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From: owner-abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com (abolition-usa-digest) To: abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: abolition-usa-digest V1 #439 Reply-To: abolition-usa-digest Sender: owner-abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk abolition-usa-digest Wednesday, April 18 2001 Volume 01 : Number 439 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 02:32:26 +0100 From: "Lindis Percy and Anni Rainbow" <caab.lindis_anni@virgin.net> Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) 62 arrests at Livermore Lab This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_01DB_01C0C48B.25029B80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Jackie Thank you all for bringing light to a dark place ... you are in our = thoughts and prayers. In Peace Anni Rainbow and Lindis Percy (Co-coordinators) CAMPAIGN FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF AMERICAN BASES (CAAB) 8 Park Row, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 1HQ, England, U.K. Tel/fax no: +44 (0)1943 466405 0R +44 (0)1482 702033 email: anniandlindis@caab.org.uk Website: http://www.caab.org.uk "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can = change the world: indeed it's the only thing that ever does." = Margaret Mead=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jackie Cabasso=20 To: abolition-usa@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 12:02 AM Subject: (abolition-usa) 62 arrests at Livermore Lab BRIEF REPORT ON GOOD FRIDAY ACTION AT LIVERMORE LAB - 62 ARRESTS 13 April, 2001 - Early this morning approximately 150 nonviolent = demonstrators assembled near the main gate of the Lawrence Livermore = National Laboratory in California for the 20th annual Good Friday = worship service and nonviolent direct action. Following the ecumenical = service, featuring a sermon by Sr. Stella Goodpaster, the participants = processed to one of the Lab's auxiliary entrances, stopping along the = way to observe the "Stations of the Cross," appropriately themed to = reflect the current dangers of nuclear weapons. The demonstrators were = met at the Lab gate by rows of uniformed Alameda County Sheriff's = Department officers and University of California police (the University = of California manages the Livermore and Los Alamos nuclear weapons labs = for the Department of Energy). While the demonstrators quietly sang = songs of peace, several of them conducted a "die-in" at the gate. After = police warnings to leave the road, a total of 62 people (unofficial = count) were peacefully arrested, many of them kneeling in prayer. They = were briefly taken into custody a the Lab, issued citations and = released. The Good Friday demonstration was sponsored by the Ecumenical = Peace Institute/CALC and the Livermore Conversion Project.=20 - ------=_NextPart_000_01DB_01C0C48B.25029B80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Dear Jackie</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Thank you all for bringing light to a dark place = ... you=20 are in our thoughts and prayers.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>In Peace</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Anni Rainbow and Lindis Percy=20 (Co-coordinators)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>CAMPAIGN FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF = AMERICAN BASES=20 (CAAB)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>8 Park Row, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 = 1HQ,=20 England, U.K.<BR>Tel/fax no: +44 (0)1943 466405 0R +44 (0)1482=20 702033</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>email: <A=20 href=3D"mailto:anniandlindis@caab.org.uk">anniandlindis@caab.org.uk</A></= FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Website: <A=20 href=3D"http://www.caab.org.uk">http://www.caab.org.uk</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>"Never doubt that a small group = of=20 thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed it's the = only thing=20 that ever does." Margaret=20 Mead</STRONG> <BR><BR></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:wslf@earthlink.net" = title=3Dwslf@earthlink.net>Jackie=20 Cabasso</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:abolition-usa@lists.xmission.com"=20 = title=3Dabolition-usa@lists.xmission.com>abolition-usa@lists.xmission.com= </A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 14, 2001 = 12:02=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> (abolition-usa) 62 = arrests at=20 Livermore Lab</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica"><B> <DIV align=3Dcenter>BRIEF REPORT ON GOOD FRIDAY ACTION AT LIVERMORE = LAB — 62=20 ARRESTS<BR><BR></B></DIV>13 April, 2001 — Early this morning = approximately 150=20 nonviolent demonstrators assembled near the main gate of the Lawrence=20 Livermore National Laboratory in California for the 20<SUP>th</SUP> = annual=20 Good Friday worship service and nonviolent direct action. = Following the=20 ecumenical service, featuring a sermon by Sr. Stella Goodpaster, the=20 participants processed to one of the Lab’s auxiliary = entrances, stopping=20 along the way to observe the “Stations of the Cross,” = appropriately themed to=20 reflect the current dangers of nuclear weapons. The = demonstrators were=20 met at the Lab gate by rows of uniformed Alameda County = Sheriff’s Department=20 officers and University of California police (the University of = California=20 manages the Livermore and Los Alamos nuclear weapons labs for the = Department=20 of Energy). While the demonstrators quietly sang songs of peace, = several=20 of them conducted a “die-in” at the gate. After = police warnings to leave=20 the road, a total of 62 people (unofficial count) were peacefully = arrested,=20 many of them kneeling in prayer. They were briefly taken into = custody a=20 the Lab, issued citations and released. The Good Friday = demonstration=20 was sponsored by the Ecumenical Peace Institute/CALC and the Livermore = Conversion Project. </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_01DB_01C0C48B.25029B80-- - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. 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Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 11:13:45 +0100 From: Sally Light <sallight1@earthlink.net> Subject: (abolition-usa) [Fwd: AP Story on Kabat trial Rocky Mountain News April 11 2001] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------F04437B0F3B7749D5BB6F6D2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit - --------------F04437B0F3B7749D5BB6F6D2 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <bsulzman@juno.com> Received: from m2.boston.juno.com ([64.136.24.65]) by merlin (EarthLink SMTP Server) with SMTP id tdgqo1.ga6.37tiu4s Sat, 14 Apr 2001 08:21:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cookie.juno.com by cookie.juno.com for <"FsCvqP7IVGGUuYuAQ/kBgq/xhd/vslhdxK8QEcT+PO62+h8azGfmlA=="> Received: (from bsulzman@juno.com) by m2.boston.juno.com (queuemail) id F2ZCY43Y; Sat, 14 Apr 2001 11:18:13 EDT To: dave@webbjeff.free-online.co.uk, percy@lindisandchris.freeserve.co.uk, MKirkbride@sisna.com, sallight1@earthlink.net, L_LMiller@qwest.net, bjimenez@jstb.gtulink.edu, loho232@earthlink.net, sgordon@bwn.net, sgonsalves@capecodonline.com, regina.hagen@jugendstil.da.shuttle.de, palomagal@earthlink.net, admin@dallaspeacecenter.org, mickd3@surfbest.net, diedrich@gazette.com, chernus@spot.colorado.edu, viv@grove27.freeserve.co.uk, jbloomfield@gn.apc.org, baenen@mindspring.com Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 09:09:24 -0600 Subject: AP Story on Kabat trial Rocky Mountain News April 11 2001 Message-ID: <20010414.091510.-408891.3.bsulzman@juno.com> X-Mailer: Juno 5.0.27 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=--__JNP_000_64fb.09a9.375b X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 17-6,7,9-10,13,16,19-20,23,27,29,31-32,34,37-38,41,43,45,48,51,53-56,57-32767 From: Bill Sulzman <bsulzman@juno.com> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. - ----__JNP_000_64fb.09a9.375b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Defense says international law backs priest in trespass case Prosecutors reject claim of legal right to enter missile silo for peace protest By The Associated Press Lawyers argued Monday that a trespassing case against a self-proclaimed "fool for Christ" who donned a clown suit and scaled a fence at a missile silo should be dismissed because of international law. The Rev. Carl Kabat, 67, who has spent more than a decade in prison for peace protests, appeared in federal court in Denver for the pretrial motions hearing on the trespassing charge. On Aug. 6, 2000, 55 years after the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, the Roman Catholic priest climbed the fence at a Minuteman III missile site about 80 miles northeast of Denver. He put bread, wine and a hammer on top of a silo and prayed. Denver lawyer Walter Gerash, representing Kabat for free, argued he was protesting an illegal site because a 1996 World Court ruling said countries should not use weapons of excessive force. Defense witness Ved Nanda, a professor at the University of Denver and an expert on international law, testified that under the Nuremberg Charter, established after World War II, civilians have a right to protest weapons of mass destruction that can be used for genocide. Prosecutor George Gill argued that the 1996 ruling was an advisory opinion, not a binding opinion. "The U.S. Constitution is the law of the land, and not the Nuremberg Charter," he said. The defense also argued that Kabat was acting on First Amendment rights. "His symbolic communication of free speech was turned into a crime," Gerash said. Prosecutors maintained that Kabat was trespassing because a posted sign says no civilians are allowed into the site without the commanding officer's permission. If convicted, Kabat could spend a year in prison. Kabat had been living at a home for Oblate priests in Belleville, Ill., when he drove to Colorado for the protest. Though he left without permission, he was not dismissed from the priesthood. His peace activism began in 1976, when he was jailed for four days after protesting in Plains, Ga., home of President-elect Jimmy Carter. He served prison terms ranging from six to 18 months for a series of peace protests from 1979 to 1982. Then, in the early 1980s, Kabat and three others damaged a missile silo outside Kansas City, Mo. He spent seven years in prison for the attack, going free in 1991. On Good Friday in 1994, Kabat dressed in a clown suit, declared