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Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 10:02:48 -0700
From: "Olson, Inga" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (abolition-usa) A Kosovo Karate Peacekeeping Force

I love your idea Tim

> ----------
> From:     Timothy Bruening[SMTP:[e-mail]]
> Reply To:     [e-mail]
> Sent:     Sunday, April 25, 1999 5:57 PM
> To:     [e-mail]; [e-mail];
> Darius Pazirandea
> Subject:     (abolition-usa) A Kosovo Karate Peacekeeping Force
>
> I am a Taekwondo Karate student at Rodness' Karate Club in Davis, CA.  Its
> affiliated with the International Taekwondo Council.  This Thursday, I
> will
> test for my Orange Belt.
>
> The Tenets of Taekwondo are Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance,
> Self-Control,
> and Indomitable Spirit, and the Taekwondo students take an oath to
> "observe
> the tenets of Taekwondo, respect instructors and seniors, never misuse
> Taekwondo, be a champion of freedom and justice, and build a more peaceful
> world".  Do any of you take Karate?
>
> I propose a Kosovo Karate Peacekeeping Force, consisting of Black Belt
> (the
> highest belt) Karate experts.  It would be unarmed, as Milosevic wants,
> but
> be able to subdue aggressors with their karate talents.  I understand that
> Black Belts could even defeat armed personnel if they can take the armed
> personnel by surprise.  The Karate Peacekeepers could also teach the
> Albanians how to defend themselves without weapons.
>
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Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 11:20:46 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Joan Russow)
Subject: (abolition-usa) Re: NATO PETITION

Sent Sunday April 26
PETITION
TO THE HEADS OF MEMBER STATES OF NATO
with respect to the support the NATO  campaign   in  the former Yugoslavia

CONCERNED:
* that your state through its  continued participation in  NATO which has a
"first use of nuclear weapons policy" has failed to act on its undertaking
under  the General Assembly resolution entitled the  Condemnation of
Nuclear War A/RES/38/75, 1983  "to condemn the formulation, propounding,
dissemination and propaganda of political and military doctrines and
concepts intended to provide 'legitimacy' for the first use of nuclear
weapons and in general to justify the 'admissibility' of unleashing nuclear
war (2 Condemnation of Nuclear War General Assembly Resolution A/RES/38/75,
1983

* that your state through its  continued participation in  NATO which has
been using depleted uranium  [the effect of which  in part is similar to
that of a nuclear weapon]has failed to act on its undertaking  to deem
"that  the use of nuclear weapons would be a violation of the Charter of
the United Nations and a crime against humanity, ( resolutions 1653 (XVI)
of 24 November 1961, 33/71 B of 14 December 1978, 34/83 G of 11 December
1979, 35/152 D of 12 December 1980 and 36/92 I of 9 December 1981,

*  that  your state in supporting the NATO campaign in the former
Yugoslavia has deviated from traditional peace keeping roles, and has
jeopardized any credible future peace keeping role

* that your state in supporting the NATO campaign in the former Yugoslavia
has undermined the United Nations  through contributing to the failure  (i)
to discharge obligations under  International Conventions, Treaties, and
Covenants,  (ii) to act through Commitments made under conference action
plans and (iii)  to fulfill expectations created through General Assembly
Resolutions.

* that your state through its participation in the NATO campaign  in the
former Yugoslavia has failed to discharge its obligation under the Charter
of the United Nations to "prevent the scourge of war"

*  that your state through its participation in the NATO campaign in the
former Yugoslavia has failed to act on the  commitment made under the
Platform of Action of the UN Conference of Women To [Encourage diplomacy,
[preventive diplomacy,] negotiation and peaceful settlement of disputes in
accordance with the Charter of the United Nations in particular Article 2,
paragraphs 3 and 4] (Art. 147 b., Advance draft, Platform of Action, UN
Conference on Women, May 15)

