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Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 19:04:44 -0600
From: "Boyle, Francis" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) RE: [abolition-caucus] Re: Two extra charges for protest at NSA M enwith Hill

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Here in the United States Lindis would have had a perfect constitutional
right under the First Amendment to the US Constitution to do what he did
with the US Flag. It is ludicrous to believe that the UK government is going
to give more protection to the US Flag in the UK than the United States
government itself could constitutionally do here in the US.
Francis A. Boyle
Professor of Law.


Francis A. Boyle
Law Building
504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
Champaign, IL 61820 USA
217-333-7954(voice)
217-244-1478(fax)
[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>


- -----Original Message-----
From: Bill Smirnow [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 6:32 PM
To: Abolition-Caucus; Lindis Percy and Anni Rainbow; Abolition 2000 UK;
Abolition2000 Pacific Region; [e-mail];
[e-mail]
Subject: [abolition-caucus] Re: Two extra charges for protest at NSA Menwith
Hill




  I, as an American born & bred citizen find Lindis' actions trailing a US
flag on the ground to be absolutely appropriate & good. NOT doing so I would
find inappropriate & a  source of respect[or at least lack of disrespect]
for a terrorist super power  that in an incredibly arrogant, imperialistic
manner does whatever it wants whenever it wants if it can get away with it.
This, irrespective of how much of a threat to peace & democracy that may be.

  I find Section 31 of the Crime And Disorder Act of 1998 to be an abusive &
insulting law that causes me & probably many peace loving citizens
harrasment, alarm & distress. Is the threat of nuclear war, the diversion of
MASSIVE  sums of $ from real national security issues- education, a clean
environment, housing & a decent standard of living- to war or war
threatening/enabling purposes worthwhile? I say not. Most people within &
without the United States would find this unnacceptable, despicable behavior
if they knew the facts.

  I encourage all American citizens reading this to write in supporting
Lindis' behavior & to have these statements of support shown to Crown
Prosectur David Tucker.


   -Bill Smirnow




- ----- Original Message -----
From: Lindis Percy and Anni Rainbow <mailto:[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>  ;
[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>
; Abolition2000 Pacific Region <mailto:[e-mail]>  ;
Abolition Global Caucus(to post a  <mailto:[e-mail]>
message) ; Abolition 2000 UK <mailto:[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 7:59 AM
Subject: [abolition-caucus] Two extra charges for protest at NSA Menwith
Hill


Following on from a peaceful  action at NSA Menwith Hill on 13 December 2000
when Lindis Percy and Anni Rainbow were arrested and charged with
Obstructing the Highway under Section 137 of the Highways Act 1980:

Lindis has now been informed by the Crown Prosecutor (David Tucker) that he
is adding two further charges.

The charges are:

1.  that you on 13th December 2000 at Menwith Hill in the County of North
Yorkshire used abusive or insulting behaviour or disorderly behaviour,
namely trailing a United States of America flag on the ground in front of
cars driven by American citizens, with in the sight of persons likely to be
caused harassment alarm or distress thereby, namely American citizens and
the offence was motivated (wholly or partly) by hostility towards members of
the United States of America based on their membership of that group

contary to section 31 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998

2.  that you on 13th December 2000 at Menwith Hill in the County of North
Yorkshire used abusive and insulting behaviour, namely trailing a United
States of America flag on the ground in front of cars driven by American
citizens with in the sight of persons likely to be caused harassment alarm
or distress thereby

contary to section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 as amended

The new charges relate only to Lindis and the flag, not to Anni and the
flag.


