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Contact the Candidates Directly To fax or mail the letter, copy the text below into Word and print on your letterhead. To email, copy the text into your email program. Dear 2004 ________________ : I urge you to support the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty and to raise the issue during your campaign for president. Antipersonnel landmines injure and kill 15,000-20,000 people each year. Millions more suffer from the agricultural, economic, and psychological consequences of living in mine-affected communities. Humanitarian demining and victim assistance efforts by the United States are laudable but are not sufficient to prevent the continuing mortality and maiming caused by the weapon. Only a global ban will do that. The 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, now embraced by three-quarters of the world’s nations, including all of NATO except for the US, prohibits the use, production, trade, and stockpiling of antipersonnel landmines. The treaty has already led to tremendous success in reducing the global threat from this weapon. Even major retired military leaders in this country have voiced support for the treaty, citing the danger antipersonnel mines pose to our own troops. As long as our government remains outside the international norm banning this indiscriminate menace, we give political cover to nations such as Russia, India, and Pakistan that continue to sow this lethal legacy, with devastating consequences for civilians. Thank you for your attention.
Sincerely, List of 2004 presidential candidates Senator John Kerry President George W. Bush Ralph Nader |
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