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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 19:50:23 -0700
From: "David Crockett Williams" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) NATO to Target Serb Nuclear Institute?

From: [e-mail] <[e-mail]>
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Subject: (FWD)  NATO to Target Serb Nuclear Institute?
Date: Friday, April 23, 1999 8:28 AM

Activist Mailing List - http://get.to/activist

FROM PHOENIX, ARIZONA

The Special "Kosovo Crisis" Truth in Media Global Watch Bulletins,
such as the one enclosed below, can also be accessed at our Web site:
www.truthinmedia.org which is being updated throughout the day.

DAY 30, Update 1
- -----------------------
Apr. 22, 1999; 6:00PM EDT

1. NATO to Target Serb Nuclear Institute?

BELGRADE, Apr. 22 - We've just received a letter from Mr. P.R. Adzic,
of the Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, which suggests that this
nuclear research facility near Belgrade may soon become a NATO target.
And that the consequences of such a strike may spell doom for all
Balkan, and many other European countries.  Here Mr. Adzic's warning:

"I can confirm now we expect that NATO planes will bomb VINCA
Institute. In the passed several days we received this warning, but
today we got this information as serious threat from the highest
authorities.

Our reactor is not working for more than 15 years, but the significant
amount of 235-U enriched and unused fuel is still in its interior.
Highly radioactive material for everyday activities is also located in
several research laboratories.

I fear that a big disaster may occur. In the worst case, no Balkan and
even European country would be safe. Not to mention ecological
catastrophe. I still hope that this disaster could be avoided, unless
we are already late. I would appreciate if you succeed in informing as
many people as possible on the eventual tragedy. God bless you."

P.R. Adzic, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Laboratory of Physics
- ---
TiM Ed.: Mr. Adzic's letter brings up an interesting, perhaps
unintended, point.  He says that "the highest (Yugoslav) authorities"
today confirmed this threat.  Which means that either NATO is
telegraphing its list of targets to Belgrade in advance of the strikes
(frankly, an unlikely scenario), or that the Yugoslav authorities have
found a way to get early warnings by some other means.

NATO, of course, has already voiced its concerns that a high level spy
is in its midst (see Day 23, Update 2, Item 4, Apr. 15).  But there
are other possibilities, too...

Forwarded by

Serbian Ecological Society
Inst. Bot. & Bot. Garden "Jevremovac"
Fac. Biol., Univ. Belgrade
Takovska 43
11000 Belgrade

tel. [phone], 769-718
fax [phone]

Dmitar Lakusic, President
[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 23:41:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: Timothy Bruening <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Stop The War In The Balkans!

Dear Greens, Green Sympathizers, and Peace Activists:

Aside from the awful civilian casualties in Serbia, the bombing of Serbia
has strengthened Milosevic by rallying all Serbians around him, and has
given him cover to intensify the ethnic cleansing of Kosovo.

In recent days, NATO has accidently bombed a passenger train and a refugee
convoy.

The bombing of Serbia has also angered the Russians into further delaying
their ratification of START II and suspending cooperation with the West,
including cooperation to avert a Y2K nuclear war.

Worst of all, the bombing of Serbia has caused Russia to consider deploying
nuclear weapons in Belarus, and caused the Ukraine to renounce its
non-nuclear policy.

However, I see an opportunity to stop this awful war.  I have read that
Milosevic is now open to accepting an international presence in Kosovo and
allowing the refugees to return.  Please contact President Clinton (1600
Pennsylvania Ave, Washington DC 20500; [phone];
[e-mail]) to urge him to adopt the following policies to
defuse the Kosovo crisis and repair the damage to U.S.-Russian relations and
to the nuclear disarmament process:

I. Declare a 24 hour halt to the bombing as a gesture of good faith, invite
Russia to mediate, and make the following counter proposal: A well armed
(which I believe is necessary to prevent further violence between Serbs and
Albanians) UN or OCSE (Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe)
Peacekeeping Force (containing both Russian and NATO troops) in Kosovo
instead of a NATO force, in the hope that it would be more acceptable to the
Serbs.  The Kosovo Peacekeeping Force would have the job of protecting Serbs
and Albanians from each other, escorting the refugees back in, disarming
both sides, and creating an integrated Serb-Albanian force over the next
several years.  If Yugoslavia accepts, the bombing halt would be extended
indefinitely.

II. Propose massive international aid to repair the damage caused by the
war.  Since all the villages in Kosovo have been destroyed, I see a golden
opportunity to build energy efficient homes and industries equipped with
solar panels all over Kosovo.

