Do you like being lied to? No?

What if those lies result in people dying? People, possibly

including neighbors or family?

If these possibilities concern you, then please plan to

take some action (see below).

You may recall that the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which

got the United States into the Vietnam War, was based

upon a lie.

In Vietnam, 59,000 of ours died, and more than a million

of theirs. For what?

The story that Iraqi troops stole incubators from Kuwait,

leaving hundreds of poor Kuwaiti children to die, is also

a well-documented lie that was created and circulated

(along with other fabricated stories, see the next link)

to promote the first Gulf War. I was taken in at the time,

but never again!

http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0906/p01s02-wosc.htm

Now the incubator lie is being ressurrected by HBO in a

slick and subtle manner to promote a new gulf war.

The story is here:

http://www.fair.org/activism/hbo-gulf-hoax.html

What is different in our society between past major wars,

and the current drumbeat by the Bush adminstration?

Just one thing: the Internet!

If we use the Internet, perhaps we can make a difference.

Using the Internet (email and web pages) adds a dynamic

that didn't exist at the time of the Vietnam War or the

first Gulf War. One way to take advantage is by sending

mass emails to third parties that influence public

opinion.

I just sent an email of protest to HBO, complaining that

the deceptive story in their recent production “Live from

Baghdad" promotes war. I hope you'll take similar action.

First, please go to this link to get HBO's email address,

and send them your thoughts.

http://www.fair.org/activism/hbo-gulf-hoax.html

I hope that everyone sends HBO a message urging them to

tell the truth about war.

Second, please forward this message to folks that you

believe may also dislike being lied to. Urge them to use

their personal computers to fight for truth!

Third, if you would like to see media coverage of our

move towards war that hasn't been available in the

mainstream press, bookmark this link:

http://www.ccmep.org

best wishes,

richard myers in Denver