STATEMENTS:

Even though we have an experience of war and war suffering behind us and even though the majority of citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina are against attack on Iraq, it didn't prevent the ruling strucutres of this country to give suport to imperialist policy of United States of America and the attack on Irakian people that suffers for years crucified between the imposed sanctions and dictatorial regime of Sadam Hussein.

 We did not expect anything better from the «servile» attitude of our Government, but what worries us is the silence of so called civil sector and different non-Government organizations which appear to deal with the protection of human rights and which should have a position in front of such global threat to the world peace. Unfortunatelly, it seems that seminars and round tables, financed by American money, of which a part ends up in the pockets of our «well paid humanitarian workers» are more important than unversal human values.  But even if we do not have in our country an articulated and unison voice against the war, it is widely present and strong in other parts of the world, including the United States of America themelves.

 Ten million people are expected to join the protests against the war on Iraq. Peace activists are organizing marches across Europe, America and Near East, which can grow into the biggest ever held demonstrations. The day of action is planned for Saturday, February 15th, the day described by the activists as the «last chance to stop the war» in Iraq. We want to join these manifestations on the global level and send a message from this part of the world that there are also people here that are against the crazy ideas of world power welders and another war for oil. We find that the disarmament of Iraq is just an excuse for the attack, as well as that the justification of the action in the name of democracy and fight against terrorism is false. The only real reasons for the war are OIL RESERVES (the only significant reserves in the Gulf not controlled by the United States of America) and the CONTROL OF SPACE (which would, together with the occupation of Afghanistan, make Near East and Central Asia unique geostrategical space under the influence of the United States of America). The price of this will once again be paid by Irakian people and innocent civilians. The warnings of humanitarian organizations CARE International and Arhitect for People in Need predict that thousands of inhabitations and houses will be left without water within 12 hours, followed by the lack of food, and the danger of epidemie is hovering above the country should the sewage mix with the water supply system due to the bombardments.

We invite all interested citizens to join us in the peace gathering on Saturday, February 15, at 11h00 in the park of Fejiceva street in Mostar.