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Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 17:30:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: [e-mail] (marylia)
Subject: (abolition-usa) U.S. Sets Stage for New Mini-Nuke Design

Greetings Peace and environmental advocates: This extremely important item
has broad implications for all of our efforts. Read on...  --Marylia

U.S. Sets Stage to Design New, Deep-Burrowing "Mini-Nuke"

by Sally Light and Marylia Kelley

from Tri-Valley CAREs' July 2000 newsletter, Citizen's Watch

The Senate Armed Services Committee Report includes a provision for Fiscal
Year 2001 that would "require the Secretaries of Defense and Energy to
assess requirements and options for defeating hardened and deeply buried
targets. The provision would expressly authorize the Department of Energy
(DOE) to conduct any limited research and development that may be necessary
to complete such assessments." (Sec. 1018)

If approved by the full Congress and the President, this new law would lift
certain key restrictions imposed by a 1994 law barring the DOE nuclear
weapons labs from conducting research and development that could lead to
the production of  a precision, low-yield nuclear weapon with an explosive
force of less than 5 kilotons.

Thus, the change would enable the Livermore and Los Alamos labs to design
an entirely new nuclear weapon for the U.S. arsenal, a "mini-nuke" capable
of burrowing up to 1,000 feet underground before detonating.

In the 1990s, the weapons labs "modified" an existing B61 to create the
B61-11, with a variable yield beginning at 50 kilotons and an
earth-penetrating capability of about 300 feet.

If developed, the new "mini-nuke,"  would be tailor-made for use in
conventional conflicts, and against non-nuclear adversaries. This continues
an already insanely dangerous trend in U.S. nuclear policy, one in which
various existing nuclear bomb designs are being "modified"  or
"refurbished"  to make them more "usable."

As soon as it was deployed, the U.S. considered using the B61-11
earth-penetrator against Khadafy, and, according to one former Pentagon
official, the current idea would lead to a lower-yield, "deep penetrator
that could hold at risk a rogue state's deeply buried weapons or Saddam
Hussein's bunker without torching Baghdad."

Design studies for a new "mini-nuke," savage the spirit, not to mention the
preambular language, of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and
abrogate the disarmament imperative in Article VI of the Non-Proliferation
Treaty.

According to a June 12, 2000, article by Walter Pincus in the Washington
Post, support for this new, low-yield nuclear weapon comes from a small
group of senior Republican Senators and nuclear weapons lab officials (no
surprise).

This cadre of Strangeloves also thinks the U.S. should scuttle the CTBT
altogether and resume full-scale underground nuclear blasts. As Sandia Lab
President C. Paul Robinson explains it, "The U.S. will eventually need a
new, low yield nuclear weapon."

In a wider context, the Senate authorization for "mini-nuke" research must
be seen as part of an overall U.S. plan to keep nuclear weapons forever.
Witness, as two more examples, the current push to revive Star Wars and the
U.S. Space Command's plan to militarily control       the earth from the
sky by 2020, using space-based nuclear weapons and exotic laser technology.


Public outcry is crucial. What we all do, or fail to do, right now will
impact our Mother Earth's future.

Call us for copies of the NPT,  CTBT  or the U.S. Space Command's "Vision
2020" report. See also articles & fliers in the edition of Citizen's Watch.

Marylia Kelley
Tri-Valley CAREs
(Communities Against a Radioactive Environment)
2582 Old First Street
Livermore, CA USA 94550

<http://www.igc.org/tvc/> - is our web site, please visit us there!

[phone] - is our phone
[phone] - is our fax

Working for peace, justice and a healthy environment since 1983, Tri-Valley
CAREs has been a member of the nation-wide Alliance for Nuclear
Accountability in the U.S. since 1989, and is a co-founding member of the
Abolition 2000 global network for the elimination of nuclear weapons, the
U.S. Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and the Back From the Brink
campaign to get nuclear weapons taken off hair-trigger alert.



