NEJ TILL KRIGET MOT IRAK

Af Svenska Irakkommittén mot de Ekonomiska Sanktionerna (SIES)

13 september 2002

FN:s ekonomiska sanktioner mot Irak har nu pågått i tolv år och drabbat det irakiska folket med svåra lidanden. Enligt FN:s egna siffror har mer än 1,5 miljoner människor, varav ca 600 000 barn, dött som en direkt följd av sanktionerna. Dessutom har ett lågintensivt bombkrig mot landet pågått under dessa år. Av all denna förödelse- orsakad huvudsakligen av amerikansk och brittisk politik- har Saddam Husseins brutala och diktatoriska regim snarast stärkts än försvagats.

Nu förbereder USA under president Bushs ledning ett storskaligt bombkrig mot Irak som kommer att innebära ett ännu större lidande för civilbefolkningen.

Ett sådant krig kommer dessutom att ytterligare undergräva freden och säkerheten i världen.

Att upprätta en demokratisk regim i Irak är det irakiska folkets angelägenhet och får enligt folkrätten inte ske med krigshandlingar utifrån.

Folkrätten och FN:s stadgar måste respekteras. Vi vädjar till vår regering att den med kraft hävdar det internationella samfundets skyldighet att lösa konflikter på fredlig väg, genom diplomati och vapeninspektioner och nedrustning i hela regionen, enligt FN:s resolution 687.14.

Nej till kriget mot Irak!

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