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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 08:48:53 -0800
From: "Save Ward Valley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) My new GOP Congressman Doug Ose and military spending

This message if for Timothy Breuning.  What is Doug Ose's stand on the
dumping of radioactive waste in the CA desert, i.e. Ward Valley?

Molly
Save Ward Valley
107 F Street
Needles, CA  92363
ph. 760/326-6267
fax [phone]

www.shundahai.org/SWVAction.html
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 14:13:57 -0500
From: ASlater <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: Germany and NAC resolution

>Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 07:58:03 -0500
>Subject: Germany and NAC resolution
>To: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail],
> [e-mail]
>From: [e-mail] ([e-mail])
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>Dear Friends,
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>After endless phone calls and fax messages, brilliant networking and great
>
>connections, we have at last managed to move the German position from a
>no-
>vote to an abstention. Please pass on this information to any contacts you
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>have in countries where they are trying to do the same.
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>Best wishes,
>
>Xanthe
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Global Resource Action Center for the Environment (GRACE)
15 East 26th Street, Room 915
New York, NY 10010
tel:  [phone]
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email:  [e-mail]

GRACE is a member of Abolition 2000, a global network working for a treaty
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 16:30:33 -0500
From: "David Culp" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) More Encouraging News Today on START II

RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY NEWSLINE
Nov. 12, 1998

START-II RATIFICATION ON FAST TRACK?

A new draft law on ratification of the START-II treaty will be
finalized
in 10 days and a vote may be put on the State Duma's agenda in late
November or early December, according to Duma deputy Shokhin. Duma
chairman Gennadii Seleznev said that the new draft is "larger" and
"spells out how to act, how to finance this program, and how to think
about Russia's security," Interfax reported on 12 November.

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MPs OPTIMISTIC ON START 2, SEE VOTE SOON

MOSCOW, Nov. 12, 1998 -- (Reuters) Russian parliamentary leaders said
on
Thursday they were optimistic the lower house would ratify the
long-stalled START 2 strategic arms treaty with the United States.

Centrist Aleksander Shokhin said after a meeting of a council which
manages the Duma, the lower chamber, that the vote on an amended
version
of the ratification law might take place as early as this month.

"The ratification process is now getting to the final stage," said
Shokhin, head of the Our Home Is Russia bloc's parliamentary group.

"It is possible that by the end of November or early December the
issue
will be up for voting at a Duma plenary meeting."

Shokhin said the old version of the draft law, which consisted of only
one line, was inadequate and called for certain conditions and
reservations to be included. He was backed by Gennady Seleznyov, the
Duma's Communist speaker.

"The old law does not suit us. A new draft law has been prepared which
says how Russia should act -- how we should finance this program and
how
we should take care of Russia's security in the future," said
Seleznyov.

Shokhin said a new version of the draft law on ratification would be
prepared in 10 days.

He said the Foreign and Defense ministries approved of the conditions
that the deputies wanted to include in the law, but did not say what
they were.

One condition is expected to be an immediate start to work on a START
3
treaty allowing further reductions in U.S. and Russian arsenals.

Russia's government has repeatedly urged parliament to ratify the
treaty, signed in 1993.

In the latest plea this week, it said approval could help Russia win
foreign credits to tackle the country's worst economic crisis since
the
collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

That has prompted a string of unusually optimistic comments on the
chances of ratification by parliamentarians from a range of parties.

START 2 slashes the two countries' Cold War nuclear arsenals by up to
two thirds to no more than 3,500 warheads each by 2007.

President Boris Yeltsin and U.S. President Bill Clinton have agreed to
open negotiations on START 3 -- which would cut warheads by another
third or half -- as soon as START 2 comes into force.

The U.S. Senate has ratified START 2, but despite repeated pleas by
the
Kremlin the Duma has held back, concerned by U.S. plans to develop
missile defenses, by NATO expansion and by the cost of scrapping
missiles eliminated by the pact.

Some deputies in the State Duma have said there is as yet no majority
in
favor of ratifying the treaty.

Opposition to ratifying START 2 has long centered on the opposition
Communists, but Russian analysts said the situation had changed since
a
compromise government was formed by Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov,
who
was appointed in September.

Another point that may help is the government's call to build a number
of new Topol-M missiles, known to NATO as the SS-27, to replace some
of
the aging rockets to be scrapped.

(c) 1998 Reuters

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RUSSIAN LAWMAKERS LOOK AT APPROVING NUCLEAR ARMS REDUCTION TREATY
November 12, 1998

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian parliamentary leaders agreed Thursday to revise
a
bill that could pave the way for ratification of the stalled START II
treaty on sharply reducing Russian and U.S. nuclear arsenals.

