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DESCRIPTION:THANK YOU, CINDY, FOR YOUR CONTINUING SUPPORT, \nKIND WORDS, AND TRUE 
 PATRIOTIC SPIRIT!\n\nAN INVITATION TO JOIN TOGETHER \n\nIn response to the 
 betrayal of the antiwar cause by Congress, \nCindy Sheehan called on all 
 citizens to \n\n“...join us in Philadelphia on July 4th to try and figure 
 a way out of this 'two' party system that is bought and paid for by the war 
 machine which has a stranglehold on every aspect of our lives. As for 
 myself, I am leaving the Democratic Party. You have completely failed those 
 who put you in power to change the direction our country is heading. We do 
 not condone our government's violent meddling in sovereign countries and we 
 condemn the continued murderous occupation of Iraq.”\n\n"We gave you a 
 chance; you betrayed us."\n\n“I am an advocate for a new investigation, 
 that’s for sure. Everywhere I go, my audiences are filled with 9/11 truth 
 people, and I really honor your commitment to finding the 
 truth.”\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nWe 
 the People join together in Philadelphia on the 4th of July in the spirit 
 of ’76 to confront a tyranny that has taken over this nation and 
 threatens the future of civilization, as well as life on the planet.\n\nWe 
 face a dire reality. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continue with no end 
 in sight. A nuclear strike on Iran may occur at any moment, based on a 
 “false flag” terrorist attack to be blamed on Iran, as noted by 
 Brzezinski and others. The neoconservative mania of the White House breeds 
 war and hatred abroad. Secret prisons and torture have become routine. 
 Peace will not come to Israel, Palestine or Iraq without embracing the 
 principle that “all men are created equal.” An intimidated Congress 
 continues to abdicate its obligations in violation of the same Constitution 
 our soldiers die to defend. \n\nWe can no longer tolerate this reality. We 
 must change it.\n\nThis historical moment demands that we bring together 
 diverse movements from the antiwar, peace and social justice, impeachment, 
 9/11 truth, civil liberties, human rights, veterans and religious 
 communities, along with concerned citizens across America, to act 
 strategically as a United Front to deal with this crisis. Together, we 
 pledge to respect each group’s independence, while recognizing each 
 other’s contribution and greater potential in a common goal to stop the 
 war. 
 \n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\nANTIWAR 
 COALITION-BUILDING FOR TRUTH\n\nThe unique vision of the Philadelphia 
 Emergency Antiwar Convention is to unite activist communities throughout 
 the United States on the basis of Cindy Sheehan’s call for new and more 
 progressive approaches to peace. In her absence, we must continue her 
 struggle to end the war, to impeach Bush and Cheney, and to support a new 
 investigation of September 11—the foundational event used to manipulate 
 the public into supporting a bogus “war on terror,” presidential 
 dictatorship and a global military agenda. \n\nAccording to Michel 
 Chossudovsky, author of America’s ‘War on Terrorism,’ “revealing 
 the lies behind 9/11 would undermine the legitimacy of the ‘global war on 
 terrorism,’ the main justification for waging war in the Middle East. 
 Without 9/11, the war criminals in high office do not have a leg to stand 
 on. Their entire National Security construct collapses like a deck of 
 cards.” \n\nWhite House, Congressional and media justification for war 
 stop here. 
 \n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nOUR 
 SCHEDULE\nThere will be a press conference at 12:15 PM in the second floor 
 ballroom.\n\nEvents begin at 1:00 PM and end at 9:00 PM.\n\nOpening 
 Remarks: Introduction and ground rules for this event. We want to establish 
 a context for our interaction aimed at developing trust and cooperation. We 
 want to bridge differences, while at the same time recognizing the 
 individual character and strengths of our coalition participants. 
