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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 07:22:23 +0000
From: Carol Wolman <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Re: [abolition-caucus] Legislative Action Message (9/6/01) Amended]

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In the wake of the attacks, this is more important than ever.  Could the text be amended to include mention of the terrorist attacks, and how it makes
control of fissile material the #1 priority in the world?   Peace, Carol

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> Subject: FCNL: Legislative Action Message (9/6/01) Amended
> Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 15:22:23 -0400 (EDT)
> From: [e-mail]
> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
>
> The link to the sample message to senators in today's LAM was incorrect.
> The correct
> link is <http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?alertid=49359&type=CO&azip=>.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [e-mail] [mailto:[e-mail]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 3:15 PM
> To: undisclosed-recipients
> Subject: FCNL: Legislative Action Message (9/6/01)
>
> FCNL LEGISLATIVE ACTION MESSAGE - September 6, 2001
>
> The following action items from the Friends Committee on National
> Legislation (FCNL) focus on federal policy issues currently before Congress
> or the Administration.
>
> TOPIC: PRESERVE THE NUCLEAR TEST MORATORIUM
>
> PRESERVE THE NUCLEAR TEST MORATORIUM:  Certain unnamed officials in the Bush
> administration are proposing to trade the nuclear testing moratorium for
> Chinese support of U.S. missile defense plans.  In a front page story in the
> Washington Post (Sunday, September 2), an "administration official said that
> as a sweetener for China, the United States will signal that it recognizes
> both sides might want to resume nuclear weapons testing in the future." On
> the same day, the New York Times carried a similar, front-page story: "One
> senior official said that in the future, the United States and China might
> also discuss resuming underground nuclear tests if they are needed to assure
> the safety and reliability of their arsenals."
>
> The suggestion by an administration official that the U.S. and China might
> agree to resume nuclear testing is extremely troubling.  It is an idea that
> should be challenged immediately and laid to rest permanently.
>
> The current moratorium on nuclear weapons testing is a logical, reasonable,
> and sane step toward reducing the nuclear danger-a step toward ending all
> nuclear test explosions and the development of new nuclear weapons.
> Conversely, if the U.S. and China resume nuclear testing, it will mark the
> beginning of the next nuclear arms race.  Pakistan and India will not wait
> long to resume testing and to produce more nuclear weapons.  Inevitably,
> Russia will respond in kind.  The nuclear danger will increase dramatically.
> Is this the legacy we want to leave for our grandchildren?
>
> ACTION:
> (1) Please write both your senators.  Urge them to support the current
> nuclear testing moratorium. Bush administration officials will be testifying
> before Congress this fall in confirmation hearings and in budget hearings.
> Senators will have an opportunity to question officials about their
> intentions concerning nuclear testing. Strong, bipartisan opposition by
> senators to the resumption of testing will have an impact on the Bush
> administration's policy.
>
> You can use FCNL's web site to make letter-writing easier. Start with a
> sample letter, personalize the language, then send your message as an email
> directly from our site or print it out and mail it. To view a sample letter,
> click on the link below, then enter your zip code and click <Go> in the
> <Take Action Now> box.  Here is the link:
> <http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?alertid=49359&type=CO&azip =>
>
> (2) If possible, also alert your community to this important issue by
> writing a letter to the editor of your local paper.  Urge your neighbors to
> consider the implications of ending the current nuclear testing moratorium.
>
> You can use FCNL's web site to make letter-writing easier.  Start with a
> sample letter, personalize the language, then send your message as an email
> directly from our site or print it out and mail it. To view a sample
> letter-to-the-editor, click on the link below, then enter your zip code.
> Select the media organization(s) to which you would like to send your
> letter, then selected the message <Preserve the nuclear testing moratorium>.
> Here is the link: <http://capwiz.com/fconl/dbq/media>.
>
> BACKGROUND:  The Washington Post and New York Times stories provoked a
> strong reaction in official circles in Washington, between both
> conservatives and liberals. The White House was forced to backtrack. They
> issued a statement last evening (Tuesday, September 4) that the Bush
> administration will not "acquiesce in any resumption of nuclear testing by
> China. We are respecting the nuclear testing moratorium and all other
> nations should as well."
>