Gennady Seleznyov, speaker of the State Duma, the lower chamber of
parliament, said a new version of the bill had been drawn up by
several
parliamentary committees and was ready for consideration by the
chamber
and the government. He said the bill could be acted upon in weeks if
President Boris Yeltsin accepts its provisions.

"If the president agrees (with our final version), we'll put it on the
agenda for ratification," he said.

START II would cut Russian and U.S. nuclear arsenals in half to 3,500
warheads each. START II was signed by both nations in 1993 and the
U.S.
Senate ratified it in 1996.

The revised bill in the State Duma, parliament's lower house, contains
unspecified stipulations and conditions on which lawmakers insist
after
two years of debate, Seleznyov said. In particular, the bill would
specify how the agreement would be implemented and financed, he said.

Lawmakers objected to Yeltsin's call to approve START II because it
only
gave lawmakers the option of ratifying the treaty without spelling out
other details, he said.

It was not clear if the United States would accept any changes or
revisions raised as conditions for the Duma to approve the treaty.

The Duma repeatedly delayed action on START II with Communist and
nationalist deputies charging it would weaken Russia and be too
expensive too implement. The government of Prime Minister Yevgeny
Primakov, who took office in September, has made a major effort to get
the treaty approved.

Some Russian officials have indicated that the government hopes that
quick ratification of the START II would improve Russia's prospects of
receiving much-needed aid from the International Monetary Fund to
tackle
the country's economic crisis.

Roman Popkovich, head of the Duma's Defense Committee, said Thursday
that ratification of START II would enhance Russia's defense
capability.
The treaty would allow Russia to devote large sums of money to
developing new weapons and reviving the cash-strapped military, he
told
the Interfax news agency.

He said Duma deputies were concerned about such issues as the
expansion
of NATO and deployment of nuclear forces and NATO forces closer to the
Russian border. But he claimed that possible revisions of the treaty
would not alter the "essence" of the treaty.

Copyright (c) 1998 The Associated Press.




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Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:51:58 -0500
From: "David Culp" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) More on START II Ratification from Moscow

WOULD SPEEDY START TWO RATIFICATION BRING MORE AID MONEY?

By Floriana Fossato
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Moscow, 12 November 1998 (RFE/RL) -- What do Russia's mysterious
anti-crisis plan and the START-Two arms reduction treaty have in
common?
Apparently a lot, according to the Russian government. At least that
is
what the Russian media are reporting today, following yesterday's
State
Duma session that was closed to the press.

Cabinet members reportedly gave deputies an overview of the state of
Russia's economy and of its prospects for the future. The cabinet, led
by
Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, won the deputies' partial support for
an
anti-crisis program and a draft budget for next year -- something that
previous governments were never able to achieve without a fight.

Government ministers also managed to produce some signs of activity on
the
long-stalled START-Two treaty with the United States.

Primakov recently called on parliamentary leaders to finally ratify
the
treaty -- and his ministers yesterday repeated the call, reportedly
adding
new economic reasons to military ones.

Deputies quoted by Russian news agencies said government ministers --
particularly First Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Maslyukov and Foreign
Minister Igor Ivanov -- strongly lobbied for ratification of the
treaty.

Accounts of the closed session provided by Duma members indicated that
Maslyukov hinted that a quick ratification of START Two would help
Moscow's
quest for Western financial help, especially in talks with the
International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Maslyukov has so far failed to win the release of a much-needed $4.3
billion tranche of an IMF-led $22.6 billion package of loans. The IMF
approved the package in the summer, but froze it when it appeared
clear
that Russia would not be able to meet obligations under the deal. IMF
officials are waiting for Russia's draft 1999 budget to measure its
commitment to stick to a tight economic policy.

Alexander Shokhin, leader of the centrist "Our Home Is Russia" faction
said
"there was no direct link" between the debate on the draft budget and
START
Two. But he added that "many lawmakers made exactly that conclusion
from
the way it was presented."

Russian newspapers came to the same conclusion. The daily "Segodnya"
wrote
today that good news on the progress of the ratification process would
help
Primakov's case for more financial aid in a coming meeting with U.S.
President Bill Clinton.

Primakov is scheduled to meet Clinton during an Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) forum meeting in Kuala Lumpur next week.

START Two was signed in 1993, and the U.S. Senate ratified the treaty
in
1996. However, on the Russian side, Communists and nationalists
dominating
the Duma have so far resisted ratification. They claim that trimming
strategic weapons would harm Russia's security, particularly as NATO
is
expanding. They also argue that Russia cannot afford the costs of
dismantling its arsenal.

START Two slashes the two countries' Cold War nuclear arsenals by up
to
two-thirds to no more than 3,500 warheads each by 2007.