CAMPAIGN FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF AMERICAN BASES (CAAB)
8 Park Row, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 1HQ, England, U.K.
Tel/fax no: [phone]R [phone]
email: [e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>
Website: http://www.gn.apc.org/cndyorks/caab/
<http://www.gn.apc.org/cndyorks/caab/>

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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=840325900-17012001>Here
in the United States Lindis would have had a perfect constitutional right under
the First Amendment to the US Constitution  to do what he did with the US Flag.
It is ludicrous to believe that the UK government  is going to give more
protection to the US Flag in the UK than the United States government itself
could constitutionally do here in the US.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=840325900-17012001>Francis A. Boyle</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=840325900-17012001>Professor of Law.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=840325900-17012001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Francis A. Boyle</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Law Building</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Champaign, IL 61820 USA</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>217-333-7954(voice)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>217-244-1478(fax)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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  size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Bill Smirnow
  [mailto:[e-mail]]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 16, 2001 6:32
  PM<BR><B>To:</B> Abolition-Caucus; Lindis Percy and Anni Rainbow; Abolition
  2000 UK; Abolition2000 Pacific Region; [e-mail];
  [e-mail]<BR><B>Subject:</B> [abolition-caucus] Re: Two extra
  charges for protest at NSA Menwith Hill<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=1>  I, as an American born & bred citizen
  find Lindis' actions trailing a US flag on the ground to be absolutely
  appropriate & good. NOT doing so I would find inappropriate & a
  source of respect[or at least lack of disrespect] for a terrorist super
  power  that in an incredibly arrogant, imperialistic manner does whatever
  it wants whenever it wants if it can get away with it. This, irrespective of
  how much of a threat to peace & democracy that may be.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=1>  I find Section 31 of the Crime And
  Disorder Act of 1998 to be an abusive & insulting law that causes me &
  probably many peace loving citizens harrasment, alarm & distress. Is the
  threat of nuclear war, the diversion of MASSIVE  sums of $ from real
  national security issues- education, a clean environment, housing & a
  decent standard of living- to war or war threatening/enabling purposes
  worthwhile? I say not. Most people within & without the United States
  would find this unnacceptable, despicable behavior if they knew the
  facts.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=1>  I encourage all American citizens reading
  this to write in supporting Lindis' behavior & to have these statements of
  support shown to Crown Prosectur David Tucker.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=1>   -Bill Smirnow</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
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    <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
    <DIV
    style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
    <A href="mailto:[e-mail]"
    title=[e-mail]>Lindis Percy and Anni Rainbow</A> </DIV>
    <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
    href="mailto:[e-mail]"
    title=[e-mail]>[e-mail]</A> ; <A
    href="mailto:[e-mail]"
    title=[e-mail]>[e-mail]</A>
    ; <A href="mailto:[e-mail]"
    title=[e-mail]>Abolition2000 Pacific Region</A> ; <A
    href="mailto:[e-mail]"
    title=[e-mail]>Abolition Global Caucus(to post a
    message)</A> ; <A href="mailto:[e-mail]"
    title=[e-mail]>Abolition 2000 UK</A> </DIV>
    <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 16, 2001 7:59
    AM</DIV>
    <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [abolition-caucus] Two extra
    charges for protest at NSA Menwith Hill</DIV>
    <DIV><BR></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Following on from a peaceful  action at
    NSA Menwith Hill on 13 December 2000 when Lindis Percy and Anni Rainbow were
    arrested and charged with Obstructing the Highway under Section 137 of
    the Highways Act 1980: </FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lindis has now been informed by the Crown
    Prosecutor (David Tucker) that he is adding two further
charges.</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>The charges are:</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV> </DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial>1.  that you on 13th December 2000 at
    Menwith Hill in the County of North Yorkshire used abusive or insulting
    behaviour or disorderly behaviour, namely trailing a United States of
    America flag on the ground in front of cars driven by
    American citizens, with in the sight of persons likely to be caused
    harassment alarm or distress thereby, namely American citizens and the
    offence was motivated (wholly or partly) by hostility towards members of the
    United States of America based on their membership of that
group</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV> </DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial>contary to section 31 of the Crime and Disorder Act
    1998</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV> </DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial>2.  that you on 13th December 2000 at Menwith
    Hill in the County of North Yorkshire used abusive and insulting behaviour,
    namely trailing a United States of America flag on the ground in front of
    cars driven by American citizens with in the sight of persons likely to be
    caused harassment alarm or distress thereby</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV> </DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial>contary to section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 as
    amended</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV> </DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The new charges relate only to Lindis and the
    flag, not to Anni and the flag.</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV> </DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT face=Arial size=2>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CAMPAIGN FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF AMERICAN
    BASES (CAAB)</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>8 Park Row, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 1HQ,
    England, U.K.<BR>Tel/fax no: [phone]R +44 (0)1482
    702033</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>email: <A
    href="mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</A></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Website: <A
    href="http://www.gn.apc.org/cndyorks/caab/">http://www.gn.apc.org/cndyorks/caab/</A></FONT><FONT
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Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 17:33:21 +1000
From: FoE Sydney - Nuclear Campaign <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Global 'Star Wars' Fax Campaign - SAY NO TO NMD/STAR WARS, FAX BUSH AFTER 20 JAN