III. Dramatically announce that the U.S. is taking its nuclear weapons off
alert, removing the warheads from their delivery vehicles, and halting all
nuclear weapons design, testing, production, and deployment activities.

IV. Challenge all the other nuclear nations to follow our lead, and
challenge Russia to immediately ratify START II, cancel any deployment of
its nuclear weapons outside its territory, and resume cooperation with the
West to avert a Y2K nuclear war.

Sincerely,

Timothy Bruening


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Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 14:01:20 -0400
From: et in dc <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) LA Times April 17 says cluster bombs did it

David, I missed this one, and it's no longer oneline.  Can you copy/paste
the story and send it to me?  Thanks.

Ellen Thomas
NucNews [e-mail]

At 10:01 PM 4/17/99 -0700, you wrote:
>I happened to see a copy of today's Los Angeles Times and front page article
>details evidence that cluster bombs made in USA caused the civilian
>casualties on the roads in Kosovo/a in the news since yesterday.
>
>http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/FRONT/t000034470.1.html
>
>I caught part of David McReynolds on Fox News this evening and appreciated
>his ability to bring out the need for equal standards in applying the label
>of genocide comparing situation in Yugoslavia to Israeli treatment of
>Palestinians.  Good job DMcR
>
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Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 15:16:08 -0400
From: et in dc <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) WILL THE TRUE OPPRESSORS PLEASE STAND UP!

Thanks, David, for the note of confidence.  You'll probably be interested
to know that Thomas was arrested yesterday.  Go to our website and click on
"current events" for the story.

