Green Party Criticizes Bombing
(ENS)-The Green Party USA has condemned the US and British bombing of
Afghanistan as inhumane and an act of “state terrorism” against a
starving and impoverished nation.
“The killing of innocent civilians, whether intended or not, is a
violation of international law,” the Party stated in a press release.
“The US bombing of Afghanistan must cease immediately.”
“Greens everywhere are mobilizing in an antiwar movement to force an
end to the cycle of violence,” said a spokesman. “…our members are
participating in numerous efforts to stop these bombings and save
people’s lives.”
Green party members “believe that all human life is equally valuable,
whether a person works in lower Manhattan or lives in the desert
outside Kabul,” the statement said. While condemning the Sept. 11
terrorist attacks, the Party said it also mourns the “hundreds of
innocent civilians murdered by US bombs in Afghanistan.”
“Justice should be the result of a fair, impartial and transparent
trial conducted under international law at which credible evidence is
produced,” a spokesperson said.
“The devastation to the environment and civilian population caused by
cluster bombs and by the use of Depleted Uranium artillery (contained
in Tomahawk missiles) will be a lingering and insidious nightmare
against the environment and Afghanistan’s people,” said a
spokesperson, who added that the Bush administration is using the
terrorist attacks “as a pretext for activities that have nothing to do
with ‘preventing terrorism.” “It’s all about oil, corporate profits
and globalization.”
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