From: Sally Light Subject: (abolition-usa) [Fwd: [surge] ALERT! US/UK to Strike Afghanistan 'within days', Date: 02 Oct 2001 08:21:36 +0100 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------F492CD9AE9343DDE0C304529 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------F492CD9AE9343DDE0C304529 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: Received: from lambada.oit.unc.edu ([152.2.22.80]) by eagle (EarthLink SMTP Server) with SMTP id trinhu.ga7.37tiu0o for ; Mon, 1 Oct 2001 23:27:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp1.Stanford.EDU ([171.64.14.23]) by lambada.oit.unc.edu with SMTP (ListManagerSQL WIN32 version 1.2); Tue, 02 Oct 2001 02:26:30 -0400 Received: from cypress (adsl-63-196-6-39.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net [63.196.6.39]) by smtp1.Stanford.EDU (8.11.1/8.11.3) with SMTP id f926QRV20033; Mon, 1 Oct 2001 23:26:28 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: X-Sender: auerhahn@auerhahn.pobox.stanford.edu (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 British newspaper Cc: ynpn-members@igc.topica.com, surge@listserv.unc.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable List-Unsubscribe: Reply-To: Louise Auerhahn X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Students United for a Responsible Global Environment - www.unc.edu/surge Get ready folks. It may be beginning. If the U.S. initiates a military action/strike, a rapid response anti-war demonstration is set for 5pm the next day at the Federal Building in Times Square in NYC. If on a weekend, the demonstration will be at 12 noon Saturday/Sunday. There will also be a National Student Walk-Out. For those in the Bay Area, a rapid response demo is set for 5 pm the day the bombing occurs, at Powell and Market in San Francisco. There is also one at 6 p.m. in Palo Alto in front of City Hall. For other areas, http://pax.protest.net/ is trying to get a list together, but it's not up yet. Check there or ask your local organizers. Of course I don't have any way to verify what this article says, but the U.K. Guardian is a major mainstream newspaper, and probably more reliable in these circumstances that any mainstream U.S. media. (And yes, it is really a Guardian article -- check the URL.) In solidarity, Louise >Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2001 21:27:44 -0700 >To: peace-discuss@lists.Stanford.EDU >From: Eduardo Capulong >Subject: Fw: Alert! British Newspaper Says US/UK to Strike Taliban > 'within days'! >>US and Britain to strike terror camps within days >>Attacks limited to targets found by special forces >>War on Terrorism - Observer special >> >> >>Ed Vulliamy, Washington, Jason Burke, Peshawar, Peter Beaumont and Paul=20 >>Beaver Observer >> >>Sunday September 30, 2001 >> >>Devastating attacks on bases controlled by Osama bin Laden are set to be= =20 >>launched in the next 48 hours as part of a tightly focused military=20 >>operation approved by US President George Bush and backed by Britain. >> >>The strategy, which is a victory for pragmatists in both Britain and=20 >>America, is designed to kill bin Laden and his forces, and will be=20 >>launched in tandem with strikes against air and ground forces of the=20 >>Taliban regime supporting him. >> >>The operation, which British and US sources say could be launched as early= =20 >>as today, would begin with air and missile strikes to destroy the=20 >>Taliban's 20-aircraft air force, remove anti-aircraft missile batteries,= =20 >>and destroy Taliban tanks and other armour. >> >>In a clear sign that strikes were imminent, Bush declared last night,=20 >>after a meeting with military advisers at Camp David: 'America will act=20 >>deliberately and decisively, and the cause of freedom will prevail.' >> >>In a live radio address, he added: 'We did not seek this conflict, but we= =20 >>will end it. This war will be fought wherever terrorists hide, or run, or= =20 >>plan. Other victories will be clear to all.' >> >>The aim of the first phase, likely to be launched from aircraft with US=20 >>and British ships in the Arabian Sea, would be to remove any threat from= =20 >>the Taliban for the substantial incursion that would follow. >> >>Sources say this would be in the form of a so-called desant operation - an= =20 >>airborne assault deep into Taliban-held territory - led by=20 >>helicopter-carried troops of the US 82nd Airborne Division. Sources said= =20 >>that the 101st Air Assault Division has also been ordered to be ready for= =20 >>action. >> >>Also fully mobilised was the 10th Mountain Division, which would be the=20 >>main ground force in what Bush called an upcoming 'guerrilla war' fought= =20 >>by US and British forces. Although soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division= =20 >>are trained for low-level parachute jumps, any assault is likely be made= =20 >>by first abseiling down fixed lines from helicopters. >> >>American forces would be supported by US Special Forces - including US=20 >>Army Rangers and Green Berets, and by British Special Forces. British=20 >>units understood to have been earmarked include mountain warfare cadres of= =20 >>G-troop, 22 SAS Regiment; the Special Boat Service's Mountain Troop -=20 >>which is trained for cliff assault and Arctic warfare - and the Mountain= =20 >>Leaders' section of 4/5 Royal Marine Commando. All are trained and=20 >>equipped to operate in mountainous terrain for periods of up to a=20 >>fortnight without being resupplied. >> >>The US troops are equipped with a specialised version of the Black Hawk=20 >>attack helicopter and long range MH-47 Chinooks armed with rotary cannon.= =20 >>They would also be able to call on support from AC-130 aircraft -=20 >>nicknamed Puff the Magic Dragon - which can give ground support with an=20 >>artillery cannon in its belly. >> >>Initial targets earmarked for the air assault and desant operation include= =20 >>bases controlled by the al-Qaeda around Kabul, in particular those with=20 >>usable air strips. >> >>Crucial evidence that links bin Laden to the terrorist attacks on New York= =20 >>and Washington nearly three weeks ago has been obtained by The Observer .= =20 >>A secret intelligence dossier compiled by an Arab state with a=20 >>longstanding interest in bin Laden last night revealed that at least one= =20 >>of the 19 hijackers was trained in a camp in Afghanistan run by al-Qaeda= =20 >>and that another is 'close to bin Laden'. >> >>American security sources told The Observer they believe four of the=20 >>hijackers had spent time in Afghanistan with the Taliban and possibly with= =20 >>al-Qaeda. One, Wali Mohamed al-Sherhi, is believed to have been taught=20 >>urban warfare and terrorism in al-Farooq training camp in eastern=20 >>Afghanistan, close to the Pakistan border. >> >>He is thought to have left Afghanistan 18 months ago. The dossier, for the= =20 >>first time, definitely links al-Farooq to bin Laden, naming four men who= =20 >>are bin Laden aides who it says administer and train those at the camp. >> >>Back in Washington, the tight focus of the planned military operation is a= =20 >>victory for the pragmatists in Bush's cabinet, notably Secretary of State= =20 >>Colin Powell. Powell has been involved in a battle of wills with hawks=20 >>gathered around the figure of Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, who= =20 >>would like to see US strikes against a wide range of targets, including= Iraq. >> >>It also follows words of caution from America's key ally, Britain. Tony=20 >>Blair has advised that the only target of military action should be bin=20 >>Laden's network and, if necessary, the Taliban. >> >>The location of the bases was revealed yesterday by Russian intelligence,= =20 >>which has provided the Pentagon with the most detailed intelligence so far= =20 >>on the network of bin Laden camps. >> >>The news came as British sources claimed that the Taliban was set to flood= =20 >>the west with heroin in an attempt to destabilise its enemies. >> >>US Special Forces were last night already active in Afghanistan, almost=20 >>certainly involved in scouting and preparing a secure forward airbase in= =20 >>territory held by the opposition Northern Alliance. >> >>There were claims from Afghanistan yesterday that a team of five US=20 >>commandos has been captured by al-Qaeda. The Qatar-based al-Jezeera=20 >>television station said al-Qaeda claimed to have captured a unit 'armed=20 >>with modern weapons and maps of al-Qaeda's bases' in the south-western=20 >>Helmand province. >> >>The Taliban and the Pentagon denied the report. US officials, however,=20 >>confirmed on Friday that special forces units - possibly from the US Green= =20 >>Berets or the elite Rangers regiment - had been deployed in Afghanistan on= =20 >>reconnaissance missions. >> >>They hinted that soldiers from the British SAS were also involved. The=20 >>special forces had been deployed 'in the last few days', the sources told= =20 >>US reporters, and were there to gather information on Taliban positions=20 >>and strengths, not to search for bin Laden. >> >>Sources in Washington said that with British and American reconnaissance= =20 >>and Special Operations teams already working on the ground to locate=20 >>targets with laser-guidance and sensor systems, US forces were ready to=20 >>'go into the first breach' in territory controlled by al-Qaeda. >> >>Planning groups at the Pentagon will now increase pressure on the White=20 >>House to expand the action to attack locations in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon,= =20 >>with the elimination of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as 'a precondition'= =20 >>to defeating terrorism. >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------= =20 >>--- Troops will target drugs stockpile >>Downing Street fears the Taliban will flood the West with =A320 billion=20 >>worth of heroin >> >> >>War on Terrorism - Observer special >> >>Kamal Ahmed, political editor Sunday September 30, 2001 The Observer >> >>American and British troops are to target a =A320 billion stockpile of= opium=20 >>and heroin which intelligence officials believe is about to be released=20 >>onto the world market by Osama bin Laden and the Taliban authorities.=20 >>Intelligence documents circulating in Downing Street say that bin Laden=20 >>and the Taliban will use money made from the trade to fund any war against= =20 >>the West. >> >>It is believed that there are up to 3,000 tonnes of opium in secret=20 >>bunkers across the north and west of Afghanistan. Such a large amount=20 >>could be used to manufacture up to 300 tonnes of heroin, enough to supply= =20 >>the British drugs trade for 10 years. >> >>Downing Street officials believe that bin Laden and his al Qaeda=20 >>organisation are closely connected to a string of drug gangs which use=20 >>supply routes through Iran and Turkey into Europe and America. Nearly 90= =20 >>per cent of the heroin sold in Britain is thought to come from= Afghanistan. >> >>Although refusing to go into specifics, Government sources said that the= =20 >>destruction of the drugs trade was a 'long-held ambition' and that they=20 >>would be flexible in making it part of the 'war against terrorism'. >> >>'We want to see an end to opium production in Afghanistan,' the Prime=20 >>Minister's official spokesman said. >> >>It is believed that troops will focus on areas where the drugs are thought= =20 >>to be stored around Jalalabad and the bin Laden camps of Darunta, Bhesud= =20 >>and Khost. They will move against chemical factories which process the=20 >>drugs and farms which grow poppies as part of the military operation. >> >>Security sources said that all of these could also be targeted in a series= =20 >>of air strikes when the military campaign, Operation Enduring Freedom, is= =20 >>launched against the country. >> >>Last week it was reported that the Taliban had lifted their ban on the=20 >>planting of poppy fields, so that the manufacture of opium and heroin=20 >>could begin again. This is the first evidence that bin Laden and the=20 >>Taliban authorities already have a major stockpile of drugs. >> >>'Assessments suggest that those stocks are now being disposed of because= =20 >>of the threat of war and the need to raise money,' the Prime Minister's=20 >>official spokesman said. 'Bin Laden has been closely involved in the=20 >>Afghan drugs trade and has encouraged major traffickers in the past to=20 >>flood Europe and the US with heroin as a means of undermining and=20 >>destabilising. There are strong grounds for believing that [he has] large= =20 >>stockpiles of drugs himself. >> >>'The Taliban in the past have used money from drugs to fund military=20 >>action. Bin Laden is actively involved in the Afghan drugs trade and sees= =20 >>these drugs as a means of undermining the West.' >> >>Although the Afghan border with Iran is officially closed there are a=20 >>myriad of routes between the two countries which are almost impossible to= =20 >>close down. >> >>Britain has now agreed to help Iran, a long-time political enemy, in the= =20 >>fight against drugs. During his visit to the country last week Jack Straw,= =20 >>the Foreign Secretary, announced that the Government would give a =A3650,0= 00=20 >>grant to President Mohamed Khatami to help in counter-trafficking= measures. >> >>Downing Street played down fears that the release of such a huge amount of= =20 >>heroin by the Taliban would flood the Western market with cheap heroin. >> >>'Street prices of heroin in Britain are unlikely to be affected,' the=20 >>spokesman said. 'The price didn't alter during the ban. We don't expect=20 >>there to be a flood of cheap heroin now.' He said that government policies= =20 >>were in place to stop the drugs entering Britain. >> >>Under questioning, the official spokesman said that he could not divulge= =20 >>any evidence which the Government had about the drugs. 'We cannot reveal= =20 >>our sources but it is reliable evidence gained over many years.' >> >>Diplomatic sources said that an attack on the heroin trade in Afghanistan= =20 >>held political difficulties for the Government. Officials admit that up to= =20 >>five per cent of the heroin held in the country was under the control of= =20 >>the Northern Alliance which America hopes will back any future military=20 >action. --- You are currently subscribed to surge as: sallight1@earthlink.net To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-surge-819168C@listserv.unc.edu --------------F492CD9AE9343DDE0C304529-- - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: David Culp Subject: (abolition-usa) Senate effort to add nuclear weapons funds dropped Date: 02 Oct 2001 16:22:03 -0400 > To: Interested Persons > > Re: Senate effort to add nuclear weapons funds dropped > > > An effort by several Senators to add over $300 million to the nuclear > weapons budget was dropped today (Tuesday, October 2). > > Senators Pete Domenici (NM), Harry Reid (NV), and Jeff Bingaman (NM) had > filed an amendment to increase the nuclear weapons budget of the Energy > Department by $339 million. They had hoped to offer the measure as a floor > amendment to the defense authorization bill. > > However, opposition by several Senators, especially Armed Services > Committee chairman Carl Levin (MI), led Sen. Domenici to drop his effort > on the last day of floor debate. > > The Bush administration requested $5.30 billion for the nuclear weapons > activities budget at the Energy Department for fiscal year 2002, which > began October 1. The budget funds the work of the Los Alamos (NM), Sandia > (NM), and Lawrence Livermore (CA) nuclear weapons labs. It also funds a > half dozen nuclear weapons production sites scattered across the country > and the Nevada Test Site. These facilities are used to maintain the U.S. > nuclear arsenal. > > None of these funds are for nonproliferation programs, such as such as the > "Nunn-Lugar" threat reduction initiative--to safely and securely dismantle > and dispose of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons in the U.S., > Russia, and elsewhere. > > Earlier this year, the Senate Armed Services Committee recommended > spending $5.45 billion for the nuclear weapons account, higher than the > Bush administration's request. Sen. Domenici was seeking to boost that by > $339 million. > > Some Senators have been suggesting that the U.S. should develop new > nuclear weapons, especially a "mini-nuke." While this amendment did not > specifically authorize development of a new nuclear weapon, it would have > been a significant increase for the nuclear weapons budget. > > Much of the credit for this victory goes to the national and local > organizations that organized telephone calls to Senators opposing the > amendment. > > > David Culp, Legislative Representative > Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers) > 245 Second Street, N.E. > Washington, D.C. 20002-5795 > Tel: (202) 547-6000, ext. 146 > Toll free: (800) 630-1330, ext. 146 > Fax: (202) 547-6019 > E-mail: david@fcnl.org > Web site: www.fcnl.org > - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David Crockett Williams" Subject: (abolition-usa) 911* Gandhi's birthday message, "Give rise to the Genuine Law to bring peace and tranquility to the nation" Date: 02 Oct 2001 14:11:20 -0700 "The time has come. The time has come when we can no longer contain the urge to do something, but rush out of our houses. The time has come to look up to heaven, prostrate ourselves to earth, to voice our grief, and to share it with everyone" -- Nichidatsu Giving rise to the Genuine Law to bring peace and tranquility to the nation DCW Message of October 2, 2001 (3M-84)* Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday: "I have come to light the lamp of love in your hearts" Nichidatsu's Longest Walk Speech, revised translation September 30, 2001 minor updated changes including English explanation of Risshou-ankoku as: "Give rise to the Genuine Law to bring peace and tranquility to the nation" Kanjin-Honzon, by Nichidatsu, on the meaning of God and of Buddha, quoting from the precept to the Gandhi Sevasangh (service society) His associate whom Mahatma Gandhi named "Guruji", revered teacher, the most venerable Nichidatsu Fujii's spiritual practice was embraced by Gandhiji who beat the Dharma drum and chanted the prayer brought from the origin of the sun as described below while leading the non-violent spiritual-political revolution to success in India. Fujii Guruji, as he was known in the West, was born on August 6, 1885, and experienced his physical demise on January 9, 1985. Following the teachings and prophecies in the Lotus Sutra of Buddha describing the Great Law, The One Law, he went to India in the 1930's to begin the revival of Buddhism there in its birthplace where it had become dormant, after receiving the vision of the Dharma drum during a seven day fasting session with no food or water or sleep for a full week. Thereafter he practiced this walking drum chanting prayer for the rest of his life which his successors continue in peacewalks around the world to awaken this innate Great Law in the minds of humankind for the cause of "Global Peace Now!" The name Nichidatsu in English is "The Reach of The Sun." http://www.indiano.org/pagoda Fujii Guruji study group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sun-reach Hiroshima Flame Walk 2002, to the UN http://www.dharmawalk.org Walk updates http://groups.yahoo.com/group/star-wars-dharma-walk I witnessed Guruji's below speech delivered at the US Capitol steps, July 16, 1978, at the conclusion of the American Indian Movement's "Longest Walk" from San Francisco. Uniquely among the speakers, from the first word of his prepared speech delivered in Japanese language and translated section by section, continuing constantly through the end of the last sentence of its English translation when it abruptly stopped, there was constant thunder in the distance of the overcast city of Washington DC rolling around the 360degree perimenter of the skies -- this date was the 33rd anniversary of the first atomic bomb test, near Alamogordo, Los Alamos, New Mexico. After the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on his 60th birthday, what the Hopi Prophecy predicted centuries before as the "gourd of ashes falling on the Earth two times", ie, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Nichidatsu Fujii recognized these events and what they could lead to as the fulfillment of the prophecy in the Lotus Sutra regarding the "great conflagration when it is burning" and how, thereby inspired to revive the custom of building the Peace Pagodas (Stupas) as an offering, to avert what then became clearly understood as the threat of global nuclear holocaust by giving rise to the Genuine Law, the Great Law, The One Law by which God and nature operate in the world, the same law by which The One God operates in the world as described by the Torah and Talmud of Judaism, the same natural law which Einstein believed could be rendered into a simple set of equations to describe all of physical reality, all events in nature no matter where and no matter when, with 100% certainty, a set of equations he termed a "unified field theory." Along with the same teachings which predicted this "modern age of the declined law" and its threat of a great global conflagration, was also included the teaching of how to avert this threat and bring about peace and tranquility through giving rise to the Great Law (awakening the mind of humanity to its patent existence) by "psi-phenomenological means" that focus psychically the physical sounding of the syllables Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo. This below speech is very important because it is one of the very few places one will find any prominent and wise teacher of Buddhism (which HH Dalai Lama calls a "science of the mind") discussing the very nature and operating principle of The One God itself. It should be noted here that unlike other Buddhist interpretations which offer an "afterlife" of "re-incarnation", the interpretation offered by The Prophet of The Genuine Law, Nichiren, over 700 years ago, and experienced as fulfillment of prophecy by his successor Nichidatsu in the 20th Century, is based on the precept of "eternal life" on Earth. I sincerely believe that if his speech had been understood and accepted in 1978, we would not be experiencing the war crisis that we are facing today. The whole world is confused right now. For any successful resolution of the misunderstandings responsible for the September 11, 2001, attacks on America, and of the looming escalation of hostilities portended by plans for an extended "war on terrorism", not only must opposing religious and political viewpoints be reconciled but the very nature of the faith and belief applied to them must first be better understood for the absolution of prejudice, hatred and fear. "Why would God let this happen?" This is a common question now among adherents to the Christian, Judaic, and Islamic Faiths who are wrestling with doubts and secular distractions to their belief in The One God by whose Will and according to whose Law all things happen, always, everywhere. For adherents to religious, spiritual, and scientific disciplines who view the human mind as the creator of their own worlds, this question becomes: "How can the mind of humankind be brought into harmony with the natural order so that everyone can just live together in peace and harmony." The following speech/message is offered for examination and discussion of the answers to these questions as they relate to the notion of the sovereign power of the state and the very nature of the Almighty God, The One God purportedly worshipped by Christians, Moslems and Jews alike as The God of Abraham. No matter what one believes is the cause of the September 11, 2001, hijack attacks on America, no matter who or what one believes is responsible for the underlying prejudicial hostilities extistent between followers of seemingly conflicting religious and political ideologies and policies which appear to be at the root of this cause, and no matter what kind of punishment one thinks is appropriate, the key question is: "What can be done to correct the fundamental errors in human thinking at the root of all these, so as to not only prevent such hostilities in the future but to thereby also bring about a true and lasting condition of peace, justice, and prosperity throughout the various societies of human beings inhabiting our beloved planet Earth?" For reasons explained below I am convinced the answers to all of these questions will soon become apparent if this message can be spread to all parties concerned with the ramifications of September 11, 2001. We are at a unique point in history to effect these results, not only because of this 9-11 "21st Century Pearl Harbor Attack" and the resultant shock beginning to awaken human conscience, but also because we are approaching in 84 days the December 25, 2001, traditionally observed 2000th birthday anniversary of Jesus of Nazareth who is called Christ by Christians and who is regarded both as a Prophet of Islam and also as a Jew. If the protagonists in this upcoming military escalation portending a Third World War, with the unimaginable potential consequences of a global nuclear holocaust, really want to resolve human belligerencies then a "Global Cessation of Hostilities" should be immediately declared worldwide to last until this date where every flag on every flagpole around the world is flown from now until then at half-mast in consideration of mourning, remorse, repentence, and of the message of peace and love propounded by this Great Sage of Humankind whose birth is the very basis of the prevalently used arbitrary calendar of the modern world. In this way all of humanity might best use the balance of these next short three months to deeply reflect, meditate, pray, council, discuss, and understand what needs to be better understood and done to make sure that nothing like what happened on September 11, 2001, or on August 6 & 9, 1945, will ever happen again in human history. In this way we might reach this date, which "technically" marks the end of the Second Millennium and the beginning of the Third Millennium after this traditionially observed birthdate, with a deeper understanding of the kinship in God's image of all humankind related to all life on Earth as one family of life, Our Family of Life. During this time in respect of this United Nations declared "Decade of Creating a Culture of Peace for the 21st Century" humanity might better study the overlooked relevant deep messages of the past from saints, sages, scientists, and religious teachers of all denominations, as well as historical precedents for such a culture of peace begun by violent peoples who changed, simply by understanding and embracing the Great Law of peace, into leaders of long-lasting peaceful cultures such as the ancient indigenous Iroquois Six Nations Confederacy and the 500 year period of no war, no crime, and no violence begun in the reign of ancient India's King Ashoka. Certainly if human beings can put a man on the moon we can understand these things if we calmly take the time to examine and study them carefully. --- above introduction/message by DC Williams The Longest Walk By the Most Venerable Nichidatsu Fujii July 16, 1978 in Washington D. C. Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Here at Washington DC in North America, the great gathering of The Longest Walk is taking place today. This walk began on February 11th this year from a small island in the San Francisco Bay. The walkers tread through uninhabited deserts, slept in 12,000 feet snow covered mountains, walked against strong wind and rain, and finally have arrived in Washington DC in the face of all hardship without a single dropout after covering 30 to 80 kilometers a day. The forefathers of the Native Americans were repeatedly forced to walk westward by the violence of the European refugees who landed on the East Coast. Every single one of these walks left a trail of tears, a trail of blood. Women and children were slaughtered, and many died of starvation and the frigid weather. It is said that approximately 20 million people were sacrificed. Currently, the United States of America is introducing a series of bad bills to abuse the power of the state in an attempt to annihilate the surviving Indian population. The Indian people have widely appealed to the world community their just cause in a truly spiritual way to protect their right to survival. They have organized The Longest Walk in hope to push aside the violence of the US government with nonviolence. Historically, the modern state is built on a superstition known as the "reason d' Etat (reason of state)". Its supreme principle of conduct is defined by need and convenience in sustaining the state's status quo. If this is the case, the state deems itself sanctioned to disregard various laws and statues, morals and religion in the name of preserving and fortifying itself. All the laws and statutes and social morals have value only to the extent that they are considered to be useful in preserving and reinforcing the state. The sovereign power of the state is affirmed as sacred. The Machiavellian realism in politics, which is craftiness, duplicity and manipulation, allow laws to be disregarded as well as deliberately misinterpreted. Another characteristic of the modern state is in the use of Christian missionaries, who originally should be advocates of peace, as proxies of state power in igniting various wars. The ill reputation of Christian missionaries is due to their association with state power that they served. Even the use of nuclear weapons would have to be accepted if we are to embrace the superstition of reason d' Etat, the myth of the sacredness of the sovereign state. Under this rational the United States used nuclear weapons in Asia, and subsequently has been repeatedly blackmailing the rest of humanity without hesitation by publicly referring to their possible use. If there is land White America needs, everyone who lives there must evacuate. Just as hares and snakes are driven away, so are the people who reside there. This is what is known as the American pioneering spirit. This thinking that derives from the myth of state sovereignty leads to violent acts. Dignity and independence of the Native American nations were denied by violent acts committed under state sovereignty. How could these people whose very survival is at stake not see this state as their sworn enemy? On November 24, 1961, the United Nations General Assembly presented "The Declaration on Banning the Use of Nuclear Weapons". It says: "Believing that the use of weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear and thermo-nuclear weapons, is a direct negation of the high ideals and objective which the United Nations has been established to achieve through the protection of succeeding generations from the scourge of war and through the preservation and promotion of their cultures, declares that the use of nuclear and thermo-nuclear weapons would exceed even the scope of war and cause indiscriminate suffering and destruction to mankind and civilization and, as such, is contrary to the rules of international law and to the laws of humanity; the use of nuclear and thermo-nuclear weapons is a war directed not against an enemy or enemies alone but also against mankind in general, since the peoples of the world not involved in such a war will be subjected to all the evils generated by the use of such weapons. Any state using nuclear and thermo-nuclear weapons is to be considered as violating the Charter of the United Nations, as acting contrary to the laws of humanity and as committing a crime against mankind and civilization." On August 6, 1945 in Hiroshima, and on August 9 in Nagasaki, humanity experienced the very first calamity of the atomic bombing. It was this country, the United States, who unleashed these bombs. The then Commander in Chief, General MacArthur, praised the achievements of the atomic bombing claiming that it quickened the termination of the war. He later further explained that the atomic bombing was necessary to protect the many lives of young American solders. No one in the United States acknowledged the criminality of the atomic bombing. In reckless intoxication with the ecstasy of victory and worshipping nuclear weapons as guardians of peace, the United States devoted itself with fervor to the development, production and stockpiling of nuclear weapons even after the war. Regardless of the enormity of the disaster that nuclear weapons cause humanity, the American people accepted the sacredness of nuclear weapons because they were supported by justification of righteousness that they are for the sake of "national security" and "in the interest of the people." At the 32nd General Assembly of the United Nations in 1977, Dr. Waldheim, Secretary General of the United Nations, called for the opening of the United Nations Special Session on Disarmament, saying that "The threat of self destruction by nuclear war is the greatest danger confronting the world. The enormous amount of stockpiling and accuracy of nuclear weapons are further enhancing the danger of the final annihilation of mankind. It has become more evident that the effective security cannot be obtained by the expansion of arms. The very basis which can eliminate the cause of tension and conflicts, and establish reciprocal international cooperation, can be found in disarmament." The United States has already used nuclear weapons. Not a single human soul will praise her victory. History shall eternally condemn the criminality of the atomic bombing by the United States. The United States is firstly, a violator of the UN Charter. Secondly, it is a violator of humanity. Thirdly, it is an enemy to humanity that could bring calamity to the whole of humankind. Fourthly, it is a criminal capable of destroying civilization. When we look at world affairs we should not merely see them in the context of their current gloomy situation. The world situation is by no means static which remains the same; it can always be changed. Today with the extreme development of nuclear weapons and humanity's knowledge of them, the only way to prevent humanity from the catastrophe it faces is to eliminate war itself. We must work with all our might for complete disarmament. General and complete disarmament is no longer an exercise of the mind, but is the most realistic solution. We are about to bury the era of warfare, the era of violence, the era of murder and destruction. No measures that are taken in anticipation of possible future conflicts or war will enable us to build true peace. The issue that takes precedence over all others to create genuine peace is the issue of removing fear and mistrust among confronting modern nations. Elimination of fear and mistrust is a purely spiritual issue, which religions have repeatedly taught from ancient times. When we believe in the Almighty God our fear shall disappear. We believe in the Almighty God to dispel our fear. We fear others when we suspect they are evil. If we believe in the goodness of others we will no longer fear them. We do not believe in God because we have seen His omnipotence. We seek to see God's omnipotence by believing in Him. We do not believe in the goodness of others because we have seen their goodness. When we believe in the goodness of others we can dispel our own fear and we become capable of having amicable associations with them. Believing in the omnipotence of God whom we cannot actually see is a disciplinary practice of the mind enabling us to believe in the goodness in others, which we cannot see. Once we deny the belief of the absolute state sovereignty, and after we eliminate all armament including nuclear weapons and completely bring an end to war, we must create a new civilization and an era of perpetual peace. However, the people who will be there are the same people who were dependent on self-defense through arms. The most important thing required is the spiritual foundation for disarmament, namely, acts of conscience as human beings. The development in science served to construct the civilization of material yet incurred the crisis of annihilation of humanity. The myth of absolute state sovereignty is another spiritual ailment, which is a result of heightened arrogance and avarice. No matter how much we change systems or bring our minds together, there is no prospect in dispelling mutual fear and mistrust unless people open up their gate to spiritual change. Spiritual transformation is nothing to be ashamed of. Buddhism teaches that when we free ourselves from delusions we become enlightened. The civilization of the new era, the era of perpetual peace, will be the spiritual civilization. The universal core of the spiritual civilization is the civilization of religion. Maha Bodhisattva Nichiren called this Risshou-ankoku (give rise to the Genuine Law to bring peace and tranquility to the nation). The religious faith that the Native Americans have carried down to this day will be the fountainhead for creating lasting peace in the future. While no one visits the graves of General MacArthur or Harry Truman today, tens of thousands of people gather and mourn the sacrifice of Hiroshima and Nagasaki each year. Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo (Speech delivered by Fujii Guruji in Washington D.C. on July 16, 1978) Translation revised on 9/30/01 by Yumiko Miyazaki ___________________________________________________ "Kanjin-Honzon" by the The Most Venerable Nichidatsu Fujii -- -- ( From the "precept to the Gandhi Sevasangh"): "We are said to be human through gradual steps of nature. However, we were born as human beings to meet God which exists in our minds. In fact, this differentiates man from animal existence. To meet God is a privilege given to all those who have life. We can not perceive God unless we are willing to abandon our physical brutality and awaken as well as develop the spirit of nonviolence and truth which is hidden in the minds of individuals. We can only meet God through faith." -- ( From the "precept to the Gandhi Sevasangh") According to the theory of evolution man evolved from apes. Bestiality is therefore said to be an inherent part of human beings. Yet, the characteristics of the evolved man are in his ability to reflect, to attempt to control and become free from his physical desires and beastliness, and to discover the sublime God which is invisible and hidden in one's mind and to worship it. This act is called religion. Spiritual life is what makes man unique. It is not seen in any other animals beside man. Progress and development in human society is marked by the distinguishing measure of discovering God and the profound pursuit of Truth. Recently, progress in human society has been in materials alone. Progress in the true sense must be spiritual. There is a difference. If it is shallow the society becomes brutal; if it is deep it becomes peaceful. Gandhiji said that to discover God and to worship God becomes possible based on spiritual faith that originates from developing the spirit of nonviolence and pursuit of truth which are hidden in one's mind. Sakyamuni Buddha was the most highly esteemed being in the human world. He was born, lived and died in the human world. He is revered because while he lived a life like anyone else he attained Buddhahood of peerless dignity. The innate quality that leads to Buddhahood just like Sakyamuni Buddha is inherent in the mind of every person. This is called the "Buddha nature". Lord Sakyamuni Buddha preached in the Maha-Parinivarna Sutra that all living creatures posses Buddha nature. Sakyamuni Buddha is a manifestation of the Buddha nature in a human body in it's fullest way. Buddha nature does not imply that there is a Buddha within our minds awaiting to become complete. It is a Buddha immemorial, yet it's transcendental power and light are yet to manifest in the human mind. When we believe in the presence of the eternal Buddha who resides in our minds, the purpose of our lives becomes dignified. We will see no reason to be arrogant to anyone, and it would become natural for us to venerate others. The ancient Buddha in our mind and the ancient Buddha in the minds of others are one and the same. When the Buddha in our minds worships the Buddha in the minds of others, in turn the Buddha in the minds of others worships the Buddha who resides within us. When we bow in veneration towards the mirror, our reflection in the mirror bows back. Veneration between oneself and others becomes one and inseparable. That is when peace becomes a reality and there would be no war. The voice of our ancient Buddha was recorded as 84 thousand Sutras expounded through the mouth of the World Honored One, Sakyamuni Buddha. However, the modern civilization cannot hear or see a single phrase or gatha. Herein lies the grief and agony of the modern civilization. "And wishing to see the Buddha With all their hearts, They do not spare their lives ..." ------from The Lotus Sutra Chapter 16 "The Eternal Life of the Tathagata" This half gatha is where the spiritual civilization originated from. Human beings are not animals of mere physical existence made of flesh. The undivided heart and mind wishing to see the invisible God, one's ancient Buddha, the Truth of Peace, becomes God, the Truth and the ancient Buddha. Maha Bodhisattva Nichiren taught that the Buddha is in the earnestness to see the Buddha. The earnestness of the heart and mind to see the Buddha is the privilege of man Gandhiji referred to. This is spiritual activity. (translation revised by Yumiko Miyazaki on 10/5/00 ) ___________________________________________________ Nichidatsu Fujii speeches, teachings, study and discussion group, see "Nuclear Technologies and the Future of Humanity" for discussion of freedom, money, moral codes, and correcting human thinking: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sun-reach Fujii Guruji and Peace Pagoda (Stupa) website http://www.indiano.org/pagoda Peace Walks continuing his walking drum chanting prayer practice to give rise to the Great Law to bring peace and tranquility to the nation http://www.dharmawalk.org HIROSHIMA FLAME WALK 2002, Seattle to UN starting January 15th Latest updates, related messages, and coordination list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/star-wars-dharma-walk Rev. Dr. Yusen Yamato: Blue Mountain Never Move, White Cloud Come Global Peace Walk 1995, 2000, to United Nations; annually to Taos NM Global Peace Zone Project, messages from city mayors, et al Sustainable Zen Global Agricultural Community Network http://www.globalpeacenow.org http://groups.yahoo.com/group/global-peace-walk Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy http://www.sixnations.org Hopi Declaration of Peace, Thomas Banyacya http://groups.yahoo.com/group/global-peace-walk/message/22 Additional Hopi Messages http://www.timesoft.com/hopi Annual Summer Solstice World Peace and Prayer Day Indigenous Teachings of the Sacred Pipe of Peace http://www.worldpeaceday.com American Indian Movement Spiritual Leader Leonard Peltier, Famous United States Political Prisoner, America's Nelson Mandela, 27years and still imprisoned on acknowledged falsified evidence. Executive Clemency for Peltier a required gesture to correct America http://www.freepeltier.org Information on the ongoing American Indian Genocide, at Big Mountain to access more coal and uranium for the energy industry http://www.theofficenet.com/~redorman/pagea~1.htm http://www.blackmesais.org Suppressed New-Energy Technologies to replace nuclear & fossil fuels http://groups.yahoo.com/group/new-energy-solutions Science and Technology in Society and Public Policy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dcwilliams Towards a Science of Consciousness and a Global Green Democracy Dr. Brian O'Leary, PhD, http://www.independence.net/oleary http://groups.yahoo.com/group/global-green-democracy The Nuclear Disarmament and Economic Conversion Act: Peace Through Reason http://www.prop1.org Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space October 13, 2001, Global Rallies http://www.globenet.free-online.co.uk International Action Center for Global Peace and Social Justice http://www.iacenter.org Eliminating unfathomable corruption behind the American Drug War http://www.copvcia.com and behind the still-ongoing, since 1937: Hemp-Cannabis-Marijuana Prohibition Conspiracy Fraud http://www.jackherer.com * http://www.chrisconrad.com Movement for a natural-time-cycle Global Peace Now Calendar http://www.thirteenmoon.org Justice for Tibet http://www.rangzen.com "I have come to light the lamp of love in your hearts" The World Teacher http://www.sathyasai.org http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/india96.html *911 Solution: Love All, Serve All, and Relate to All, as One Global Human Family -- a Rainbow Family of Living Light http://www.welcomehome.org The Third Millennium Project (*84 days before 2000th Christmas) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/third-millennium-project Jerusalem Peace Walk and Council, December 25, 2001 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jerusalem-peace-walk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jerusalem-peace-walk Torahkum: "The Law Stands Up" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kingdom-of-jerusalem-israel http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/history.html Tetron Natural Unified Field Theory, by DC Williams http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gcsc-csun/message/6 ---palms together bowing to all human beings David Crockett Williams, October 2, 2001 (3M-84)* Responsible American Citizen an American Peace Movement member http://groups.yahoo.com/group/an-american-peace-movement Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Daniel Moss Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Please sign on -- Letter to Senator Paul Date: 02 Oct 2001 20:08:54 -0700 (PDT) add Daniel Moss, Nuclear Free Australia in Melbourne Australia to the endorements if you want --- "Harry Rogers" > wrote: > > > >
Harry Rogers
>
Nuclear Issues Coordinator
>
Carolina Peace Resource Center
>
Columbia SC
>
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> >
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 7:35 > PM
>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Please sign on > -- Letter to Senator Paul Wellstone
>

Hi.  I'm writing to ask you please to > sign yourself and/or your organization on to the following letter in support > of U.S. House of Representatives bill HR-2503, the "Nuclear Disarmament and > Economic Conversion Act."  Please see href="http://prop1.org/prop1/prop1.htm" > eudora="autourl">http://prop1.org/prop1/prop1.htm for more > information.

If you support this concept, no matter where you're from, > please hit the reply button and give us your endorsement.  This could > help a great deal.