Love,

ellen

At 11:56 AM 4/18/99 -0700, you wrote:
>A truly significant resource for the global anti-nuclear, peace,
>environment, and justice movement exists in the website of the White House
>Peace Park Vigil, which has ongoing continually since 1981 on the Lafayette
>Park sidewalk across the street from the White House, http://www.prop1.org
>A recent article distilled from information presented in recent public
>demonstrations regarding the war in Yugoslavia is copied below.  The article
>on the webpage referenced contains several useful links and graphics not
>reproduced in the ascii format below and are worth checking out.
>
>http://www.prop1.org/protest/serbia/9904.serbialv.htm
>
>WILL THE TRUE OPPRESSORS
>PLEASE STAND UP!
>
>
>PUBLIC EXPRESSIONS
>
>
>ALBANIAN MESSAGE ---------------------- SERBIAN MESSAGE [links]
>
>
>PEACE & FREEDOM-LOVING ANTAGONISTS
>
>
>On the First Amendment front lines in Lafayette Park we are privileged to
>witness a daily stream of supplicants bringing their pleas to the White
>House, the seat of World Domination. Thus, regarding the present
>Serbian/Albanian/Kosovar disturbance, in Lafayette Park we've had an
>opportunity to listen to both sides in the field.
>
>
>
>THE AGREEMENT TO DISAGREE IN THE BALKANS
>
>
>If there is one thing which President Clinton, Serbian President Milosevic,
>as well as the head of every NATO member-state agree upon, it is the concept
>of national sovereignty. Moreover, each of the aforementioned heads of state
>also pays lip service to "the rule of law." In fact, the UN Charter, an act
>of "International Law" to which the USA, Serbia, and all NATO members are
>signatory, provides that "The (UN) is based on the principle of the
>sovereign equality of all its Members." Under these universally-accepted
>political fictions, a sovereign nation is a free, independent entity
>entitled to administer the territory within its domestic control. Thus, from
>the perspective of people who subscribe to the political fiction of the
>nation state, determining who the real Nazis are must begin from the
>question: "Who is the actual aggressor upon whose national sovereignty?"
>
>
>On the other hand, "fighting words," in a legal sense, refers to language
>intended to incite violence. Today US news media reports are using "Hitler,"
>"Nazi," "genocide," "ethnic cleansing," and "free Kosovo" as fighting words.
>Meanwhile, news media in Serbia and many other countries are likening US
>President Clinton to "Hitler," referring to NATO as the "Nazi American
>Terrorist Organization," and claiming that NATO military actions against
>Serbia have nothing to do with a "free Kosovo," but are actually genocide as
>a means of ethnic cleansing intended to subjugate Europe to the economic
>interests of the United States.
>
>
>
>Two Illustrative Examples of Sovereign States
>
>
>
>
>       Figure 1                       Figure 2
>
>Figure 1 depicts the sovereign state known as USA, the black lines represent
>domestic political fictions known as the "various separate states."
>Together, these various domestic states form the the greater national
>sovereign state. The lines separating the USA from the sovereign states of
>Mexico and Canada represent the demarcation points between "the rule of law"
>of each sovereign state. In the case of the USA there is (1) Federal Law
>[operating under authority of the U.S. Constitution], which regulates the
>entire sovereign state, and (2) State Law, which is subservient to Federal
>Law, but which regulates the territory within each of the separate domestic
>states.
>
>
>Similarly, in Figure 2 the red line depicts the territorial area which is
>internationally recognized as the sovereign state of Serbia. As with the
>USA, Serbia is composed of various separate states, highlighted in yellow
>and orange. As in the USA, while maintaining a certain degree of autonomy,
>the various separate Serbian states are ultimately ruled by provisions of
>the Serbian Constitution.
>
>
>
>For a thousand years Serbians have considered the territory of Kosovo to be
>the cradle of Serbian culture, oriented toward the Greek Orthodox Church. In
>the late 14th century armies of the Ottoman Turk empire, oriented toward
>Islam, defeated Serbian forces at the Battle of Pristina. Nontheless, Serbs
>continued to comprise the majority of the Kosovar population ... until after
>World War II, when Albanians seeking a better life began streaming northward
>into Kosovo.
>
>
>Since the breakup of Yugoslavia into the separate sovereign states of
>Croatia, Bosnia, and Montenegro, age-old Albanian/Serbian ethnic unrest has
>resurfaced in Kosovo. Albanians, with an average of seven children per
>marriage, versus two per Serbian marriage, have become a majority of the
>population. Because they were the minority, Serbian Kosovars suffered the
>brunt of Albanian Kosovar persecution, with instances of deadly violence and
>forced removal from their homes. Anti-Serb persecution was mainly carried
>out by a loose confederation of armed Albanian groups calling itself the
>"Kosovan Liberation Army" (KLA).
>
>
>
>After Serbian Kosovars complained to the federal government about their
>treatment at the hands of the KLA, the Serbian government declared the KLA
>to be "terrorists," and increased its police forces in Kosovo. As the KLA
>escalated its campaign to secede from Serbia, Serbia deployed military
>troops to the area.
>
>
>In contrast, as can be seen from Figure 1, the USA wasn't always all the
>territory it is today. For example California, Arizona, Nevada, and most of
>Colorado, New Mexico and Texas were taken by military force from Mexico or
>Native Americans.
>
>