* that your state through its  participation in the NATO campaign in the
former Yugoslavia has failed to discharge its obligations under the
Convention , entitled (IV) Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons
in Time of War (Geneva, 1949) to protect "persons taking no active part in
the hostilities,

* that your state through its participation in the NATO campaign  in the
former Yugoslavia has failed to discharge its obligations under the
International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights to "Prohibit any
propaganda of war" Article 20 and to "prohibit  any advocacy of national,
racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination,
hostility or violence (Article 20 -2)

* that your state through its participation in the NATO campaign in the
former Yugoslavia has failed to fulfill the undertaking under  the  General
Assembly resolution entitled the  Declaration on the Use of Scientific and
Technological Progress in the Interests of Peace and for the Benefit of
humanity, 1975) to prevent scientific and technological achievements
entailing dangers for the civil and political rights of the individual or
of the group and for human dignity

* that your state through its participation in the NATO campaign  in the
former Yugoslavia has failed to discharge its obligations under the
Convention on the Rights of the Child  to ensure respect for the rules of
international humanitarian law relevant to the child in armed conflict (Art
18, Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989)

* that your state through its participation in the NATO campaign in the
former Yugoslavia has failed to fulfill the expectation   under the General
Assembly Resolution, entitled "Effects of Atomic Radiation"  to prevent
harmful effects on present and future generations, resulting from the
levels of radiation to which man humans are is exposed

* that your state through its participation in the NATO campaign in the
former Yugoslavia and through using Depleted Uranium, has disregarded the
decision of the International Court of Justice that the use or the threat
to use nuclear weapons is contrary to International humanitarian law (World
Court Project, 1976)

* that your state through its  participation in  the NATO Campaign  in the
former Yugoslavia has failed to discharge its obligations under the
Convention on Biological Diversity to  prevent  the loss or reduction of
biodiversity in a region rich in biodiversity, and  has contributed to
irreversible environmental devastation

* that your state  through its continued participation in the NATO Campaign
in the former Yugoslavia which has been using Depleted Uranium in various
weapon systems has failed act on  a commitment to eliminate the production
of weapons of mass destruction at the United Nations Conference on Humans
and the Environment (UNCHE, 1972) [ through its continued support for the
mining and distribution of uranium both for civil nuclear reactors and for
nuclear weapons)

*  that your state through its   participation in  NATO  in the former
Yugoslavia has failed to act on its undertaking under  the General Assembly
resolution
  in 1981, to reduce the military budget and to reallocate the funds thus
saved to economic and social development, particularly for the benefit of
developing countries

* that because your state does not come to any negotiating table with clean
hands, when peace negotiations take place they should be through the United
Nations by members states with clean hands.

The following petitioners urge you to discontinue all further intervention
in the former Yogoslavia, disband NATO and work collectively to strengthen
the United Nations and the International Court of Justice.

Joan Russow (PhD)
Global Compliance Research Project
1 250 598-0071



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Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 12:00:13 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Joan Russow)
Subject: (abolition-usa) CORRECTED NATO PETITION

Sent Sunday April 25
PETITION
TO THE HEADS OF MEMBER STATES OF NATO
with respect to your support for the NATO  campaign   in  the former Yugoslavia

CONCERNED:
* that your state through its  continued participation in  NATO which has a
"first use of nuclear weapons policy" has failed to act on its undertaking
under  the General Assembly resolution entitled the  Condemnation of
Nuclear War A/RES/38/75, 1983  "to condemn the formulation, propounding,
dissemination and propaganda of political and military doctrines and
concepts intended to provide 'legitimacy' for the first use of nuclear
weapons and in general to justify the 'admissibility' of unleashing nuclear
war (2 Condemnation of Nuclear War General Assembly Resolution A/RES/38/75,
1983

