The Green Party of Colorado has officially endorsed a statement against the United States' nuclear weapon use in the Middle East and for the United States' full compliance with the International Non-Proliferation Treaty. The Green Party voted on Oct. 5, 2007, to support the statement created by the Colorado Coalition for the Prevention of Nuclear War.

The Denver-based Coalition is a network of citizen activists and concerned Colorado residents, working for peace through diplomacy and a nuclear-weapons-free world. The Coalition Web site with a discussion forum, events calendar and other informational tools is www.thecoloradocoalition.org. Board Member Bob Kinsey can be reached for more information at 303-949-4073 or kinsey_65@msn.com.

The Green Party of Colorado is the state's fourth largest political party with ten local chapters and registered members in every county. Elected Greens in Colorado government include Carbondale Trustee Scott Chaplin, Fremont County Schools Boardmember Charlie Green, San Miguel County Commissioner Art Goodtimes, Breckenridge Councilman Jeffrey Bergeron, Cortez City Councilman Matt Keefauver, and Dolores Town Boardmember Wendy Mimiaga. More information on the Green Party is at www.coloradogreens.org or www.metrodenvergreens.org.

This statement against United States nuclear weapons use in the Middle East reads:
Loose Lips Threaten Real Security
The Colorado Coalition for Prevention of Nuclear War
September 2007

The Colorado Coalition for the Prevention of Nuclear War finds the conversation about potential "use" of nuclear weapons in the Middle East to be irresponsible and illegal. Those who reject our membership in the Non-Proliferation Treaty and the International Court of Justice intend this conversation to legitimizes this outrageous question.

Americans should be talking instead about is a pledge of no first use on the part of the United States as an early step in returning to our commitments under the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Until the Military Policy of the United States rejects nuclear weapons as acceptable in any situation, we are rejecting the whole premise of non-proliferation. The Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was ratified by the United States Senate and thus has the force of Law within the US Constitution (See Article VI). When the Congress or the President act outside the commitments made in the NPT they are putting themselves above US Law.

The pledge in this treaty, by non-nuclear states-- to forego development of these weapons -- is predicated on actions of nuclear states to stand down and move toward multilateral elimination of all such weapons-- under an international inspection scheme. Unless the United States keeps this commitment, there is no legal basis on which to "invade pre-emptively" or to punish a country that seeks to gain nuclear capability. Their national sovereignty within the international legal framework trumps that action in international law, unless the NPT is honored by nuclear states.

We call on all Colorado citizens to hold all our leaders and potential leaders to a commitment to real non-proliferation and international nuclear disarmament. The International Court of Justice has identified both the use and/or threat of use of these weapons as a Crime Against Humanity. To make a policy of first strike use of a nuclear weapon against any state-- no matter how onerous-- by the United States, a topic of legitimate conversation is a crime against humanity on our part.

That there were no nuclear weapons found in Iraq in 2003 after our pre-emptive invasion proves that international inspection (by the United Nations) had been effective and can be effective in the future to make the entire world more secure from these abominations. As we struggle six years later with the long term consequences of this rash invasion we should remember there are better ways to obtain real national security than hiding behind their illusory shield.

Approved by the Board of the Coalition, as well as the following organizations:
Green Party of Colorado
Evergreen Peace
Greeley Chapter of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission
Colorado Progressive Jewish News
And citizens from Boulder, Denver, Chicago, Arvada, Indiana, Colorado Springs, Lakewood, etc.