| Grassroots Petition and Medical Association Sign-on Letter Sent to President Bush and Senator Kerry Urging Support for Treaty
In just two weeks before the 2004 presidential
election, nearly 1,700 people from throughout the United States
signed a petition to President Bush and Senator Kerry urging them
to come out in favor of US accession to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty.
To see the creative, one-minute flash video about the landmines
problem and the petition that followed it, click
here.
Also, soon before the 2004 presidential election,
the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Medical Student
Association, National Medical Association, and Orthopaedic Trauma
Association signed a letter to President Bush and Senator Kerry
calling for their support of the Mine Ban Treaty. To read the letter,
click here (Microsoft Word - 24k).
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