Last year we received endorsements from 43 > organizations on a letter to the Senators.  See href="http://prop1.org/prop1/letter.htm" > eudora="autourl">http://prop1.org/prop1/letter.htm. Hopefully we will do > as well or better with this year's effort to get the idea introduced into the > Senate.  We also need to get HR-2503 out of the U.S. House International > Relations and Armed Services Committees, and onto the floor for discussion and > vote.  Your help is much needed.

Thanks for a quick > reply....

Ellen Thomas

------------ Letter to Senator Paul > Wellstone of Minnesota, for Sign-On -----------

September, > 2001

Senator Paul > Wellstone                  Fax: > 202-224-8438
Secretary of Energy 
717 Hart > SOB       >      
Washington, D.C.  > 20510 

Dear Senator Wellstone:

We found it > surprising when one of your aides said recently that he thinks introducing a > Senate version of HR-2503, the "Nuclear Disarmament and Economic Conversion > Act," is an "impractical" idea.   See href="http://prop1.org/prop1/hr2503.htm" > eudora="autourl">http://prop1.org/prop1/hr2503.htm.

Last year one > of your aides said that you would probably support Delegate Norton's "Nuclear > Disarmament and Economic Conversion Act" if Jesse Helms weren't Chairman of > the Foreign Relations Committee.  He said that you were concerned about > veterans' issues, primarily, but might be convinced that this bill was worth > co-introducing with other Senators.  Jesse Helms is no longer Chairman of > the Foreign Relations Committee.  If we can tell other Senators that you > will co-introduce with them, this will help us get further support.

To > respond to the aide's dismissal that the idea is "impractical":  187 > countries, including the U.S., promised in May, 2000, to abolish nuclear > weapons, but haven't set a date.  Our purpose here is to make it happen, > to make global nuclear disarmament the LAW.  Treaties aren't enforceable > unless backed by national laws.  National laws rarely happen without > regional or local initiatives.  We have proven that most people from > every region of the country and the Earth favor global nuclear > disarmament.  This is do-able.  It requires visionary thinking, a > touch of faith, and a large portion of hope.  What else is America > about?

Let me explain how HR-2503 would work.  It would be a > statement to the world that the U.S. is serious about global nuclear > disarmament.  It is a promise that the U.S. will get rid of its nuclear > weapons IF everyone else does; and will use the money saved to shut down and > clean up the nuclear weapons industries, and to begin converting other war > industries into something good for society.  For example, instead of > building missiles and bombs, factories could be retooled and people could be > paid to mass-produce solar panels, windmills, hydrogen fuel cells ... an > entirely new, massively profitable industry which can transform all our > societies.  No one need lose.  HR-2503 is entirely a win-win > idea. 

I would like a personal meeting, as a fellow Minnesotan, > to discuss this.

Sincerely,

Ellen Thomas
Executive > Director
PROPOSITION ONE COMMITTEE
PO > BOX 27217, WASHINGTON, DC 20038 USA
202-462-0757-- (voice)  |  > 202-265-5389 -- (fax)
prop1@prop1.org -- (e-mail)  |  href="http://prop1.org/" eudora="autourl">http://prop1.org -- > (World-Wide-Web)
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_____________________________________________________________ Get Email here - helping you to communicate ---> http://www.sasmail.net - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Carol Wolman Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Please sign on -- Letter to Senator PaulWellstone Date: 02 Oct 2001 22:12:40 +0000 The Nuclear Peace Action Group endorses this letter. Peace, Carol Wolman Daniel Moss wrote: > add Daniel Moss, Nuclear Free Australia > in Melbourne Australia to the endorements if you want > > --- "Harry Rogers" > > wrote: > > > > > > > >
Harry Rogers
> >
Nuclear Issues Coordinator
> >
Carolina Peace Resource Center
> >
Columbia SC
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> style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black">From: > > Ellen Thomas
> > > >
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 7:35 > > PM
> >
Subject: (abolition-usa) Please sign on > > -- Letter to Senator Paul Wellstone
> >

Hi.  I'm writing to ask you please to > > sign yourself and/or your organization on to the following letter in support > > of U.S. House of Representatives bill HR-2503, the "Nuclear Disarmament and > > Economic Conversion Act."  Please see > href="http://prop1.org/prop1/prop1.htm" > > eudora="autourl">http://prop1.org/prop1/prop1.htm for more > > information.

If you support this concept, no matter where you're from, > > please hit the reply button and give us your endorsement.  This could > > help a great deal.

Last year we received endorsements from 43 > > organizations on a letter to the Senators.  See > href="http://prop1.org/prop1/letter.htm" > > eudora="autourl">http://prop1.org/prop1/letter.htm. Hopefully we will do > > as well or better with this year's effort to get the idea introduced into the > > Senate.  We also need to get HR-2503 out of the U.S. House International > > Relations and Armed Services Committees, and onto the floor for discussion and > > vote.  Your help is much needed.

Thanks for a quick > > reply....

Ellen Thomas

------------ Letter to Senator Paul > > Wellstone of Minnesota, for Sign-On -----------

September, > > 2001

Senator Paul > > Wellstone                  Fax: > > 202-224-8438
Secretary of Energy 
717 Hart > > SOB       > >      
Washington, D.C.  > > 20510 

Dear Senator Wellstone:

We found it > > surprising when one of your aides said recently that he thinks introducing a > > Senate version of HR-2503, the "Nuclear Disarmament and Economic Conversion > > Act," is an "impractical" idea.   See > href="http://prop1.org/prop1/hr2503.htm" > > eudora="autourl">http://prop1.org/prop1/hr2503.htm.

Last year one > > of your aides said that you would probably support Delegate Norton's "Nuclear > > Disarmament and Economic Conversion Act" if Jesse Helms weren't Chairman of > > the Foreign Relations Committee.  He said that you were concerned about > > veterans' issues, primarily, but might be convinced that this bill was worth > > co-introducing with other Senators.  Jesse Helms is no longer Chairman of > > the Foreign Relations Committee.  If we can tell other Senators that you > > will co-introduce with them, this will help us get further support.

To > > respond to the aide's dismissal that the idea is "impractical":  187 > > countries, including the U.S., promised in May, 2000, to abolish nuclear > > weapons, but haven't set a date.  Our purpose here is to make it happen, > > to make global nuclear disarmament the LAW.  Treaties aren't enforceable > > unless backed by national laws.  National laws rarely happen without > > regional or local initiatives.  We have proven that most people from > > every region of the country and the Earth favor global nuclear > > disarmament.  This is do-able.  It requires visionary thinking, a > > touch of faith, and a large portion of hope.  What else is America > > about?

Let me explain how HR-2503 would work.  It would be a > > statement to the world that the U.S. is serious about global nuclear > > disarmament.  It is a promise that the U.S. will get rid of its nuclear > > weapons IF everyone else does; and will use the money saved to shut down and > > clean up the nuclear weapons industries, and to begin converting other war > > industries into something good for society.  For example, instead of > > building missiles and bombs, factories could be retooled and people could be > > paid to mass-produce solar panels, windmills, hydrogen fuel cells ... an > > entirely new, massively profitable industry which can transform all our > > societies.  No one need lose.  HR-2503 is entirely a win-win > > idea. 

I would like a personal meeting, as a fellow Minnesotan, > > to discuss this.