> While proponents of nuclear testing in the administration may have been
> slowed in the short-term, they will  continue to push for an end to the
> current nuclear testing moratorium. The U.S. has not tested a nuclear weapon
> since 1992.  All countries that possess nuclear weapons (Russia, China,
> United Kingdom, France, India and Pakistan) have informally pledged to honor
> the testing moratorium.
>
> These unnamed officials are sending signals that the U.S. will not object to
> the resumption of testing by China. Nuclear testing by China would then be
> used as a rationale for the resumption of U.S. testing. Proponents of
> building U.S. missile defenses would also use it as a further excuse for
> deploying a system to counter a Chinese nuclear buildup.
>
> The issue of nuclear testing will likely come up again this fall as the
> administration decides whether to develop a new nuclear weapon, or
> "mini-nuke." Development of such a weapon would require resuming underground
> testing. The administration is preparing a report to Congress on
> "mini-nukes" that will be completed in November.
>
> CONTACTING LEGISLATORS
>
> Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
>
> Sen. ________
> U.S. Senate
> Washington, DC 20510
>
> Rep. ________
> U.S. House of Representatives
> Washington, DC 20515
>
> Information on your members is available on FCNL's web site:
> http://capwiz.com/fconl/dbq/officials/directory/directory.dbq?com
> mand=congdi
>
> CONTACTING THE ADMINISTRATION
>
> White House Comment Desk: 202-456-1111
> FAX: [phone]
> E-MAIL: [e-mail]
> WEB PAGE: http://www.whitehouse.gov
>
> President George W. Bush
> The White House
> Washington, DC 20500
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> This message supplements other FCNL materials and does not reflect FCNL's
> complete policy position on any issue.  For further information, please
> contact FCNL.
>
> Mail: 245 Second Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-5795
> Email: [e-mail]
> Phone: [phone]
> Toll Free: [phone]
> Fax: [phone]
> Web: http://www.fcnl.org
>
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> information about donating, please contact the Development Team directly at
> [e-mail]. Thank you.
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it makes control of fissile material the #1 priority in the world?
Peace, Carol
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<p>Subject: FCNL: Legislative Action Message (9/6/01) Amended
<br>Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 15:22:23 -0400 (EDT)
<br>From: [e-mail]
<br>To: undisclosed-recipients:;
<p>The link to the sample message to senators in today's LAM was incorrect.
<br>The correct
<br>link is <<a href="http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?alertid=49359&type=CO&azip=">http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?alertid=49359&type=CO&azip=</a>>.
<p>-----Original Message-----
<br>From: [e-mail] [<a href="mailto:[e-mail]">mailto:[e-mail]</a>]
<br>Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 3:15 PM
<br>To: undisclosed-recipients
<br>Subject: FCNL: Legislative Action Message (9/6/01)
<p>FCNL LEGISLATIVE ACTION MESSAGE - September 6, 2001
<p>The following action items from the Friends Committee on National
<br>Legislation (FCNL) focus on federal policy issues currently before
Congress
<br>or the Administration.
<p>TOPIC: PRESERVE THE NUCLEAR TEST MORATORIUM
<p>PRESERVE THE NUCLEAR TEST MORATORIUM:  Certain unnamed officials
in the Bush
<br>administration are proposing to trade the nuclear testing moratorium
for
<br>Chinese support of U.S. missile defense plans.  In a front page
story in the
<br>Washington Post (Sunday, September 2), an "administration official
said that
<br>as a sweetener for China, the United States will signal that it recognizes
<br>both sides might want to resume nuclear weapons testing in the future."
On
<br>the same day, the New York Times carried a similar, front-page story:
"One
<br>senior official said that in the future, the United States and China
might
<br>also discuss resuming underground nuclear tests if they are needed
to assure
<br>the safety and reliability of their arsenals."
<p>The suggestion by an administration official that the U.S. and China
might
<br>agree to resume nuclear testing is extremely troubling.  It is
an idea that
<br>should be challenged immediately and laid to rest permanently.
<p>The current moratorium on nuclear weapons testing is a logical, reasonable,
<br>and sane step toward reducing the nuclear danger-a step toward ending
all
<br>nuclear test explosions and the development of new nuclear weapons.
<br>Conversely, if the U.S. and China resume nuclear testing, it will mark
the
<br>beginning of the next nuclear arms race.  Pakistan and India will
not wait
<br>long to resume testing and to produce more nuclear weapons.  Inevitably,
<br>Russia will respond in kind.  The nuclear danger will increase
dramatically.
<br>Is this the legacy we want to leave for our grandchildren?
<p>ACTION:
<br>(1) Please write both your senators.  Urge them to support the
current
<br>nuclear testing moratorium. Bush administration officials will be testifying
