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abolition-usa-digest Thursday, August 20 1998 Volume 01 : Number 011
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Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 19:18:19 -0400
From: ASlater <aslater@gracelinks.org>
Subject: (abolition-usa) A-2000 NY Metro Working Group Minutes/US Abolition Campaign
Dear Friends,
Enclosed are the minutes of the Abolition 2000 NY Metro Group. Since they
are of more than general interest, I thought I would post them to our USA
list: the actions recommended and discussion are not specific to New York.
Have any of you been having regional or local Abolition 2000 meetings? In
New York, we were able to get a list of all the Abolition 2000 member
organizations from the International Office to enlarge our group here. You
can get a list of groups in your area from Sue Broidy, the Coordinator at
our administrative offices. Sue's e-mail is <a2000@silcom.com>.
>
>To: Abolition 2000 NY Metro Working Group
>From: Tracy Moavero
>Re: Minutes, August 11, 1998
>
>Abolition 2000 New York Metro - Minutes of 8.11.98 meeting
>
>Attendance: Tracy Moavero (Peace Action International Office) Tina
Bell(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom-NY Metro); Selma
Brackman, Johanne Winchester,Kevin Sanders(War and Peace Digest); Sonya
Ostrom (Metro NY Peace Action); Alyn Ware, Peter Weiss, Nya Gregor Fleron
(Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy); Howie Katz (Jewish Peace
Fellowship); Mickey Singsen(American Friends Service Committee); Amardeep
Assar(York College/CUNY); Jonathan Schell(the Nation Institute); Alice
Slater (Global Resouce Action Center for the Environment); Anne Zanes(Peace
Links); Michael Raphael,Adam Weissman(Wetlands); Steve Kent(Kent
Communications); Chris Ney(War Resisters League)
>
>Announcements:
>The Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy and several other US groups(GRACE,
AFSC, Western States Legal Foundation,Fourth Freedom Forum, Nuclear Age
Peace Foundation) are hiring a full-time abolition organizer to work out of
Washington DC. Alyn Ware at LCNP (212-674-7790, lcnp@aol.com) can provide a
job description and is the contact for applications. Fax resumes to Alyn
at 212-674-6199 Please get the word out! The response needs to be stronger
to have a good pool of candidates.
>
>Jonathan Schell announced that a 100 mile anti-nuclear march in Vermont
>will take place starting August 15, organized by the American Friends
Service Committee. (It was felt that as many people in the group had not
heard about this march, this signified the need for more cooperation and
coordination nationally.) This effort is part of an initiative to hold New
England town meetings on nuclear abolition.
>
>Congressional Resolutions:
>
>Markey Resolution, H.Con.Res. 307 to cut funding for new nuclear weapons
in the "Stockpile Stewardship" program. Alice Slater said that thanks to
lots of people working in the New York area and around the country the
current sponsors are Lee, Tierney, Woolsey, Furse, Maloney, Nadler,
Schumer, Lowey, Filner. Although Major Owens told Sonya Ostrom that he
would sign on, his name was still not on the list.
>
>Woolsey Resolution, HR 479 calling on Clinton to negotiate a treaty to
eliminate nuclear weapons. Current sponsors are Filner Stark, Towns,
McGovern, Furse, Slaughter, Kennedy(Mass), Hinchley, Olver, Faleomavakua,
Norton, Lofren, Sanders, Owens, Frank(Mass), Hooley, Miller(CA), Lowey,
Nadler, Hilliard, Lee
>
>Working Group members were encouraged to meet or call their
Representatives to either thank them for co-sponsoring or to get them on
board during the August Congressional recess.
>
>New Agenda Coalition
>The international sign-on letter to support the eight countries calling for
>disarmament negotiations is still open for signatures. For more information
>contact Tracy Moavero at Peace Action International 212-750-5795
,<paintl@igc.apc.org>.
>
>Members of the Working Group have been meeting with delegates of the New
>Agenda nations - Mexico and South Africa so far. They urged these countries
>to move beyond their declaration and their planned General Assembly
>resolution to push their initiative into strong action. They have also been
>meeting with members of the declared nuclear weapons states, most recently
>Russia.
>
>Selma Brackman suggested that working group members meet with the G-77
leadership. Alyn noted that getting members of those governments behind the
NAC resolution shouldn't be too difficult, but it will take a lot of work
>to get European nations to vote for it, particularly NATO members. The
>Abolition 2000 administrator (Sue Broidy of Nuclear Age Peace Foundation)
>will soon be in Austria to encourage Austrian groups to push the Austrian
>government on this initiative. Jonathan Granoff will also be in Europe to
>do similar work.
>
>Alyn also reported that a representative of Abolition 2000, most likely
>Paul Saoke Of Kenya (who is a member of the international steering
committee) may be attending the triennial Non-Aligned Movement meeting in
South Africa at the end of August.
>
>Tracy mentioned the possibility of getting an article written by someone
>prominent on the New Agenda Coalition to then shop it around to the media.
>Retired Senator Alan Cranston and former Canadian Ambassador Doug Roche
>were suggested. Alice asked Jonathan who said he might consider it but has
a heavy workload. Alyn emphasized the need for careful timing and suggested
>that we talk with the Irish mission to coordinate with their publicity
>around the UNGA resolution launch. Selma and Kevin mentioned a Canadian
>t.v. network which broadcast the World Court hearing on nuclear weapons
use or threat of use (1996).
>
>Abolition 2000 USA Meeting
>Jonathan reported that an ad hoc group of activists from around the country
>were invited by David Cortwright of the Fourth Freedom Forum to explore the
>idea of a nationally-coordinated abolition campaign. This campaign would be
>oriented to pressuring the U.S. government to adopt a policy favoring a
>nuclear weapons abolition convention. It would be a cooperative effort with
>the existing international network and would combine both grassroots and
>"elite"-level work with an eye to media coverage. The above-mentioned
>organizer will work alongside a coordinator already hired by Fourth
>Freedom.
