To the people of Lockheed Martin Corporation,

We, as concerned members of the South Bay community, come here today to express our outrage and sorrow at the development of weapons of mass destruction happening in our own backyard. The communications and weapons systems being researched and produced at this very site in Sunnyvale are currently being used to kill innocent Iraqis, with a body count on the order of 1000.

The commitment to human rights and environmental justice that the corporation professes are contradicted by practices such as the unrestrained use of depleted uranium and antipersonnel mines, to name just a few. Furthermore, the military contracts made between the U.S. government and companies such as Lockheed not only cause international devastation, but also domestic hardship when money is channeled from education and healthcare to funding of weapons systems.

This company is a key player in this unjust war, and must therefore be prepared to take responsibility for the injustices. We can no longer allow the business of warfare to continue as usual.

We ask that this letter be distributed to the people of Lockheed Martin, We ask that the people of the corporation examine and question their involvement in a process for which the main goal is finding ways to destroy life. We respectfully invite you to enter into dialogue with us that will be the beginning of a much needed domestic weapons inspections process.

Respectfully,

South Bay Community Against the War