[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 54 (Thursday, April 3, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E679]
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                   THE GREATEST AMERICANS WANT PEACE

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                          HON. MAJOR R. OWENS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 3, 2003

  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, the shock of the hot war now raging in Iraq 
has traumatized many Americans who oppose this war and are ready to 
fight harder for peace. The dogs of war are growling louder as they 
seek to intimidate all peace seekers with charges of treason. The 
warmongers charge that those of us who oppose the war are abandoning 
our troops in the field. On the contrary those of us who oppose the war 
value all human life greatly including the life of each American 
soldier. We support the troops and we want to see them return home as 
soon as possible not in body bags but smiling on their own two feet. 
Although we are presently in the minority, the advocates for peace are 
the Americans with the correct vision and the right blueprint for the 
future. Despite the world outcry against it, the U.S. has launched the 
war in Iraq. Peace at this moment is not possible; nevertheless, the 
struggle to return to a state of peace as soon as possible must 
continue. Without a doubt, the U.S. military will overwhelm the Iraqi 
military and the long occupation will begin. The challenge for peace 
advocates is to make the occupation not a continuation of the evils of 
the war. A strong peace movement in America has the potential to turn 
the occupation of Iraq into a major component of a larger world peace 
blueprint. Instead of allowing the oil resources of Iraq to be 
plundered and divided among the oil barons of the world, peace 
advocates must build a multilateral alternative governing structure to 
confront the U.S. master plan for looting. In the long term war for a 
world peace Iraq will be only a starting point. There will be no rest 
for those who dare to stand up to the architects of a new world order 
which camouflages dominance by a new world elite of the greediest. 
Peace advocates must conjure up the same fervor and determination as 
our adversaries. We must plan, work and act with relentless vigilance. 
This is a call for an army of ``fanatics for peace''. The following Rap 
poem sets forth the credo of the Fanatics for Peace.

                       We Are Fanatics for Peace

     We citizens volunteer to do our part--
     Never mind the military purple heart,
     We are fanatics for peace!
     Our holy assault must never cease;
     Forward to the civil liberty lines,
     Blast the voting fraud mines,
     The constitution light still shines,
     Launch spit into the fascist face
     Our maneuvers will save the human race.
     Against warmongering lies
     A truth revolution will rise;
     Deep wells of anger
     Pump bitter tears into our eyes;
     Fervor for the future,
     Democratic civilization fanatics
     Wrestle with partisan acrobatics,
     Smothered in its star spangled bed
     Voter apathy is now real dead.
     We are fanatics for peace!
     For perpetual war
     Dig wide trenches deep
     Victims come fight with us
     Before you weep.
     Contempt is heaped upon the humble,
     Wise men merely sit and grumble,
     Only we thugs for freedom
     March to the never ending front lines.
     Pledge Allegiance
     To the human race,
     Military machines
     Are an obsolete disgrace.
     Commanders of abuses
     Must face the Nurenberg nooses.
     We are fanatics for peace!
     Pledge allegiance
     To the civilization
     Our children deserve,
     This is the cause
     We swear to serve.
     Victory without blood
     In Gandhi's name,
     Celebrate Mandela's fame,
     The spirit of Martin King,
     Again will reign,
     Resist a government
     Now gone insane.
     Commanders of abuses
     Must face the Nurenberg nooses.
     We are fanatics for peace!
     Run and broadcast the brave news,
     Divine mobilization we choose,
     Surrender we unconditionally refuse,
     Our vision will not decrease
     Our passion will never cease
     We are fanatics for peace!

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