Cari tutti,
il 22 e 23 ottobre a Madrid si terà la cosiddetta "Conferenza dei donatori"
per l'Iraq.
(vedi
http://www.ilmanifesto.it/Quotidiano-archivio/18-Ottobre-2003/art26.html)
Una coalizione di forze pacifiste riunita nell'"International Occupation
Watch" ha promosso per il 22 ottobre a Madrid una conferenza stampa per
denunciare il carattere di sostegno all'occupazione statunitense che tale
conferenza avrà e la privatizzazione delle strutture produttive e dei
servizi pubblici dell'Iraq promossa dal governatore Bremer.
La conferenza stampa sarà tenuta da Herbet Docena (Focus on the Global
South), Fernando Suárez (Associzione dei familiari dei soldati Usa) e
Ornella Sangiovanni di Un ponte per...
In quella occasione sarà diffusa alla stampa internazionale la dichiarazione
che segue.
Vi invitiamo ad aderire alla dichiarazione inviando un messaggio a
herbert@??? indicando organizzazione e paese di
appartenenza.
Le adesioni vanno inviate entro martedì 21 ottobre.
Fabio Alberti
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NO MONEY FOR THE OCCUPATION! IRAQ IS NOT FOR SALE
-A CALL ON GOVERNMENTS TO REFUSE TO DONATE TO THE OCCUPATION AND CORPORATE
INVASION OF IRAQ AT THE MADDRID DONORS¹ CONFERENCE
-A CALL FOR THE REJECTION OF THE NEW ³INVESTMENT LAWS² THAT WILL PRIVATIZE
IRAQ
On October 23-24 in Madrid, the United States will be convening rich
creditor countries, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World
Bank (WB) in an attempt to raise the $55 billion needed for the
reconstruction of Iraq over the next four years. This follows the
US-installed Iraqi Governing Council¹s (IGC) recent announcement putting up
Iraq¹s assets for sale with the Iraqis¹ oil revenues under the
US-controlled UN Development Fund to be used for financing the sell-out. In
other words, the Iraqis¹ assets will be sold to US corporations using the
Iraqis¹ own money.
But this will still not be enough. Oil revenues will be insufficient and the
US, facing a record budget deficit and having just granted its richest
taxpayers $1.7 trillion in tax cuts, is unwilling to fill the gap. To cover
the shortfall, US is turning to potential donors who have already indicated
that they will only be donating their taxpayers¹ money if their own
corporations are assured of getting business deals in the occupied country.
In light of these disturbing developments, we the undersigned, we reaffirm
the positions and demands in the Jakarta Peace Consensus as forged by
representatives of the global anti-war movement last May.
- We demand an immediate end to the illegal occupation of Iraq by the United
States and its allies.
- The UN-held Iraqi oil escrow account must not be used to foot the bill for
the reconstruction of the damage caused by the illegal war and UN sanctions.
- While we strongly support independent civil society assistance to and
solidarity with the Iraqi people, the United Nations and its agencies, other
governments and non-governmental organizations should not serve as a cover
to legitimize, or profit from, the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq.
Humanitarian aid must not be used to support or promote the military,
political and economic objectives of the occupying forces.
- According to Geneva Conventions, humanitarian assistance and
reconstruction are the legal and moral responsibility of the invading and
occupying forces.
-The Iraqi people have sovereignty over all natural resources and utilities.
We therefore oppose the grant of any aid, loan, or any other form of
reconstruction funds to Iraq for as long as the funds are controlled by the
occupying powers. We call on all governments to donate only to urgent
humanitarian needs through a separate fund that the occupying forces do not
have access to. We reject the new investment laws that would privatize and
liberalize the Iraqis¹ economy.
We call on the occupation forces to leave Iraq. We call on our governments
no to finance the occupation and corporate invasion of Iraq.
SIGNATORIES as of October 18
Occupation Watch Center (Iraq)
Bridges to Baghdad (Italy)
Civilian Campaign for the Protection of Palestinians (France)
Code Pink (US)
Focus on the Global South (India, Philippines, Thailand)
Global Exchange (US)
United for Peace and Justice (US)
