.S. President to use force 
preemptively, and without providing evidence of an imminent threat and 
without United Nations or regional support; and

Whereas, international solidarity is one of our strategic assets; and

Whereas, there are procedures of the United Nations weapons inspection 
process and the system of international law to deal with the crimes and 
threats to peace presented by Saddam Hussein, which have not been fully 
exercised;

We, the assembled delegates of the Mountain Desert District of the 
Unitarian Universalist Association

Hereby call upon the elected officials of our district to oppose the 
resolution and instead work with the United Nations to bring Iraq into 
compliance with United Nations resolutions and move towards lasting peace 
to the Middle East.

Kok Heong McNaughton
Communications Chair
Mountain Desert District of the UUA (http://mdduua.org)
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