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Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 17:40:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: [e-mail] (marylia)
Subject: (abolition-usa) NIF and the Congress

Dear colleagues: Here is an update (and next steps) on the budget process
and the National Ignition Facility. Thanks to the Green Scissors Coalition
groups and others for their work on this. Read on... Marylia

Congress and the NIF: Budget Honeymoon May Be Ending

by Marylia Kelley

from Tri-Valley CAREs' July newsletter, Citizen's Watch

On June 1, 2000, the Dept. of Energy (DOE) missed its
Congressionally-mandated deadline to deliver a certified "rebaseline" of
the full cost to taxpayers for the problem-plagued National Ignition
Facility (NIF), currently under construction at Livermore Lab.

Instead, DOE requested a three-month extension, until mid-September. This
conveniently puts off delivery of the NIF  rebaseline until after Congress
finishes with the Fiscal Year 2001 budget. So, we taxpayers and lawmakers
alike are asked to take it on faith that DOE will control NIF's ballooning
costs and successfully resolve the mega-laser's various mission, managerial
and technical uncertainties.

On June 27, the NIF faced its first serious budget challenge when two
conscientious Congressmen, Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Dennis Kucinich (D-OH),
offered an amendment to cut $74.1 million from NIF's construction funding.

There would be only 36 hours between the time the Rules Committee allowed
their amendment and the vote on the floor of the House.

The two Representatives were gathering substantial support from both
parties, momentum was building to cut NIF and, as the public got wind of
it, there was an encouraging grassroots response.

Still, it seemed an impossibly short turn around time, and  the vote
wouldn't actually come to the floor until after 10 PM Tuesday. These
factors would hamper the valiant efforts of Ryan and Kucinich to achieve
the amendment's passage.

Kudos are in order for the fine speeches made by both Representatives,
covering all of the following: the multi-billion dollar cost overruns;
schedule slippages of a half-decade or more; scientific uncertainties; the
pending GAO report; the missing rebaseline; the myth of NIF's necessity to
maintenance of the arsenal; its proliferation risks; its role in promoting
a return to full-scale U.S. nuclear testing and more.

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) submitted testimony citing NIF's radioactive
wastes and stating eloquently that NIF "symbolizes the American failure to
lead the way on global arms control."

On the other side, Livermore Lab and DOE pulled out all the stops in order
to defeat the amendment. Interestingly, but not unexpectedly, several Reps.
who rose to oppose cutting NIF offered arguments taken directly from
Livermore Lab's lobbying materials, in some cases reading them word for
word off the page.

Leading the charge to oppose the amendment was Rep. Ellen Tauscher
(D-Livermore), who relied on the same old fallacies that Livermore Lab has
been selling since 1995, namely that NIF is a "cornerstone" of Stockpile
Stewardship, and "the best way to ensure the safety and reliability of our
nuclear weapons." (See box with quotes from prominent scientists, below.)

The one novel argument Tauscher offered was that the U.S. had already spent
nearly a billion on NIF and that in and of itself justified spending more.

The House Appropriations Committee Chair, Ron Packard (R-Oceanside), spoke
against the amendment but expressed misgivings about the NIF program. The
jury is still out, he said.

All in all, the Ryan-Kucinich NIF  amendment made a strong showing, but
failed on a voice vote.

Now the budget debate will move to the Senate. Upon its return from the
July 4th holiday, the Senate is expected to vote on its Appropriations
bill. That vote will specify how big a check the Senate is willing to write
for  NIF.

If the Senate cuts (or increases) NIF's budget, then any differences
between the House and Senate funding levels would be negotiated in
committee.

Stay tuned.

__________________ Scientists on NIF __________________________

Experts decry the myth that NIF is needed for maintaining nuclear weapons
"safety" & "reliability"

Edward Teller, known as the father of the hydrogen bomb, when asked about
the NIF's utility for this task, replied: "None whatsoever." Los Alamos
physicist Rod Schultz wrote in a lab publication that NIF's touted
importance to the weapons stockpile does "not reflect the technical
judgment of the nuclear weapons design community." Sandia Lab's former
vice-president Bob Peurifoy called NIF "worthless" for maintenance of the
arsenal. In a separate interview with another newspaper, Livermore weapons
scientist Seymour Sack called NIF "worse than worthless" for that task. Ray
Kidder, another Livermore Lab physicist, said: "As far as maintaining the
stockpile is concerned, [NIF] is not necessary." (Sources: Tri-Valley
Herald, Contra Costa Times, Albuquerque Tribune & Science Magazine.)


