Media advisory below:
MEDIA ADVISORY Contact:
December 28, 2006 Leland Lakritz: 518-371-9415; cell 369-3139

NATIONWIDE EVENTS COMMEMORATE 3,000 U.S.
MILITARY DEATHS IN IRAQ

Saratoga Springs holds Candlelight Vigil in front of at Post Office Saratoga Springs at 5 p.m. to support bringing the troops home from Iraq.


What: “Not One More Death, Not One More Dollar” Candlelight Vigil for Peace in Iraq

When: 5 p.m.-6 p.m. on the day after the 3,000th U.S. military death in Iraq is announced on www.icasualties.org/oif/

Where: In front of post office Saratoga Springs Broadway and Church streets

Who: Saratoga Peace Alliance and coordinated nationally by the American Friends
Service commitee


“Not One More Death, Not One More Dollar” events in more than 100 communities nationwide will commemorate those lost in Iraq – both military and civilian – on the day following the sad announcement that the 3,000th U.S. serviceperson has died. Coordinated nationally by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker peace and social justice organization and co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, the war memorial events will mourn the human cost of war, call for the troops to come home, and support funding an Iraqi-led reconstruction of the war-torn country.

So far, more U.S. lives have been lost in Iraq than in the first four years of the Vietnam War. In addition, more than 20,000 U.S. servicepersons have been seriously injured in Iraq. Estimates of Iraqi casualties vary widely, but a recent Johns Hopkins study published in The Lancet put the figure as high as 600,000 Iraqis killed.

This event is a testament to our commitment to change course in Iraq. We believe not one more Iraqi or U.S. soldier should be killed; not one more U.S. dollar should be spent sustaining war and occupation. Instead of adding more troops to Iraq, the U.S. should focus on diplomatic efforts and Iraqi-led reconstruction of their country.

For more information about this event, see the AFSC’s “Not One More Death, Not One More Dollar” web site at www.afsc.org/3000 or contact Leland Lakritz: 518-371-9415; cell 369-3139 or llakritz (at) hotmail.com