<br>before Congress this fall in confirmation hearings and in budget hearings.
<br>Senators will have an opportunity to question officials about their
<br>intentions concerning nuclear testing. Strong, bipartisan opposition
by
<br>senators to the resumption of testing will have an impact on the Bush
<br>administration's policy.
<p>You can use FCNL's web site to make letter-writing easier. Start with
a
<br>sample letter, personalize the language, then send your message as
an email
<br>directly from our site or print it out and mail it. To view a sample
letter,
<br>click on the link below, then enter your zip code and click <Go>
in the
<br><Take Action Now> box.  Here is the link:
<br><<a href="http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?alertid=49359&type=CO&azip">http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?alertid=49359&type=CO&azip</a>
=>
<p>(2) If possible, also alert your community to this important issue by
<br>writing a letter to the editor of your local paper.  Urge your
neighbors to
<br>consider the implications of ending the current nuclear testing moratorium.
<p>You can use FCNL's web site to make letter-writing easier.  Start
with a
<br>sample letter, personalize the language, then send your message as
an email
<br>directly from our site or print it out and mail it. To view a sample
<br>letter-to-the-editor, click on the link below, then enter your zip
code.
<br>Select the media organization(s) to which you would like to send your
<br>letter, then selected the message <Preserve the nuclear testing
moratorium>.
<br>Here is the link: <<a href="http://capwiz.com/fconl/dbq/media">http://capwiz.com/fconl/dbq/media</a>>.
<p>BACKGROUND:  The Washington Post and New York Times stories provoked
a
<br>strong reaction in official circles in Washington, between both
<br>conservatives and liberals. The White House was forced to backtrack.
They
<br>issued a statement last evening (Tuesday, September 4) that the Bush
<br>administration will not "acquiesce in any resumption of nuclear testing
by
<br>China. We are respecting the nuclear testing moratorium and all other
<br>nations should as well."
<p>While proponents of nuclear testing in the administration may have been
<br>slowed in the short-term, they will  continue to push for an end
to the
<br>current nuclear testing moratorium. The U.S. has not tested a nuclear
weapon
<br>since 1992.  All countries that possess nuclear weapons (Russia,
China,
<br>United Kingdom, France, India and Pakistan) have informally pledged
to honor
<br>the testing moratorium.
<p>These unnamed officials are sending signals that the U.S. will not object
to
<br>the resumption of testing by China. Nuclear testing by China would
then be
<br>used as a rationale for the resumption of U.S. testing. Proponents
of
<br>building U.S. missile defenses would also use it as a further excuse
for
<br>deploying a system to counter a Chinese nuclear buildup.
<p>The issue of nuclear testing will likely come up again this fall as
the
<br>administration decides whether to develop a new nuclear weapon, or
<br>"mini-nuke." Development of such a weapon would require resuming underground
<br>testing. The administration is preparing a report to Congress on
<br>"mini-nukes" that will be completed in November.
<p>CONTACTING LEGISLATORS
<p>Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
<p>Sen. ________
<br>U.S. Senate
<br>Washington, DC 20510
<p>Rep. ________
<br>U.S. House of Representatives
<br>Washington, DC 20515
<p>Information on your members is available on FCNL's web site:
<br><a href="http://capwiz.com/fconl/dbq/officials/directory/directory.dbq?com">http://capwiz.com/fconl/dbq/officials/directory/directory.dbq?com</a>
<br>mand=congdi
<p>CONTACTING THE ADMINISTRATION
<p>White House Comment Desk: 202-456-1111
<br>FAX: [phone]
<br>E-MAIL: [e-mail]
<br>WEB PAGE: <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov">http://www.whitehouse.gov</a>
<p>President George W. Bush
<br>The White House
<br>Washington, DC 20500
<br>-----------------------------------------------------------------
<br>This message supplements other FCNL materials and does not reflect
FCNL's
<br>complete policy position on any issue.  For further information,
please
<br>contact FCNL.
<p>Mail: 245 Second Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-5795
<br>Email: [e-mail]
<br>Phone: [phone]
<br>Toll Free: [phone]
<br>Fax: [phone]
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<p>Your contributions sustain our Quaker witness in Washington.  We
welcome
<br>your gifts to FCNL, or, if you need a tax deduction, to the FCNL Education
<br>Fund.  You can use your credit card to donate money securely to
FCNL through
<br>a special page on FCNL's web site <a href="http://www.fcnl.org/suprt/indx.htm">http://www.fcnl.org/suprt/indx.htm</a>
<br>FCNL also accepts credit card donations over the phone.  For more
<br>information about donating, please contact the Development Team directly
at
<br>[e-mail]. Thank you.
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 16:28:58 -0400
From: David Culp <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Rep. Barbara Lee:  One courageous Congresswomen