Marylia Kelley
Tri-Valley CAREs
(Communities Against a Radioactive Environment)
2582 Old First Street
Livermore, CA USA 94550

<http://www.igc.org/tvc/> - is our web site, please visit us there!

[phone] - is our phone
[phone] - is our fax

Working for peace, justice and a healthy environment since 1983, Tri-Valley
CAREs has been a member of the nation-wide Alliance for Nuclear
Accountability in the U.S. since 1989, and is a co-founding member of the
Abolition 2000 global network for the elimination of nuclear weapons, the
U.S. Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and the Back From the Brink
campaign to get nuclear weapons taken off hair-trigger alert.



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Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 03:00:03 +0100
From: "Lindis Percy and Anni Rainbow" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) NMD Test Glitch

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If only it could be a permanent glitch!

To all those protesting against NMD, we are with you in Spirit!

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Love and Peace

Anni (and Lindis, who is currently walking from Menwith Hill to =
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Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 13:12:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: [e-mail] (marylia)
Subject: (abolition-usa) Tri-Valley CAREs is Hiring

Dear colleagues: Tri-Valley CAREs -- located in Livermore, CA in the San
Francisco Bay Area -- has 2 positions opening up. Please consider us if
your skills and interests are a match -- or pass this notice on to others
who may be interested. Thank you.

Tri-Valley CAREs is Hiring

The Organization:
The group was founded in 1983 by area residents concerned about the nuclear
weapons programs and environmental pollution at the Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory, a U.S. Dept. of Energy facility whose mission since
1952 has been to design and test nuclear weapons. Tri-Valley CAREs is the
primary community group monitoring Livermore Lab activities. Tri-Valley
CAREs also participates in several coalitions of groups that share similar
goals of peace, justice and a healthy environment. Tri-Valley CAREs has
been a member of the nation-wide Alliance for Nuclear Accountability since
1989, and is a co-founding member of the Abolition 2000 global movement for
the elimination of nuclear weapons, the U.S. Campaign to Abolish Nuclear
Weapons and the Back From the Brink Campaign to get nuclear weapons taken
off hair-trigger alert. (More information can be found on Tri-Valley CAREs'
website at http://www.igc/org/tvc.)

Program Associate:
Will perform research, analysis, writing and public education duties on
select nuclear weapons and waste topics in support of the organization's
program goals. Our programs include: (1) redefining the Dept. of Energy's
so-called "Stockpile Stewardship" program in order to prevent the
development of new nuclear weapons; (2) stopping the National Ignition
Facility, a nuclear weapons research facility being built at Livermore Lab;
(3) investigating the potential impacts of nuclear activities on community
health; (4) promoting cleanup of radioactive and toxic pollutants; and, (5)
safeguarding the community from future contamination.

Resources Developer:
Working as an independent contractor, will conduct grassroots, foundation
and major donor fundraising and related duties critical to the success and
growth of the organization and achievement of its program goals, listed
above.

To apply:
Please send cover letter, resume and a completely original writing sample
to Marylia Kelley, Executive Director, Tri-Valley CAREs, 2582 Old First
Street, Livermore, CA 94550.

For full descriptions of the two positions available, or for more
information about Tri-Valley CAREs and its programs, check our website at
http://www.igc.org/tvc or call our office at [phone].