>
>No proposals for the shape or structure of this campaign came out of this
>meeting. Instead, regional meetings would plan input to an Oct. 9 national
>meeting in Chicago. This Abolition 2000 New York Metro meeting was one of
>the regional meetings. The minutes of the abolition meeting and a time line
>of planned and possible events around which to work were distributed by
Alice and are available from GRACE.
>
>Additions were made to the Proposed Time Line of Nucler Abolition Activities:
>
>Sept.14-16: NY, UN Dept. of Public Info. Conference
>
>October 19: Day Without the Pentagon, Wahington, DC
>
>There was general agreement that the Sept/Oct date of the proposed press
conference and public launch of a US Abolition Campaign was too early.
>
>Highlights of a detailed discussion on a national campaign:
>- Important to use different perspectives on abolition: moral,
>intellectual, strategic. Working Group members varied on where the
emphasis needs to be, though most agreed that they need to be combined in
different ways.
>- Need to organize on campuses, although it was recognized that currently
>many students are more responsive to human rights issues such as Chiapas.
>- Potential computer malfunctions in the year 2000 give added urgency to
>abolition by 2000 (Kevin Sanders and Johanne Winchester volunteered to
write a simple fact sheet relating the Y2K problem to nuclear abolition)
>- Having materials ready to hand out at the Department of Public
>Information/NGO Conference at the UN (Sept. 14-16) would be useful as many
>U.S. NGOs will have representatives there.
>- It would be excellent to have Arundati Roy speak at an abolition event.
>She's the author of the Pulitzer Prize Winning bestseller The God of Small
>Things who recently published a widely-praised, deeply-moving article on
>nuclear weapons tests in India.
>- A postcard campaign in addition to abolition petitions would create a
>steady stream of pressure for abolition instead of just a one-time delivery
>of petitions.(Alice passed out samples of a FCNL mailer with four
postcards: to the President, two Senators, and Congressional Representative)
>- The Cooper Union speech by Lee Butler (on the anniversary of an important
>Abraham Lincoln speech on the abolition of slavery) was agreed to be an
>important moment for attention to the US abolition campaign, possibly for a
>launch and definitely for some media work.
>- The Mayor of Hiroshima was seen by some as an important ally in our U.S.
>work, most likely when speaking with U.S. mayors to connect Hiroshima (and
>Nagasaki) to the U.S. Others felt that working with him in a U.S. national
>campaign could be counterproductive, particularly when reaching out to
>youth.
>- Legislation is important, but getting youth involved requires other
>tactics, such as rock bands or other events that don't center on
>traditional politics.
>
>Election Campaigns
>Peter Weiss urged the working group to get House and Senate candidates on
>record on abolition during the primary campaigns. Peace Action is already
doing work on the Senate race in New York State and elsewhere, but not on
the New York House races. It was agreed that members of the group would try
to get Congressional Candidates to state their positions on abolition and
HR 479 and H. ConRes 307. Alyn and Alice will work up a questionnaire for
candidates, Anne Zanes will help. Steve Kent will write up a briefing paper
on abolition, in consultation with Jonathan. These materials will be
available for giving to candidates. Steve also mentioned that we can get
supportive candidates to make speeches on our issue, then help them get
radio time to air the same views more broadly, creating a cooperative
relationship.
>
>Next meeting - Wednesday, September 9 at noon.
>
>Minutes - Tracy Moavero 8.11.98
>******************************************
>
Alice Slater
Global Resource Action Center for the Environment
15 East 26 St.
New York, NY 10010
212-726-9161(tel)
212-726-9160(fax)
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Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 14:02:05 -0400
From: ASlater <aslater@gracelinks.org>
Subject: (abolition-usa) ACTION ALERT/NELSON MANDELA
Dear Friends,
It is very possible that Nelson Mandela will come to New York for the UN
General Assembly which opens on September 8th. As we plan our US Abolition
Campaign strategy, our most urgent need is to reach the American public to
let them know what we all know too well about our nations's immoral,
provocative and mindless nuclear policy. South Africa is a member of the
eight nation New Agenda Coalition which has received zero coverage in the
US media for its clarion call for nuclear disarmament. Mandela is the only
world leader on the stage today who can command the attention of the US
media and the public. If he comes to the US, it is critical that he speak
out in favor of nuclear abolition to gain the public's ear.
WE NEED TO GENERATE LETTERS TO NELSON MANDELA URGING HIM TO DO SO!!
Write to:
Nelson Mandela
Private Bag x1000
0001
South Africa
Thank him for South Africa's leadership role in the New Agenda Coalition
and urge him to speak out on the need to begin negotiations now on a treaty
to eliminate nuclear weapons. Note that if he is planning to be in New
York for the General Assembly it is particularly important that his remarks
be made to the US public, as it will be picked up by the US media which
always reports broadly on his public statements in America. Ask him to call
for immediate implementation of the steps in the Canberra Commission report
such as:
Declare a policy of "no first use"
Take all nuclear forces off alert
Remove all warheads from delivery vehicles
End all nuclear testing - subcritical and computer simulated
Send a copy of your letter to the South African mission in New York at:
Ambassador Khiphsuizi Jele
Permanent Mission of South Africa to the UN
333 East 38th St.
New York, NY 10016
Post your letters to the caucus, so we know it's happening! Many thanks.
Alice Slater
Global Resource Action Center for the Environment
15 East 26 St.
New York, NY 10010
212-726-9161(tel)
212-726-9160(fax)
GRACE is a member of Abolition 2000: A Global Network for the Elimination
of Nuclear Weapons
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Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 21:21:22 EDT
From: <DavidMcR@aol.com>
Subject: (abolition-usa) (Short) / NYC metro Area / Day Without the Pentagon
On Thursday, August 27th, at 6 p.m. there will be a second New York organizing
meeting for Day Without the Pentagon. (The October 19th action endorsed by a
broad range of groups including Committees of Correspondence, War Resisters
League, the Socialist Party, Disabled in Action, etc.) It will be held on the
second floor of 841 Broadway, at the Center for Independent Living for the
Disabled. (841 Broadway is just a few doors south of 14th Street).