* that your state through its  continued participation in  NATO which has
been using depleted uranium  [the effect of which  in part is similar to
that of a nuclear weapon]has failed to act on its undertaking  to deem
"that  the use of nuclear weapons would be a violation of the Charter of
the United Nations and a crime against humanity, ( resolutions 1653 (XVI)
of 24 November 1961, 33/71 B of 14 December 1978, 34/83 G of 11 December
1979, 35/152 D of 12 December 1980 and 36/92 I of 9 December 1981,

*  that  your state in supporting the NATO campaign in the former
Yugoslavia has deviated from traditional peace keeping roles, and has
jeopardized any credible future peace keeping role

* that your state in supporting the NATO campaign in the former Yugoslavia
has undermined the United Nations  through contributing to the failure  (i)
to discharge obligations under  International Conventions, Treaties, and
Covenants,  (ii) to act through Commitments made under conference action
plans and (iii)  to fulfill expectations created through General Assembly
Resolutions.

* that your state through its participation in the NATO campaign  in the
former Yugoslavia has failed to discharge its obligation under the Charter
of the United Nations to "prevent the scourge of war"

*  that your state through its participation in the NATO campaign in the
former Yugoslavia has failed to act on the  commitment made under the
Platform of Action of the UN Conference of Women To [Encourage diplomacy,
[preventive diplomacy,] negotiation and peaceful settlement of disputes in
accordance with the Charter of the United Nations in particular Article 2,
paragraphs 3 and 4] (Art. 147 b., Advance draft, Platform of Action, UN
Conference on Women, May 15)

* that your state through its  participation in the NATO campaign in the
former Yugoslavia has failed to discharge its obligations under the
Convention , entitled (IV) Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons
in Time of War (Geneva, 1949) to protect "persons taking no active part in
the hostilities,

* that your state through its participation in the NATO campaign  in the
former Yugoslavia has failed to discharge its obligations under the
International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights to "Prohibit any
propaganda of war" Article 20 and to "prohibit  any advocacy of national,
racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination,
hostility or violence (Article 20 -2)

* that your state through its participation in the NATO campaign in the
former Yugoslavia has failed to fulfill the undertaking under  the  General
Assembly resolution entitled the  Declaration on the Use of Scientific and
Technological Progress in the Interests of Peace and for the Benefit of
humanity, 1975) to prevent scientific and technological achievements
entailing dangers for the civil and political rights of the individual or
of the group and for human dignity

* that your state through its participation in the NATO campaign  in the
former Yugoslavia has failed to discharge its obligations under the
Convention on the Rights of the Child  to ensure respect for the rules of
international humanitarian law relevant to the child in armed conflict (Art
18, Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989)

* that your state through its participation in the NATO campaign in the
former Yugoslavia has failed to fulfill the expectation   under the General
Assembly Resolution, entitled "Effects of Atomic Radiation"  to prevent
harmful effects on present and future generations, resulting from the
levels of radiation to which man humans are is exposed

* that your state through its participation in the NATO campaign in the
former Yugoslavia and through using Depleted Uranium, has disregarded the
decision of the International Court of Justice that the use or the threat
to use nuclear weapons is contrary to International humanitarian law (World
Court Project, 1976)

* that your state through its  participation in  the NATO Campaign  in the
former Yugoslavia has failed to discharge its obligations under the
Convention on Biological Diversity to  prevent  the loss or reduction of
biodiversity in a region rich in biodiversity, and  has contributed to
irreversible environmental devastation

* that your state  through its continued participation in the NATO Campaign
in the former Yugoslavia which has been using Depleted Uranium in various
weapon systems has failed act on  a commitment to eliminate the production
of weapons of mass destruction at the United Nations Conference on Humans
and the Environment (UNCHE, 1972) [ through its continued support for the
mining and distribution of uranium both for civil nuclear reactors and for
nuclear weapons)

*  that your state through its   participation in  NATO  in the former
Yugoslavia has failed to act on its undertaking under  the General Assembly
resolution
  in 1981, to reduce the military budget and to reallocate the funds thus
saved to economic and social development, particularly for the benefit of
developing countries

* that because your state does not come to any negotiating table with clean
hands, when peace negotiations take place they should be through the United
Nations by members states with clean hands.

