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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=info@getup.org.au href="mailto:info@getup.org.au">GetUp</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:49 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Sam and Louise</DIV></DIV>
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<BR>Dear friends, <BR><BR>Yesterday, we saw the Prime Minister launch his
campaign - and the most astonishing thing happened. As the leader of a nation at
war, setting out his vision for the future, <B>Mr Howard failed to even mention
the war for which he is responsible - not a single word.</B> <BR><BR><B>We are
not experts</B>. But we are two young Australian women who know something about
the real cost of this war in Iraq. I, Louise <I>(right)</I>, survived the 2005
London bombings. I underwent six operations and spent three months in traction.
And I, Sam <I>(left)</I>, was married to Jacob McMillan - an American soldier,
my 25 year old love, who was killed in action in Iraq last December.
<BR><BR>40,000 of you have already signed the petition. Thank you! Please, now
is the time to get this petition to 50,000 by asking your friends to join us -
before we deliver it to the PM. You can email them here or use the short email
below: <BR><BR><B><A
href="https://www.getup.org.au/campaign/OurOwnPlanForIraq&id=42?dc=45,165552">www.getup.org.au/campaign/OurOwnPlanForIraq&id=42</A></B>
<BR><BR>We think anyone who wants to lead Australia must have a plan for peace.
So today, we are publicly asking Mr Howard to meet with us before the election
so we can directly present your petition and report back to you his answer.
<BR><BR>We don't know if he will agree to meet us. We're just two people. <B>But
we do know that when thousands of Australians sign the petition, we all become
part of something too big to ignore. Help us get to 50,000 by asking your
friends to sign below:</B> <BR><BR><B><A
href="https://www.getup.org.au/campaign/OurOwnPlanForIraq&id=42?dc=45,165552">www.getup.org.au/campaign/OurOwnPlanForIraq&id=42</A></B>
<BR><BR>We know war can seem remote to many Australians, especially this war in
Iraq, but it is very real to us. It has changed our lives - and the lives of
hundreds of thousands of people around the world. <BR><BR><B>This issue must not
simply slip away because our politicians would rather ignore it</B>. We're
coming to you because we know GetUp members feel the same way. You have been
campaigning for over a year on the war - along with your petition, you raised
over $80,000 to help put Louise's message to the Prime Minister on the airwaves.
<BR><BR>Can you help us in our final push to take our concerns directly to the
top? <B>Together, we can make sure that what happened to us doesn't have to
happen to any more Australians before we finally start down the road towards
peace.</B> <BR><BR>Please add your name today: <BR><BR><B><A
href="https://www.getup.org.au/campaign/OurOwnPlanForIraq&id=42?dc=45,165552">www.getup.org.au/campaign/OurOwnPlanForIraq&id=42</A></B>
<BR><BR>Thank you for standing up, <BR>--Louise Barry and Sam McMillan
<BR>Tuesday, November 13th 2007 <BR><BR>P.S. Whilst in Sydney recently to accept
the Sydney Peace Prize, the former UN Weapons Inspector Hans Blix caught up with
GetUp Executive Director, Brett Solomon. He had some really interesting things
to say about how we got to where we are, and how to get from here to peace. You
can read Hans' message to GetUp members on our blog <A
href="http://www.getup.org.au/blogs/view.php?id=570&dc=45,165552">here</A>
<BR><BR><BR>-------------------- <BR>Hi! <BR><BR>I just signed an urgent
petition to help get us out of the mess in Iraq. <BR><BR>Yesterday, the Prime
Minister launched his government's campaign for re-election and did not mention
a single word about the war in Iraq - not once! <BR><BR>40,000 of us have
already signed a petition calling for a detailed exit strategy and now we want
to get it to 50,000 before we deliver it to the Prime Minister. <BR><BR>Can you
help us in our final push to take our concerns directly to the top?
<BR><BR><B><A
href="http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/OurOwnPlanForIraq?dc=45,165552">http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/OurOwnPlanForIraq</A></B>
<BR><BR>This issue must not simply slip away because our politicians would
rather ignore it. <BR><BR>Thanks! <BR><BR>PS - It's easy to sign the petition -
you can do so <A
href="http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/OurOwnPlanForIraq&id=20?dc=45,165552">here</A>.
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