For information call 212 / 228.0450 or email: wrl@igc.apc.org
check out the web site: www.nonviolence.org/wrl/nopentagon.htm
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Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 21:21:15 EDT
From: <DavidMcR@aol.com>
Subject: (abolition-usa) For NYC metropolitan area
On Thursday, August 27th, at 6 p.m. there will be a second New York organizing
meeting for Day Without the Pentagon. (The October 19th action endorsed by a
broad range of groups including Committees of Correspondence, the Socialist
Party, War Resisters League, Disabled in Action, etc.) It will be held on the
second floor of 841 Broadway, at the Center for Independent Living for the
Disabled. (841 Broadway is just a few doors south of 14th Street).
For information call 212 / 228.0450 or email: wrl@igc.apc.org
check out the web site: www.nonviolence.org/wrl/nopentagon.htm
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Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 16:42:09 EDT
From: <DavidMcR@aol.com>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Clinton's bombing of Sudan and Afghanistan: time for resignation
About 2 p.m. this afternoon (Eastern time) I learned that Clinton had ordered
the bombing of Sudan and Afghanistan, allegedly in response to the terrorist
bombings in Africa.
There is no question in my mind that the bombing was directly related to the
troubles flowing from the Monica Lewinsky case and the negative reaction to
his TV appearance in which he was unable to admit he had lied previously.
I do not care what Clinton does in his private sexual life as long as those
involved are consenting adults. Nor do I think that area of his life is a
legitimate target of inquiry. I am aware the far right has been targeting
Clinton since his election, and zeroed in on his weakness for fellatio.
What makes this private matter very much a public concern is that Clinton
has, once again, as he did earlier in the last Iraq crisis, tried to divert
attention from his sexual life by ratting swords at a distance.
There is not the slightest evidence that the bombing today was anything more
than a diversion of attention. Nor any doubt that he has found it convenient
to leave behind an unhappy family situation to return to the White House.
Clinton is not the worse man we have had in the White House. He is not a
demon. But the liberal community should by this time realize that not only
radicals but even moderate liberals are being damaged by further defense of
Clinton. (Liberals should realize that the attacks on Clarence Thomas during
his nomination to the Supreme Court were not even about overt acts but only
over allegations of an interest in pornography -- here we have a President who
gets blow jobs in the Oval Office and then demeans that office by lying about
it, and getting his aides and friends to join in that conspiracy of lies.)
Liberals need to redeem their own situation with some modicum of consistency.
Clinton does not deserve support. He is killing people at a vast distance
from this country solely to divert attention from his own problems.
The issue is, I repeat, not Clinton's sex life. Most of the world is stunned
that America is spending this much time on something personal and private. I
share that sense of dismay, but point out that the issue, at least for me, is
not whether Clinton is having sex in the White House, and not even whether he
is lying about having sex in the White House, but that he is conducting a
foreign policy based on trying to divert attention from those facts.
It is time for Clinton to resign and let the Vice President take charge.
Politically there is no difference between them -- but Al Gore will not be
under the same pressure to conduct bombing raids in distant parts of the globe
to divert attention from his middle aged sexual activities.
I hope Americans will contact their members of Congress and make it clear
they cannot support these unilateral US military actions, undertaken without
proof of guilt, and almost certainly killing people who had done no harm to
any American citizens.
Clinton is not fit to conduct the foreign policy of the United States. To
the degree he has conducted it he has failed on the issue of the Comprehensive
Test Ban Treaty, he has failed on the issue of Land Minds, and he has, most
monumentally, failed by pressing for the expansion of NATO. He has failed to
life the embargoes of Cuba, of Libya, of Iraq.
At what point will liberals realize Clinton is a lost cause? The issue is
not his private sexual life, but the bizarre impact it has on his foreign
policy. The US - and the world -- cannot afford to have Clinton serve out his
remaining two years.
David McReynolds,
NYC / August 20 / 1998
(former Chair of War Resisters International,
former Co-Chair, Socialist Party USA,
member of staff, War Resisters League - the above statement is a personal
one, not a reflection of the positions of any of the organizations, given for
identification only)
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Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 15:50:47 -0700
From: "Peter Coombes" <pcoombes@web.net>
Subject: (abolition-usa) =?iso-8859-1?Q?CANADIAN_CITIZENS=92_WEAPONS_INSPECTION_TEAM?=
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CANADIAN CITIZENS=92 WEAPONS INSPECTION TEAM
=20
Libby Davies =96 The Canadian Citizens=92 Weapons Inspection Team allows =
people to get involved in a process to make a change. I believe when =
citizens mobilize, you can pressure your government to work.
=20
Report of the Weapons Inspection of
Electric Boat Corporation, Groton Connecticut
August 3, 1998
=20
by Peter Coombes
President of End the Arms Race
Suite 405 =96 825 Granville Street
Vancouver BC Canada V6Z 1K9
604/687-3223
fax 604/687-3277
info@peacewire.org
www.peacewire.org
=20
Executive Summary
=20
David Morgan =96 The most valuable service that these inspections for =
weapons of mass destruction has accomplished, has been to lawfully visit =
major nuclear weapons facilities and to correctly name, label and =
connect them in the minds of all people with outlawed weapons of mass =
destruction.
=20
On August 3, 1998 while the United States Congress passed a bill to =
extend sanctions against Iraq for restricting access to sites suspected =
of producing weapons of mass destruction The Canadian Citizens=92 =
Weapons Inspection Team was refused access to a restricted site in =
Groton, Connecticut.
=20
The Citizens=92 Weapons Inspection Team found that the Electric Boat =
Corporation in Groton, Connecticut maintained production facilities to =
build and refit the delivery systems needed for nuclear weapons of mass =
destruction. The team thus concluded that the Electric Boat Corporation =
is complicit in perpetuating the illicit threat or use of nuclear =
weapons.