SAY NO TO NMD/STAR WARS, FAX BUSH AFTER 20 JAN

John Hallam
Friends of the Earth Sydney,
17 Lord Street, Newtown, NSW, Australia, 2042
Fax [phone]  ph (61)(2)9517-3903
[e-mail]
http://homepages.tig.com.au/~foesyd


Dear Everyone,

National Missile Defence/Star Wars is the single largest obstacle to
continued progress toward the elimination of nuclear weapons, and threatens
to re-ignite a global nuclear arms race.

Vital initiatives such as de-alerting (see alert for US National Call - In
Days Feb 5-6 at the end of this email), and deep cuts in warhead numbers
under START-II and III will be destroyed by NMD.

Yet Bush, in spite of initial hopes that he might proceed in a bipartisan
fashion,  is proceeding rapidly down a path that will be set by cold- war
hawks such as Rumsfeld, and NMD enthusiasts such as Condoleeza Rice.

President Bush needs to hear from you urgently that you don't want National
Missile Defence/Star Wars.

Two sample letters are below.

The first is for US citizens to send direct to Bush.

If you are in a country outside the US, especially if you live in the UK,
France, Germany, Japan or Australia, your country's governments views will
be vital.

Urge your government to reject Missile Defence/Star Wars.

The second letter is for that.  If you are from outside the US, especially
if you are in a US-Allied country, Please ask your government to tell the
US government that your country does not support NMD/Star Wars.

If you are in France or Germany, you need to ask your government to keep on
with telling the US not to proceed with NMD/Star Wars, and not to back down.

Then if you still have energy, you can fax President Bush - But write to
your own government first.

Yorkshire CND has initiated a  postcard campaign against National Missile
Defence.  CND's postcard comes after the two sample letters, and then comes
an appeal from the US 'Back from the Brink' campaign to call the white
house to take nuclear weapons off alert.


1) Letter to Bush, Powell, Rice, Rumsfeld.

TO:
GEORGE BUSH, PRESIDENT,
1-202-456-2461, 1-202-456-6218, 1-202-456-6201,

COLIN POWELL, SECRETARY OF STATE, [phone],
CONDOLEEZA RICE,
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER,  1-202-456-2883,
DONALD RUMSFELD, SECRETARY FOR DEFENCE,
[phone],

RE: PLEASE CANCEL MISSILE DEFENCE SCHEME

Dear President George Bush, Secretary for Defence Rumsfeld, Security
Adviser Condoleeza Rice, and Secretary of State Colin Powell,

I am writing to you to convey my dismay that your administration may
proceed with an enlarged version of  the ill-concieved 'National Missile
Defence' ('Star Wars') scheme.

The deployment of NMD will make it much harder, if not impossible, to
achieve vital arms control objectives. Russia and China have made it clear
that they will increase their own nuclear offensive capabilities in order
to counter NMD. This will set back attempts to reduce nuclear weapons
severely and may lead to another nuclear arms race.

National Missile Defence in its current form,  has failed two out of its
three operational tests and has been critiqued by the US scientific
establishment as fundamentally flawed.

