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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 #475 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 Tuesday, October 2 2001 Volume 01 : Number 475 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 10:08:27 +0100 From: Sally Light <sallight1@earthlink.net> Subject: (abolition-usa) 9/29/01 Response by NDE to the Events of September 11 9/29/01 Nevada Desert Experience Response to the Events of September 11 We grieve the deaths of thousands and pray for the families experiencing loss. As people of Faith, we proclaim the immorality of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction. We espouse nonviolence, and we condemn all acts of violence. We recognize nuclear weapons as the most extreme source of terror in the world, targeting millions of undefended innocent people and threatening the life of the planet. We invite our supporters, co-citizens, and sister organizations to join us in calling upon the U.S. government to take all steps necessary to comply with international law, including: 1. Reject its official policy of the first use of nuclear weapons; 2. Take its 3,000 strategic nuclear weapons off hair trigger alert; 3. Discontinue the development of new nuclear weapons under the Stockpile Stewardship Program. As people of Faith, we will continue to reflect and pray for the wisdom and courage to follow God=92s ways to peace. Adopted at a meeting of the Nevada Desert Experience Board and signed by the Board members and staff in attendance. Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton Paul A. Colbert Wendy Kaufmyn Sally Light Chris Montesano Mike Niece Paula Olivares Erik Thompson Louis Vitale, Ofm. - - 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: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 15:31:11 +0100 From: Sally Light <sallight1@earthlink.net> Subject: (abolition-usa) Antiwar Demonstration in Greece Friends - FYI. This is forwarded through me from a Greek friend. Peace - Sally. Sally Light Executive Director Nevada Desert Experience 20 years of faith-based nuclear resistance Subject: ANTIWAR DEMONSTRATION IN GREECE >Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 >Dear friends, >although the Greek government has declared it's will to "fight against >terrorism" on the side of the American and European killers, although it >agreed to the imposition of new european and national anti-terrorist laws >that violate the fundamental constitutional rights, the Greek people fight >against war. On Thursday 27th took place a big antiwar demonstration in >Athens. 7.000 people demonstrated as far as the Greek Parliament House >demanding "STOP WAR" and "NO GREEK PARTICIPATION IN IT". New action will >take place in a few days. > >Dimitris Stavropoulos - - 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, 02 Oct 2001 08:21:36 +0100 From: Sally Light <sallight1@earthlink.net> Subject: (abolition-usa) [Fwd: [surge] ALERT! US/UK to Strike Afghanistan 'within days', saysBritish newspaper] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------F492CD9AE9343DDE0C304529 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit - --------------F492CD9AE9343DDE0C304529 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <bounce-surge-819168@listserv.unc.edu> Received: from lambada.oit.unc.edu ([152.2.22.80]) by eagle (EarthLink SMTP Server) with SMTP id trinhu.ga7.37tiu0o for <sallight1@earthlink.net>; Mon, 1 Oct 2001 23:27:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp1.Stanford.EDU ([171.64.14.23]) by lambada.oit.unc.edu with SMTP (ListManagerSQL WIN32 version 1.2); Tue, 02 Oct 2001 02:26:30 -0400 Received: from cypress (adsl-63-196-6-39.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net [63.196.6.39]) by smtp1.Stanford.EDU (8.11.1/8.11.3) with SMTP id f926QRV20033; Mon, 1 Oct 2001 23:26:28 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <LISTMANAGERSQL-819168-523644-2001.10.02-02.26.33--sallight1#earthlink.net@listserv.unc.edu> X-Sender: auerhahn@auerhahn.pobox.stanford.edu (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2001 23:26:24 -0700 To: "The surge mailing list" <surge@listserv.unc.edu> From: Louise Auerhahn <auerhahn@stanford.edu> Subject: [surge] ALERT! US/UK to Strike Afghanistan 'within days', says British newspaper Cc: ynpn-members@igc.topica.com, surge@listserv.unc.