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Senator Charles Schumer February 15, 2011
One Park Place, Suite 100
Peekskill, New York 10566
Dear Senator Schumer:
On February 10, 2011 you issued a press release saying that you want to amend the Federal Aviation Administration law so that air space will be expanded around Syracuse for testing of “cutting edge military drones.” You said this will “unleash millions of investment into the region and create jobs.”
For the reasons outlined in the attached flyer, we the undersigned urge you to reverse course and work to end to all drone testing, training and operation in New York State, including drone operations at Fort Drum in Watertown NY.
We want to emphasize here that the atrocities and assassinations being committed by the United States using drones in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Yemen are unconscionable. The idea that you would use job creation as a reason for encouraging the development and use of these weapons is morally unacceptable.
Every single minute $300,000 goes into our wars. Because of this spending the United States cannot meet the educational and employment needs of its citizens. For you to tout job creation from weapons building under these circumstances is astounding.
We would like to meet with you at your earliest convenience to discuss these concerns. Please respond to the WESPAC Foundation at (914) 449-6514 or [email protected]
Sincerely,
Harriet Ackerman, Hastings on Hudson
Sondra Armer, Croton on Hudson
Frank Brodhead, Hastings on Hudson
Elaine Brower, World Can’t Wait, Military Families Speak Out, New York City
Russell Brown, Buffalo
Frank Carbone, Newburgh
Ben Chitty, Co-cordinator Tappan Zee Brigade, Veterans for Peace Chapt. 61, Yonkers
Andrew Courtney
Pamela Daly,
Don DeBar, Ossining
Gayle Dunkelberger, Katonah
Roger Drew, Greenburgh
Marilyn Ellie, Cortlandt
Kathryn Joy Fuller, Syracuse
Carol Gable, Gaithersburg, MD (formerly of Mamaroneck)
Felice Gelman, Tarrytown
Mirene Ghossen, New Rochelle
Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, Stoney Point
Dr. Arthur Grant, Chappaqua
Joan Indusi, Ossining
Judith A. and George E. Homanich, Buffalo
Mary Johnson, Mt. Kisco
Lorraine and Sam Katen, Mamaroneck
Ed Kinane, Syracuse
Cecelia Lavan, New Rochelle
Leila Luvka, Somers
Kwame Madden, Peekskill
Ann Marwick, Yorktown Heights
Kathryn Mang-Haag
Larry McGovern, Dobbs Ferry
Nick Mottern, Hastings on Hudson
Dan M. Nalven, Ossining
Valerie Niederhoffer, Buffalo
Pepi Powell, Peekskill
Joanne Robinson, Yonkers
Enrico Rodrigues, White Plains
Victoria Ross
Meredith Ryan, Mount Vernon
David Swanson, author, Co-founder WarIsACrime.org, Washington, DC
Syracuse Peace Council
Rose Viviano, Syracuse
Bennett Weiss, Newburgh