Sincerely,

Ellen Thomas
Executive > > Director
PROPOSITION ONE COMMITTEE
PO > > BOX 27217, WASHINGTON, DC 20038 USA
202-462-0757-- (voice)  |  > > 202-265-5389 -- (fax)
prop1@prop1.org -- (e-mail)  |  > href="http://prop1.org/" eudora="autourl">http://prop1.org -- > > (World-Wide-Web)
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> > _____________________________________________________________ > Get Email here - helping you to communicate ---> http://www.sasmail.net > > - > To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Joan Russow Subject: (abolition-usa) KOFI ANNAN HAS FAILED TO STRESS THE RULE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW Date: 03 Oct 2001 21:00:49 +0000 KOFI ANNAN HAS FAILED TO STRESS THE RULE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has again too quickly accepted the use of force as a solution to "international Peace and security" .Rather than advocating the bringing of the matter of terrorism to the international Court of Justice, he has interpreted "the right to defend" in section 51 of the Charter as being the right to use force. (Interview, Radio International, October 3, 2001) It is well known that the United States was strongly opposed to Bhoutros Bhoutos Ghali's continuing as Secretary General of the United Nations, and that the United States came out strongly in support of Kofi Annan. Eric Rouleau (1996) in an article entitled "the US and world hegemony why Washington wants rid of Mr Boutros-Ghali", stated: ""Prior to the 1991 elections, President Bush was warned by a psychological profile contained in a CIA report that Mr Boutros-Ghali [a professor of international law] was 'uncontrollable' and 'unpredictable'. He was quite the opposite of the kind of person the US administration wanted to see heading a United Nations..". Rouleau also noted that "....Mrs Albright said that the Secretary-General was trying to increase his powers. His proposals, especially for a system of "preventive diplomacy" to avert confrontations... were considered completely out of place. ‘Mr Boutros-Ghali would do better to confine himself to acting as the UN's chief administrative officer’, Mrs Albright venomously warned in a speech on 25 June 1995. In other words, all-powerful America only wanted to deal with an ordinary bureaucrat, who would, by definition, have to obey or resign". Boutros Boutros Ghali also appeared to perceive the United Nations as an international force not subservient to NATO It would appear, on the other hand, that Secretary General Kofi Annan has perpetuated the notion of partnership with NATO rather than recognize that NATO as a military organization ( with a first strike nuclear policy-an anathema to the prevention of the scourge of war), must be subservient to the United Nations and to the rule of international law. In Jan 1999 rather than calling for use of the International Court of Justice, and respect for the international rule of law, Kofi Annan, legitimized the use of force by saying " The bloody wars of the last decade have left us with no illusions about the difficulty of halting internal conflicts - by reason or by force - particularly against the wishes of the government of a sovereign state. But nor have they left us with any illusions about the need to use force, when all other means have failed. We may be reaching that limit, once again, in the former Yugoslavia" Kofi Annan was in the Hague when the former Yugoslavia took ten of the NATO countries to the International Court of Justice in May 1999 for violation of international law. Two well respected international lawyers, Ian Bromley (the Oxford Professor who won the case for Nicaragua against the US's use of land mines-a decision that the US refused to respect) and Jean Puy, former legal adviser to the Secretary General of the United Nations acted on behalf of the former Yugoslavia.. Both lawyers were arguing that NATO was in violation of international law as a result of its actions in the former Yugoslavia. The NATO countries, including the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Spain .. all stood before the Court and refused to accept its jurisdiction. Kofi Annan was in The Hague at the same time when he spoke at the Peace Conference and mentioned nothing about the importance of respecting the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. Kofi Annan who had previously served as a Special Envoy to NATO, has stated that he “greatly valued the bonds between the two organizations” and has maintained his long standing support of NATO. NATO, with its first strike nuclear policy contravenes the decision of the International Court of Justice that the use or the threat to use nuclear weapons was contrary to international humanitarian law and on that basis alone the disbanding of NATO would be justified. Kofi Annan though calling for Peace has often treated NATO which only represents 19 states as being on an equal footing with the United Nations that represents 183 states and as being above the rule of international law: Kofi Annan appears to be misinterpreting the UN Charter by stating that Article 51 which does support the right for a state to defend itself that this Article justifies military intervention by the US or the collective force of NATO. Again Kofi Annan has failed, as he did in the case of the former Yugoslavia, to call for adherence to the most fundamental principle in the Charter of the United Nations: the prevention of the scourge of war. Kofi Annan should have above all demanded that the United States go to the International Court of Justice. Joan Russow PhD Global Compliance Research Project 1 250 598-0071 - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Boyle, Francis" Subject: (abolition-usa) LACKEY ANNAN HAS FAILED TO STRESS THE RULE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW Date: 04 Oct 2001 08:35:35 -0500 In his memoirs on Bosnia, Richard Holbrooke brags that the United States government got Annan the job because he did what they told him to do on Bosnia--Lackey Annan. Apparently, he is up for the Nobel Peace Prize. I certainly hope that someone brings Joan's post to the attention of the Nobel Committee. This guy deserves a booby prize.fab. Francis A. Boyle Law Building 504 E. Pennsylvania Ave. Champaign, IL 61820 USA 217-333-7954(voice) 217-244-1478(fax) fboyle@law.uiuc.edu -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 4:01 PM INTERNATIONAL LAW KOFI ANNAN HAS FAILED TO STRESS THE RULE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has again too quickly accepted the use of force as a solution to "international Peace and security" .Rather than advocating the bringing of the matter of terrorism to the international Court of Justice, he has interpreted "the right to defend" in section 51 of the Charter as being the right to use force. (Interview, Radio International, October 3, 2001) It is well known that the United States was strongly opposed to Bhoutros Bhoutos Ghali's continuing as Secretary General of the United Nations, and that the United States came out strongly in support of Kofi Annan. Eric Rouleau (1996) in an article entitled "the US and world hegemony why Washington wants rid of Mr Boutros-Ghali", stated: ""Prior to the 1991 elections, President Bush was warned by a psychological profile contained in a CIA report that Mr Boutros-Ghali [a professor of international law] was 'uncontrollable' and 'unpredictable'. He was quite the opposite of the kind of person the US administration wanted to see heading a United Nations..". Rouleau also noted that "....Mrs Albright said that the Secretary-General was trying to increase his powers. His proposals, especially for a system of "preventive diplomacy" to avert confrontations... were considered completely out of place. 'Mr Boutros-Ghali would do better to confine himself to acting as the UN's chief administrative officer', Mrs Albright venomously warned in a speech on 25 June 1995. In other words, all-powerful America only wanted to deal with an ordinary bureaucrat, who would, by definition, have to obey or resign". Boutros Boutros Ghali also appeared to perceive the United Nations as an international force not subservient to NATO It would appear, on the other hand, that Secretary General Kofi Annan has perpetuated the notion of partnership with NATO rather than recognize that NATO as a military organization ( with a first strike nuclear policy-an anathema to the prevention of the scourge of war), must be subservient to the United Nations and to the rule of international law. In Jan 1999 rather than calling for use of the International Court of Justice, and respect for the international rule of law, Kofi Annan, legitimized the use of force by saying " The bloody wars of the last decade have left us with no illusions about the difficulty of halting internal conflicts - by reason or by force - particularly against the wishes of the government of a sovereign state. But nor have they left us with any illusions about the need to use force, when all other means have failed. We may be reaching that limit, once again, in the former Yugoslavia" Kofi Annan was in the Hague when the former Yugoslavia took ten of the NATO countries to the International Court of Justice in May 1999 for violation of international law. Two well respected international lawyers, Ian Bromley (the Oxford Professor who won the case for Nicaragua against the US's use of land mines-a decision that the US refused to respect) and Jean Puy, former legal adviser to the Secretary General of the United Nations acted on behalf of the former Yugoslavia.. Both lawyers were arguing that NATO was in violation of international law as a result of its actions in the former Yugoslavia. The NATO countries, including the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Spain .. all stood before the Court and refused to accept its jurisdiction. Kofi Annan was in The Hague at the same time when he spoke at the Peace Conference and mentioned nothing about the importance of respecting the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. Kofi Annan who had previously served as a Special Envoy to NATO, has stated that he "greatly valued the bonds between the two organizations" and has maintained his long standing support of NATO. NATO, with its first strike nuclear policy contravenes the decision of the International Court of Justice that the use or the threat to use nuclear weapons was contrary to international humanitarian law and on that basis alone the disbanding of NATO would be justified. Kofi Annan though calling for Peace has often treated NATO which only represents 19 states as being on an equal footing with the United Nations that represents 183 states and as being above the rule of international law: Kofi Annan appears to be misinterpreting the UN Charter by stating that Article 51 which does support the right for a state to defend itself that this Article justifies military intervention by the US or the collective force of NATO. Again Kofi Annan has failed, as he did in the case of the former Yugoslavia, to call for adherence to the most fundamental principle in the Charter of the United Nations: the prevention of the scourge of war. Kofi Annan should have above all demanded that the United States go to the International Court of Justice. Joan Russow PhD Global Compliance Research Project 1 250 598-0071 - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. 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Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ASlater Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: NYC Labor Against War Press Conference--Thursday Noon Date: 04 Oct 2001 09:41:39 -0400 >Resent-Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 22:18:05 -0400 >X-Authentication-Warning: admin.people-link.com: mail set sender to owner-911@www.brechtforum.org using -f >From: "bfinfo" >To: <911@www.brechtforum.org> >Subject: NYC Labor Against War Press Conference--Thursday Noon=20 >Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 22:13:23 -0400 >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) >Importance: Normal >Sender: owner-911@www.brechtforum.org >Resent-From: 911@www.brechtforum.org >Resent-Cc: recipient list not shown: ; >X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by= admin.people-link.com id WAA18336 >X-Loop-Detect: 1 > > >From: "Michael Letwin" >Subject: NYC Labor Against War Press Conference--Thursday Noon >Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 15:45:12 -0700 > > >Labor Against War welcomes all supporters at this event. > >Thanks! >------------------------------------------------------------------ > > PRESS ADVISORY > > For immediate release: October 3, 2001 > Contact: Michael Letwin 212.343.0708 or Ray Laforest >212.219.0022 > > NYC LABOR AGAINST WAR > > WHAT: NYC labor press conference against war, and in >support of October 7 antiwar rally, 3 p.m., Union Square > > TIME: Thursday, October 4, 12 Noon. > > PLACE: Union Square, north side of 14 Street. > > WHO: Labor Against War, an ad hoc coalition in response to >the September 11 tragedy, supported by more than 100 union members >(in their individual capacity) in New York City, including the >following eight union presidents: Larry Adams, National Postal Mail >Handlers Union Local 300; Barbara Bowen, Professional Staff Congress- >CUNY/AFT Local 2334; Arthur Cheliotes, Communication Workers of >America Local 1180; Michael Letwin, Association of Legal Aid >Attorneys/UAW Local 2325; Jill Levy, Council of Supervisors and >Administrators, NYS Federation of School Administrators, American >Federation of School Administrators Local 1; Maida Rosenstein, UAW >Local 2110; Brenda Stokely, AFSCME Local 215, DC 1707; Jonathan >Tasini, National Writers Union/UAW Local 1981. > > PRINCIPLES: > > =95NO WAR. It is wrong to punish any nation or people for the >crimes of individuals=97peace requires global social and economic >justice. > > =95JUSTICE, NOT VENGEANCE. An independent international >tribunal to impartially investigate, apprehend and try those >responsible for the September 11 attack. > > =95OPPOSITION TO RACISM=97DEFENSE OF CIVIL LIBERTIES. Stop >terror, racial profiling and legal restrictions against people of >color and immigrants, and defend democratic rights. > > =95AID FOR THE NEEDY, NOT THE GREEDY. Government aid for the >victims' families and displaced workers=97not the wealthy. Rebuild New >York City with union labor, union pay, and with special concern for >new threats to worker health and safety. > > =95NO LABOR "AUSTERITY." The cost of September 11 must not be >borne by working and poor New Yorkers. No surrender of workers' >living standards, programs or other rights. > > SEE FULL TEXT BELOW > > -30- > > New York City Labor Against War > September 27, 2001 > > September 11 has brought indescribable suffering to New York >City's working people. We have lost friends, family members and >coworkers of all colors, nationalities and religions=97a thousand of >them union members. An estimated one hundred thousand New Yorkers >will lose their jobs. > > We condemn this crime against humanity and mourn those who >perished. We are proud of the rescuers and the outpouring of labor >support for victims' families. We want justice for the dead and >safety for the living. > > And we believe that George Bush's war is not the answer. > > No one should suffer what we experienced on September 11. >Yet war will inevitably harm countless innocent civilians, strengthen >American alliances with brutal dictatorships and deepen global >poverty=97just as the United States and its allies have already >inflicted widespread suffering on innocent people in such places as >Iraq, Sudan, Israel and the Occupied Territories, the former >Yugoslavia and Latin America. > > War will also take a heavy toll on us. For Americans in >uniform=97the overwhelming number of whom are workers and people of >color=97it will be another Vietnam. It will generate further terror in >this country against Arabs, Muslims, South Asians, people of color >and immigrants, and erode our civil liberties. > > It will redirect billions to the military and corporate >executives, while draining such essential domestic programs as >education, health care and the social security trust. In New York >City and elsewhere, it will be a pretext for imposing "austerity" on >labor and poor people under the guise of "national unity." > > War will play into the hands of religious fanatics=97from Osama >bin Laden to Jerry Falwell=97and provoke further terrorism in major >urban centers like New York. > > Therefore, the undersigned New York City metro-area trade >unionists believe a just and effective response to September 11 >demands: > > **NO WAR. It is wrong to punish any nation or people for the >crimes of individuals=97peace requires global social and >economic justice. > > **JUSTICE, NOT VENGEANCE. An independent international >tribunal to impartially investigate, apprehend and try those >responsible for the September 11 attack. > > **OPPOSITION TO RACISM=97DEFENSE OF CIVIL LIBERTIES. Stop >terror, racial profiling and legal restrictions against people of >color and immigrants, and defend democratic rights. > > **AID FOR THE NEEDY, NOT THE GREEDY. Government aid for the >victims' families and displaced workers=97not the wealthy. Rebuild New >York City with union labor, union pay, and with special concern for >new threats to worker health and safety. > > **NO LABOR "AUSTERITY." The cost of September 11 must not be >borne by working and poor New Yorkers. No surrender of workers' >living standards, programs or other rights. > >Signers (list in formation)(All affiliations and titles listed for >identification only) > >UNION PRESIDENTS >=95Larry Adams, President, National Postal Mail Handlers Union Local 300 >=95Barbara Bowen, President, Professional Staff Congress-CUNY/AFT Local >2334 >=95Arthur Cheliotes, President, CWA Local 1180 >=95Michael Letwin, President, Association of Legal Aid Attorneys/UAW >Local 2325 >=95Jill Levy, President, Council of Supervisors and Administrators, NYS >Federation of School Administrators, American Federation of School >Administrators Local 1 >=95Maida Rosenstein, President, UAW Local 2110 >=95Brenda Stokely, President, AFSCME Local 215, DC 1707 >=95Jonathan Tasini, President, National Writers Union/UAW Local 1981 > >OTHERS >=95Ervand Abrahanian, PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334 >=95Tristin Adie, Shop Steward, CWA Local 1109 >=95Marilyn Albert, RN, SEIU Local 1199 >=95George Albro, Sec'y-Treasurer, ALAA/UAW Local 2325 >=95Anthony Arnove, NWU/UAW Local 1981 >=95Sylvia Aron, Human Services Providers Advisory Committee, NYC >Central Labor Rehabilitation Council; Past President, AAUP, Adelphi >Chapter >=95Stanley Aronowitz, University-Wide Officer & Executive Council, PSC- >CUNY, AFT Local 2334 >=95Daniel Ashworth, Delegate, ALAA/UAW Local 2325 >=95Harold Bahr III, Chair, GLTGC, ALAA/UAW Local 2325 >=95Thomas Barton, Shop Steward, AFSCME Local 768, DC 37 >=95Nicholas K. Bedell, Grievance Representative, CWE/UFT >=95Dorothee Benz, Communications Director, CWA Local 1180 >=95Carl Biers, Executive Director, Association for Union Democracy >=95Peter Blum, Acting Vice-President/CAB, ALAA/UAW Local 2325 >=95Ian Brand, UNITE! Local 169 >=95Caroline N. Brown, AFSCME Local 2627, DC 37 >=95Robert Bomersbach, Organization of Staff Analysts >=95Bill Bradley, Delegate, SEIU Local 32B-J >=95Renate Bridenthal, Chair, International Committee, PSC-CUNY, AFT >Local 2334 >=95Rachel Burd, labor consultant, NWU/UAW Local 1981 >=95Chris Butters, AFSCME Local 1070, DC 37 >=95Maria J. Chiu, ALAA/UAW Local 2325 >=95Kimberly Christensen, UUP >=95Patricia Clough, Queens College Chapter Officer, PSC-CUNY, AFT >Local 2334 >=95Antonia Codling, Chair, ACLA, ALAA/UAW Local 2325 >=95Hillel Cohen, Delegate, SEIU Local 1199 >=95Thelma C. Correll, SEIU Local 1199, Retirees Chapter Executive >Committee; Association for Union Democracy Advisory Bd.; PHANYC >=95Jackie DiSalvo, PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334 >=95Claire Crosby, GSEU/UAW Local 2110 >=95Robert E. Dow, AFSCME Local 2627, DC 37 >=95Bryce Dowd, Organizer, SEIU Local 1199 >=95Steve Downs, Executive Board member, TWU Local 100 >=95Phyllis Eckhaus, NWU/UAW Local 1981 >=95Madeleine M. Egger, CWA Local 1101 >=95Hester Eisenstein, Queens College Chapter, PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334 >=95Hugh English, PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334 >=95Hillary Exter, LSSA/UAW Local 2320 >=95Samuel Farber, PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334 >=95Josh Fraidstern, TWU Local 100 >=95Lew Friedman, UFT >=95Eric Fruman, AFT >=95Nanette Funk, Brooklyn College Chapter, PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334 >=95Pam Galpern, Shop Steward, CWA Local 1101 >=95Gary Goff, Recording Sec'y, AFSCME Local 2627, DC 37 >=95Marty Goodman, Executive Board, TWU Local 100 >=95Winston A. Gordon, ALAA/UAW Local 2325 >=95Mark Grashow, former Chapter Chairperson, UFT >=95George Gulifield, AFSCME Local 2627, DC 37 >=95Larry Hanley, City College Delegate, PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334 >=95Bill Henning, Vice-President, CWA Local 1180 >=95Lucy Herschel, Delegate, SEIU Local 1199, Legal Aid Chapter >=95Ed Hilbrich, SSA/SEIU Local 693 >=95Carol Hochberg, Vice-President/JRD, ALAA/UAW Local 2325 >=95Norman Hodgett, AFSCME Local 371, DC 37 >=95Nina Howes, RN, Delegate, SEIU Local 1199 >=95Carolyn Hughes, UFT >=95Lisa Jessup, Organizer, UAW Local 2110 >=95Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz, Director, Queens College Worker Education >Extension Center; PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334 >=95Christine Karatnytsky, Executive Board member, New York Public >Library Guild, AFSCME Local 1930; Editor, Local >1930 Update >=95David Kazanjian, PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334 >=95Dian Killian, Organizer, Journalism Division, NWU/UAW Local 1981 >=95Terry Klug, Sec'y-Treasurer, TWU Local 241 >=95Lisa Maya Knauer, GSOC/UAW Local 2110 >=95Daniella Korotzer, Alternate Vice-President/CDD-Brooklyn, Health & >Safety Representative, ALAA/UAW Local 2325 >=95Kitty Krupat, Bargaining Team, GSOC/UAW Local 2110 >=95Ray Laforest, Staff Representative, DC 1707, AFSCME >=95Jane Latour, Director, Women's Project, Association for Union >Democracy; Managing Ed., Hardhat Magazine; NWU/UAW Local 1981 >=95Tatiana Lemon, Delegate, SEIU Local 1199, Legal Aid Chapter >=95Robert Lesko, Vice-President, AFT Local 3882 >=95Eileen A. McCann, ALAA/UAW Local 2325 >=95Patrick McCreery, GSOC/UAW Local 2110 >=95Julius Margolin, IATSE Local 52 >=95Barton Meyers, Chair, Grievance Policy Committee, PSC-CUNY, AFT >Local 2334 >=95Aaron Micheau, ALAA/UAW Local 2325 >=95Charles Molesworth, Acting Chair, Queens College Chapter, PSC-CUNY, >AFT Local 2334 >=95Kim Moody, NWU/UAW Local 1981; Labor Notes Policy Committee >=95Florence Morgan, ALAA/UAW Local 2325 >=95Susan Olivia Morris, ALAA/UAW Local 2325 >=95Amy Muldoon, CWA Local 1106 >=95Ken Nash, Building Bridges: Your Community and Labor Report in Exile >=95Marcia Newfield, BMCC Chapter Officer, PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334 >=95Daniel Nichols, AFSCME Local 2627, DC 37 >=95Matt Noyes, Education Coordinator, Association for Union Democracy; >NWU/UAW Local 1981 >=95Tony O'Brien, Delegate, PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334 >=95Susan O'Malley, Executive Council, PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334 >=95Charlene Mitchell, Assistant to the President, AFSCME Local 371, DC >37 >=95Chuck Mohan, President, Guyanese-American Workers United; Staff >Representative, AFSCME DC 1707 >=95Dennis O'Neil, Legislative Director, NY Metro Area Postal Union >(APWU) >=95Richard L. Oeser, IATSE Local 52; Cornell Labor Studies; National >Labor College >=95Greg Pason, NJ Steering Committee, NWU/UAW Local 1981 >=95J.P. Patafio, New Directions Caucus & Executive Board member, TWU >Local 100 >=95Paul Peloquin, Delegate, LSSA/UAW 2320 >=95Andy Piascik, Program Coordinator, Association for Union Democracy; >NWU/UAW Local 1981 >=95John Pietaro, Delegate, SEIU Local 1199, Health Systems Division >=95Pride at Work, NY >=95Jim Provost, LSSA/UAW 2320 >=95Mike Quinn, High School Delegate, UFT >=95Peter Ranis, Executive Council, PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334 >=95Shirley Rausher, BMCC Delegate, PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334 >=95Dominic Renda, CWA Local 1105 >=95Sally Ridgeway, AAUP, Adelphi Chapter >=95Cicely Rodway, Queens College Chapter Officer, PSC-CUNY, AFT Local >2334 >=95Jay Schaffner, Supervisor, National Contracts Dept., AFM Local 802 >=95Jose Schiffino, Organizer, UNITE! Local 169 >=95Soo Kyung Nam, UAW Local 2320 >=95Nancy Romer, Executive Council, PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334 >=95Trudy Rudnick, Organizer, AFT Local 3882 >=95Wendy Scribner, PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334 >=95Hasan Shafiqullah, ALAA/UAW Local 2325 >=95Tim Schermerhorn, Vice President, RTO, TWU Local 100 >=95Joyce Soso, AFSCME Local 2627, DC 37 >=95Ann Sparanese, Shop Steward, RWDSU Local 29 >=95Claudette R. Spencer, ALAA/UAW Local 2325 >=95Gibb Surette, Delegate, LSSA/UAW 2320 >=95Sean Sweeney, Director, Cornell Labor Studies >=95Kyle Talbert, AFSCME Local 2627, DC 37 >=95Terry Taylor, IBEW Local 827, Black Telephone Workers For Justice >=95Miriam Thompson, PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334 >=95Azalia Torres, Alternate Vice-President/CDD-Brooklyn, ALAA/UAW Local >2325 >=95Mark Ungar, PSC-CUNY, AFT Local 2334 >=95Lise Vogel, AAUP/CBC >=95Marilyn Vogt-Downey, UFT >=95Kit Wainer, UFT >=95Michael Ware, Shop Steward, CWA Local 1109 >=95Ron Washington, IBEW Local 827, Black Telephone Workers For Justice >=95Edlyn Willer, Delegate, ALAA/UAW Local 2325 >=95Corinne Willinger, PEF >=95JoAnn Wypijewski, TNGNY/CWA >=95Ethan Young, NWU/UAW Local 1981 >=95Milton Zelermyer, Delegate, ALAA/UAW Local 2325 >=95Robert Zuss, Vice-President/CDD-Brooklyn, ALAA/UAW Local 2325 > > > > >----------------------------------------------- >To respond to a post to the 911 list, make sure the recipient of your email >is 911@www.brechtforum.org. Do NOT use "reply" since that will send your >response to the original poster only. >----------------------------------------------- >To subscribe and unsubscribe to this list, use the form on the Brecht >Forum web site. http://www.brechtforum.org. > =20 - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ASlater Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: FAST TRACK ALERT - mark-up this Friday! Date: 04 Oct 2001 15:21:16 -0400 Dear Friends, Now that the globalization folks have joined the peace movement in urging that we not go to war, they need our help on this. We're all one movement now. Regards, Alice >Fast Track mark-up on Friday with possible floor-vote next week >Call Congress at 1-800-393-1082 and tell YOUR Member: >Vote NO on Fast Track! > >Despite the incredible inappropriateness of pushing such a controversial issue after the tragic events of September 11th, Rep Thomas (R-CA) has decided that he wants to try to push Fast Track through Congress. > >Today at a press conference, Thomas unveiled his Fast Track bill, tried to label it as a bi-partisan measure, and scheduled it for a mark-up in the Ways and Means committee on this coming Friday, October the 5th (a "mark up" is when a bill gets voted on in the relevant committee clearing the way for a floor vote). > >This is no bi-partisan bill, instead it is a lite-version of the truly offensive GOP-Crane bill. There are a few Democratic co-sponsors, but they would have supported the original Crane bill anyways. The vast majority of Democrats are disgusted with Thomas for his crass political profiteering and lack of bi-partisanship. > >Thanks to the great work done by people like yourself around the country - we have been able to stall of Fast Track. Now Thomas is playing a game of chicken. The Fast Track bill can only get momentum if there is a perception that there is no cost for moving forward. We need to do a sudden pile on to any and all swing members and also to Speaker Hastert. Thomas is going to have a hard time pushing his bill through - especially if we all join forces and start calling our Members of Congress NOW to tell them to oppose Fast Track. The AFL-CIO has put up a toll-free number to the Capitol: 1-800-393-1082 (enter your zip-code to get connected to your Member). You know what to do: CALL AND GET EVERYONE YOU KNOW TO DO THE SAME! > >Some talking points: > - This is no time to bring up a controversial and divisive issue like Fast Track. Congress needs to focus on issues that unites it, as well as the responses to the terrorist attacks. > - Fast Track will set the terms of U.S. trade and investment policies for the next 5-10 years and needs a thoughtful and thorough debate. > - There is nothing bi-partisan about Thomas' proposal, and does not address in any meaningful way the real negative impacts that trade agreements like NAFTA and the WTO have had on jobs, the environment and our family farmers. > >Key Targets in New York - >Call these targets after you have called your own Rep and make sure you talk with the trade staffer > >Steve Israel (D-2nd) >Trade Staffer: Priya Dayananda >Zip Code: 11706 > >Gary Ackerman (D-5th) >Trade Staffer: Howard Diamond >Zip: 11361 > >Gregory Meeks (D-6th) >Trade Staffer: Melvenia Gueye >Zip: 11412 > >Joseph Crowley (D-7th) >Trade Staffer: Jody Lieberman >Zip: 11372 > >THEN - call Speaker of the House Hastert and tell him you appreciate his work to create a bi-partisan spirit in the House and that you hope that he will oppose this crass attempt by Thomas to break it. You can reach his office in DC at 202-225-2976 (or call the toll-free number and enter the zip-code for Hastert's district: 60510). >Tell us what you are hearing from your Member - e-mail us at mstrand@citizen.org. For more information about Fast Track, please visit www.tradewatch.org. To see the Thomas Fast Track bill: http://waysandmeans.house.gov/fullcomm/107cong/tpa/tpa.pdf > > > >Katie West >Legislative Assistant >Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch >215 Pennsylvania Ave. SE >Washington, D.C. 20003 >(202) 454-5129 > Alice Slater GRACE Public Fund 215 Lexington Ave., Room 1001 New York, NY 10016 tel: (212) 726-9161 fax: (212) 726-9160 email: aslater@gracelinks.org http://www.gracepublicfund.org - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ASlater Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: Don't Hide Your Light Under A Bushel Date: 04 Oct 2001 17:13:40 -0400 >Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 17:02:46 EDT >From: CPNey@aol.com >Subject: Don't Hide Your Light Under A Bushel >To: >X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) >X-Original-Envelope-From: cpney@aol.com >X-Loop-Detect: 1 > >Excuse my reference to the words of Jesus, but I thought it might be an attention grabber. > >If you know of actions taking place around the country in solidarity with the vigil and march in New York City, please post them to this list so they can be added to a comprehensive list. > >I've fielded several press calls today and it is embarassing to be able to name only two items. > >Thanks, > >Chris > - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Sally Light Subject: (abolition-usa) NDE Press Release - Trial & Conviction of Erik Thompson Date: 04 Oct 2001 14:40:12 +0100 MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - OCTOBER 4, 2001 Contact: Sally Light, Executive Director, Nevada Desert Experience, (510) 527-2057 ACTIVIST ERIK THOMPSON, CONVICTED OF TRESPASS ON THE NEVADA TEST SITE, IS SENTENCED TO FINE PLUS COMMUNITY SERVICE. COURT ALLOWED THOMPSON TO MAKE A PREPARED STATEMENT. Beatty, Nevada - After a trial that lasted approximately 45 minutes, Erik Thompson, the faith-based, anti-nuclear activist who was arrested for trespass at the Nevada Test Site on August 6, 2001, the 56th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during WWII, was found guilty and sentenced by Judge Coldin. The judge ordered him to pay a fine of $50. Upon asking whether he could either serve time in jail or pay the money to a charity, rather than pay to the court, the Judge allowed him the option of paying a non-waivable fine of $25 plus completing 10 hours of community service with any bona fide 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. He accepted that option, paying the $25 fine, and is considering Nevada Desert Experience (NDE), among other nonprofits, as his choice for community service. NDE is the group that organized the peaceful direct action at the Test Site when Mr. Thompson, a Board member of NDE, was arrested. During the trial, the judge allowed Mr. Thompson to read a prepared, powerful statement, as follows: STATEMENT PREPARED FOR TRIAL ERIK THOMPSON OCTOBER 4, 2001 (FEAST DAY OF ST FRANCIS OFASSISSI) =93This is a time that calls for heroes. Your honor has the opportunity, and maybe even the obligation, to join that number. =93You have determined that the Nevada Test Site is within your jurisdiction. The Nevada Test Site is being used to develop new weapons of terror and maintain old weapons of terror. The government that has these weapons has used them against non-combatants in the past, killing perhaps a quarter million human beings. I believe there is a very real possibility that government will use them to kill again, and I believe there is a certainty such weapons will be used to create a threat of terror. =93I was arrested on the anniversary of our slaughtering 40 or 50 times a= s many Japanese as were killed on September 11. Officers of your county determined that my presence on what they believed to be Test Site property constituted trespass. You have the authority to now speak for your county - and for all of humanity - and say that your resources will not be used to harbor an organization engaged in developing weapons of mass destruction. =93The good people outside Auschwitz tried to ignore the horrors happenin= g in the camp. Laws passed by the national government tried to legitimize the terror, but we know that what happened then was wrong. =93The good people of Nye County have tried to ignore the development of mobile Auschwitzes which is happening at the Test Site. Laws passed by the national government have tried to legitimize the terror, but we know - we are telling the world - that the targeting of innocent men, women, and children for the perceived sins of their government is wrong. And I stand here before you today because officers of your county chose to enforce state law to permit such activity within your jurisdiction. =93In the Paquete Habana case, the US Supreme Court held that standards o= f international law shall be applicable within the United States. The International Court of Justice has held that there can never be a justification under standards of international law to use nuclear weapons. The Nuremberg Principles, under which the US government took a leading role in prosecuting and executing war criminals, and which are one of my chief motivators, not only permit but require those of us with knowledge of crimes against peace and humanity to attempt to halt them. =93Your honor, justice requires that you find me not guilty and thereby send a message to your County=92s officers and citizens that the resource= s of your county will no longer be used to support terrorist activity. The law that you must uphold also provides you an opportunity to do so, by recognizing the primacy of international treaties, which are co-equal with the constitution as the highest law of this land. =93I know that such a finding will not be easy; that is why I am asking you to be heroic. Most, maybe all, true heroes do not go gladly into the fray. They do what needs to be done. Frequently they suffer and sometimes they forfeit their lives, their treasure, and their sacred honor. Our country was founded by such heroes. Our country has been reformed by such heroes. Our country needs such heroes again, this time for a reformation that will make us less hated around the world. Please join this honorable cast and provide the moral leadership for your citizens.=94 At the time of his arrest, Mr. Thompson was inside the Nevada Test Site, but within 5 feet of its perimeter. He has =93crossed the line=94 at the Test Site many times over many years, but his arrest and prosecution on Aug. 6 of this year is the first such prosecution in about the last ten years of NDE=92s peaceful, risk-arrest style actions there. Since the early 1950s, the US Department of Energy has used the Test Site for more than 900 nuclear weapons detonations involving more that 1,000 bombs. Underground =93subcritical=94 nuclear tests, paid for by fu= nds from the US=92 nuclear weapons development program, the =93Stockpile Stewardship Program,=94 are still going on, the latest being the =93Oboe = 8=94 test last week, on Sept. 26, 2001. A large protest of =93Oboe 8=94 occur= red in Tokyo, Japan, and smaller protests were held in Nevada and San Francisco in the US. For further information, please contact Nevada Desert Experience at (510) 527-2057. -30- - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Joan Russow Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Fwd: Don't Hide Your Light Under A Bushel Date: 04 Oct 2001 14:31:34 +0000 Alice There have been walks all across Canada. Here is Information about Victoria. Paul Swann has been circulating information about England. Do you have it? In Victoria, BC. Canada, we have set up the Victoria Peace Coalition. So far we have had three peace walks, several public meetings. Every Wednesday we have a vigil at the Cenotaph, and will be having a substantial walk on October 15. Joan Russow War is not the answer. >> Victoria-- Last night, over 100 concerned citizens representing a wide >> diversity of organizations (list below), ages, religions and races, met at >> the University of Victoria to found the Victoria Peace Coalition. Those >> attending formed six committees to voice Victorians' deep concern about >the >> US terrorist attacks, the drive towards war, and the increase of racism. >> The following statement was agreed to unanimously by all attending the >> founding meeting: >> >> "Concerned that terrorism in all its forms has resulted in the tragic loss >> of innocent lives and in societal disintegration, the Victoria Peace >> Coalition calls upon the Canadian government to respect international law >> and justice, and to not support military action in any form." >> >> The Victoria Peace Coalition announces the following activities: >> >> A Walk for Peace & Justice will start at Victoria City Hall's Centennial >> Square this Wednesday, September 19, starting at 5 pm. After a rally at >> Centennial Square, the Walk will slowly proceed down Government Street to >> the BC Legislature. >> >> The Walk will join a Peace Vigil, which begins at 7 pm this Wednesday >> evening at Victoria's Cenotaph, on the front lawn of the BC Legislature. >> There will be wreaths, speakers, songs and peaceful silent remembrance. >> >> The Vigil will continue each Wednesday evening at 7 pm at the Cenotaph >> until further notice. If and when a war begins, there will be a Peace >Vigil >> that evening at 7 pm at the Cenotaph. >> >> Another Walk for Peace & Justice will be held Sunday, September 23, >> starting at Victoria City Hall at 1 pm. >> >> An educational forum will be held September 26, starting at 12 noon. The >> venue is to be announced. >> >> The Victoria Peace Coalition is also forming a buddy system, for those who >> feel threatened, especially in the Muslim community, and are now living in >> fear of unjust retaliation. Peace walk on Sunday September 30 Peace walk on October 15 >> >> - END - >> >> Information: http://victoria.indymedia.org/ and >> http://www.islandnet.com/sunshine/peace.htm >> >> Joan Russow, 598-0071 >> Al Rycroft and Kealey Pringle, 592-8307 >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> The Coalition is formed of individuals from the following groups: >> >> ARC Aboriginal Rights Coalition >> Action Victoria >> Amnesty International >> Anglican Church of Canada >> Anti-Poverty Coalition >> Autonomous Roots Housing Cooperative >> BC Association of Clinical Counsellors >> BCGEU - BC Government Employees Union >> BC Nurses Union >> Buddhist Peace Fellowship >> Canadian Centre for Political Alternatives >> Canadian Unitarians for Social Justice >> Canadian Voice of Women >> Capital Region Race Relations Association >> Carols >> Central America Support Committee >> Centre for Compassionate Social Change >> Coaliton for Jews for Just Peace >> Community Coalition Against Racism >> Conscience Canada >> Council of Canadians >> Earth First >> Fernwood Community Association >> Forest Action Network >> Global Compliance Research Project >> Goods for Cuba >> Greater Victoria Teacher's Association >> Green Party >> Health Science Association >> Industrial Workers of the World >> International Association for Transformation >> International Socialists >> IUCN Commission on Education (World Conservation Union) >> Mobilization for Global Justice >> NDP - New Democratic Party >> Together Against Poverty >> United Church of Canada >> United Nations Association (Victoria Group) >> University of Victoria Alumni Assn >> Victoria Independent Media Centre >> Vancouver Island Human Rights Coalition >> Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group (VIPIRG) >> Victoria Humanist Group >> Victoria Peace Centre >> Victoria Raging Grannies >> Victoria Status of Women Action Group >> Victoria Women's Sangha >> Victoria Interfaith Committee for 10 days for Global Justice >> VISO (Victoria Iraqi Solidarity Organization) >> World Federalists of Canada (Victoria Branch) At 05:13 PM 10/4/01 -0400, you wrote: >>Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 17:02:46 EDT >>From: CPNey@aol.com >>Subject: Don't Hide Your Light Under A Bushel >>To: >>X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) >>X-Original-Envelope-From: cpney@aol.com >>X-Loop-Detect: 1 >> >>Excuse my reference to the words of Jesus, but I thought it might be an >attention grabber. >> >>If you know of actions taking place around the country in solidarity with the >vigil and march in New York City, please post them to this list so they can be >added to a comprehensive list. >> >>I've fielded several press calls today and it is embarassing to be able to >name only two items. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Chris >> > >- > To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. > > > - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ASlater Subject: (abolition-usa) Plan for National Security Date: 04 Oct 2001 18:41:48 -0400 Dear Friends, Here's a letter I sent to the editor. Alice Slater October 4, 2001 To the Editor, New York Times BY FAX: 556-3622 President Eisenhower passed the National Highways Act in 1956 by convincing Congress that this generously funded federal works program was essential for our national security. As the Congress debates the components of a $75 billion economic stimulus package, in the wake of the tragic assault on our nation, serious consideration should be given to an investment in sustainable energy on the scale of the National Highways Act. With a solar panel on every roof in America, windmills down the center of our windswept Great Plains and sited off the shores of our gusty oceans, we would be well on our way to energy self-sufficiency. Rather than bail out the gas-guzzling airlines, we would be far better off subsidizing our auto industry to develop the infrastructure that would support the already technologically feasible hydrogen fuel cell to power our automobiles. We would then be free of the need to compromise our principles in order to maintain our access to oil from corrupt, undemocratic governments. We could cut our military spending and infrastructure substantially. Tens of thousands of new jobs would be created. We would avert the perils of global warming and would have a decrease in diseases as our air becomes more pure. A commitment to jump-start the economy with a National Sustainable Energy Act would bring many blessings to America. We know the technology is available. Why is this not being discussed seriously? Sincerely, Alice Slater President Alice Slater Global Resource Action Center for the Environment (GRACE) 215 Lexington Ave., Room 1001 New York, NY 10016 tel: (212) 726-9161 fax: (212) 726-9160 email: aslater@gracelinks.org http://www.gracelinks.org GRACE is a member of Abolition 2000, a global network for the elimination nuclear weapons. - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Joan Russow Subject: (abolition-usa) Who are the real threats? Date: 06 Oct 2001 10:15:23 +0000 WHO ARE THE REAL THREATS? With the recent tragic incident in New York, there has been the progressive call for “more intelligence work” and the complementary concern about the increased potential violation of civil and political rights. Recently, a message has been circulated on the internet about the various categories being used by the FBI to determine what constitutes a terrorist. With the current failure of the “intelligence commuity” to distinguish legitimate dissent these categories could lead to a violation of civil and political rights. The FBI has included the following in their designation of terrorists: "... category of domestic terrorists, left-wing groups, generally profess a revolutionary socialist doctrine and view themselves as protectors of the people against the "dehumanizing effects" of capitalism and imperialism. They aim to bring about change in the United States through revolution rather than through the established political process." "Anarchists and extremist socialist groups -- many of which, such as the Workers'World Party, Reclaim the Streets, and Carnival Against Capitalism -- have an international presence and, at times, also represent a potential threat in the United States. For example, anarchists, operating individually and in groups, caused much of the damage during the 1999 World Trade Organization ministerial meeting in Seattle." "Special interest terrorism differs from traditional right-wing and left-wing terrorism in that extremist special interest groups seek to resolve specific issues, rather than effect more widespread political change. Special interest extremists continue to conduct acts of politically motivated violence to force segments of society, including, the general public, to change attitudes about issues considered important to their causes. These groups occupy the extreme fringes of animal rights, pro-life, environmental, anti-nuclear, and other political and social movements." In 1998, I found out that I was on the Canadian RCMP Threat Assessment list.. After I found out that I was on the Treat Assessment List, I have been working on the RT ( the real threat) list. Here is an excerpt from the RT list. * All governments that have produced weapons of mass destruction such as nuclear, chemical, and biological, in defiance of the global commitment made at Stockholm to eliminate the production of weapons of mass destruction. * All governments that have proliferated nuclear arms by selling civil nuclear technology such as CANDU reactors to other states * All governments that are circulating and berthing nuclear powered or nuclear arms capable vessels * All governments that mine and sell uranium for use in nuclear weapon systems * All governments that have planted land mines throughout the world * All governments that have permitted the sale of arms around the world * All governments that support a military organization like NATO that has a first strike policy in violation of the ruling of the International Court of Justice that the use or threat to use nuclear weapons was contrary to international humanitarian law. * All governments that perceive of justice in terms of revenge through military intervention rather than respecting the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice * All governments that have set up military bases in other sovereign nations * All governments that have failed to reduce their military budget and transfer the savings into global social justice as undertaken through numerous UN Conference Action Plans and UN General Assembly Resolutions * All governments that have failed to ensure the human right to safe drinking water, the human right to unadulterated (non-genetically engineered pesticide-free food), the human right to safe accessible housing, the human right to be clothed, the human right to education, the human right to universally accessible not for profit publicly funded health care that stresses the importance of prevention of environmentally induced diseases, and poverty related illnesses. ( many of these rights have been protected through international human rights instruments) * All governments that have denied civil and political rights including the right to freedom of speech and the right of peaceful assembly, and fundamental labour rights * All governments that have approved genetically engineered foods and crops and have led to a deterioration of the food supply, and heritage seeds * All governments that have ignored the warnings of the Intergovernmental panel on Climate change and have failed to discharge obligations under the Framework Convention on Climate Change, and Kyoto Protocol * All governments that have supported , and individuals that have participated in the proselytizing of religion and the undermining of other cultures * All governments and individuals that have discriminated against the following grounds: - race, tribe, or culture; - colour, ethnicity, national ethnic or social origin, or language; nationality, place of birth, or nature of residence (refugee or immigrant, migrant worker); - gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or form of family, - disability or age; - religion or conviction, political or other opinion, or - class, economic position, or other status; * All governments that have ignored the warnings of the Intergovernmental panel on Climate change and have failed to discharge obligations under the Framework Convention on Climate Change, and Kyoto Protocol * All governments that have failed to revoke charters and licences of corporations that have violated human rights, including labour rights, that have contributed to war and violence, and that have led to the destruction of the environment. All industries that have supported the development of weapons of mass destruction, and all citizens and groups that have invested in companies that have developed weapons of mass destruction. * All governments that have been willing to accept corporate donations, and still delude the public into thinking that citizens live in a democracy. Perhaps one of the reasons that the "intelligence community " failed to anticipate and prevent the attack on the World Trade Centre is that the "intelligence community" has not yet learned to distinguish legitimate dissent from criminal acts. Joan Russow PhD Global Compliance Research Project 1 250 598-0071 - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Joan Russow Subject: (abolition-usa) RULE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND GLOBAL JUSTICE - NOT Date: 06 Oct 2001 10:21:42 +0000 RULE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND GLOBAL JUSTICE - NOT REVENGE - MUST PREVAIL Published in the Times Colonist, Victoria, B.C. CANADA , September 25 In the face of human disaster, the calls for revenge and retribution are predictable but these calls should be resisted. The rule of international law, must be respected. For too long many member states of the United Nations have failed to respect the International Court of Justice in the Hague. States like the US have refused to accept the jurisdiction of the international Court, and when the US does accept the jurisdiction, the US refuses to accept the decision of the court (1988 ruling against the US planting land mines in Nicaragua). In 1999, ten NATO countries including Canada and the US refused to accept the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice when Yugoslavia brought the NATO countries to the Court for violation of international law. The United States should seek justice through international law, rather than retribution through perpetuating the cycle of violence and revenge. Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Manley in question period Wednesday September 19, claimed that there was no recourse through international law because the International Criminal Court proposal has not yet received the 60 signatures required for its implementation.. The International Court of Justice has, however, existed for over 50 years and is responsible for hearing cases brought to it by member states of the UN. Francis Boyle, an American specialist in international law, is supporting the use of the International Court of Justice. He affirms the following: "The 1971 Montreal Sabotage Convention is directly on point here, and provides a comprehensive framework for dealing with the current dispute between the United States and Afghanistan over the tragic events of 11 September 2001. Both States are contracting parties to the Montreal Sabotage Convention, together with 173 other States in the World. The United States is under an absolute obligation to resolve this dispute with Afghanistan in a peaceful manner as required by UN Charter Article 2(3) and Article 33 as well as by the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928, as well as in accordance with the requirements of the Montreal Sabotage Convention -- all of which treaties bind most of the States of the World. In addition, the United States should offer to submit this entire dispute to the International Court of Justice in The Hague (the so-called World Court) on the basis of the Montreal Sabotage Convention, and should ask the Government of Afghanistan to withdraw its Reservation to World Court jurisdiction as permitted by article 14(3) of the Montreal Sabotage Convention. Furthermore, all other contracting parties must invoke the Montreal Sabotage Convention against both the United States and Afghanistan in order to produce a peaceful resolution of this dispute." In Addition, the US could take other states, signatories to the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights to the International Court of Justice, and Article 20 of the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights: this article states: “Any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence shall be prohibited by law". Perhaps the best counter to terrorism would be for the global community to act on previous commitments to substantively reduce the military and transfer the peace dividend to the achievement of global social justice and equity. Throughout the years, through international agreements, member states of the United Nations have recognized the need to reduce the military budget. In 1976 at Habitat 1, member states of the United Nations affirmed the following in relation to the military budget: "The waste and misuse of resources in war and armaments should be prevented. All countries should make a firm commitment to promote general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control, in particular in the field of nuclear disarmament. Part of the resources thus released should be utilized so as to achieve a better quality of life for humanity and particularly the peoples of developing countries" In 1981, in the General Assembly resolution entitled Resolution on the reduction of the military budget, the member states (I) reaffirmed "the urgent need to reduce the military budget, and agreed to freeze and reduce the military budget"; (ii) recognised that "the military budget constitutes a heavy burden for the economies of all nations, and has extremely harmful consequences on international peace and security"; (iii) reiterated the appeal "to all States, in particular the most heavily armed States, ..., to exercise self-restraint in their military expenditures with a view to reallocating the funds thus saved to economic and social development, particularly for the benefit of developing countries" These appeals were further reinforced through various international documents, including the Programme of Action of the 1994 United Nations Conference on Population and Development: "quantitative and qualitative goals of the present Programme of Action clearly require additional resources, some of which could become available from a reordering of priorities at the individual, national and international levels. However, none of the actions required - nor all of them combined - is expensive in the context of either current global development or military expenditures." (Article 1.19) Currently the Global Community spends more than $840 billion per year on the military budget at a time when many basic and fundamental rights have not been fulfilled: the human right to affordable and safe housing; the right to unadulterated food (pesticide-free and genetically engineered-free food); the right to safe drinking water; the right to a safe environment; the right to universally accessible, not for profit health care; and the right to free and accessible education. In addition, years of redress and assistance to those who have been oppressed should be compensated and "third world debt canceled. The time is now. Joan Russow PhD Global Compliance Research Project Victoria, BC. Canada 1 250 598-0071 - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: marylia@earthlink.net (marylia) Subject: (abolition-usa) Vigil 7PM Livermore Date: 07 Oct 2001 12:59:17 -0700 Dear colleagues: As you no doubt know by now, the U.S. (joined by the U.K.) began bombing targets in at least 5 areas in Afganistan last night. Today, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld refused to discuss whether other nations may also be bombed, as well as other "operational matters." It is hard to know the nature and extent of civilian casualties from the airports and other facilities that have been bombed. Too, it is hard to know what will come next. We at Tri-Valley CAREs have invited all people who advocate for nonviolent action (Justice, not Vengeance) to meet at 7 PM at the Livermore Peace Monument, near the Livermore main library at 1000 South Livermore Ave. Here is the invitation published in our newsletter (just mailed out -- you may not have received it yet). We also put fliers up around town ... The Vigil We Work to Prevent... (BUT MUST NOW HAVE --mk) If the United States begins bombing another country, or if another terror attack occurs in the U.S., meet that first evening at 7 PM at the Peace Monument at the Livermore main library, 1000 South Livermore Avenue. Bring a candle or song, or simply come with love. We will vigil for peace and call for an end to hatred and violence in all of its forms. We affirm the connectedness of all peoples everywhere. We condemn the acts of violence perpetrated on September 11, and we mourn the loss of many lives. Similarly, we do not condone any invasion or bombing attacks by our own government that will likewise result in bloodshed and heartbreak in cities in other nations. Let peace begin with each of us. (NOTE: If you cannot come to Livermore, please vigil in your home community,) Marylia Kelley Executive Director, Tri-Valley CAREs (Communities Against a Radioactive Environment) 2582 Old First Street Livermore, CA 94550 Phone: 1-925-443-7148 Fax: 1-925-443-0177 Web site: http://www.igc.org/tvc - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: marylia@earthlink.net (marylia) Subject: (abolition-usa) Evaluating our Work in the Aftermath Date: 07 Oct 2001 13:11:44 -0700 All the more important now... Evaluating our Work in the Aftermath by Marylia Kelley with Inga Olson, Ann Seitz and Tara Dorabji from Tri-Valley CAREs' October 2001 newsletter, Citizen's Watch The tragic morning of September 11 is only two weeks past as we prepare this edition of our newsletter. In the wake of the terror attacks, Tri-Valley CAREs' staff, board, and members are engaged in an ongoing discussion of our work. Our logo since 1983 has carried the slogan: "peace, justice, environment." This overarching vision provides the touchstone for our response. We are organizing a "hate-free community" event in downtown Livermore - for we have received reports of harassment from members of our community. Simultaneously, we are sponsoring vigils and events that call us as a country to a principled, nonviolent response to the attacks. One creative action that evolved out of an informal staff meeting involves honoring Rep. Barbara Lee on Gandhi's birthday (see page 1). We are also circulating letters for people to sign and send to President Bush, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and our elected officials calling for a reasoned response based on rule of law, not vengeance (call us for copies). This newsletter contains postcards for our 3,400 readers to use. On Nov. 1, we will conduct a short educational course on the history and practice of nonviolence as part of our "study group" series. We believe that many "small actions" such as these, done now and done in a focused, visible and public way by folks all across the country, can make a difference in stopping the cycle of violence. We have evaluated our ongoing programs as well. Our work for global nuclear disarmament has never been more relevant. Reports from the Pentagon that the use of tactical nuclear weapons cannot be "ruled out" only underscores the need to eliminate all nuclear weapons. Our "Project Exodus" to persuade Livermore Lab employees to forswear work on nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction also takes on an added imperative in the context of a drumbeat for war. Last week, Tri-Valley CAREs' executive director, Marylia Kelley, spoke to a group of about 250 at Sonoma State University on the topic of missile defense. Feedback from the audience was that all efforts to stop this program should be redoubled as a consequence of Sept. 11. We have tabled at many, many events these last 2 weeks, and our postcards asking that all nuclear weapons be taken off hair-trigger alert have been flying off our tables as fast as we can restock. The peace community is speaking loud and clear through its actions. Similarly, Tri-Valley CAREs' programs to protect the environment and obtain cleanup in communities surrounding nuclear weapons facilities offer an important component in the debate on "homeland security." Are we secure if our children breathe plutonium dust? Are more militarism and fewer civil rights the path to our security? Or, does our salvation lie in a different direction; perhaps in our inter-connectedness? Might a true sense of safety come from understanding that violence and injustice perpetrated anywhere in the world makes us all less secure -- and in practicing that knowledge? What would result if we put our resources into creating healthy communities instead of more nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction? That we have an opportunity (nay, a moral imperative) to engage in this discussion - and to search for a common, global, human security - is the silver lining in the dark, horrible clouds that rained death and debris on September 11, 2001. Marylia Kelley Tri-Valley CAREs (Communities Against a Radioactive Environment) 2582 Old First Street Livermore, CA USA 94550 - is our web site, please visit us there! (925) 443-7148 - is our phone (925) 443-0177 - is our fax Working for peace, justice and a healthy environment since 1983, Tri-Valley CAREs has been a member of the nation-wide Alliance for Nuclear Accountability in the U.S. since 1989, and is a co-founding member of the Abolition 2000 global network for the elimination of nuclear weapons, the U.S. Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and the Back From the Brink campaign to get nuclear weapons taken off hair-trigger alert. - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: marylia@earthlink.net (marylia) Subject: (abolition-usa) May the Families be Heard Date: 07 Oct 2001 13:25:48 -0700 More than ever... May the Families be Heard from Tri-Valley CAREs' October 2001 newsletter, Citizen's Watch =92 Greg's parents, Phyllis and Orlando Rodriguez - Our son Greg is among th= e many missing from the World Trade Center attack... our government is heading in the direction of violent revenge, with the prospect of sons, daughters, parents, friends in distant lands dying, suffering, and nursing further grievances against us. It is not the way to go. It will not avenge our son's death... Let us grieve. Let us reflect and pray. Let us think about a rational response that brings real peace and justice to our world. (from an unpublished letter to the New York Times) =92 Deora's parents, Derril Bodley and Deborah Borza - We must not retaliate in kind as if our cause allows us to... Let this passing be a start of a new conversation that is all-inclusive, tolerant of people's beliefs, that includes everyone's God, that includes everyone of color and provides a future for all mankind to live and harmony and respect. (from the 9/22 SF Chronicle. Deora died on flight 93 in Pennsylvania.) =92 Craig's wife, Amber Amundson - My husband, Craig Scott Amundson, of the U.S. Army lost his life in the line of duty at the Pentagon on Sept. 11 as the world looked on in horror and disbelief. Losing my 28-year-old husband and father of our two young children is a terrible and painful experience. His death is also part of an immense national loss and I am comforted by knowing that so many of you share my grief. But because I have lost Craig as part of this historic tragedy, my anguish is compounded exponentially by fear that his death will be used to justify violence against other innocent victims. I have heard angry rhetoric by some Americans, including many of our nation's leaders... Your words and imminent acts of revenge only amplify our family's suffering... (from a letter published in the 9/25 Chicago Tribune) =92 Abe's nephew, Matthew Lasar - In his speech at the National Cathedral memorial service, President Bush praised an unnamed man "who could have saved himself" but instead "stayed until the end at the side of his quadriplegic friend." On Sept. 27, Lasar spoke publicly: That man was my uncle, Abe Zeimanowitz. I mourn the death of my uncle, and I want his murderers brought to justice. But I am not making this statement to demand bloody vengeance... I do not feel that my uncle's compassionate, heroic sacrifice will be honored by what the U.S. appears poised to do. (from a 9/27 advisory by the Institute for Public Accuracy.) Tri-Valley CAREs is putting these and other statements on Mac and PC disks. If you would like a copy, please call us. Around the World, Lift Every Voice from Tri-Valley CAREs' October 2001 newsletter, Citizen's Watch =92 UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan - Making progress in the areas of nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament is more important than ever in the aftermath of last week's appalling terrorist attack on the United States. The States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) agreed last year that this challenge could not be overcome by halfway measures. Indeed, they concluded that "the total elimination of nuclear weapons is the only absolute guarantee against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons." Regrettably, several important treaties aimed at nuclear non-proliferation, nuclear disarmament or nuclear reductions still await entry into force. It is vitally important for the world community to continue its efforts to implement the commitments already made and to further identify the ways and means of achieving nuclear disarmament as soon as possible. (from a 9/17 message to the International Atomic Energy Agency.) =92 Statement of the Afghan Women's Mission - [W]e strongly urge the United States government and its allies not to carry out military attacks on Afghanistan in retaliation for these violent acts. Afghanistan is a country devastated by more than two decades of war... When the fundamentalist Taliban regime took over most of Afghanistan in 1996, the situation only worsened for Afghans... Afghans have been suffering the results of extreme war, poverty, disease, hunger, lack of education, health care and shelter for too long, Afghans comprise the second largest refugee group in the world today... To attack Afghanistan now would be to attack a weak and defenseless people. (from a 9/13 press release.) =92 Nobel Peace Laureate and co-founder of Peace People, Maired Corrigan Maguirre, Northern Ireland - We understand the depth of feelings of loss and pain but we would appeal that there be no retaliation. Violence serves no purpose. Violence solves no problems. Retaliation would mean the future deaths of many more people. This would, in turn, add to an increasing sense of fear, anxiety, and hopelessness, being felt around the world. (from a 9/12 statement.) =92 Professor of physics at Quaid-e-Azam University in Pakistan, Pervez Hoodbhoy - If the lesson is that America needs to assert its military might, then the future will be as grim as can be... Ultimately, the security of the United States lies in its re-engaging with the people of the world, especially with those it has previously harmed. (from Black Tuesday: The View From Islamabad 9/16.) =92 Amnesty International statement - Governments must take strong action against racist attacks directed at the Muslim, Asian and Middle Eastern populations in their countries, whether they are citizens or foreigners. You cannot claim to speak in the name of freedom if those on your territory do not feel equally protected. Governments are using the "war on terrorism" to introduce draconian measures to limit civil liberties... they must be resisted. (from the 9/26 statement of the international secretariat.) =92 The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, speaking from India - While I express my sympathy, I have appealed to the U.S. president not to respond with more violence as violence is not an appropriate answer... Only nonviolent means can counter terrorism in the long-term. (from Reuters news service 9/17.) =92 Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, USA - The Pope has called for "peaceful negotiations and dialogue" in the current crisis... Some have rushed to portray us who are opposed to the Bush administration's plans as naive and lacking realism. But... it is we who are the realists and those who would rush to war and escalate the cycle of violence are completely out of touch with reality and the lessons of history. (Statement 10/1.) Many additional statements are available on disk from Tri-Valley CAREs. Marylia Kelley Tri-Valley CAREs (Communities Against a Radioactive Environment) 2582 Old First Street Livermore, CA USA 94550 - is our web site, please visit us there! (925) 443-7148 - is our phone (925) 443-0177 - is our fax Working for peace, justice and a healthy environment since 1983, Tri-Valley CAREs has been a member of the nation-wide Alliance for Nuclear Accountability in the U.S. since 1989, and is a co-founding member of the Abolition 2000 global network for the elimination of nuclear weapons, the U.S. Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and the Back From the Brink campaign to get nuclear weapons taken off hair-trigger alert. - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: marylia@earthlink.net (marylia) Subject: (abolition-usa) Tactical nukes not ruled out Date: 07 Oct 2001 13:41:26 -0700 Dear colleagues: Part of our campaign must be to get the U.S. to forswear the use of nuclear weapons. Read on... Not Ruled Out by Marylia Kelley from Tri-Valley CAREs' October 2001 newsletter, Citizen's Watch Japan's Kyodo News reported on Sept. 19 that the U.S. Defense Dept. "has recommended to President George W. Bush the use of tactical nuclear weapons as a military option to retaliate for last week's terrorist attacks..." The recommendation appears intended to deter terrorists, analysts told the news service. On ABC's "This Week" shortly after the attacks, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld refused to rule out the use of tactical nuclear weapons. More recently, Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and neutron bomb designer Sam Cohen have been quoted in various media discussing a possible U.S. nuclear retaliation. Tactical nuclear weapons often contain specialized characteristics like dialable (variable) yield and earth-penetrating ability. We have been working to cut off the further development of these weapons precisely because they are the most likely to be considered "usable" by our government. The lesson here is that until all nuclear weapons are abolished, their use again in anger remains a real possibility. We must act to prevent it. Marylia Kelley Tri-Valley CAREs (Communities Against a Radioactive Environment) 2582 Old First Street Livermore, CA USA 94550 - is our web site, please visit us there! (925) 443-7148 - is our phone (925) 443-0177 - is our fax Working for peace, justice and a healthy environment since 1983, Tri-Valley CAREs has been a member of the nation-wide Alliance for Nuclear Accountability in the U.S. since 1989, and is a co-founding member of the Abolition 2000 global network for the elimination of nuclear weapons, the U.S. Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and the Back From the Brink campaign to get nuclear weapons taken off hair-trigger alert. - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Sally Light Subject: (abolition-usa) Re: [abolition-europe] OCT 13 PROTEST REPORTS AND MORE Date: 08 Oct 2001 08:40:28 +0100 Dear All, I just want to mention that at the vigil on 9/26 at the federal building in Las Vegas to protest that day's detonation of yet another "subcritical" nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site, the first since the tragic events of 9/11, we were surprised at the support we received from the public passing by! Las Vegas is not a place where most people seem to care about such things as a general rule, but there were many drivers who gave us smiles & friendly honks, waves, thumbs up and the peace sign. Of course, there were some who ignored us or disagreed with us, but the degree of support was remarkable. We were delighted, to say the least! I have been feeling all along that many people - not necessarily the activists or people part of the peace movement until now, but just folks - are going through some kind of major reevaluation of the kind we would appreciate. Peace, Sally Light Executive Director Nevada Desert Experience Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space wrote: > Frineds, > > We were on the street yesterday in Gainesville protesting the war and > actually getting a better response from the public than I had expected. > Some pro-war people came with big American flags and were yelling "Kick some > Taliban ass!" The war-dogs are fired up for sure. I am hurting over all > this. We all need each other in times like this. > > We are getting reports that local interest in the October 13 actions is > growing reapidly because of the war. In your media work please let them > know that there are now 110 actions in 19 countries planned (and likely more > before Saturday.) > > Please send us, via e-mail, reports on your actions (and digital photos if > possible) so we can post them on our website. Either send them to us at > globalnet@mindspring.com or directly to our webmaster at > dave@webbjeff.free-online.co.uk > > While standing on the street yesterday my sign read "Militarism is an > Addiction." Our nation, our world, is indeed addicted to military spending > and violence. Thank god that there are people like all of you bringing some > sanity and messages of peace during times like this. > > I know there are lots of people listening and watching us. They know deep > in their hearts that this madness is not the way to solve conflicts. Let > our October 13 actions speak to them. > > Best wishes to all. > > Bruce K. 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Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Boyle, Francis" Subject: (abolition-usa) "Dissenting Voices"(Against War):Al-Ahram Date: 08 Oct 2001 10:47:27 -0500 This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C15010.87DDBF80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 Dissenting voices Many Americans are having second thoughts about the war hysteria = gripping the US, writes Jihan Alaily from Washington 4-10 October,2001 =20 Americans are beginning to ponder the rationale behind fighting a war = in which the outcome is not only uncertain, but guaranteed to see many = innocent lives taken. Many did not find solace in US President George W Bush's statement to Congress in which he warned that "the course of this = conflict is unknown, yet its outcome is certain."=20 On Saturday and Sunday thousands took to the streets in Washington DC = in peace marches and rallies that brought together a m=E9lange of ordinary Americans, political activists, students, local human rights = organisations and anarchists. They were protesting the coming war and heightened = anti-Arab and anti-Muslim sentiments in the wake of the 11 September attacks on = New York and Washington.=20 Banners and signs read "Don't dishonor the dead by killing in their = name" and "An eye for an eye makes the world blind". The demonstrations were = the biggest so far of many protest gatherings across the country that have increasingly reflected a concern over the ethics and morality of the = coming war. Some speakers and protesters at the rallies questioned not only = Bush's management of the crisis but his legitimacy to govern.=20 "Both want war, both unelected" one poster read alongside pictures of = Bush and Osama Bin Laden. As thousands marched toward Capital Hill on = Saturday, many were chanting "No War in our name, Islam is not to blame". Many speakers denounced the racial profiling of Arabs, Muslims and Asians = that gained added legitimacy after the 11 September attacks. One African = American speaker noted how "There was no racial profiling of white guys with = crew cuts after the Oklahoma City bombing," a reference to convicted bomber Timothy McVeigh.=20 Other speakers warned against the trampling over of the Bill of Rights = and other civil liberties on the path to increased security. Policy analyst Phyllis Bennis explained increasing vocal outcry against the war as the result of the lack of any transition period between grief and war. "The people are beginning to resent not being given time to mourn," she = said. "We were rushed through the mourning into a war build-up" she said.=20 Coverage of the weekend rallies and other anti-war gatherings, vigils = and student activism on campuses across the country have largely been = ignored by the drum-beating mainstream media, or buried in obscure places inside newspapers. The participation of anarchists who advocate the = destruction of the capitalist system was highlighted in media coverage in an effort to drown the legitimate concerns of the many more ordinary Americans. Similarly, TV footage gave prominence to the marginal incidents of = violence involving the anarchists at the rally on Saturday.=20 Public opinion polls indicating that 90 per cent of Americans surveyed support the coming war have been extensively quoted by media voices in newspapers and on TV. Mary Lou Greenburg, a self- declared communist = and feminist who came from New York to attend the DC peace demonstrations, acknowledged that the findings represent some sentiments among the = public, but cautioned against sweeping generalisations. "The message of those = polls is generally to tell the people what they should be thinking."=20 Citing the writings of philosopher and linguist Noam Chomsky, Greenburg talked about the role of the corporate media in the US in "controlling = the public mind" and mobilising community opinion in favour of vapid, empty concepts, like Americanism.=20 The national media watch group FAIR has criticised what it sees as the = many media voices that have enlisted in the administration's push towards = war. FAIR founder Jeff Cohen noted that CBS anchor Dan Rather seemed "more soldier than reporter" on a popular late-night talk show when he = endorsed the war drive.=20 Appallingly little attention has been devoted in the mainstream media = to obtaining justice through international law and UN sanctioned = processes. Many experts of international law insist that the Bush administration = has yet to present evidence to substantiate its claim that this is an act = of war -- not a crime against humanity.=20 Francis Boyle, the renowned professor of international law at the = University of Illinois College of Law, said: "Even if the Bush administration were = to publicly provide clear and convincing evidence that Mr Bin Laden and = his organisation were somehow behind the terrorist bombings in New York and Washington, the United States government would still have no valid justification or excuse for committing acts of war against Afghanistan. = Both the United Nations Charter of 1945 and the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928 absolutely require the United States to exhaust all means for the = peaceful resolution of this dispute. So far the Bush administration has not even begun this legally mandated process."=20 Boyle, who helped resolve the dispute between the US, the UK and Libya = over the handling of the Libyan suspects in the Lockerbie bombing case, = believes that the 1971 Montreal Sabotage Convention, which was invoked in the Lockerbie crisis, is directly relevant in the current crisis. The same convention, he says, "provides a comprehensive framework for dealing = with the current dispute between Afghanistan and the United States."=20 Clearly, Professor Boyle's views are not common. An appearance on the = Fox News Channel with the right-wing pundit Bill O'Reilly on 13 September = seems to have branded Boyle an undesirable guest. After the show, in which he argued for presentation of evidence, for authorisation from the = Security Council and for adherence to the rule of law, Boyle has not been = invited again to speak on any prime-time news programmes.=20 Pleas for nonviolence have largely been dismissed as pacifist claptrap. Among those cautioning against the war is the African American Reverend Graylan Hagler, pastor of the Plymouth congregation of the United = Christ Church in DC. Reverend Hagler has led many pro- peace and interfaith meetings and has spoken out against what he calls "a US foreign policy organised around a need to dominate [rather] than to cooperate." The reverend believes that the message he is getting from his parishioners = is one calling for tolerance and peace. "This is not reflected in the = media," he says, adding, "The media has editorialised, ideologised and has conditioned the people into blind hysteria."=20 The voices of dissent are growing by the day. It is not clear, however, = to what extent they can impact the course of the war as American aircraft carriers continue to arrive in the Persian Gulf. As the anticipated war fails to discriminate between the alleged terrorists and the innocent, = it will be even harder for those Americans I saw at the anti-war rallies = to make sense of what they inscribed earlier on their signs: "I would like = to be able to love my country and justice at the same time."=20 =A9 Copyright Al-Ahram Weekly. All rights reserved weeklyweb@ahram.org.eg =20 =20 Francis A. Boyle Law Building 504 E. Pennsylvania Ave. Champaign, IL 61820 USA 217-333-7954(voice) 217-244-1478(fax) fboyle@law.uiuc.edu =20 =20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C15010.87DDBF80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 

Dissenting = voices

Many Americans are having = second=20 thoughts about the war hysteria gripping the US, writes Jihan = Alaily from=20 Washington

4-10=20 October,2001

 

Americans are = beginning to=20 ponder the rationale behind fighting a war in which the outcome is not = only=20 uncertain, but guaranteed to see many innocent lives taken. Many did = not find=20 solace in US President George W Bush's statement to Congress in which = he warned=20 that "the course of this conflict is unknown, yet its outcome is = certain."