More importantly, Russia and China as well as the US's own allies have made
it clear that they regard the preservation of the Anti-Ballistic Missile
Treaty as paramount.   The ABM treaty cannot be modified in a way that
would allow the deployment of NMD, and the US should not walk away from it.

NMD has been opposed by groups ranging from 354 major NGOs representing
millions of people worldwide, to 50 of the US's Nobel prizewinners in
physics, to generals and church people.

Non-US governments  worldwide,  including close US allies, have strongly
opposed NMD.

NMD is a scheme  that is unlikely ever to work, against a threat that may
never materialize and that is in any case better dealt with in other ways.
It will cost billions better spent elsewhere, and will make further
progress toward the total and unequivocal elimination of nuclear weapons -
an objective to which the US as well as all other governments are committed
- - much more difficult if not impossible.

I therefore urge you to drop the NMD proposal and to focus your efforts on
the vital objectives of deep reductions in warhead numbers, and reductions
in the alert status of weapons, to which you committed yourself during your
campaign.
(Signed)  (Your name)


2) Letter to Governments other than the US Government

TO:
PRESIDENTS, FOREIGN MINISTERS, DEFENCE MINISTERS AND PRIME MINISTERS OF US
ALLIES


RE: PLEASE ASK US GOVT TO CANCEL MISSILE DEFENCE SCHEME

Dear President, Prime minister or Foreign minister [use whichever appropriate]
I am writing to you to convey my dismay that the Bush administration may
proceed with an enlarged version of  the ill-concieved 'National Missile
Defence' ('Star Wars') scheme.

I urge you to use all the diplomatic influence at your disposal to persuade
the Bush administration not to proceed with this scheme, and urge the
government of this country to refuse to cooperate in any way with the NMD
scheme, [and thank you for the steps you have already taken in this
direction] [If they are already doing this you need to thank them for doing
it]

The deployment of NMD will make it much harder, if not impossible, to
achieve vital arms control objectives. Russia and China have made it clear
that they will increase their own nuclear offensive capabilities in order
to counter NMD. This will set back attempts to reduce nuclear weapons
severely and may lead to another nuclear arms race.

National Missile Defence in its current form,  has failed two out of its
three operational tests and has been critiqued by the US scientific
establishment as fundamentally flawed.

More importantly, Russia and China as well as the US's own allies
[including this country [if appropriate]] have made it clear that they
regard the preservation of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty as paramount.
The ABM treaty cannot be modified in a way that would allow the deployment
of NMD, and the US should not be permitted to  walk away from it.

NMD has been opposed by groups ranging from 354 major NGOs representing
millions of people worldwide, to 50 of the US's Nobel prizewinners in
physics, to generals and church people. It has also been opposed by every
major international grouping represented in the UN General Assembly.

NMD is a scheme  that is unlikely ever to work, against a threat that may
never materialize and that is in any case better dealt with in other ways.
It will cost billions better spent elsewhere, and will make further
progress toward the total and unequivocal elimination of nuclear weapons -
an objective to which the US as well as all other governments are committed
- - much more difficult if not impossible.

I therefore urge you to drop the NMD proposal and to focus your efforts on
the vital objectives of deep reductions in warhead numbers, and reductions
in the alert status of weapons, to which you committed yourself during your
campaign.
(Signed)
(Your name)


IMMEDIATE USE 17/1/2001
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN PEACE COMMITTEE
GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TARGETS BUSH OVER MISSILE DEFENCE

Antinuclear groups worldwide have targeted President Bush over the National
Missile Defence/Star Wars scheme, with a global fax campaign starting on
Jan 20.

According to campaign coordinator John Hallam of Friends of the Earth Sydney,
"National Missile defence, otherwise known as 'Star Wars', will create a
storm of opposition from the US's own allies,  from the United Nations as a
whole,  and from citizens groups worldwide. Star Wars will  cause
irreparable damage to US relations with Russia and China.

NMD/Star Wars will set back  attempts to decrease the number and lower the
alert status of the roughly 5-6,000 land-based intercontinental ballistic
missiles on hairtrigger alert in the US and Russia, whose use can still end
civilization,  if not most life. It will replace hopeful possibilities of
eliminating nuclear weapons with a new nuclear arms race, making the world
much more dangerous.