On Friday evening, September 14, the House of Representatives approved an
"Authorization for Use of Military Force," S. J. Res. 23, by a vote of
420-1.  It was earlier adopted in the Senate by 98-0.  One courageous
Congresswomen, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-9) voted against the resolution.  Her
statement follows:


Ms. LEE.  Mr. Speaker, I rise today really with a very heavy heart, one that
is filled with sorrow for the families and the loved ones who were killed
and injured this week.  Only the most foolish and the most callous would not
understand the grief that has really gripped our people and millions across
the world.

This unspeakable act on the United States has forced me, however, to rely on
my moral compass, my conscience, and my God for direction.  September 11
changed the world.  Our deepest fears now haunt us. Yet I am convinced that
military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism
against the United States.  This is a very complex and complicated matter.

This resolution will pass, although we all know that the President can wage
a war even without it.  However difficult this vote may be, some of us must
urge the use of restraint.  Our country is in a state of mourning.  Some of
us must say, let us step back for a moment.  Let us just pause for a minute
and think through the implications of our actions today so that this does
not spiral out of control.

I have agonized over this vote, but I came to grips with it today and I came
to grips with opposing this resolution during the very painful yet very
beautiful memorial service.  As a member of the clergy so eloquently said,
"As we act, let us not become the evil that we deplore."


We strongly urge organizations and individuals to write Rep. Barbara Lee
with letters of support for her courageous stand.

Rep. Barbara Lee
426 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

or

Rep. Barbara Lee
1301 Clay Street, Suite 1000N
Oakland, CA 94612

Letters to the editor supporting Rep. Lee are also important.  Please copy
this message to your friends, especially in the Oakland, California area.


Best regards,

David Culp, Legislative Representative
Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers)
245 Second Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C.  20002-5795
Tel: [phone], ext. 146
Toll free: [phone], ext. 146
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web site: www.fcnl.org

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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 14:28:45 -0700
From: Lorraine Krofchok <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Rep. Barbara Lee:  One courageous Congresswomen

Barbara Lee has an e-mail also:  [e-mail]

David Culp wrote:
>
> On Friday evening, September 14, the House of Representatives approved an
> "Authorization for Use of Military Force," S. J. Res. 23, by a vote of
> 420-1.  It was earlier adopted in the Senate by 98-0.  One courageous
> Congresswomen, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-9) voted against the resolution.  Her
> statement follows:
>
> Ms. LEE.  Mr. Speaker, I rise today really with a very heavy heart, one that
> is filled with sorrow for the families and the loved ones who were killed
> and injured this week.  Only the most foolish and the most callous would not
> understand the grief that has really gripped our people and millions across
> the world.
>
> This unspeakable act on the United States has forced me, however, to rely on
> my moral compass, my conscience, and my God for direction.  September 11
> changed the world.  Our deepest fears now haunt us. Yet I am convinced that
> military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism
> against the United States.  This is a very complex and complicated matter.
>
> This resolution will pass, although we all know that the President can wage
> a war even without it.  However difficult this vote may be, some of us must
> urge the use of restraint.  Our country is in a state of mourning.  Some of
> us must say, let us step back for a moment.  Let us just pause for a minute
> and think through the implications of our actions today so that this does
> not spiral out of control.
>
> I have agonized over this vote, but I came to grips with it today and I came
> to grips with opposing this resolution during the very painful yet very
> beautiful memorial service.  As a member of the clergy so eloquently said,
> "As we act, let us not become the evil that we deplore."
>
> We strongly urge organizations and individuals to write Rep. Barbara Lee
> with letters of support for her courageous stand.
>
> Rep. Barbara Lee
> 426 Cannon House Office Building
> Washington, DC 20515
>
> or
>
> Rep. Barbara Lee
> 1301 Clay Street, Suite 1000N
> Oakland, CA 94612
>
> Letters to the editor supporting Rep. Lee are also important.  Please copy
> this message to your friends, especially in the Oakland, California area.
>
> Best regards,
>
> David Culp, Legislative Representative
> Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers)
> 245 Second Street, N.E.
> Washington, D.C.  20002-5795
> Tel: [phone], ext. 146
> Toll free: [phone], ext. 146
> Fax: [phone]
> E-mail: [e-mail]
> Web site: www.fcnl.org
>
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 18:42:29 -0400
From: John Burroughs <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Security Council resolution re September 11