The daily "Kommersant" quoted Maslyukov, who is seen as close to
industries
in Russia's military-industrial complex, as telling deputies that
Russia's
nuclear shield would remain in place, if Russia goes ahead with
building a
new Topol-M missile. This missile, known to NATO as the SS-27 and not
included in START II, would replace some of the aging rockets to be
scrapped under the treaty. Duma speaker Gennady Seleznyov said after
yesterday's session that "these were essentially the last
parliamentary
hearings" on the issue. He told journalists ratification of the treaty
is
no longer a strategic question, but a purely economic one.

Seleznyov said a vote on the issue would be scheduled as soon as the
cash-strapped Primakov government provides concrete figures on how
much the
treaty would cost Russia.

Some deputies in the State Duma say there is as yet no majority in
favor of
ratifying the treaty. Seleznyov's deputy, Vladimir Ryzhkov, agreed,
but
added that "there is essential progress on this question". He said
that
four parliamentary committees would prepare all necessary
documentation on
START Two over the next 10 days, together with proposals for further
action.

Today, Shokhin of the "Our Home Is Russia" faction said the Duma may
vote
on an amended version of the START Two ratification law as early as
this
month.

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Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 23:28:09 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (abolition-usa) Demos opposed to Iraq attack by US

In a message dated 11/13/98 4:35:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, [e-mail]
writes:

<< Subj:     Demos opposed to Iraq attack by US
 Date:    11/13/98 4:35:44 PM Eastern Standard Time
 From:    [e-mail] (John Reese)
 Sender:    [e-mail]
 To:    [e-mail] (JR)

 PLEASE PASS THIS ON

 PLEASE SEND ANY CHANGES, UPDATES, ADDITIONS TO:  [e-mail]


 INTERNATIONAL:

 OSLO, NORWAY, Day after attack, 4:30 pm if attack occurs on a weekday or
Sunday, 2 pm if
 Saturday
 at the U.S. Embassy, Called by Arnljot Ask (Coalition of 28 organizations)


 IN US:

 ANN ARBOR, MI, Demonstrate the "day after" a military attack, at 5 pm, at the
Liberty
 and 5th Federal Building, if the "day after" is a weekday, or at 12 noon, if
the "day
 after" is a weekend.

 AUSTIN, TEXAS, Day of attack if by 5:00 or day after attack otherwise, State
Capitol
 building, Also: Saturday November 14 at the State Capitol. George Bush will
be there
 promoting his new book

 BALTIMORE, MD, emergency demonstration at Charles & Centre Streets, 5:30 PM
to 7:00 PM
 on the day of aggression.  If the aggression occurs after 5:30 PM, gather the
following
 day.  Bring appropriate signs and banners that speak out against U.S.
terrorism.  Call
 410-323-7200 or 410-243-2077 for information.  BERN's next meeting is
scheduled for
 Monday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 PM at 327 East 25th Street, Baltimore, Maryland.
Baltimore
 Emergency Response Network

 BOSTON, Day after attack, 4:30 pm, at Park Street T-Stop, The Campaign for
the Iraqi
 People

 BURLINGTON, VERMONT, Day AFTER attack, 12 noon, Federal Bldg (Pearl St &
Elmwood),
 Instant Anti-War Coalition, If you live near UVM, meet at the Royall Tyler
steps at
 11:15 to walk to Fed Bldg.

 CHICAGO, Day of attack, 4:30 pm, Federal Bldg, Adams & Dearborn,
312-641-5151, 8th Day
 Center for Justice

 CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Day of/Day after attack, 6 PM, at State House Plaza
(weekly
 vigils against the sanctions at same location every Wed at noon),
603-228-0559

 DALLAS TEXAS, Anti-War Rally, Monday, November 16, 1998, 2-3 P.M.  Federal
Building
 Downtown, 1100 Commerce, Dallas Peace Center and other Dallas peace and
justice
 organizations, The Dallas Peace Center, 4301 Bryan Street, Suite #202,
Dallas, Texas
 75204, [phone] - phone, [phone] - fax, [e-mail]

 DAYTON, OHIO, Federal Building In Dayton 5 PM, Same day if attack is before
noon, Next
 day if attack is after noon, Monday if attack is on weekend, Dayton Peace
Action And
 Dayton Pledge Of Resistance, 937-233-3425, 937-277-7102
 Demonstration at 4:30, at Newest Federal Building (corner of 4th & 3rd
streets)

 GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, Day of Attack, 4:30 pm, at 13th & University, bring
signs & black
 arm bands

 HARRISONBURG, VA, 16 students at James Madison U are now in day two of a 7
day fast in
 solidarity with the Iraqi people who have been suffering from U.S.-led United
Nations
 sanctions since August 1990.  Our fast is also in protest of the possibility
of bombing
 Iraq.  We are asking students around the country to wear a tourqious ribbon
in
 solidarity with the sixteen fasters at JMU and their message that neither war
nor
 inhumane sanctions are the answer to the problem with Iraq.

