[A-List] Fw: FW: Urgent appeal: US soldiers raid Iraqi trade union HQ]

["Christopher Black" <bar@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "grok" <grok@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "llo" <llo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "lbl" <LABOR-L@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 6:54 PM
Subject: [Fwd: FW: Urgent appeal: US soldiers raid Iraqi trade union HQ]


>
> [Anyone still want to claim that the US ruling class and its regime
> invaded Iraq to make it democratic?
>
> As Bush sneered on TV the other day. [sic]"Uh-oh. I'll have to call my
> lawyer (snicker...)"
>
> -- grok.]
>
>
> -----Forwarded Message-----
> From: Larry Wells <lwells@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: lwells@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: FW: Urgent appeal: US soldiers raid Iraqi trade union HQ
> Date: 09 Dec 2003 20:28:41 -0500
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ericlee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ericlee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: December 9, 2003 11:07 AM
> To: labourstart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Urgent appeal: US soldiers raid Iraqi trade union HQ
>
> We have just received an urgent appeal from the Iraqi Federation of
> Trade Unions which we feel needs to be passed on to the largest possible
> number of trade unionists in the next several days.
>
> On Saturday, dozens of US troops in ten armoured cars raided the IFTU
> temporary headquarters in Baghdad, smashing windows, seizing documents,
> and even tearing down posters and banners condemning terrorism.  Eight
> IFTU leaders were arrested, but were released the following day,
> unharmed.
>
> No reason or explanation was given for the raid.
>
> The IFTU is calling on President Bush to conduct a full investigation of
> the raid and to ensure that it will not be repeated.  The United States
> must respect the right of workers under international law to have free
> and independent trade unions.
>
> Please visit this page and send on your protest to the White House
> today:
>
> http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c
> =22
>
> Please pass on this message to all your lists.  Thanks very much.
>
> Eric Lee
>
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