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29 June 2012

Click. Boom. Why Amnesty's gone bananas; We need millions to sign the petition for a strong Arms Trade Treaty 28JUN12

BAHRAIN, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, The Democratic Rep of Congo, Uganda, The Central African Republic, Mali, Chad, Colombia, Mexico...just some of the countries being devastated by the world's rampant arms trade supplying every weapon imaginable to tyrants, despots, drug cartels and terrorist. The UN is meeting next week on this issue and Amnesty International has an ongoing campaign calling on the international community to take action to regulate and enforce restrictions on the arms trade. They face formidable opposition, here in the U.S. war is big business and the military-industrial complex often dictates our foreign and military policies, Check out the information below and sign Amnesty's petition to Pres Obama to be part of the solution, not part of the problem...

We need millions to sign the petition for a strong Arms Trade Treaty

World leaders are meeting in July to draw up the first ever international Arms Trade Treaty. This treaty could save countless lives and help prevent human rights abuses around the world – but we have just one shot to get it right. Sign the petition to demand a bulletproof Arms Trade Treaty! Most governments continue to permit irresponsible trade of weapons. Treaties regulate the global trade of many goods – even bananas and dinosaur bones – but not guns and bullets.
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