United Nations S/RES/1368 (2001)
Security Council Distr.: General
12 September 2001
01-53382 (E)
*0153382*
Resolution 1368 (2001)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 4370th meeting, on
12 September 2001
The Security Council,
Reaffirming the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations,
Determined to combat by all means threats to international peace and security
caused by terrorist acts,
Recognizing the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence in
accordance with the Charter,
1. Unequivocally condemns in the strongest terms the horrifying terrorist
attacks which took place on 11 September 2001 in New York, Washington, D.C.
and Pennsylvania and regards such acts, like any act of international
terrorism, as a threat to international peace and security;
2. Expresses its deepest sympathy and condolences to the victims and their
families and to the people and Government of the United States of America;
3. Calls on all States to work together urgently to bring to justice the
perpetrators, organizers and sponsors of these terrorist attacks and stresses
that those responsible for aiding, supporting or harbouring the
perpetrators, organizers and sponsors of these acts will be held accountable;
4. Calls also on the international community to redouble their efforts to
prevent and suppress terrorist acts including by increased cooperation and
full implementation of the relevant international anti-terrorist conventions
and Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 1269 (1999) of 19
October 1999;
5. Expresses its readiness to take all necessary steps to respond to the
terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, and to combat all forms of terrorism,
in accordance with its responsibilities under the Charter of the United
Nations;
6. Decides to remain seized of the matter.

Some initial explanatory comments (look for fuller
analysis by LCNP later):

In the preamble the resolution refers to self-defense. But
the resolution nowhere says specifically that use of force in response to
the attacks would be self-defense. The first sentence of Art. 51 of
the UN Charter states: "Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the
inherent right of individual or collective self-defence if an armed attack
occurs against a Member of the United Nations, until the Security Council
has taken measures necessary to maintain international peace and security".

The resolution in para. 1 characterizes the attacks as a
"threat to international peace and security". Under Chapter VII of
the Charter, once this has been determined, the SC can decide upon sanctions
(Art. 41) or armed force (Art. 42). Art. 48 provides that the SC can
decide whether such enforcement measures are to be carred out by some or all
member states.

The resolution in para. 5 "expresses [the SC's] readiness
to take all necessary steps to respond to the terrorist attacks".
Paras. 3 and 4 concern bringing to justice perpetrators
etc. and suppression of terrorism. The International Criminal Court
could not be used for prosecution of perpetrators, because the ICC
treaty has not yet entered into force and the treaty applies only to crimes
committed after it enters into force. But the SC could establish an ad hoc
tribunal. Regarding treaties on terrorism, eg prosecute or extradite and
prevention of financing for terrorist operations, not all have entered
into force and the United States is not a party to all those that have.
However, this is not necessarily an obstacle, for example, to another country
extraditing a suspect to US or to international tribunal. (I will
circulate more info on this soon).

Generally, then, the resolution lays groundwork for steps
that may be taken by the SC in the future. It is not itself an action
resolution. The emphasis perhaps is on justice and suppression of
terrorism. But self-defense is mentioned. And the basis is there also for
the SC, should it so choose, later to approve the use of force by the
United States and  other states to respond to the "threat to international
peace and security". On the latter point, there is concern about the
use of the SC to legitimize acts of force, especially by US and NATO. On
the other hand, going through the SC probably imposes some constraints on
US/NATO, and is also what is called for by the Charter and insisted upon
by major powers like Russia and China.

