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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Dear Healthcare Worker,</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> Many
of us in healthcare are very concerned about the violence and destruction in our
world, particularly in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on">Middle
East</st1:place>. </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>We of the local Physicians for Social
Responsibility chapter are working to place an advertisement opposing possible
war against <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Iran</st1:place></st1:country-region> in the Union News. We think that
it is an important way to urge further Congressional action to prevent military
attack that could impact millions and affect generations to come.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Here is the text of the ad, which has already
appeared in the Congressional Quarterly: </FONT></P>
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size=2>_______________________________________________________________________________________________________</FONT></FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">IF
YOU LIKE WAR IN <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">IRAQ</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">YOU’LL LOVE <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">WAR</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">ON</st1:State> <st1:country-region
w:st="on">IRAN</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">CONGRESS MUST NOT ALLOW THE PRESIDENT TO ATTACK
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">IRAN</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></I></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">An
ominous pattern of provocative words and acts from the White House points to a
new war: a “preventive” strike on <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Iran</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></I></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">“All options are on the table,” says the Bush
Administration. Does that include a nuclear <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">option? Yes, they have refused to rule out using nuclear
weapons. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></I></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Nuclear or not, the fallout from this attack will be
catastrophic. <st1:country-region w:st="on">Iran</st1:country-region> is three
times larger than <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Iraq</st1:place></st1:country-region>. It has vast resources and
intense national pride. It can wreak havoc on oil markets. It can retaliate
against <st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region> or the
<st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Gulf States</st1:place></st1:State>.
In <st1:country-region w:st="on">Iraq</st1:country-region> and
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Afghanistan</st1:country-region>, 175,000
<st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region> soldiers could be the
victims of a surge of anger at <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">But doesn’t <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Iran</st1:place></st1:country-region> refuse to talk? That is White
House fiction. Two serious offers from the Iranian leadership have been rejected
out of hand by the White House. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></I></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">No
one wants a nuclear-armed <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Iran</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The reality is that bombing
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Iran</st1:country-region> will likely strengthen
the hard-liners’ hand and ensure that <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Iran</st1:place></st1:country-region> will one day become a nuclear
state. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></I></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The American people want diplomacy, not another war. Four
out of five Americans favor direct talks with <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Iran</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Congress
must make the White House listen to the people.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></I></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p>_______________________________________________________________________________________________________</o:p></P>
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or to PSR, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">P.O. Box
1594</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Northampton</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">MA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">01061</st1:PostalCode></st1:address></FONT></FONT></P>
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