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:leave-surge-819168C@listserv.unc.edu> Reply-To: Louise Auerhahn <auerhahn@stanford.edu> X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Students United for a Responsible Global Environment - www.unc.edu/surge Get ready folks. It may be beginning. If the U.S. initiates a military action/strike, a rapid response anti-war demonstration is set for 5pm the next day at the Federal Building in Times Square in NYC. If on a weekend, the demonstration will be at 12 noon Saturday/Sunday. There will also be a National Student Walk-Out. <http://www.iacenter.org/ > For those in the Bay Area, a rapid response demo is set for 5 pm the day the bombing occurs, at Powell and Market in San Francisco. There is also one at 6 p.m. in Palo Alto in front of City Hall. For other areas, http://pax.protest.net/ is trying to get a list together, but it's not up yet. Check there or ask your local organizers. Of course I don't have any way to verify what this article says, but the U.K. Guardian is a major mainstream newspaper, and probably more reliable in these circumstances that any mainstream U.S. media. (And yes, it is really a Guardian article -- check the URL.) In solidarity, Louise >Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2001 21:27:44 -0700 >To: peace-discuss@lists.Stanford.EDU >From: Eduardo Capulong <capulong@Stanford.EDU> >Subject: Fw: Alert! British Newspaper Says US/UK to Strike Taliban > 'within days'! >>US and Britain to strike terror camps within days >>Attacks limited to targets found by special forces >>War on Terrorism - Observer special >><http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4267263,00.html> >> >>Ed Vulliamy, Washington, Jason Burke, Peshawar, Peter Beaumont and Paul=20 >>Beaver Observer >> >>Sunday September 30, 2001 >> >>Devastating attacks on bases controlled by Osama bin Laden are set to be= =20 >>launched in the next 48 hours as part of a tightly focused military=20 >>operation approved by US President George Bush and backed by Britain. >> >>The strategy, which is a victory for pragmatists in both Britain and=20 >>America, is designed to kill bin Laden and his forces, and will be=20 >>launched in tandem with strikes against air and ground forces of the=20 >>Taliban regime supporting him. >> >>The operation, which British and US sources say could be launched as early= =20 >>as today, would begin with air and missile strikes to destroy the=20 >>Taliban's 20-aircraft air force, remove anti-aircraft missile batteries,= =20 >>and destroy Taliban tanks and other armour. >> >>In a clear sign that strikes were imminent, Bush declared last night,=20 >>after a meeting with military advisers at Camp David: 'America will act=20 >>deliberately and decisively, and the cause of freedom will prevail.' >> >>In a live radio address, he added: 'We did not seek this conflict, but we= =20 >>will end it. This war will be fought wherever terrorists hide, or run, or= =20 >>plan. Other victories will be clear to all.' >> >>The aim of the first phase, likely to be launched from aircraft with US=20 >>and British ships in the Arabian Sea, would be to remove any threat from= =20 >>the Taliban for the substantial incursion that would follow. >> >>Sources say this would be in the form of a so-called desant operation - an= =20 >>airborne assault deep into Taliban-held territory - led by=20 >>helicopter-carried troops of the US 82nd Airborne Division. Sources said= =20 >>that the 101st Air Assault Division has also been ordered to be ready for= =20 >>action. >> >>Also fully mobilised was the 10th Mountain Division, which would be the=20 >>main ground force in what Bush called an upcoming 'guerrilla war' fought= =20 >>by US and British forces. Although soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division= =20 >>are trained for low-level parachute jumps, any assault is likely be made= =20 >>by first abseiling down fixed lines from helicopters. >> >>American forces would be supported by US Special Forces - including US=20 >>Army Rangers and Green Berets, and by British Special Forces. British=20 >>units understood to have been earmarked include mountain warfare cadres of= =20 >>G-troop, 22 SAS Regiment; the Special Boat Service's Mountain Troop -=20 >>which is trained for cliff assault and Arctic warfare - and the Mountain= =20 >>Leaders' section of 4/5 Royal Marine Commando. All are trained and=20 >>equipped to operate in mountainous terrain for periods of up to a=20 >>fortnight without being resupplied. >> >>The US troops are equipped with a specialised version of the Black Hawk=20 >>attack helicopter and long range MH-47 Chinooks armed with rotary cannon.= =20 >>They would also be able to call on support from AC-130 aircraft -=20 >>nicknamed Puff the Magic Dragon - which can give ground support with an=20 >>artillery cannon in its belly. >> >>Initial targets earmarked for the air assault and desant operation include= =20 >>bases controlled by the al-Qaeda around Kabul, in particular those with=20 >>usable air strips. >> >>Crucial evidence that links bin Laden to the terrorist attacks on New York= =20 >>and Washington nearly three weeks ago has been obtained by The Observer .