Marylia Kelley
Executive Director,
Tri-Valley CAREs
(Communities Against a Radioactive Environment)
2582 Old First Street
Livermore, CA 94550
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web site: http://www.igc.org/tvc



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Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 01:06:01 -0700
From: Jackie Cabasso <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) US CAMPAIGN: NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION TO COMMEMORATE TRINITY

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US CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION TO COMMEMORATE TRINITY

Sunday, July 16, will mark the 55th anniversary of the world's first nuclear
test, "Trinity," on Mescalero Apache land near Alamagordo, New Mexico. As part
of the Fellowship of Reconciliation's 40-day People's Campaign for Nonviolence,
the US CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS will commemorate this solemn
anniversary by conducting a vigil on the Mall in Washington, DC from 2 - 4 pm,
to remind the American public that nuclear weapons research, development and
testing is continuing today. The vigil will debut a spectacular, huge new
banner, made by Bay Area graphic artist, Susan Dembowski, which lists in
alphabetical order all 1000+ US nuclear tests, from Trinity to the most recent
subcritical. (The next subcritical test at the Nevada Test Site on Western
Shoshone land is expected in August.). While holding the banner, participants
will read aloud the names of the tests as part of a litany of "remembrance for
the nuclear age." The vigil will conclude with the sounding of a World Word
II-era air raid siren.

Groups around the country are encouraged to organize their own Trinity
commemorations. The complete list of tests and the litany of "remembrance for
the nuclear age" are available upon request, by e-mail or fax, from Western
States Legal Foundation ([e-mail]) or the Atomic Mirror
([e-mail]). Later in the week, a press release will also be
available. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOUR GROUP IS PLANNING AN EVENT so we can
include it in the release.

IMPORTANT: If you know people who will be in Washington, DC on July 16 and who
would be available to join the vigil please let us know, and help us to get in
touch with them. The banner, in seven sections, requires at least 14 people to
hold it! The Fellowship of Reconciliation's 40-day People's Campaign for
Nonviolence in Washington D.C. from July 1 through August 9 is calling for an
end to our culture of violence and injustice, for disarmament, and for the
creation of a culture of nonviolence and justice. The US CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH
NUCLEAR WEAPONS is the US section of the Abolition 2000 Global Network. Western
States Legal Foundation is serving as its interim clearinghouse. If your group
received a US AMPAIGN TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS Resource Booklet (yellow
cover) in the mail a few months ago and hasn't yet sent back the enclosed
questionnaire, please do so now! Or, let
us know if you need another copy and we'll send one along.

WE HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON!! -- Jackie Cabasso, Western States Legal
Foundation and Pamela Meidell, The Atomic Mirror, on behalf of the Coordinating
Committee of the US CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS



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Jacqueline Cabasso
WESTERN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION
1440 Broadway, Suite 500
Oakland, California 94612 USA
Tel: + 1 [phone]
Fax: + 1 [phone]
Western States Legal Foundation is a founding member of the
ABOLITION 2000 GLOBAL NETWORK TO ELIMINATE NUCLEAR WEAPONS
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US CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS <br>
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Sunday, July 16, will mark the 55th anniversary of the world's first
nuclear test, "Trinity," on Mescalero Apache land near
Alamagordo, New Mexico. As part of the Fellowship of Reconciliation's
40-day People's Campaign for Nonviolence, the US CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH
NUCLEAR WEAPONS will commemorate this solemn anniversary by conducting a
vigil on the Mall in Washington, DC from 2 - 4 pm, to remind the American
public that nuclear weapons research, development and testing is
continuing today. The vigil will debut a spectacular, huge new banner,
made by Bay Area graphic artist, Susan Dembowski, which lists in
alphabetical order all 1000+ US nuclear tests, from Trinity to the most
recent subcritical. (The next subcritical test at the Nevada Test Site on
Western Shoshone land is expected in August.). While holding the banner,
participants will read aloud the names of the tests as part of a litany
of "remembrance for the nuclear age." The vigil will conclude
with the sounding of a World Word II-era air raid siren.<br>
<br>
Groups around the country are encouraged to organize their own Trinity
commemorations. The complete list of tests and the litany of
"remembrance for the nuclear age" are available upon request,
by e-mail or fax, from Western States Legal Foundation
([e-mail]) or the Atomic Mirror ([e-mail]).
Later in the week, a press release will also be <br>
available. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOUR GROUP IS PLANNING AN EVENT so we
can include it in the release.<br>
<br>
IMPORTANT: If you know people who will be in Washington, DC on July 16
and who would be available to join the vigil please let us know, and help
us to get in touch with them. The banner, in seven sections, requires at
least 14 people to hold it! The Fellowship of Reconciliation's 40-day
People's Campaign for Nonviolence in Washington D.C. from July 1 through
August 9 is calling for an end to our culture of violence and injustice,
for disarmament, and for the creation of a culture of nonviolence and
justice. The US CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS is the US section of
the Abolition 2000 Global Network. Western States Legal Foundation is
serving as its interim clearinghouse. If your group received a US AMPAIGN
TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS Resource Booklet (yellow cover) in the mail a
few months ago and hasn't yet sent back the enclosed questionnaire,
please do so now! Or, let <br>
us know if you need another copy and we'll send one along.<br>
<br>
WE HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON!! -- Jackie Cabasso, Western States Legal
Foundation and Pamela Meidell, The Atomic Mirror, on behalf of the
Coordinating Committee of the US CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR=20
WEAPONS<br>
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WESTERN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION<br>
1440 Broadway, Suite 500<br>
Oakland, California 94612 USA<br>
Tel: + 1 [phone]<br>
Fax: + 1 [phone]<br>
Western States Legal Foundation is a founding member of the <br>
ABOLITION 2000 GLOBAL NETWORK TO ELIMINATE NUCLEAR WEAPONS<br>
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Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 07:36:01 -0400
From: Ellen Thomas <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) NucNews 00/07/10 - Daybook