On Saturday and = Sunday=20 thousands took to the streets in Washington DC in peace marches and = rallies that=20 brought together a m=E9lange of ordinary Americans, political = activists,=20 students, local human rights organisations and anarchists. They were = protesting=20 the coming war and heightened anti-Arab and anti-Muslim sentiments in = the wake=20 of the 11 September attacks on New York and Washington.

Banners and signs = read "Don't=20 dishonor the dead by killing in their name" and "An eye for an eye = makes the=20 world blind". The demonstrations were the biggest so far of many = protest=20 gatherings across the country that have increasingly reflected a = concern over=20 the ethics and morality of the coming war. Some speakers and protesters = at the=20 rallies questioned not only Bush's management of the crisis but his = legitimacy=20 to govern.

"Both want war, = both=20 unelected" one poster read alongside pictures of Bush and Osama Bin = Laden. As=20 thousands marched toward Capital Hill on Saturday, many were chanting = "No War in=20 our name, Islam is not to blame". Many speakers denounced the racial = profiling=20 of Arabs, Muslims and Asians that gained added legitimacy after the 11 = September=20 attacks. One African American speaker noted how "There was no racial = profiling=20 of white guys with crew cuts after the Oklahoma City bombing," a = reference to=20 convicted bomber Timothy McVeigh.

Other speakers = warned against=20 the trampling over of the Bill of Rights and other civil liberties on = the path=20 to increased security. Policy analyst Phyllis Bennis explained = increasing vocal=20 outcry against the war as the result of the lack of any transition = period=20 between grief and war. "The people are beginning to resent not being = given time=20 to mourn," she said. "We were rushed through the mourning into a war = build-up"=20 she said.

Coverage of the = weekend=20 rallies and other anti-war gatherings, vigils and student activism on = campuses=20 across the country have largely been ignored by the drum-beating = mainstream=20 media, or buried in obscure places inside newspapers. The participation = of=20 anarchists who advocate the destruction of the capitalist system was = highlighted=20 in media coverage in an effort to drown the legitimate concerns of the = many more=20 ordinary Americans. Similarly, TV footage gave prominence to the = marginal=20 incidents of violence involving the anarchists at the rally on = Saturday.

Public opinion = polls=20 indicating that 90 per cent of Americans surveyed support the coming = war have=20 been extensively quoted by media voices in newspapers and on TV. Mary = Lou=20 Greenburg, a self- declared communist and feminist who came from New = York to=20 attend the DC peace demonstrations, acknowledged that the findings = represent=20 some sentiments among the public, but cautioned against sweeping=20 generalisations. "The message of those polls is generally to tell the = people=20 what they should be thinking."

Citing the writings = of=20 philosopher and linguist Noam Chomsky, Greenburg talked about the role = of the=20 corporate media in the US in "controlling the public mind" and = mobilising=20 community opinion in favour of vapid, empty concepts, like Americanism. =

The national media = watch group=20 FAIR has criticised what it sees as the many media voices that have = enlisted in=20 the administration's push towards war. FAIR founder Jeff Cohen noted = that CBS=20 anchor Dan Rather seemed "more soldier than reporter" on a popular = late-night=20 talk show when he endorsed the war drive.

Appallingly little = attention=20 has been devoted in the mainstream media to obtaining justice through=20 international law and UN sanctioned processes. Many experts of = international law=20 insist that the Bush administration has yet to present evidence to = substantiate=20 its claim that this is an act of war -- not a crime against humanity. =

Francis Boyle, the = renowned=20 professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of = Law,=20 said: "Even if the Bush administration were to publicly provide clear = and=20 convincing evidence that Mr Bin Laden and his organisation were somehow = behind=20 the terrorist bombings in New York and Washington, the United States = government=20 would still have no valid justification or excuse for committing acts = of war=20 against Afghanistan. Both the United Nations Charter of 1945 and the=20 Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928 absolutely require the United States to = exhaust all=20 means for the peaceful resolution of this dispute. So far the Bush=20 administration has not even begun this legally mandated process."

Boyle, who helped = resolve the=20 dispute between the US, the UK and Libya over the handling of the = Libyan=20 suspects in the Lockerbie bombing case, believes that the 1971 Montreal = Sabotage=20 Convention, which was invoked in the Lockerbie crisis, is directly = relevant in=20 the current crisis. The same convention, he says, "provides a = comprehensive=20 framework for dealing with the current dispute between Afghanistan and = the=20 United States."

Clearly, Professor = Boyle's=20 views are not common. An appearance on the Fox News Channel with the = right-wing=20 pundit Bill O'Reilly on 13 September seems to have branded Boyle an = undesirable=20 guest. After the show, in which he argued for presentation of evidence, = for=20 authorisation from the Security Council and for adherence to the rule = of law,=20 Boyle has not been invited again to speak on any prime-time news = programmes.=20

Pleas for = nonviolence have=20 largely been dismissed as pacifist claptrap. Among those cautioning = against the=20 war is the African American Reverend Graylan Hagler, pastor of the = Plymouth=20 congregation of the United Christ Church in DC. Reverend Hagler has led = many=20 pro- peace and interfaith meetings and has spoken out against what he = calls "a=20 US foreign policy organised around a need to dominate [rather] than to=20 cooperate." The reverend believes that the message he is getting from = his=20 parishioners is one calling for tolerance and peace. "This is not = reflected in=20 the media," he says, adding, "The media has editorialised, ideologised = and has=20 conditioned the people into blind hysteria."

The voices of = dissent are=20 growing by the day. It is not clear, however, to what extent they can = impact the=20 course of the war as American aircraft carriers continue to arrive in = the=20 Persian Gulf. As the anticipated war fails to discriminate between the = alleged=20 terrorists and the innocent, it will be even harder for those Americans = I saw at=20 the anti-war rallies to make sense of what they inscribed earlier on = their=20 signs: "I would like to be able to love my country and justice at the = same=20 time."

=A9 = Copyright=20 Al-Ahram Weekly. All rights reserved

weeklyweb@ahram.org.eg

 

Francis A. Boyle
Law Building
504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
Champaign, IL 61820 USA
217-333-7954(voice)
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Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lisa Ledwidge / IEER Subject: (abolition-usa) IEER: Pollution from Nuclear Waste Dumping Endangers Largest Date: 09 Oct 2001 11:35:06 -0500 --=====================_10882729==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable NEWS RELEASE RADIOACTIVE AND CHEMICAL POLLUTION FROM NUCLEAR WASTE DUMPING ENDANGERS=20 SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AQUIFER, LARGEST AQUIFER IN WESTERN U.S. More than one ton of plutonium is in shallow dumps Energy Department "Clean-up" Program Plagued by Poor Priorities, Inaction Washington, D.C., October 9, 2001: Nuclear waste dumped at the Idaho=20 National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) is polluting the= =20 Snake River Plain aquifer, the primary source of drinking water for 200,000= =20 people, according to a new report. Poison in the Vadose Zone: An=20 examination of the threats to the Snake River Plain aquifer from the Idaho= =20 National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, by the Institute for=20 Energy and Environmental Research (IEER), warns that this important water=20 resource faces further contamination from the migration of long-lived=20 radionuclides and hazardous chemicals from nuclear weapons production=20 wastes buried at the site. The Snake River Plain aquifer is the largest=20 unified aquifer in the western United States and the most important=20 underground water resource in the northwestern U.S. Poison in the Vadose=20 Zone is the first report to comprehensively compile and analyze the=20 available data on the threat posed by plutonium and other transuranic=20 materials to the Snake River Plain aquifer. "For fifty years, nuclear weapons production has resulted in large=20 quantities of radioactive and hazardous chemical waste being injected=20 directly into the aquifer, discharged into surface ponds, or dumped into=20 shallow pits and trenches," said Dr. Arjun Makhijani, principal author of=20 the report and president of IEER. "These contaminants pose a serious threat= =20 to the lifeblood of the region, the Snake River Plain aquifer." According to the report, official US government data indicate that more=20 than one metric ton of plutonium, packaged in nothing more than cardboard=20 boxes, wooden boxes, or 55 gallon drums, was dumped into shallow trenches=20 on the site in the 1950s and 1960s. Rain, snow, and occasional flooding of= =20 the trenches have already caused migration of some radioactive and=20 hazardous materials towards, and in some cases into, the aquifer. Evidence= =20 has existed for more than 25 years that these long-lived radionuclides are= =20 migrating through the vadose zone to the aquifer much faster than= anticipated. "Sound scientific work indicating threats to the Snake River Plain aquifer= =20 has long been ignored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)," stated=20 Michele Boyd, co-author of the report and IEER's global outreach=20 coordinator. "Plutonium and americium have been detected in the vadose=20 zone, which is the unsaturated area between the ground surface and the=20 aquifer, and in the aquifer since the 1970s. Plutonium is moving through=20 the vadose zone to the aquifer thousands of times faster than assumed by a= =20 wait-and-see policy that dominates DOE's approach to clean-up of these= dumps.=94 While the threat to the Snake River Plain aquifer from the buried wastes=20 increases, the DOE has focused on transporting "stored" transuranic wastes,= =20 which are kept in relatively secure conditions indoors at INEEL, to the=20 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico. "Insufficient resources are being devoted to cleaning up of the buried=20 transuranic wastes at INEEL," said Gary Richardson, Executive Director of=20 the Snake River Alliance, a nuclear watchdog group of INEEL. "The DOE is=20 essentially playing a shell game by moving wastes from INEEL to WIPP so=20 that more waste can be shipped to INEEL. The DOE's Environmental=20 Management Program has wasted enormous sums of money on poorly designed=20 projects for managing buried wastes. Meanwhile, the DOE is continuing to=20 dump wastes into unlined pits and trenches. A culture of denial seems=20 deeply embedded in the DOE with regard to the threat posed by buried= wastes." Paul Schwartz, Director for Water Policy of Clean Water Action, in=20 welcoming the report said, =93Activists and policy-makers should pay far= more=20 attention to the threat posed to the purity of critical water supplies in=20 the United States by past radioactive dumping. Clean Water Action is=20 certainly going to do so. There is no room for complacency when it comes=20 to plutonium and americium.=94 The DOE buried more plutonium containing waste at INEEL than at any other=20 nuclear weapons site. Direct injection of radioactive and hazardous=20 substances into the Snake River Plain aquifer and dumping of wastes into=20 percolation ponds resulted in plumes of pollutants like strontium-90,=20 iodine-129, and TCE in the aquifer. Some areas under the site are=20 contaminated at levels far above the Safe Drinking Water standards set by=20 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. While these standards do not=20 apply to the water under INEEL, they do indicate the severity of the=20 problem of water pollution due to past waste dumping and the need for= clean-up. "The combined threat from the radioactive and hazardous chemicals in the=20 buried wastes is enormous," continued Beatrice Brailsford of the Snake=20 River Alliance. "Severe contamination of the Snake River Plain aquifer=20 would have serious consequences for the health of the people and economy of= =20 Idaho. The Snake River Plain aquifer is the only source of drinking water= =20 for 200,000 people in southern Idaho and a major source of irrigation water= =20 for regional crops and fisheries. The produce grown in Idaho is eaten=20 throughout the United States and in many other countries, including Japan,= =20 Canada, and Mexico. Idaho=92s trout farms, which rely on the groundwater,= =20 produce 75 percent of the commercial rainbow trout eaten in the U.S." The report recommends that: =B7 buried wastes be recovered from the dumps and processed in order= to=20 stabilize them for storage, =B7 all shallow land burial of radioactive wastes be stopped, =B7 the vadose zone be remediated to the extent possible, and =B7 a more vigorous groundwater monitoring program be implemented. "This will not be a simple project and will need to be carried out=20 carefully, with due regard for worker safety," said Dr. Makhijani. "But it= =20 is a project that is essential for protecting the health of the Snake River= =20 Plain aquifer and also for security. If site control is lost, the dumps=20 would be a potential nuclear weapons mine since they contain more than 200= =20 nuclear bombs worth of plutonium.=94 For further information, contact: Arjun Makhijani (301) 270-5500 Beatrice Brailsford (208) 234-4782 Bob Schaeffer (941) 395-6773 Copies of the full report are available upon request. Portions of the report are available on-line:=20 http://www.ieer.org/reports/poison/toc.html --30-- Lisa Ledwidge Outreach Coordinator and Editor, Science for Democratic Action Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER) 2104 Stevens Ave. South | Minneapolis, MN 55404 USA phone: (612) 879-7517 | fax: (612) 879-7518 ieer@ieer.org | http://www.ieer.org=20 --=====================_10882729==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
NEWS RELEASE

RADIOACTIVE AND CHEMICAL POLLUTION FROM NUCLEAR WASTE DUMPING ENDANGERS SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AQUIFER,
LARGEST AQUIFER IN WESTERN U.S.

More than one ton of plutonium is in shallow dumps

Energy Department "Clean-up" Program Plagued by Poor Priorities, Inaction

Washington, D.C., October 9, 2001: Nuclear waste dumped at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) is polluting the Snake River Plain aquifer, the primary source of drinking water for 200,000 people, according to a new report.  Poison in the Vadose Zone: An examination of the threats to the Snake River Plain aquifer from the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER), warns that this important water resource faces further contamination from the migration of long-lived radionuclides and hazardous chemicals from nuclear weapons production wastes buried at the site.  The Snake River Plain aquifer is the largest unified aquifer in the western United States and the most important underground water resource in the northwestern U.S.  Poison in the Vadose Zone is the first report to comprehensively compile and analyze the available data on the threat posed by plutonium and other transuranic materials to the Snake River Plain aquifer.

"For fifty years, nuclear weapons production has resulted in large quantities of radioactive and hazardous chemical waste being injected directly into the aquifer, discharged into surface ponds, or dumped into shallow pits and trenches," said Dr. Arjun Makhijani, principal author of the report and president of IEER. "These contaminants pose a serious threat to the lifeblood of the region, the Snake River Plain aquifer."

According to the report, official US government data indicate that more than one metric ton of plutonium, packaged in nothing more than cardboard boxes, wooden boxes, or 55 gallon drums, was dumped into shallow trenches on the site in the 1950s and 1960s.  Rain, snow, and occasional flooding of the trenches have already caused migration of some radioactive and hazardous materials towards, and in some cases into, the aquifer.  Evidence has existed for more than 25 years that these long-lived radionuclides are migrating through the vadose zone to the aquifer much faster than anticipated.

"Sound scientific work indicating threats to the Snake River Plain aquifer has long been ignored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)," stated Michele Boyd, co-author of the report and IEER's global outreach coordinator.  "Plutonium and americium have been detected in the vadose zone, which is the unsaturated area between the ground surface and the aquifer, and in the aquifer since the 1970s.  Plutonium is moving through the vadose zone to the aquifer thousands of times faster than assumed by a wait-and-see policy that dominates DOE's approach to clean-up of these dumps.=94

While the threat to the Snake River Plain aquifer from the buried wastes increases, the DOE has focused on transporting "stored" transuranic wastes, which are kept in relatively secure conditions indoors at INEEL, to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico.

"Insufficient resources are being devoted to cleaning up of the buried transuranic wastes at INEEL," said Gary Richardson, Executive Director of the Snake River Alliance, a nuclear watchdog group of INEEL.  "The DOE is essentially playing a shell game by moving wastes from INEEL to WIPP so that more waste can be shipped to INEEL.  The DOE's Environmental Management Program has wasted enormous sums of money on poorly designed projects for managing buried wastes.  Meanwhile, the DOE is continuing to dump wastes into unlined pits and trenches.  A culture of denial seems deeply embedded in the DOE with regard to the threat posed by buried wastes."

Paul Schwartz, Director for Water Policy of Clean Water Action, in welcoming the report said, =93Activists and policy-makers should pay far more attention to the threat posed to the purity of critical water supplies in the United States by past radioactive dumping.  Clean Water Action is certainly going to do so.  There is no room for complacency when it comes to plutonium and americium.=94

The DOE buried more plutonium containing waste at INEEL than at any other nuclear weapons site. Direct injection of radioactive and hazardous substances into the Snake River Plain aquifer and dumping of wastes into percolation ponds resulted in plumes of pollutants like strontium-90, iodine-129, and TCE in the aquifer.  Some areas under the site are contaminated at levels far above the Safe Drinking Water standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  While these standards do not apply to the water under INEEL, they do indicate the severity of the problem of water pollution due to past waste dumping and the need for clean-up.

"The combined threat from the radioactive and hazardous chemicals in the buried wastes is enormous," continued Beatrice Brailsford of the Snake River Alliance.  "Severe contamination of the Snake River Plain aquifer would have serious consequences for the health of the people and economy of Idaho.  The Snake River Plain aquifer is the only source of drinking water for 200,000 people in southern Idaho and a major source of irrigation water for regional crops and fisheries.  The produce grown in Idaho is eaten throughout the United States and in many other countries, including Japan, Canada, and Mexico.  Idaho=92s trout farms, which rely on the groundwater, produce 75 percent of the commercial rainbow trout eaten in the U.S."

The report recommends that:
=B7       buried wastes be recovered from the dumps and processed in order to stabilize them for storage,
=B7       all shallow land burial of radioactive wastes be stopped,
=B7       the vadose zone be remediated to the extent possible, and
=B7       a more vigorous groundwater monitoring program be implemented.

"This will not be a simple project and will need to be carried out carefully, with due regard for worker safety," said Dr. Makhijani. "But it is a project that is essential for protecting the health of the Snake River Plain aquifer and also for security.  If site control is lost, the dumps would be a potential nuclear weapons mine since they contain more than 200 nuclear bombs worth of plutonium.=94

For further information, contact:=20
Arjun Makhijani            &= nbsp;  (301) 270-5500=20
Beatrice Brailsford    (208) 234-4782=20
Bob Schaeffer               &= nbsp; (941) 395-6773



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Lisa Ledwidge
Outreach Coordinator and Editor, Science for Democratic Action
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER)
2104 Stevens Ave. South |  Minneapolis, MN 55404  USA
phone:  (612) 879-7517  |  fax:  (612) 879-7518
ieer@ieer.org  |  http://www.ieer.org --=====================_10882729==_.ALT-- - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ASlater Subject: (abolition-usa) law of force? Date: 11 Oct 2001 10:05:17 -0400 October 9, 2001 This War is Illegal By Michael Mandel A well-kept secret about the U.S.-U.K. attack on Afghanistan is that it is clearly illegal. It violates international law and the express words of the United Nations Charter. Despite repeated reference to the right of self-defence under Article 51, the Charter simply does not apply here. Article 51 gives a state the right to repel an attack that is ongoing or imminent as a temporary measure until the UN Security Council can take steps necessary for international peace and security. The Security Council has already passed two resolutions condemning the Sept. 11 attacks and announcing a host of measures aimed at combating terrorism. These include measures for the legal suppression of terrorism and its financing, and for co-operation between states in security, intelligence, criminal investigations and proceedings relating to terrorism. The Security Council has set up a committee to monitor progress on the measures in the resolution and has given all states 90 days to report back to it. Neither resolution can remotely be said to authorize the use of military force. True, both, in their preambles, abstractly "affirm" the inherent right of self-defence, but they do so "in accordance with the Charter." They do not say military action against Afghanistan would be within the right of self-defence. Nor could they. That's because the right of unilateral self-defence does not include the right to retaliate once an attack has stopped. The right of self-defence in international law is like the right of self-defence in our own law: It allows you to defend yourself when the law is not around, but it does not allow you to take the law into your own hands. Since the United States and Britain have undertaken this attack without the explicit authorization of the Security Council, those who die from it will be victims of a crime against humanity, just like the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. Even the Security Council is only permitted to authorize the use of force where "necessary to maintain and restore international peace and security." Now it must be clear to everyone that the military attack on Afghanistan has nothing to do with preventing terrorism. This attack will be far more likely to provoke terrorism. Even the Bush administration concedes that the real war against terrorism is long term, a combination of improved security, intelligence and a rethinking of U.S. foreign alliances. Critics of the Bush approach have argued that any effective fight against terrorism would have to involve a re-evaluation of the way Washington conducts its affairs in the world. For example, the way it has promoted violence for short-term gain, as in Afghanistan when it supported the Taliban a decade ago, in Iraq when it supported Saddam Hussein against Iran, and Iran before that when it supported the Shah. The attack on Afghanistan is about vengeance and about showing how tough the Americans are. It is being done on the backs of people who have far less control over their government than even the poor souls who died on Sept. 11. It will inevitably result in many deaths of civilians, both from the bombing and from the disruption of aid in a country where millions are already at risk. The 37,000 rations dropped on Sunday were pure PR, and so are the claims of "surgical" strikes and the denials of civilian casualties. We've seen them before, in Kosovo for example, followed by lame excuses for the "accidents" that killed innocents. For all that has been said about how things have changed since Sept. 11, one thing that has not changed is U.S. disregard for international law. Its decade-long bombing campaign against Iraq and its 1999 bombing of Yugoslavia were both illegal. The U.S. does not even recognize the jurisdiction of the World Court. It withdrew from it in 1986 when the court condemned Washington for attacking Nicaragua, mining its harbours and funding the contras. In that case, the court rejected U.S. claims that it was acting under Article 51 in defence of Nicaragua's neighbours. For its part, Canada cannot duck complicity in this lawlessness by relying on the "solidarity" clause of the NATO treaty, because that clause is made expressly subordinate to the UN Charter. But, you might ask, does legality matter in a case like this? You bet it does. Without the law, there is no limit to international violence but the power, ruthlessness and cunning of the perpetrators. Without the international legality of the UN system, the people of the world are sidelined in matters of our most vital interests. We are all at risk from what happens next. We must insist that Washington make the case for the necessity, rationality and proportionality of this attack in the light of day before the real international community. The bombing of Afghanistan is the legal and moral equivalent of what was done to the Americans on Sept. 11. We may come to remember that day, not for its human tragedy, but for the beginning of a headlong plunge into a violent, lawless world. 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Western States Legal Foundation Emergency Information Bulletin, Fall 2001

NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN A CHANGED WORLD: THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF THE RUSH TO WAR

- U.S. Nuclear Weapons Doctrine: Many Missions, Varied Targets
- Modified Bombs for Changing 'Threats"
- The Legal Status of Nuclear Weapons
- The Risks of a Wider War
- Avoiding the Slippery Slope: The September 11 Attacks as Crimes rather than Acts of War
- Nuclear Catastrophe: the Ultimate Unanticipated Consequence

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Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jackie Cabasso Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN A CHANGED WORLD: INFO Date: 12 Oct 2001 18:17:18 -0700 Dear Chad, et al. There seems to be some confusion from my earlier message. Our new Information Bulletin, "Nuclear Weapons in a Changed World," can be accessed on the Western States Legal Foundation web site at: www/wslfweb.org Go to the Documents link on the left side of the home page. -- Jackie At 08:54 PM 10/12/01 -0400, ChadAmherst@aol.com wrote: >How do I get the "info and analysis"? Are they attachments? Chad Johnson >-chadamherst@aol.com > >- > To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lisa Ledwidge / IEER Subject: (abolition-usa) IEER: Pursuing justice for the crimes of September 11, 2001 Date: 15 Oct 2001 14:33:10 -0500 --=====================_14452873==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At http://www.ieer.org you will find a link to "Pursuing justice for the=20 crimes of September 11, 2001 and reducing the risks of terrorism" by Arjun= =20 Makhijani. The piece is also pasted below. The article explains why the military air strikes on Afghanistan by the=20 United States and Britain, with the support of Pakistan and Russia, are=20 likely to aggravate the crisis. It proposes a different approach to=20 resolving it. [Apologies for double postings.] Lisa Ledwidge, IEER Pursuing justice for the crimes of September 11, 2001 and reducing the=20 risks of terrorism Arjun Makhijani 11 October 2001 After more than three weeks of massive military build-up as well as=20 restraint and diplomatic activity in response to the terrorist attacks of=20 September 11, 2001, the United States and Britain began air strikes on=20 Afghanistan on October 7, 2001. The U.S.-British air strikes are being=20 accompanied by small humanitarian airdrops, but have triggered a large=20 increase in refugees. The United States has sought and obtained a=20 condemnation of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 from the United= =20 Nations Security Council, though the resolutions do not directly authorize= =20 the use of force. For a number of reasons, the military air strikes by the United States and= =20 Britain, with the support of Pakistan and Russia, are likely to aggravate=20 the crisis. =B7 There is a tension between reducing the risks of further terrorism= =20 and carrying out actions to bring the perpetrators of the September 11=20 crimes to justice. That tension should be explicitly recognized in the=20 organization of a response. =B7 Bombing Afghanistan in the context of the massive suffering of the= =20 Afghani people has created even angrier appeals to religious war in the=20 region. There is already a great deal of turmoil in Pakistan. A=20 disintegration of Pakistan is possible and creates heightened risks that=20 nuclear materials or warheads might be captured or transferred by sections= =20 of the Pakistani establishment to the Taliban and/or the al-Qaeda=20 network. The Pakistani government has had close ties with the Taliban and= =20 still maintains relations with that regime. The Pakistani government=92s=20 Inter-Services Intelligence agency has played a major role in training and= =20 supplying the Taliban. The nuclear implications of that historical=20 relationship for the region, the United States, and the rest of the world=20 are unclear. There is clearly some risk, though its magnitude is difficult= =20 to establish in the midst of this crisis. =B7 The U.S. choice of response to terrorism is raising the risks of= =20 wider wars. For instance, there was a terrorist attack in Kashmir on=20 October 2, 2001, when about 40 people were killed. The Indian government=20 has warned that it will attack the Pakistani-occupied portion of Kashmir if= =20 there are further attacks, on the same grounds that the U.S. is justifying= =20 its air attacks on Afghanistan. =B7 To take the approach that this is a war rather than a police= action=20 to arrest suspects who have committed crimes against humanity (in the legal= =20 definition under international law) is to accord the terrorist network the= =20 status of a state, which Osama bin Laden has implicitly claimed for=20 years. This approach legitimizes the use of weapons of mass destruction,=20 since states, including the United States and Britain, have long claimed=20 the prerogatives of such use for themselves. The very doctrine of air=20 warfare has its historical roots in the idea of terrorizing=20 populations.(1) The United States, Britain, France, NATO, and Russia all=20 maintain the option of using nuclear weapons first in any conflict. Osama= =20 bin Laden has more than once referred to the U.S. use of nuclear weapons=20 over Japan, an act carried out in wartime, as justification for the attacks= =20 he is calling on terrorists to carry out against the United States. He=20 repeated that justification after the October 7, 2001 U.S.-British strikes= =20 on Afghanistan. =B7 Military action threatens to de-stabilize the situation in Saudi= =20 Arabia, where feelings against the stationing of U.S. troops since 1991=20 have run very high and are the main source of popular support for Osama bin= =20 Laden. The flow of oil as well as the position of the U.S. dollar as a=20 global currency are dependent on Organization of Petroleum Exporting=20 Countries (OPEC). OPEC=92s decision of the, anchored by Saudi oil reserves,= =20 the largest in the world, to denominate the price of oil in U.S. dollars,=20 is one of the anchors of the U.S dollar. In the present crisis, the states= =20 of the Persian Gulf may be pushed by their people to follow the 1999=20 example of Saddam Hussein, who asked to be paid for Iraqi oil in euros, the= =20 new European currency. If OPEC decides to denominate the price of oil in=20 euros, the effect on the U.S. and world economies could be profoundly=20 de-stabilizing, with unpredictable economic, political, and military=20 consequences.(2) Other oil exporting countries also face de-stabilization,= =20 notably Indonesia, where anti-U.S. government tensions have been high since= =20 the International Monetary Fund=92s intervention in its financial crisis in= 1997. =B7 The United States, British, and Russian governments, as distinct= =20 from the people who were killed on September 11, are widely seen in the=20 region and the world as having had major roles in the crisis in the Central= =20 Asian, South Asian, and Middle East regions that has spawned terrorist=20 cells. The proxy war between the Soviet Union and the United States=20 carried out via Pakistan=92s government, with financing both from the Saudi= =20 government and by all accounts, from drug trade profits, has been at the=20 center of the chaos and mass deprivation in Afghanistan. Many of the=20 present opponents of the United States were its allies and instruments=20 then. (For instance, in a proclamation published in the Federal Register,=20 President Reagan said of the Islamic opposition to the Soviets on March 20,= =20 1984 that =93[w]e stand in admiration of the indomitable will and courage of= =20 the Afghan people who continue their resistance to tyranny. All=20 freedom-loving people around the globe should be inspired by the Afghan=20 people's struggle to be free and the heavy sacrifices they bear for= liberty.=94) =B7 The United States and Britain are also seen as promoting and being= =20 allied with undemocratic regimes for the sake of oil supplies and profits,= =20 both historically and at the present time. =B7 The British military role is also likely to inflame unpleasant=20 memories. The present Pakistani-Afghan border dates back to its British=20 demarcation by Colonel Algermon Durand in 1893, and was part of the=20 British-Russian imperialist rivalry in the region. It divided the Pushtu=20 people, who found themselves on both sides of the line. After the=20 partition of South Asia in 1947, Pakistan, allied with the United States,=20 tried to use Islam as an ideological counterweight to Pushtu nationalism on= =20 its side of the border. The various coups between 1973 and 1979 in=20 Afghanistan cemented the drift of Afghanistan and Pakistan into opposite=20 camps of the Cold War. The arrival of Soviet troops at the end of 1979=20 sealed the division and a devastating proxy war followed. When wars and=20 partitions result in such immense misery, memories are long and bitter, as= =20 the continuing problems in South Asia, Israel/Palestine, and=20 Ireland/Northern Ireland demonstrate. Military attacks and wars have not=20 contributed to solutions in any of these conflicts, only aggravated them=20 and inflamed and hardened hatreds. =B7 The announced U.S.-British goal of protecting the civilian=20 population of Afghanistan is at odds with aerial bombing. An operation more= =20 complex and vast than the Berlin airlift of 1948-1949 (=93Operation= Vittles=94)=20 would have to be launched in order to meet emergency demands. Operation=20 Vittles involved airlift to an airport of thousands of tons of food, fuel,= =20 and other supplies every day, over distances of a few hundred miles. Given= =20 the magnitude of the historical refugees crisis and the one that is being=20 created by the threat and reality of bombings, an operation of similar or=20 larger scale will be needed over much vaster distances and more=20 inhospitable terrain. It will need to be over areas that are controlled by= =20 the Taliban as well as forces opposed to the Taliban, meaning that=20 inefficient airdrops are involved. The starving people in theTaliban=20 controlled areas are hardly in a position to topple that government. They= =20 face a humanitarian crisis of stunning proportions. Both Pakistan and=20 Iran, already hosting millions of refugees between them, are trying to keep= =20 their borders closed. In sum, the relief operation will have to be roughly= =20 a hundred times larger than the one carried out on October 8, if it is to=20 have substantial actual effect in relieving the suffering of the people of= =20 the region. By all accounts, the best way to deliver food aid is by=20 road. This mode of aid is made difficult or impossible by air attacks,=20 which have, moreover, already resulted in the deaths of four civilian U.N.= =20 workers. For profound historical, legal, practical, and moral reasons, the use of=20 military force, especially air strikes, to resolve the crisis, is a recipe= =20 for continued violence, terrorism, insecurity, and injustice, not to=20 mention the immense increase in suffering for millions of Afghani=20 people. These problems will not be resolved until the U.S., British, and=20 Russian governments show far more understanding of their own role in the=20 problems of the people of the region. And until that time, military action= =20 by these countries, directly or by proxy, is likely to increase problems=20 rather than contribute to their solution. A different approach to resolving the crisis is urgently needed. The most= =20 important ingredient is that American people must work with the=20 international community to put together a force for a police action to=20 carry out the arrests in Afghanistan that does not involve U.S., British,=20 Russian, or non-state proxy militaries. The September 11, 2001 tragedy has= =20 brought the people of the world closer to the people of the United States=20 in their suffering. The heartfelt worldwide demand for justice and for=20 greater security against terrorism can be the basis for a framework to=20 address the issues of justice relating to the crimes against humanity=20 committed on September 11, 2001 and other aspects of the crisis that have=20 enveloped the world since that date. Basis of a solution 1. It is essential to de-legitimize the use of or threat of use of=20 weapons of mass destruction and other tactics that have the same effect,=20 whether by states or non-state groups. The people who were killed did not= =20 create the chaos in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region or contribute to the=20 hatreds that led to the September 11 attacks. Therefore the search for=20 justice for those attacks should not be linked to any other injustices and= =20 problems, which should also be addressed in their own right. 2. The use of military force by the United States and Britain, as well= =20 as the arming of proxy military forces, should stop immediately. 3. The process of apprehending the suspects should be carried out=20 under the mandate of the U.N. Security Council using existing international= =20 law to pursue crimes against humanity. The people of the United States=20 should rely at this time on a police action in which neutral countries from= =20 all over the world are mainly involved. It is crucial that this be defined= =20 explicitly as a police action to make arrests. 4. The U.N. force must have firm rules of operation. Violence against= =20 civilians, including bombing of cities, villages, and refugee camps, should= =20 be prohibited. The parties to the coalition should commit to respecting=20 human rights. Participating states and personnel should act within the=20 confines of humanitarian and international law, including the Nuremberg=20 principles. They should expect to be held to the same level of=20 accountability in an international judicial process that they seek to= impose. 5. Even though its military forces would not be involved, the United=20 States will, as a practical matter, have a powerful voice in how the U.N.=20 force operates for a variety of reasons, including the fact that the=20 September 11 attacks were on U.S. soil. In order that the United States=20 have moral authority in regard to threats and acts of mass destruction, the= =20 United States should take the leadership against the very idea of mass=20 destruction by explicitly renouncing first use of nuclear weapons. To show= =20 its good faith, it should begin the process of de-alerting them. It should= =20 invite Russia and all other nuclear weapons states into an urgent process=20 of verifiable de-alerting of all nuclear weapons and of putting all nuclear= =20 warheads and weapons-usable nuclear materials under international=20 safeguards. This will strengthen the international coalition against=20 terrorism and fulfill longstanding demands of the international=20 community. It will also help stabilize nuclear situation in South Asia,=20 with attendant positive security implication for that region, and the rest= =20 of the world, including the United States. 6. There should be no proxy wars, as for instance, was the practice=20 during the Cold War, or arming of groups that could result in proxy wars. 7. There should be explicit recognition that the suffering of the=20 Afghani people has its roots, in large measure, in Cold War politics and=20 proxy wars. That recognition, both from Russia and the United States, is=20 long overdue. When translated into practical humanitarian policies, this=20 means that the alleviation of their suffering must be a central, co-equal=20 goal to that of apprehending the suspects. Most of all, any process must=20 take into account that a re-ignition of the civil war would be disastrous=20 for the people of Afghanistan and probably Pakistan, and could have other=20 far-reaching serious de-stabilizing consequences. 8. It is essential that the United States protect human rights, civil= =20 rights (including freedom of speech, assembly, and religion and freedom=20 from discrimination) at home. The rights of immigrants should be respected= =20 along with all other people living in the United States. While the=20 evidence clearly indicates that the crimes of September 11 were likely=20 committed by non-citizens, there are many examples where U.S. citizens have= =20 committed acts of terror, including the 1995 bombing in Oklahoma City and=20 the many crimes over a long period by the =93Unabomber.=94 Immigrants= should=20 be accorded due process and liberties guaranteed under the Bill of Rights. 9. The formation of a coalition against terrorism and the rules of its= =20 operation should be taken up as a matter under the many treaties against=20 terrorism that already exist. The crisis of September 11 should be used as= =20 the time to create a direction for the world community that will be based=20 on morality, equity, the rule of law and justice for all. It is crucial to= =20 create a direction in which the rules and norms of behavior against mass=20 violence imposed on individuals and non-state groups be extended to states,= =20 rather than the opposite, which is the direction that the bombing of=20 Afghanistan is taking the world. Notes 1: The doctrine was first elaborated by an Italian, Brigadier Douhet, who=20 wrote: =93The conception of belligerents and nonbelligerents is=20 outmoded. Today it is not the armies but whole nations which make war; and= =20 all civilians are belligerents and all are exposed to the hazards of=20 war. The only salvation will be in caves, but those caves cannot hold=20 entire cities, fleets, railways, bridges, industries, etc.=94 That doctrine= =20 of air warfare was first employed on a large scale by Germany during the=20 mid-1930s against Spain and again in 1940 and thereafter against Britain,=20 and also by Britain and the United States, in conventional bombing, fire=20 bombing, and nuclear bombing during World War II. For a history of aerial= =20 warfare see Jack Colhoun, =93Strategic Bombing,=94 at=20 http://www.ieer.org/comments/bombing.html 2. For an analysis of the oil-dollar problem see Arjun Makhijani, =93Saddam= =92s=20 Last Laugh=94 at http://www.tompaine.com/opinion/2001/03/09/ Lisa Ledwidge Outreach Coordinator and Editor, Science for Democratic Action Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER) 2104 Stevens Ave. South | Minneapolis, MN 55404 USA phone: (612) 879-7517 | fax: (612) 879-7518 ieer@ieer.org | http://www.ieer.org=20 --=====================_14452873==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At http://www.ieer.org you will find a link to "Pursuing justice for the crimes of September= 11, 2001 and reducing the risks of terrorism" by Arjun= Makhijani.  The piece is also pasted below. 

The article explains why the military air strikes on Afghanistan by the= United States and Britain, with the support of Pakistan and Russia, are= likely to aggravate the crisis.  It proposes a different approach to= resolving it.

[Apologies for double postings.]

Lisa Ledwidge, IEER

Pursuing justice for the crimes of September 11, 2001 and reducing the= risks of terrorism
Arjun Makhijani
11 October 2001

After more than three weeks of massive military build-up as well as= restraint and diplomatic activity in response to the terrorist attacks of= September 11, 2001, the United States and Britain began air strikes on= Afghanistan on October 7, 2001.  The U.S.-British air strikes are= being accompanied by small humanitarian airdrops, but have triggered a= large increase in refugees.  The United States has sought and obtained= a condemnation of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 from the= United Nations Security Council, though the resolutions do not directly= authorize the use of force.