himself "a fool for Christ" and pounded on a missile silo in North Dakota with a sledgehammer. After 4 more years in prison, he went to the Illinois home, where he stayed until driving to Colorado for the August protest. April 11, 2001 - ----__JNP_000_64fb.09a9.375b Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3Dcontent-type content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4134.100" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bottomMargin=3D0 leftMargin=3D3 topMargin=3D0 rightMargin=3D3> <TABLE cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D10 width=3D440 border=3D0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=3Dtop> <TD class=3Dbodytext> <TABLE cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D0 width=3D420 align=3Dcenter = border=3D0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=3Dtop> <TD class=3Dbodytext> <P class=3Dheadline1>Defense says international law backs = priest in=20 trespass case</P> <P class=3Dsubhead>Prosecutors reject claim of legal right to = enter=20 missile silo for peace protest</P> <P class=3Dsmalltext><B>By The Associated Press</B></P><SPAN=20 class=3Dbodytext><B></B>Lawyers argued Monday that a = trespassing case=20 against a self-proclaimed "fool for Christ" who donned a clown = suit=20 and scaled a fence at a missile silo should be dismissed = because of=20 international law.=20 <P>The Rev. Carl Kabat, 67, who has spent more than a decade in= =20 prison for peace protests, appeared in federal court in Denver = for=20 the pretrial motions hearing on the trespassing charge.=20 <P>On Aug. 6, 2000, 55 years after the first atomic bomb was = dropped=20 on Hiroshima, the Roman Catholic priest climbed the fence at a= =20 Minuteman III missile site about 80 miles northeast of Denver.= =20 <P>He put bread, wine and a hammer on top of a silo and prayed.= =20 <P>Denver lawyer Walter Gerash, representing Kabat for free, = argued=20 he was protesting an illegal site because a 1996 World Court = ruling=20 said countries should not use weapons of excessive force.=20 <P>Defense witness Ved Nanda, a professor at the University of= =20 Denver and an expert on international law, testified that under= the=20 Nuremberg Charter, established after World War II, civilians = have a=20 right to protest weapons of mass destruction that can be used = for=20 genocide.=20 <P>Prosecutor George Gill argued that the 1996 ruling was an=20 advisory opinion, not a binding opinion.=20 <P>"The U.S. Constitution is the law of the land, and not the=20 Nuremberg Charter," he said.=20 <P>The defense also argued that Kabat was acting on First = Amendment=20 rights.=20 <P>"His symbolic communication of free speech was turned into a= =20 crime," Gerash said.=20 <P>Prosecutors maintained that Kabat was trespassing because a= =20 posted sign says no civilians are allowed into the site without= the=20 commanding officer's permission.=20 <P>If convicted, Kabat could spend a year in prison.=20 <P>Kabat had been living at a home for Oblate priests in = Belleville,=20 Ill., when he drove to Colorado for the protest. Though he left= =20 without permission, he was not dismissed from the priesthood.=20 <P>His peace activism began in 1976, when he was jailed for = four=20 days after protesting in Plains, Ga., home of President-elect = Jimmy=20 Carter.=20 <P>He served prison terms ranging from six to 18 months for a = series=20 of peace protests from 1979 to 1982.=20 <P>Then, in the early 1980s, Kabat and three others damaged a=20 missile silo outside Kansas City, Mo. He spent seven years in = prison=20 for the attack, going free in 1991.=20 <P>On Good Friday in 1994, Kabat dressed in a clown suit, = declared=20 himself "a fool for Christ" and pounded on a missile silo in = North=20 Dakota with a sledgehammer. After 4=20 <P>more years in prison, he went to the Illinois home, where he= =20 stayed until driving to Colorado for the August protest. <BR></= SPAN> <P><B>April 11, 2001</B></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR= ></TBODY></TABLE> <TD vAlign=3Dtop width=3D5 bgColor=3D#000033> </TD></BODY= ></HTML> - ----__JNP_000_64fb.09a9.375b-- - --------------F04437B0F3B7749D5BB6F6D2-- - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 09:05:05 -0400 From: David Culp <david@fcnl.org> Subject: (abolition-usa) Wash. Post: U.S. Studies Developing New Nuclear Bomb U.S. STUDIES DEVELOPING NEW NUCLEAR BOMB By Walter Pincus Washington Post Sunday, April 15, 2001; Page A02 The Defense Department is studying whether to develop a new, low-yield nuclear weapon with an earth-penetrating nose cone that could knock out hardened or deeply buried targets such as leadership bunkers and command centers, according to administration and congressional sources. Such a weapon has long been sought by nuclear weapons scientists and some military strategists, including key members of the Bush administration, as a way of reaching targets that are hidden deep underground without incurring huge collateral damage. Advocates also say that by developing such smaller nuclear weapons, the United States could safely reduce its current stockpile of 6,000 much more powerful warheads. Interest in low-yield weapons has been rising with concern that Iraq's Saddam Hussein could hide his biological and chemical arsenals in underground bunkers. Another hardened