= =20 >>A secret intelligence dossier compiled by an Arab state with a=20 >>longstanding interest in bin Laden last night revealed that at least one= =20 >>of the 19 hijackers was trained in a camp in Afghanistan run by al-Qaeda= =20 >>and that another is 'close to bin Laden'. >> >>American security sources told The Observer they believe four of the=20 >>hijackers had spent time in Afghanistan with the Taliban and possibly with= =20 >>al-Qaeda. One, Wali Mohamed al-Sherhi, is believed to have been taught=20 >>urban warfare and terrorism in al-Farooq training camp in eastern=20 >>Afghanistan, close to the Pakistan border. >> >>He is thought to have left Afghanistan 18 months ago. The dossier, for the= =20 >>first time, definitely links al-Farooq to bin Laden, naming four men who= =20 >>are bin Laden aides who it says administer and train those at the camp. >> >>Back in Washington, the tight focus of the planned military operation is a= =20 >>victory for the pragmatists in Bush's cabinet, notably Secretary of State= =20 >>Colin Powell. Powell has been involved in a battle of wills with hawks=20 >>gathered around the figure of Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, who= =20 >>would like to see US strikes against a wide range of targets, including= Iraq. >> >>It also follows words of caution from America's key ally, Britain. Tony=20 >>Blair has advised that the only target of military action should be bin=20 >>Laden's network and, if necessary, the Taliban. >> >>The location of the bases was revealed yesterday by Russian intelligence,= =20 >>which has provided the Pentagon with the most detailed intelligence so far= =20 >>on the network of bin Laden camps. >> >>The news came as British sources claimed that the Taliban was set to flood= =20 >>the west with heroin in an attempt to destabilise its enemies. >> >>US Special Forces were last night already active in Afghanistan, almost=20 >>certainly involved in scouting and preparing a secure forward airbase in= =20 >>territory held by the opposition Northern Alliance. >> >>There were claims from Afghanistan yesterday that a team of five US=20 >>commandos has been captured by al-Qaeda. The Qatar-based al-Jezeera=20 >>television station said al-Qaeda claimed to have captured a unit 'armed=20 >>with modern weapons and maps of al-Qaeda's bases' in the south-western=20 >>Helmand province. >> >>The Taliban and the Pentagon denied the report. US officials, however,=20 >>confirmed on Friday that special forces units - possibly from the US Green= =20 >>Berets or the elite Rangers regiment - had been deployed in Afghanistan on= =20 >>reconnaissance missions. >> >>They hinted that soldiers from the British SAS were also involved. The=20 >>special forces had been deployed 'in the last few days', the sources told= =20 >>US reporters, and were there to gather information on Taliban positions=20 >>and strengths, not to search for bin Laden. >> >>Sources in Washington said that with British and American reconnaissance= =20 >>and Special Operations teams already working on the ground to locate=20 >>targets with laser-guidance and sensor systems, US forces were ready to=20 >>'go into the first breach' in territory controlled by al-Qaeda. >> >>Planning groups at the Pentagon will now increase pressure on the White=20 >>House to expand the action to attack locations in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon,= =20 >>with the elimination of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as 'a precondition'= =20 >>to defeating terrorism. >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------= =20 >>--- Troops will target drugs stockpile >>Downing Street fears the Taliban will flood the West with =A320 billion=20 >>worth of heroin >><http://www.observer.co.uk/waronterrorism/story/0,1373,560700,00.html> >> >>War on Terrorism - Observer special >> >>Kamal Ahmed, political editor Sunday September 30, 2001 The Observer >> >>American and British troops are to target a =A320 billion stockpile of= opium=20 >>and heroin which intelligence officials believe is about to be released=20 >>onto the world market by Osama bin Laden and the Taliban authorities.=20 >>Intelligence documents circulating in Downing Street say that bin Laden=20 >>and the Taliban will use money made from the trade to fund any war against= =20 >>the West. >> >>It is believed that there are up to 3,000 tonnes of opium in secret=20 >>bunkers across the north and west of Afghanistan. Such a large amount=20 >>could be used to manufacture up to 300 tonnes of heroin, enough to supply= =20 >>the British drugs trade for 10 years. >> >>Downing Street officials believe that bin Laden and his al Qaeda=20 >>organisation are closely connected to a string of drug gangs which use=20 >>supply routes through Iran and Turkey into Europe and America. Nearly 90= =20 >>per cent of the heroin sold in Britain is thought to come from= Afghanistan. >> >>Although refusing to go into specifics, Government sources said that the= =20 >>destruction of the drugs trade was a 'long-held ambition' and that they=20 >>would be flexible in making it part of the 'war against terrorism'. >> >>'We want to see an end to opium production in Afghanistan,' the Prime=20 >>Minister's official spokesman said. >> >>It is believed that troops will focus on areas where the drugs are thought= =20 >>to be stored around Jalalabad and the bin Laden camps of Darunta, Bhesud= =20 >>and