=20
The Canadian Citizens=92 Weapons Inspection Team, organized by End =
the Arms Race, traveled across the continent from Vancouver and Toronto =
to join members of the Fellowship of Reconciliation and community =
activists from New York and Connecticut to conduct its second weapons =
inspection.=20
=20
Leading the inspection was community activist and Canadian Member of =
Parliament Libby Davies (NDP =96 Vancouver East). Davies was joined by =
three Canadians: Peter Coombes, President of End the Arms Race; David =
Morgan, President of Veterans Against Nuclear Armaments; and Phyllis =
Creighton representative of the Anglican Church of Canada. The team was =
joined by members located in the U.S.: Bill Dyson, Representative =
Connecticut State Legislature; Vince Romano, Clayton Ramey and Charlie =
Brown of Fellowship of Reconciliation; and Alyn Ware, Executive Director =
of Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy.
=20
The team found that the material evidence overwhelming proved that =
Electric Boat Corporation had built the trident submarine, a nuclear =
weapons Ohio-class submarine, and the Sea Wolf attack submarine. Even =
more damaging is that the Electric Boat Corporation maintains the =
technology and productions facilities to build and refit these nuclear =
weapon delivery systems. The sources include documents by government, =
analysis by expert military researchers and testimony by local =
activists. An aerial inspection of the Electric Boat Corporation and the =
near by U.S. naval base substantiated the conclusions of the team.
=20
Meeting with Under-Secretary General for Disarmament, UN
=20
Phyllis Creighton =96 The Canadian Citizens' Weapons Inspection Team is =
an inspiration to take our powers, to do everything we can to rid the =
world of the terror of nuclear omnicide.
=20
In the morning of August 3 the Citizen=92s Weapons Inspection Team =
met with Jayantha Dhanapala, the Under-Secretary General for Disarmament =
of the United Nations. The team met with Mr.. Dhanapala to inform him =
about citizens=92 inspection, and to find out how together we can =
further the cause of nuclear weapons abolition.
Mr.. Dhanapala was very open to the idea that citizens=92 worldwide =
could take an active role in promoting nuclear weapons disarmament and =
participate in the verification process. He referred to Joseph =
Rotblat=92s appeal that the strongest way to ensure the abolition of =
nuclear weapons was to empower professionals, scientists, workers and =
all citizens with the right to inform an international monitoring body =
of any violations of a nuclear weapons disarmament agreement.
=20
The meeting between Mr.. Dhanapala and The Citizens=92 Weapons =
Inspection Team is a vital bridge between government level diplomacy and =
direct citizen participation in global affairs. The materials and the =
meeting demonstrated to Mr.. Dhanapala that citizens and =
non-governmental organizations worldwide expect to directly =
participating in nuclear weapons disarmament. When Peter Coombes =
restated the principles of the Canadian Citizens=92 Weapons Inspection =
Team Mr.. Dhanapala was then able to respond by saying that is why he =
can support its work. The conclusion of the meeting is that the =
Disarmament Affairs department and citizens have common ground in which =
to work together.
=20
Attending the meeting was Libby Davies. Peter Coombes, David Morgan, =
Phyllis Creighton, Vince Romano, Alyn Ware, and Leif Erickson.
=20
Inspection of Electric Boat Corporation=20
=20
Libby Davies =96 I think they were expecting civil disobedience. There =
were tons of police and their own security forces.
=20
On July 10, 1998 President of End the Arms Race, Peter Coombes sent =
a letter to the John Welch, President of the Electric Boat Corporation =
asking for unrestricted access. A response was received from Kevin M. =
Cassidy, Director of Human Resources, denying access to the Electric =
Boat facility. He stated that "Electric Boat is a secure defense =
facility; visits by the public are not allowed for security reasons," =
and that "... the issues you raise in your letter relate more to =
national defense policy than to shipbuilding."
In a follow-up telephone conversation Peter Coombes pursued the issue =
with Mr.. Cassidy, attempted to arrange a meeting and confirmed that =
civil disobedience was not the intent. Cassidy reiterated the =
company=92s refusal to allow the inspectors on site and obstinately =
declined an invitation to meet with the Citizens=92 Weapons Inspection =
Team.=20
=20
Mike Bell, Vancouver Echo 12/8/98 =96 EBC had hired security and called =
police in advance of what they obviously perceived as a dangerous =
situation.
The only danger the Canadian Citizens=92 Weapons Inspection Team =
possesses is the ability to reveal the obvious fact that the United =
States has the largest stockpiles and the greatest potential to build =
global delivery systems for weapons of mass destruction.
=20
On August 3, 1998 The Citizens=92 Weapons Inspection Team approach =
the administrative gate of the Electric Boat Corporation, where Kevin =
Cassidy was on hand to greet the team.=20
=20
Libby Davies requested a meeting, information about the production =
capabilities and access to The Electric Boat Corporation. Once again =
Mr.. Cassidy denied all requests citing The Electric Boat =
Corporation=92s contract with the US Navy as reason why access would be =
denied. Under the terms of the contract The Electric Boat Corporation =
cannot permit visitors unless they have military clearance, they indeed =
are required to make reports to the contractor of all activities that =
occur around the facility.=20
=20
Libby Davies =96 Developing weapons of mass destruction is a violation =
of the basic principles of humanity and we believe these private =
corporations are as complicit in this as anyone else.
Both Libby Davies and Clayton Ramey explained to Mr.. Cassidy that =
The Electric Boat Corporation and even Mr.. Cassidy were subordinate to =
international law and norms. The World Court has made an advisory =
opinion stating that the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons is =
generally illegal. Thus, under the Nuremberg principles each individual =
is responsible for opposing illegal acts of governments =96 The Electric =
Boat Corporation and Mr. Cassidy are not made immune because of private =
contracts or business arrangements.=20
Libby Davies was joined by two camera people on an aerial inspection of =
the Electric Boat Corporation and the nearby US naval port. The aerial =
inspection was recorded on video and still camera. The photographs =
record a fleet of submarines leaving port and show one submarine in the =
dry dock of the Electric Boat Corporation. As well, there are very clear =
photos of 21 missile silos.