Accordingly, antinuclear groups around the planet have decided to mount a
global fax campaign  to ram home a simple message to president Bush as soon
as he is inaugurated:

The World Says No To Missile Defence/Star Wars.

We urge the Australian government to reject NMD/Star Wars, and not to
permit the use of Australian facilities for it.
We urge US allies to tell the US not to proceed with NMD/Star Wars.
We urge President Bush and Don Rumsfeld to drop their enthusiasm for this
dangerous scheme, and instead to opt for deep cuts in warhead numbers and
to take missiles off hairtrigger alert as pledged by Bush in his campaign."

Contact:
John Hallam 61-2-9517-3903
Bruce Thompson 61-3-9419-8700 0417-318-368

John Hallam
Friends of the Earth Sydney,
17 Lord Street, Newtown, NSW, Australia, 2042
Fax [phone]  ph (61)(2)9517-3903
[e-mail]
http://homepages.tig.com.au/~foesyd



INTERNATIONAL STAR WARS POSTCARD CAMPAIGN


The Yorkshire Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has initiated a
postcard campaign throughout the United Kingdom urging George W. Bush to
back away from Star Wars.  One side of their card has a photo of a Star Wars
protest at Fylingdales (U.S. radar facility in their country.)

Groups all over the world are urged to create similar postcards to Bush for
distribution in your nation.

Not only would this effort help to flood the White House with messages from
all over the world, but it would also help to focus attention on the issue
in your country as the cards are distributed.  (Please let us know if you
decide to join this effort from overseas.)

The Global Network has produced such a postcard for distribution throughout
the U.S.  The cards contain a "Ban War in Space" photo message on one side
and a written message to Bush on the other.

Bulk postcard orders can be made as follows (prices include postage):

*  25 cards           $3.00
*  60 cards           $7.00
*  120 cards         $12.50
*  240 cards         $25.00
*  more                 Negotiable

Send your order, along with check made out to GN, to address below:

Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
PO Box 90083
Gainesville, Fl. 32607
[phone]
http://www.space4peace.org
[e-mail]


The following is a priority action alert.

*************************************************************
Dear Friends of the Brink Campaign.

There are only 4 weeks left before the NATIONAL CALL-IN DAYS TO THE WHITE
HOUSE, February 5-6, 2001 to urge President-elect George W. Bush to reduce
the danger of accidental nuclear war by working with the Russians to TAKE
ALL NUCLEAR WEAPONS OFF HAIR-TRIGGER ALERT.

The campaign is building rapidly with over 100 national, regional and local
organizations participating. If there was ever a time to let a president
know we want action on nuclear weapons, it is now and February 5 and 6 are
the days to do it.

The Campaign has several resources available to promote the Call-In Days
among your friends, contacts, members and e-groups. Contact us at the e-mail
address above for printed flyers available FREE in bulk, a  downloadable
flyer in .pdf format; a text announcement available via e-mail, and, after
January 21st ,a pop-up e-mail announcement.

If everyone contacts just 5 more friends, we can flood the switchboard and
make the White House take notice.

Thanks for being part of this fast growing movement to take nuclear weapons
off hair-trigger alert. Let me know how things are going and how I can be of
help.

***********************************************************************

Esther Pank
Back from the Brink Campaign
6856 Eastern Avenue, NW, # 322
Washington DC 20012
202.545.1001 ph
202.545.1004 fax
[e-mail]
www.backfromthebrink.org

James C. Bridgman
Research & Resource Coordinator
Peace Action Education Fund
mailto:[e-mail]
http://www.peace-action.org
202.862.9740x3041
fax: [phone]
1819 H St., NW, #425
Washington, DC 20006
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John Hallam
Friends of the Earth Sydney,
17 Lord Street, Newtown, NSW, Australia, 2042
Fax [phone]  ph (61)(2)9517-3903
[e-mail]
http://homepages.tig.com.au/~foesyd





