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Steelers Fans Against the Patriot Act..and the War ! This Sunday
by Etta Cetera Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005 at 8:46 PM

For Immediate Release STEELERS FANS AGAINST THE WAR THE SEQUEL JANUARY 23TH SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THE PATRIOTS AND THE PATRIOT ACT

Rendevous at the Roberto Clemente statue by the 6th street bridge in front of PNC park, for a lively parade to Heinz stadium. 3pm

Contact: Etta Cetera 412- 802-8575

Steelers Fans Against the War (SFAW) will be hosting a spirited rally in favor of the Steelers stellar 16 and 1 season but against George Bushes’ unjust and unsportsmanlike conduct against Iraq. We think it’s great to see today’s Steel Curtain keep the Patriots out of their endzone, but sheesh, sure is embarrassing when they sack the Iron City Beer dudes. Just as we don’t want to see the Steelers sack people on the sidelines we certainly don’t want to see the president rushing into war against the wrong enemy. Osama Bin Laden is NOT the quarterback of Iraq. Iraq and Al Qaeda are two different teams. We charge George Bush not only with an illegal use of arms but an illegal use of arms against the wrong team. We would expect such tactics from a team like the Cleveland Browns but not by someone who is supposed to be the leader of the United States. We also charge the U.S. government with unnecessary roughness on the grounds that no weapons of mass destruction were ever found. Iraq never had the ball and since the sanctions they haven’t even had the pigs to make a pigskin. On the other hand, George Bush has been lobbing long bombs all over the Middle East ever since the second invasion of Iraq. But he ain’t in Heinz field he’s in left field in PNC Park hitting foul balls. If you want to challenge these calls we will show you the instant replays.

When the SFAW marched against the war on January 20th, 2002, we said “Make Touchdowns NOT War” and “YARDLINES NOT FRONT LINES” and we will continue to raise our voice in protest this Saturday. Even after the U.S. Government claims to have already sacked Iraq’s quarterback, Saddam Hussein, Bush continues the Blitz. George Bush’s encroachment has cost the lives of 100,000 Iraqi’s and the lives of 1,313 U.S. soldiers. The number of people that have died because of this war would fill up Heinz Stadium one and ½ times. Not to mention, the U.S. disabled list bares 10,000 names and the number is rising.

We call TIME OUT to rethink this war. The United States is off sides and out of bounds. The penalties committed by the U.S. government are costing more than a few yards, they are costing lives. We are running out of TIME OUTS.

We will cheer on the Steelers as they push back the Patriots Offensive line and cheer on the public to push back the Patriot Act, the legislative sneak attack against our civil liberties. Just as we won last game by a field goal, the biggest field goal here is to end the war.

SFAW will stand with our WAR IS TERRIBLE towels in solidarity with people across the country that are demanding no more war games.
UP WITH THE SUPERBOWL! DOWN WITH THE DEATH TOLL!
GO STEELERS.

Not sure where we'll be? Just look for people waving war is terrible towels or listen for the marching band.

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