=20
The Role of International Citizens=92 Weapons Inspections
=20
Peter Coombes =96 the purpose of the Canadian Citizens=92 Weapons =
Inspection Team is to legitimize citizen involvement in abolition of =
nuclear weapons and global verification of nuclear weapons disarmament =
agreements.
The goal of the Canadian Citizens=92 Weapons Inspection Team is the =
abolition of nuclear weapons. The vast majority of people around the =
world believe in abolition, nuclear weapons are costly and useless, and =
they are too dangerous to keep. The role of citizens=92 is to make our =
governments act before we face an intentional or accidental nuclear =
weapons catastrophe.
=20
During each inspection the Canadian Citizens=92 Weapons Inspection =
Team diligently works toward gaining unrestricted access to nuclear =
weapons sites. The veil of secrecy surrounding nuclear weapons must be =
lifted and that is why it is essential that authorities recognize the =
seriousness of our requests. The moment we are recognized and permitted =
to proceed with an inspection we will have swung open the door to full =
and unrestricted public accountability.
=20
By its actions the Canadian Citizens=92 Weapons Inspection Team is =
reaching out to thousands of people to demonstrate that the threat of =
nuclear weapons is a danger to everyone and that each of us can oppose =
them. The vast majority of people who believe we must abolish nuclear =
weapons need a myriad of tactics to involve them =96 from petitions, =
letters to editors and lobbying politicians to rallies, and the =
Citizens' Weapons Inspection Teams.
It is our aspiration that people around the world will use our model of =
the citizens' weapons inspection team as a means to challenge the =
dangerous belief that nuclear weapons offer security. Citizens can and =
must demand accountability. The Canadian Citizens' Weapons Inspection =
Team is one model that can garner support from the millions of citizens =
who are now on the sidelines wanting to be involved in nuclear weapons =
abolition.
=20
Principles
=20
The team operates under these five principles:
a.. Lawful. Work within the laws of the country.=20
2.. Transparent. Inspectors operate in a public, transparent mode. =
We will present ourselves in a public location and request the =
cooperation of the military and political leaders and staff of any =
facility to be inspected.=20
3.. International. All inspections will be led by international =
observers. As Canadians we will lead inspections to countries around the =
world, but we will not lead inspections within Canada. We will =
facilitate and participate in inspections of Canadian facilities, but we =
will require foreign nationals to lead the team.=20
4.. Community. We will seek the participation of well known =
community leaders, official representatives of groups, elected =
officials, retired military personnel, and experts.=20
5.. Local. We will ensure that we are working with local, =
on-the-ground peace groups and community leaders.
=20
INTERNATIONAL CITIZENS WEAPONS INSPECTION TEAM=20
Libby Davies, Member of Parliament for Vancouver East, Canada
Ms. Davies has been active in politics and social movements all of her =
life. She served on Vancouver City Council, and was instrumental in =
having Vancouver declared a Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone. Ms. Davies was =
elected as the federal parliamentary member for Vancouver East for the =
New Democratic Party of Canada in 1997.
William R. Dyson, Democratic State Representative to the Connecticut =
Legislature from New Haven=20
Mr.. Dyson is co-chair of the House Appropriations Committee of the =
Connecticut State Legislature. He has long advocated a change in social =
priorities from military spending to funding for human needs.
Peter Coombes, President of End the Arms Race, Canada
Mr.. Coombes is a father, political activist, and holds his Masters of =
International Relations in Development Studies. He is the President of =
End the Arms Race, one of the largest peace groups in Canada that is =
best known for organizing the annual Vancouver Walk for Peace. He =
recently participated in an international peace conference organized by =
the International Peace Bureau held in Moscow.
Phyllis Creighton, Anglican Church of Canada
Ms. Creighton is a long-time board member of Project Ploughshares and =
Science for Peace in Canada, as well as the General Senate of the =
Anglican Church of Canada, which is the policy making body of the =
church. She has developed and implemented the Church's position opposing =
nuclear weapons.
David Morgan, President of Veterans Against Nuclear Arms, Canada
Mr.. Morgan is a writer, researcher, peace activist, and veteran. As =
president of Veterans Against Nuclear Arms, he leads a group of Canadian =
veterans who work for peace and the abolition of nuclear weapons. Most =
recently, he traveled to the Hague where he attended the World Court's =
hearings on the legality of nuclear weapons.
Alyn Ware, Executive Director of the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear =
Policy, New Zealand
Mr.. Ware, a citizen of New Zealand, is a board member of the NGO =
Committee on Disarmament and a Pacific Representative to the =
International Peace Bureau. He has been instrumental in achieving the =
International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on the legality of the =
threat or use of nuclear weapons, and in drafting a Model Nuclear =
Weapons Convention that has now been circulated by the UN.
Clayton Ramey, Peace and Disarmament Program Coordinator of the =
Fellowship of Reconciliation, US.
Mr.. Ramey, a writer and activist, delivered medicine to Iraq this past =
May with a delegation of nearly one hundred US religious and civic group =
leaders and observed the suffering of the Iraqi people due to economic =
sanctions firsthand.
Vincent Romano, Peace and Disarmament Program Intern, Fellowship of =
Reconciliation, US=20
Mr.. Romano is the US organizer of the citizens=92 inspection team and =
has actively worked as a writer and peacemaker for the abolition of =
nuclear weapons in the United States.
=20
Veronica Keitt, Independent Reporter and Film maker, New York
Ms. Keitt is the host of The VK Report aired on New York City Community =
Access Television.
