i signed yet another petition about darfur. this time as soon as i was e-mailed back by the darfur organization, i received a auto-reply from the white house.sad thing, i hesitated before i opened it. i would have never done that before, even during the days of nixon and the vietnam war.
that's one of the WORST things that this administration has done, made it's own citizens wary of exercising their right to petition our government, if only for a moment of hesitation.










Dear sherry,

Thanks again for signing the petition to President Bush urging
him to uphold our commitment to the UN-AU peacekeeping force for
Darfur.

The hybrid peacekeeping force cannot succeed without firm
international support and the U.S. must lead the way in
providing that support.

Please ask your friends and family to join you in contacting the
White House by September 18th to help ensure that President Bush
gets the message before the UN General Assembly begins. Click
below to spread the word now:

http://ga6.org/campaign/unga_petition/forward

We'll be in touch again soon with more information about how you
can help ensure the success of the peacekeeping mission.

Thank you again for your dedication to bring peace to Darfur.

Best regards,

Colleen Connors

Save Darfur Coalition

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