 HARTORD, CONNECTICUT, The day after attack, 11:30-12:30 at the Federal
Building, 457
 Main Street, Hartford

 HONOLULU, HAWAII, Day after attack OR Monday if bombing occurs on a Friday or
the
 weekend, 4 PM, Federal Bldg--on the Nimitz side, Called by Vietnam Veterans
Against the
 War Anti-Imperialist, Honolulu Chapter

 LOS ANGELES, CA, Day of attack, 5pm, Westwood Federal Bldg, 213-487-2368,
International
 Action Center

 MEMPHIS, TN, On going acitons for info 901.458.9907, de Cleyre cooperative

 MINNEAPOLIS, Demonstration against war threats on Iraq, Thursday, November
19th, in
 front of the newest Federal Building (corner of 4th and 3rd streets in
downtown
 Minneapolis), Iraqi Peace Action Coalition--a combined group of Peace and
Justice groups
 in the Twin Cities including the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee,
Women
 Against Military Madness, Progressive Student Organization, Committee in
Solidarity with
 the People of El Salvador and MANY others (over 40 groups have endorsed
previous
 actions).

 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, Day of attack if it occurs before 4:30pm, or, Day
after attack
 if it occurs after 4:30pm

 NEW YORK CITY, Protest U.S. Threats To Bomb Iraq, demonstrating on Tuesday,
November 17
 at 4:30 p.m. in Grand Central Station, AND, immediate response demonstration
within 24
 hours in Times Square should the U.S. bomb Iraq before November 17th, The
International
 Action Center, AND, Day after attack, 4:30-6 pm, at Times Square, Called by
 International Action Center AND, organizing meeting, Nov 16, 6:30 pm, at A.J.
Muste
 Institute, 339 Lafayette, 3rd Floor (East Village at Bleeker & Lafayette)

 ORLANDO, FLORIDA, emergency response meetings, every Wed at 10 pm, front lawn
of Rollins
 College (1000 Holt Ave), 407-987-6943

 PHILADELPHIA, PA, Day after attack, noon--nonviolence vigil, Philadelphia
City Hall
 (west side, 15th & Market), 610-544-1818, Brandywine Peace Community

 PORTLAND, OREGON, Demonstrate 4:00 pm-6:00 pm on the day of the attack (the
next day if
 bombing begins after 4:00 p.m.), Federal Building, SW 3rd and Jefferson,
Contact: Peace
 and Justice Works, [phone], [phone]  (Office),
[e-mail],
 http://www.rdrop.com/~pjw/Iraq.html

 SACRAMENTO, CA, Sacramento, California, "Don't Bomb Iraq" Rally, Friday, Nov.
13, 4:30
 PM, at 16th and J streets in Sacramento, info, Sacramento-Yolo Peace Action
at (916)
 448-7157

 SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Day after attack, 5pm, at Market & Powell, 415-821-6545,
 International Action Center

 SAN JOSE, CA, Day after attack, 5pm, Federal Bldg (San Carlos & 2nd St),
Coalition to
 Lift Iraq Sanctions, 408-297-2299, 650-493-9044, 408-428-7379

 SEATTLE, Day AFTER any U.S. attack on any country  (this is to have a meeting
about what
 to do but if enough people show up for a rally of somekind there will
probably be that
 also), 5 PM, Federal Bldg (2nd & Marion), Citizens Concerned for the People
of Iraq,
 Communities Against U.S. Military Aggression, 206-789-5565, 206-547-0952,
ALSO: ===Town
 Hall Meeting===, Friday Nov. 20, 6:30 (UW Main Campus -- Room TBA), The
Education for
 Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC), Student Action Network, and others present a
Town Hall
 Meeting with Jerry Haines (member of the 16th Voices in the Wilderness,
delegation to
 Iraq), veteran Jeff Gustafson (cofounder of EPIC), Ruth Wilson (author of "10
lies about
 Iraq") and others to be annouced.  A march will follow, Call for room or to
help
 organize.  425-747-7673

 ST. LOUIS, Vigil at 8 pm beginning at the Robert A. Young Federal Building
(Spruce and
 Tucker in downtown St. Louis), evening of any US air strike against Iraq, St.
Louis
 Forum for a Just Peace, 314-862-5773
 Tim Craine, Committee to Oppose Gulf War II, [e-mail]

 TUCSON, ARIZONA, Day of attack (Day after if news breaks after 12 noon), 4:30
pm, Tucson
 Federal Bldg, (also weekly vigils to end the sanctions every Thurs 4:30-5:30
at Fed
 Bldg), 520-323-8697, Nuclear Resister

 WASHINGTON DC, Day of/Day after attack, first 5pm after U.S. attack, at the
White House
 (16th St & Pennsylvania Ave NW--on the sidewalk), International Action
Center,
 202-588-1205

 WORCESTER, MASS, Demonstration on Day of (or day after) Attack at 5 PM,
Lincoln Square,
 Contact:  St. Francis and Therese Catholic Worker [phone]
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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 01:03:03 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (abolition-usa) Re: Peace CENTRE/USA-- Please call your radio stations...