=20
Nya Gregor Fleron, Writer, Denmark
Ms. Fleron is an intern with the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, a =
peace activist, writer, and a citizen of Denmark.
=20
Leif Erickson, Student University of British Columbia, Canada
Charlie Brown, Fellowship of Reconciliation, New York
Paul Brailsford, Veterans for Peace, Samantha Smith Chapter #45, Ipswich =
MA
John Schuhardt, Veterans for Peace, Samantha Smith Chapter #45, Ipswich =
MA
David Silk, Veterans for Peace, Samantha Smith Chapter #45, Ipswich MA
Joanne Sheehan, War Resisters League, New York
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Libby Davies – =
The Canadian=20
Citizens’ Weapons Inspection Team allows people to get involved in =
a=20
process to make a change. I believe when citizens mobilize, you can =
pressure=20
your government to work.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Report of the Weapons =
Inspection=20
of</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Electric Boat =
Corporation, Groton=20
Connecticut</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>August 3,=20
1998<B></B></FONT></DIV></FONT><FONT face=3DTimes size=3D5><FONT =
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face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></FONT>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT> </DIV><FONT face=3DTimes=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>by Peter =
Coombes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>President of End the =
Arms=20
Race</FONT></DIV></FONT><FONT face=3DTimes>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Suite 405 – 825 =
Granville=20
Street</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Vancouver BC Canada V6Z =
1K9</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2>604/687-3223</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>fax =
604/687-3277</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2>info@peacewire.org</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2>www.peacewire.org</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Executive=20
Summary</FONT></DIV><B><FONT face=3DTimes>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></B>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>David Morgan – =
The most=20
valuable service that these inspections for weapons of mass destruction =
has=20
accomplished, has been to lawfully visit major nuclear weapons =
facilities and to=20
correctly name, label and connect them in the minds of all people with =
outlawed=20
weapons of mass destruction.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIR>
<DIR><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></DIR></DIR>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2> On =
August 3, 1998=20
while the United States Congress passed a bill to extend sanctions =
against Iraq=20
for restricting access to sites suspected of producing weapons of mass=20
destruction The Canadian Citizens’ Weapons Inspection Team was =
refused=20
access to a restricted site in Groton, Connecticut.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2> The=20
Citizens’ Weapons Inspection Team found that the Electric Boat =
Corporation=20
in Groton, Connecticut maintained production facilities to build and =
refit the=20
delivery systems needed for nuclear weapons of mass destruction. The =
team thus=20
concluded that the Electric Boat Corporation is complicit in =
perpetuating the=20
illicit threat or use of nuclear weapons.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2> The =
Canadian=20
Citizens’ Weapons Inspection Team, organized by End the Arms Race, =
traveled across the continent from Vancouver and Toronto to join members =
of the=20
Fellowship of Reconciliation and community activists from New York and=20
Connecticut to conduct its second weapons inspection. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2> =
Leading the=20
inspection was community activist and Canadian Member of Parliament =
Libby Davies=20
(NDP – Vancouver East). Davies was joined by three Canadians: =
Peter=20
Coombes, President of End the Arms Race; David Morgan, President of =
Veterans=20
Against Nuclear Armaments; and Phyllis Creighton representative of the =
Anglican=20
Church of Canada. The team was joined by members located in the U.S.: =
Bill=20
Dyson, Representative Connecticut State Legislature; Vince Romano, =
Clayton Ramey=20
and Charlie Brown of Fellowship of Reconciliation; and Alyn Ware, =
Executive=20
Director of Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2> The =
team found=20
that the material evidence overwhelming proved that Electric Boat =
Corporation=20
had built the trident submarine, a nuclear weapons Ohio-class submarine, =
and the=20
Sea Wolf attack submarine. Even more damaging is that the Electric Boat=20
Corporation maintains the technology and productions facilities to build =
and=20
refit these nuclear weapon delivery systems. The sources include =
documents by=20
government, analysis by expert military researchers and testimony by =
local=20
activists. An aerial inspection of the Electric Boat Corporation and the =
near by=20
U.S. naval base substantiated the conclusions of the team.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Meeting with =
Under-Secretary General=20
for Disarmament, UN</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Phyllis Creighton – The =
Canadian Citizens'=20
Weapons Inspection Team is an inspiration to take our powers, to do =
everything=20
we can to rid the world of the terror of nuclear omnicide.</FONT></DIV>
<DIR>
<DIR><FONT face=3DTimes size=3D4><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT></DIR><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT></FONT></DIR><FONT face=3DTimes>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2> In =
the morning of=20
August 3 the Citizen’s Weapons Inspection Team met with Jayantha=20
Dhanapala, the Under-Secretary General for Disarmament of the United =
Nations.=20
The team met with Mr.. Dhanapala to inform him about citizens’ =
inspection,=20
and to find out how together we can further the cause of nuclear weapons =
abolition.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Mr.. Dhanapala was very =
open to the=20
idea that citizens’ worldwide could take an active role in =
promoting=20
nuclear weapons disarmament and participate in the verification process. =
He=20
referred to Joseph Rotblat’s appeal that the strongest way to =
ensure the=20
abolition of nuclear weapons was to empower professionals, scientists, =
workers=20
and all citizens with the right to inform an international monitoring =
body of=20
any violations of a nuclear weapons disarmament agreement.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2> The =
meeting=20
between Mr.. Dhanapala and The Citizens’ Weapons Inspection Team =
is a=20
vital bridge between government level diplomacy and direct citizen =
participation=20
in global affairs. The materials and the meeting demonstrated to Mr.. =
Dhanapala=20
that citizens and non-governmental organizations worldwide expect to =
directly=20
participating in nuclear weapons disarmament. When Peter Coombes =
restated the=20
principles of the Canadian Citizens’ Weapons Inspection Team Mr..=20
