Dear Friends,
Urge your representative to sign the DeFazio/Welch letter calling on President Bush to seek a ‘direct, unconditional, and comprehensive’ dialogue with Iran.
Call the Capitol switchboard today:
202-224-3121
U.S. intelligence agencies have announced their belief that Iran has no nuclear weapons program. Many in Congress, including some Republicans, have argued that the new National Intelligence Estimate should be the basis of a fundamental shift in U.S. policy toward Iran, away from military threats in favor of real diplomacy and engagement. But so far the White House has refused to change course. President Bush has said his aggressive stance toward Iran would not change as a result of the new NIE.
Representatives Peter DeFazio and Peter Welch are sending a letter this week <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FBSfuGALYhR4n1Idjc%2FRvjl1%2Fc2I%2FUzD> to President Bush urging that the U.S. seek a “direct, unconditional, and comprehensive” dialogue with Iran in the wake of the Iran NIE. Current signers include: Representatives Woolsey, Ellison, Kucinich, Doggett, Farr, Olver, Baldwin, Hirono, McGovern, Lee, Blumenauer, McDermott, Moran, Wu, Holmes Norton, Hinchey, Braley, Stark, Cummings, and Hooley.
Help make this a stronger statement by encouraging your representative to sign this letter. Call the Capitol switchboard ASAP at 202-224-3121. The deadline for signing on to the letter is this Wednesday at noon. (If you don’t know who your representative is, click here. <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=jRjANTi13UWbtPqBPFebdH80O5JEV2hB> )
Click here to read the text of the letter. <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=nOO%2F0a%2B6YOsiP6Lpa0YKMn80O5JEV2hB>
Robert Naiman
Co-Convenor
UFPJ Iran Working Group
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