target that has drawn attention is Russia's long-term construction of a nuclear war command center under Yamental mountain. One senior adviser to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said that the Iraqi leader would not be deterred by current U.S. nuclear weapons "because he knows a U.S. president would not drop a 100-kiloton bomb on Baghdad" and destroy the entire city and its population to reach his weapons of mass destruction. The prospect that the Pentagon would recommend that the Bush administration develop a new, low-yield nuclear weapon has become the focus of attention for groups committed to traditional arms control. The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) plans to release a report this week that argues "that adding low-yield warheads to the world's nuclear inventory simply makes their eventual use more likely." A report on the Pentagon study is to be sent to Congress in July. Seven years ago, Congress barred research and development of a low-yield precision-guided nuclear weapon, out of concern that it would blur the line between conventional and nuclear weapons. But an amendment last year to the defense authorization bill by Sens. John W. Warner (R-Va.) and Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) required the Pentagon to study how to defeat hardened and deeply buried targets. The Defense Department was specifically asked to determine what weapons might be needed, including low-yield nuclear devices. The Energy Department, which controls the nuclear labs, is assisting the Pentagon. The July report is due at the same time a review of U.S. strategic nuclear deterrence policy, ordered by Rumsfeld, could be completed. That study deals with offensive and defensive systems, nuclear as well as conventional, administration sources said. In a paper presented last month, Paul Robinson, head of Sandia Nuclear Laboratories, said he believed "low-yield weapons with highly accurate delivery systems" would be desirable "for deterrence in the non-Russian world." Robinson, however, said the devices could help decision-makers "contemplate the destruction of some buried or hidden targets while being mindful of the need to minimize collateral damage." Stephen M. Younger, chief of nuclear weapons research at Los Alamos National Laboratory, suggested in a paper last summer that accurate, low-yield nuclear weapons could be better suited to attacking buried, concrete bunkers and mobile missiles than today's U.S. arsenal of silo-busting weapons that each have the explosive power of 30 Hiroshima bombs. To destroy moderately hard targets, such as missile silos, Younger urged the development of low-yield weapons to be placed on highly accurate missiles. A new, five-kiloton warhead -- with less than half the destructive power of the Hiroshima bomb -- would vaporize a 30-foot-thick silo door if it were delivered by a precise missile, he wrote. A new nuclear bomb has not been developed in the United States since the 1980s, and nuclear testing was halted in 1992. Each year the Energy Department spends about $4.5 billion in its stockpile stewardship program that keeps warheads safe and secure. Tiny elements of nuclear materials are exploded in "sub-critical" tests, which are allowed under the testing moratorium because they do not create a nuclear chain reaction. Because many tested U.S. weapon designs exist from the period before the moratorium, one senior U.S. weapons scientist said recently that a low-yield weapon could be developed without testing. He added that with information developed on earth penetration for the Pershing II intermediate-range missile in the 1980s and the B-61 more recently, "we could build [a low-yield earth penetrator] tomorrow; it is not hard to do." Critics say such a weapon would not be able to penetrate deep enough to keep radioactive debris from getting into the atmosphere. The FAS study, by Princeton University theoretical physicist Robert W. Nelson, argues that "in order to be fully contained, nuclear explosions at the Nevada Test Site must be buried at a depth of 650 feet for a five-kiloton explosive." Based on that analysis, Nelson concludes: "This mission does not appear possible, without causing massive radioactive contamination. No American president would elect to use nuclear weapons in this situation -- unless another country had already used nuclear weapons against us." The government nuclear weapons scientist said a one-kiloton warhead would have to dig down only 175 feet for its radioactive material to remain contained. Copyright ⌐ 2001 The Washington Post Company - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 14:01:03 -0400 From: David Culp <david@fcnl.org> Subject: (abolition-usa) FAS: Lethal side-effects of earth-penetrating warhead LETHAL SIDE-EFFECTS OF EARTH-PENETRATING WARHEAD =20 =20 WASHINGTON, April 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Low-yield earth-penetrating nuclear weapons, intended to threaten deep bunkers without killing the surrounding population, would release dangerous fallout, according to an analysis by the Federation of American Scientists.=20 Some nuclear weapons developers have advocated developing and testing new small nuclear weapons as a way to destroy deeply buried bunkers containing enemy leaders or biological weapons. Delivered by a bomb or missile that would strike the ground a high speed and penetrate deeply before exploding, the weapon is intended to destroy the bunker but leave nearby civilians unharmed because the earth over the explosion would contain it.