THE UNKEPT PROMISE THE STORY: Landmark lawsuits were filed on April 24, 2014 against all nine nuclear weapon states in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and, on the same day, against the United States in U.S. Federal District Court. At the heart of the lawsuits is this: holding these nations accountable for their breach of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), specifically Article VI of the treaty. At no time ever before in U.S. history has the United States been sued in U.S. court for breach of an international treaty. A BRIEF HISTORY: The NPT was opened for signature in 1968 and entered into force in 1970. Article VI obligates signatories to pursue negotiations in good faith for an end to the nuclear arms race at an early date and for nuclear disarmament. The NPT nuclear weapon states (U.S., UK, Russia, France and China) are in violation of their treaty obligations by continuing to modernize their nuclear forces and by failing to negotiate in good faith for nuclear disarmament (44 years since entry into force of the treaty does not meet the definition of at an early date). For the same reasons, the four nuclear weapon states not party to the NPT (Israel, India, Pakistan and North Korea) are in violation of customary international law. THE LAWSUIT: The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has filed these lawsuits in the ICJ and in U.S. court. RMI is a small island nation in the Pacific whose people have suffered greatly at the hands of U.S. atmospheric nuclear tests in the 1940s and 1950s. Their filings are a bold form of peaceful, non-violent action aimed at making substantial changes to the status quo on an issue that threatens the security and future of all generations.

The U.S. House and Senate just voted UNANIMOUSLY to support Israel's attack on a hostage people confined in an occupation prison, who have nowhere to run or take refuge -- in violation of international law. Every LIBERAL Democrat LIED by voting for the resolution to condemn Hamas' "UNPROVOKED" rocket fire on Israel . Why lie? Because, to attack an occupied people without provocation is a WAR CRIME. But, in the weeks before Hamas began its rocket fire, Israel had been invading and destroying homes and wounding and arresting hundreds of people in the West Bank under the pretense they were looking for three kidnapped teenagers when they knew full well the teenagers were already dead and that Hamas was not involved. If there are any people in this country who believe that is wrong, they have NOT A SINGLE REPRESENTATIVE VOICE IN GOVERNMENT. Therefore, we present this petition to the President and Congress of the United States to make it known that they do not represent us with their vote to endorse Israel's illegal siege and prosecution of war on the occupied people of Gaza.

The Government of Haiti could care less about another person life. Congressman Belizaire needs to be alive to continue the fight for the poor Haitians living in the slums, most unable to stand up for themselves. We want him to stop the hunger strike because, per his physician, his health is rapidly deteriorating, and for humanitarian reasons. The people will have no one to fight for their right.

This supports the restoration of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people in Gaza and lobbies for pressure to be exerted on the Occupying Power to lift its siege and end the human tragedy there. We advocate the fundamental right of the Palestinian people in Gaza to live in peace and dignity without being subjected to any form of collective punishment such as the cutting of supplies of food, fuel and medicine or their denial of free access to travel outside Gaza Strip.

Let the U.S. Administration and the U.S. house and the U.S. senate know there are many tax payers of this country that still have family and friends in Iraq. America should speak up and take action against the different groups that are persecuting the Christians of the region.

We are all affected when our country supports polices for the destruction of human life ! I started this petition out of frustration for the lack of reason and tolerance that our government has shown.

By August 10, 2014 I want to hand my Senator the Petition and tell her we are watching and we disapprove. I don't want my money to murder civilians. I am 100% sure the average citizen of USA doesn't want their tax dollars for murder either! Our country needs infrastructure and instead the senate sends money and support to terrorist Israel. The whole world is condemning the massacres. Large protests in France, Britain, Australia, Ecuador, Lansing, New York City, California. Anyone wanting to deliver the petition to their Senator will be given the petition signatures too.

The new age Holocaust and genecide of Iraqi Christians must end! Innocent people dying because of their faith. Over 2,000 years of history being destroyed. The United States must step in and put an end to this or the Chaldean, Syriac and Assyrian cultures will fall and never survive in the Middle East. Christianity is coming to an end in the lands where it was founded and begun! PLEASE HELP OUR IRAQI CHRISTIANS!

If we can't fund our on country, why should we fund Israel? They continue to kick the hornet's nest in the region while costing us a fortune that would be better spent at home.

No justice, no peace.

