Toronto November 21, 2002
Canadians to lead weapons inspection team into USA
A coalition of Canadian peace groups
today announced their intention to send an international
team of volunteer weapons inspectors into the United
States later this winter. The coalition, Rooting
Out Evil, are recruiting inspectors through their
newly launched website, www.rootingoutevil.org.
"Our action has been inspired by none
other than George W. Bush,"
said Christy Ferguson, a spokesperson for the
group.
"The Bush administration has repeatedly declared
that the most dangerous rogue nations are those that:
1) have massive stockpiles of chemical, biological,
and nuclear weapons;
2) ignore due process at the United Nations;
3) refuse to sign and honour international treaties;
and
4) have come to power through illegitimate means.
"On the basis of President Bush's
guidelines, it is clear that the current U.S. administration
poses a great threat
to global security," said Ferguson. "We're
following Bush's lead and demanding that the U.S.
grant our inspectors immediate and unfettered access
to any site in the country - including all presidential
compounds - so that we can identify the weaponsof
mass destruction in this rogue state," added
David Langille.
Visitors to Rooting Out Evil's website
are invited to sign on as honorary members of the
weapons inspection team.
Honorary inspectors can participate in the action,
or they can simply lend the support of their name
as they would on a petition. The actual inspection
team that crosses the border will be comprised of
prominent individuals from Canada and other countries.
The Rooting Out Evil coalition includes Greenpeace Canada, the Centre for Social Justice, and the Toronto Committee Against War and Sanctions on Iraq, and is supported by American groups such as the National Network to End the War Against Iraq, Global Exchange and the US section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. They oppose the development, storage, and use of weapons of mass destruction by any state.
For information:
David Langille or Christy Ferguson
info@rootingoutevil.org
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Phone (306) 664-6071