Message of Peace and Solidarity: Obama visit

Fraser Valley Peace Council

Message of Peace and Solidarity

On the occasion of President Obama’s visit to Canada

Vancouver - 19 Feb 09

The people of Canada have been a part of the optimism that the campaign of President Obama generated before the elections. This was based on the expectations that the US Democrat Party in general and Barrack Obama in particular posed before the US electorate and for appeasing the world opinion that hated the war crimes perpetrated by the US forces around the globe.

Despite of all the euphoria that the people around the world faced on the event of Obama’s election as president with great majority, it is yet to be seen that the hopes of peace and progress for the people of the world are materialized or even an initiative is taken to set a course for fulfilling them. It is regretfully known that the US intends to intensify the war in Afghanistan despite the change in the White House.

Fraser Valley Peace Council, a member of the Canadian Peace Congress, demands that the US explores peaceful resolution of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. We feel that a political dialogue may be initiated in this regard to find solutions to the conflicts of Middle East and West Asia. The US must stop drone attacks that are against the sovereignty of Pakistan and violative of the UN Charter of Human Rights.

Fraser Valley Peace Council also demands that Canada also recall forthwith its troops from Afghanistan. The US and its allies should spend the money saved from withdrawal on creating jobs and improving social infrastructure during the troubled economic times.

Vancouver South Asians to protest US drone attacks at Obama visit

To mark the first official visit of US President Barack Obama to Canada, on Thursday, February 19, the members of the South Asian community in the Metro Vancouver area plan to publicly express their protest against the continuing drone attacks on the sovereign territory of Pakistan.

The way US is dealing with it's so called 'War on Terror' is not suppressing it as more and more terrorist attacks are being launched now in South Asia and in the rest of world.

Pakistani brothers and sisters! Come out and demand a halt to the bombings on Pakistan.

We will be joined by our: Indian brothers and sisters, alarmed by the growth of Hindu Taliban forces in India

Tamil brothers and sisters, anguished over the all-round military attacks in northern and eastern Sri Lanka

Nepali brothers and sisters to express their concerns about the imperialist interventions in Nepal

Bangladeshi brothers and sisters who have just won an electoral victory over the dark forces of Islamist Jihadis

Afghani brothers and sisters to demand an end to the American-led occupation of Afghanistan

Iraqi brothers and sisters to demand end of American occupation of Iraq

Iranian brothers and sisters to express their anger over the perpetual threats of aggression to Iran

Palestinian brothers and sisters to express their anguish and anger over the occupation of their lands by Israeli Zionists with the full backing of US-led imperialism.

ALL the democratic, peace-loving people of Greater Vancouver area to come and join us on February 19, 2009

R.S.V.P

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