Greetings,

The Interfaith Network of Concern for the People of Iraq (INOC), Michael
Ramos of the Church Council of Greater Seattle, and others are
campaigning to have the Seattle City Council pass an exit Iraq resolution
before the coming fall elections.They are optimistic that they will do
this, but it unlikely to happen without council members hearing from many
Seattle organizations and citizens. They are consequently seeking your
help.

With council observers recommending that an exit-Iraq resolution be kept
to three main points, they propose the following resolution to the
Council:

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE THAT:

1) Iraq belongs to the Iraqis, and they alone should have control of
their natural resources, their territory, their government and their
policies. Therefore, the US government should renounce interest in
controlling the Iraqi economy and government, and renounce plans for
permanent US military bases in Iraq. These declarations should be made
immediately.

2) The US government should then seek a peace/disengagement conference,
organized by the Secretary General of the United Nations, to be held in a
neutral country between the 'coalition' and major political factions in
Iraq. The conference is to work out the terms for the US military and
economic disengagement from Iraq and suggest a process of reconciliation
among factions within Iraq.

3) For damages done during two wars and twelve years of sanctions, the US
government has major obligations to the people of Iraq, including the
funding of the reconstruction of civilian infrastructure and the
environmental cleanup of US weapons debris. And further, that work should
engage and benefit Iraqis not foreign corporations


The NIHAC steering committee has expressed support of this proposed
resolution, and would also like to invite NIHAC members to let their
council members know how they feel about this issue.

Thanks for any efforts you can make for the people of Iraq.

Mary Anne Mercer and Beth Rivin
Co-chairs, NIHAC