The Raytheon Anti-war Campaign to End Massachusetts’ Wars in the Middle East
The war in Yemen seems far away. But it’s right in our backyard: Massachusetts-based Raytheon Company is a key player in the war crimes being committed in this epic human disaster.
The push for sanctions and possible war with Iran seems to come from Washington, Saudi Arabia and Israel. But a key player in that effort is right in our neighborhood. Massachusetts-based Raytheon will play an important role in such a catastrophic war.
The war and the danger of new wars is right here, in our cities and off Routes 128, 93, 2 and 3. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham and has facilities in Cambridge, Burlington, Woburn, Tewksbury, Andover, Billerica, Marlborough and Northborough.
Remnant of a wing assembly that is mounted on a US-made GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided 500-pound bomb found at the Arhab water drilling site, Sanaa governorate, where at least 31 civilians were killed in an airstrike on September 10, 2016. According to the manufacturing date as well as the national stock number, this wing assembly was produced by Raytheon Company, a US defense contractor, in October 2015. © 2016 Priyanka Motaparthy / Human Rights Watch
In Yemen
Raytheon provides Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates with the bombs and technology that are a major cause of thousands of deaths and the physical destruction responsible for:
Raytheon’s weapons, technology, deepening relationship with the brutal Saudi regime, and influence in the U.S. State Department have made war crimes possible.
As the host to this behemoth of the military industrial complex, Massachusetts is the technology hub for Saudi Arabia’s war crimes against people who have done us no harm.
In Iran
President Trump has withdrawn the U.S. from the international nuclear deal with Iran which guarantees that Iran would not develop a nuclear bomb in return for sanctions relief. That deal had been vehemently opposed by both Saudi Arabia and Israel (which is also heavily armed by Raytheon). Trump has promised to crush Iran with vastly increased sanctions.
The U.S. used these same devastating sanctions against Iraq which led to the death of 500,000 children. They were a prelude to President Bush’s massive war on Iraq, the greatest crime of the 21st century. If there is an attack on Iran by the U.S., Saudi Arabia and Israel, Raytheon will be a main supplier of weaponry to all three nations.
Campaign Goals
We demand that Raytheon stop selling arms to human rights violators – especially to Saudi Arabia while it is making war in Yemen.
Our goal is to use Raytheon’s critical support to Saudi Arabia and its huge impact on Massachusetts to give visibility, create controversy, and mobilize opposition to:
75 people rally outside Raytheon’s facility in Cambridge on August 20, 2018. Photo Skip Schiel
Campaign Tactics: What can I do?
Here are several options for you to choose from. Each person should choose the form of protest/activism that matches their skills and values.
We hope you will get involved in this new effort to stop war and build peace at this critical time.
To do so go to this link: bit.ly/raytheon-antiwar. Info: 617-354-2169; info@masspeaceaction.org; 617-623-5288
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