LIBERTARIANS
FOR PEACE
Stop the "War on Terrorism"
End Occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq
NO WAR ON IRAN!!
No to the Military Draft and Compulsory National Service
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LIBERTARIANS
FOR PEACE
Stop the "War on Terrorism" End Occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq NO WAR ON IRAN!! No to the Military Draft and Compulsory National Service |
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We are Libertarians who are
committed to promoting an end to United States military intervention
which we believe carries out an imperialist agenda that benefits
powerful government and corporate
special interests at the expense of the lives, liberty and prosperity
of
Americans and of peoples worldwide. We are opposed to the
militaristic view that violence can resolve all conflicts, and to the
massive surveillance of innocent civilians, especially those engaged in
political activity against war and government civil liberties abuses. POINTS OF UNITY We encourage all Americans and all peoples worldwide to
embrace
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PEACE ORGANIZING Carol Moore, DC (202) 635-3739 Mark W. Stroberg
mwstrobergATcomcast.net
(510) 895-8384
Libertarian Party of California Peace Caucus http://lpcalpeace.org Monterey County Libertarians for Peace P.O. Box 22231, Carmel, CA 93922. lawsamzAThotmail.com 831-626-8417 James Madison, CT adjimATerols.com (860) 635-8334 Donna Mancini, Chairman LPKY disco4freedoATcs.com (502) 254-3975 Jim C. Perry, NH, New England Activist Coordinating peaceATjimcperry.com jimcperry.com (978) 609-6738 Terry L Parker, Austin, TX xlibertyAThotmail.com Tim Dove, TX twodovesATlcc.net Ed McWilliams, Albuquerque, NM edmcwilliams73ATmsn.com Joseph Knight, LPNM nm_libertarianATyahoo.com Kent & Denise, Elko County, NV LP ht65ATrabbitbrush.com Bob Tregilus, LPNV beowulfATpossiblebag.com LISTSERVES General Discussion List -- E-mail Libs4peace-subscribeATyahoogroups.com or go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/libs4peace
Antiwar.com Best Daily News Site Americans Against
World Empire Muslim Libertarian: Minaret of Freedom Institute
Coalition for a
Realistic Foreign Policy Articles and Resources HarryBrowne.Org
Various Articles vs.War PageFreedom, Democracy, Peace;
Power,
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The tragic events of
September 11th changed many people’s ideas regarding our military. What
those events did not change is the huge amount that we taxpayers spend
to defend other nations.
Since the end of WW11 the
United
States has maintained a military presence around the globe. Today we
have
troops stationed in over 100 countries. With a defense budget of over
$300
billion, or more than $1100 for every American man, woman and child, we
spend
far more than any other nation. Much of that expenditure is for the
benefit
of our allies who, also happen to be our economic competitors.
It has been estimated that
we
spent $15 trillion to win the Cold War - more than enough to put much
of
our country through Harvard University, or buy a four bedroom house for
every
family.
In Europe we have 100,000
troops
across the continent; in Germany alone we have 66,000 troops while
England
rates 11,000 American servicemen and women. >From Spain through
Italy,
to the Baltic States and throughout Serbia and Kosovo American forces
maintain
a presence.
The 45,000 troops we have
stationed
in Japan along with the 38,000 in South Korea form the bulwark of our
forces
in Asia. “Why are we there?” needs to asked when So. Korea has a
population
more than double that of No. Korea’s and a gross domestic product 15
times
as large as it’s northern neighbor.
Recent estimates put the
cost
of defending the oil supply in the Persian Gulf at over $50 billion
annually,
or about $150 for each of us. But how much of that oil gets to America?
Not
much: we import only $19 billion in oil from the region. The reality is
that
we import most of our oil from Canada, Mexico and Venezuela. The
majority
of the oil produced and exported of the Persian Gulf ends up in Europe
and
Asia.
Today the American taxpayer
provides
the defense umbrella that other nations live under. Currently we spend
over
$1100 for every man, woman and child on defense while our neighbors to
the
North, Canada will spend just $250 for each of their citizens. In Japan
the
government will spend $360 per person and in Britain the defense
expenditure
will average $580 for each person. With the United Kingdom and Japan
being
the two largest foreign holders on American Treasury notes we are in
the
odd position of borrowing from them - so that we can send our troops to
defend
them - and then tax our citizens for the privilege of doing so! In
South
Korea their government will spend $275 for each citizen, requiring the
American
taxpayer to spend as much to defend South Korea as the South Korean
government
does. By Michael Wilson and Richard Easbey
4) Write or call your current LNC representatives
(Officers,
At Large and Regional) and tell them the LNC must make sure staff
members
put substantial efforts into supporting Peace and Non-Intervention.
(LNC
contact information at http://www.lp.org/organization/lncdirectory2.shtml
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