arch/ive/ief (2000 - 2005)

A few days ago I asked you to send an email to His Holiness Pope John Paul
II, asking him to personally intervene in the conflict with Iraq by
traveling to Baghdad, and to invite other religious and spiritual leaders to
join him. I believe that this would immediately halt plans by the US
government to begin bombing the Iraqi people, giving the UN inspectors and
world politicians more time to find a peaceful solution.

We are now going to take this a step further. I am asking for at least a
million people to add their names to a petition that I can present to His
Holiness as quickly as possible, imploring him to help save the lives of
hundreds of thousands of innocent people in Iraq. We will also present the
same petition to His Holiness the Dalai Lama through an emissary, asking him
to join the Pope. (They have been partners in peace before, most notably at
the historic peace gathering that took place in Assisi in 1986.)

A MILLION NAMES FOR PEACE IN ONE WEEK!

We do not have much time, and so I am asking that you add your name today,
and pass this email to as many people as you can. I am personally sending
it to 100,000 people, so the goal is well within our reach. If the Pope and
the Dalai Lama hear the voices of so many dedicated Spiritual Peacemakers
calling for their presence, they may actually respond.

Simply go to http://www.emissaryoflight.com and click on the link at the
top of the page. You will then be asked to read the following statement, and
if you agree, add your name:

"We believe that a spiritual solution is required to peacefully resolve the
current political situation in Iraq, and we believe that the presence in
Iraq of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and
other spiritual leaders from around the world, would shift the current tide
toward lasting peace. We humbly ask you to please consider this heartfelt
request from a million Spiritual Peacemakers to take time from your schedule
and travel to Baghdad. The lives of hundreds of thousands of people, and the
hope of world peace, may lie in your hands."

There is no time to waste. The war could begin almost any day, and so we
hope to have all million names by March 18. Help us reach our goal in one
week!!!

In the event that the war breaks out before I am able to personally deliver
this petition, we have two contingency plans:

1. Each day we will forward the names that are posted on the site to the
Pope, the Dalai Lama, and GEORGE BUSH himself. We don't want these men to
become aware of this important campaign after it happens, but while it's in
full force. Imagine them getting 200,000 names a day, or more, on a file. We
will also post the name count we have collected and sent each day at
http://www.emissaryoflight.com so you can check in and monitor our progress.

2. We will immediately forward all million names (via Internet) to an
emissary in Rome who will copy and deliver the document to the Pope. We will
do the same for the Dalai Lama.

Please hold the success of peace and this mission of peace in your hearts.
But most of all, please add your name today, and pass this email to
everyone you know.

Peace Prevails on Earth NOW!
James Twyman