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[International NucNews (collected by James McGuinness at Proposition One)
posted through June 30, 2000 at http://prop1.org/nucnews/briefslv.htm.=20
Interactive archives posted at http://www.onelist.com/archive/NucNews - YOU
send
articles!  et]

Washington Daybook, by FIND/AFP and The Washington Times.
http://www.washtimes.com/national/daybook-2000710214658.htm

        Land mines conference =97 all day =97 Physicians for Human Rights=
 and the
U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines hold a Conference on Landmines.
    Highlights =97 6 p.m. =97 Rep. Jim McGovern, Massachusetts Democrat,
participates.
    Location: Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Ave. NW. Contact:
202/543-1094.

    War Resisters rally =97 9 a.m. =97 War Resisters League holds a "Penny=
 Poll"
Military spending protest rally. Location: Washington Monument grounds (near
15th Street and Constitution Avenue NW). Contact: 212/228-0450.

    Chemical weapons discussion =97 12:15 p.m. =97 Monterey Institute of
International Studies' Center for Nonproliferation Studies presents a
discussion on "The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons=
 Three
Years after Entry Into Force: New Challenges Ahead for the Verification=
 Regime
Under the Chemical Weapons Convention." Location: Monterey Institute=
 Washington
Office, 11 Dupont Circle NW, ninth floor. Contact: 202/478-3409.

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

George W. Bush, July 10, 2000 - Baltimore MD=20
2:45 p.m. - NAACP NATIONAL CONVENTION IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Location: Baltimore Convention Center Ballroom on 4th floor, 1 West Pratt
Street,=20
Baltimore, MD, 410-649-7000,=20

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Statement by Governor George W. Bush regarding missile defense=20

From: "Boddy, Lee" <[e-mail]>=20
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 13:19:08 -0500=20

Statement by Governor George W. Bush regarding missile defense:
"While last night's test is a disappointment, I remain confident that, given
the right leadership, America can develop an effective missile defense=
 system.
In view of the potential threat we face from an accidental launch or an=
 attack
from a rogue nation, the United States must press forward to develop and=
 deploy
a missile defense system. Development of a missile defense system will be a
priority in my Administration."=20