=20 But the study, performed by Princeton University physicist Robert Nelson, finds this to be technologically impossible. "No earth-burrowing missile can penetrate deep enough into the earth to contain an explosion with a nuclear yield even as small as 1 percent of the Hiroshima weapon. The explosion simply blows out a massive crater of radioactive dirt, which rains down on the local region with especially intense and deadly fallout," according to the study.=20 A 1-kiloton explosion, less than one tenth that of the Hiroshima bomb, would need to be under 450 feet of earth to be fully contained. But the U.S. B61-11 deep-penetrating bomb only penetrates about 20 feet. A tactical missile might possibly penetrate to 100 feet, although it would be difficult for a nuclear warhead to function after such an impact.=20 If an underground explosion is not contained, it becomes very "dirty", in that the earth above it is made radioactive and thrown over a large area. Thus, use of even a small earth-penetrating warhead in a populated area would cause significant civilian casualties, according to the study.=20 Scientists who built the first atomic bomb founded the Federation of American Scientists in 1945. More than half of the current American Nobel Laureates today serve on the FAS Board of Sponsors. FAS conducts research, analysis, and advocacy on public policy issues created by advances in science and technology (see http://www.fas.org). Copyright =A9 2001 U.S. Newswire - ------------------------------ [The full report is at = <http://www.fas.org/faspir/2001/v54n1/weapons.htm>. - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:58:03 +0100 From: Sally Light <sallight1@earthlink.net> Subject: (abolition-usa) Updated Teach-In Schedule - May 22 - 24, 2001 at San Francisco State Univ. Dear Friends, Here is the latest update of the program for the 3-day teach-in that Nevada Desert Experience is holding at San Francisco State University, May 22-24, 2001. All aspects of nuclear weapons and "Star Wars" will be covered. You can also check our web site for updates: www.NevadaDesertExperience.org Peace... Sally Light Executive Director Nevada Desert Experience Nevada Desert Experience=92s S. F. State University Teach-In Schedule, Ma= y 22-24, 2001 May 22 (Cesar Chavez Student Bldg. - Rosa Parks #A, B & C - 1 large room): 10 am - Welcome, overview of the 3-day event. Sally Light & Dolores Beliso, event organizers. 10:05 am - =93Nukes 101=94 - Brief history of nuclear weapons, nuclear cycle, Dept Of Energy=92s =93 Stockpile Stewardship Program=94, etc. Presenters drawn from WSLF, TVC, PSR, NDE. 11 am =96 Chris Ney, War Resisters League 11:30 - Cobrin Harney, Traditional Spiritual Leader of the Western Shoshone. 12:30 pm - Nuclear Power - Ernie Goitein. 1:30 pm - Uranium 238 (aka =93Depleted Uranium=94) - Patricia Axlerod. 2:30 pm - Panel on Radiation & Health. PSR/TVC/WSLF. 3:30 pm - End of day 1. May 23 -( held in the Jack Adams auditorium, Cesar Chavez Student Bldg.): 10 am - Sanda Schwartz of AFSC facilitates film presentations by David Brown and Cade Bursell. 12 pm - June Casey, well-known radiation survivor. 1 pm - =93Star Wars 101=94 - Presenters drawn from NDE & WSLF. 2 pm =96 Ward Young =96 Radioactive Waste. 2:30 pm pm - Lynda Williams=92 =93Cosmic Cabaret.=94 Lynda teaches physi= cs at S.F. State and performs her sensational cabaret piece about =93Star Wars=94 at campuses throughout the US. 3:30 pm - End of day 2. May 24 (again in Rosa Parks A, B & C - 1 large room): 10 am - Personal witness - Presentations by long-time anti-nuclear activists Fr. Bill O=92Donnell and Fr. Louie Vitale. 11 am - Lawrence Livermore National Lab - Marylia Kelley, Exec. Dir. of TVC. 11:30 am - Hiroshima & Nagasaki - Presentation by Chris Montesano of NDE. 12 noon - Fusako de Angelis' update on Japan-US agreements. 12:30 pm - Nuclear whistleblowers - presentation by Jeannie Shaterian on Mordechai Vannunu 1 pm Nuclear whistleblowers, continued - presentations by Andreas Toupadakis and Isaac Trotts, former Livermore Lab. scientists. 2 pm - Panel - Future Directions. Presenters drawn from WSLF, TVC, Calif. P.A., AFSC, NDE. 3:30 pm - End of day 3. *********************** Notes: AFSC =3D American Friends Services Committee Calif. P.A. =3D California Peace Action NDE =3D Nevada Desert Experience PSR =3D Physicians for Social Responsibility TVC =3D Tri-Valley CAREs (Communities Against a Radioactive Environment) WSLF =3D Western States Legal Foundation **************************************** For more information contact: Sally Light, Exec. Dir. of Nevada Desert Experience (510) 527-2057. Email: sallight1@earthlink.net. - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 13:15:10 -0500 From: Kevin Martin <kmartin@fourthfreedom.org> Subject: (abolition-usa) website for organizing against John Bolton nomination This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------63776A6D1FAEA47577AA1155 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------A5EFB279F44BB6DFA0A114DC" - --------------A5EFB279F44BB6DFA0A114DC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by elk1.elkhart.net