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Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 12:04:57 EST
From: Charles F Hilfenhaus <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) 50th Anniversary of Nevada Nuclear Testing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    The Alliance of Atomic Veterans invites the public to a free
forum on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Operation Ranger, the first
series of atmospheric nuclear tests in Nevada.
.
January 25 (Thu.) 15:11 arrive at Las Vegas  UA2317
International Delegation members:
Mr. Takamitsu Nakayama  A-bombed in Nagasaki, Executive Director of
Hidankyo
Ms. Mayumi Nakayama
Mr. Yasuo Endo  A-bombed in Hiroshima,
                Secretary General of Aichi Prefectural Hibakusha
association
Ms. Kiyoko Kajiwara
Ms. Fujiko Sasaki  Witness of battle in Okinawa WWII

 January 26 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m  Free public forum honoring three
generations of atomic veterans at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation
of Las Vegas, 3616 E. Lake Mead Blvd (This is in North Las Vegas NOT Lake
Mead Drive in Henderson!!!) Topics include: The experience of the bomb,
nuclear submariners, depleated Uranium, Yucca Mountain and other nuclear
waste issues, and a history of AAV at the Nevada Test Site.

January 26, 7-9 p.m.  Special forum on the experience  of the bomb.
Panelists: Anthony Guarisco, founding director of the Alliance of Atomic
Veterans, veteran of Operation Crossroads 1946; Mr Takamitsu Nakayama,
and Mr Yasuo Endo.

January 27 Noon-3p.m.  Rally and action at the Nevada Test Site Mercury
turnoff.

January 28th Planning for the Future a session for AAV members and guests

location TBA

Charlie Hilfenhaus
Alliance of Atomic Veterans
Director, Atomic Workers Division
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Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 12:05:29 -0700
From: Carah Lynn Ong <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Abolition 2000 Website

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New on the <http://www.abolition2000.org>Abolition 2000 Website!

<http://www.abolition2000.org/action/saynotostarwars.html>Say NO to Star Wars!

<http://www.abolition2000.org/staff/jobdescription.html>HELP WANTED:
Outreach and Development Coordinator, Abolition 2000 Network

<http://www.abolition2000.org/testimony/jadugodaprotest.html>Jadugoda Protest

<http://www.abolition2000.org/news/index.html>January 2001 Grassroots
Newsletter

Visit Http://www.abolition2000.org or click on the links above and
find out why Abolition 2000 has been named the Number 4 Watchdog
Organization on the Internet by Infoseek/Go.com
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Carah Lynn Ong
Coordinator

Abolition 2000 Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
PMB 121, 1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 1
Santa Barbara, California  93108-2794  USA

Tel:  [phone]
Fax:  [phone]
Email:  [e-mail]
Http://www.abolition2000.org

Join the Abolition Global Caucus, send a message to
[e-mail]

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Website!</a></div>
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face="Times New Roman" color="#FF0000">Say NO to Star
Wars!</font></a></div>
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face="Times New Roman" color="#FF0000">HELP WANTED: Outreach and
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face="Times New Roman" color="#0F0000">January 2001 Grassroots
Newsletter</font></a></div>
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why Abolition 2000 has been named the Number 4 Watchdog Organization
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Carah Lynn Ong<br>
Coordinator<br>
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Abolition 2000 Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons<br>
PMB 121, 1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 1<br>
Santa Barbara, California  93108-2794  USA<br>
<br>
Tel:  [phone]<br>
Fax:  [phone]<br>
Email:  [e-mail]<br>
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<br>
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 09:32:46 +1000
From: FoE Sydney - Nuclear Campaign <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Say No To Star Wars/NMD Letters on Abolition, BASIC, websites.

The letters I have been urging you all to send to President Bush (if you
are in the US) and your own governments (if you are outside the US), are
now to be found on the websites of Abolition2000 and BASIC.

You are strongly urged, if you are outside the US, to write in the manner
suggested below to your government, taking care, if your government has
already taken a position against NMD, to acknowledge and thank them for it
and to ask them to keep doing it.

