Move Away from Nonstop War. Close the Ramstein Air Base.
To: President Barack Obama, Chancellor Angela Merkel, the U.S. Congress and the German Bundestag
War efforts by the U.S. government, NATO and allies are causing vast human misery in many countries, where most of the inhabitants are Muslims and people of color. The results include fueling of hatreds, worsening of refugee crises, and inflaming of xenophobia. We condemn racism and bigotry in any form, and we urge you to set aside what Martin Luther King Jr. called "the madness of militarism."
The Ramstein Air Base's crucial role in relaying signals for drone strikes is binding the United States and Germany in an unconscionable program for extrajudicial killings. That program receives major help from German intelligence agencies, which assist with drone targeting as they share surveillance data with the U.S. government. Ramstein is also central to many other military aspects of the "war on terror" that continues to have such profoundly negative consequences in many nations.
While urgently calling for the de-escalation of conflicts and for serious negotiations, we support nonviolent movements in opposition to the Ramstein Air Base and other U.S. military bases around the globe.
We urge you to take immediate steps to close the Ramstein Air Base and not replace its functions at any other location.
War efforts by the U.S. government, NATO and allies are causing vast human misery in many countries, where most of the inhabitants are Muslims and people of color. The results include fueling of hatreds, worsening of refugee crises, and inflaming of xenophobia. We condemn racism and bigotry in any form, and we urge you to set aside what Martin Luther King Jr. called "the madness of militarism."
The Ramstein Air Base's crucial role in relaying signals for drone strikes is binding the United States and Germany in an unconscionable program for extrajudicial killings. That program receives major help from German intelligence agencies, which assist with drone targeting as they share surveillance data with the U.S. government. Ramstein is also central to many other military aspects of the "war on terror" that continues to have such profoundly negative consequences in many nations.
While urgently calling for the de-escalation of conflicts and for serious negotiations, we support nonviolent movements in opposition to the Ramstein Air Base and other U.S. military bases around the globe.
We urge you to take immediate steps to close the Ramstein Air Base and not replace its functions at any other location.