For a number of reasons, the military air strikes by the United States and= Britain, with the support of Pakistan and Russia, are likely to aggravate= the crisis.

=B7       There is a= tension between reducing the risks of further terrorism and carrying out= actions to bring the perpetrators of the September 11 crimes to= justice.  That tension should be explicitly recognized in the= organization of a response.
=B7       Bombing= Afghanistan in the context of the massive suffering of the Afghani people= has created even angrier appeals to religious war in the region. There is= already a great deal of turmoil in Pakistan.  A disintegration of= Pakistan is possible and creates heightened risks that nuclear materials or= warheads might be captured or transferred by sections of the Pakistani= establishment to the Taliban and/or the al-Qaeda network.  The= Pakistani government has had close ties with the Taliban and still= maintains relations with that regime.  The Pakistani government=92s= Inter-Services Intelligence agency has played a major role in training and= supplying the Taliban.  The nuclear implications of that historical= relationship for the region, the United States, and the rest of the world= are unclear.  There is clearly some risk, though its magnitude is= difficult to establish in the midst of this crisis.
=B7       The U.S. choice= of response to terrorism is raising the risks of wider wars.  For= instance, there was a terrorist attack in Kashmir on October 2, 2001, when= about 40 people were killed.  The Indian government has warned that it= will attack the Pakistani-occupied portion of Kashmir if there are further= attacks, on the same grounds that the U.S. is justifying its air attacks on= Afghanistan.
=B7       To take the= approach that this is a war rather than a police action to arrest suspects= who have committed crimes against humanity (in the legal definition under= international law) is to accord the terrorist network the status of a= state, which Osama bin Laden has implicitly claimed for years.  This= approach legitimizes the use of weapons of mass destruction, since states,= including the United States and Britain, have long claimed the prerogatives= of such use for themselves.  The very doctrine of air warfare has its= historical roots in the idea of terrorizing populations.(1)  The= United States, Britain, France, NATO, and Russia all maintain the option of= using nuclear weapons first in any conflict.  Osama bin Laden has more= than once referred to the U.S. use of nuclear weapons over Japan, an act= carried out in wartime, as justification for the attacks he is calling on= terrorists to carry out against the United States.  He repeated that= justification after the October 7, 2001 U.S.-British strikes on= Afghanistan.
=B7       Military action= threatens to de-stabilize the situation in Saudi Arabia, where feelings= against the stationing of U.S. troops since 1991 have run very high and are= the main source of popular support for Osama bin Laden.  The flow of= oil as well as the position of the U.S. dollar as a global currency are= dependent on Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). = OPEC=92s decision of the, anchored by Saudi oil reserves, the largest in= the world, to denominate the price of oil in U.S. dollars, is one of the= anchors of the U.S dollar.  In the present crisis, the states of the= Persian Gulf may be pushed by their people to follow the 1999 example of= Saddam Hussein, who asked to be paid for Iraqi oil in euros, the new= European currency.  If OPEC decides to denominate the price of oil in= euros, the effect on the U.S. and world economies could be profoundly= de-stabilizing, with unpredictable economic, political, and military= consequences.(2)  Other oil exporting countries also face= de-stabilization, notably Indonesia, where anti-U.S. government tensions= have been high since the International Monetary Fund=92s intervention in= its financial crisis in 1997.
=B7       The United= States, British, and Russian governments, as distinct from the people who= were killed on September 11, are widely seen in the region and the world as= having had major roles in the crisis in the Central Asian, South Asian, and= Middle East regions that has spawned terrorist cells.  The proxy war= between the Soviet Union and the United States carried out via Pakistan=92s= government, with financing both from the Saudi government and by all= accounts, from drug trade profits, has been at the center of the chaos and= mass deprivation in Afghanistan.  Many of the present opponents of the= United States were its allies and instruments then. (For instance, in a= proclamation published in the Federal Register, President Reagan said of= the Islamic opposition to the Soviets on March 20, 1984 that =93[w]e stand= in admiration of the indomitable will and courage of the Afghan people who= continue their resistance to tyranny. All freedom-loving people around the= globe should be inspired by the Afghan people's struggle to be free and the= heavy sacrifices they bear for liberty.=94)
=B7       The United= States and Britain are also seen as promoting and being allied with= undemocratic regimes for the sake of oil supplies and profits, both= historically and at the present time.
=B7       The British= military role is also likely to inflame unpleasant memories.  The= present Pakistani-Afghan border dates back to its British demarcation by= Colonel Algermon Durand in 1893, and was part of the British-Russian= imperialist rivalry in the region.  It divided the Pushtu people, who= found themselves on both sides of the line.  After the partition of= South Asia in 1947, Pakistan, allied with the United States, tried to use= Islam as an ideological counterweight to Pushtu nationalism on its side of= the border.  The various coups between 1973 and 1979 in Afghanistan= cemented the drift of Afghanistan and Pakistan into opposite camps of the= Cold War.  The arrival of Soviet troops at the end of 1979 sealed the= division and a devastating proxy war followed.  When wars and= partitions result in such immense misery, memories are long and bitter, as= the continuing problems in South Asia, Israel/Palestine, and= Ireland/Northern Ireland demonstrate.  Military attacks and wars have= not contributed to solutions in any of these conflicts, only aggravated= them and inflamed and hardened hatreds.
=B7       The announced= U.S.-British goal of protecting the civilian population of Afghanistan is= at odds with aerial bombing. An operation more complex and vast than the= Berlin airlift of 1948-1949 (=93Operation Vittles=94) would have to be= launched in order to meet emergency demands.  Operation Vittles= involved airlift to an airport of thousands of tons of food, fuel, and= other supplies every day, over distances of a few hundred= miles.  Given the magnitude of the historical refugees crisis and the= one that is being created by the threat and reality of bombings, an= operation of similar or larger scale will be needed over much vaster= distances and more inhospitable terrain.  It will need to be over= areas that are controlled by the Taliban as well as forces opposed to the= Taliban, meaning that inefficient airdrops are involved.  The starving= people in theTaliban controlled areas are hardly in a position to topple= that government.  They face a humanitarian crisis of stunning= proportions.  Both Pakistan and Iran, already hosting millions of= refugees between them, are trying to keep their borders closed.  In= sum, the relief operation will have to be roughly a hundred times larger= than the one carried out on October 8, if it is to have substantial actual= effect in relieving the suffering of the people of the region.  By all= accounts, the best way to deliver food aid is by road.  This mode of= aid is made difficult or impossible by air attacks, which have, moreover,= already resulted in the deaths of four civilian U.N. workers.

For profound historical, legal, practical, and moral reasons, the use of= military force, especially air strikes, to resolve the crisis, is a recipe= for continued violence, terrorism, insecurity, and injustice, not to= mention the immense increase in suffering for millions of Afghani= people.  These problems will not be resolved until the U.S., British,= and Russian governments show far more understanding of their own role in= the problems of the people of the region.  And until that time,= military action by these countries, directly or by proxy, is likely to= increase problems rather than contribute to their solution.

A different approach to resolving the crisis is urgently needed.  The= most important ingredient is that American people must work with the= international community to put together a force for a police action to= carry out the arrests in Afghanistan that does not involve U.S., British,= Russian, or non-state proxy militaries. The September 11, 2001 tragedy has= brought the people of the world closer to the people of the United States= in their suffering.  The heartfelt worldwide demand for justice and= for greater security against terrorism can be the basis for a framework to= address the issues of justice relating to the crimes against humanity= committed on September 11, 2001 and other aspects of the crisis that have= enveloped the world since that date.

Basis of a solution

1.      It is essential= to de-legitimize the use of or threat of use of weapons of mass destruction= and other tactics that have the same effect, whether by states or non-state= groups.  The people who were killed did not create the chaos in the= Afghanistan-Pakistan region or contribute to the hatreds that led to the= September 11 attacks.  Therefore the search for justice for those= attacks should not be linked to any other injustices and problems, which= should also be addressed in their own right.
2.      The use of military= force by the United States and Britain, as well as the arming of proxy= military forces, should stop immediately.
3.      The process of= apprehending the suspects should be carried out under the mandate of the= U.N. Security Council using existing international law to pursue crimes= against humanity.  The people of the United States should rely at this= time on a police action in which neutral countries from all over the world= are mainly involved.  It is crucial that this be defined explicitly as= a police action to make arrests.
4.      The U.N. force must= have firm rules of operation.  Violence against civilians, including= bombing of cities, villages, and refugee camps, should be prohibited. = The parties to the coalition should commit to respecting human= rights.  Participating states and personnel should act within the= confines of humanitarian and international law, including the Nuremberg= principles.  They should expect to be held to the same level of= accountability in an international judicial process that they seek to= impose.
5.      Even though its= military forces would not be involved, the United States will, as a= practical matter, have a powerful voice in how the U.N. force operates for= a variety of reasons, including the fact that the September 11 attacks were= on U.S. soil.  In order that the United States have moral authority in= regard to threats and acts of mass destruction, the United States should= take the leadership against the very idea of mass destruction by explicitly= renouncing first use of nuclear weapons.  To show its good faith, it= should begin the process of de-alerting them.  It should invite Russia= and all other nuclear weapons states into an urgent process of verifiable= de-alerting of all nuclear weapons and of putting all nuclear warheads and= weapons-usable nuclear materials under international safeguards.  This= will strengthen the international coalition against terrorism and fulfill= longstanding demands of the international community.  It will also= help stabilize nuclear situation in South Asia, with attendant positive= security implication for that region, and the rest of the world, including= the United States.
6.      There should be no= proxy wars, as for instance, was the practice during the Cold War, or= arming of groups that could result in proxy wars. 
7.      There should be= explicit recognition that the suffering of the Afghani people has its= roots, in large measure, in Cold War politics and proxy wars.  That= recognition, both from Russia and the United States, is long overdue. = When translated into practical humanitarian policies, this means that the= alleviation of their suffering must be a central, co-equal goal to that of= apprehending the suspects.  Most of all, any process must take into= account that a re-ignition of the civil war would be disastrous for the= people of Afghanistan and probably Pakistan, and could have other= far-reaching serious de-stabilizing consequences.
8.      It is essential that= the United States protect human rights, civil rights (including freedom of= speech, assembly, and religion and freedom from discrimination) at= home.  The rights of immigrants should be respected along with all= other people living in the United States.  While the evidence clearly= indicates that the crimes of September 11 were likely committed by= non-citizens, there are many examples where U.S. citizens have committed= acts of terror, including the 1995 bombing in Oklahoma City and the many= crimes over a long period by the =93Unabomber.=94  Immigrants should= be accorded due process and liberties guaranteed under the Bill of= Rights.
9.      The formation of a= coalition against terrorism and the rules of its operation should be taken= up as a matter under the many treaties against terrorism that already= exist.  The crisis of September 11 should be used as the time to= create a direction for the world community that will be based on morality,= equity, the rule of law and justice for all.  It is crucial to create= a direction in which the rules and norms of behavior against mass violence= imposed on individuals and non-state groups be extended to states, rather= than the opposite, which is the direction that the bombing of Afghanistan= is taking the world.

Notes
1: The doctrine was first elaborated by an Italian, Brigadier Douhet,= who wrote:  =93The conception of belligerents and nonbelligerents is= outmoded.  Today it is not the armies but whole nations which make= war; and all civilians are belligerents and all are exposed to the hazards= of war.  The only salvation will be in caves, but those caves cannot= hold entire cities, fleets, railways, bridges, industries, etc.=94 = That doctrine of air warfare was first employed on a large scale by Germany= during the mid-1930s against Spain and again in 1940 and thereafter against= Britain, and also by Britain and the United States, in conventional= bombing, fire bombing, and nuclear bombing during World War II.  For a= history of aerial warfare see Jack Colhoun, =93Strategic Bombing,=94 at= http://www.ieer.org/comments/bombing.html
2. For an analysis of the oil-dollar problem see= Arjun Makhijani, =93Saddam=92s Last Laugh=94 at http://www.tompaine.com/opinion/2001/03/09/

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ieer@ieer.org  |  http://www.ieer.org --=====================_14452873==_.ALT-- - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: John Burroughs Subject: (abolition-usa) Statement by Avis Bohlen, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Date: 15 Oct 2001 15:40:41 -0400 USUN PRESS RELEASE # 137 (01) October 10, 2001 AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY Statement by Avis Bohlen,United States Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, in the First Committee of the General Assembly, October 10, 2001 Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Before I begin, please accept my congratulations on your assumption of the Chairmanship of the First Committee . I am confident that the skill, experience, and knowledge you and the bureau bring to First Committee deliberations will assist us in a successful conclusion to our endeavors. I would like to express my appreciation for the moment of silence observed by the Committee at its first meeting October 4, 2001. Mr. Chairman and other representatives to the First Committee, We convene during a solemn period for humanity. Just four weeks ago a horrendous attack was carried out against this city and the international community. In addition to several thousand Americans, hundreds of citizens from 80 different nations lost their lives at the hands of a well-organized group of terrorists who showed total disdain for the innocents who suffered and perished. The world was shocked and appalled by these criminal events. The depravity of those acts, the tragic loss of life and the horrifying destruction mark that day forever as a sad chapter in human history .We are deeply grateful for the outpouring of sympathy that came to us from all over the world and for the solidarity shown by the international community in undertaking the long struggle now just beginning to bring the perpetrators to account and to fight terrorism wherever it manifests itself with all the weapons at our disposal. The events of September 11 and the continuing concerns we all share underscore the need to take a fresh look at the international community's traditional convictions and approaches to security. We must strengthen them where appropriate, but we must also consider new ways to reduce the terrorist threat to mankind. Responsible governments must assure the security and safety of their citizens and of civil society as a whole. We are not free to stand aside and watch our citizens be slaughtered, nor can we tolerate international aggression or other forcible assaults on key interests and values. Criminals and terrorists who possess the means to threaten society, and who have shown no reluctance to use them, are a danger to us all and threaten the achievement of the goal of general and complete disarmament. Governments throughout the world must cooperate and devote appropriate energy and resources to finding them, bringing them to justice, and rooting out the organized networks that enable them to operate. There is intense concern that some of these terrorists and criminals may continue to seek to acquire and use weapons of mass destruction. This gives the international community important and persuasive reasons to redouble our non-proliferation and arms control efforts. We must also strengthen other mechanisms intended to ensure that toxic and dangerous materials remain under appropriate control and are used solely for legal and constructive purposes. The United States Government is actively examining these questions, and we would welcome ideas and views of others on how best to achieve these goals. We hope to enlist the help of all the members of the United Nations in the fight against terrorism and the threats posed by proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Delegations to the First Committee have come here to consider issues of disarmament, arms control, and international peace and security. We will consider resolutions that focus on ways and means to reduce the potential harm to mankind from the tools of war - from small arms to weapons of mass destruction. We will not always agree on the best ways to reduce these dangers, but we can exchange insights, discuss alternate approaches, and seek to persuade each other. Let me begin by reiterating and emphasizing the strong support of the United States for the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) . As a nuclear weapon state, the United States understands its special responsibility under Article VI to take steps related to nuclear disarmament. President Bush has made clear that the U .S. will reduce its nuclear forces to the lowest possible level that is compatible with the security of the U .S. and its allies. NPT Parties and UN Member States, including the U.S., have repeatedly called for the immediate commencement of negotiations on a Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT) to end the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons. We are extremely disappointed that the continuing deadlock in the CD is preventing the start of these negotiations. We urge all CD members to start FMCT negotiations without further delay. The United States is keenly aware of the dangers we face in today's global environment. Earlier this year my government began a strategic policy review that is beginning to bear fruit. As one example, you are aware that the U.S. Government and the Government of the Russian Federation have been intensively discussing a new strategic framework. This framework will be premised on openness, mutual confidence, and real opportunities for cooperation. It will reflect a clean and clear break from the Cold War. It will also include substantial reductions in offensive nuclear forces, cooperation on missile defense, enhanced non - and counter-proliferation efforts, and measures to promote confidence and transparency. In this context, I must reiterate that the United States is firmly opposed to the UN inserting itself into issues regarding the ABM Treaty , which remains a matter for the parties. As I just noted, discussions between the Russian Federation and my country on a new strategic framework, including a revised approach to the ABM Treaty, have intensified in recent months and they will continue. In these circumstances it is even more inappropriate for the ABM Treaty to be dealt with here in this forum. If a resolution on the ABM Treaty is introduced again this year, the United States will vote no on it. We urge our friends and allies to do the same. Today's world provides both new threats and new opportunities. We must be able to react to these changes. However, let me emphasize that the United States is committed to working constructively with all members of the international community to develop broad support for an effective agenda to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and to ensure meaningful arms control. It is not just two or three nations that are threatened in today's world; the entire globe faces security challenges. We are prepared to work together in search of common ground, but we do not want to engage in activities that would undercut genuine efforts to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction and address other very real security threats. Unspeakable though the acts of September 11 were, they unfortunately do not exhaust the full range of deadly weapons available to a determined and merciless terrorist. Much has been written in recent weeks about the threat of the use of biological weapons, about the dangers of toxins and biological agents being dispersed in areas with large concentrations of people. While the ease of resorting to such weapons is sometimes overestimated in the press, the possibility that BW might be used on a massive scale must now, after September 11, be regarded as less remote than before. This possibility must give new urgency to our efforts to combat the threat of biological weapons -- and by weapons I mean here biological agents used with lethal intent. A first step must be to strengthen the norms against use of biological weapons, to make clear and doubly clear that this form of terrorism, like all others, is unacceptable. We believe that the international community, which has in Security Council Resolutions 1368 and 1373 so clearly stated its resolve to combat terrorism by all the means at its disposal, must equally clearly state that any use of biological weapons - whether by a state, an organization or an individual - would be a crime against humanity to which the international community will respond. We must also make clear that transfer of BW and other toxins to those who would use them is similarly unacceptable. Over the past six years, the United States and many other countries sought to negotiate in Geneva a protocol that would strengthen the Biological Weapons Convention - that is to give force to its prohibitions against possession, development, stockpiling and acquisition. Last July, we made clear that we could not support the protocol, because the measures that were proposed to enforce the ban against possession and development are neither effective or equitable - and given the inherent properties of biological products it seems all but certain that they can never be made so. This continues to be our view. But in addition, the events of September 11 have reinforced our view that the priority focus must be on use. The international community must here and now state our abhorrence of use, as suggested above; we must all strengthen our national laws criminalizing use and transfer, and we must all agree that use and transfer are crimes to which our many mutual treaties of extradition would apply. We must give ourselves the means to question and challenge in the event of suspected use. And we must able to distinguish an outbreak of illness caused by BW from a naturally occurring illness. And in the unthinkable event that a major BW incident occurs somewhere, we need to pool as much as we can our knowledge and expertise to minimize the effects. That is why the United States is working closely with many nations to improve our common preparedness to mitigate and respond to BW attacks, and why we intend to expand this cooperation, especially in the area of medical consequence management. The U.S. is also fully engaged in international efforts against chemical weapons. Our goals remain the worldwide destruction of existing stocks of chemical weapons and full compliance with the prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and use of these weapons of mass destruction. We are also assisting the Russian Federation in its stockpile destruction program. We note that it is not only chemical weapons activities that are of concern. In Japan, terrorists made and used nerve gas. It is essential that Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) member states put in place national laws and other regulations that help to keep materials for making chemical weapons out of unauthorized hands and ensure effective prosecution of those who make or use chemical weapons. Each of us must do all we can to control the export from our countries of sensitive goods and technology related to weapons of mass destruction. This effort remains essential if we are to prevent the spread of these weapons, not only to governments who would use such weapons against others but to terrorists as well. Improvements in border controls and monitoring will also help in this effort. The conclusions of the 2000 NPT Review Conference included several measures related to curtailing the potential risk of terrorism involving nuclear material. Among such steps are the strengthening of International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards, revising the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material , improving national standards of security and physical protection of nuclear material, establishing stronger regulatory control over radioactive sources, and enhancing international cooperation against illicit trafficking in nuclear material. These measures will not only address concerns about nuclear weapons in the hands of terrorists, but also the threats to health and life posed by indiscriminate dispersal of radioactive materials. Improving the security and safety of civil nuclear installations against sabotage is also an important step. Mr. Chairman, the United States takes seriously its obligations under the arms control agreements to which we are a party .We lead the way in assisting foreign nations to counter the proliferation of deadly technology. We are also prepared to engage in negotiations that will result in greater peace and security for the international community . We are also fully aware of the consequences to our security and that of the international system due to the changing nature of the threats posed in today's world. The U.S. Delegation will examine carefully the resolutions which are to be tabled over the coming days, taking into account the need to ensure our own security as we pursue arms control and disarmament objectives that can enhance security for all. And all nations should craft their proposals bearing in mind the real threat to our security that the events of September 11 so horribly demonstrated. The world has changed, Mr. Chairman, but many basic issues continue to compel our attention and effort. The members of this body have a responsibility to address challenges to international security, both existing and new, and my delegation is ready to work with you and our counterparts. 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Thank you all who prayed for us and supported us in this process! Your efforts have been helpful in leading to MINIMAL consequences. Agape, Marc ****NEWS RELEASE - 16 Oct 2001**** ACTIVISTS RESISTING US SPACE COMMAND SENTENCED TO PROBATION AND JAIL TIME WHO: Four peace activists connected to the Los Angeles Catholic Worker WHAT: Three sentenced to probation and fines; one sentenced to 3 months in jail WHERE: Federal Courthouse at Los Angeles, CA, because of prayer-action at Vandenberg Air Force Base WHEN: Monday October 15th 2001; 3:00pm WHY: On May 19th 2001, hundreds of peace & justice demonstrators gathered at Vandenberg Air Force Base (near Santa Barbara, CA) to call for an end to global exploitation enforced by US Space Command programs conducted from Vandenberg (VAFB). Since July 2000, about 60 people have been arrested for protesting these star wars programs, and in July 2001 four of the activists went to trial and were convicted by a jury on August 2nd. Brian Buckley, Liz Wyrsch, Scott Galindez & Marc Page were part of a Catholic Worker affinity group that conducted a prayer-action at VAFB on May 20th 2001. Two other co-defendants (Jeff Dietrich & Elizabeth Griswold) pleaded guilty early; Elizabeth is on probation for three years and Jeff is in prison for six months. Yesterday Judge William Rae pronounced a three-month prison sentence for Galindez, $560 fine & fees for Buckley & Wyrsch, and one year of probation for Buckley, Wyrsch, & Page. Galindez & Page were also ordered to pay the mandatory $60 fees. The three defendants sentenced to probation told Judge Rae that they would not pay any fees and fines, and that they are likely to resist compliance with probation. US Attorney Sharon McCaslin asked for Galindez to be jailed because of prior arrests and convictions. Three community members spontaneously stood up in the courtroom to support Galindez' request for a two-week stay of execution prior to his impending incarceration. Judge Rae accepted the request. Responding to McCaslin's accusation that the group acted under a hierarchical model of someone leading his followers, Wyrsch replied in anarchist fashion, "We led each other and we followed each other." ( Down the street in another federal courthouse, 15 Greenpeace activists were arraigned for the third time in a revised indictment of their action against star wars testing at VAFB. The internationals were granted the right to return to their homelands prior to their impending trial. They face up to 11 years for their successful delay of a national missile defense test on July 14th of this year. ) #30 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For further info: http://www.nevadadesertexperience.org/M19.html or CONTACT Elizabeth Griswold==323.267.8789 or Piper Weinberg===775.537.6088 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Revolutionary Love, Marcus P Blaise Page PO BOX 4973 GALLUP, NM 87305 U.S.A. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/AMMON for info on Ammon Hennacy projects Shundahai! . . . _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp --------------19FC4E4FA4142A891A3B9AC3-- - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Sally Light Subject: (abolition-usa) NDE's Oct. 22 event in Berkeley, CA on nuclear power Date: 16 Oct 2001 14:52:15 +0100 Friends, If you are in the Berkeley, CA. area, please put this on your calendar. Peace - Sally. Sally Light Executive Director Nevada Desert Experience WANT TO KNOW WHY NUCLEAR POWER IS HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH? Come to the free presentation & discussion on nuclear power plants, led by Ernie Goitein, engineer and NPP authority. When: Monday, October 22, 6 pm to 9 pm Where: Wesley Student Center, 2398 Bancroft Way (at Dana), Berkeley, right across the street from the UC Berkeley campus. Why: Despite the devastation & ongoing aftermath of the Chernobyl accident, the Three Mile Island accident, and the releases of radioactive contamination by the use of nuclear power in space technology, the US is going forward with nuclear power activities. The public deserves to know the risks it faces from this threat. Students are invited, but all are welcome. Light refreshments will be provided. HAVE ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT NUCLEAR POWER AND NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS ANSWERED! Sponsored by the following: Nevada Desert Experience, Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, and other organizations. For more information, call Nevada Desert Experience at (510) 527-2057. - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: John Burroughs Subject: (abolition-usa) newsletter online - post-Sept 11 disarmament picture, Date: 17 Oct 2001 17:39:21 -0400 The fall 2001 Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy newsletter is now available at http://www.lcnp.org/pubs/Bombsaway01/contents.htm, in pdf with selected articles in html. It includes articles on the post-attacks disarmament picture ("Disarmament Also Needs Coalitions", "Congress and the Fate of the ABM Treaty"), previously available articles re responding to September 11 ("A Rule-of-Law Response," "War: Metaphor into Reality," "Crime(s) of Terror: Developing Law and Legal Institutions"), and more. John Burroughs, Executive Director Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy 211 E. 43d St., Suite 1204 New York, New York 10017 USA tel: +1 212 818 1861 fax: 818 1857 e-mail: johnburroughs@lcnp.org website: www.lcnp.org Part of the Abolition 2000 Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Tim Bruening Subject: (abolition-usa) End The Nuclear Threat Now! Date: 22 Oct 2001 00:08:52 -0700 Below is a letter I wrote to my local newspapers about the terrorist attacks and the threat of nuclear war. Please write similar letters to your newspapers, President Bush, and your Congressional representatives. The September 11 terrorist attack on the U.S. has pitched the world into crisis. While it's unclear how this crisis will be resolved, we must remember that in a world with weapons of mass destruction (including the 4,400 U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons still on hair-trigger alert), an escalation of violence can lead to the ultimate catastrophe: the use of nuclear weapons. To stem this threat, President Bush should take a cue from his father. In September 1991, President George Bush Sr. responded to the instability caused by the Soviet breakup by "directing that all U.S. strategic bombers immediately stand-down from their alert posture." This, along with other de-alerting steps and the elimination of thousands of short-range nuclear weapons, led then President Gorbachev to respond in kind. Please contact President Bush (The White House, Washington, D.C., 20500; (202) 456-1111; president@whitehouse.gov) to urge him stake his own claim to history and take the lead in reducing the threat of nuclear war by working with Russia to take all nuclear weapons off hair-trigger alert and pushing for the elimination of all nuclear weapons. The use of domestic airplanes as missiles has shown us that in this uncertain world fraught with anger and hatred, anything can happen. We must make sure that nuclear war does not. - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ellen Thomas Subject: (abolition-usa) Map(s) of nuclear power plants? Date: 22 Oct 2001 07:20:47 -0400 --=====================_124232793==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Inquiry: do you know where there's a map of all U.S. nuclear power plants, and a list of towns near each one? And similar maps of nuclear plants around the world? Would really appreciate a copy, paper or (preferably) digital. Please reply to me only, and not the group (mailto:prop1@prop1.org). "Radiation Hazards USA" (http://prop1.org/prop1/radiated/drh.htm), by Louise Franklin-Ramirez and John Steinbach of the Gray Panthers, can be used to find this information, but their map lists pretty nearly ALL radiation hazards, and it would be good to have a clearly readable map for the current discussion. Did you see "Nuclear power plants vulnerable to terrorists" Sunday? - http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/epaper/editions/sunday/opinion_b32dd47c81b5 a07310d0.html (NucNews has been posted through October 18, 2001.) 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Inquiry:  do you know where there's a map of all U.S. nuclear power plants, and a list of towns near each one?  And similar maps of nuclear plants around the world?  Would really appreciate a copy, paper or (preferably) digital.  Please reply to me only, and not the group (mailto:prop1@prop1.org).

"Radiation Hazards USA" (http://prop1.org/prop1/radiated/drh.htm), by Louise Franklin-Ramirez and John Steinbach of the Gray Panthers, can be used to find this information, but their map lists pretty nearly ALL radiation hazards, and it would be good to have a clearly readable map for the current discussion.