In a message dated 11/14/98 10:07:17 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< Subj:     Peace CENTRE/USA-- Please call your radio stations...
 Date:    11/14/98 10:07:17 PM Eastern Standard Time
 From:    [e-mail] (Kathy Kelly)
 To:    [e-mail]

 Dear Friends,

 Deep, heart-felt thanks to all of you for sending us good wishes -- whether
 in writing or in your thoughts -- for Kathy and others who are traveling (so
 far, Bert Sacks, Ken Hannaford-Ricardi, and Anne Montgomery).

 The preparation is going smoothly -- we even have plane tickets!  And we,
 those remaining behind at the office, will keep you posted.

 In the mean time -- to keep this short and to the point -- we would like to
 ask you to contact radio stations in your area and find out whether they
 would be interested in getting a phone call from Baghdad and broadcasting a
 first-hand report of what is going on.

 From our experience in the past, calling in to radio stations is an
 effective way of reaching the public.  We have a fairly good list, but it is
 far from being comprehensive.

 We know we can reach many people, as we have in the past, this way.  Real
 stories from Baghdad help dismantle many myths that the media and our
 government would have us believe in: Saddam Hussein is the only person
 living in Iraq; it's in Iraqis' hands to overthrow their own government
 (while scrounging for food and drinkable water); it's merely a hardship the
 Iraqis are experiencing; Iraq is the only country with a capacity for mass
 destruction,and therefore, needs to be feared; the lives of hundreds of
 thousand children are a price worth paying for...well, I haven't figured
 that one out yet.

 Please call us at the number below and let us know if any radio stations
 would be interested in hearing from Kathy and company.  (Please don't let us
 stop you from contacting other forms of media, such as TV, if you can.  We'd
 greatly appreciate any help you can give us.)

 The information we need is:
         names of people to ask for
         a phone number with a real person behind it
         when is the best time to call? (FYI - There is an eight-hour time
 difference between Baghdad and the East Coast, that is, if it's 12pm in NY,
 it's 8pm in Baghdad; 10pm Seattle, then 9am in Baghdad.  The delegation
 anticipates being able to call between 8am and 10pm Baghdad time.
 In short,       East Coast --   12am (midnight) until 2pm
                 Central --      11pm            until 1pm
                 West Coast --   9pm             until 11am
 Apologies for these excruciating details, it's mostly for me to get it
 straight.


 Many thanks as always.  We couldn't do this without you.



 Praying for peace,

 Soyun Kim
 for Voices in the Wilderness





 Voices in the Wilderness
 A Campaign to End the US/UN Economic Sanctions Against the People of Iraq
 1460 West Carmen Ave.
 Chicago, IL 60640
 ph:773-784-8065; fax: [phone]
 email: [e-mail]
 website: http://www.nonviolence.org/vitw

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 05:59:04 -0500
From: Peace through Reason <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) IRAQ: MOBILIZE NOW! (FWD from Washington Peace Center)

Please join the following actions organized by the D.C. Coalition to Stop the
U.S. War on Iraq.

Sunday, November 15 9:30a.m.-11 a.m.
Zap Action!  Protest outside ABC's This Week with David Brinkley.  At ABC News
on DeSalles St., next to the Mayflower Hotel

Tuesday, November 17 4 p.m.-6 p.m.
Demonstration at the White House!  Bring signs and join us while we picket on
the White House sidewalk.

Wednesday, November 18 7 p.m.
Organizing Meeting of the D.C. Coalition to Stop the U.S. War on Iraq.  All
welcome.  At 1640 Hobart St., 1 block west of Mt. Pleasant St.  (Take the 42,
S2, S4, or H2 buses)

Saturday, November 21
March and Rally
11 a.m. Gather at Dupont Circle
for a March to the White House followed by a rally.
Town Hall Meeting 2 p.m.
details will be announced soon, watch your email!

Please send this email to all who may be interested!  Stop the bombing!  End
the Sanctions!  Stop the U.S. War on Iraq!

Come to these actions and stop the bombing before it starts, so that we don't
have to activate the following contingency plan:
5 p.m. following a U.S. attack on Iraq, gather at the White House for a
demonstration.

