Bush’s Policies and American DisCredibility

End The Raids & Deportations –
Stop Dividing Families


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Free Kashmir –
No Indian Army

Bush’s Policies and American Credibility

We, the people of the Pakistan-American community in the USA, feel concerned that the actions of President George W. Bush are giving a bad name to this country. He has made it seem to the whole world that the U.S. government does not care about the United Nations, internationally treaties or the Kyoto Agreements. The actions of Bush’s government seem to be above any law. Instead of solving old problems such as those of Palestine and Kashmir, Bush’s government is creating new problems through the wars on Iraq and Afghanistan. As well, the problems of the immigrants, the survivors of Katrina, the millions of people without health care, are also unresolved. This is harming the prestige of the United States both at home and abroad. Therefore, the Pakistan USA Freedom Forum hereby resolves that:

1. The war being carried out by the U.S. government against the people of Iraq and Afghanistan is unjust and illegal, and only serves the interest of the large US oil and other corporations.
2. Bush’s government is using terrorism as a shield to attack other countries. This is doing a disservice to the people of the U.S., and particularly to the memory of those who died on 9/11/01.
3. The U.S. soldiers, who include many immigrants, are having their patriotic feelings misused in these attacks. They should be brought home now.
4. The U.S. prison facilities in Guantanamo Bay and other secret detention facilities overseas should be closed. The prisoners should either be brought to open trials in U.S. civilian courts or be released.
5. The treatment of over 12 million immigrants without papers is a shame on this country. Just as immigrants before them, they have only come here to work to be able to feed their families. They deserve full amnesty. Until and unless there is a bill passed, there should be no deportations.
6. The Bush government’s criminal negligence led so many victims of Hurricane Katrina to be killed or driven from their homes. Now the government has compounded this by making it impossible for hundreds of thousands of survivors to return home. All the survivors of Katrina must be given the means and opportunity to return.
7. The health care system is a tragedy for many people in this country. In the richest country in the world, it is shameful that more than 40 million people have no health insurance. As in other developed countries and even some less developed ones, everyone in the U.S. deserves free health care.
8. President Bush should not be permitted to shield his actions from the people and Congress by claiming “Executive Privilege.”
9. We are very concerned over the new tension between Washington and Moscow to use the alleged threats of Iranian missiles to put in place a new missile shield. We do not need a new cold war.
10. We hope that whoever is elected President in 2008 will open every file of the George Bush presidency for the benefit of the people of the USA.

This Resolution was passed in a public meeting of the Pakistan-USA Freedom Forum held on July 15, 2007 at the Pakiza Restaurant, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

Dr. Muhammad Shafique Mr. Shahid Comrade
President General Secretary
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