US Campaign to Ban Landmines Action Alert (3/9/05)
By Scott Stedjan, Coordinator, U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines

The U.S. plans to deploy a new system of remote-controlled antipersonnel mines in Iraq by May, according to Human Rights Watch. The new mine system, which is called Matrix, allows a soldier with a laptop computer based miles away from a target to detonate Claymore mines via radio signal. Claymore mines are directional fragmentation munitions mounted above ground level and are designed to have antipersonnel effects. They can propel lethal fragments from 130 to 200 feet across a 60-degree arc. However, U.S. Army tests indicate that the actual hazard range for these types of mines can be as high as 980 feet (300 meters).

COUNTER TERROR: BUILD JUSTICE 2005
An invitation to join a transatlantic anti-war protest

Justice Not Vengeance in the UK and Voices in the Wilderness in the US would like to invite your anti-war/peace group to be part of an international month of peace action in the spring of 2005. Below is an explanation of what the month of peace is about, a statement that we invite you to sign, and a menu of actions you may wish to organize during the month of action.

‘Counter Terror: Build Justice’ - Why

THE CONTEXT

As the crisis in Iraq deepens, and we face US presidential elections, it is crucial that the next US president - either a new President Kerry, or a re-elected President Bush - is met with a vigorous challenge from the US and British peace movements over both the occupation of Iraq, and the wider ‘war on terrorism’.

Individual Endorsements – Counter Terror: Build Justice
(Partial List: List in formation, December 1, 2004)
(Organizations listed for identification purposes only)

Organizational Endorsements - Counter Terror: Build Justice
(Partial List: List in Formation, as of December 1, 2004)