Urgent Appeal to President Xi Jinping, President Donald Trump, and President Vladimir Putin!

Aug. 9—If one would take a survey of the people of the world, one would probably find that the vast majority of citizens in most nations are fearful about the future, that they see great catastrophes looming, such as a new depression, poverty, hunger, job loss and most importantly: a new—this time nuclear—World War, which could end civilization.

Among the military experts of the world, many are convinced that the military strategic situation today is more dangerous than during the Cuban Missile Crisis, given the almost complete breakdown of trust among some of the nuclear powers, the cancellation of all arms control treaties, and the danger of several geopolitical crisis spots, such as the Ukraine crisis, the Middle East, and a threatening crisis in the Pacific, getting out of control.

How could it happen, that only 80 years after the end of World War II, where the survivors had solemnly sworn: “Never again fascism! Never again war!” mankind finds itself again at that gate to Hell, as if the memory of the millions of dead in that World War had been forgotten and that they had fought, suffered and died in vain?

There is a great historic opportunity in front of us, where the leaders of three great nations could send a powerful signal to the world. If Chinese President Xi Jinping would invite President Donald Trump to the military parade scheduled for Sept. 3 in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, and President Trump would accept, as Russian President Vladimir Putin is also expected to be present, the people of the world could find hope that those three leaders would open a new chapter in the history of humanity.

From 1941 until 1945, the United States and the Soviet Union were allied against German National Socialism, while in the same interval China and the U.S. were allies against Japanese militarism. If the three Presidents would attend the military parade on Sept. 3, and together renew that sacred oath “Never again!,” it would send the strongest message possible to the entire globe, that a new era of peace will begin.

President Trump was elected for the second time, with a mandate to make peace, to end the forever wars of his predecessors, and this is what the Global Majority expects from President Xi and President Putin.

We, the signers of the petition, appeal to you to pull mankind back from the abyss of annihilation and become the founders of a new era in human history!

Helga Zepp-LaRouche, Founder, Schiller Institute.