>Although there has always been a considerable Mexican population, lately
>northward migration has increased the number of Mexicans living in
>California. It is estimated that Mexicans will be the majority in California
>sometime in the not so distant future. Imagine that, angered by perceptions
>of economic, police, and linguistic oppression, the Latino majority decides
>that they want to be recognized as "Mexicans," and demand "freedom for
>California." As evidenced by its Civil War, US history teaches that the
>federal government will use sufficient deadly force to "protect the Union."
>Given those considerations, it is reasonable to assume that the US
>government would not permit a simple state majority of Latinos to secede
>California from the Union.
>
>
>As can be seen in a comparison of Figures 1 & 2, the US state of California
>abuts the foreign sovereign state of Mexico, much as the Serbian state of
>Kosovo abuts the foreign sovereign state of Albania. By way of analogy,
>let's hypothesize that elements of the Latino majority of California,
>disgruntled by the Federal refusal to concede an independent sovereign state
>of "California," organize a Californian Liberation Army (CLA) to "fight" for
>the "liberation of California." The CLA will be working on a shoestring
>budget, therefore, CLA actions are likely to be low cost bombings, attacks
>on police officers and the like, because that's about all terrorists can
>afford.
>
>
>Unfortunately, when sovereign states are forced to confront terrorism,
>things tend to get messy. How would the peace-loving, democratic government
>of the USA meet a campaign of CLA terrorism? Perhaps it would begin with
>local law enforcement agencies, as with MOVE in Philadelphia, 1984.
>Probably, once the insurrection proved beyond control of local forces, the
>government would escalate, first sending in crack ATF and FBI SWAT teams, as
>in Wounded Knee (Native Americans), Waco ("extremist" Christians), or Ruby
>Ridge. Finally, if absolutely necessary, the national guard, Delta Force,
>attack helicopters, and military hardware sufficient to quell the
>disturbance would be deployed. Although those tactics are essentially the
>same as those used by the Serbian government in Kosovo, it is unlikely that
>if confronted by a CLA uprising in California the US would welcome NATO
>airstrikes on Washington, DC, or Sacramento.
>
>
>
>GENOCIDE
>
>
>Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary defines "genocide" as "the use of
>deliberate, systematic measures toward the extermination of a racial,
>political, or cultural group." Genocide was an apt description of the
>Hutu/Tutsi conflicts in Rwanda, where hundreds of thousands were killed,
>but, of course, NATO did nothing to resolve that disagreement.
>
>
>Notwithstanding the fact that both Serbian and KLA fighters have been
>involved in the killing of military and civilian opponents, simply because
>not enough people have died, the word "genocide" is not an appropriate
>description of either Serbian nor Albanian actions in Kosovo. Many Serbians
>claim that NATO's deliberate, systematic bombing of both Serbia and Kosovo
>qualifies as an act of genocide, particularly if NATO is using depleted
>uranium weapons. NATO probably disagrees with that assessment.
>
>
>
>ETHNIC CLEANSING
>
>
>Comparing the Albanians bent on seceding from Serbia to the hypothetical
>revolt of Mexicans in California, one can only expect that at the "peace
>talks," the US government would take a position to the effect, "Sure, you're
>free to be Mexicans, but if you want to be Mexicans you have to go across
>the line into Mexico, but you have to leave California here, because
>California is US territory."
>
>
>Maybe the CLA would not accept the US offer to let them return to Mexico in
>peace. Perhaps the CLA would insist that California was "Mexican," and that
>they were committed to a "Free California." In that event, perhaps, rather
>than just killing any Californian who no longer wished to be a US citizen,
>the US would be pursuing a more humanitarian solution by just giving them
>free transportation to Mexico. Certainly, such a "humanitarian" solution
>might be protrayed as "ethnic cleansing."
>
>
>Absent any clear examples of "genocide," in the present Serbian/Albanian
>conflict, the most terrible accusation is "ethnic cleansing" -- wherein the
>Serbians are putting dissatisfied Albanians on trains to Albania. One
>Serbian wag asked, "Would you rather have them walk?"
>
>
>
>
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>----
>
>
>
>
>An impartial assessment of the NATO/Serb/Kosovar conflict
>
>
>To emphasize the impartiality of these observations on the
>NATO/Serbia/Kosovar conflict, the author hereby declares a firm personal
>commitment to the belief that the world would be a much more pleasant place
>if humanity would abandon its faith in the political fiction of national
>boundaries, and purge itself of any notion that military and/or police force
>might be a "good" idea. This assessment begins from the premises that all
>human beings are members of the human race, and concepts of ethnicity are
>merely shortsighted, ego-centric misperceptions of reality. This declaration
>is necessary to insure that the reader does not confuse "national
>sovereignty," "military and/or police action," or "ethnic superiority" as
>concepts endorsed by the author.
>
>Thomas, April 8, 1999, Peace Park
>Other Kosovo Demonstrations
>
>
>
>
>
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Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 14:44:24 -0400
From: Peter Weiss <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Re: AP: Journalists Protest NATO Attack

