Gillian und David gegen den Irak-Krieg

Das Thema, das momentan wohl jeden beschäftigt, geht natürlich auch an den Stars nicht spurlos vorrüber. Nachdem schon mehrfach berühmte Persönlichkeiten öffentlich Stellung nahmen und sich gegen den War in Iraq aussprachen, wurde nun eine Petition ins Leben gerufen, die der Bush-Regierung klar machen soll, dass Krieg nicht die wahre Lösung ist. Als erstes unterschrieben wurde sie von etlichen Stars, darunter Gillian Anderson und David Duchovny mit Ehefrau Tèa Leonie. Momentan wird sie u.a. per Email verbreitet, damit sich viele weitere dem Vorbild der Prommis anschließen können. Im folgenden die Original-Mail. Darin findet ihr auch die Adresse des Projekts, falls ihr das statement ebenfalls unterschreiben wollt.

Please join Matt Damon, Michael Stipe, Gillian Anderson, Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Susan Sarandon, Helen Hunt, Samuel L. Jackson, Martin Sheen, a whole host of other artists and public figures, and me in signing onto a statement (below) asking the Bush Administration to win without war on Iraq.

You can sign on in a minute or two at:

http://www.moveon.org/artistswinwithoutwar/

Thanks for joining the effort.

Here's the artists' statement, which is the centerpiece of an ad in the New York Times:

War talk in Washington is alarming and unnecessary.

We are patriotic Americans who share the belief that Saddam Hussein cannot be allowed to possess weapons of mass destruction. We support rigorous UN weapons inspections to assure Iraq's effective disarmament.

However, a pre-emptive 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. It will make us less, not more, secure.

We reject the doctrine--a reversal of long-held American tradition-- that our country, alone, has the right to launch first-strike attacks.

The valid U.S. and UN objective of disarming Saddam Hussein can be achieved through legal diplomatic means. There is no need for war. Let us instead devote our resources to improving the security and well-being of people here at home and around the world.

Signed,

Mike Farrell and Robert Greenwald, Co-Chairs, Gillian Anderson, Edward Asner, Rene Auberjonois, David Bale, Kim Basinger, Ed Begley, Jr., Theo Bikel, Barbara Bosson, Jackson Browne, Peter Buck (REM), Diahann Carroll, Eugene J. Carroll, Jr., Rear Adm. U.S. Navy (Ret.), Kathleen Chalfant, Don Cheadle, Jill Clayburgh, David Clennon, Jack Coleman, Peter Coyote, Lindsay Crouse, Suzanne Cryer, Matt Damon, Dana Daurey, Ambassador Jonathan Dean (U.S. Rep. to NATO Warsaw Pact), Vincent D�Onofrio, David Duchovny, Olympia Dukakis, Charles S. Dutton, Hector Elizondo, Cary Elwes, Shelley Fabares, Mike Farrell, Mia Farrow, Laurence Fishburne, Sean Patrick Flanery, Bonnie Franklin, John Fugelsang, Jeananne Garafalo, Larry Gelbart, Melissa Gilbert, Danny Glover, Elliott Gould, Samaria Graham, Robert Greenwald, Robert Guillaume, Paul Haggis, Robert David Hall, Ethan Hawke, Ken Howard, Helen Hunt, Anjelica Huston, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jane Kaczmarek, Melina Kanakaredes, Casey Kasem, Mimi Kennedy, Jessica Lange, Tea Leoni, Wendie Malick, Camryn Manheim, Marsha Mason, Richard Masur, Dave Matthews, Kent McCord, Robert DuncanMcNeill, Mike Mills (REM), Janel Moloney, Esai Morales, Ed O�Neill, Chris Noth, Peter Onorati, Alexandra Paul, Ambassador Edward Peck (former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq), Seth Peterson, CCH Pounder, David Rabe, Alan Rachins, Bonnie Raitt, Carl Reiner, Tim Robbins, Steve Robinson, Sgt., U.S. Army (Ret.) (National Gulf War Resource Center), Mitch Ryan, Susan Sarandon, Tony Shalhoub, Jack Shanahan, Vice Adm. U.S. Navy (Ret.), William Schallert, Martin Sheen, Armin Shimerman, Gloria Steinem, Marcia Strassman, Michael Stipe (REM), Susan Sullivan, Loretta Swit, Studs Terkel, Lily Tomlin, Blair Underwood, Dennis Weaver, Bradley Whitford, James Whitmore, James Whitmore, Jr., Alfre Woodard, Noah Wyle, Peter Yarrow, Howard Zinn, . . . and me.

You can sign on, too, at:

http://www.moveon.org/artistswinwithoutwar/