Petition to Disinvite Gambian President Yahya Jammeh We the undersigned are Citizens and Friends of The Gambia. We call on President Obama to rescind the invitation to Yahya Jammeh for the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC from August 4-6, 2014. Like the leaders of Central Africa Republic, Eritrea, Sudan and Zimbabwe, he does not belong in this historic gathering. Countless Gambians who have fled their once peaceful land for refuge in the United States of America and elsewhere vehemently oppose his invitation to the summit. And all Gambians at home and abroad fighting to restore democracy in their homeland feel abandoned and betrayed that a brazen despot of his stripe will be given such a respectable honor and eminent platform. His presence will also be a mockery of the democratic principles and theories the Founding Fathers fought for to make the United States the beacon of freedom and liberty in the world. His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr. Yahya Alfonso Jemus Junkung Jammeh, as he likes to be called, is among other things: 1) A brutal and cruel despot. He has ruled The Gambia through fear and wanton repression since his military coup two decades ago. 2) Hostile to the United States. His allies have been fellow despots and dictators notorious for their hostility toward the United States. The list includes: Sani Abacha of Nigeria, Fidel Castro of Cuba, Ahmadinejad of Iran, Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, Muammar Gaddafi of Libya, Bashar al-Assad of Syria, Vladimir Putin of Russia and Kim Jong-Un of North Korea. 3) An avowed enemy of freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law. He disregards constitutional separation of powers, controls the state media for his exclusive use and propaganda, clamps down on the private media, conducts summary executions; arrests, abducts, detains, tortures and disappears journalists, human rights activists, imams, lawyers, members of the security forces, members of the oppositions and other dissidents without any due process; and blacklists outspoken citizens in the United States and other countries for arrest and prosecution in show trials when they visit The Gambia. 4) A charlatan and a quack. Only few years ago, he carried out a nationwide witch hunt after his aunt died of what he blamed on witchcraft, rounded up hundreds of helpless old people and forced them to drink hallucinogenic concoctions, which led to the death of many. He claims to find a miracle cure for HIV/AIDs, diabetes, infertility and other medical conditions, and carries out his quirky treatments on national television, and engages in all manners of superstitious rituals and sacrifices to give meaning to his supernatural pretensions and messianic delusions. 5) Corrupt and greedy. He grabs lands from peasants, owns taxis, bakeries, butcheries and numerous other retail and large businesses, confiscates properties from investors, and raids the national coffers for his personal enrichment and lavish expenses. Even though The Gambia is one of the poorest countries in the world, with more than 50% living in extreme poverty, Yahya Jammeh is one of the wealthiest men in Africa. His invitation to the White House does not promote the national security interest of the United States in Africa, nor does it pave the way for the freedom, liberty, democracy and economic prosperity of 1.8 million people of The Gambia. This tyrant and unrepentant foe of the United States does not deserve to be at the summit and we urge President Obama to disinvite him. Signed: FatoJaw Manneh - maafanta.com Foday Samateh - maafanta.com Musa Camara - maafanta.com Rights group: 1,000 seized in Gambia 'witch-hunt' http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/18/gambia.amnesty.witchcraft/ Two US Citizens in The Gambia Missing One Year http://banjul.usembassy.gov/news/us-embassy-press-releases3/u.s.-citizens-in-the-gambia-missing-one-year US African Leaders Summit http://www.whitehouse.gov/us-africa-leaders-summit Witch Hunts and Foul Potions Heighten Fear of Leader in Gambia http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/world/africa/21gambia.html?_r=0 Nine Gambia prisoners executed amid rights group outcry http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-19393740 Gambia should have no ties with N/Korea – official http://en.starafrica.com/news/gambia-should-have-no-ties-with-nkorea-official.html Diplomat says N/Korea to cooperate with Gambia on agric, others http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/diplomat-says-nkorea-to-cooperate-with-gambia-on-agric-others Masked Men Shot dead Foni Elders http://kibaaro.com/masked-men-shot-dead-foni-elders/ Durbin, Senate colleagues press for Manneh’s release http://p10.hostingprod.com/@maafanta.com/chiefmannehtomrhodes.html Letter from US Senators’ Letter to Jammeh http://www.cpj.org/blog/manneh%20sen%20letter.pdf Senator Durbin’s Letter to British Foreign Secretary William Hague http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/files/serve?File_id=3ba9f082-3253-4929-92e6-81164feff62f Senator Durbin’s Letter to The Gambian Attorney General http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/files/serve?File_id=34f352c8-eaf3-42e2-874e-77c2c6777ec6

What is happening in Gaza is offensive to me and to all human life on the planet. It must be stopped immediately because every day that passes means the death of more innocent people. How can anybody justify such hypocritical acts in the name of self-defense. It makes me sick.