For more information, respond to this email or call the Washington Peace
Center at 202-234-2000.


_______________________________________________________________________

* Peace Through Reason - http://prop1.org - Convert the War Machines! *
_______________________________________________________________________

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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 15:14:07 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (abolition-usa) Re: Demos opposed to Iraq attack by US

For a complete list of demos (though with the crisis seemingly past, it is
doubtful we will have them) has been put out by one of the WRL folks in
Seattle. Note the address in the cc box.

<< Subj:     Re: Demos opposed to Iraq attack by US
 Date:    11/15/98 3:27:33 AM Eastern Standard Time
 From:    [e-mail] (Steve Liguori)
 To:    [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail],
[e-mail], [e-mail],
[e-mail]

 Where do I find info on these?

  >>

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Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 01:33:10 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (abolition-usa) Re: OVER 3,000 PEACE/ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AVAILABLE

I want to second Bill's friendly SPAM - and am sending it also to the US list.
Housman's Peace Diary is really essential to international workers - and has a
nice intro on Abolition 2000.

Peace,
David McReynolds

<< Subj:     OVER 3,000 PEACE/ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AVAILABLE
 Date:    11/15/98 11:30:06 PM Eastern Standard Time
 From:    [e-mail] (Robert Smirnow)
 Sender:    [e-mail]
 To:    [e-mail]

 ----
 From: Housmans Peace Resource Project <[e-mail]>
 Sender: [e-mail]
 To: [e-mail] (Robert Smirnow), [e-mail]
 Date:          Sat, 14 Nov 1998 20:06:28
 Subject:       Re: ANTI-NUCLEAR CONTACTS, GREENPEACE OUTLETS, MORE
 Reply-to: [e-mail]



     Anyone interested Contact:
 [e-mail]   Thank you. Phone, Fax #s listed below.



 FROM:  Housmans Peace Resource Project, 5 Caledonian Road, Kings
 Cross, London N1, UK (tel [phone]; fax [phone];
 e-mail [e-mail]).

 Dear friends

 Please note that if you need a source of reference giving postal
 addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail addresses, etc, not
 only of Greenpeace International offices around the world but
 also of over 3000 other peace, environmental and related
 organisations, you can find all this in the World Peace Database
 published by this project.  Please e-mail me if you want more
 details.

 Best wishes

           Albert Beale
           (Editor, World Peace Database and Directory)


 > Date sent:      Tue, 10 Nov 1998 13:49:36 -0600 (CST)
 > From:           [e-mail] (Robert Smirnow)
 > Subject:        ANTI-NUCLEAR CONTACTS, GREENPEACE OUTLETS, MORE
 > To:             [e-mail]

 >      Friends,
 >               I hope you find the following useful for future
 > postings.If interested, there are between 30-35 international
 > Greenpeace branches available through their international
 Headquarters
 > in Amsterdam.I store all of them in my address book & post or forward

 > at will.All international access codes for faxes starting with 011
 are
 > FROM the United States out.
 >
 >
             ...........................
                     .............................
 >
 >        No-Nukes,
 >                 Bill Smirnow
 >
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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 05:02:26 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (abolition-usa) Re: MCC delegation to Iraq sees first-hand sanctions' devastating impact

Another post from the Mennonites. The reality behind the human lives so
casually dealt with by the empty heartless talking heads of the TV panels.

David McReynolds

<< Subj:     MCC delegation to Iraq sees first-hand sanctions' devastating impact
 Date:    11/12/98 3:46:22 PM Eastern Standard Time
 From:    [e-mail] (Jon Harder, Minneapolis, MN)
 Sender:    [e-mail]

 BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Strict economic sanctions imposed on Iraq in 1990
 prior to the Persian Gulf War have created widespread suffering in
 this once prominent Middle Eastern country.  A seven-member Mennonite
 Central Committee (MCC) delegation saw this first-hand during an
 October 27 to November 5 visit to Iraq. The group, composed of MCC
 staff, a U.S. journalist and a Canadian hospital administrator, toured
 hospitals and a school and met with  government and church leaders.

 The Iraqi Red Crescent Society, similar to the Red Cross, hosted the
 MCC delegation.  MCC's only MCC worker in Iraq, Wanda Kraybill,
 organized the delegation's schedule.  Kraybill is from Lancaster, Pa.

 Eight years of  sanctions:  Snapshots of an unfolding disaster

 * Bob Herr of MCC's Peace Office noticed especially the devastated
 state of Iraqi children's heath.  "It's becoming quite evident that
 the impact of years of war, and now sanctions, are taking a toll, and
 that impact is landing with brutal force on innocent children.  Rates
 of child malnutrition and disease are all up sharply in recent years,"
 he noted.   Many of Iraq's water filtration systems remain in
 disrepair and even the most basic medicines are scarce.