Regardless of how people feel about the ius ad bellum aspects of the
NATO bombing, there should now be loud and effective protests about the
violations of ius in bello principles, i.e. the use of depleted uranium
bombs, the failure to discriminate between military and civilian
targets, the bombing of factories only a small part of whose production
is military and, of course, the bombing of the TV station as such, and
particularly without complying with the Hague Art. 26 obligation to warn
of impending bombardment.
                Peter Weiss

[e-mail] wrote:
>
> In a message dated 4/23/99 11:09:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [e-mail] writes:
>
> <<
>  April 23, 1999
>
>  Journalists Protest NATO Attack
>
>  Filed at 8:07 a.m. EDT
>
>  By The Associated Press
>
>  BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- The International Federation of
>  Journalists expressed deep concern today over NATO's attack
>  against Serbia's state television center in Belgrade, saying the
>  alliance had violated its pledge to hit military targets only.
>
>  "This bomb attack seems to make a very clear statement that
>  civilian and particularly media targets are legitimate," IFJ
>  General-Secretary Aidan White told a news conference.
>
>  He said the attack meant that Serbian journalists who are working
>  for a free media are now more than ever in danger of being
>  persecuted.
>
>  "We need more solidarity with these journalists, not actions
>  which mean they will be put more in the firing line," White said.
>
>  The attack came a day after missiles slammed into a Belgrade
>  high-rise that housed Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's
>  governing party and a radio and TV station owned by his daughter.
>
>  "The rules of the game seem to have been changed over the last
>  few days and that's very dangerous," White said.
>
>  NATO argues Serbian television is a legitimate military target
>  because it spreads "propaganda" about the Western air campaign.
>  It said the attack against the earlier attack against the radio and
>  TV station on Thursday was justified by the fact the building
>  housed Milosevic's party.
>
>  The Brussels-based IFJ is a federation of journalism unions
>  representing about 450,000 journalists around the world.
>
>  * * *
>  the Orthodox Peace Fellowship web site on Church
>  response to the NATO attack on Yugoslavia has been
>  expanded and updated:
>  www.incommunion.org/nato.htm
>  * * *
>
>   >>
>
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Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 13:39:13 -0700
From: "David Crockett Williams" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Abolition 2000 Member Arrested near White House for Sign urging stop bombing