Khost. They will move against chemical factories which process the=20 >>drugs and farms which grow poppies as part of the military operation. >> >>Security sources said that all of these could also be targeted in a series= =20 >>of air strikes when the military campaign, Operation Enduring Freedom, is= =20 >>launched against the country. >> >>Last week it was reported that the Taliban had lifted their ban on the=20 >>planting of poppy fields, so that the manufacture of opium and heroin=20 >>could begin again. This is the first evidence that bin Laden and the=20 >>Taliban authorities already have a major stockpile of drugs. >> >>'Assessments suggest that those stocks are now being disposed of because= =20 >>of the threat of war and the need to raise money,' the Prime Minister's=20 >>official spokesman said. 'Bin Laden has been closely involved in the=20 >>Afghan drugs trade and has encouraged major traffickers in the past to=20 >>flood Europe and the US with heroin as a means of undermining and=20 >>destabilising. There are strong grounds for believing that [he has] large= =20 >>stockpiles of drugs himself. >> >>'The Taliban in the past have used money from drugs to fund military=20 >>action. Bin Laden is actively involved in the Afghan drugs trade and sees= =20 >>these drugs as a means of undermining the West.' >> >>Although the Afghan border with Iran is officially closed there are a=20 >>myriad of routes between the two countries which are almost impossible to= =20 >>close down. >> >>Britain has now agreed to help Iran, a long-time political enemy, in the= =20 >>fight against drugs. During his visit to the country last week Jack Straw,= =20 >>the Foreign Secretary, announced that the Government would give a =A3650,0= 00=20 >>grant to President Mohamed Khatami to help in counter-trafficking= measures. >> >>Downing Street played down fears that the release of such a huge amount of= =20 >>heroin by the Taliban would flood the Western market with cheap heroin. >> >>'Street prices of heroin in Britain are unlikely to be affected,' the=20 >>spokesman said. 'The price didn't alter during the ban. We don't expect=20 >>there to be a flood of cheap heroin now.' He said that government policies= =20 >>were in place to stop the drugs entering Britain. >> >>Under questioning, the official spokesman said that he could not divulge= =20 >>any evidence which the Government had about the drugs. 'We cannot reveal= =20 >>our sources but it is reliable evidence gained over many years.' >> >>Diplomatic sources said that an attack on the heroin trade in Afghanistan= =20 >>held political difficulties for the Government. Officials admit that up to= =20 >>five per cent of the heroin held in the country was under the control of= =20 >>the Northern Alliance which America hopes will back any future military=20 >action. - --- You are currently subscribed to surge as: sallight1@earthlink.net To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-surge-819168C@listserv.unc.edu - --------------F492CD9AE9343DDE0C304529-- - - 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, 2 Oct 2001 16:22:03 -0400 From: David Culp <david@fcnl.org> Subject: (abolition-usa) Senate effort to add nuclear weapons funds dropped > To: Interested Persons > > Re: Senate effort to add nuclear weapons funds dropped > > > An effort by several Senators to add over $300 million to the nuclear > weapons budget was dropped today (Tuesday, October 2). > > Senators Pete Domenici (NM), Harry Reid (NV), and Jeff Bingaman (NM) had > filed an amendment to increase the nuclear weapons budget of the Energy > Department by $339 million. They had hoped to offer the measure as a floor > amendment to the defense authorization bill. > > However, opposition by several Senators, especially Armed Services > Committee chairman Carl Levin (MI), led Sen. Domenici to drop his effort > on the last day of floor debate. > > The Bush administration requested $5.30 billion for the nuclear weapons > activities budget at the Energy Department for fiscal year 2002, which > began October 1. The budget funds the work of the Los Alamos (NM), Sandia > (NM), and Lawrence Livermore (CA) nuclear weapons labs. It also funds a > half dozen nuclear weapons production sites scattered across the country > and the Nevada Test Site. These facilities are used to maintain the U.S. > nuclear arsenal. > > None of these funds are for nonproliferation programs, such as such as the > "Nunn-Lugar" threat reduction initiative--to safely and securely dismantle > and dispose of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons in the U.S., > Russia, and elsewhere. > > Earlier this year, the Senate Armed Services Committee recommended > spending $5.45 billion for the nuclear weapons account, higher than the > Bush administration's request. Sen. Domenici was seeking to boost that by > $339 million. > > Some Senators have been suggesting that the U.S. should develop new > nuclear weapons, especially a "mini-nuke." While this amendment