 *  Pearl Sensenig of  MCC's Communications department recalled
 visiting a hospital in the southern city of Basra.  There a 52-year
 old school superintendent lay in a fly-infested ward, facing a
 hysterectomy, knowing that no painkillers were available.  The head
 doctor said the anesthesiologist would have to do his job with "his
 hand on his heart," knowing that he'll have to rely on guesswork
 rather than proper medical supplies to put the woman to sleep for the
 operation, and then wake her again.

 *  Peter Peters of White City, Sask., reflected on the young beggars
 and shoe-shine boys who crowded around him.  "Every kind of emotion"
 from annoyance to frustration to anger to horror -- welled up in me.
 The ongoing, all-encompassing sanctions place children --  who should
 be society's greatest treasure --  into the streets."  Iraqis too
 expressed horror at the growing phenomenon of street children, which
 they say was formerly unheard of.  With huge increases in food prices
 and the collapse of the Iraqi currency, many families need every bit
 of income they can gather.

 * Daryl Byler, director of MCC's Washington office, reflected,
 "Everywhere tired eyes told the story of millions for whom life has
 become a daily struggle for survival.  In hospitals poorly paid
 doctors are squeezing the last drops of healing from out-dated medical
 equipment and scarce supplies.  We met and heard about doctors,
 engineers and lawyers working as taxi drivers to supplement their
 meager incomes."

 * Tim Wichert of MCC's Ontario office remarked on both the frustration
 and the hope he noticed among Iraqis. "At the pediatric hospital we
 met kids with their mothers, unsure where enough medication would be
 available for their treatment.  That evening we watched as more than
 100 newlyweds, accompanied by their extended families and hired
 musicians, checked into our hotel, obviously hopeful for a brighter
 future."

 Others on the delegation included Elizabeth Cummings, editor of the
 Central Penn Business Journal in Harrisburg, Pa., and Paul
 Pereverzoff, former MCC Jordan program director.

 The MCC Peace Office organized this delegation in response to a call
 from MCC workers in the Middle East for greater attention to the
 impact of U.N. sanctions on Iraq.  MCC staff at the United Nations in
 New York and in the Washington office will continue discussions with
 officials.

 Another delegation is scheduled to visit Iraq in January 1999, further
 focusing attention on the impact of sanctions on Iraqi people,
 especially on children.

 -30- pls13november1998

 MCC photos available:

 1) At Al Monsour Pediatric Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, Canadian
 hospital administrator Peter Peters delights Stalone, 7, with a packet
 of toys and candy.  Stalone, who suffers from leukemia, is one of the
 lucky few.  In December his mother plans to take him to Italy for a
 bone marrow transplant.  Most parents with sick children struggle to
 afford even basic medicines, often selling off refrigerators, TVs and
 other household items.   Peters of White City, Sask., was in Iraq from
 October 27 to November 5 as part of an MCC delegation.  Currently
 Peters is executive director of the Saskatchewan Cancer Foundation in
 Regina, Sask., and is a member of Regina Peace Mennonite Church.  (MCC
 photo by Pearl Sensenig)

 2) At the Red Crescent center in Basra, Iraq, a woman implores MCC
 worker Wanda Kraybill (right) for insulin for her diabetic child.  Due
 to strict economic sanctions, Iraq imports only a portion of the
 medicines it did prior to the Persian Gulf War.  Those Iraqis with
 chronic illness are especially affected because they need a
 continuous, steady supply of medicines to remain well.  Kraybill is
 from Lancaster, Pa., where she is a member of East Chestnut Street
 Mennonite Church.  (MCC photo by Pearl Sensenig)

 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                Reprinting this article is encouraged.
                       Please send clippings to
                          MCC Communications
                             P.O. Box 500
                         Akron, PA  17501-0500
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 16:18:05 -0500
From: ASlater <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) ACTION ALERT-UN NAC resolution

Dear Friends,
As you may have read on this list, the vote on the UN resolution for a New
Agenda for rapid nuclear disarmament was the first breach in the NATO
coldwar wall.  While the US lobbied furiously in all the NATO capitals,
Canada (in a replay of its landmines role) lobbied against the US and all
of the NATO nations (except for Turkey, UK and France) abstained on the
vote instead of voting NO as the US requested! (Canada. Germany,
Netherlands, Norway, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, Iceland,
Irtaly, Denmark)  Also abstaining were Japan and Australia.  The final vote
was 97 yes, 19 no, and 32 abstentions.  The Resolution was voted on in the
UN's First Committee which deals with disarmament issues and will be voted
on by the full General Assembly, probably the first week in December.
Listed below is the disgraceful US speech explaining its vote against the
resolution.

