Harming Civilians is a War Crime

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July 17, 2007

Harming Civilians is a War Crime
Journey for Humanity and Accountability
Day 7
Cindy Sheehan

The Journey for Humanity and Accountability took a two
days hiatus in Charlotte, NC while I traveled home to
the Bay Area to attend the memorial service of a dear
friend of mine. The rest of the group used the time in
Charlotte to repair tires, rest, catch up on emails
and help work on the next few stops. In the meantime,
to the consternation of the Democratic blogosphere,
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has 7 more days to put
impeachment back on the table. Very few people on
these blogs recognize the fact that it's not my fault
that Ms. Pelosi is not doing her job.

From the comments on the blogs many people are just
pleased as punch to wait until George Bush is gone in
January '09 or are happy to give the Dems more time to
grow a spine. I would hazard a guess that not too many
of these people have a child, parent or spouse in Iraq
or have any heart-connection with our brothers and
sisters who are being wiped off the face of
Mesopotamia so BushCo can control their oil and so
that the war profiteers who line the pockets of
Democrats and Republicans alike can reap Midas-like
fortunes.

War was never a good way to solve problem. However,
since World War I the disproprotionate rates that
civilians have been killed to combantants has risen so
dramatically and now it is about 200 civilians to
every one of our soldiers being killed. Why are we
aloowing BushCo to destroy a beautiful country and its
wonderful inhabitants in their corporate imperialistic
fervor?

Not only is it a war crime to aggressively and
egregiously invade a country pre-emptively but during
an occupation it is against Geneva Conventions to kill
innocent civilians and not provide for their basic
human needs of food, shelter, medical care and
security. Security is a joke and not only has the US
not provided these simple needs, doctors, hospitals
and ambulances have been targeted.

I have heard from a doctor in Sadr City whose hospital
is in dire need of equipment and medical supplies. His
hospital specializes in blood cancer cases which have
risen 242% since the First Gulf War. 1500 people a
month need transfusions, when there is spare blood,
and patients often have to share a bed with one or two
other people.

Another humanitarian crises of monumental proportions
is the refugee crisis that the repulsive occupation
has created.

Millions of Iraqis have fled Iraq or have become
homeless within their own country. Just about
everyone who is able has fled the country. Refugee
camps in Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and Iran have
compromised the stability of those countries while the
refugees are barely surviving. To make matters worse,
the imperialistic country that has created this
humanitarian catastrophe will only welcome 7000 to our
shores this year. We have plenty of resources and room
here in the US for the inhumanely displaced people of
Iraq and wouldn't it be great if helping these people
brought attention to the fact of our own homeless and
disadvantaged citizens?

The longer we wait the longer (if ever) that it will
take for the Middle East and our own country to
recover from BushCo.

Impeach BushCo for crimes against our country and
Consititution.

Remove BushCo from office for justice and to restore
the rule of law to the ruling class elite.

Imprison BushCo for their crimes against humanity to
reassure the world that the US will no longer harbor
war criminals.

Go to www.thecampcaseypeaceinstitute.org for more info
on our Journey or to donate to help cover our expenses
and to enable us to help the hospitals in Iraq and
Iraqi refugees.