http://www.prop1.org/legal/990423t.arrest.pr.htm

PRESS RELEASE


NATO, 'Safeguarding Freedom' for Whom?
Re: White House Arrest - April 23, 1999, 12:30 p.m.


CONTACT: 202-462-0757 - Thomas - 1601 Pennsylvania Avenue


See: Press Release April 22, 1999 | Kosovo Analysis


At 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, 1999, 18-year vigiler for peace William
Thomas was arrested outside the White House, standing up for freedom of
assembly and freedom from violence while Albanians chanted "Bomb! NATO,
bomb!" nearby.

"NATO's motto is 'safeguarding freedom,'" Thomas said as he stood quietly by
his sign waiting for the police to decide whether or not to arrest him. "I
am very confused. The President just two days ago said that differences
should be resolved through words, not guns. Today he's taken over the city
to hold a party whose main purpose seems to be to decide how many guns there
should be, and where they're going to use them. To secure this party,
they're kicking the public out of the parks."

In a letter to Stan Lock of the National Park Service on April 19, 1999,
Thomas wrote, "(O)nce security is allowed to run amok, freedom is lost. And
that is not only my opinion, but one which is gaining widespread popularity:

"'The time has come, says Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.), to have a
"national conversation" about the need to make federal architecture secure
during perilous times and yet to keep it vital and open.' See ... 'A Capital
Under Security's Siege,' Washington Post, Saturday, April 17, 1999; Page
C1."

"This is the sort of thing that we need to have a 'national conversation'
about," Thomas said as the police approached today. "If I can't get a
national conversation going, then at least maybe I can talk to a judge about
it, and maybe that judge will understand what freedom means."

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Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 18:12:35 -0700
From: "Olson, Inga" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (abolition-usa) Query for David

Grace Thorpe may be a possibility.

> ----------
> From:     Tracy Moavero[SMTP:[e-mail]]
> Reply To:     [e-mail]
> Sent:     Thursday, April 22, 1999 9:16 AM
> To:     [e-mail]
> Subject:     (abolition-usa) Query for David
>
> Dear David,
>
> Greetings.
>
> As you probably know, Peace Action is planning our 1999 annual congress,
> to be held in Albuqueque, with a major direct action to follow at the Los
> Alamos lab on Nagasaki Day. The day befoe the action we will have a panel
> of international speakers sharing their experience
> of grassroots anti-nuclear activism. We are looking for a broad range of
> international speakers, and we need some leads on Indian and/or Pacific
> Islanders living in the United States who could join our panel. Do you
> have any suggestions for us? We are bringing some
> speakers from overseas, but as funding is uncertain, we really wish to
> find some speakers in the U.S.  So far we have confirmations from speakers
> representing campaigns in the UK, France, Pakistan, Japan and possibly
> Australia. Any suggestions you could give us for Indian
> or Pacific region activists who are living in the U.S. or who will be
> travelling here at that time (Aug. 6-9) would be much appreciated.
>
> Hope things are going well at NAPF.
>
> All the best,
>
> Tracy Moavero
>
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Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 12:13:51 -0400
From: Peter Weiss <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) IMPORTANT: ABOLITION 2000 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING INFORMATION

Hi Jackie,

That was not a very warm message encouraging abolitionists to attend the
whole conference! Wouldn't they be interested in the core and forum
sessions dealing with nukes or, for that matter, with the overall theme
of abolishing war, rather than just Kofi and other VIPs?=20