id f3IIDvL32758 Dear Friends, Our colleagues at the Campaign for United Nations Reform have set up a website to help in organizing against the nomination of Jesse Helms protege John Bolton for Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, the number three position in the State Department. The site is at <www.StopBolton.org>. Check it out, it's a good site, please spread the word. Below is additional information on Bolton, thanks to Peace Action Education Fund. In Peace, Kevin Martin Director, Project Abolition P.S. I've heard from local activists in Michigan, Illinois, Arkansas Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, California, Washington, D.C. and Rhode Island that they are mobilizing to bring folks to DC for Project Abolition's June 10 - 12 anti-Star Wars, pro-nuclear abolition rally and Congressional Education Days. I'm sure many more states will be represented. The list of national organizations endorsing the actions is growing steadily. New endorsers include Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, DontBlowit.org, and Women=92s International League for Peace and Freedom, USA. Information on the June event is available at <www.projectabolition.org>. Registration info. for the Congressional Education Days, as well as an organizing kit against Star Wars, will be available soon. ****** ACTION ALERT: Oppose John Bolton for Undersecretary for Arms Control "The greatest protection for children and others being harmed in wars around the world is the Pentagon." Those are the words of John Bolton, the President Bush's nomination for the next Undersecretary of State for Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and International Security. Bolton, currently a senior vice president for the right-wing American Enterprise Institute, has fought the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, payment of UN dues and negotiations with North Korea regarding its missile program. He is far to the right of other Bush Administration officials, notably Colin Powell. This is the man who will be charged with arms control and international security negotiations. Remember all that progress with North Korea and at the UN with the New Agenda Coalition calling for eliminating nuclear arsenals? Those responsibilities will now fall to John Bolton. There are signals that Democrats will voice opposition but ultimately vote yes. We need everyone to put on the pressure. Below you will find 1.) Sample letter 2.) Bolton quotes 3.) Boston Globe editorial Let's get those letters and calls going! 1.) SAMPLE LETTER Dear Senator, President Bush's nomination of John Bolton to be the new Undersecretary of State for Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and International Security is deeply troubling. Mr. Bolton has publicly denounced key arms control treaties. He has called for the United States to recognize Taiwan as a state over China's objections, a move which would heighten nuclear tension in that region. He has called for the United States to stop paying dues to the United Nations, a key forum for arms control negotiations. Mr. Bolton has denounced U.S. negotiations with North Korea to halt its missile development program, calling for a "get tough" stance instead. This week North Korea cited Bush Administration signals along those very lines as a reason to restart long-range missile tests. Mr. Bolton is on the political fringe, taking positions out of line with a number of other Bush appointees and advisors, including Secretary of State Powell. He is not an appropriate nominee for this important position. I urge you to oppose his appointment. The Boston Globe April 2, 2001, Monday ,THIRD EDITION EDITORIAL HEADLINE: THE ARMAGEDDON NOMINEE BODY: IF PRESIDENT GEORGE Bush is worried that his appointments to key positions are not pleasing the right wing of his own party, he may take heart from the introduction Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Jesse Helms gave Bush's nominee to be undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, John Bolton. Bolton, a Helms protege, heard himself praised Thursday by the senator from North Carolina as "one of the best and wisest" nominations Bush has made for "senior foreign policy positions." Helms made his reasons for kinship with Bolton explicit. He recalled saying at an American Enterprise Institute event that "Bolton is the kind of man with whom I would want to stand at Armageddon, for what the Bible describes as the final battle between good and evil in this world." Helms's political action committee, the National Congressional Club, was represented by Bolton when that PAC was fined for evading campaign finance laws. In turn, Helms backed Bolton for previous positions in the State and Justice departments. When Bolton was an assistant attorney general in 1989 he refused to provide documents that Senator John Kerry requested on drug trafficking by the Nicaraguan contras. Kerry, who was dubious at Thursday's Foreign Relations Committee hearing about Bolton's professed backing for the 1994 Framework Agreement freezing North Korea's nuclear weapons program, asked the nominee if he might be exhibiting a "confirmation conversion." But the main reason to oppose Bolton for the number three position in the State Department is neither his collaboration with Helms nor his coyness at his