(If you are in Australia, there is a national model letter being
circulated, as well as an organisational sign- on letter)

If you are within the US, do write as per the model letter below and on the
Abolition website, to Bush, Rice, Powell, and Rumsfeld. You may also wish
to copy it to your congressperson.

Of course, if you are outside the US there is no reason not to write to
Bush also, but it is important to write first to your own government.

The abolition 2000 website is:

http://www.abolition2000.org/action/saynotostarwars.html

The BASIC website is:

http://www.basicint.org

BASIC's revised version of the letter for non-US folks is also reproduced
below, followed by the letter to Bush.

Thanks to Mark Bromley.


To: Presidents, Foreign Ministers. Defence Ministers and Prime
Minisiters of US Allies [Delete as appropriate]
Re: Please Convey Opposition to Missile Defence Scheme


Dear President, Prime Minister or Foreign Minister [Delete as
appropriate],

I am writing to you on the occasion of the inauguration of the new U.S.
President, George W. Bush, to express my dismay at his administration=92s
desire to proceed with an enlarged version of the ill-conceived
'National Missile Defence' (NMD) network.

The deployment of NMD will have serious implications for the
proliferation of nuclear weapons. Russia and China have made it clear
that they will increase their own nuclear offensive capabilities in
order to counter NMD. This will set back attempts to reduce nuclear
weapons severely and may lead to another nuclear arms race.

In addition, the deployment of NMD will either completely destroy or
fundamentally weaken the Anti- Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, seen
internationally as the cornerstone of international arms control. This
would have serious consequences for maintaining and strengthening other
international agreements such as Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).

NMD has been opposed by a wide range of organisations and groups,
ranging from 354 major NGOs representing millions of people worldwide,
to 50 of the US Nobel prize-winners in physics, to generals and church
congregations. It has also been opposed by every major international
grouping represented in the UN General Assembly.

=46or all of these reasons, I urge you to use all the diplomatic influence
at your disposal to impress upon the incoming Bush administration your
opposition to the NMD system. I also urge you to make clear to the
incoming Bush administration that your government will refuse to
cooperate in any way with the NMD scheme. [If they are already doing
this you may wish thank them for doing it]

NMD is a scheme that is unlikely ever to work, against a threat that may
never materialize and that, in any case, is better dealt with in other
ways. It will cost billions better spent elsewhere, and will make
further progress toward the total and unequivocal elimination of nuclear
weapons - an objective to which the United States as well as all other
governments are committed - much more difficult, if not impossible.

I therefore urge you to oppose NMD, and instead to focus your efforts on
the vital objectives of deep reductions in warhead numbers, and
reductions in the alert status of weapons, to which you are committed.

(Signed)

(Your name)


1) Letter to Bush, Powell, Rice, Rumsfeld.

TO:
GEORGE BUSH, PRESIDENT,
1-202-456-2461, 1-202-456-6218, 1-202-456-6201,

COLIN POWELL, SECRETARY OF STATE, [phone],
CONDOLEEZA RICE,
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER,  1-202-456-2883,
DONALD RUMSFELD, SECRETARY FOR DEFENCE,
[phone],

RE: PLEASE CANCEL MISSILE DEFENCE SCHEME

Dear President George Bush, Secretary for Defence Rumsfeld, Security
Adviser Condoleeza Rice, and Secretary of State Colin Powell,

I am writing to you to convey my dismay that your administration may
proceed with an enlarged version of  the ill-concieved 'National Missile
Defence' ('Star Wars') scheme.

The deployment of NMD will make it much harder, if not impossible, to
achieve vital arms control objectives. Russia and China have made it clear
that they will increase their own nuclear offensive capabilities in order
to counter NMD. This will set back attempts to reduce nuclear weapons
severely and may lead to another nuclear arms race.

National Missile Defence in its current form,  has failed two out of its
three operational tests and has been critiqued by the US scientific
establishment as fundamentally flawed.