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 --=====================_124232793==_.ALT-- - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: John Burroughs Subject: (abolition-usa) a new Marshall plan? Date: 22 Oct 2001 08:41:07 -0400 October 9, 2001 A New Marshall Plan? Advancing Human Security and Controlling Terrorism By Dick Bell & Michael Renner Worldwatch Institute What do you think of this advice from a senior U.S. military officer and statesman about how the people of the United States should deal with a part of the world torn by war, poverty, disease, and hunger: "...it is of vast importance that our people reach some general understanding of what the complications really are, rather than react from a passion or a prejudice or an emotion of the moment....It is virtually impossible at this distance merely by reading, or listening, or even seeing photographs or motion pictures, to grasp at all the real significance of the situation. And yet the whole world of the future hangs on a proper judgment." The speaker was General George C. Marshall, outlining the Marshall Plan in an address at Harvard University on June 5, 1947. Surveying the wrecked economies of Europe, Marshall noted the "possibilities of disturbances arising as a result of the desperation of the people concerned." He said that there could be "no political stability and no assured peace" without economic security, and that U.S. policy was "directed not against any country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos." As President Bush and his advisors review the results of the initial bombing campaign, they might also consider the relevance of Marshall's strategy to the moral and political problems America now confronts. Of course we should find the people responsible for the deaths of September 11 and bring them to justice, and work with other nations to root out other terrorist networks. But we must do so in a way that does not result in the deaths of even more innocent people, deaths that would only deepen the cycle of anger and rage that led to September 11. What is largely missing from the administration's rhetoric is recognition of the scale of the underlying problems that have to be addressed, regardless of how successful we may be in the short run in tracking down the perpetrators of the September 11th terrorist assaults. As Marshall's words so plainly suggest, finding the terrorists should be part of a much more ambitious campaign, one in which the rich countries approach the appalling inequities of the world with the same boldness and determination that the United States brought to bear in Europe under the Marshall Plan. We don't really need to spend another dime on "intelligence" to recognize the conditions that leave whole countries in a state of despair and misery. Some 1.2 billion people worldwide struggle to survive on $1 day or less. 1.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and 2.9 billion have inadequate access to sanitation. About 150 million children are malnourished, and more than 10 million children under 5 will die in 2001 alone. At least 150 million people are unemployed and 900 million are "underemployed"-contending with inadequate incomes despite long hours of backbreaking work. Globalization has raised expectations, even as modern communications make the rising inequality between a rich, powerful, and imposing West and the rest of the world visible to all. Poverty and deprivation do not automatically translate into hatred. But people whose hopes have worn thin, whose aspirations have been thwarted, and whose discontent is rising, are far more likely to succumb to the siren song of extremism. This is particularly true for the swelling ranks of young people whose prospects for the future are bleak. Some 34 percent of the developing world's population is under 15 years of age. The United States and the other industrial nations should launch a global “Marshall Plan” to provide everyone on earth with a decent standard of living. We can already hear the cries of people claiming that such a global plan would "cost too much." But let's look at the numbers. The cost of our initial response has soared into the tens of billions of dollars, on top of an already large proposed defense budget of $342.7 billion. For the sake of comparison, let's assume that the United States will spend an additional $100 billion on military actions in the next 12 months. What could we buy if we matched this $100 billion military expenditure dollar-for-dollar with spending on programs to alleviate human suffering? A 1998 report by the United Nations Development Programme estimated the annual cost to achieve universal access to a number of basic social services in all developing countries: $9 billion would provide water and sanitation for all; $12 billion would cover reproductive health for all women; $13 billion would give every person on Earth basic health and nutrition; and $6 billion would provide basic education for all. These sums are substantial, but they are still only a fraction of the tens of billions of dollars we are already spending. And these social and health expenditures pale in comparison with what is being spent on the military by all nationssome $780 billion each year. There is a sad irony in watching the Bush Administration's strenuous efforts to build an international coalition. There is no such muscular effort underway in the United States, or in any of the other rich nations, to build a coalition to eradicate hunger, to immunize all children, to provide clean water, to eradicate infectious disease, to provide adequate jobs, to combat illiteracy, or to build decent housing. The cost of failing to advance human security and to eliminate the fertile ground upon which terrorism thrives is already escalating. Since September 11, we know that sophisticated weapons offer little protection against those who are out to seek vengeance, at any cost, for real and perceived wrongs. Unless our priorities change, the threat is certain to keep rising in coming years. By choosing to mobilize adequate resources to address human suffering around the world, President Bush has a unique opportunity to seize the terrible moment of September 11 and earn a truly exalted place in human history. But first, we must all understand that in the end, weapons alone cannot buy us a lasting peace in a world of extreme inequality, injustice, and deprivation for billions of our fellow human beings. Dick Bell is Vice President for Communications at the Worldwatch Institute (dbell@worldwatch.org) Michael Renner is a Senior Researcher at the Worldwatch Institute (mrenner@peconic.net) For further information, please contact Niki Clark, 202-452-1992 x 517, nclark@worldwatch.org The Worldwatch Institute web site is at http://www.worldwatch.org Copyright notice: This article may be copied, used on web sites, or otherwise reproduced without charge providing that the user include the address of the Worldwatch web site (http://www.worldwatch.org) and attribute the article to the Worldwatch Institute, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20036. - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lisa Ledwidge / IEER Subject: (abolition-usa) Rep. Buyer Suggests Limited Nuclear Retaliation Date: 22 Oct 2001 16:28:39 -0500 I just received this from a friend. Does anyone have further information on= =20 this irresponsible and dangerous statement by the congressperson? Lisa http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/wrtv/20011018/lo/929540_1.html Thursday October 18 04:05 PM EDT Rep. Buyer Suggests Limited Nuclear Retaliation U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer says that the United States should use tactical=20 nuclear weapons against Osama bin Laden's terrorist network in Afghanistan= =20 if it is linked to recent anthrax incidents in the United States. The Indiana Republican said that small, specialized nuclear weapons -- not= =20 as powerful as the atom bombs that were used in World War II -- could be=20 used on the caves where members of bin Laden's network have taken shelter. Buyer, a Gulf War veteran, said that the use of the weapons would be a=20 proper response if bin Laden's people are linked to the anthrax cases in=20 Florida, Washington, New York and elsewhere in the United States. "Don't send special forces in there to sweep," Buyer said. "We'd be very=20 na=EFve to believe that biotoxins and chemical agents were not in these=20 caves. Put a tactical nuclear device in, and close these caves for a=20 thousand years." Buyer said that he hadn't talked with other lawmakers or the Bush=20 administration about the idea, and didn't know how many in the government=20 would support it. Buyer stresses that he doesn't advocate the use of full-power nuclear=20 bombs, but he acknowledged that much of the world wouldn't see the= difference. "I just want the (Bush) administration to know that I think the United=20 States needs to send a message to the world that we are prepared to do=20 that," Buyer said. - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lisa Ledwidge / IEER Subject: (abolition-usa) Symposium on Weapons and War, Washington D.C., Fri. Oct. 26 Date: 22 Oct 2001 13:41:30 -0500 >Please circulate >WEAPONS AND WAR > >A SYMPOSIUM ON >INTERNATIONAL ACCORDS TOWARDS WORLD SECURITY >AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE AFTER SEPTEMBER 11 > >Friday, October 26, 2001 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m > >Lutheran Church of the Reformation >212 East Capitol Street Washington D.C. >(2 blocks east of the Capitol Building and one block east of the Supreme >Court) > >Activist and academic experts will provide an update on threats from >biological, toxic, and nuclear weapons and existing international >agreements intended to minimize these threats. Discussions will cover the >Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), the Anti-Ballistic Missile >(ABM) Treaty, the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), and the >Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The United States government is >sabotaging all four treaties: by rejecting a Compliance Protocol on the >BTWC that is to be finalized in November in Geneva, by beginning to build a >missile defense facility in Alaska, by refusing to ratify the CTBT, and by >developing low-yield bunker-busting weapons. > >Speakers include: >Congressman Dennis Kucinich (invited) >Brian Becker, co-director of the International Action Center (IAC) >Max Obuszewski, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) >Arjun Makhijani, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER) >Hillel W. Cohen, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Social Medicine >Edward Hammond, Sunshine Project >Jackie Cabasso, Western States Legal Foundation >John Burroughs, Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy >Tara Thornton, Military Toxics Project (MPT) >Gina Amatangelo, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) >Kevin Martin, Peace Action > >For more information contact Chela Vazquez (IATP) at (612) 870-3441 >cvazquez@iatp.org > >Steering committee and supporters include: Institute for Agriculture and >Trade Policy (IATP), Bradford University, Sunshine Project, International >Peace Bureau (IPB), Transnational Institute (TNI), The Center for Defense >Information (CDI), Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in >Space, Instituto Latinoamericano de Servicios Legales Alternativos (ILSA), >Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), NGO Committee >on Disarmament, Peace Action, Corporacion de Unidades Democraticas para el >Desarrollo (CEUDES), Centro de Debate y Accion Ambiental, Institute for >Energy and Environmental Research (IEER), Accion Ecologica, OXFAM Change >Inititiative. > >FREE TO THE PUBLIC > >Chela Vazquez >Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) >2105 First Avenue South >Minneapolis MN 55404 USA >Tel. office: (612) 870-3441 >Fax: (612) 870-4846 >cvazquez@iatp.org >http://www.iatp.org >http://www.wtowatch.org >http://www.sustain.org/biotech >http://www.gefoodalert.org - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Joan Russow Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Symposium on Weapons and War, Washington Date: 22 Oct 2001 16:47:16 +0000 Excellent Conference. I wish I could attend. HEre is what I have been circulating Joan Russow Self defence is not an excuse for revenge In the face of human disaster, the calls for revenge and retribution are predictable, and sadly have failed to be resisted. The rule of international law, must be respected, and it is the role of the Secretary General Kofi Anan and the General Assembly to intervene immediately , and call for the US to respect the rule of international law and to prevent the scourge of war. The US is engaging in an ill-conceived and dangerous act of retaliation which will only serve to spawn more terrorism and destabilization. The purpose of the United Nations Charter is to prevent the scourge of war. Unfortunately, Article 51 of the Charter of United Nations has been misused and ill-defined to justify not 'self defence" but armed retaliation. It would appear that rather than seek informed legal opinion from the International Court of Justice on the meaning of Article 51, the US has proceeded to redefine "self defence" and "justice" to denote armed retaliation. Article 51 which endorses self defence only if all other options are considered is being used by US and Allies to justify retaliation. The defence of self defence is never a justification only an excuse when there are no other options. There are, however, other options. For too long many member states of the United Nations have failed to respect the International Court of Justice in the Hague. States like the US have refused to accept the jurisdiction of the international Court, and when the US does accept the jurisdiction, the US refuses to accept the decision of the court (1988 ruling against the US planting land mines in Nicaragua). In 1999, ten NATO countries including Canada and the US refused to accept the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice when Yugoslavia brought the NATO countries to the Court for violation of international law. The United States should seek justice through international law, rather than retribution through perpetuating the cycle of violence and revenge. Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Manley in question period Wednesday September 19, claimed that there was no recourse through international law because the International Criminal Court proposal has not yet received the 60 signatures required for its implementation.. The International Court of Justice has, however, existed for over 50 years and is responsible for hearing cases brought to it by member states of the UN. Francis Boyle, an American specialist in international law, is supporting the use of the International Court of Justice. He affirms the following: "The 1971 Montreal Sabotage Convention is directly on point here, and provides a comprehensive framework for dealing with the current dispute between the United States and Afghanistan over the tragic events of 11 September 2001. Both States are contracting parties to the Montreal Sabotage Convention, together with 173 other States in the World. The United States is under an absolute obligation to resolve this dispute with Afghanistan in a peaceful manner as required by UN Charter Article 2(3) and Article 33 as well as by the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928, as well as in accordance with the requirements of the Montreal Sabotage Convention -- all of which treaties bind most of the States of the World. In addition, the United States should offer to submit this entire dispute to the International Court of Justice in The Hague (the so-called World Court) on the basis of the Montreal Sabotage Convention, and should ask the Government of Afghanistan to withdraw its Reservation to World Court jurisdiction as permitted by article 14(3) of the Montreal Sabotage Convention. Furthermore, all other contracting parties must invoke the Montreal Sabotage Convention against both the United States and Afghanistan in order to produce a peaceful resolution of this dispute." In Addition, the US could take other states, signatories to the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights to the International Court of Justice, and Article 20 of the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights: this article states: “Any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence shall be prohibited by law". Perhaps the best counter to terrorism would be for the global community to act on previous commitments to substantively reduce the military and transfer the peace dividend to the achievement of global social justice and equity. Throughout the years, through international agreements, member states of the United Nations have recognized the need to reduce the military budget. In 1976 at Habitat 1, member states of the United Nations affirmed the following in relation to the military budget: "The waste and misuse of resources in war and armaments should be prevented. All countries should make a firm commitment to promote general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control, in particular in the field of nuclear disarmament. Part of the resources thus released should be utilized so as to achieve a better quality of life for humanity and particularly the peoples of developing countries" In 1981, in the General Assembly resolution entitled Resolution on the reduction of the military budget, the member states (I) reaffirmed "the urgent need to reduce the military budget, and agreed to freeze and reduce the military budget"; (ii) recognised that "the military budget constitutes a heavy burden for the economies of all nations, and has extremely harmful consequences on international peace and security"; (iii) reiterated the appeal "to all States, in particular the most heavily armed States, ..., to exercise self-restraint in their military expenditures with a view to reallocating the funds thus saved to economic and social development, particularly for the benefit of developing countries" These appeals were further reinforced through various international documents, including the Programme of Action of the 1994 United Nations Conference on Population and Development: "quantitative and qualitative goals of the present Programme of Action clearly require additional resources, some of which could become available from a reordering of priorities at the individual, national and international levels. However, none of the actions required - nor all of them combined - is expensive in the context of either current global development or military expenditures." (Article 1.19) Currently the Global Community spends more than $840 billion per year on the military budget at a time when many basic and fundamental rights have not been fulfilled: the human right to affordable and safe housing; the right to unadulterated food (pesticide-free and genetically engineered-free food); the right to safe drinking water; the right to a safe environment; the right to universally accessible, not for profit health care; and the right to free and accessible education. In addition, years of redress and assistance to those who have been oppressed should be compensated and "third world debt canceled. The time is now. There must be funds for global social justice not for arms. Joan Russow PhD Global Compliance Research Project Victoria, BC. Canada 1 250 598-0071 At 01:41 PM 10/22/01 -0500, you wrote: > >>Please circulate > >>WEAPONS AND WAR >> >>A SYMPOSIUM ON >>INTERNATIONAL ACCORDS TOWARDS WORLD SECURITY >>AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE AFTER SEPTEMBER 11 >> >>Friday, October 26, 2001 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m >> >>Lutheran Church of the Reformation >>212 East Capitol Street Washington D.C. >>(2 blocks east of the Capitol Building and one block east of the Supreme >>Court) >> >>Activist and academic experts will provide an update on threats from >>biological, toxic, and nuclear weapons and existing international >>agreements intended to minimize these threats. Discussions will cover the >>Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), the Anti-Ballistic Missile >>(ABM) Treaty, the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), and the >>Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The United States government is >>sabotaging all four treaties: by rejecting a Compliance Protocol on the >>BTWC that is to be finalized in November in Geneva, by beginning to build a >>missile defense facility in Alaska, by refusing to ratify the CTBT, and by >>developing low-yield bunker-busting weapons. >> >>Speakers include: >>Congressman Dennis Kucinich (invited) >>Brian Becker, co-director of the International Action Center (IAC) >>Max Obuszewski, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) >>Arjun Makhijani, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER) >>Hillel W. Cohen, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Social Medicine >>Edward Hammond, Sunshine Project >>Jackie Cabasso, Western States Legal Foundation >>John Burroughs, Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy >>Tara Thornton, Military Toxics Project (MPT) >>Gina Amatangelo, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) >>Kevin Martin, Peace Action >> >>For more information contact Chela Vazquez (IATP) at (612) 870-3441 >>cvazquez@iatp.org >> >>Steering committee and supporters include: Institute for Agriculture and >>Trade Policy (IATP), Bradford University, Sunshine Project, International >>Peace Bureau (IPB), Transnational Institute (TNI), The Center for Defense >>Information (CDI), Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in >>Space, Instituto Latinoamericano de Servicios Legales Alternativos (ILSA), >>Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), NGO Committee >>on Disarmament, Peace Action, Corporacion de Unidades Democraticas para el >>Desarrollo (CEUDES), Centro de Debate y Accion Ambiental, Institute for >>Energy and Environmental Research (IEER), Accion Ecologica, OXFAM Change >>Inititiative. >> >>FREE TO THE PUBLIC >> >>Chela Vazquez >>Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) >>2105 First Avenue South >>Minneapolis MN 55404 USA >>Tel. office: (612) 870-3441 >>Fax: (612) 870-4846 >>cvazquez@iatp.org >>http://www.iatp.org >>http://www.wtowatch.org >>http://www.sustain.org/biotech >>http://www.gefoodalert.org > > >- > To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. > > > - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: David Culp Subject: (abolition-usa) Rep. King: Nukes Should Be an Option in Afghanistan Date: 23 Oct 2001 10:01:32 -0400 REP. KING: NUKES SHOULD BE AN OPTION IN AFGHANISTAN Newmax.com, Sunday, October 21, 2001, 10:24 a.m. EDT New York Congressman Peter King said Sunday that the U.S. shouldn't rule out the use of tactical nuclear weapons to stop Osama bin Laden and Afghanistan's Taliban government from using chemical weapons against American troops. "I would never rule out tactical nuclear weapons if I thought they could do the job and if they were needed," King told WABC Radio's Steve Malzberg. The conservative Republican said going nuclear is "a question of military necessity." "If the military people said that we think that certain chemical weapons are going to be used, we know where they are and the only way we can stop their use is by using tactical nuclear weapons -- obviously we have to use them," King told Malzberg. The New York congressman warned that going nuclear "should always be a last resort," then added: "But having said that, our national security has to come first if that is what would be necessary to stop the use of chemical weapons." King is the second member of Congress to voice support for the nuclear option. On Thursday, Indiana Republican Stephen Buyer told an Indiana television station that if the United States can prove a causal link between the recent spate of anthrax-contaminated letters and bin Laden's organization, "I would support the use of a limited precision tactical nuclear device." "When there are hardened caves that go back a half a mile," Buyer said, "don't send in Special Forces to sweep. We'd be naive to think biotoxins are not in there. Put in tactical nuclear devices and close these caves for a thousand years." King also complained to Malzberg that House Speaker Dennis Hastert was double-crossed on Thursday when Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle first agreed to close the Senate, then reversed course. "I was really disgusted by it. ... The fact is that the House leadership, Democrat and Republican, were specifically requested by the police and by the medical officers to close down our office building so they could conduct a full sweep. This was part of a biochemical criminal investigation," King told Malzberg. "We had no choice. We had to do it." King said that, contrary to media reports, the Senate also evacuated its offices but Senators were able to use back-up facilities that House members don't have. "These guys get secret hideaway offices in the Capitol building and that's where they went. We didn't have that luxury of going there." King excoriated the media for painting House members as cowards, telling Malzberg, "As far as I know, Tom Brokaw still hasn't moved back into his office at 30 Rock." Last week Brokaw's assistant opened an anthrax-laden letter that investigators believe came from the same source that targeted Congress. The New York Republican also commented on Sen. Hillary Clinton getting booed at Saturday night's Twin Towers benefit concert staged by Paul McCartney at New York's Madison Square Garden. "That wasn't exactly a vote of confidence," King told Malzberg. "I would bet a lot of those people who were booing were registered Democrats, they were Reagan Democrats. ... It shows that people like Hillary Clinton and other Democrats are never going to be accepted by the real working people of this city and state." - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: David Culp Subject: (abolition-usa) GOP Congressman Suggests Limited Nuclear Retaliation Date: 23 Oct 2001 10:01:39 -0400 GOP CONGRESSMAN SUPPORTS LIMITED NUCLEAR RETALIATION Jim Burns, CNSNews.com, Thursday, October 18, 2001 (CNSNews.com) - Emphasizing that his idea is just an option, Rep. Steve Buyer (R-Ind.) believes the United States should consider using tactical nuclear weapons against Osama bin Laden's terrorist network in Afghanistan if that network is linked to the recent anthrax incidents in the United States. Buyer, a Persian Gulf war veteran and member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee thinks small, specialized nuclear weapons, not as powerful as the atom bombs that were dropped on Japan in World War Two, could be used on the caves where members of bin Laden's network have taken shelter. However, Buyer emphasized that the use of the weapons would only be a proper response if bin Laden's people are linked to the anthrax cases in Florida, Washington, New York and elsewhere in the United States. "Don't send special forces in there to sweep. We'd be very naive to believe that biotoxins and chemical agents were not in these caves. Put a tactical nuclear device in and close these caves for a thousand years," said Buyer in an interview with Indianapolis television station WRTV. Buyer stressed that he doesn't advocate the use of full-power nuclear bombs, but acknowledged that much of the world wouldn't see the difference. Buyer's press secretary, Laura Zuckerman, told CNSNews.com Thursday, "This is not an option that the congressman has called upon the White House or anybody of the military operations to take. He is just saying he would support it, if this an option that they would like to take. "He's not advocating nuclear war. He's a gulf war veteran, he knows the horrors of war and he would never look to escalate something in this way. If they [were] quelled somewhat by the threat of a nuclear attack, then the threat itself might be enough," said Zuckerman. Last Sunday on CBS' 60 Minutes, National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice said the United States would remain on high alert for some time although there were no specific terrorist threats, she said, nor any evidence that terrorists had gotten their hands on nuclear weapons. "There are reports of all kinds of things, some true and some not. But there's no reason for the American people at this point to fear a specific threat of that kind. We have no credible evidence of a specific threat of that kind," Rice said. - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ellen Thomas Subject: (abolition-usa) Japanese delegation, 2 events: Friday 10/26 6 pm potluck at Date: 23 Oct 2001 10:19:26 -0400 --=====================_87419084==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ANNOUNCEMENT: Come greet the Gensuikyo Peace Delegation from Japan at two events this weekend:=20 Friday 10/26 - Potluck Reception, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Mott House,122= Maryland Ave NE, DC =20 http://protest.net/dcimc/index.cgi?span=3Devent&ID=3D232926&day=3D26&month= =3DOctober &year=3D2001&state_values=3D Saturday, 10/27, 5 pm - Peace vigil and drums outside the White House in Lafayette (Peace) Park. The Japanese delegation will participate on= Saturday, but the daily vigil has been happening since September 11th, and seeks daily input from activists-at-large. =20 =20 Phone Contact 202-462-0757 More Information=20 Friday, October 26, please come to The Mott House at 6:00 p.m. for a potluck supper to greet a group of really wonderful activists from Japan, including several leaders of Gensuikyo [Japan Council Against A & H Bombs] - from= Hyogo, Kyoto and Gumma prefectures - and people from member national organizations.= =20 They will be spending the day Friday lobbying. Saturday afternoon at 5 pm they will join the daily drumming to stop the war in Afghanistan, outside= the White House, in Lafayete (Peace) Park.=20 Please call 202-462-0757 (Proposition One) for information, and let us= know if you would like to:=20 . participate in the lobbying, or have any suggestions about who might be receptive to a Japanese delegation which wants to speak about U.S.-Japan defense arrangements and global missile defense;=20 . speak or perform musically at the event in the evening;=20 . invite delegates to your office for a meeting Friday or Saturday.=20 . join the drum circle and demonstration Saturday (October 27) at 5 pm= (and daily), outside the White House, in Lafayete (Peace) Park.=20 Here is the Gensuikyo delegation:=20 HIDA Satoko (f)=85Waseda University=20 ISHIKAWA Yukiko (f)=85Vice Chair, All Japan Teachers and Staff Union= (ZENKYO)=20 KAJIMOTO Shushi (m)=85Director, Hyogo Council against A & H Bombs/National Executive Board Member, Japan Council against A & H Bombs=20 KIKUCHI Sadanori (m)=85Gumma Council against A & H Bombs/ National= Executive Board Member, Japan Council against A & H Bombs=20 KOSUGI Isao (m)=85Director, Kyoto Council against A & H Bombs/ National Executive Board Member, Japan Council against A & H Bombs=20 OHSUKA Kan (m)=85Deputy Director, Kanagawa Council against A & H Bombs/Secretary, Yokosuka Council against A & H Bombs=20 SASAKI Megumi (m)=85Deputy Director, Tokyo Council against A & H Bombs=20 TAKADA Ai (f)=85Staff member, Japan Council against A & H Bombs=20 Here is the hope and intent:=20 "We are visiting NY, to encourage those, like NAC and NAM members, who are working for the abolition of nuclear weapons and to pressure nuclear weapons states (and our own government) to make good on the undertaking they made at the 2000 NPT Review Conference. In meeting with legislators in Washington= DC, we would want to call on them for their efforts for nuclear disarmament and= the elimination of nuclear weapons. We would also want to express our sincere condolences to the friends and family members of the victims of and those injured by the terrorism, our strong condemnation of the terrorist attacks= and our solidarity with the struggle in the United States for the eradication of terrorism based on reason and law, not through means of armed forces." Ai Takada, Translator and staff member, Gensuikyo=20 About Japanese Concerns, 2001 - http://prop1.org/japan/japanlv.htm Sponsors - Proposition One Committee; Gray Panthers Hiroshima-Nagasaki Committee PROPOSITION ONE COMMITTEE P.O. Box 27217, Washington, DC 20038 USA 202-462-0757 (phone) | 202-265-5389 (fax) http://prop1.org | prop1@prop1.org *** BAN ALL RADIOACTIVE BOMBS * depleted uranium, fission, neutron * Online Petition! - http://www.PetitionOnline.com/prop1/petition.html Write Letter to Congress - http://prop1.org/prop1/letter.htm=20 Depleted uranium keeps on killing! - http://prop1@prop1.org/2000/du/dulv.htm NucNews - http://prop1.org/nucnews/briefslv.htm Drums for Disarmament - http://prop1.org/history/drumslv.htm=20 --=====================_87419084==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ANNOUNCEMENT:

Come greet the Gensuikyo Peace Delegation from Japan at two events this weekend:

Friday 10/26 - Potluck Reception, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Mott House,122 Maryland Ave NE, DC   http://protest.net/dcimc/index.cgi?span=3Devent&ID= =3D232926&day=3D26&month=3DOctober&year=3D2001&state_values<= /a>=3D

Saturday, 10/27, 5 pm - Peace vigil and drums outside the White House in Lafayette (Peace) Park.  The Japanese delegation will participate on Saturday, but the daily vigil has been happening since September 11th, and seeks daily input from activists-at-large. 
 
Phone Contact 202-462-0757

More Information

Friday, October 26, please come to The Mott House at 6:00 p.m. for a potluck supper to greet a group of really wonderful activists from Japan, including several leaders of Gensuikyo [Japan Council Against A & H Bombs] - from Hyogo, Kyoto and Gumma prefectures - and people from member national organizations.

  They will be spending the day Friday lobbying. Saturday afternoon at 5 pm they will join the daily drumming to stop the war in Afghanistan, outside the White House, in Lafayete (Peace) Park.

  Please call 202-462-0757 (Proposition One) for information, and let us know if you would like to:

  . participate in the lobbying, or have any suggestions about who might be receptive to a Japanese delegation which wants to speak about U.S.-Japan defense arrangements and global missile defense;

  . speak or perform musically at the event in the evening;

  . invite delegates to your office for a meeting Friday or Saturday.

  . join the drum circle and demonstration Saturday (October 27) at 5 pm (and daily), outside the White House, in Lafayete (Peace) Park.

  Here is the Gensuikyo delegation:

  HIDA Satoko (f)=85Waseda University
  ISHIKAWA Yukiko (f)=85Vice Chair, All Japan Teachers and Staff Union (ZENKYO)
  KAJIMOTO Shushi (m)=85Director, Hyogo Council against A & H Bombs/National Executive Board Member, Japan Council against A & H Bombs
  KIKUCHI Sadanori (m)=85Gumma Council against A & H Bombs/ National Executive Board Member, Japan Council against A & H Bombs
  KOSUGI Isao (m)=85Director, Kyoto Council against A & H Bombs/ National Executive Board Member, Japan Council against A & H Bombs
  OHSUKA Kan (m)=85Deputy Director, Kanagawa Council against A & H
  Bombs/Secretary, Yokosuka Council against A & H Bombs
  SASAKI Megumi (m)=85Deputy Director, Tokyo Council against A & H Bombs
  TAKADA Ai (f)=85Staff member, Japan Council against A & H Bombs

  Here is the hope and intent:

  "We are visiting NY, to encourage those, like NAC and NAM members, who are working for the abolition of nuclear weapons and to pressure nuclear weapons states (and our own government) to make good on the undertaking they made at the 2000 NPT Review Conference. In meeting with legislators in Washington DC, we would want to call on them for their efforts for nuclear disarmament and the elimination of nuclear weapons. We would also want to express our sincere condolences to the friends and family members of the victims of and those injured by the terrorism, our strong condemnation of the terrorist attacks and our solidarity with the struggle in the United States for the eradication of terrorism based on reason and law, not through means of armed forces." Ai Takada, Translator and staff member, Gensuikyo