                    Regards, Peter

Jackie Cabasso wrote:
>=20
> Dear Abolition 2000 partners,
>=20
>         THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ABOLITION 2000 GLOBAL NETWORK=
 TO
> ELIMINATE NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL TAKE PLACE 15 - 17 MAY 1999, IN THE HAGU=
E AND
> DELFT, THE NETHERLANDS, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE HAGUE APPEAL FOR PEAC=
E.  YOU
> ARE INVITED!!!  In this mailing you will find information about the Abo=
lition
> 2000 General Meeting and related events. You will also find a questionn=
aire to
> answer and send back, to help guide Abolition 2000 into the future.
>=20
>         Recent events, including the terrible war in Yugoslavia, make o=
ur
> mission more
> crucial than ever.  Please read this mailing carefully and take the tim=
e to
> respond.  We want to hear from you!
>=20
> Yours, for a nuclear free 21st century, and a peaceful and just world,
>=20
>         Felicity Hill                                           Jacquel=
ine
> Cabasso
>=20
> Abolition 2000 Interim Coordinating Committee and Annual Meeting Workin=
g Group
>=20
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> ***ABOLITION 2000; A GLOBAL NETWORK TO ELIMINATE NUCLEAR WEAPONS***
>=20
> WHAT: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF ABOLITION 2000, devoted to discussion o=
f
> strategies and activities -- local, national, and global, aimed at the
> achievement of a nuclear weapon free world.
>=20
> WHO: The meeting is open to individuals and members of organisations th=
at have
> signed the ABOLITION 2000 STATEMENT and all those interested in contrib=
uting to
> the development and refinement of Abolition 2000's strategies to EDUCAT=
E,
> ACTIVATE, and ORGANISE for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
>=20
> WHEN & WHERE/PART I: Saturday 15 May, 1:30 pm (1330) - 9:00 pm (2100)
> in the Rembrandt Room of the Netherlands Congress Center in the Hague.
>=20
> Abolition 2000 has reserved a space for 400 people as part of the =93Gl=
obal
> Forum=94 organized by the Hague Appeal for Peace (HAP), following the H=
AP closing
> plenary.
> (Note: Immediately following the first part of our meeting, we are invi=
ted to
> join a party with other HAP participants, beginning at 9:00 pm!) You ar=
e not
> required to have paid a fee of any kind for the HAP Conference in order=
 to
> attend the Abolition 2000 meeting.  However, we encourage you to attend=
 at
> least the closing plenary of the HAP, featuring Kofi Annan and other sp=
eakers,
> which will require the payment of a one-day registration fee. The entir=
e HAP
> Conference from May 11-15 requires payment a larger registration fee. (=
For more
> information about HAP registration, lodging in The Hague, etc. contact =
one of
> the HAP offices. Contact information follows. )
>=20
> * * * * * * BUT THAT'S NOT ALL * * * * * LETS HAVE SOME FUN!! * * * * *=
 *
>=20
> THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will continue on the ABOLITION 2000 WALK FOR
> NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, organised by For Mother Earth.  ALL MEMBERS OF
> ABOLITION 2000 are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to join the Abolition 2000 Walk
> from The Hague to NATO Headquarters in Brussels (not very far at all!)
>=20
> The Walk begins Sunday morning, 16 May. After a rally on the steps of t=
he
> International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, the walkers will mea=
nder
> along in the European springtime to DELFT. The walk from the ICJ to Del=
ft is
> approximately 12 kilometres (7 miles). For many it will provide an oppo=
rtunity
> to recover from 5 days in conference at the HAP, to balance the right a=
nd left
> brains and energize bodies and minds for the meeting. It will also prov=
ide an
> opportunity for informal strategy discussion and
> brainstorming with other activists along the way, or a rest for those n=
ot
> wanting to walk. There is a tram to Delft which you can pick up along t=
he route
> if you prefer not to walk the full seven miles. (The Walk arrives in Br=
ussels
> 30 May.)
>=20
> WHEN & WHERE/ PART II:  Sunday, 16 May, 700 - 900 pm (1900 - 2100) the
> Abolition 2000 Annual General Meeting will continue in Delft, The Nethe=
rlands,
> after the walkers arrive. (Note: you could keep your lodging in The Hag=
ue and
> return there by tram if desired.)
>=20
> WHEN & WHERE/PART III:  Monday, 17 May, 1000 am - 200 pm (1400), the fi=
nal
> session of the Abolition 2000 Annual General Meeting will take place in=
 Delft
> (as necessary) to ensure that there is sufficient time to address the e=
ssential
> issues facing the network, including logistics, finances, implementatio=
n of
> activities, priorities and strategies, functioning of coordinating comm=
ittee,
> etc. (Note: Persons participating in the walk can stay behind for the m=
eeting
> and catch up with the walk later, by car or train if need be.)  We will
> conclude our meeting with a celebratory lunch!
>=20
> *****ABOLITION 2000 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AGENDA*****
>=20
> The agenda for the Abolition 2000 Annual General Meeting will be organi=
sed
> around these goals:
>=20
> * To know who is participating in the network
> * To bring everyone up to the same level of information about Abolition=
 2000
> structure,        history, aims and style of operating
> * To identify successes and best practices from the previous year
> * To identify strategies leading up to 2000 (and beyond?) for the netwo=
rk
> * To identify proposals for enhancing the network
> * To review the present structure and improve where necessary
>=20
> In order to help us flesh out the agenda , please respond to the enclos=
ed
> questionnaire.
> *****OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION*****
>=20
> *ABOLITION 2000 will have a strong presence at the HAP.  We will need l=
ots of
> volunteers to staff our booth and to distribute information and sunflow=
ers.
> LET US KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP!  Please bring your Abolition 2000 literatu=
re and
> publications to the booth.  In addition, Abolition 2000 will be present=
ing  3
> sessions on =93Abolition of Nuclear Weapons,=94 13 - 14 May, including
> presentations by many core Abolition 2000 activists.  (Schedule enclose=
d.)
>=20
> *HELP ABOLITION 2000 GROW! Our goal is to have 2000 organizations endor=
se
> Abolition 2000 by the Hague Appeal for Peace.  We have approximately 13=
00
> organizations now, so please focus on outreach to organizations that yo=
u feel
> would support our goals.  Consider religious, environmental or social g=
roups.
> Now is the time to get the momentum going--2000 organizations by May 11=
th! (An
> endorsement card is enclosed in the hard copy mailing.  You can also do=
wnload
> the Abolition 2000 Statement and endorsement from the Abolition 2000 we=
b site.)
>=20
> *VISIT THE ABOLITION 2000 WEB SITE: http//www.napf.org/abolition 2000
>=20
> *SUBSCRIBE TO THE ABOLITION CAUCUS INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL LIST. Send an e=