The following petitioners urge you to discontinue all further intervention
in the former Yogoslavia, disband NATO and work collectively to strengthen
the United Nations and the International Court of Justice.

Global Compliance Research Project
1 250 598-0071



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Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 15:17:35 -0400
From: Joseph Gerson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Query for David

4/26

Dear Tracy Moavero,

In terms of Indians, you might want to be in touch with either Zia Mian at
Princeton [e-mail] or Abha Sur at M.I.T. [e-mail]. They are
both Pakistani, but work closely with Indian abolitionists in the U.S. and
internationally. In terms of Pacific island people, you might want to see
who Richard Salvador of Belau (now in Hawaii) would recommend.
[e-mail]. There are relatively cheap flights from Hawaii, which
might lead you to want to invite him.

With best wishes,

Joseph Gerson

At 12:16 PM 4/22/99 -0400, you wrote:
>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: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 16:20:54 -0400
From: Bob Tiller <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Nuking Serbia

Is this some sort of sick joke?   How can anyone raise this question seriously?
It is an outrageous, disgusting idea and should be promptly identified as such.
First, hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, would die.  Second, millions
more would be injured, and many of them would suffer painful deaths.  Third,
vast tracts of land would be uninhabitable.  Why are we even talking about this?

If anyone uses nuclear weapons in Serbia, the political/military/environmental
situation in the world will change in drastic, unforseeable ways.  My guess is
that both the NPT and the ABM treaty would collapse

Further, today's anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster should remind us that
nuclear fallout knows no boundaries.  Winds will blow where they will, carrying
nuclear contamination to other countries.

Shalom,
Bob Tiller



Timothy Bruening wrote:

> My brother suggests that we nicely ask the Russians to nuke Serbia on the
> grounds that Serbia's ethnic cleansing operation has given Slavs a very bad
> name.  What would happen if someone nuked Serbia, and do you know anyone who
> wants to nuke Serbia?
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Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 18:05:15 -0400
From: ASlater <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Minutes, Action for NPT

TO:  Abolition 2000 New York Metro Working Groups
FROM: Alice Slater
RE: Minutes
DATE: April 26, 1999

Present: Giovanni Nirosi (Lawyers Committee for Nuclear Policy); Nelly Sidoti
and Alice Slater(GRACE); S.D. Jayasuriya (Buddhist International); Mary
Shoiket
(NJ Green Party; Peggy Jacobs (LI Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives); Selma
Brackman (War and Peace Foundation); Estelle Epstein (Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom)

Next meeting: Tuesday, June 8, 12 to 2 PM, GRACE, 15 E. 26 St. (between 5th
and
Madison Aves.), brown bag lunch, coffee and tea will be served, RSVP:
212-726-9161

Kosovo and NATO:  Alice, Giovanni and Nelly reported on the NATO demonstration
and meeting in Washington last week which was carried by C-Span in its
entirety
and re-broadcast that evening.  After discussion about how misinformed the
public and even our members of Congress are on this issue, we decided to write
a simple fact sheet about events leading up to the bombing of Kosovo to
educate
people on why it is wrong for NATO to be raining destruction down on
Yugoslavia.  Peggy and Nelly will draft the fact sheet.

Women in Black demonstrate every Wednesday against the Kosovo bombing at 5:30
at the NY Public Library, 5th Ave. and 42nd St.  Spread the word and join
them!

NPT PrepCom: May 10th to 23rd.   IT IS URGENT THAT WE HAVE A GOOD TURN OUT AT
THE UN ON MAY 10TH AND 11TH WHEN NGOS ARE ALLOWED INTO THE MEETING ROOM.
PLEASE
TRY TO GET AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE TO SHOW UP ON MAY 10TH AND 11TH.