Dhanapala was then able to respond by saying that is why he can support =
its=20
work. The conclusion of the meeting is that the Disarmament Affairs =
department=20
and citizens have common ground in which to work together.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2> =
Attending the=20
meeting was Libby Davies. Peter Coombes, David Morgan, Phyllis =
Creighton, Vince=20
Romano, Alyn Ware, and Leif Erickson.</FONT></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Inspection of Electric =
Boat=20
Corporation </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT> </DIV><FONT face=3DTimes>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Libby Davies – I =
think they=20
were expecting civil disobedience. There were tons of police and their =
own=20
security forces.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2> On =
July 10, 1998=20
President of End the Arms Race, Peter Coombes sent a letter to the John =
Welch,=20
President of the Electric Boat Corporation asking for unrestricted =
access. A=20
response was received from Kevin M. Cassidy, Director of Human =
Resources,=20
denying access to the Electric Boat facility. He stated that =
"Electric Boat=20
is a secure defense facility; visits by the public are not allowed for =
security=20
reasons," and that "... the issues you raise in your letter =
relate=20
more to national defense policy than to shipbuilding."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>In a follow-up =
telephone conversation=20
Peter Coombes pursued the issue with Mr.. Cassidy, attempted to arrange =
a=20
meeting and confirmed that civil disobedience was not the intent. =
Cassidy=20
reiterated the company’s refusal to allow the inspectors on site =
and=20
obstinately declined an invitation to meet with the Citizens’ =
Weapons=20
Inspection Team. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike Bell, Vancouver =
Echo 12/8/98=20
– EBC had hired security and called police in advance of what they =
obviously perceived as a dangerous situation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2> The =
only danger=20
the Canadian Citizens’ Weapons Inspection Team possesses is the =
ability to=20
reveal the obvious fact that the United States has the largest =
stockpiles and=20
the greatest potential to build global delivery systems for weapons of =
mass=20
destruction.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2> On =
August 3, 1998=20
The Citizens’ Weapons Inspection Team approach the administrative =
gate of=20
the Electric Boat Corporation, where Kevin Cassidy was on hand to greet =
the=20
team. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2> =
Libby Davies=20
requested a meeting, information about the production capabilities and =
access to=20
The Electric Boat Corporation. Once again Mr.. Cassidy denied all =
requests=20
citing The Electric Boat Corporation’s contract with the US Navy =
as reason=20
why access would be denied. Under the terms of the contract The Electric =
Boat=20
Corporation cannot permit visitors unless they have military clearance, =
they=20
indeed are required to make reports to the contractor of all activities =
that=20
occur around the facility. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Libby Davies – =
Developing=20
weapons of mass destruction is a violation of the basic principles of =
humanity=20
and we believe these private corporations are as complicit in this as =
anyone=20
else.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2> Both =
Libby Davies=20
and Clayton Ramey explained to Mr.. Cassidy that The Electric Boat =
Corporation=20
and even Mr.. Cassidy were subordinate to international law and norms. =
The World=20
Court has made an advisory opinion stating that the use or threat of use =
of=20
nuclear weapons is generally illegal. Thus, under the Nuremberg =
principles each=20
individual is responsible for opposing illegal acts of governments =
– The=20
Electric Boat Corporation and Mr. Cassidy are not made immune because of =
private=20
contracts or business arrangements. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Libby Davies was joined =
by two camera=20
people on an aerial inspection of the Electric Boat Corporation and the =
nearby=20
US naval port. The aerial inspection was recorded on video and still =
camera. The=20
photographs record a fleet of submarines leaving port and show one =
submarine in=20
the dry dock of the Electric Boat Corporation. As well, there are very =
clear=20
photos of 21 missile silos.</FONT></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>The Role of =
International=20
Citizens’ Weapons Inspections</FONT></DIV><FONT face=3DTimes>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Peter Coombes – =
the purpose of=20
the Canadian Citizens’ Weapons Inspection Team is to legitimize =
citizen=20
involvement in abolition of nuclear weapons and global verification of =
nuclear=20
weapons disarmament agreements.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2> The =
goal of the=20
Canadian Citizens’ Weapons Inspection Team is the abolition of =
nuclear=20
weapons. The vast majority of people around the world believe in =
abolition,=20
nuclear weapons are costly and useless, and they are too dangerous to =
keep. The=20
role of citizens’ is to make our governments act before we face an =
intentional or accidental nuclear weapons catastrophe.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2> =
During each=20
inspection the Canadian Citizens’ Weapons Inspection Team =
diligently works=20
toward gaining unrestricted access to nuclear weapons sites. The veil of =
secrecy=20
surrounding nuclear weapons must be lifted and that is why it is =
essential that=20
authorities recognize the seriousness of our requests. The moment we are =
recognized and permitted to proceed with an inspection we will have =
swung open=20
the door to full and unrestricted public accountability.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2> By =
its actions the=20
Canadian Citizens’ Weapons Inspection Team is reaching out to =
thousands of=20
people to demonstrate that the threat of nuclear weapons is a danger to =
everyone=20
and that each of us can oppose them. The vast majority of people who =
believe we=20
must abolish nuclear weapons need a myriad of tactics to involve them =
–=20
from petitions, letters to editors and lobbying politicians to rallies, =
and the=20
Citizens' Weapons Inspection Teams.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>It is our aspiration =
that people=20
around the world will use our model of the citizens' weapons inspection =
team as=20
a means to challenge the dangerous belief that nuclear weapons offer =
security.=20
Citizens can and must demand accountability. The Canadian Citizens' =
Weapons=20
Inspection Team is one model that can garner support from the millions =
of=20
citizens who are now on the sidelines wanting to be involved in nuclear =
weapons=20
abolition.</FONT></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Principles</FONT></DIV><FONT=20
face=3DTimes>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>The team operates under =
these five=20
principles:</FONT></DIV></FONT><FONT face=3DTimes>
<OL><U>