- -mail
> message to [e-mail].  In the body of  the message type subscri=
be
> abolition caucus and your email address.
>=20
> *SEND A DONATION TO SUPPORT ABOLITION 2000!  Our Network employs a full
> time staff member to maintain communications with 1300 organizations in=
 87
> countries on six continents.  While almost all of our work is performed=
 by
> volunteers, and office space is donated by the Nuclear Age Peace Founda=
tion,
> minimal funds are needed to staff the office and for mailings, telephon=
e, fax,
> printing.  If we could raise an average of $30 from each of our organiz=
ations,
> we could meet this minimal budget.  While this sum may be excessive to =
some,
> other organizations can give much more.  Abolition 2000 never set up a =
dues
> structure--so please search your conscience and donate whatever  amount=
 you can
> to keep our work on track.  Send endorsements and donations, as well as=
 general
> inquiries about Abolition 2000 to the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, whi=
ch
> serves as the Abolition 2000 clearinghouse:
>=20
> ABOLITION 2000, 1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 121, Santa Barbara, CA
> 93108-2794 USA; Tel: [phone];  Fax: + 1 [phone]; E-mail:
> [e-mail]
>=20
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>=20
> *****ABOLITION 2000 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING QUESTIONNAIRE*****
>=20
> In order to help us flesh out the agenda for the Abolition 2000 Annual =
General
> Meeting in The Hague, please respond to the following questionnaire. Yo=
ur
> answers can be as long or as short as you like. You can respond by  e-m=
ail or
> by regular mail. There=92s no special format.
> (1) WHO ARE YOU? (Important!)  Name, organization, postal address, e-ma=
il
> address, telephone number, fax number.  Will you be attending the Annua=
l
> General Meeting in The Hague?
>=20
> (2) COMMUNICATION IN THE NETWORK: Are you on e-mail?  How could the e-m=
ail
> list be improved.  What does it need to be supplemented by to make you =
feel
> informed and connecting with groups from all over the world.  If you ar=
e not on
> e- mail,  how do you communicate with other Abolition 2000 groups.  Do =
you want
> to get information about what the over 1,300 groups in 87 countries are=
 doing
> in their Abolition 2000 work?
>=20
> (3) WHAT'S WORKING?  What are the strengths of Abolition 2000? How are
> you making Abolition 2000 visible in your area? (We want to collect a l=
ist of
> best practices and ideas to share just how busy people have been, and w=
ho knows
> what goodies will be uncovered!)
>=20
> (4) LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE: Understanding that Abolition 2000 is a =
network,
> what kinds of things do you think we could do to share Abolition 2000's=
 goals
> with others?  What is your organisation willing and able to contribute =
(not
> just financially, although that=92s important too!)
>=20
> (5) WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD?
>=20
> WHERE TO SEND YOUR RESPONSES: Western States Legal Foundation has
> volunteered to collect your responses and prepare a report for the Annu=
al
> General Meeting (which will also be posted on the abolition-caucus e-ma=
il list
> and included in the post-meeting mailing.)  Please send e-mail to
> [e-mail].  Please send regular mail to Western Stat=
es Legal
> Foundation, 1440 Broadway, Suite 500, Oakland, California, 94612 USA.
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D*****OTHER
> CONTACT INFORMATION*****
>=20
> HAGUE APPEAL FOR PEACE:  http//www.haguepeace.org
>=20
> Offices:
>=20
> WFM, 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017 USA
> Tel: [phone];  Fax: + 1 [phone]; E-mail: [e-mail]
>=20
> IALANA, Anna Paulownastraat 103, 2518 BC, The Hague, The Netherlands
> Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; E-mail: ialana@antenna.=
nl
>=20
> IPB, 41 Rue de Zurich, CH-1201, Geneva, Switzerland
> Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; E-mail: [e-mail]
>=20
> 2000 WALK FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT: http//www.motherearth.org/
>=20
> For Mother Earth International, Lange Steenstraat 16-d, 9000 Gent, Belg=
ium,
> Europe
> Tel and Fax: [phone]; E-mail: [e-mail]
>=20
> ABOLITION 2000 CONFERENCE, ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, 18 - 10 JUNE, 1999
> Information and registration: Xanthe Hall/IPPNW Germany
> Tel: [phone]; Fax[phone]; E-mail: [e-mail]=
.org
>=20
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> *****HAGUE APPEAL FOR PEACE CONFERENCE*****
>=20
> Workshop =93Abolition of Nuclear Weapons=94
> 13 - 14 May, 1999
>=20
> Convenor: Jurgen Scheffran (INESAP Germany)
> Revised proposal of March 26, 1999
>=20
> SESSION 1: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
> THURSDAY 13 May, morning (930 - 1100 am)
>=20
> Jackie Cabasso, John Burroughs: Nuclear weapons research and developmen=
t
> and its impact on the disarmament process
>=20
> Goetz Neuneck: Impact of missile defense on nuclear disarmament
>=20
> Zia Mian: Global, regional and local challenges on the road to abolitio=
n
>=20
> Rebecca Johnson: Strengthening the international disarmament negotiatio=
n
> process
>=20
> Alyn Ware: Integrated approaches towards nuclear disarmament - Strength=
ening
> the link between governments and NGOs
>=20
> SESSION 2: CONCEPTS FOR A NUCLEAR-WEAPON-FREE WORLD
> THURSDAY 13 May, afternoon (330 - 700 pm)
>=20
> Peter Weiss:The legal framework of a nuclear-weapon-free world
>=20
> Merav Datan: Making the case for a Nuclear Weapons Convention
>=20
> Carlos Vargas: The model Nuclear Weapons Convention
>=20
> J=FCrgen Scheffran: Verifying a Nuclear Weapons Convention - Conditions=
, means
> and limits
>=20
> Rob Green: Rebutting nuclear deterrence doctrine
>=20
> Xanthe Hall: NATO strategy and New Agenda Coalition
>=20
> SESSION 3: STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS FOR NUCLEAR ABOLITION
> FRIDAY 14 May, morning (930 - 1100 am)
>=20
> David Krieger: Nuclear abolition - Time for bold action
>=20
> Wolfgang Liebert: The transformation process to a nuclear-weapon-free w=
orld
>=20
> Pamela Meidell, Janet Bloomfield: Progress, problems and perspectives o=
f the
> Abolition 2000 Global Network
>=20
> Alice Slater: Cornerstones of a future abolition strategy
>=20
> Pol d`Huyvetter: Citizen activities and inspections for nuclear aboliti=
on
>=20
> Pauline Tangiora, Richard N. Salvador: Efforts for disarmament in the P=
acific
>=20
> *****end*****
>=20
> ******************************************************
> Jacqueline Cabasso, Executive Director
> WESTERN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION
> 1440 Broadway, Suite 500
> Oakland, California USA 94612
> Tel: +[phone]
> Fax: +[phone]
> E-mail: [e-mail]
> ******************************************************
> Western States Legal Foundation is part of  ABOLITION 2000
> A GLOBAL NETWORK TO ELIMINATE NUCLEAR WEAPONS
>=20
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