To be admitted to the UN, call the NGO Committee on Disarmament, to be placed
on a list for a pass: 212-687-5340

ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE PREPCOM, MONDAY MAY 10TH, THERE WILL BE AN ABOLITION
CAUCUS AT 8:00 AM, CHURCH CENTER, 777 UN PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR.  PLEASE MAKE EVERY
EFFORT TO ATTEND ON TIME AT 8:00 AM!!

Selma Brackman has assembled the devastating photos we have been collecting
for
ôThe Toxic Legacy of the Nuclear Ageö showing the suffering by people from 50
years of nuclear mining, weapons production and testing, and civilian power,
from all over the world.  She is publishing them with explanations in a
pamphlet for distribution to the delegates and to NGOs.   Selma is still
trying
to get sponsorship, through the World Health Organization to display the
photos
on the wall outside the delegates meeting room.  (We need an organ of the
UN to
sponsor the exhibit, according to their rules. The UN Commission on
Disarmament
turned down our request to sponsor the exhibit during the NPT, although they
may help us during the fall's Disarmament Week.)  WE WILL ALSO BLOW THE PHOTOS
UP INTO POSTERS MOUNTED ON POSTERBOARD TO BE CARRIED BY 12-15 VOLUNTEERS
OUTSIDE THE UN AND WHEREVER ELSE WE CAN BE NOTICED.  THIS ACTION WILL BE
DISCUSSED AT THE 8:00 AM CAUCUS ON MONDAY MAY 11TH, SO PLEASE TRY TO BE THERE
AND HELP OUT!!!    Giovanni will ask the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear
Policy to
inquire if we need a police permit to walk outside with the posters.  Chris
Nye
of the War Resisters League may be able to help in this matter.

Y2K SYMPOSIUM, NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND NUCLEAR POWER: Tuesday, May 11th , 1:00 to
3:00 pm, Conference Room 4, UN
A panel has been organized by Helen Caldicott of STAR (Standing for Truth
About
Radiation) and Abolition 2000.  We have invited Ambassador Kamal of Pakistan,
who chairs Y2K efforts at the UN, and have acceptances from Michio Kaku, Mary
Olson(NIRS) Michael Craig (BASIC), and David Lochbaum (Union of Concerned
Scientists).  Please try to attend this event and invite members of your
organization to come as well.  You will need a UN pass, so call the UN NGO
Committee on Disarmament, 212-687-5340 to be put on a list.

Talking Points to Delegates: See enclosed letter from our Working Group to NPT
delegates, dated April 20, 1999,  for talking points to the delegates when you
come to the NPT. (Calling for intersessional working group, de-alerting, and
greater NGO participation and access at NPT meetings.)

Because of the importance of having good attendance at the NPT by NGOs, the
participants at the meeting volunteered to split the Abolition 2000 NY Working
Group and call all the organizations on the list to remind them to bring lots
of people to the NPT,  abolition caucus, and Y2k symposium.

WOOLSEY/MARKEY RESOLUTIONS: Please call your representative and ask that they
co-Sponsor HR 82 calling on Clinton to negotiate a nuclear weapons treaty, by
calling Mark Dooley in Lynn WoolseyÆs office 202-225-5161.  In NY only Towns,
Slaughter, Hinchley, and Nadler have signed.

Then support H.Con.Res. 74 to eliminate stockpile stewardship funding for new
nuclear weapons research and development by calling Jeff Duncan in Ed MarkeyÆs
office: 202-225-2836.  In NY, only Lowey, Maloney, Nadler, Owens have signed.
In NJ, only Pallone and Payne.

If your Congressperson is not on the lists above, PLEASE CALL TODAY!!

SCHELL/ROY MEETING: Thursday May 6, 7 pm, New School, 65 Fifth Ave.(between 13
and 14 Streets) ôA Conversation in the Second Nuclear Ageö, with Jonathan
Schell, Arundati Roy, Merav Datan.(see enclosed flyer).  Please spread the
word!!

