Oakland, CA city council condemns plans for war with Iran.

[Tom Joad]

The eighteen people who spoke from the floor in favor of the resolution, including many Iranian-Americans, was very moving. Their struggle if for democracy (as is ours) and they oppose foreign intervention.

It was a strongly worded resolution that can be seen in its entirety here:
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/17677.pdf

It was adopted by unanimous consent.
Why can't you get your city council to act?
why can't you do something to piss off those cheerleading escalation of conflict with Iran... like Cheney/Lieberman/Rev. Hagee/AIPAC (the latter, incidentally, is coming to Oakland next month, and will be met by protesters. (more here www.StopAIPAC.org )
Just do it!

Excerpts from the resolution:
WHEREAS, The Bush Administration and many of its Congressional allies are engaging in
a systematic campaign to convince the American people, and their representatives in Congress,.
that the Islamic Republic of Iran is a clear and present threat to the safety and security of the
United States of America, members of our armed forces overseas, and our allies; and
WHEREAS, In a strategy eerily reminiscent of the lead-up to the Iraq War and Occupation,
the Bush Administration and its Congressional allies are using unreliable sources, exaggerated
threat assessments, the selective use of information, questionable accusations about Iran's
nuclear program and its involvement in the violence in Iraq as centerpieces of their case to the
American people for war against Iran; and
WHEREAS, A U.S. strike on Iran would be deadly for tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of
Iranian men, women and children and would violate the United Nations Charter prohibition against
preemptive military attack; and
WHEREAS, According to the estimates of many respectable Western intelligence
agencies, Iran is years away from having a usable nuclear weapon, if indeed it is seeking to
manufacture one at all; and
WHEREAS, Iran has not threatened to attack the United States and has not been
convincingly shown to be likely to initiate such an attack; and •
WHEREAS, Iran is a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and Iran's nuclear power
program, including enriching uranium, is currently legal and in compliance with the NPT