<LI><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Lawful</U>. Work =
within the laws=20
of the country. </FONT>
<LI><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><U><FONT =
color=3D#000000=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>Transparent</U>. Inspectors operate in a =
public,=20
transparent mode. We will present ourselves in a public location and =
request=20
the cooperation of the military and political leaders and staff of =
any=20
facility to be inspected. </FONT>
<LI><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT></FONT><U><FONT=20
color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>International</U>. All =
inspections will be=20
led by international observers. As Canadians we will lead =
inspections to=20
countries around the world, but we will not lead inspections within =
Canada.=20
We will facilitate and participate in inspections of Canadian =
facilities,=20
but we will require foreign nationals to lead the team. </FONT>
<LI><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><U><FONT =
face=3DTimes><FONT=20
color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Community</U>. We will seek =
the=20
participation of well known community leaders, official =
representatives of=20
groups, elected officials, retired military personnel, and experts.=20
</FONT></FONT>
<LI><FONT face=3DTimes><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT><U><FONT=20
color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Local</U>. We will ensure that =
we are=20
working with local, on-the-ground peace groups and community=20
leaders.</FONT></FONT><FONT face=3DTimes><FONT color=3D#000000 =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT></FONT></LI></OL><FONT face=3DTimes>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2><BR></FONT> </DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>INTERNATIONAL CITIZENS =
WEAPONS=20
INSPECTION TEAM </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2><BR><STRONG>Libby =
Davies, Member of=20
Parliament for Vancouver East, Canada</STRONG></FONT></DIV><FONT =
face=3DTimes>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Ms. Davies has been =
active in=20
politics and social movements all of her life. She served on Vancouver =
City=20
Council, and was instrumental in having Vancouver declared a Nuclear=20
Weapons-Free Zone. Ms. Davies was elected as the federal parliamentary =
member=20
for Vancouver East for the New Democratic Party of Canada in=20
1997.<BR><BR><STRONG>William R. Dyson, Democratic State Representative =
to the=20
Connecticut Legislature from New Haven </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Mr.. Dyson is co-chair =
of the House=20
Appropriations Committee of the Connecticut State Legislature. He has =
long=20
advocated a change in social priorities from military spending to =
funding for=20
human needs.<BR><BR><STRONG>Peter Coombes, President of End the Arms =
Race,=20
Canada</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Mr.. Coombes is a =
father, political=20
activist, and holds his Masters of International Relations in =
Development=20
Studies. He is the President of End the Arms Race, one of the largest =
peace=20
groups in Canada that is best known for organizing the annual Vancouver =
Walk for=20
Peace. He recently participated in an international peace conference =
organized=20
by the International Peace Bureau held in Moscow.<BR><BR><STRONG>Phyllis =
Creighton, Anglican Church of Canada</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Ms. Creighton is a =
long-time board=20
member of Project Ploughshares and Science for Peace in Canada, as =
well as=20
the General Senate of the Anglican Church of Canada, which is the policy =
making=20
body of the church. She has developed and implemented the Church's =
position=20
opposing nuclear weapons.<BR><BR><STRONG>David Morgan, President of =
Veterans=20
Against Nuclear Arms, Canada</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Mr.. Morgan is a =
writer, researcher,=20
peace activist, and veteran. As president of Veterans Against Nuclear =
Arms, he=20
leads a group of Canadian veterans who work for peace and the abolition =
of=20
nuclear weapons. Most recently, he traveled to the Hague where he =
attended the=20
World Court's hearings on the legality of nuclear =
weapons.<BR><BR><STRONG>Alyn=20
Ware, Executive Director of the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, New =
Zealand</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Mr.. Ware, a citizen of =
New Zealand,=20
is a board member of the NGO Committee on Disarmament and a Pacific=20
Representative to the International Peace Bureau. He has been =
instrumental in=20
achieving the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on the =
legality=20
of the threat or use of nuclear weapons, and in drafting a Model Nuclear =
Weapons=20
Convention that has now been circulated by the =
UN.<BR><BR><STRONG>Clayton Ramey,=20
Peace and Disarmament Program Coordinator of the Fellowship of =
Reconciliation,=20
US.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Mr.. Ramey, a writer =
and activist,=20
delivered medicine to Iraq this past May with a delegation of nearly one =
hundred=20
US religious and civic group leaders and observed the suffering of the =
Iraqi=20
people due to economic sanctions firsthand.<BR><BR><STRONG>Vincent =
Romano, Peace=20
and Disarmament Program Intern, Fellowship of Reconciliation, US=20
</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Mr.. Romano is the US =
organizer of=20
the citizens’ inspection team and has actively worked as a writer =
and=20
peacemaker for the abolition of nuclear weapons in the United=20
States.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2><BR></FONT> </DIV><STRONG>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Veronica Keitt, =
Independent Reporter=20
and Film maker, New York</FONT></DIV></STRONG>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Ms. Keitt is the host =
of The VK=20
Report aired on New York City Community Access =
Television.</FONT></DIV><STRONG>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Nya Gregor Fleron, =
Writer,=20
Denmark</FONT></DIV></STRONG>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Ms. Fleron is an intern =
with the<B>=20
</B><STRONG>Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, a peace activist, =
writer,=20
and</STRONG> a citizen of Denmark.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2><BR></FONT> </DIV><STRONG>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Leif Erickson, Student =
University of=20
British Columbia, Canada</FONT></DIV></STRONG><STRONG>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Charlie Brown, =
</STRONG><B>Fellowship=20
of Reconciliation,</B><STRONG> New York</STRONG></FONT></DIV><STRONG>
<DIV>Paul Brailsford, Veterans for Peace, Samantha Smith Chapter #45, =
Ipswich=20
MA</DIV>
<DIV>John Schuhardt, Veterans for Peace, Samantha Smith Chapter #45, =
Ipswich=20
MA</DIV>
<DIV>David Silk, Veterans for Peace, Samantha Smith Chapter #45, Ipswich =
MA</DIV>
<DIV>Joanne Sheehan, War Resisters League, New York</DIV></STRONG>
<DIV><BR></DIV></FONT>
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