            John Burroughs, Executive Director
            Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy
            211 E. 43d St., Suite 1204
            New York, New York 10017 USA
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 18:54:50 -0400
From: David Culp <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Dems to Drop Missile Defense Provision

DEMS TO DROP MISSILE DEFENSE PROVISION
Monday, September 17, 6:34 PM ET=20

By CAROLYN SKORNECK, Associated Press Writer=20

WASHINGTON (AP) - Looking to quickly approve new defense spending, =
Senate
Democrats are setting aside their effort to block the missile defense =
money
if the activity would violate a 1972 arms control treaty.=20

Republicans had vehemently opposed the provision, saying it tied =
President
Bush's hands. It had been expected to trigger a fight on the Senate =
floor as
lawmakers considered the $343 billion defense authorization bill for =
the
year that begins Oct. 1.=20

Both parties are anxious to approve the defense bill. So Senate =
Majority
Leader Thomas Daschle, in consultation with Senate Armed Services =
Committee
Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., decided to postpone any consideration of
missile defense money until later.=20

"There will be an appropriate time to bring this up for debate, but =
this
week is not the appropriate time," Daschle's spokeswoman, Anita Dunn, =
said
Monday.

The version of the bill approved by the Republican-led House Armed =
Services
Committee in July contains no such provision.=20

In the House, meanwhile, a key Republican is pressing to boost defense
spending next year to about $384 billion in light of last week's =
terrorist
attacks, up more than $40 billion over the amounts approved by the =
House and
Senate Armed Services Committees. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., said =
some of
the money could come from the $40 billion approved by Congress last =
week to
respond to the terrorist attacks.=20

The $384 billion for defense work by the Defense and Energy departments
would represent a $73 billion increase over this year's spending level, =
up
by nearly one-quarter.=20

Hunter, R-Calif., chairman of the House committee's research and =
development
panel, said that along with including $34 billion to cover unfunded =
needs of
the Pentagon - something the committee's top Democrat, Rep. Ike Skelton =
of
Missouri, approves -- it also would add $2 billion to the $8.2 billion =
the
committee had approved for missile defense.=20

Two committee Democrats said after a closed-door briefing Friday on the
attacks that they predicted the final bill would place a greater =
emphasis on
short- and theater-range missile defenses.=20

Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii, said an emphasis on short- and =
medium-range
missile defense systems could come at the expense of national missile
defense that would guard against intercontinental ballistic missiles.=20

But Hunter said he would fight any such move.=20

"It's totally illogical for any member of Congress to say that since we =
were
just attacked by terrorist-commandeered aircraft, we shouldn't be =
building
defenses against the long-range missiles that North Korea, Iraq and =
others
are developing," he said. "That's akin to saying we were just hit on =
the
right flank, so let's not protect the left flank."
=20
Hunter conceded he did not yet have the support of committee Chairman =
Bob
Stump, R-Ariz., the House GOP leadership or the White House.=20

The proposal also would add $1.4 billion to build more Tomahawk cruise
missiles and other precision munitions, and could include several =
billion
for improved radar capabilities.
=20
Skelton, reached by phone at his office in Blue Springs, Mo., said he =
had
not been told about the proposal but he "absolutely" favors the overall
increase. He was, after all, the one who elicited the list of $34 =
billion
unfunded needs from the service chief.=20

But he said he wants to see the details: "I want to make sure it's =
spent
correctly."


Copyright =A9 2001 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

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Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 11:59:45 -0700
From: "Andrew Lichterman" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Dellums backs Lee vote against armed force