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<x-tab>        </x-tab>Land mines=
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 Massachusetts Democrat, participates.<br>
    Location: Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Ave. NW.=
 Contact: 202/543-1094.<br>
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    War Resisters rally =97 9 a.m. =97 War Resisters League=
 holds a "Penny Poll" Military spending protest rally. Location:=
 Washington Monument grounds (near 15th Street and Constitution Avenue NW).=
 Contact: 212/228-0450.<br>
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    Chemical weapons discussion =97 12:15 p.m. =97 Monterey=
 Institute of International Studies' Center for Nonproliferation Studies=
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 Chemical Weapons Three Years after Entry Into Force: New Challenges Ahead=
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 Location: Monterey Institute Washington Office, 11 Dupont Circle NW, ninth=
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<b>PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES<br>
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George W. Bush, July 10, 2000 - Baltimore MD <br>
</b>2:45 p.m. - NAACP NATIONAL CONVENTION IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND<br>
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Statement by Governor George W. Bush regarding missile defense <br>
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From: "Boddy, Lee" <[e-mail]> <br>
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 13:19:08 -0500 <br>
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Statement by Governor George W. Bush regarding missile defense:<br>
"While last night's test is a disappointment, I remain confident that,=
 given the right leadership, America can develop an effective missile=
 defense system. In view of the potential threat we face from an accidental=
 launch or an attack from a rogue nation, the United States must press=
 forward to develop and deploy a missile defense system. Development of a=
 missile defense system will be a priority in my Administration." <br>
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Pat Buchanan - <a href=3D"http://www.buchananreform.com/index.asp"=
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Al Gore - <a href=3D"http://www.algore2000.com/"=
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Ralph Nader - <a href=3D"http://www.votenader.org/press.html"=
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Online Petition to Abolish Nuclear Weapons - <a=
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Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 16:00:51 -0700
From: "David Crockett Williams" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) DC2K & Global Peace Walk in Missouri

The Global Peace Walk 2000 left Kansas City MO today en route to arrival in
Columbia for events July 16th (55th anniversary of first atomic bomb test)
and St. Louis arrival July 23rd, carrying many survival issue messages under
the banner of "Global Peace Now!" as a universal human resolve.   We need
help with Columbia and St. Louis hospitality and networking so please pass
the word and let me know who you know that is interested.

If you know folks doing July 16th events please coordinate with us for wider
outreach.

Please alert your networks that we need help asap with arrangements and
publicity for events in Missouri this month and also towards rallying large
participation in (DC2K) events while the walk is in Washington DC October
6-12 on its way to the United Nations in NYC.

The walkers expect their numbers to increase dramatically for the final leg
of the walk from St. Louis on with some folks coming from Japan and places
around the country.

They have received good local media coverage in cities along the way and
collected many messages, and letters and proclamations of support to deliver
in DC and to the UN.  Please send me your message/letter for the walk to
help publicize.

After July 23rd arrival at the St. Louis Zoo on the outskirts, a team of
coordinators will remain in St. Lois to help organize while some of the
walkers will go to Rosebud South Dakota to take part in the Sundance there
with Leonard Crow Dog to complete their four years Sundance commitment.  The
walk will then start again from the Zoo to the East-West Gateway Arch on the
Mississippi River in St. Louis on the August 15th 55th anniversary of the
end of World War II and we are promoting nationally for that date
coordinated local events for formulating a 21st Century Global Peace Treaty
outlining problems and endorseable solutions to today's global problems.

They have asked me to spread the word that they need donations of Airline
frequent flyer coupons to enable indigenous elders to come and join the DC
to UN leg and events.  If you can help on this please email me directly.

More info on the walk http://www.globalpeacenow.org


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David Crockett Williams   661-822-3309
[e-mail]
Chemical Physicist
Chartered Life Underwriter

Global Peace Walk 2000
http://www.globalpeacenow.org
Updates/Voicemail 415-267-1877

Independent US Presidential Candidate
w/ Leonard Peltier for VP
http://www.egroups.com/group/williams-peltier

General Agency Services
http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/genagency.html

Offering "The Legal Revolution"
http://www.prepaidlegal.com/go/dcwilliams

Global Emergency Alert Response
http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000

Science & Technology in Society & Public Policy List
http://www.egroups.com/group/dcwilliams

The Vision of Paradise on Earth, DCWilliams
http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/vision.html

Nuclear Disarmament & Economic Conversion Act
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/prop1/petition.html

Easy way to Email Media and Government
http://congress.nw.dc.us/wnd

"An Agenda for Peace", one Global Peace Walk support letter
http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/agenda.html


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