Cassini Fly-by:  Global Demonstrations, June 12th  Contact Global Network
Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, [e-mail](See enclosed
flyer)

Food Irradiation:  Congress has passed a law directing the FDA to review
whether
we still need labeling requirements for irradiated food.  The FDA is to
consider removing the radiation warning on packages, or re-naming it ôcold
pasteurizationö or ôelectronic pasteurizationö so as not to alarm people who
stay away from irradiated food. .  If food irradiation is made more
ôpalatableö
there will be a whole new source of nuclear waste to poison America as
thousands of radiation plants are built across the country, operated with
deadly cesium and cobalt-60.

WRITE A LETTER TO THE FDA DEMANDING PROMINENT USE OF THE TERMS
ôIRRADIATIONö OR
ôIRRADIATEDö AND THE USE OF THE RADURA SYMBOL.
Write to:
Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305)
Food and Drug Administration
5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061
Rockville, MD 20852

Re: Docket #98N-1038, ôIrradiation in the production, processing and handling
of foodö

Write your letter to the FDA before May 18th when the comment period on the
new
rule closes.  Demand that all comments be posted on the internet, which the
FDA
is not now doing.  LetÆs nip this thing in the bud before we have a whole new
nuclear waste problem to deal with!!  For more details, see www.purefood.org

Philadelphia Project: Gloria Lawrence sent in an extended list of influential
New Yorkers to invite to a city dialogue on nuclear policy.  It was suggested
that we may want to broaden the topic to US foreign policy and use of force in
order to cover the events in Kosovo.

School of the Americas: There will be demonstrations from Saturday May 1st
through Tuesday May 4th in Washington, DC to close down the US military
program
to train assassins and thugs in Latin America.  For info, contact Peggy
Jacobs,
[e-mail], or the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives,
516-741-4360


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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Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 17:41:59 -0700
From: Jackie Cabasso <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: Re:WAR IS ILLEGAL

>Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999
>Subject: Re:WAR IS ILLEGAL
>
>CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
>666 BROADWAY
>NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10012
>
>CONTACT: David Lerner, Riptide Communications, Inc. [phone] or
>Michael Ratner [phone] or [e-mail]
>
>CCR SAYS WAR IN KOSOVO IS FLATLY ILLEGAL
>
>Failure to Obtain Congressional or UN Approval Violates Domestic and
>International Law, Says Leading Rights Group as Congress
>Prepares to Vote on Declaration of War
>
>New York, April 27th, 1999 - Legal experts associated with the New York-
>based Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) today said that the NATO
>bombing of Kosovo is flatly illegal and that it violated both the U.S.
>Constitution and the United Nations Charter. CCR issued its statement as
>Representative Tom Reynolds (R.CA) prepares to introduce resolutions
>requiring the House to vote up or down on the war.
>    CCR has litigated numerous cases challenging the legality of war
>making including Dellums v. Bush, which forced the Bush Administration
>to obtain congressional consent for the 1991 Gulf War. According to CCR
>attorney Michael Ratner, "By bypassing Congress and the UN, the U.S. and
>NATO have jeopardized the entire system of international restraints on
>war-making.Under this standard any Nation can go to war whenever it
>wants."
>Ratner also pointed out that in this case, had the President sought
>congressional approval before bombing, members might have pointed out
>the consequences such as the refugee crisis in Kosovo and the
>destabilization of the region.
>Furthermore, Congress might have required that all peaceful means of
>resolving the crisis, such as a joint NATO and Russia peacekeeping
>force, be explored.
>        Representative Campbell is expected to bring two resolutions
>before the House this week in an effort to force an up or down vote on
>the war.  If neither resolution succeeds then the US will be continuing
>to fight the war without any legal authority.
>        This is the first major war since WWII that has neither the UN
>nor congressional consent.  Korea had UN consent, Vietnam was arguably
>authorized under the Gulf of Tonkin resolution and Congress also
>approved the Gulf War. Additionally, under the War Powers Resolution,
>the president must withdraw all troops within 60 days of the
>commencement of hostilities. This means that they must be out by
>approximately May 26th unless Congress affirmatively approves their
>engagement.
>-30-


