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<h1 style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">Some Lessons of September 11, 2001</h1>
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<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">In remembrance of the enormous tragedies and deaths of September 11, 2011, United For Peace and Justice extends its sincere condolences to all who lost loved ones on that awful day. No one can truly know the pain of the loss or the emotions of those who escaped death without having faced the experiences. UFPJ also marks this somber occasion by remembering countless tragedies in the wake of the U.S. military response. We remember the horrific experiences of those tortured, the families both civilian and military who will never see their loved ones again and the millions displaced from their homes, some fleeing to other countries. </p>
<img width="325" height="389" vspace="5" hspace="5" border="2" align="right" alt="" src="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/302/images/rem8.gif"><p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">As a network whose members include September 11 and military families, U.S. veterans of the Iraq and Afghans war<span><span>s and organizations who have worked alongside Iraqis and Afghans, we hope that ten years later in 2011 some of the lessons our nation has learned are that hate and war bring only more tragedy and death. In a world connected by economies, transportation and communications - facing the challenges of climate change, energy depletion and nuclear proliferation - war is a foolish waste of resources. War hastens human-made disasters and severely hampers our ability to address natural ones. It is a waste of resources sorely needed to support people and grow economies. It is time for the U.S. to end its wars around the world. The U.S. must work toward equitable global economies with human needs and self-determination at it center. The U.S. must support a path of peace and justice as the means to address geopolitical conflicts. The U.S. must immediately withdraw all its troops, contractors and bases from Iraq and Afghanistan and stop making war in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and Libya.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><span><span>On the 10<sup>th</sup> year anniversary of this terrible event we ask our nation to reflect on the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time: the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation.”</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><span><span>Let our nation bring meaning to the tragedy of September 11, 2001 by using its horrors as a catalyst to walk the path Dr. King has challenged us to tread.</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><span><span>Sincerly <br></span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><span><span>Michael McPhearson <br></span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><span><span>National Coordinator, United for Peace & Justice</span></span></p>
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