About Japanese Concerns, 2001 - http://prop1.org/japan/japanlv.htm

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http://prop1.org/history/drumslv.htm --=====================_87419084==_.ALT-- - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: David Culp Subject: (abolition-usa) Oppose the Kyl amendment to cut nuclear testing monitoring (CTBTO Date: 24 Oct 2001 13:46:05 -0400 On the Senate floor today, Sen. Jon Kyl may offer an amendment to the foreign operations appropriations bill, H.R. 2506, to strike funding for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). This international organization was created to monitor compliance with the nuclear testing moratorium. The U.S. payment for the CTBTO is only $20 million for FY 2002. * The Bush administration requested full funding for the CTBTO in its February budget request. * The House Appropriations Committee provided full funding for the CTBTO in its markup of the foreign operations bill. There are 161 countries (including the United States) that have signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT); 84 countries have ratified the treaty. These payments are not for diplomats drinking lattes in Geneva. It is to complete the system of 321 monitoring stations and 16 radionuclide laboratories around the globe. The web site of the CTBTO contains additional information about the organization at . Sen. Kyl opposes a nuclear testing moratorium and believe the U.S. should resume testing. That is why he and other conservative Senators have proposed eliminating funding for the international organization that monitors the test ban. The Friends Committee on National Legislation (a Quaker lobby) strongly urges the Senate to reject the Kyl amendment to delete funds for the CTBTO. David Culp, Legislative Representative Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers) 245 Second Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002-5795 Tel: (202) 547-6000, ext. 146 Toll free: (800) 630-1330, ext. 146 Fax: (202) 547-6019 E-mail: david@fcnl.org Web site: www.fcnl.org - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ASlater Subject: (abolition-usa) Sign letter to change US bioweapons policy Date: 24 Oct 2001 16:21:10 -0400 >From: mritchie@iatp.org > >WTO Activist (wto-activist@iatp.org) Posted: 10/24/2001 By mritchie@iatp.org >============================================================ >DWD: request for action - about US bioweapons policy >forwarded to: >Diverse Women for Diversity > >From: Edward Hammond >Subject: Sunshine: Action: Help Bring US Bioweapons Policy to its Senses > >The Sunshine Project (US) >3 October 2001 >http://www.sunshine-project.org > >** Please distribute this notice ** > >This is a call for citizen action to encourage sensible US policy on >biological weapons control. Please help with only a few minutes of your >time. This e-mail action can be customized with a personal message to Colin >Powell and other senior US officials. > >The events of September 11th and their aftermath have dramatically >underscored the need for better international controls on biological >weapons. International negotiations to achieve this are at a critical >juncture. > >US diplomats are presently rejecting international measures to verify >compliance with the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. The US is not >only refusing to cooperate, but as the agreement approached consensus the US >began to actively block the rest of the world from adopting it. > >The Bioweapons Convention is the world's best treaty protection against >development of biological weapons. Without a verification agreement, the >Bioweapons Convention will remain toothless and the world a more dangerous >place. > >So far, international diplomatic protests have not been effective. Public >pressure is urgently needed to bring the Bush administration to its senses. >Biological weapons control cannot be a secretive concern of elite government >officials. Policy failures require citizen involvement. >A new e-mail action at the Sunshine Project website enables anyone to write >US Secretary of State Colin Powell and members of the US Congress to urge >them to immediately send diplomats back to the bioweapons negotiating table >with clear orders to quickly complete the Verification Protocol. > >Take action! You can make a difference. To send your letter, please visit >our home page, or follow this direct link: >http://www.sunshine-project.org/action/powell.nclk >Please forward this message and invite your friends to do the same. Thank >you! > >forwarded >by >Diverse Women for Diversity >Listservant >beb@igc.org > >_________________________________ > > > > > > > >============================================================ >How to Use this Mailing List >============================================================ > >You received this e-mail as a result of your registration on the wto-activist mailing list. > >To unsubscribe, please send an email to listserv@iatp.org. In the body of the message type: >unsubscribe wto-activist > >For a list of other commands and list options, please send email to listserv@iatp.org. >In the body of the message type: >help > >Please direct content questions about this list to: support@iatp.org > >Please direct technical questions about this service to: support@iatp.org > - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ASlater Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: A New Marshall Plan? Advancing Human Security and Date: 24 Oct 2001 16:32:08 -0400 >From: Lightparty@aol.com >Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 13:19:03 EDT >Subject: Fwd: A New Marshall Plan? Advancing Human Security and Controlling Terrorism >To: Lightparty@aol.com >X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 113 >X-Loop-Detect: 1 > > >Return-path: >From: Lightparty@aol.com >Full-name: Lightparty >Message-ID: <65.1c99c2fc.2908444f@aol.com> >Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 12:20:31 EDT >Subject: A New Marshall Plan? Advancing Human Security and Controlling Terrorism >To: Lightparty@aol.com >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 113 > >A New Marshall Plan? >Advancing Human Security and Controlling Terrorism > Dick Bell & Michael Renner >Worldwatch Institute > > >What do you think of this advice from a senior U.S. military officer and >statesman about how the people of the United States should deal with a part >of the world torn by war, poverty, disease, and hunger: > >"...it is of vast importance that our people reach some general understanding >of what the complications really are, rather than react from a passion or a >prejudice or an emotion of the moment....It is virtually impossible at this >distance merely by reading, or listening, or even seeing photographs or >motion pictures, to grasp at all the real significance of the situation. And >yet the whole world of the future hangs on a proper judgment." > >The speaker was General George C. Marshall, outlining the Marshall Plan in an >address at Harvard University on June 5, 1947. Surveying the wrecked >economies of Europe, Marshall noted the "possibilities of disturbances >arising as a result of the desperation of the people concerned." He said that >there could be "no political stability and no assured peace" without economic >security, and that U.S. policy was "directed not against any country or >doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos." > >As President Bush and his advisors review the results of the initial bombing >campaign, they might also consider the relevance of Marshall's strategy to >the moral and political problems America now confronts. Of course we should >find the people responsible for the deaths of September 11 and bring them to >justice, and work with other nations to root out other terrorist networks. >But we must do so in a way that does not result in the deaths of even more >innocent people, deaths that would only deepen the cycle of anger and rage >that led to September 11. > >What is largely missing from the administration's rhetoric is recognition of >the scale of the underlying problems that have to be addressed, regardless of >how successful we may be in the short run in tracking down the perpetrators >of the September 11th terrorist assaults. As Marshall's words so plainly >suggest, finding the terrorists should be part of a much more ambitious >campaign, one in which the rich countries approach the appalling inequities >of the world with the same boldness and determination that the United States >brought to bear in Europe under the Marshall Plan. > >We don't really need to spend another dime on "intelligence" to recognize the >conditions that leave whole countries in a state of despair and misery. Some >1.2 billion people worldwide struggle to survive on $1 day or less. 1.2 >billion people lack access to safe drinking water and 2.9 billion have >inadequate access to sanitation. About 150 million children are malnourished, >and more than 10 million children under 5 will die in 2001 alone. At least >150 million people are unemployed and 900 million are >"underemployed"-contending with inadequate incomes despite long hours of >backbreaking work. > > >Globalization has raised expectations, even as modern communications make the >rising inequality between a rich, powerful, and imposing West and the rest of >the world visible to all. Poverty and deprivation do not automatically >translate into hatred. But people whose hopes have worn thin, whose >aspirations have been thwarted, and whose discontent is rising, are far more >likely to succumb to the siren song of extremism. This is particularly true >for the swelling ranks of young people whose prospects for the future are >bleak. Some 34 percent of the developing world's population is under 15 years >of age. > >The United States and the other industrial nations should launch a global >"Marshall Plan" to provide everyone on earth with a decent standard of >living. We can already hear the cries of people claiming that such a global >plan would "cost too much." But let's look at the numbers. The cost of our >initial response has soared into the tens of billions of dollars, on top of >an already large proposed defense budget of $342.7 billion. > >For the sake of comparison, let's assume that the United States will spend an >additional $100 billion on military actions in the next 12 months. What could >we buy if we matched this $100 billion military expenditure dollar-for-dollar >with spending on programs to alleviate human suffering? > >A 1998 report by the United Nations Development Programme estimated the >annual cost to achieve universal access to a number of basic social services >in all developing countries: $9 billion would provide water and sanitation >for all; $12 billion would cover reproductive health for all women; $13 >billion would give every person on Earth basic health and nutrition; and $6 >billion would provide basic education for all. > >These sums are substantial, but they are still only a fraction of the tens of >billions of dollars we are already spending. And these social and health >expenditures pale in comparison with what is being spent on the military by >all nations-some $780 billion each year. > >There is a sad irony in watching the Bush Administration's strenuous efforts >to build an international coalition. There is no such muscular effort >underway in the United States, or in any of the other rich nations, to build >a coalition to eradicate hunger, to immunize all children, to provide clean >water, to eradicate infectious disease, to provide adequate jobs, to combat >illiteracy, or to build decent housing. > >The cost of failing to advance human security and to eliminate the fertile >ground upon which terrorism thrives is already escalating. Since September >11, we know that sophisticated weapons offer little protection against those >who are out to seek vengeance, at any cost, for real and perceived wrongs. >Unless our priorities change, the threat is certain to keep rising in coming >years. > >By choosing to mobilize adequate resources to address human suffering around >the world, President Bush has a unique opportunity to seize the terrible >moment of September 11 and earn a truly exalted place in human history. But >first, we must all understand that in the end, weapons alone cannot buy us a >lasting peace in a world of extreme inequality, injustice, and deprivation >for billions of our fellow human beings. > > >Dick Bell is Vice President for Communications at the Worldwatch Institute >(dbell@worldwatch.org) > >Michael Renner is a Senior Researcher at the Worldwatch Institute >(mrenner@peconic.net) > >For further information, please contact Niki Clark, 202-452-1992 x 517, >nclark@worldwatch.org > >The Worldwatch Institute web site is at http://www.worldwatch.org > >Copyright notice: This article may be copied, used on web sites, or otherwise >reproduced without charge providing that the user include the address of the >Worldwatch web site (http://www.worldwatch.org) and attribute the article to >the Worldwatch Institute, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20036. > > >FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: >Worldwatch Institute >1776 Massachusetts Ave NW >Washington, DC 20036 >telephone: 202 452-1999 >fax: 202 296-7365 >e-mail worldwatch@worldwatch.org >or visit our website www.worldwatch.org > > - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ASlater Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: ALERT! HELP STOP PRO-NUKE, PRO ANWR ENERGY BILL! Date: 24 Oct 2001 17:59:19 -0400 >Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 10:18:33 -0400 >From: michael mariotte >Reply-To: nirsnet@nirs.org >Organization: NIRS >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; U) >X-Accept-Language: en >To: nirsnet@nirs.org >Subject: ALERT! HELP STOP PRO-NUKE, PRO ANWR ENERGY BILL! >X-Loop-Detect: 1 > >Energy industry interests in the U.S. Senate, led by former Energy >Committee Chairman Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) are using our current >national security crisis as an immoral, repugnant means of propping up >the nuclear and oil industries. > >Specifically, Murkowski and a few other Senators reportedly have >introduced a "stripped-down" energy bill that they intend to attach to >any legislation moving through the Senate--no matter how important that >legislation is to our country. > >This "stripped-down" bill (we don't yet have a bill number) would >reauthorize the Price-Anderson nuclear insurance scheme (despite the >fact that it does not expire until next August, and is only needed to >allow construction of new reactors), allow oil drilling in the Arctic >National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), provide some gas pipeline incentives, >and provide a minimum of funds for renewable energy projects. > >This effort is in response to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle's >refusal to bring up energy legislation that includes ANWR to the Senate >floor, and his directive to Senate Energy Committee chairman Jeff >Bingaman (D-N.M.) to develop a new bill Daschle can support sufficiently >to bring to a vote. Murkowski and his colleagues want to bypass Daschle >and get their own bill voted on, and they don't seem to care what kind >of harm they do to the nation to get this. > >We must respond NOW! However, responding is not as easy in these times >as it sometimes is. > >First, there is no guarantee Bingaman will produce a bill without >Price-Anderson reauthorization (it was in his initial draft). Thus, we >cannot simply support a Bingaman alternative. > >Second, as you probably know, it is virtually impossible to reach anyone >on Capitol Hill right now--most Senate and House offices remain closed >due to anthrax scares. It is simply not possible to effectively call, >e-mail, or fax anyone in the Senate, and letters absolutely will not be >delivered for weeks, if then. > >Thus, we must be more creative. First, contact your local media. Do they >know a small band of right-wing, pro-energy industry senators are >threatening to hold up the works of the entire U.S. Senate during this >crucial period in our history, simply to help their allies and campaign >contributors? Is this really the type of divisive, controversial >legislation the Senate should be considering right now? Or should the >Senate focus on appropriations bills and keeping the government running >in its few days before adjournment? Why does reauthorization of >Price-Anderson, which doesn't expire for many months, and even then is >only necessary for new reactors, rate such a high priority on these >senators' agendas? > >We urge you to call your local reporters and editorial boards, write >letters to the editor and op-eds, call in to radio talk shows, contact >your local TV outlets. The more this story is told, the less likely >Murkowski et al, will be successful. Please feel free to refer your >media to NIRS for additional comment/background info if they would like >it. > >Second, please call your Senators' home offices--since you can't call >them on Capitol Hill, call them at home, and urge them to oppose >minority efforts to add controversial energy legislation--especially >Price-Anderson and ANWR--to urgent bills. Tell them to choose a >SUSTAINABLE energy future. Tell them you have contacted your local media >to watch their actions. Your Senators' local offices should be listed in >the blue (government) pages of your phone book; if you cannot find a >number, call NIRS (202-328-0002). > >Third, ask everyone you know and everyone you meet to do steps 1 and 2! > >Finally, continue to gather signatures on NIRS' Petition for a >Sustainable Energy Future. We have collected many thousands of >signatures in just a few weeks, but we need to get more. If you need >more copies, you can a) download from NIRS' website, in the Nuclear >Relapse section (www.nirs.org); b) call NIRS (202-328-0002) and we will >either fax or mail you copies. We will get these to the Senate before >any vote occurs. > >The actions of these few Senators are as opportunistic and disgusting as >I have seen in my 17 years at NIRS. But these Senators have some less >vocal allies. With some major national environmental groups still >sitting on the sidelines after September 11, it's up to us to stop this >in its tracks. The nuclear and oil industries are not grieving, they are >pressing hard for their own interests. We CAN stop them! I really ask >each of you to help. > >Thank you. > >Michael Mariotte >Executive Director >Nuclear Information and Resource Service >www.nirs.org > - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JGG786@aol.com Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Fwd: ALERT! HELP STOP PRO-NUKE, PRO ANWR ENERGY BILL! Date: 24 Oct 2001 18:21:57 EDT --part1_16d.2da0f68.29089905_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit We need a model letter and a good oped to pass around. Please do this for us. Jonathan --part1_16d.2da0f68.29089905_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit We need a model letter and a good oped to pass around. Please do this for us. Jonathan --part1_16d.2da0f68.29089905_boundary-- - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: David Culp Subject: (abolition-usa) Kyl amendment to cut nuclear testing monitoring (CTBTO) on Date: 24 Oct 2001 18:27:50 -0400 Re: Kyl amendment to cut nuclear testing monitoring (CTBTO) on the Foreign Ops. Bill Sen. Kyl did not offer his amendment to cut funding for the CTBTO. The Senate passed the foreign operations appropriations bill this evening. Many thanks to Daryl Kimball (Arms Control Association) and other for the their work in opposing this amendment. David Culp, Legislative Representative Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers) 245 Second Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002-5795 Tel: (202) 547-6000, ext. 146 Toll free: (800) 630-1330, ext. 146 Fax: (202) 547-6019 E-mail: david@fcnl.org Web site: www.fcnl.org - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: carol wolman Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Kyl amendment to cut nuclear testing monitoring Date: 24 Oct 2001 17:40:21 -0700 Dear David, With the Senate and House office buildings closed, how do we lobbY? Peace, Carol David Culp wrote: > Re: Kyl amendment to cut nuclear testing monitoring (CTBTO) on the Foreign > Ops. Bill > > Sen. Kyl did not offer his amendment to cut funding for the CTBTO. The > Senate passed the foreign operations appropriations bill this evening. > > Many thanks to Daryl Kimball (Arms Control Association) and other for the > their work in opposing this amendment. > > David Culp, Legislative Representative > Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers) > 245 Second Street, N.E. > Washington, D.C. 20002-5795 > Tel: (202) 547-6000, ext. 146 > Toll free: (800) 630-1330, ext. 146 > Fax: (202) 547-6019 > E-mail: david@fcnl.org > Web site: www.fcnl.org > > - > To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David Crockett Williams" Subject: (abolition-usa) Culture of Peace Blueprint & World Peace Walk, Bethlehem to Jerusalem Peace Walk, Hiroshima Flame Walk 2002, Global Peace Walk 2002 Date: 24 Oct 2001 19:06:40 -0700 "A Blueprint for The Third Millennium Culture of Peace" --- A Spiritual Pilgrimage for Global Peace Now --- by David Crockett Williams (III), Citizen, United States of America, an American Peace Movement member, Tehachapi, California USA October 24, 2001, (3M-62), 62days before The 2000th Christmas http://groups.yahoo.com/group/an-american-peace-movement A Message Offered -- To The Public, and to the United Nations and the United States Governments, in respect of the October 27th to November 17, 2001, World Peace Walk from New York City to Washington DC inspired by the September 11th tragedies to carry and offer The Message of Peace walking from the World Trade Center to the Pentagon carrying a peace flame inspired by smoldering ruins. Today, October 24, 2001, is the 56th "United Nations Day" -- the anniversary of the ratification in New York City of the United Nations Organization Charter whose initial draft was signed June 26, 1945, in San Francisco -- for the elimination of the scourge of war beginning with the renunciation of weapons of mass destruction and other crimes against humanity. One year ago, my UN 55th Anniversary Culture of Peace Message to the United Nations was hand-delivered on its arrival cosigned by all of the Global Peace Walk 2000 PeaceWalkers who had crossed the United States walking from San Francisco last year, January 15th to October 24th, to United Nations headquarters in New York City. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/global-peace-walk/message/522 , /523 That message was offered to the United Nations and to The Public upon arrival of the Global Peace Walk 2000 to the United Nations one year ago today as part of a compilation of such letters of acknowledgement and support, including many official letters, messages, and proclamations in support of "Global Peace Now!" from many city mayors including San Francisco's Willie Brown and Oakland's Jerry Brown, national political leaders including President Clinton, religious leaders including Rev. Jesse Jackson, indigenous leaders including Leonard Peltier, and many activists and organizations in support of "Global Peace Now!" as the universal human resolve needed to effectively initiate the United Nations' Decade for Creating a Culture of Peace in the 21st Century (2000-2009) over these remaining years of the UN Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples (1995-2004). That compilation, which we took such time and effort to research, to compose footnoted and referenced, compile with endorsement letters, to carry, and to deliver to the United Nations and to the United States Governments last October, has clearly been ignored along with the messages of our predecessors such as Hopi Interpreter Thomas Banyacya, Mahatma Gandhi's spiritual teacher ("Guruji") the late most venerable Nichidatsu Fujii, The 1978 Longest Walk of the American Indian Movement whose message was that "Spirituality is The Highest Form of Politics," et. al. Therefore the precendents that we presented then a year ago for a 21st Century Culture of Peace, as valuable historical examples of the creation of cultures of peace in the past by the simple acceptance and implementation of the message of the great law of peace, i.e., the Iroquois Confederacy and the reign of ancient India's King Ashoka, have apparently also been ignored, rejected, and dismissed. As a result of this ignorant dismissal and the prediction/prophecy fulfillment factors discussed in similar warnings to the United Nations in 1992 and 1993 by the global indigenous elders, we are seeing more and more wars of increasingly belligerent confrontations, increasingly lethal levels of environmental degradation, increasing human rights abuses, and even increasing levels of natural disasters as human history still continues on the pathway towards total destruction and potential human extinction by nuclear holocaust. Now my prayers go out with this message for the success of this World Peace Walk to share with the various religious, economic, and political doctrines practitioners in ceremonies and councils in the coming weeks to seek, find, foster, and develop the common unity of mind, decision of purpose, and human resolve to correct whatever misunderstandings are at the root of this "9-11 Emergency." Therefore, this message is specifically offered for distribution by individual decision of The PeaceWalkers of the: World Peace Walk http://www.worldpeacewalk.org http://groups.yahoo.com/group/world-peace-walk Bethlehem to Jerusalem Peace Walk & Council, December 25, 2001 To Unite the Adherents of The Three Faiths of Jerusalem in Peace http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jerusalem-peace-walk Hiroshima Flame Walk 2002, Seattle to the United Nations, January 15, 2002, 'til March 2002, to Stop Star Wars & All Wars, by Giving Rise to The Genuine Law to Bring Tranquility to The Nations http://www.dharmawalk.org http://groups.yahoo.com/group/star-wars-dharma-walk Global Peace Walk 2002; Santa Fe to Taos, New Mexico, for the development of local Global Peace Zones, April 8-22, 2002. http://www.globalpeacenow.org http://groups.yahoo.com/group/global-peace-walk This is an update and reference to the many hundreds of pages detailing and documenting the information in this "blueprint" report, many posted at websites referenced herein. My personal view, as the 56-year old qualified author of a "theory" on the chemical physics of consciousness, is that humankind will imminently embrace the most significant advancement in human thinking since the recognition that the world, This Globe Our Beloved Earth, is round not flat and orbits the sun not vice versa. This paradigm-shifting advancement in human thinking, this New Millennium Scientific-Spiritual Conscience Revolution of Thought into Harmony with the Natural Order, will be brought about as the global public and leadership become aware of, become interested in, investigate, understand, and accept the very (innate) existence of the one law by which nature, God, and the human mind all invariably operate in our world -- The Law depicted, for example, in the Torah of Judaism as The Law by which even God operates and cannot contradict in the world, The Law whose true adherents comprise the real nation of Israel on this Earth; The Law depicted by the Lotus Sutra of Buddhism whose respect brings tranquility to the people and to the nations; The Law depicted in various ways by many other religious, spiritual, indigenous, and cultural teachings, scriptures, and traditions; and also The Law depicted by today's leading science of consciousness theories which portend not only the reconciliation of seemingly conflicting religious (and economic and political) doctrines in light of recent advances in the quantification and analysis of the physical nature of mind and consciousness, but also which form an acceptable basis for explanation and engineering of the still-suppressed so-called "new-energy" technologies, to replace nuclear and fossil fuel power technologies, as presented to the United Nations by former NASA astrophysicist Richard Hoagland in February 1992, by others to some extent to every US president and Congress since Jimmy Carter, formally to the US Department of Energy at its invitation in 1998 and 2000, and as currently being presented to California's Governor Gray Davis whose Energy Czar is slated to meet with our representative in a few weeks after reviewing the new-energy-solutions information we personally submitted in Sacramento, California, on July 30, 2001, to the Governor's Office and to the California Energy Commission. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/new-energy-solutions http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dcwilliams http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gcsc-csun In his 1992 presentation at the United Nations, Richard Hoagland explained about the newly discovered mathematical ratio encoded in many ancient apparently man-made monuments all over the Earth, a mathematical concept related to the form-shape of a "tetrahedron inscribed inside of a sphere" and a concept he explained that his team of researchers were convinced represents some "forgotten" advanced human knowledge about how third dimensional spacial properties of our physical reality interact with fourth and higher spacial dimensional properties of physical reality (i.e., "hyperspace" physics). By some "coincidence," "Providence," or "synchronicity," this same form-shape of the "tetrahedron inside of a sphere" is part of the geometry of the "Tetron" function's symbol, as discussed in my recent lecture about this 1974-77 discovery of "the human mind's consciousness orientation function of light" at the Global Crisis Solutions Conference, September 10, 2001, at California State University at Northridge. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gcsc-csun This same human mind self-referential form-shape geometry (the tetrahedron is the simplest three dimensional shape and is the basic chemical bonding shape of Carbon, i.e., therefore the basic and fundamental shape of Carbon Life Forms) is also the basis of the geometries in my "Earthship Time-Star Construction System Human Hive Experiment" offered as an intercultural "homing device" and as an aid to reconciling conflicting factions of Earth's Family of Humankind. This device and that of the Rainbow Peace Braids are the first two of several recommended here to expand the UN's promotion of "Creating a Culture of Peace for the 21st Century" into the actual implementation of a Third Millennium Culture of Peace with a Vision of Paradise on Earth. http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/vision.html We have not only a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but also a once-upon-a-millennium opportunity in the coming few weeks, the next 62 days, before the traditionally recognized/observed 2000th anniversary of the birth of Jesus called Christ by Christians, called a Prophet of God by Moslems, and called a Jew by others. This "technical beginning" of The Third Millennium, this soon coming December 25, 2001, "2000th Christmas," offers a chance to re-evaluate the usefulness of our present arbitrary Gregorian calendar http://www.thirteenmoon.org and a chance for people of all faiths to offer their "2000th Christmas Gift" of the universal resolve by all of humanity to pray in their own ways for "Global Peace Now!" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/third-millennium-project This is why I pray to be able to walk and beat the drum and chant for peace from Bethlehem to Jerusalem this Christmas and to gather by then in Jerusalem the messages of peace to change the course of human history off of the path towards total destruction and onto the path towards true peace and harmony among all life with free natural abundance as paradise on Earth by giving rise to awareness and respect of the Genuine Law; Torahkum -- "The Law Stands Up." http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/history.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jerusalem-peace-walk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jerusalem-peace-council David Crockett Williams Global Emergency Alert Response, since November 23, 1998 http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000 Proponent of a Kingdom of Jerusalem Israel To Unite the Three Faiths of Jerusalem in Peace http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kingdom-of-jerusalem-israel Additional references: Culture of the Sacred Pipe of Peace, annual World Peace Day http://www.worldpeaceday.com The Most Venerable Nichidatsu Fujii http://www.indiano.org/pagoda http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sun-reach Hopi Interpreter Thomas Banyacya, Hopi Declaration of Peace http://groups.yahoo.com/group/banyacya The world teacher, Sri Sathya Sai http://www.sathyasai.org http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sathya-sai http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/india96.html Science and Technology in Society and Public Policy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dcwilliams - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: David Culp Subject: RE: (abolition-usa) Kyl amendment to cut nuclear testing monitori Date: 25 Oct 2001 08:12:49 -0400 Most are open today. The rest next week. David > -----Original Message----- > From: carol wolman [mailto:cwolman@mcn.org] > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 8:40 pm > To: abolition-usa@lists.xmission.com > Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Kyl amendment to cut nuclear testing > monitoring (CTBTO) on > > > Dear David, With the Senate and House office buildings > closed, how do we > lobbY? > Peace, Carol > > David Culp wrote: > > > Re: Kyl amendment to cut nuclear testing monitoring (CTBTO) > on the Foreign > > Ops. Bill > > > > Sen. Kyl did not offer his amendment to cut funding for the > CTBTO. The > > Senate passed the foreign operations appropriations bill > this evening. > > > > Many thanks to Daryl Kimball (Arms Control Association) and > other for the > > their work in opposing this amendment. > > > > David Culp, Legislative Representative > > Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers) > > 245 Second Street, N.E. > > Washington, D.C. 20002-5795 > > Tel: (202) 547-6000, ext. 146 > > Toll free: (800) 630-1330, ext. 146 > > Fax: (202) 547-6019 > > E-mail: david@fcnl.org > > Web site: www.fcnl.org > > > > - > > To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to > "majordomo@xmission.com" > > with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. > > For information on digests or retrieving files and old > messages send > > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. > > > - > To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to > "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. > - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ASlater Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: [globenet] Fw: Pacifica Chief Calls for Sale of KPFA and Date: 26 Oct 2001 14:42:44 -0400 > > X-eGroups-Return: > sentto-2055093-3157-1003961602-aslater=gracelinks.org@returns.onelist.com > X-Sender: globalnet@mindspring.com > X-Apparently-To: globenet@egroups.com > To: "Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space" > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 > From: "Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space" > Mailing-List: list globenet@yahoogroups.com; contact > globenet-owner@yahoogroups.com > Delivered-To: mailing list globenet@yahoogroups.com > List-Unsubscribe: > Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 18:12:45 -0400 > Reply-To: globenet@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [globenet] Fw: Pacifica Chief Calls for Sale of KPFA and WBAI > X-Loop-Detect: 1 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pacifica Campaign > To: Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear > Power in Space > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 6:02 PM > Subject: Pacifica Chief Calls for Sale of KPFA and WBAI > > October 24, 2001 > Pacifica Campaign Action Alert > > Pacifica Chief Calls for Sale of KPFA and WBAI > Compares Pacifica Reform Movement To Sept. 11 Terrorists > > Pacifica Campaign Urges Ken Ford's Immediate Resignation > Phone, Fax, E-mail Protests Set > > NEW YORK, (Oct. 24) -- Pacifica Radio National Board Vice-Chair Ken Ford > called yesterday for the 52-year-old network to sell its flagship station in > Berkeley as well as its largest station, WBAI 99.5 FM in New York City. At > the same time, Ken Ford denounced opponents of the sale as "zealots" and > likened them to the terrorists responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks that > killed some 6,000 people. > > Ken Ford estimates the sale of KPFA and WBAI could fetch anywhere from > $300-$500 million, the San Francisco Examiner reported Tuesday, October 23. > > "KPFA in Berkeley and WBAI in New York are in the broadcast band reserved for > commercial stations," Ford was quoted as saying. "I've been told > non-commercial licenses sell for $30 to $40 million and commercial licenses > sell for $150 to $250 million each. Think of what we could do with the > difference! Let's parley these commercial licenses into more stations around > the country. To me that's just common sense." > > Ford also told The Examiner that community radio activists nationwide, who > have criticized the fiscal mismanagement, censorship, and union-busting at > the five-station Pacifica Radio network, were akin to the Sept. 11 > terrorists. > > "They're zealots," he said. "I see parallels between this group and Al-Qaeda, > the terrorists who bombed New York. They have an innate anger towards society > as a whole." > > Given the current national and international climate, many civil libertarians > are concerned that such reckless "terrorist-baiting" could make peace and > social justice activists subject to police surveillance and investigation or > even worse. > > The Pacifica Campaign, a nationwide organization of listeners and staff alike > fighting to preserve Pacifica's mission of community-based radio, immediately > criticized Ford's call for the sale of stations and his slander of the > Pacifica reform movement. > > "This is further evidence that the present Pacifica leadership is aiming to > sell community assets and, we believe, to pocket some of the proceeds > themselves," said Bok-Keem Nyerere, a staffer with the Pacifica Campaign. > "Just this past August, Pacifica Board member Bert Lee confirmed to us that > financial rewards have been offered to Board members if they back a sale." > > Pacifica's leadership has been attempting to amend the network's bylaws in > order to permit a sale of stations without a board majority vote and for > board members to financially benefit from such a sale. > > Rep. Major Owens (D-NY) went on to the floor of the House of Representatives > earlier this year to warn about a sale of Pacifica station WBAI in New York. > "My knowledge of the reputation of certain recent appointments to the board > of the Pacifica Network ... leads me to conclude that there is a clear and > immediate danger that attempts will be made to sell WBAI to a commercial > owner. Such a sale would mean the loss of a vital voice for working families > in New York City." > > For the full story: > http://www.examiner.com/news/default.jsp?story=n.pacifica.1023w > > See also Counterpunch's analysis and the full text of the notorious 1999 > Micheal Palmer email to Mary Frances Berry that discusses plans to sell > either KPFA or WBAI: http://www.freestone.com/kpfa/kpfa_email.html > > > PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION > CALL, FAX, AND E-MAIL > > * Demand No Sale of KPFA and WBAI > * Demand Ken Ford's Immediate Resignation from the Pacifica Board > * Demand an Apology by Ken Ford for his Reckless Slander of the Pacifica > Reform Movement > > 1) CALL AND/OR FAX THE FOLLOWING > > Ken Ford > National Association of Home Builders > Pacifica Foundation Board Vice Chair > Tel: 800-368-5242 x8228 > Tel: 301-350-6388 > Fax: 202-822-0369 > > Jerry Howard, Ken Ford's Boss > NAHB Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer > Tel: 800-368-5242 x8257 or x8308 > Fax: 202-266-8349 > > Robert Farrell > Pacifica Foundation Board Chair > Tel: 310-514-2052 > Fax: 310-514-0967 > > John Murdock > Secretary, Pacifica Foundation > Tel: 202-861-0900 > Fax: 202-296-2882 > > Wendell L. Johns > Treasurer, Pacifica Foundation > Fannie Mae > Washington, DC > Tel: 202-752-5355 > Fax: 202-752-4281 > > Valrie Chambers > Board Member > Tel: 361-825-6012 > Fax: 281-655-0266 > > Bert Lee > Board Member > Tel: 202-248-1896 > Fax: 202-244-1151 > > > 2) EMAIL > > Cut the below list of email addresses, paste it into the To: line of your > email composition form, and then cut and paste the text of the letter or > compose your own, and send it. Also go to: > http://www.progressiveportal.org/letters/pacifica/ford/ > > kford@nahb.com, KenFordPacifica@aol.com, bsmith@nahbofficer.com, > jhoward@nahb.com, tomasmoran@aol.com, jmurdock@ebglaw.com, > wendell_L_johns@fanniemae.com, Alfigo@aol.com, > Valrie.Chambers@mail.tamucc.edu, ValrieChambers@aol.com, jmurdock@ebglaw.com, > HARAV1@aol.com, robrobin@erols.com, lesliecagan@igc.org, prbram@aol.com, > bmwpacifica@aol.com, JSPacifica@aol.com, gbarnstone@pdq.net, > dick@dickgregory.com, krishnaroy@aol.com, jferguson@cnbc.org, > voterparticipate@netscape.net, rwlc@aol.com, pacificacampaign@yahoo.com, > > > Sample Text > > Dear Pacifica Board member, > > Pacifica Board Vice-Chair Ken Ford's reckless call in the San Francisco > Examiner for the sale of Pacifica stations KPFA and WBAI for $300-$500 > million represents an abrogation of his responsibility as a steward of the > Pacifica Radio network. He should resign immediately. > > Further, we are appalled that Ken Ford has compared critics of Pacifica > management to those who've carried out the Sept. 11 attacks that killed 6,000 > people. > > "They're zealots," he said of the nationwide group of free speech and > community radio activists who have criticized the mismanagement, chaos, > censorship, and union-busting at the five-station Pacifica Radio network. "I > see parallels between this group and al Qaeda, the terrorists who bombed New > York. They have an innate anger towards society as a whole." > > Ken Ford is being insensitive not only to those who have lost their lives and > their family members in the Sept. 11 attacks. But he is insulting the tens of > thousands of Pacifica listeners, staffers, national board members, and wide > sectors of the community radio movement nationwide who have been peacefully > exercising their First Amendment rights in urging accountability and > democratic reform at the country's oldest listener-sponsored radio network. > > Ken Ford has repeatedly sought to slander our movement as violent, as > terrorists and extortionists. Not one shred of evidence has ever been offered > to substantiate these allegations. He has also threatened members of the > public with prosecution by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and > says he reported some to the FBI for the crime of sending him a critical > email. Clearly, he has no appreciation for the First Amendment or civil > liberties. His term on the Board has expired. He should resign immediately. > > > > ********************************************** > Tax deductible contributions to support the work of the Pacifica Campaign may > be made to our fiscal sponsor, a 501 (c) (3) organization. Make checks > payable to: Institute for Media Analysis-Pacifica Campaign. Our mailing > address: The Pacifica Campaign, 51 MacDougal St., #80, New York, NY 10012. > Thank-you. > > Or donate on-line at http://www.pacificacampaign.org/donate.asp > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > globenet-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ASlater Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: [globenet] PLEASE THANK THE CITY OF BERKELEY! Date: 26 Oct 2001 15:38:30 -0400 >X-eGroups-Return: sentto-2055093-3164-1004048149-aslater=gracelinks.org@returns.onelist.com >X-Sender: novi_dyen@yahoo.com >X-Apparently-To: globenet@yahoogroups.com >To: globenet@yahoogroups.com >From: novi dyen >X-Yahoo-Profile: novi_dyen >Mailing-List: list globenet@yahoogroups.com; contact globenet-owner@yahoogroups.com >Delivered-To: mailing list globenet@yahoogroups.com >List-Unsubscribe: >Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 23:15:48 +0100 (BST) >Reply-To: globenet@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [globenet] PLEASE THANK THE CITY OF BERKELEY! >X-Loop-Detect: 1 > >BERKELEY TAKES BRAVE STANCE ON AFGHAN BOMBING > >Death threats and a nationwide boycott have ensued >after the Berkeley City Council on Oct. 16 called for >"bringing the bombing [of Afghanistan] to a conclusion >as soon as possible." The council also >condemned the mass murders of Sept. 11, 2001, but >that of course has been overlooked in the media. The >complete text of the resolution may >be found at: > >http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/citycouncil/2001citycouncil/summary/101601S.html >(scroll down to Item #31, or search for > "Afghanistan") > >The flames have been fanned by Bill O'Reilly's >right-wing Fox News show. See: >http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=24984 > >BERKELEY NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS COURAGEOUS >STAND. Please send a letter expressing your thanks. >Ideally, you will go out of your way >to purchase from Berkeley businesses now (to >counteract the boycott), and say so in your letter. >Please send to the following (if the >below are not clickable links, remove "mailto:" from >the beginning of each): > >City Council members: >mailto:dean@ci.berkeley.ca.us,maio@ci.berkeley.ca.us,spring@ci.berkeley.ca .us,mhawley@ci.berkeley.ca.us,breland@ci.berkeley.ca.us,olds@ci.berkeley.ca. us,shirek@ci.berkeley.ca.us,armstrong@ci.berkeley.ca.us,worthington@ci.berke ley.ca.us > >Chamber of Commerce: >mailto:info@berkeleychamber.com,bconvis@ix.netcom.com,RAEdwards@lbl.gov,be rkeley@progressiveportal.net > >Bill O'Reilly: >mailto:boreilly@worldnetdaily.com > > > > >===== >All that was required of (the proles) was a primitive patriotism which could be appealed to whenever it was necessary for them to work longer hours or accept shorter rations. And even when they became discontented . . , their discontent led nowhere, because, being led without general ideas, they could only focus it on specific petty grievances. The larger evils invariably escaped their notice.--_1984_, George Orwell. > > >*MAY THE INTERNATIONAL WORKING CLASS ONE DAY PREVAIL OVER THEIR VIOLENT OPPRESSORS* http://www.iww.org > > > >------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> >Get your FREE credit report with a FREE CreditCheck >Monitoring Service trial >http://us.click.yahoo.com/Gi0tnD/bQ8CAA/ySSFAA/nJ9qlB/TM >---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >globenet-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ASlater Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: RRR Action of the Month: Stop Subsidizing Nuclear Date: 26 Oct 2001 17:14:01 -0400 >X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5.2 >Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 15:48:09 -0400 >From: "Lisa Gue" >Subject: RRR Action of the Month: Stop Subsidizing Nuclear Industry > Insurance Costs! >To: aslater@gracelinks.org >X-Loop-Detect: 1 > >* * * apologies for cross-posting * * * > >RADIOACTIVE ROADS AND RAILS ACTION OF THE MONTH - October 2001 > >Tell Congress to Stop Subsidizing Insurance Costs for the Nuclear Industry! > >BACKGROUND > >The Price-Anderson Act was enacted in 1957 as a temporary measure to support the fledgling nuclear industry. The Act establishes a taxpayer backed insurance regime for nuclear power plants. Under Price-Anderson, commercial nuclear operators are required to carry only $200 million in primary insurance. A second level of retrospective premiums in the event of an accident is capped at approximately $88 million per reactor. By artificially limiting the liability of nuclear operators, the Price-Anderson Act serves as a subsidy to the nuclear industry in terms of foregone insurance premiums, which encourages the construction of new nuclear plants. . . and the generation of more nuclear waste. > >The Price-Anderson Act will expire in August 2002 unless Congress reauthorizes it. On October 11, 2001, the House Energy and Commerce Committee began to mark-up a reauthorization bill, H.R. 2983. The mark-up is expected to resume soon and the issue will later be considered by the whole House. In the Senate, reauthorization of the Price-Anderson Act may be included in the Energy Bill that will likely be debated later this fall or early in the new year. > >See the below for "7 Good Reasons to Oppose Price-Anderson Reauthorization." Public Citizen's Price-Anderson factsheet, is online at: >www.citizen.org/cmep/energy_enviro_nuclear/nuclear_power_plants/nuclear_re vival/articles.cfm?ID=4912 > > >TAKE ACTION! > >Call and write to your Senators and Representative and urge them to oppose Price-Anderson reauthorization. Ask your Representative to vote against H.R. 2983. Ask your Senators to keep Price-Anderson reauthorization out of the Energy Bill. > >CALL: Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121 > >WRITE: >Your Representative >U.S. House of Representative >Washington, DC 20510 > >Your Senators >U.S. Senate >Washington, DC 20515 > >SIGN an online petition opposing Price-Anderson reauthorization at: >www.petitiononline.com/repealpa/petition.html > > >7 GOOD REASONS TO OPPOSE PRICE-ANDERSON REAUTHORIZATION > >(1) The Price-Anderson Act does not address the issue of increasing security and improving the safety of nuclear facilities. In light of the recent terrorist attacks, there should be a thorough and independent assessment of security needs at U.S. nuclear power facilities before Price-Anderson is even considered for reauthorization. > >(2) The Price-Anderson Act indemnifies Department of Energy contractors involved in nuclear incidents even in cases of gross negligence and willful misconduct. (This blanket coverage would extend to contractors hired to transport nuclear waste to the proposed repository at Yucca Mountain.) This serves as a disincentive to safety and accountability, and potentially endangers workers and the public. No other government agency provides this level of taxpayer indemnification to non-government personnel. > >(3) The Price-Anderson Act serves as a subsidy to the nuclear power industry in terms of foregone primary insurance payments and limited liability in case of an accident. This distorts economic viability assessments in the energy sector and gives nuclear power an uncompetitive advantage over cleaner, safer energy options. > >(4) The insurance coverage required under the Price-Anderson Act understates the calculated risk of nuclear power plants. > >(5) The Price-Anderson Act treats all nuclear operators uniformly and does not differentiate or discourage high-risk activities, such relicensing old plants and transporting nuclear waste. > >(6) Reauthorizing the Price-Anderson Act would facilitate the construction of new nuclear power plants, which would generate more nuclear waste. > >(7) The Price-Anderson Act was originally enacted in 1957 as a temporary measure to assist the nascent nuclear power industry. 50 years later, it's time to end this misdirected economic stimulus program. > > > >Lisa Gue >Policy Analyst >Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy & Environment Program >215 Pennsylvania Ave. SE >Washington, DC 20003 >ph: (202) 454-5130; fax: (202) 547-7392 >www.citizen.org/cmep > - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ASlater Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: ALERT! HELP STOP PRO-NUKE, PRO ANWR ENERGY BILL! Date: 24 Oct 2001 17:59:19 -0400 >Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 10:18:33 -0400 >From: michael mariotte >Reply-To: nirsnet@nirs.org >Organization: NIRS >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; U) >X-Accept-Language: en >To: nirsnet@nirs.org >Subject: ALERT! HELP STOP PRO-NUKE, PRO ANWR ENERGY BILL! >X-Loop-Detect: 1 > >Energy industry interests in the U.S. Senate, led by former Energy >Committee Chairman Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) are using our current >national security crisis as an immoral, repugnant means of propping up >the nuclear and oil industries. > >Specifically, Murkowski and a few other Senators reportedly have >introduced a "stripped-down" energy bill that they intend to attach to >any legislation moving through the Senate--no matter how important that >legislation is to our country. > >This "stripped-down" bill (we don't yet have a bill number) would >reauthorize the Price-Anderson nuclear insurance scheme (despite the >fact that it does not expire until next August, and is only needed to >allow construction of new reactors), allow oil drilling in the Arctic >National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), provide some gas pipeline incentives, >and provide a minimum of funds for renewable energy projects. > >This effort is in response to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle's >refusal to bring up energy legislation that includes ANWR to the Senate >floor, and his directive to Senate Energy Committee chairman Jeff >Bingaman (D-N.M.) to develop a new bill Daschle can support sufficiently >to bring to a vote. Murkowski and his colleagues want to bypass Daschle >and get their own bill voted on, and they don't seem to care what kind >of harm they do to the nation to get this. > >We must respond NOW! However, responding is not as easy in these times >as it sometimes is. > >First, there is no guarantee Bingaman will produce a bill without >Price-Anderson reauthorization (it was in his initial draft). Thus, we >cannot simply support a Bingaman alternative. > >Second, as you probably know, it is virtually impossible to reach anyone >on Capitol Hill right now--most Senate and House offices remain closed >due to anthrax scares. It is simply not possible to effectively call, >e-mail, or fax anyone in the Senate, and letters absolutely will not be >delivered for weeks, if then. > >Thus, we must be more creative. First, contact your local media. Do they >know a small band of right-wing, pro-energy industry senators are >threatening to hold up the works of the entire U.S. Senate during this >crucial period in our history, simply to help their allies and campaign >contributors? Is this really the type of divisive, controversial >legislation the Senate should be considering right now? Or should the >Senate focus on appropriations bills and keeping the government running >in its few days before adjournment? Why does reauthorization of >Price-Anderson, which doesn't expire for many months, and even then is >only necessary for new reactors, rate such a high priority on these >senators' agendas? > >We urge you to call your local reporters and editorial boards, write >letters to the editor and op-eds, call in to radio talk shows, contact >your local TV outlets. The more this story is told, the less likely >Murkowski et al, will be successful. Please feel free to refer your >media to NIRS for additional comment/background info if they would like >it. > >Second, please call your Senators' home offices--since you can't call >them on Capitol Hill, call them at home, and urge them to oppose >minority efforts to add controversial energy legislation--especially >Price-Anderson and ANWR--to urgent bills. Tell them to choose a >SUSTAINABLE energy future. Tell them you have contacted your local media >to watch their actions. Your Senators' local offices should be listed in >the blue (government) pages of your phone book; if you cannot find a >number, call NIRS (202-328-0002). > >Third, ask everyone you know and everyone you meet to do steps 1 and 2! > >Finally, continue to gather signatures on NIRS' Petition for a >Sustainable Energy Future. We have collected many thousands of >signatures in just a few weeks, but we need to get more. If you need >more copies, you can a) download from NIRS' website, in the Nuclear >Relapse section (www.nirs.org); b) call NIRS (202-328-0002) and we will >either fax or mail you copies. We will get these to the Senate before >any vote occurs. > >The actions of these few Senators are as opportunistic and disgusting as >I have seen in my 17 years at NIRS. But these Senators have some less >vocal allies. With some major national environmental groups still >sitting on the sidelines after September 11, it's up to us to stop this >in its tracks. The nuclear and oil industries are not grieving, they are >pressing hard for their own interests. We CAN stop them! I really ask >each of you to help. > >Thank you. > >Michael Mariotte >Executive Director >Nuclear Information and Resource Service >www.nirs.org > - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: marylia@earthlink.net (marylia) Subject: (abolition-usa) NEW items on Tri-Valley CAREs' web site Date: 26 Oct 2001 23:34:09 -0700 Dear colleagues: There is new and interesting ***stuff*** posted on Tri-Valley CAREs' web site. Go to http://www.igc.org and you will find -- Tri-Valley CAREs' October newsletter, Citizen's Watch, with: * Barbara Lee's Courage and Leadership * May the Families be Heard (pleas for reason, justice and nonviolence from families of the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks) * Around the World, Lift Every Voice (statements calling for peace) * Evaluating our Work in the Aftermath * Not Ruled Out (on the possible use of nuclear weapons) * Vigil, Calendar, Make Livermore a "Hate-Free Community," MORE! Tri-Valley CAREs' September newsletter, Citizen's Watch, including: * New Billboard Takes Aim at National Ignition Facility, Urges Scientists and Engineers to Leave the Project * Radioactive Waste Coming to Your Home * Livermore Lab Security * Our SWOT Team Makes Annual Plans * Action Alerts, Calendar, MORE! You will find these items conveniently located on the "front page" of our web site on the left hand side of your screen. While you are there, don't forget to play "Thwartnuke 1.0," our anti-nuclear video game (playable on PC only, not Mac -- at least not yet). You may also want to browse through our recent press releases and other materials. Peace, Marylia Marylia Kelley Tri-Valley CAREs (Communities Against a Radioactive Environment) 2582 Old First Street Livermore, CA USA 94550 - is our web site, please visit us there! (925) 443-7148 - is our phone (925) 443-0177 - is our fax Working for peace, justice and a healthy environment since 1983, Tri-Valley CAREs has been a member of the nation-wide Alliance for Nuclear Accountability in the U.S. since 1989, and is a co-founding member of the Abolition 2000 global network for the elimination of nuclear weapons, the U.S. Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and the Back From the Brink campaign to get nuclear weapons taken off hair-trigger alert. - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: marylia@earthlink.net (marylia) Subject: (abolition-usa) CORRECT ADDRESS for Tri-Valley CAREs' web site Date: 26 Oct 2001 23:43:17 -0700 OOPS -- THE COMPLETE AND CORRECT ADDRESS IS http://www.igc.org/tvc Dear colleagues: There is new and interesting ***stuff*** posted on Tri-Valley CAREs' web site. Go to http://www.igc.org/tvc (sorry my prior email had an incomplete address -- this is correct!) and you will find -- Tri-Valley CAREs' October newsletter, Citizen's Watch, with: * Barbara Lee's Courage and Leadership * May the Families be Heard (pleas for reason, justice and nonviolence from families of the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks) * Around the World, Lift Every Voice (statements calling for peace) * Evaluating our Work in the Aftermath * Not Ruled Out (on the possible use of nuclear weapons) * Vigil, Calendar, Make Livermore a "Hate-Free Community," MORE! Tri-Valley CAREs' September newsletter, Citizen's Watch, including: * New Billboard Takes Aim at National Ignition Facility, Urges Scientists and Engineers to Leave the Project * Radioactive Waste Coming to Your Home * Livermore Lab Security * Our SWOT Team Makes Annual Plans * Action Alerts, Calendar, MORE! You will find these items conveniently located on the "front page" of our web site on the left hand side of your screen. While you are there, don't forget to play "Thwartnuke 1.0," our anti-nuclear video game (playable on PC only, not Mac -- at least not yet). You may also want to browse through our recent press releases and other materials. Peace, Marylia Marylia Kelley Tri-Valley CAREs (Communities Against a Radioactive Environment) 2582 Old First Street Livermore, CA USA 94550 - is our web site, please visit us there! (925) 443-7148 - is our phone (925) 443-0177 - is our fax Working for peace, justice and a healthy environment since 1983, Tri-Valley CAREs has been a member of the nation-wide Alliance for Nuclear Accountability in the U.S. since 1989, and is a co-founding member of the Abolition 2000 global network for the elimination of nuclear weapons, the U.S. Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and the Back From the Brink campaign to get nuclear weapons taken off hair-trigger alert. - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. 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For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ASlater Subject: (abolition-usa) IAEA Baloney Date: 29 Oct 2001 13:33:43 -0500 *************** 1 UN: Nuclear Power Alternative to Fossil Fuels, IAEA Director Informs General Assembly; Following Introduction of Agency's Annual Report, Most Speakers Express Support for Non-Proliferation, Additional Npt Protocols -- Part 1 of 2 M2 Communications ( October 23, 2001 ) As global energy demand increased, along with a growing awareness of the need for sustainable development, nuclear power was the alternative to fossil fuels the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told the General Assembly this afternoon as it took up the Agency's annual report for the year 2000. The environmental consequences of burning fossil fuels had come to light, Mohamed Elbaradei continued as he introduced the report. At present, nuclear power supplied about one-sixth of global electricity. In the foreseeable future, it could provide electricity on a large scale with practically no greenhouse gas emissions. Views on the future of nuclear power, however, were still mixed because of safety and non-proliferation concerns. Still, he pointed out, a major portion of the Agency's work focused on other diverse applications for nuclear energy, including human health, water management, improving agricultural yields and protecting the environment. India's representative said there was no alternative to large-scale use of nuclear energy as a prerequisite for economic development if the global community were to bridge the energy divide. As nuclear power played an increasing role in meeting the world's energy needs, remaining concerns about nuclear-power generation must be eliminated. The solutions were technological, not only to address economical generation of nuclear power but also in questions of safety, sustainability, proliferation resistance and long-term waste management. Speaking on behalf of the European Union and associated States, Belgium's representative said the report indicated continued improvement in the area of nuclear safety as a result of the IAEA's initiatives. The Union would support the Technical Cooperation Programme with improved effectiveness for both recipients and donors. The Agency's rigour in assessing and selecting only those projects that met a range of precise criteria was commendable. Russia's representative said that ensuring cooperation in the peaceful use of atomic energy was a key role for the IAEA. He called for the launch of an international project on innovative nuclear reactors and nuclear fuel cycles, aimed at developing coordinated criteria for selecting new-generation technologies of promise. He said that would promote sustainable development, nuclear non-proliferation and environmental security. A number of speakers, notably the representatives of Japan and Australia, called on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to live up to its international obligations with regard to nuclear power. Also speaking this afternoon were the representatives of Pakistan, Slovakia, Cuba, Egypt, Peru, Republic of Korea, Brazil and Argentina (in a joint statement), Czech Republic, Mexico, United States, Belarus and Ukraine. The representatives of Iraq and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea spoke in exercise of the right of reply. The Assembly will meet again at 10 a.m. on Friday, 26 October, when it is expected to elect members of the Economic and Social Council. Background The Assembly met this afternoon to take up the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The forty-fifth annual report of the IAEA for the calendar year 2000 (document A/56/313) is transmitted by a note of the Secretary-General affirming that the Agency's Director-General would report to the Assembly on major developments since the reporting period. The report itself recalls the goals set out as priorities in the Millennium Declaration and in which the Agency played a role. Those included peace, security and disarmament, development and the eradication of poverty, and protection of the environment. The Agency's work rests on the three "pillars" of technology, safety and verification for the purpose of catalyzing development and transferring peaceful nuclear technologies, building and maintaining a global nuclear safety regime, and preventing weapons proliferation. Technology The report states there were 438 operating nuclear-power reactors worldwide at the end of 2000. Over 30 countries were using nuclear power to produce electricity and six new power reactors had come on line. While no new plants were built in North America or Western Europe, the economics of existing nuclear-power plants had improved. Initiatives on nuclear fuel cycle and radioactive waste management included a symposium on uranium mining activities (Vienna, October). It was decided that public acceptance and confidence in solutions were critical with waste management. Investigations also continued into new energy production technologies reducing actinide generation and focusing on long-lived waste transmutation. Global climate change was another focus of technological activities for the agency in 2000, the report states. With the development and field testing of "Indicators for Sustainable Development", future prospects for energy technology depended increasingly on sustainability issues and not just economics or environmental impact. Some 25 projects were under development worldwide to devise innovative approaches for creating reactor types and fuel cycle designs that offered enhanced safety features and were proliferation resistant and economically competitive. Maintaining knowledge and expertise in the field had become of concern, the report continues. Most countries with advanced nuclear programmes reported decreased interest in the nuclear field, possibly due to a perception that the field offered poor career prospects. The Agency's remedial activities included coordinating cooperative training activities. It also focused on applying nuclear science in projects using radiation and isotope techniques to produce food, fight disease, manage water and protect the environment. Finally, the Agency focused on technology transfer and the critical need for freshwater management through isotope hydrology, to avert the severe shortage expected to affect two-thirds of the world population by the year 2025. Safety The report states that nuclear safety increased over the year in Central and Eastern Europe and in the former Soviet Union as the Agency continued to provide nuclear safety review services and assistance to them and others. The Agency had also strengthened safety-related activities in response to concerns, including safety implications of decisions by Germany, Lithuania and Ukraine to close nuclear-power plants earlier than expected. The ageing of research nuclear reactors was also of concern. Beyond those two areas, the Agency reports on its activities regarding nuclear safety standards. That involves safety issues specific to other fuel cycle facilities, assistance to upgrade national radiation and waste safety infrastructures, and environmental assessments of radioactive residual materials, including a report to the General Assembly on radiological consequences of the Chernobyl accident. The Agency maintained international focus on safe management and transport of radioactive wastes and requested the Secretariat to develop internationally agreed radiological criteria for long-lived radionuclides in commodities, particularly foodstuffs and foods. Verification The year's seminal event in non-proliferation and disarmament was the May Review Conference of the 187 States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The final document reviewed the implementation and operation of the NPT from 1995 to 2000, outlining a framework for the next five years. To overcome a perceived stalemate in international arms control, States established objectives to stimulate implementation of the NPT, including practical steps for non-proliferation, nuclear disarmament, safeguards and export controls, peaceful nuclear cooperation, adherence and review. The Conference agreed to increase the transparency of nuclear-weapon States and to diminish the call for nuclear weapons in security policies. On related fronts, the report states the Agency had 224 safeguards agreements with 140 States as of 31 December 2000, affecting over 900 facilities. The Review Conference received the Agency's verification activities favourably, but the Secretariat developed a new action plan focused on cooperation between Member States to counteract the disappointing progress in adherence to safeguards agreements and protocols. States such as Peru, Japan, Kazakhstan and New Zealand developed activities with the Agency but there was little progress in establishing a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East. Other verification highlights were the integration of traditional measures with strengthening measures, remote monitoring and the signing by the United States and Russia of a bilateral "Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement" committing each party to withdrawing 34 tons of weapons-grade plutonium from weapons programmes. Work also continued on physical protection of nuclear material, including the combat of illicit trafficking through a programme of information exchange, assistance to regulatory bodies and training. Outreach and Management Activities During 2000, the Agency continued to engage both traditional and non-traditional partners. A January forum with representatives from the nuclear industry had reached broad consensus on the need to intensify efforts related to safety, innovation and public confidence. Public awareness activities were undertaken as senior management reached out to a wider audience in civil society, including the arms control, academic and think-tank communities. In the area of management, the main development was the convening of the Agency's fourth Senior Management Conference in January. It formalized the practical details of introducing a results-based approach to programming and budgeting. It also strengthened and extended the Secretariat's review of administrative practices. The report concludes that in its role of helping to achieve the global objectives of freedom from fear and want, the Agency had reinforced several of its mission principles during 2000. It had assisted developing countries to improve scientific, technological and regulatory capabilities. It had promoted a global safety culture and through its safeguards, had helped extend the non-proliferation regime and the environment conducive to nuclear disarmament and cooperation. MOHAMED ELBARADEI, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said the main functions of the Agency were to bring about the development and transfer of peaceful nuclear technologies; to build and maintain a global nuclear safety regime; and to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and ensure the security of nuclear material and facilities. The Agency had been at the forefront in efforts to protect against nuclear terrorism. It had encouraged States to make security an integral part of the management of their overall nuclear programmes. In addition, he said it was involved in programmes to ensure physical security, to help and respond to illicit trafficking of nuclear material and other radioactive sources; to promote the safety of nuclear facilities; to safeguard nuclear material against non-peaceful uses; and to respond to emergencies. In those areas, the Agency developed legal norms and guidelines, promoted international cooperation, provided expert advice, training and equipment and provided varying degrees of oversight. Concerning nuclear technology, he covered issues including nuclear power and non-power nuclear applications. He said that the rapid expansion in global energy demand -- and the growing awareness of the need for sustainable development -- had put increasing focus on the environmental consequences of burning fossil fuels. Nuclear power, which currently supplied about one-sixth of global electricity, was the principal alternative that could in the foreseeable future provide electricity on a large scale with practically no greenhouse gas emissions. Views on the future of nuclear power, however, were still mixed because of safety and non-proliferation concerns. For example, the United States' new energy policy gave an explicit endorsement to nuclear expansion, whereas Germany had concluded an agreement with the industry to phase out nuclear power. He also emphasized that a major portion of the Agency's work was focused on applications other than electricity generation, such as in the area of human health, water management, the improvement of agricultural yields and in environmental protection. On nuclear safety, he said that while safety was primarily a national responsibility, it was equally a legitimate international concern. Nuclear safety, like environmental practices, had implications that transcended national boundaries. In that context, he mentioned the establishment of international safety standards, safety in the management and disposal of spent fuel and radioactive waste, the Common Forum on Chernobyl, the assessment of the effects of depleted uranium and other challenges in nuclear safety. He stressed that the Agency's verification activities were designed to provide assurance that nuclear material and facilities were used exclusively for peaceful purposes. The Agency had been given broader authority by the international community to strengthen its verification ability as a result of the discovery of clandestine nuclear-weapons programmes in Iraq. For nearly three years, the Agency had not been in a position to implement its mandate in Iraq under United Nations Security Council resolution 687. As a result, it could not provide any assurance that Iraq was in compliance with its obligations. Since 1993, he said, the Agency had also been unable to fully implement its NPT safeguards agreement with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. He called upon that country to normalize its relations with the Agency, including of its membership. That would not only make for better interaction in the verification field, but would also enable the Agency to provide important safety advice and expertise related to the ongoing light-water reactor project. He also referred to the application of Agency safeguards in the Middle East, progress on trilateral and nuclear disarmament efforts, and general challenges in nuclear verification. B. S. PRAKASH (India) said that many industrialized countries with nuclear-power capabilities were witnessing electricity demand saturation, while many developing countries were unable to access nuclear power. In sharp contrast to that global scenario, the situation in some Asian countries, especially India, was vastly different. In those countries, there was a growing energy demand matched by significant industrialization already in place. Those Asian nations had acquired the necessary capability to pursue nuclear-power technology to meet their energy needs. If the global community wished to bridge the energy divide to its maximum extent, there was no alternative to large-scale utilization of nuclear energy as a prerequisite for economic development As nuclear power played an increasingly important role in meeting the world's energy needs, it was imperative to eliminate the remaining concerns about nuclear-power generation, he continued. Technological solutions were needed, not only to address economical generation of nuclear power but also the question of safety, sustainability, proliferation resistance and long-term waste management. There were currently several technological solutions which would simultaneously address all those issues. The IAEA's plan to launch the International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles was worthy of strong support. Such programmes would contribute to greater nuclear-power generation and enhance safety worldwide with no fear of proliferation. He strongly recommended better budgetary support to such programmes, which simultaneously addressed the long-term objectives of IAEA programmes in nuclear energy, nuclear safety and safeguards. India was alert to the dangers of illicit trafficking in nuclear materials and other radioactive sources, especially since the terrorist strikes of 11 September, he said. Events since then had underlined the need for the international community to pool its efforts to counter the menace of global terrorism. He appreciated the efforts made by the IAEA for the past several years in cooperating with other States to prevent and combat illicit nuclear trafficking. His country had an elaborate domestic system adhering to the standards of physical protection recommended by the Agency, and had put in place a stringent system of export controls to rule out the illicit diversion of material, equipment or technology in the nuclear field. SHAMSHAD AHMAD (Pakistan) said that the world population had surpassed the six billion mark, yet one-third of that number, two billion people, lacked access to electricity. Energy demand could not be met by fossil fuels alone since that would impose an unacceptable burden on the environment. The massive development of hydro-power was one option. The only other proven and sustainable option was the use of nuclear energy. Opposition to nuclear power, despite its good safety record and environment-friendly character, was based on misunderstandings or else was a deliberate pretext to deny the technology to developing countries. Pakistan was keen to make increasingly large use of nuclear power to meet its future electricity requirements. In order to diversify the country's power generation system and reduce its dependence on energy imports, increasing utilization of nuclear power was a desirable option for Pakistan. A high-profile "safety culture" was an indispensable component of any successful nuclear-power programme. He added that the IAEA was playing an important role in safety-related issues. To ensure requisite safety controls, his Government had, earlier this year, set up the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority, which had been given the responsibility for controlling, regulating and supervising all matters related to nuclear safety and radiation protection. It was important that safety-related technical cooperation be strengthened amongst all IAEA member countries. He hoped that the IAEA would play a more proactive role in convincing the advanced countries of the need for liberal transfer of safety-related technology and equipment to developing countries. Pakistan had always emphasized the need and importance of the IAEA's safeguards, he said. By enacting legislation for effective nuclear export controls last year and acceding to the International Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials, Pakistan had clearly demonstrated its resolve to carry out its obligations and responsibility in that regard. He stressed that Pakistan's track record in adhering to IAEA safeguards had been immaculate. He concluded by saying that while the Agency's positive role in promoting technical cooperation was acknowledged, it was important for IAEA's credibility to promote peaceful uses of the atom and maintain focus on its technical promotional character. He expected the Agency to follow a balanced and non-discriminatory approach in providing access to nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, particularly to developing States. STEPHANE DE LOECKER (Belgium), speaking on behalf of the European Union and associated States, said he was well aware of the difficult financial context in which the Agency needed to carry out its important tasks. If was of concern that many States were failing to pay their contributions to the regular budget. The Agency's initiatives to adapt by maximizing effectiveness were bound to bear fruit. The European Union considered it a priority for the Agency to limit the number of projects it undertook, on the "less but better" principle. Also important was to achieve the flexibility to transfer resources between sectoral programmes when needed, and to focus on activities with the greatest potential impact. All the Agency's tasks were important and useful, but particular attention should be given to the guarantee programme, which gave absolute assurance that nuclear activities and cooperation could not be diverted from exclusively peaceful applications. In that context, he continued, another concern was the growing imbalance between expenditures on statutory activities related to the non-proliferation guarantee, and the resources Members were willing to allocate for that purpose as part of the regular budget. States should remember that the NPT conferred responsibilities regarding compliance, which in turn necessitated essential activities the Agency was obliged to meet with resources in the interests of the international community. The Agency's work in implementing safeguard agreements was welcome, as reflected in the report. Also, the work on integrating safeguards should lead to reducing inspection efforts in countries that had met the criteria. Noting the Agency's initiatives on safety, he said the report revealed a continued general improvement in that area. The Agency's activities toward development of peaceful uses for nuclear energy were particularly welcome. The Union would continue to support the Technical Cooperation Programme. The Agency had improved effectiveness for both recipients and donors, particularly with its rigorous selection of only those projects that met a range of precise criteria. The resolution Australia was expected to present would be welcome. YOSHIYUKI MOTOMURA (Japan) said his country -- the only one to have suffered a nuclear attack and one that had long been committed to the peaceful use of nuclear energy -- was determined to use its wealth of experience for the greater benefit of humankind. It attached the highest priority to safety and security in utilizing nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Japan had actively promoted the peaceful use of nuclear energy as a stable energy source in the course of its economic development, because it was heavily dependent on imported oil and because nuclear energy had enormous merit from the perspective of global environmental considerations. It would make its use of plutonium transparent. In the light of the present international situation, enhancement of the nuclear non-proliferation regime was one of the most important issues, with strengthening the NPT regime the most realistic option. In June, Japan had organized the International Symposium for Further Reinforcement of IAEA Safeguards in the Asia-Pacific Region, which had deepened the understanding among participants on the issue of universalization of the Additional Protocol. He hoped the IAEA would organize similar events for other regions. He urged the IAEA secretariat to accelerate its work on substantiating the concept of Integrated Safeguards. He supported programmes and activities of the IAEA which were conducive to preventing acts of terrorism. From the perspective of maintaining peace and security in Northeast Asia, the role of the IAEA in the context of suspected nuclear-weapons development by North Korea was a serious one. Japan would continue to actively support the efforts made by the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) to implement the Light-Water Reactor Project smoothly. He urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to improve its relations with the IAEA and to comply, promptly and completely, with its obligations under the safeguard agreement. - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ellen Thomas Subject: (abolition-usa) Map of nuclear power plants affected by flight ban - U.S. Date: 31 Oct 2001 08:19:08 -0500 --=====================_125672626==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Friends, Since the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (http://www.aopa.org) has posted a map in response to the FAA's anti-terrorist ban on flying near nuclear power plants, it is now a matter of public security to provide this information. Therefore, you can get your own map at: http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2001/011030map.html and a list of public- and private-use airports impacted by nuclear power plant notam FDC 1/1763 at http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2001/011030airports.html --> Planes Banned Near Nuclear Plants Tue, Oct 30 5:55 PM EST, By JONATHAN D. SALANT, Associated Press Writer http://news.excite.com/news/ap/011030/17/attacks-private-planes WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily banned private planes from flying near nuclear power plants after Attorney General John Ashcroft warned of possible new terrorist attacks. The FAA on Tuesday imposed the restrictions "for reasons of national security." The ban on flying within 11 miles of 86 nuclear plants and other nuclear sites such as the Sandia National Laboratory in New Mexico expires Nov. 7. Also in response to Ashcroft's warning, Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta told his department's administrators to make sure that the trucking, aviation, railroad, shipping and other industries maintained high levels of security. The ban on private flights near nuclear power plants will force nearby small airports to close, said Warren Morningstar, a spokesman for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. "A small, general-aviation aircraft is not a significant risk to a nuclear facility," Morningstar said. "On the other hand, we also have to accept that there are serious national security threats, and we will do our best to protect the nation and keep people safe." Commercial airplanes, which fly at higher altitudes, will not be affected. Nor will the ban apply to medical, law enforcement, rescue and firefighting operations when authorized by air traffic controllers. The FAA also announced restrictions on private planes because of the World Series. Only pilots who file flight plans with the FAA will be allowed to fly within 34 miles of John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. The restrictions will be in effect from 6:45 p.m. to 2 a.m. EST during all World Series games played at Yankee Stadium. Bans remain in effect on all private planes within 20 miles of Kennedy Airport or Reagan Washington National Airport. In Boston, New York and Washington, all private pilots must file flight plans with the FAA. Blimps, news helicopters and banner-towing planes remain grounded in 30 metropolitan areas. On the Net: Federal Aviation Administration: http://www.faa.gov Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association: http://www.aopa.org ___________________________________________________ Today's News and Archives: http://prop1.org/nucnews/briefslv.htm Submit URL/Article: mailto:NucNews@onelist.com OneList Archives: http://www.onelist.com/archive/NucNews (subscribe online) Other Excellent News-Collecting Sites - DOE Watch - http://www.egroups.com/group/doewatch Downwinders - http://www.egroups.com/group/downwinders Quick Route to U.S. Congress: http://www.senate.gov/senators/index.cfm (Senators' Websites) http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.html (Representatives' Websites) http://thomas.loc.gov/ (Pending Legislation - Search) Online Petition to Abolish Nuclear Weapons - http://www.PetitionOnline.com/prop1/petition.html Subscribe to NucNews Briefs: mailto:prop1@prop1.org Distributed without payment for research and educational purposes only, in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107. --=====================_125672626==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
Friends,