 \n\nPresentations: We want to hear each other! A 10-minute window for 
 leaders from various groups aimed at introducing your work, present and 
 future plans, and your suggestions towards a greater strategy will be 
 provided. Please provide some bullet points of your strategic plans and how 
 you want our movement to evolve. \n\nStrategy Deliberations: We want to 
 discuss various options that we have towards defining a plan of action that 
 recognizes our various strengths and resolves our weaknesses. (We would not 
 be having this meeting if we had stopped the war.) \n\nWe will conduct our 
 deliberations and debate with the possibility of using break-out groups and 
 other strategies to better caucus and define our positions, with the goal 
 of strengthening communication and trust among ourselves. \n\nKeynote Panel 
 and Speakers: 7:30 PM, to be followed by the signing of Our Declaration of 
 Truth, Peace & Justice - July 4th, 2007 \n\nPanelists so far include: 
 \n\nPhilip J. Berg, Esq. former Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania, 
 former candidate for Governor and U.S. Senate, national advocate for 
 individual rights. \n\nDr. Robert M. Bowman, Lt. Col. USAF, ret. decorated 
 Vietnam fighter pilot, former director of Star Wars programs under 
 Presidents Ford and Carter, PhD. in Aeronautics and Nuclear Engineering 
 from CalTech, 2006 Democratic candidate for Congress (15th dist. Fla.), 
 member of Veterans for Peace, currently on nationwide Patriots Tour to Take 
 Back America. www.ThePatriots.us. \n\nDavid Lindorff award-winning 
 journalist for over three decades, contributor to The Nation, Salon, and 
 Business Week; co-author, The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for 
 Removing President George W. Bush from Office \n\nWebster Griffin Tarpley 
 historian, investigative journalist, expert on international false-flag 
 terrorism; author, 9/11 Synthetic Terror: Made in USA, now in its 4th 
 edition and internationally recognized amazon.com bestseller. 
 \n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nRegister: 
 Describe your organization, and number attending, brmas@earthlink.net We 
 need to know who is coming ASAP. \n\nSponsors: Peace Action-Delaware 
 Valley, Ad hoc committee for (PEAC)-Philadelphia Emergency Antiwar 
 Conference \n\nENDORSERS: Peace Action-Delaware Valley, Philadelphia 
 Regional Anti-War Network, World Can’t Wait, Delaware Valley Veterans for 
 America, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), Restore the Republic, 
 Northeast 9/11 Truth, Green Party of Vermont, America: Freedom to Fascism, 
 MUJCA (Muslim, Jewish, Christian Alliance), Socialist Party USA, ... more 
 to come \n\n\nContacts: \n\nBruce Marshall \nemail: brmas@earthlink.net 
 \nPhone: 802-767-6079 Paul Deslaurier \ne-mail: paulnrg@aol.com\nPhone: 
 413-232-7888 Phyllis Gilbert \nPhone: 215-732-9349 
 \n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nDECLARATION 
 OF INTENT\n(A Draft)\n\nOur nation is in crisis. Our Constitution has been 
 shredded. The peace movement has run aground, and impeachment is “off the 
 table.” The war machine continues to trample the will of the people and 
 crush any opposition in its murderous drive toward global 
 domination.\n\nThe Democratic Party has betrayed its mandate to end the 
 Iraq War and bring the troops home, exposing the two-party system for the 
 elite corporate tool it is.\n\nWe no longer have a free press. Our major 
 media are owned and controlled by the same few corporations that 
 manufacture arms and feed off billion-dollar contracts handed to them by 
 Bush appointees.\n\nWhere are the checks and balances? \n\nWhere is 
 Government by the People? \n\nWhere is the public outrage?\n\nIt’s time 
 to demand truth and accountability from our elected representatives. It's 
 time to insist that they answer to the people, not corporate lobbyists or 
 well-funded ideological fanatics.\n\nIt's time to eliminate election fraud 
 and ensure that the sanctity of the voting process is never again 
 compromised.  \n\nIt's time to bring our troops home and stop funding 
 pre-emptive wars of aggression.\n\nIt's time to support our soldiers' 
 rights when they refuse to obey unlawful orders. \n\nIt's time to resist 
 the curtailment of our civil liberties based on color-coded fear, and to 
 reclaim the rights guaranteed by our Constitution.\n\nIt's time to impeach 
 the President and Vice President, based on overwhelming evidence of high 
 crimes and misdemeanors.\n\nIt's time to challenge the official account of 
 9/11 as scientifically and logically implausible, and to demand a new, 
 fully independent investigation of the foundational event for the war on 
 terror, that if exposed, would awaken Americans out of a collective trance 
 of complacency and fear.\n\nIt's time to examine the historical, political, 
 social, and psychological roots of September 11—and all false flag 
 terrorism—repeatedly invoked to justify an endless war on terror and 
 virtual dictatorship by the Executive Branch.\n\nWe call on all activists 
 and concerned citizens across America to come to Philadelphia on July 4th 
 and present a United Front to reclaim our Government. \n\nWe will send a 
 message that will once again crack the Liberty Bell as it resonates across 
 America, in the spirit of freedom, with truth, peace and justice as our 
 honorable goals. We will launch a campaign to stop these wars at their 
 source. And we will prevail. \n\nThis is the time for action, not apathy; 
 for union, not division. \n\nThis is the start of the Second American 
 Revolution—a new beginning for hope on the planet. 
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