Well, that was awkward. A Nobel Peace Prize nominee meets with a
Nobel peace laureate and his family, and asks him to stop killing innocent
people in her country with drones.
President Obama invited Malala
Yousafzai, a 16-year-old Pakistani advocate for girls' education, to meet with
his family. And she promptly explained that what he is doing works against her
agenda and fuels terrorism.
Register your awareness and agreement
here.
Malala is a victim of violence in Pakistan, having been
attacked by religious fanatics opposed to her work. But Obama may not have
expected her to speak up against other forms of violence in her
country.
Malala recounted: "I also expressed my concerns that
drone attacks are fueling terrorism. Innocent victims are killed in these acts,
and they lead to resentment among the Pakistani people. If we refocus efforts on
education, it will make a big impact."
President Obama may also
have not expected most people to notice or care. The corporate media have
virtually ignored this part of a widely-reported meeting.[1] It's up to us to
surprise everyone with the depth of our interest and concern.
Please sign the petition to ban weaponized drones, and tell
every person and organization you possibly can about BanWeaponizedDrones.org.
Please
forward this email widely to like-minded friends.
-- The
RootsAction.org team
P.S. RootsAction is an independent online force
endorsed by Jim Hightower, Barbara Ehrenreich, Cornel West, Daniel Ellsberg,
Glenn Greenwald, Naomi Klein, Bill Fletcher Jr., Laura Flanders, former U.S.
Senator James Abourezk, Coleen Rowley, Frances Fox Piven, and many
others.
Footnote:
1. FAIR: Drones, the Media, and Malala's
Message
Organizations Supporting This Petition (partial and growing list):
Alaskans For Peace and Justice
Antiwar.com
Arlington Green Party
Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests
BFUU
Bill of Rights Defense Committee
Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases
Code Pink
Drone Free Zone
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in
Space
Granny Peace Brigade-NY
Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace
Jeannette Rankin Peace Center
KnowDrones.com
LA Laborfest
Montrose Peace Vigil
National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance
Nevada Desert Experience
The Northampton Committee to Stop War
On Earth Peace
Peace of Mind Project
People United for Peace of Santa Cruz
County (PUP)
RootsAction.org
Santa Cruz Against Drones (SCAD)
Sitkans for Peace and Justice
United for Peace and Justice
Veracity Now
Veterans For Peace
Veterans For Peace Chapter 10
Veterans For Peace Chapter 27
Veterans For Peace Chapter 91
Veterans For Peace Chapter 154
Veterans For Peace, Phil Berrigan Memorial Chapter, Baltimore, MD
Voices for Creative Nonviolence
WarIsACrime.org
War Resisters League
Wasatch Coalition for Peace and Justice
West Suburban Faith-based Peace Coalition
Women Against Military Madness (WAMM)
Women Standing
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, U.S.
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World Can't Wait
Yorkshire Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
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