Three reasons to boycott ExxonMobil to get the U.S. out of Iraq and to prosecute those responsible for war crimes there:
- ExxonMobil was in the kitchen with Dick Cheney when the Iraq war was being cooked up. (Read More)
- ExxonMobil is making enormous, unearned, profits (your money) from uncertainty in the market related to the war - an estimated $7 billion in 2005. And the Pentagon spent more (your money) with ExxonMobil between 1999 and 2005 than any other oil supplier. (Read More)
- Congress pays more attention to ExxonMobil than it does to you. (Read More)
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Help Me Get a Response from Mr. Cheney I asked a former State Department intelligence officer whether ExxonMobil was involved in the State Department planning running up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The person said they did not know of any involvement, but if there were, it would have been through the office of Vice President Dick Cheney. (Read More )
- Parade and Rally
Peekskill, New York – Sat. Sept. 30 Noon - 4p.m.
“The Cost of the Middle East Wars” sponsored by Consumers for Peace.org and Westchester Peoples Action Coalition. The parade will include “The Cheney Gang” and the ExxonMobil Tiger, music and speakers. The parade starts at Tompkins Park on Main Street at the city limits and progresses down Main Street to City Hall. The rally will be held directly across Main Street from City Hall in the plaza in front of Peekskill Public Library.
Refreshments will be served at the beginning of the parade and the rally. There will be prizes for kids who decorate their bikes for peace and ride in the parade. - YOU CAN GET ON YOUR LOCAL CABLE – FREE
Many communities televise the meetings of their municipal governing bodies on local cable stations. You may want to go to a meeting, regardless of whether it is televised, and ask your elected officials if the local government is purchasing products from ExxonMobil. If so, please ask them to use some other supplier until the company makes a statement calling for a withdrawal of troops from Iraq. If the officials don’t have an answer immediately, ask if they can let you know at the next meeting. Click here for talking points you can use at the meeting. - Resistance in the U.S. Military to the Iraq War
One of the goals of Consumers for Peace is the impeachment of George W. Bush and the prosecution of U.S. civilians responsible for perpetrating the Iraq War, in violation of international law and the U.S. Constitution. We think it is essential, however, to present the argument that U.S. military personnel, at all levels, have the responsibility to uphold international law, to refuse to follow unlawful orders. This may mean refusal to go to Iraq. For a soldier in Iraq, it may mean refusal to kill.
Consumers for Peace has commissioned a report on the relationship of international law to the Iraq War, which will be published next week.
In the meantime, we present this inspiring article by Ann Wright, reporting on the growing refusal within the U.S. military to participate in the Iraq War. (more)
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Fallujah Says it all
FALLUJAH - In 2004 the United States destroyed Fallujah. It was a war crime and a crime against humanity. This action typifies the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq. This video shows what happened, and what continues to happen daily if on a smaller scale.
Watch the video preview of
"Caught in the Crossfire".
ConsumersForPeace.org, through the ExxonMobil War Boycott, is working to stop the killing in Iraq; to end the United States' occupation of Iraq; and to bring the perpetrators of the war to justice.
To assist you in boycotting ExxonMobil and firms connected to it through its board of directors, you may wish to have Democracy Dollars.
