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MokroMike II
16-12-02, 01:21
Hollywood stars, activists oppose war on Iraq
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About 100 US television, film stars speak out against military action against Iraq, say war talk alarming, unnecessary.


LOS ANGELES - About 100 US television and film stars including Matt Damon, Anjelica Huston and Martin Sheen signed a petition released Tuesday against a possible US-led war against Iraq, saying "war talk in Washington is alarming and unnecessary."

Samuel L. Jackson, Mia Farrow, Kim Basinger, Uma Thurman, Tim Robbins and rockers REM also put their names on the list of those opposed to such a US-led strike.

"A preemptive military invasion of Iraq will harm American national interests. Such a war will increase human suffering, arouse animosity toward our country, increase the likelihood of terrorist attacks, damage the economy, and undermine our moral standing in the world," the petition says.

"The valid US and UN objective of disarming Saddam Hussein can be achieved through legal diplomatic means. There is no need for war," it added.

Stars delivered the petition to the press at a Hollywood restaurant frequented by stars; on hand was Martin Sheen, who plays a fictional US president on the NBC television series "The West Wing."

In Washington "they made up their minds a long time ago about going to war. It's a personal feud, that's part of it," said Sheen alluding to the Gulf War under then President George Bush, father of the incumbent, which did not bring down Iraqi President Sadam Hussein.

Foremer M.A.S.H current NBC television star Mike Farrell said "a tendency of this administration is to imply that anyone who opposes them is somehow less loyal and patriotic. That's not right."

Meanwhile in Washington some 300 people, rallied by a dozen Washington-area churches, gathered near the White House Tuesday to protest any eventual military action against Iraq.

"This war will be disastrous," said one of the demonstrators, Pat Elder. "Violence is not the answer to violence. Peace can only be attained through justice."

The demonstration, which marked the 54th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, later to move to the center of the capital under police surveillance.

Another protester, Washington University instructor Karen Pomeranz, criticized both Democrats and Republicans for having favored US military budgets at the expense of bettering public social programs.

"They spent the last 20 years gutting public health, housing, welfare, education and other programs that give us real security," she said.