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Oakland, California USA 94612
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Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 10:08:41 -0400
From: Tracy Moavero <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Query for David

Dear Joseph,

Thanks for the tips on speakers for New Mexico. I've been in touch with Zia and
Ramana, but I'll try Richard too.

For the Hague Appeal I've been told that you are organizing a workshop with
indigenous activists. Is that true? Could I have more information? We have a
Native American woman from New Mexico going with our delegation.

Thanks,

Tracy Moavero


Joseph Gerson wrote:

> 4/26
>
> Dear Tracy Moavero,
>
> In terms of Indians, you might want to be in touch with either Zia Mian at
> Princeton [e-mail] or Abha Sur at M.I.T. [e-mail]. They are
> both Pakistani, but work closely with Indian abolitionists in the U.S. and
> internationally. In terms of Pacific island people, you might want to see
> who Richard Salvador of Belau (now in Hawaii) would recommend.
> [e-mail]. There are relatively cheap flights from Hawaii, which
> might lead you to want to invite him.
>
> With best wishes,
>
> Joseph Gerson
>
> At 12:16 PM 4/22/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >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: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 09:21:51 -0700
From: "David Crockett Williams" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Wed. War Powers Act Vote???--Hearing today

From: Carol Moore <[e-mail]>
To: List from <[e-mail]>
Subject: Weds War Powers Act Vote???--Hearing today
Date: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 6:47 AM

From: Carol Moore, member, D.C. Stop the War Now
=====================================
TODAY, Tuesday 4-27
the House Intnl. Relations Committee is marking up
War Powers legislation 2pm 2172 Rayburn Building
(I'll be there.)
TOMORROW Weds. 4-28 as we see below the vote could
come as early as tomorrow.
Time to take action!!!
Call, fax, email your senators and congressperson. 202-224-3121
Also, there is a new webpage that will email them for you easily.
http://www.stopthewarnow.com  (If it is having initial technical
problems, try back again soon.)

Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senator Jesse Helms, (NC) Chairman
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email:  [e-mail]

House Committee on International Relations
Congressman Benjamin A. Gilman, (NY) Chairman
Phone: [phone]
Fax:[phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Also call President Clinton at White House Comment line
202-456-1111 and say you are  against bombing and ground
troops.  (Go straight to Operator since as of yesterday it was
not a question on the menu.)  Or email [e-mail]
And don't forget Madeline Albright <[e-mail]>
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Fran Teplitz of Peace Action <[e-mail]> wrote:

> PRIORITY ONE ALERT:
>
> This alert is not based in the 1999 program plan, but since it
addresses
> legislation on whether or not the United States will declare war, it
rises
> to the top of our priorities.
>
> KOSOVO LEGISLATIVE ALERT:  VOTE EXPECTED AS SOON AS WEDNESDAY
>
> A vote is expected in the House of Representatives this week or next -

> possibly as soon as Wednesday, April 28, 1999 - on whether or not to
> continue the U.S. military attacks on Yugoslavia. Rep. Tom Campbell
(R-CA)
> has introduced two bills, one calling for withdrawal from the attacks
and
> the other requiring an official declaration of war in keeping with the

