Petition Sent to President Clinton
Signed by 1786 Citizens

Madison, March 3d, 1999

The Honorable
WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
The White House
Washington D.C.




Dear Mr. President:

I enclose with this letter a petition signed by 1786 persons from all 
over this country. We at the Colombia Support Network, based in 
Wisconsin with chapters throughout this country, are very concerned 
about the tremendous levels of violence in Colombia. Resources that 
have been provided by the United States Government to the 
Colombian military or police have often been misused to provide 
support or cover for paramilitary operations supported by Colombian 
state security forces. These paramilitary attacks have resulted in 
more than 1 1/2 million displaced people and killings and torture of 
many, many innocent Colombian peasants and their families. 

We ask, therefore, that you implement the points we raise in the 
petition. The United States Government should do what it can to 
promote peace and well-being for the people of Colombia. On behalf 
of the 1786 persons who signed the petition, I request the courtesy 
of a prompt response. 

Thank you for your attention to this matter. 

Sincerely,


JOHN I. LAUN
President CSN


cc Madeleine Albright
Senate (via Senator russ Feingold)
House (via Tammy Baldwin)
Colombia's ambassador to the U.S.
Non-governemntal Human Rights Organizations in Colombia