           Oakland Tribune Tuesday September 18 2001

 Dellums backs Lee vote against armed force
            By Lisa Friedman
            WASHINGTON BUREAU
            WASHINGTON -- Former Oakland congressman Ron Dellums was
watching
            television with his wife, witnessing endless footage of the
attacks
            Sept. 11 at the Pentagon and World Trade Center and its
aftermath of
            grief and twisted metal, when he learned Congress would be asked
to
            approve a declaration of war.
            "How would you vote on that?" Dellums said his wife asked.
            "I looked at her and I said, 'I would vote no,'" he answered.
            It was a gut response, born out of a lifetime of conviction that
war
            is a statement of desperation. Yet days later, after long hours
of
            introspection, Dellums said he believes his instinct was right,
and
            that that his faith in nonviolence is as strong now as it ever
was.
            "It's during these moments of fear and anxiety and pain that
your
            belief system is tested to the limit," Dellums said during a
            75-minute telephone conversation Sunday. But, he said, "The
peace
            movement is not just something you name yourself. It's a way of
            thinking.
            "It is not an accident that the Gandhis and the Kings and the
            Mandelas of the world are a very small group. It takes courage
to
            find another way to deal with these problems."
            For many in Oakland and the Bay Area, the name Ron Dellums is
            synonymous with opposition to war. His election to the U.S.
House as
            an East Bay representative in 1970 came on an anti-Vietnam
platform.
            National news reports screamed, "Afro-topped, bell-bottomed
radical
            black man from Berkeley wins election!"
            He left office nearly 30 years later, an expert in national
            security, having earned the respect of his ideological foes, and
            having voted against every use of military force from Vietnam to
            Operation Desert Storm.
            Dellums retired from public life in 1998 and now runs Healthcare
            International Management Co., a company that provides health
            services in poor countries. Never one to court media attention
even
            while in office, Dellums is these days more guarded than ever of
his
            privacy. He spoke to The Oakland Tribune this weekend because,
he
            said, "now the drums of war are beating very loudly."
            Ever since the first hijacked airplane struck the World Trade
Center
            at 12 minutes before 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dellums said he has been
trying
            to sort out his own conflicting feelings.
            "Here we are as a people having experienced this incredibly
awful
            thing, and we simultaneously feel pain, we feel sorrow, we feel
            anger ... and, if the truth be told, high anxiety and a great
amount
            of fear," he said.
            "Suddenly any act of violence is very possible any time and
            anywhere. In many ways, America has been changed forever."
            That, Dellums said, is precisely why he believes the president
and
            Congress should not rush to vengeance.
            "I have to hope, and I've been hoping every day, that what
happened
            on Tuesday has not already set in motion events that will send
us
            down the spiral of darkness.
            "The American people need to feel, mourn the pain," Dellums
said.
            "This is a very frightening and dangerous moment. This is not
the
            time for us to make a decision about war and vengeance. We live
in a
            society of immediateness and quickness and 'let's block out
these
            feelings.' Rational thought is not the order of the day.
            "This is not the end. It's frightening to even contemplate where
            this can go. So, it behooves us to pause. ... I'm not sure if we
as
            a people have grappled with what it means to go to war in the
21st
            Century," he said.
            He may be right. Yet according to the latest CBS/New York Times
            poll, 85 percent of Americans are willing to find out.
            According to the same poll, 68 percent of the country wants to
take
            military action against those responsible for the attacks even
if it
            means innocent people will be killed, and 60 percent said the
United
            States should go to war even if "thousands" of innocent
civilians
            are killed.
            President Bush has spent the past few days preparing America for
war
            in no uncertain terms, declaring, "My message is for everybody
who
            wears the uniform: Get ready."
            Dellums said he is still praying that the country can find
another
            way.
            "War is just a statement that we have lost control. It's a
statement
            of desperation. We've got to reach in and figure out, 'How do we
            overcome the desperation?'
            "There has to be a better way than killing and dying and more
            killing and more dying," he said. "It's not going to bring back
this
            incredible loss of life that we've had."
            Congress did vote on the war resolution, a bill that authorized
            President Bush to use whatever military force necessary to
respond
            to Tuesday's terrorist attacks. The House passed the resolution
late
            Friday by a vote of 420-1.
            The lone dissenting vote belonged to Dellum's successor, Rep.
            Barbara Lee.
            Lee, Dellums said, came to her decision by her own path. He said
he
            is troubled by some of the visceral reactions to her decision,
the
            callers to talk shows who call Lee a "national embarrassment,"
            "un-American" and worse.
            "What are we defending if we're not defending the principle of
            honest dissent in the marketplace of ideas?" Dellums asked. "I
think
            people need to applaud courage in a moment when someone is
willing
          to stand up against the tide. We have to care about the fact that

            few people along the way have a different perspective. ... What
            could be more American?"

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Western States Legal Foundation
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Oakland, CA 94612
USA

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