WRITE A LETTER TO PRESIDENT CLINTON ASKING HIM TO CHANGE THE US VOTE FROM
NO TO YES!
TELL HIM THAT NUCLEAR ABOLITION'S TIME HAS COME AND WE CAN NO LONGER HOLD
ON TO OUR OLD COLDWAR POLICIES AND EXPECT THAT OTHER COUNTRIES WILL NOT
ALSO WANT TO JOIN THE NUCLEAR CLUB

If you have international contacts ask them to write their governments: in
the countries which abstained, to change their vote to YES; in the
countries which voted YES, to thank them; in countries which were absent,
to vote YES in the General Assembly vote. (the full voting list will be
posted later)

Explanation of Vote on L.48

BEFORE THE VOTE

Towards a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World:  The Need for a New Agenda

Mr. Chairman,

Since the United States has already spoken at some length on the reasons
for its opposition to L.48, I will be brief.  We have two major concerns:

- --first, this resolution calls into question a fundamental doctrine of our
defense and that of our allies and

- --second, far from advancing the nuclear disarmament agenda, it will in all
probability delay it.

Mr. Chairman,

As to the first point, the representative of one of the original sponsors
could not have been clearer when, in response to the statement of our
British colleague, he said that the resolution was intended to call into
question the doctrine of deterrence.

This doctrine has stood in the United Statesand indeed, the world in good
stead for the past half century.  It has kept the peace and ended the Cold
War.  Along with our allies we reviewed it recently and concluded that it
should remain the basis for our defense.  Article 51 of the Charter gives
us all the right to take measures for individual and collective self
defense.  My country will continue to exercise that right.

Beyond this, the sponsors of this resolution seem to believe that the
doctrine of deterrence is a major obstacle to more rapid progress on
nuclear disarmament and conversely that if only it were abandoned, the
nuclear powers would disarm speedily.  We disagree.  Nuclear weapons and
nuclear disarmament do not exist in a vacuum.  The nuclear disarmament
process can take place only in the context of national security interests;
the dramatic progress we have made to date has been possible because of
changes in the international security climate, even as it has contributed
to the increased stability that make further progress possible.


The United States intends to continue to move towards greater security and
stability at lower levels of weapons in a step-by-step process towards the
ultimate elimination of nuclear weapons.  But the security and stability
would be empty concepts without nuclear deterrence.  Let me be clear: you
will not make nuclear disarmament occur faster by suggesting that a
fundamental basis of our national security for more than fifty years is
illegitimate.

Mr. Chairman,

As to the second point, we have already noted that far from a new agenda this
resolution contains a mix of items already on the arms control/disarmament
agenda; proposals of which de-alerting is one we have already considered and
rejected; and suggestions such as the call for a nuclear disarmament
conference that will lead nowhere.  Indeed, if the purpose of this
resolution is to speed the nuclear disarmament process, it can only be
counter-productive.

- --By lecturing the nuclear weapons states about their inadequacies, while
neglecting to criticize the actions of states that have conducted recent
nuclear weapons tests and have thereby damaged the global non-proliferation
regime, the resolution will hardly encourage the entry into force of the
CTBT or START II.  Instead, it will only give aid and comfort to those who
are skeptical about multilateral arms control and disarmament.

- --By seeming to require a new commitment to nuclear disarmament as a
prerequisite to further steps to reduce nuclear weapons, it will only
provide an excuse for delay.

- --Finally, by proclaiming the need for a new agenda and for still another
conference on nuclear disarmament, it calls into question the agendas on
which the international community already agrees, such as the ôPrinciples
and Objectives for Disarmament and Non-Proliferationö and tends to
undermine existing forums, such as the CD, the enhanced NPT review process,
and the First Committee and other UN disarmament machinery, including a
possible SSOD-IV.  We do not understand how this would promote speedier
progress on disarmament.

Mr. Chairman,

This resolution is still another example of ôfeel goodö arms control.  The
proponents may believe they will accomplish something, but the resolution
destroys no weapons, prevents no proliferation and makes the world no
safer.  My delegation hopes that many of our friends and allies decide they
can not support this unnecessary and potentially harmful resolution.  The
United States for its part will continue to pursue meaningful measures to
reduce and eliminate weapons of mass destruction and their delivery
systems, as well as preventing the proliferation of such weapons.



Alice Slater
Global Resource Action Center for the Environment (GRACE)
15 East 26th Street, Room 915
New York, NY 10010
tel:  [phone]
fax:  [phone]
email:  [e-mail]

GRACE is a member of Abolition 2000, a global network working for a treaty
to eliminate nuclear weapons.

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