Since the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (http://www.aopa.org) has posted a map in response to the FAA's anti-terrorist ban on flying near nuclear power plants, it is now a matter of public security to provide this information.  Therefore, you can get your own map at: http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2001/011030map.html

and a list of public- and private-use airports impacted by nuclear power plant notam FDC 1/1763 at

-->

Planes Banned Near Nuclear Plants

Tue, Oct 30 5:55 PM EST, By JONATHAN D. SALANT, Associated Press
Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily banned private planes from flying near nuclear power plants after Attorney General John Ashcroft warned of possible new terrorist attacks.

       The FAA on Tuesday imposed the restrictions "for reasons of national security." The ban on flying within 11 miles of 86 nuclear plants and other nuclear sites such as the Sandia National Laboratory in New Mexico expires Nov. 7.

       Also in response to Ashcroft's warning, Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta told his department's administrators to make sure that the trucking, aviation, railroad, shipping and other industries maintained high levels of security.

       The ban on private flights near nuclear power plants will force nearby small airports to close, said Warren Morningstar, a spokesman for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.

       "A small, general-aviation aircraft is not a significant risk to a nuclear facility," Morningstar said. "On the other hand, we also have to accept that there are serious national security threats, and we will do our best to protect the nation and keep people safe."

       Commercial airplanes, which fly at higher altitudes, will not be affected. Nor will the ban apply to medical, law enforcement, rescue and firefighting operations when authorized by air traffic controllers.

       The FAA also announced restrictions on private planes because of the World Series. Only pilots who file flight plans with the FAA will be allowed to fly within 34 miles of John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. The restrictions will be in effect from 6:45 p.m. to 2 a.m. EST during all World Series games played at Yankee Stadium.

       Bans remain in effect on all private planes within 20 miles of Kennedy Airport or Reagan Washington National Airport. In Boston, New York and Washington, all private pilots must file flight plans with the FAA.

       Blimps, news helicopters and banner-towing planes remain grounded in 30 metropolitan areas.

On the Net:

     Federal Aviation Administration: http://www.faa.gov

     Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association: http://www.aopa.org


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 --=====================_125672626==_.ALT-- - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lisa Ledwidge / IEER Subject: (abolition-usa) please consider signing this Date: 31 Oct 2001 17:12:41 -0600 Please consider signing the Public Declaration on Peace and Security, below, which will be delivered to U.S. President Bush before his upcoming meeting with Russian President Putin. Reply to on or before November 6 with your name, organization if relevant, and country. Please circulate to others who may be interested in endorsing the declaration. Thank you. [Apologies for multiple postings.] ============================================================ October 30, 2001 Dear friends, Below please find a "Public Declaration on Peace and Security" addressed to U.S. President Bush. Please add your personal and/or organizational endorsement to this call, urging him to comply with existing international agreements aimed at securing world peace. Also please circulate this call to others. To sign on, send an email or reply to nsorensen@iatp.org on or before November 6 stating your name, organization if relevant, and country. We will send the signed Declaration to President Bush before his meeting with Russian President Putin on November 12. We also hope to influence the next Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention negotiations starting November 19. The Declaration was launched on Friday, October 26, 2001 at a symposium on "War and Weapons" in Washington D.C. In this symposium, activists and experts on biological, nuclear and chemical weapons, land mines, small arms, military pollution, and the U.S.-sponsored Plan Colombia discussed the threats to humanity posed by weapons of mass destruction. Thank you very much, Chela Vazquez cvazquez@iatp.org (612) 870-3441 ============================================================ ============================================================ Public Declaration on Peace and Security To the President of the United States Mr. President, Prior to September 11, the U.S. government had embarked on a unilateral course that frequently disregarded several peace and security treaties. In light of the horrific and tragic events in New York City, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania, the undersigned people and non-governmental organizations call upon the United States government to reverse actions that jeopardize international agreements to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) bans the development, production and stockpiling of biological and toxic weapons. The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM) places limits on the testing and deployment of defensive systems in order to prevent the stockpiling of nuclear weapons. Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) aims at the complete elimination of nuclear weapons. The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) bans all nuclear weapon test explosions and all other nuclear explosions. We believe that U.S. adherence to these treaties would promote greater security and peace worldwide. However, the United States government is undermining all four treaties by rejecting a Verification Protocol on the BTWC that was to be finalized in November in Geneva and by developing a large bioweapons research system that may be in violation of the BTWC; by developing missile defenses and seeking to withdraw from the ABM Treaty; by deploying modified bunker-busting nuclear weapons, conducting research aimed at making nuclear weapons more useable, and maintaining more than 2,000 nuclear warheads on high alert despite recently reaffirming a commitment to the NPT; and by refusing to ratify the CTBT. The U.S. also is researching space-based weapons and is resisting international efforts to ban the placement of weapons in outer space. These actions by the United States threaten peace and security globally by provoking the development of hostile weapons by other countries in an escalating arms race. Therefore, we urge that: 1) The United States rely on multilateral negotiations and the existing body of international law and treaties to resolve international conflicts. 2) The United States, at the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Review Conference beginning on November 19th, make an unqualified commitment to uphold Article I, which prohibits all development, acquisition, and stockpiling of biological agents for hostile purposes, and unequivocally endorse prompt completion of the draft BTWC Verification Protocol. 3) The United States abide by the terms of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. 4) The United States meet its obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, in particular Article VI that calls for complete nuclear disarmament, as unanimously confirmed by the International Court of Justice. 5) The United States maintain its nuclear testing moratorium and ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Signatories Chela Vazquez, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, USA Arjun Makhijani, Institute for Energy and Environment Research, USA Max Obuszewski, American Friends Service Committee, USA Brian Becker, International Action Center, USA Edward Hammond, Sunshine Project, USA Hillel W. Cohen, assistant professor of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, USA Jackie Cabasso, Western States Legal Foundation, USA John Burroughs, Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy, USA Ellen Thomas, Proposition One Committee, USA John Steinbach, Great Panthers, USA Margarita Flores, Instituto Latinoamericano de Servicios Legales Alternativos, Colombia Catalina Toro, Centro de Debate y Accion Ambiental, Colombia Dario Gonzalez, Corporacion de Unidades Democraticas para el Desarrollo, Colombia ============================================================ ============================================================ Chela Vazquez Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) 2105 First Avenue South Minneapolis MN 55404 USA Tel. office: (612) 870-3441 Fax: (612) 870-4846 cvazquez@iatp.org http://www.iatp.org http://www.wtowatch.org http://www.sustain.org/biotech http://www.gefoodalert.org - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jackie Cabasso Subject: (abolition-usa) PLEASE SIGN: PUBLIC DECLARATION ON PEACE AND SECURITY Date: 31 Oct 2001 15:55:25 -0800 --=====================_14663780==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear friends and colleagues -- Please consider signing on to the Public Declaration on Peace and Security, below. This declaration is the product of a really great conference on "Weapons and War" which took place in Washington, DC last Friday, and which was organized in large part by the Insitute for Agriculture and Trade Policy -- a new entrant into the world of weapons of mass destruction. (Apologies for multiple postings.) -- Jackie Cabasso PLEASE NOTE: To sign on, send an email or reply to nsorensen@iatp.org on or before November 6 stating your name, organization if relevant, and country. October 30, 2001 Dear friends, Below please find a "Public Declaration on Peace and Security" addressed to U.S. President Bush. Please add your personal and/or organizational endorsement to this call, urging him to comply with existing international agreements aimed at securing world peace. Also please circulate this call to others. To sign on, send an email or reply to nsorensen@iatp.org on or before November 6 stating your name, organization if relevant, and country. We will send the signed Declaration to President Bush before his meeting with Russian President Putin on November 12. We also hope to influence the next Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention negotiations starting November 19. The Declaration was launched on Friday, October 26, 2001 at a symposium on "War and Weapons" in Washington D.C. In this symposium, activists and experts on biological, nuclear and chemical weapons, land mines, small arms, military pollution, and the U.S.-sponsored Plan Colombia discussed the threats to humanity posed by weapons of mass destruction. Thank you very much, Chela Vazquez cvazquez@iatp.org (612) 870-3441 ********** Public Declaration on Peace and Security To the President of the United States Mr. President, Prior to September 11, the U.S. government had embarked on a unilateral course that frequently disregarded several peace and security treaties. In light of the horrific and tragic events in New York City, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania, the undersigned people and non-governmental organizations call upon the United States government to reverse actions that jeopardize international agreements to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) bans the development, production and stockpiling of biological and toxic weapons. The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM) places limits on the testing and deployment of defensive systems in order to prevent the stockpiling of nuclear weapons. Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) aims at the complete elimination of nuclear weapons. The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) bans all nuclear weapon test explosions and all other nuclear explosions. We believe that U.S. adherence to these treaties would promote greater security and peace worldwide. However, the United States government is undermining all four treaties by rejecting a Verification Protocol on the BTWC that was to be finalized in November in Geneva and by developing a large bioweapons research system that may be in violation of the BTWC; by developing missile defenses and seeking to withdraw from the ABM Treaty; by deploying modified bunker-busting nuclear weapons, conducting research aimed at making nuclear weapons more useable, and maintaining more than 2,000 nuclear warheads on high alert despite recently reaffirming a commitment to the NPT; and by refusing to ratify the CTBT. The U.S. also is researching space-based weapons and is resisting international efforts to ban the placement of weapons in outer space. These actions by the United States threaten peace and security globally by provoking the development of hostile weapons by other countries in an escalating arms race. Therefore, we urge that: 1) The United States rely on multilateral negotiations and the existing body of international law and treaties to resolve international conflicts. 2) The United States, at the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Review Conference beginning on November 19th, make an unqualified commitment to uphold Article I, which prohibits all development, acquisition, and stockpiling of biological agents for hostile purposes, and unequivocally endorse prompt completion of the draft BTWC Verification Protocol. 3) The United States abide by the terms of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. 4) The United States meet its obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, in particular Article VI that calls for complete nuclear disarmament, as unanimously confirmed by the International Court of Justice. 5) The United States maintain its nuclear testing moratorium and ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Signatories Chela Vazquez, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, USA Arjun Makhijani, Institute for Energy and Environment Research, USA Max Obuszewski, American Friends Service Committee, USA Edward Hammond, Sunshine Project, USA Hillel W. Cohen, assistant professor of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, USA Jackie Cabasso, Western States Legal Foundation, USA John Burroughs, Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy, USA Ellen Thomas, Proposition One Committee, USA John Steinbach, Great Panthers, USA Margarita Flores, Instituto Latinoamericano de Servicios Legales Alternativos, Colombia Catalina Toro, Centro de Debate y Accion Ambiental, Colombia Dario Gonzalez, Corporacion de Unidades Democraticas para el Desarrollo, Colombia Chela Vazquez Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) 2105 First Avenue South Minneapolis MN 55404 USA Tel. office: (612) 870-3441 Fax: (612) 870-4846 cvazquez@iatp.org http://www.iatp.org http://www.wtowatch.org http://www.sustain.org/biotech http://www.gefoodalert.org --=====================_14663780==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Dear friends and colleagues -- Please consider signing on to the Public Declaration on Peace and Security, below.  This declaration is the product of a really great conference on "Weapons and War" which took place in Washington, DC last Friday, and which was organized in large part by the Insitute for Agriculture and Trade Policy -- a new entrant into the world of weapons of mass destruction.  (Apologies for multiple postings.) -- Jackie Cabasso

PLEASE NOTE: To sign on, send an email or reply to nsorensen@iatp.org on or before November 6 stating your name, organization if relevant, and country.



October 30, 2001

Dear friends,

Below please find a "Public Declaration on Peace and Security" addressed to
U.S. President Bush. Please add your personal and/or organizational
endorsement to this call, urging him to comply with existing international
agreements aimed at securing world peace. Also please circulate this call
to others.

To sign on, send an email or reply to nsorensen@iatp.org on or before
November 6 stating your name, organization if relevant, and country.
We will send the signed Declaration to President Bush before his meeting
with Russian President Putin on November 12. We also hope to influence the
next Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention negotiations starting November
19.

The Declaration was launched on Friday, October 26, 2001 at a symposium on
"War and Weapons" in Washington D.C. In this symposium, activists and
experts on biological, nuclear and chemical weapons, land mines, small
arms, military pollution, and the U.S.-sponsored Plan Colombia discussed
the threats to humanity posed by weapons of mass destruction.

Thank you very much,
Chela Vazquez
cvazquez@iatp.org
(612) 870-3441
**********
Public Declaration on Peace and Security
To the President of the United States
Mr. President,

Prior to September 11, the U.S. government had embarked on a unilateral
course that frequently disregarded several peace and security treaties. In
light of the horrific and tragic events in New York City, Washington D.C.,
and Pennsylvania, the undersigned people and non-governmental organizations
call upon the United States government to reverse actions that jeopardize
international agreements to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction.

The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) bans the development,
production and stockpiling of biological and toxic weapons. The
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM) places limits on the testing and
deployment of defensive systems in order to prevent the stockpiling of
nuclear weapons. Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) aims at
the complete elimination of nuclear weapons. The Comprehensive Nuclear Test
Ban Treaty (CTBT) bans all nuclear weapon test explosions and all other
nuclear explosions. We believe that U.S. adherence to these treaties would
promote greater security and peace worldwide.

However, the United States government is undermining all four treaties by
rejecting a Verification Protocol on the BTWC that was to be finalized in
November in Geneva and by developing a large bioweapons research system
that may be in violation of the BTWC; by developing missile defenses and
seeking to withdraw from the ABM Treaty; by deploying modified
bunker-busting nuclear weapons, conducting research aimed at making nuclear
weapons more useable, and maintaining more than 2,000 nuclear warheads on
high alert despite recently reaffirming a commitment to the NPT; and by
refusing to ratify the CTBT. The U.S. also is researching space-based
weapons and is resisting international efforts to ban the placement of
weapons in outer space. These actions by the United States threaten peace
and security globally by provoking the development of hostile weapons by
other countries in an escalating arms race.
Therefore, we urge that:

1) The United States rely on multilateral negotiations and the existing
body of international law and treaties to resolve international conflicts.

2) The United States, at the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Review
Conference beginning on November 19th, make an unqualified commitment to
uphold Article I, which prohibits all development,
acquisition, and stockpiling of biological agents for hostile purposes, and
unequivocally endorse prompt completion of the draft BTWC Verification
Protocol.

3) The United States abide by the terms of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

4) The United States meet its obligations under the Non-Proliferation
Treaty, in particular Article VI that calls for complete nuclear
disarmament, as unanimously confirmed by the International Court of Justice.

5) The United States maintain its nuclear testing moratorium and ratify the
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
Signatories

Chela Vazquez, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, USA
Arjun Makhijani, Institute for Energy and Environment Research, USA
Max Obuszewski, American Friends Service Committee, USA
Edward Hammond, Sunshine Project, USA
Hillel W. Cohen, assistant professor of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, USA
Jackie Cabasso, Western States Legal Foundation, USA
John Burroughs, Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy, USA
Ellen Thomas, Proposition One Committee, USA
John Steinbach, Great Panthers, USA
Margarita Flores, Instituto Latinoamericano de Servicios Legales
Alternativos, Colombia
Catalina Toro, Centro de Debate y Accion Ambiental, Colombia
Dario Gonzalez, Corporacion de Unidades Democraticas para el Desarrollo,
Colombia


Chela Vazquez
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
2105 First Avenue South
Minneapolis MN 55404 USA
Tel. office: (612) 870-3441
Fax: (612) 870-4846
cvazquez@iatp.org
http://www.iatp.org
http://www.wtowatch.org
http://www.sustain.org/biotech
http://www.gefoodalert.org
 --=====================_14663780==_.ALT-- - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ASlater Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: Stop Subsidizing Nuclear IndustryInsurance Costs! Date: 31 Oct 2001 20:29:13 -0500 >X-Sender: done@192.168.100.3 >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) >Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 15:06:03 -0800 >To: GPCA-Energy@yahoogroups.com >From: Lloyd Marbet (by way of Don Eichelberger ) >Subject: Stop Subsidizing Nuclear IndustryInsurance Costs! >Cc: Carl Zichella , > eric_eisenberg@patagonia.com,Graham Brownstein , > William Miller , > Zachrey Helmberger >X-Loop-Detect: 1 > >Apologies for cross posting > >-------- Original Message -------- >Subject: RRR Action of the Month: Stop Subsidizing Nuclear >IndustryInsurance Costs! >Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 15:48:09 -0400 >From: "Lisa Gue" > >* * * apologies for cross-posting * * * > >RADIOACTIVE ROADS AND RAILS ACTION OF THE MONTH - October 2001 > >Tell Congress to Stop Subsidizing Insurance Costs for the Nuclear >Industry! > >BACKGROUND > >The Price-Anderson Act was enacted in 1957 as a temporary measure to >support the fledgling nuclear industry. The Act establishes a taxpayer >backed insurance regime for nuclear power plants. Under Price-Anderson, >commercial nuclear operators are required to carry only $200 million in >primary insurance. A second level of retrospective premiums in the >event of an accident is capped at approximately $88 million per >reactor. By artificially limiting the liability of nuclear operators, >the Price-Anderson Act serves as a subsidy to the nuclear industry in >terms of foregone insurance premiums, which encourages the construction >of new nuclear plants. . . and the generation of more nuclear waste. > >The Price-Anderson Act will expire in August 2002 unless Congress >reauthorizes it. On October 11, 2001, the House Energy and Commerce >Committee began to mark-up a reauthorization bill, H.R. 2983. The >mark-up is expected to resume soon and the issue will later be >considered by the whole House. In the Senate, reauthorization of the >Price-Anderson Act may be included in the Energy Bill that will likely >be debated later this fall or early in the new year. > >See the below for "7 Good Reasons to Oppose Price-Anderson >Reauthorization." Public Citizen's Price-Anderson factsheet, is online >at: >www.citizen.org/cmep/energy_enviro_nuclear/nuclear_power_plants/nuclear_revi >val/articles.cfm?ID=4912 > > >TAKE ACTION! > >Call and write to your Senators and Representative and urge them to >oppose Price-Anderson reauthorization. Ask your Representative to vote >against H.R. 2983. Ask your Senators to keep Price-Anderson >reauthorization out of the Energy Bill. > >CALL: Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121 > >WRITE: >Your Representative >U.S. House of Representative >Washington, DC 20510 > >Your Senators >U.S. Senate >Washington, DC 20515 > >SIGN an online petition opposing Price-Anderson reauthorization at: >www.petitiononline.com/repealpa/petition.html > > >7 GOOD REASONS TO OPPOSE PRICE-ANDERSON REAUTHORIZATION > >(1) The Price-Anderson Act does not address the issue of increasing >security and improving the safety of nuclear facilities. In light of >the recent terrorist attacks, there should be a thorough and independent >assessment of security needs at U.S. nuclear power facilities before >Price-Anderson is even considered for reauthorization. > >(2) The Price-Anderson Act indemnifies Department of Energy contractors >involved in nuclear incidents even in cases of gross negligence and >willful misconduct. (This blanket coverage would extend to contractors >hired to transport nuclear waste to the proposed repository at Yucca >Mountain.) This serves as a disincentive to safety and accountability, >and potentially endangers workers and the public. No other government >agency provides this level of taxpayer indemnification to non-government >personnel. > >(3) The Price-Anderson Act serves as a subsidy to the nuclear power >industry in terms of foregone primary insurance payments and limited >liability in case of an accident. This distorts economic viability >assessments in the energy sector and gives nuclear power an >uncompetitive advantage over cleaner, safer energy options. > >(4) The insurance coverage required under the Price-Anderson Act >understates the calculated risk of nuclear power plants. > >(5) The Price-Anderson Act treats all nuclear operators uniformly and >does not differentiate or discourage high-risk activities, such >relicensing old plants and transporting nuclear waste. > >(6) Reauthorizing the Price-Anderson Act would facilitate the >construction of new nuclear power plants, which would generate more >nuclear waste. > >(7) The Price-Anderson Act was originally enacted in 1957 as a temporary >measure to assist the nascent nuclear power industry. 50 years later, >it's time to end this misdirected economic stimulus program. > > > >Lisa Gue >Policy Analyst >Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy & Environment Program >215 Pennsylvania Ave. SE >Washington, DC 20003 >ph: (202) 454-5130; fax: (202) 547-7392 >www.citizen.org/cmep > - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lorraine Krofchok Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) please consider signing this Date: 31 Oct 2001 19:34:54 -0800 Please include Lorraine Krofchok, Grandmothers for Peace International, USA. Lisa Ledwidge / IEER wrote: > > Please consider signing the Public Declaration on Peace and Security, > below, which will be delivered to U.S. President Bush before his upcoming > meeting with Russian President Putin. > > Reply to on or before November 6 with your name, > organization if relevant, and country. > > Please circulate to others who may be interested in endorsing the declaration. > > Thank you. > > [Apologies for multiple postings.] > ============================================================ > > October 30, 2001 > > Dear friends, > > Below please find a "Public Declaration on Peace and Security" addressed to > U.S. President Bush. Please add your personal and/or organizational > endorsement to this call, urging him to comply with existing international > agreements aimed at securing world peace. Also please circulate this call > to others. > > To sign on, send an email or reply to nsorensen@iatp.org on or before > November 6 stating your name, organization if relevant, and country. > We will send the signed Declaration to President Bush before his meeting > with Russian President Putin on November 12. We also hope to influence the > next Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention negotiations starting November > 19. > > The Declaration was launched on Friday, October 26, 2001 at a symposium on > "War and Weapons" in Washington D.C. In this symposium, activists and > experts on biological, nuclear and chemical weapons, land mines, small > arms, military pollution, and the U.S.-sponsored Plan Colombia discussed > the threats to humanity posed by weapons of mass destruction. > > Thank you very much, > > Chela Vazquez > cvazquez@iatp.org > (612) 870-3441 > > ============================================================ > ============================================================ > > Public Declaration on Peace and Security > > To the President of the United States > > Mr. President, > > Prior to September 11, the U.S. government had embarked on a unilateral > course that frequently disregarded several peace and security treaties. In > light of the horrific and tragic events in New York City, Washington D.C., > and Pennsylvania, the undersigned people and non-governmental organizations > call upon the United States government to reverse actions that jeopardize > international agreements to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass > destruction. > > The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) bans the development, > production and stockpiling of biological and toxic weapons. The > Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM) places limits on the testing and > deployment of defensive systems in order to prevent the stockpiling of > nuclear weapons. Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) aims at > the complete elimination of nuclear weapons. The Comprehensive Nuclear Test > Ban Treaty (CTBT) bans all nuclear weapon test explosions and all other > nuclear explosions. We believe that U.S. adherence to these treaties would > promote greater security and peace worldwide. > > However, the United States government is undermining all four treaties by > rejecting a Verification Protocol on the BTWC that was to be finalized in > November in Geneva and by developing a large bioweapons research system > that may be in violation of the BTWC; by developing missile defenses and > seeking to withdraw from the ABM Treaty; by deploying modified > bunker-busting nuclear weapons, conducting research aimed at making nuclear > weapons more useable, and maintaining more than 2,000 nuclear warheads on > high alert despite recently reaffirming a commitment to the NPT; and by > refusing to ratify the CTBT. The U.S. also is researching space-based > weapons and is resisting international efforts to ban the placement of > weapons in outer space. These actions by the United States threaten peace > and security globally by provoking the development of hostile weapons by > other countries in an escalating arms race. > > Therefore, we urge that: > > 1) The United States rely on multilateral negotiations and the existing > body of international law and treaties to resolve international conflicts. > > 2) The United States, at the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Review > Conference beginning on November 19th, make an unqualified commitment to > uphold Article I, which prohibits all development, > acquisition, and stockpiling of biological agents for hostile purposes, and > unequivocally endorse prompt completion of the draft BTWC Verification > Protocol. > > 3) The United States abide by the terms of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. > > 4) The United States meet its obligations under the Non-Proliferation > Treaty, in particular Article VI that calls for complete nuclear > disarmament, as unanimously confirmed by the International Court of Justice. > > 5) The United States maintain its nuclear testing moratorium and ratify the > Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. > > Signatories > > Chela Vazquez, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, USA > Arjun Makhijani, Institute for Energy and Environment Research, USA > Max Obuszewski, American Friends Service Committee, USA > Brian Becker, International Action Center, USA > Edward Hammond, Sunshine Project, USA > Hillel W. Cohen, assistant professor of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, USA > Jackie Cabasso, Western States Legal Foundation, USA > John Burroughs, Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy, USA > Ellen Thomas, Proposition One Committee, USA > John Steinbach, Great Panthers, USA > Margarita Flores, Instituto Latinoamericano de Servicios Legales > Alternativos, Colombia > Catalina Toro, Centro de Debate y Accion Ambiental, Colombia > Dario Gonzalez, Corporacion de Unidades Democraticas para el Desarrollo, > Colombia > Lorraine Krofchok, Grandmothers for Peace Internatinal, USA > ============================================================ > ============================================================ > > Chela Vazquez > Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) > 2105 First Avenue South > Minneapolis MN 55404 USA > Tel. office: (612) 870-3441 > Fax: (612) 870-4846 > cvazquez@iatp.org > http://www.iatp.org > http://www.wtowatch.org > http://www.sustain.org/biotech > http://www.gefoodalert.org > > - > To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. 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