confirmation hearing. Bolton does not belong in the arms control job because, as the director of the Carnegie Non-Proliferation Project, Joseph Cirincione, says: "Bolton is philosophically opposed to most of the international treaties that comprise the nonproliferation regime." Characteristically, Helms left no room for ambiguity at Thursday's hearing when he said to Bolton: "John, I want you to take that ABM Treaty and dump it in the same place we dumped our ABM co-signer, the Soviet Union - on the ash heap of history." The 1972 antiballistic missile treaty that Helms and Bolton zealously oppose has served as what Cirincione calls "the cornerstone of strategic stability in the world because it reins in the nuclear forces of the nuclear powers." Not only the ABM Treaty, but also the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the Conference on Disarmament, the verification protocol to the Biological Weapons Convention and any effort to prevent an arms race in outer space are all valuable instruments for arms control. They would all be imperiled were Bolton to be put in charge of arms control at the State Department. - --------------A5EFB279F44BB6DFA0A114DC Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by elk1.elkhart.net id f3IIDvL32758 <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <tt>Dear Friends,</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>Our colleagues at the Campaign for United Nations Reform have set up a</tt> <br><tt>website to help in organizing against the nomination of Jesse Hel= ms</tt> <br><tt>protege John Bolton for Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and</tt> <br><tt>International Security, the number three position in the State</t= t> <br><tt>Department. The site is at <www.StopBolton.org>. Check it out, it's a</tt> <br><tt>good site, please spread the word. Below is additional info= rmation on Bolton, thanks to Peace Action Education Fund.</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>In Peace,</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>Kevin Martin</tt> <br><tt>Director, Project Abolition</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>P.S. I've heard from local activists in Michigan, Illinois, Arkansas</tt> <br><tt>Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, California,</tt> <br><tt>Washington, D.C. and Rhode Island that they are mobilizing to bri= ng folks to DC for Project Abolition's June 10 - 12 anti-Star Wars, pro-nucl= ear abolition rally and</tt> <br><tt>Congressional Education Days. I'm sure many more states will be represented. The list of national organizations endorsing the actions is growing steadily. New endorsers include Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Law= yers Committee on Nuclear Policy, DontBlowit.org, and Women=92s International League for Peace and Freedom, USA. Information on the June event is avail= able at <www.projectabolition.org>. Registration info. for the Congre= ssional Education Days, as well as an organizing kit against Star Wars, will be available soon.</tt> <br><tt>******</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>ACTION ALERT: Oppose John Bolton for Undersecretary for Arms Contr= ol</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>"The greatest protection for children and others being harmed in wars</tt> <br><tt>around the world is the Pentagon."</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>Those are the words of John Bolton, the President Bush's nominatio= n for the</tt> <br><tt>next Undersecretary of State for Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and</tt> <br><tt>International Security. Bolton, currently a senior vice president for the</tt> <br><tt>right-wing American Enterprise Institute, has fought the Comprehe= nsive Test</tt> <br><tt>Ban Treaty, payment of UN dues and negotiations with North Korea regarding</tt> <br><tt>its missile program. He is far to the right of other Bush Adminis= tration</tt> <br><tt>officials, notably Colin Powell. This is the man who will be char= ged with</tt> <br><tt>arms control and international security negotiations. Remember all that</tt> <br><tt>progress with North Korea and at the UN with the New Agenda Coali= tion</tt> <br><tt>calling for eliminating nuclear arsenals? Those responsibilities will now</tt> <br><tt>fall to John Bolton.</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>There are signals that Democrats will voice opposition but ultimat= ely vote</tt> <br><tt>yes. We need everyone to put on the pressure.</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>Below you will find</tt> <br><tt>1.) Sample letter</tt> <br><tt>2.) Bolton quotes</tt> <br><tt>3.) Boston Globe editorial</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>Let's get those letters and calls going!</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>1.) SAMPLE LETTER</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>Dear Senator,</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>President Bush's nomination of John Bolton to be the new Undersecr= etary of</tt> <br><tt>State for Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and International Secur= ity is deeply troubling.