War
> Powers Act. Rep. Campbell aims to have the two bills debated and voted

on
> together, but this is not guaranteed.
>
> H. Con. Res. 82 calls on the President "to remove United States Armed
> Forces from their positions in connection with the present operations
> against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia."
>
> H. J. Res. 44 declares "a state of war between the United States and
the
> Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia."
>
> Campbell supports the withdrawal position, although he has introduced
both
> resolutions to ensure Congress acts either to approve or disapprove
the
> military action now underway. In addition to the consequences for the
> people of Yugoslavia, these votes are important procedurally because
they
> uphold a system of checks and balances on the use of force, a system
that
> has been evaded by recent presidential decisions to bomb other
nations.
>
> There may be other resolutions introduced as well, for example,
legislation
> linking U.S. military withdrawal to negotiations to end the war. It is

also
> possible that Congress could table the legislation, and thereby avoid
> taking a clear stand.
>
> ACTION:
>
> Call your Representative TODAY and urge him/her to:
>
> 1)      vote in favor of H. Con. Res 82 to remove U.S. forces from the

NATO
> attacks on Yugoslavia.
> 2)       vote against H. J. Res. 44 to declare war on Yugoslavia
>
> Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
>
> Thanks to the Friends Committee on National Legislation for their
> information on this legislation.








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Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:13:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: Timothy Bruening <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Nuking Serbia

At 04:20 PM 4/26/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Is this some sort of sick joke?   How can anyone raise this question seriously?
>It is an outrageous, disgusting idea and should be promptly identified as such.
>First, hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, would die.  Second, millions
>more would be injured, and many of them would suffer painful deaths.  Third,
>vast tracts of land would be uninhabitable.  Why are we even talking about
this?

I was not advocating the nuking of Serbia, merely reporting that my brother
favors nuking Serbia and asking what the consequences would be and if the
people on this list knew anyone else who favored nuking Serbia.


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Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 17:03:28 -0400
From: Joseph Gerson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Query for David

4/27

Dear Tracey,

    This note will be quick. I can fill in with more information if it will be
helpful to you.

    We have organized (in conjuction with Japanese organizations) a "Global
Hibakusha Delegation."  It includes Dorothy Purley and Carletta Garcia of
the Laguna-Acoma Coalition in New Mexico, Norio Kebenli from Rongelap Atoll
in the Marshall Islands,and Gabriel Tetiarahi from Tahiti. The delegation
also includes a number of non-indigenous people: two Utah down winders, an
atomic vet from Arizona, a nuclear weapons victim from Kazakhstan, a Korean
Hiroshima Hibakusha and four Japanese Hiroshima and Nagasaki Hibakusha.

    We have global forum sessions set for the 12th and 13th and a core agenda
session mid-afternoon on the 13th. Because time will be so limited in the
core agenda session, we are structuring the global focus sessions to allow
other nuclear weapons victim/activists speak (about 7 minutes each will be
max for statements), network, and engage in the Q&A.

    When I can catch my breath I will post times and places on the abolition
caucus list serve.

    Hope that does it, and I look forward to meeting you and people traveling
with you there.

    Best

    Joseph Gerson

At 10:08 AM 4/27/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear Joseph,
>
>Thanks for the tips on speakers for New Mexico. I've been in touch with
Zia and
>Ramana, but I'll try Richard too.
>
>For the Hague Appeal I've been told that you are organizing a workshop with
>indigenous activists. Is that true? Could I have more information? We have a
>Native American woman from New Mexico going with our delegation.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tracy Moavero
>
>
>Joseph Gerson wrote:
>
>> 4/26
>>
>> Dear Tracy Moavero,
>>
>> In terms of Indians, you might want to be in touch with either Zia Mian at
>> Princeton [e-mail] or Abha Sur at M.I.T. [e-mail]. They are
>> both Pakistani, but work closely with Indian abolitionists in the U.S. and
>> internationally. In terms of Pacific island people, you might want to see
>> who Richard Salvador of Belau (now in Hawaii) would recommend.
>> [e-mail]. There are relatively cheap flights from Hawaii, which
>> might lead you to want to invite him.
>>
>> With best wishes,
>>
>> Joseph Gerson
>>
>> At 12:16 PM 4/22/99 -0400, you wrote:
>> >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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"[e-mail]"
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