More importantly, Russia and China as well as the US's own allies have made
it clear that they regard the preservation of the Anti-Ballistic Missile
Treaty as paramount.   The ABM treaty cannot be modified in a way that
would allow the deployment of NMD, and the US should not walk away from it.

NMD has been opposed by groups ranging from 354 major NGOs representing
millions of people worldwide, to 50 of the US's Nobel prizewinners in
physics, to generals and church people.

Non-US governments  worldwide,  including close US allies, have strongly
opposed NMD.

NMD is a scheme  that is unlikely ever to work, against a threat that may
never materialize and that is in any case better dealt with in other ways.
It will cost billions better spent elsewhere, and will make further
progress toward the total and unequivocal elimination of nuclear weapons -
an objective to which the US as well as all other governments are committed
- - much more difficult if not impossible.

I therefore urge you to drop the NMD proposal and to focus your efforts on
the vital objectives of deep reductions in warhead numbers, and reductions
in the alert status of weapons, to which you committed yourself during your
campaign.
(Signed)  (Your name)



INTERNATIONAL STAR WARS POSTCARD CAMPAIGN


The Yorkshire Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has initiated a
postcard campaign throughout the United Kingdom urging George W. Bush to
back away from Star Wars.  One side of their card has a photo of a Star Wars
protest at Fylingdales (U.S. radar facility in their country.)

Groups all over the world are urged to create similar postcards to Bush for
distribution in your nation.

Not only would this effort help to flood the White House with messages from
all over the world, but it would also help to focus attention on the issue
in your country as the cards are distributed.  (Please let us know if you
decide to join this effort from overseas.)

The Global Network has produced such a postcard for distribution throughout
the U.S.  The cards contain a "Ban War in Space" photo message on one side
and a written message to Bush on the other.

Bulk postcard orders can be made as follows (prices include postage):

*  25 cards           $3.00
*  60 cards           $7.00
*  120 cards         $12.50
*  240 cards         $25.00
*  more                 Negotiable

Send your order, along with check made out to GN, to address below:

Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
PO Box 90083
Gainesville, Fl. 32607
[phone]
http://www.space4peace.org
[e-mail]


The following is a priority action alert.

*************************************************************
Dear Friends of the Brink Campaign.

There are only 4 weeks left before the NATIONAL CALL-IN DAYS TO THE WHITE
HOUSE, February 5-6, 2001 to urge President-elect George W. Bush to reduce
the danger of accidental nuclear war by working with the Russians to TAKE
ALL NUCLEAR WEAPONS OFF HAIR-TRIGGER ALERT.

The campaign is building rapidly with over 100 national, regional and local
organizations participating. If there was ever a time to let a president
know we want action on nuclear weapons, it is now and February 5 and 6 are
the days to do it.

The Campaign has several resources available to promote the Call-In Days
among your friends, contacts, members and e-groups. Contact us at the e-mail
address above for printed flyers available FREE in bulk, a  downloadable
flyer in .pdf format; a text announcement available via e-mail, and, after
January 21st ,a pop-up e-mail announcement.

If everyone contacts just 5 more friends, we can flood the switchboard and
make the White House take notice.

Thanks for being part of this fast growing movement to take nuclear weapons
off hair-trigger alert. Let me know how things are going and how I can be of
help.

***********************************************************************

Esther Pank
Back from the Brink Campaign
6856 Eastern Avenue, NW, # 322
Washington DC 20012
202.545.1001 ph
202.545.1004 fax
[e-mail]
www.backfromthebrink.org

James C. Bridgman
Research & Resource Coordinator
Peace Action Education Fund
mailto:[e-mail]
http://www.peace-action.org
202.862.9740x3041
fax: [phone]
1819 H St., NW, #425
Washington, DC 20006
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John Hallam
=46riends of the Earth Sydney,
17 Lord Street, Newtown, NSW, Australia, 2042
=46ax (61)(2)9517-3902  ph (61)(2)9517-3903
[e-mail]
http://homepages.tig.com.au/~foesyd




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