</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>Mr. Bolton has publicly denounced key arms control treaties. He has called</tt> <br><tt>for the United States to recognize Taiwan as a state over China's= </tt> <br><tt>objections, a move which would heighten nuclear tension in that region. He</tt> <br><tt>has called for the United States to stop paying dues to the Unite= d Nations,</tt> <br><tt>a key forum for arms control negotiations. Mr. Bolton has denounc= ed U.S.</tt> <br><tt>negotiations with North Korea to halt its missile development pro= gram,</tt> <br><tt>calling for a "get tough" stance instead. This week North Korea cited Bush</tt> <br><tt>Administration signals along those very lines as a reason to rest= art</tt> <br><tt>long-range missile tests.</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>Mr. Bolton is on the political fringe, taking positions out of lin= e with a</tt> <br><tt>number of other Bush appointees and advisors, including Secretary of State</tt> <br><tt>Powell. He is not an appropriate nominee for this important posit= ion. I</tt> <br><tt>urge you to oppose his appointment.</tt> <br><tt></tt> <tt></tt> <p><tt>The Boston Globe</tt> <br><tt>April 2, 2001, Monday ,THIRD EDITION</tt> <br><tt>EDITORIAL</tt> <br><tt>HEADLINE: THE ARMAGEDDON NOMINEE</tt> <br><tt>BODY:</tt> <br><tt>IF PRESIDENT GEORGE Bush is worried that his appointments to key positions</tt> <br><tt>are not pleasing the right wing of his own party, he may take hea= rt from</tt> <br><tt>the introduction Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Jess= e Helms</tt> <br><tt>gave Bush's nominee to be undersecretary of state for arms contro= l and</tt> <br><tt>international security, John Bolton.</tt> <br><tt>Bolton, a Helms protege, heard himself praised Thursday by the senator from</tt> <br><tt>North Carolina as "one of the best and wisest" nominations Bush has made</tt> <br><tt> for "senior foreign policy positions."</tt> <br><tt>Helms made his reasons for kinship with Bolton explicit. He recal= led saying</tt> <br><tt>at an American Enterprise Institute event that "Bolton is the kin= d of man</tt> <br><tt>with whom I would want to stand at Armageddon, for what the Bible describes</tt> <br><tt>as the final battle between good and evil in this world." Helms's political</tt> <br><tt>action committee, the National Congressional Club, was represente= d by</tt> <br><tt>Bolton when that PAC was fined for evading campaign finance laws. In turn,</tt> <br><tt>Helms backed Bolton for previous positions in the State and Justi= ce</tt> <br><tt>departments.</tt> <br><tt>When Bolton was an assistant attorney general in 1989 he refused to provide</tt> <br><tt>documents that Senator John Kerry requested on drug trafficking by the</tt> <br><tt>Nicaraguan contras. Kerry, who was dubious at Thursday's Foreign Relations</tt> <br><tt>Committee hearing about Bolton's professed backing for the 1994 Framework</tt> <br><tt>Agreement freezing North Korea's nuclear weapons program, asked the nominee</tt> <br><tt>if he might be exhibiting a "confirmation conversion."</tt> <br><tt>But the main reason to oppose Bolton for the number three positio= n in the</tt> <br><tt>State Department is neither his collaboration with Helms nor his coyness at</tt> <br><tt>his confirmation hearing. Bolton does not belong in the arms cont= rol job</tt> <br><tt>because, as the director of the Carnegie Non-Proliferation Projec= t, Joseph</tt> <br><tt>Cirincione, says: "Bolton is philosophically opposed to most of the</tt> <br><tt>international treaties that comprise the nonproliferation regime.= "</tt> <br><tt>Characteristically, Helms left no room for ambiguity at Thursday'= s hearing</tt> <br><tt>when he said to Bolton: "John, I want you to take that ABM Treaty and dump</tt> <br><tt>it in the same place we dumped our ABM co-signer, the Soviet Unio= n - - on the</tt> <br><tt>ash heap of history." The 1972 antiballistic missile treaty that Helms and</tt> <br><tt>Bolton zealously oppose has served as what Cirincione calls "the<= /tt> <br><tt>cornerstone of strategic stability in the world because it reins in the</tt> <br><tt>nuclear forces of the nuclear powers."</tt> <br><tt>Not only the ABM Treaty, but also the Comprehensive Test Ban Trea= ty, the</tt> <br><tt>Conference on Disarmament, the verification protocol to the Biolo= gical</tt> <br><tt>Weapons Convention and any effort to prevent an arms race in oute= r space</tt> <br><tt>are all valuable instruments for arms control. They would all be imperiled</tt> <br><tt>were Bolton to be put in charge of arms control at the State Depa= rtment.</tt> <br><tt></tt> <br><tt></tt> <br><tt></tt> <br><tt></tt> </html> - --------------A5EFB279F44BB6DFA0A114DC-- - --------------63776A6D1FAEA47577AA1155 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="kmartin.vcf" Content-Description: Card for Kevin Martin Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="kmartin.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit begin:vcard n:Martin;Kevin tel;fax:(219) 535-0599 tel;work:(219) 535-1110 x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:www.projectabolition.org org:Project Abolition adr:;;109 E. Clinton St., Suite 10;Goshen;Indiana;46528; version:2.1 email;internet:kmartin@fourthfreedom.org title:Director x-mozilla-cpt:;-14112 fn:Kevin Martin end:vcard - --------------63776A6D1FAEA47577AA1155-- - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. 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