News Release - Tuesday, September 10, 2002 

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Green Party Calls for a New Democratic Direction in U.S. Policy on the Anniversary of September 11.

THE GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
For immediate release: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 

Contacts:
Ben Manski, Co-Chair, 608-239-6915, manski@greens.org 
Nancy Allen, Media Coordinator, 207-326-4576, nallen@acadia.net 
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, scottmclarty@yahoo.com 

GREEN PARTY CALLS FOR A NEW DEMOCRATIC DIRECTION IN U.S. POLICY
Greens urge steps to promote peace, justice, and adherence to the U.S. Constitution and international law.

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party of the United States marked the anniversary of the September 11 attacks with a call for a new democratic direction in U.S. policy. Candidates and activists of America's only growing political party support a new program based on adherence to U.S. and international laws, respect for civil liberties, sound environmental policy, economic security, and peacemaking: 

(1) BRING JUSTICE TO THE PERPETRATORS OF SEPTEMBER 11.
"We're concerned that the perpetrators of the attacks remain at large and that the Bush administration has made no effort to pursue legal means to bring them to justice," said Ted Glick, New Jersey Green candidate for the U.S. Senate. 

"We join Greens around the world in supporting the indictment, capture, and prosecution of those responsible for the September 11 attacks."

(2) ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT SEPTEMBER 11 TRUTH COMMISSION.
 "Greens are disappointed that Congress has failed to establish a public and independent truth commission to investigate the origins and consequences of the September 11 attacks," said Ben Manski, Wisconsin Green and member of the party's national steering committee. 

"Greens, along with other members of the 9/11 Emergency National Network and many other Americans, have proposed the immediate establishment of such a commission, charged with calm, determined, and open investigation of the facts related to the historic events which form the basis of U.S. foreign and domestic policy today."

(3) INVEST IN ECONOMIC SECURITY.
The Green Party of the United States calls for the adoption of a long-term program for domestic security that (a) replaces oil dependence with reliance on renewable energy and (b) subordinates the corporation beneath democratic rule. 

"Unchecked corporate power and dependence on oil represent two of the greatest threats to the security of the United States," said Charles Laws, Green candidate for Governor of Nevada. 

(4) END SABER-RATTLING IN THE MIDDLE EAST. 
Greens warn that the Bush Administration's policy of military aggression in the Middle East undermines any hope of achieving a peaceful resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and will further cause loss of life and instability in the region. 

"We strongly oppose the ongoing sanctions and military attacks on Iraq which have cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians; we likewise oppose the threatened invasion of Iraq," said Donna Warren, Green candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California. 

"The U.S. needs a Department of Peace. Greens demand a Middle East policy that aims for a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." 

(5) EXPAND PROTECTIONS FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES.
"It's time to renew our commitment to the Bill of Rights and to expand protections for civil liberties," said Dr. Jonathan Farley, Green congressional candidate from Tennessee. 

"The Green Party of the United States and Green congressional candidates demand that Congress repeal the unpatriotic USA PATRIOT Act. We demand that our Congress and President defend freedom of speech, religion, person, and association, and support new civil rights protections for workers on the job, immigrants, people of all sexualities, women, people of color, people with disabilities, and for all others suffering the effects of discrimination."  (Dr. Farley will be interviewed by the BBC live from New York on September 11 in a discussion of the war on terror.)

MORE INFORMATION

The Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org 
National office: 1314 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN

Green Party statements & actions regarding
September 11, 2001
http://www.gp.org/911.html 

Index of Green Party candidates in 2002 
http://www.gp.org/patience.html

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News Release - Tuesday, September 10, 2002 

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