今、イラクで人質にとられた日本の３名（韓国人は７人、英国人も１人人質に取られたそうですが）をめぐって、日本政府は、「自衛隊は人道復興支援をしているのだから、撤退するなどということはない」と、自分たちが作り出した「人道復興支援」という犯罪的虚妄を防衛することに専心しています。
それが本当の姿を現し、「テロに屈してはならない」という倒錯した非＝理屈が声高に叫ばれる前に、これを機会に、冷静に、米英のイラク侵略が国際法違反であり、占領軍の統治がイラクの人々にとって［武装抵抗をしている人々にとって、だけではなく］好ましくないものであり、憲法に違反して派遣された自衛隊は、日本政府がどんなに「人道復興支援をしている」という幻想にしがみつこうと、イラクの人々にとっては占領者の仲間でしかないことを確認し、自衛隊の撤退を強く求めましょう。拘束された人々を見殺しにしないためにも。
英語で、各所の知人に要請を依頼する手紙例を友人からもらいました。もともと、グローバルピースキャンペーンのきくちゆみさんのメッセージを土台にしたものとのこと（きくちさん、ありがとうございます）。
米英によるイラク侵略と自衛隊派遣が国際法・日本国憲法に違反したものであったこと、拘束された３名はイラクの平和のために活動していたこと、自衛隊撤退を求めていたこと、「テロに屈してはならない」という非＝理屈がまかり通ると今後イラク人を始めとしてさらなる犠牲者の増加につながること、などを前提に、３名の釈放を実現するために自衛隊の撤退を求めるよう要請することを依頼するものです。
小泉首相・川口外相・石破防衛庁長官あてに要請をしてくれと英語で依頼するものです。要請文そのものではありませんので、ご注意を。
みなさんが、知人に英語で要請を依頼するときのご参考までに、紹介致します。
Dear friends,
I'm writing this e-mail to ask you for your help. As you might know,
three Japanese people are being held hostage in Iraq (7 Koreans and
one British as well).
The kidnappers say that unless the Japanese Self Defense Forces withdraw
from Iraq within three days, they will kill all three hostages by burning
them alive and cutting them into pieces. These three are peace activists
and humanitarian volunteers who have been really helping Iraqi children
who are suffering from depleted uranium (DU) contamination and/or other
effects of the war.
Mr. Noriaki Imai has been working to stop
the use of DU and is against the war and occupation.
He just graduated from high school and went to Iraq to help Iraqi
children suffering from the effects of DU.
Ms. Nahoko Takato is a humanitarian volunteer who has been helping Iraqi
street children who lost their parents and homes in the war. Her work has been
very much appreciated by the Iraqi people, and has woken up many Japanese to the
real situation in Iraq.
Mr. Soichiro Koriyama is a freelance photographer who is working with
Imai. They went to Iraq to write an article for the Asahi Weekly magazine.
It is true that in Iraq people are dying daily. Still, I'd like to ask your help,
as the Japanese government and some Japanese right-wingers are beginning to
take a "we don't yield to terrorism" position on the crisis, subtly or
explicitly, while hiding the fact that the U.S.-led invasion was a violation
of international law and that the dispatch of the Japanese "Self Defense"
Forces is a clear violation of Japan's constitution. I'm really worried
that this chauvinistic mood will lead not only to the death of the three
hostages but also to more deaths in Iraq by intensifying suppression under
the criminal occupation. This will backfire (as it has, in fact, already ...).
I need your help to maintain a space for rational debate in Japan,
and to combat the right's chauvinistic lies and fantasies.
So I'd like to ask you to take a bit of time and send an e-mail or a fax to:
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi:
FAX: +81-3-3581-3883
koizumi@mmz.kantei.go.jp
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi
FAX: +81-3-5501-8430
goiken@mofa.go.jp
Japanese Defense Agency Director General Shigeru Ishiba
FAX: +81-3-3502-5174
info-iraq@jda.go.jp or info@jda.go.jp
Please point out something like:
(1) The U.S.-led war on Iraq was a criminal act from the beginning;
(2) The dispatch of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces has only worsened
the situation;
(3) Withdrawing the Self-Defense Forces is just; sticking to the
illusion that they were sent to Iraq to provide "humanitarian
aid" rather than as a political move to help bolster the international
image of the U.S. occupation will only make the situation worse;
(4) The Self-Defense Forces should be withdrawn immediately, not only
to save the three hostages, but also to work for justice and a
peaceful tomorrow.
plus whatever else you want to put in. Sorry to bother you.
Please feel free to distribute this email to your reliable friends.
Best regards,
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