did not > specifically authorize development of a new nuclear weapon, it would have > been a significant increase for the nuclear weapons budget. > > Much of the credit for this victory goes to the national and local > organizations that organized telephone calls to Senators opposing the > amendment. > > > David Culp, Legislative Representative > Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers) > 245 Second Street, N.E. > Washington, D.C. 20002-5795 > Tel: (202) 547-6000, ext. 146 > Toll free: (800) 630-1330, ext. 146 > Fax: (202) 547-6019 > E-mail: david@fcnl.org > Web site: www.fcnl.org > - - 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, 2 Oct 2001 14:11:20 -0700 From: "David Crockett Williams" <gear2000@lightspeed.net> Subject: (abolition-usa) 911* Gandhi's birthday message, "Give rise to the Genuine Law to bring peace and tranquility to the nation" "The time has come. The time has come when we can no longer contain the urge to do something, but rush out of our houses. The time has come to look up to heaven, prostrate ourselves to earth, to voice our grief, and to share it with everyone" -- Nichidatsu Giving rise to the Genuine Law to bring peace and tranquility to the nation DCW Message of October 2, 2001 (3M-84)* Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday: "I have come to light the lamp of love in your hearts" Nichidatsu's Longest Walk Speech, revised translation September 30, 2001 minor updated changes including English explanation of Risshou-ankoku as: "Give rise to the Genuine Law to bring peace and tranquility to the nation" Kanjin-Honzon, by Nichidatsu, on the meaning of God and of Buddha, quoting from the precept to the Gandhi Sevasangh (service society) His associate whom Mahatma Gandhi named "Guruji", revered teacher, the most venerable Nichidatsu Fujii's spiritual practice was embraced by Gandhiji who beat the Dharma drum and chanted the prayer brought from the origin of the sun as described below while leading the non-violent spiritual-political revolution to success in India. Fujii Guruji, as he was known in the West, was born on August 6, 1885, and experienced his physical demise on January 9, 1985. Following the teachings and prophecies in the Lotus Sutra of Buddha describing the Great Law, The One Law, he went to India in the 1930's to begin the revival of Buddhism there in its birthplace where it had become dormant, after receiving the vision of the Dharma drum during a seven day fasting session with no food or water or sleep for a full week. Thereafter he practiced this walking drum chanting prayer for the rest of his life which his successors continue in peacewalks around the world to awaken this innate Great Law in the minds of humankind for the cause of "Global Peace Now!" The name Nichidatsu in English is "The Reach of The Sun." http://www.indiano.org/pagoda Fujii Guruji study group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sun-reach Hiroshima Flame Walk 2002, to the UN http://www.dharmawalk.org Walk updates http://groups.yahoo.com/group/star-wars-dharma-walk I witnessed Guruji's below speech delivered at the US Capitol steps, July 16, 1978, at the conclusion of the American Indian Movement's "Longest Walk" from San Francisco. Uniquely among the speakers, from the first word of his prepared speech delivered in Japanese language and translated section by section, continuing constantly through the end of the last sentence of its English translation when it abruptly stopped, there was constant thunder in the distance of the overcast city of Washington DC rolling around the 360degree perimenter of the skies -- this date was the 33rd anniversary of the first atomic bomb test, near Alamogordo, Los Alamos, New Mexico. After the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on his 60th birthday, what the Hopi Prophecy predicted centuries before as the "gourd of ashes falling on the Earth two times", ie, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Nichidatsu Fujii recognized these events and what they could lead to as the fulfillment of the prophecy in the Lotus Sutra regarding the "great conflagration when it is burning" and how, thereby inspired to revive the custom of building the Peace Pagodas (Stupas) as an offering, to avert what then became clearly understood as the threat of global nuclear holocaust by giving rise to the Genuine Law, the Great Law, The One Law by which God and nature operate in the world, the same law by which The One God operates in the world as described by the Torah and Talmud of Judaism, the same natural law which Einstein believed could be rendered into a simple set of equations to describe all of physical reality, all events in nature no matter where and no matter when, with 100% certainty, a set of equations he termed a "unified field theory." Along with the same teachings which predicted this "modern age of the declined law" and its threat of a great global conflagration, was also included the teaching of how to avert this threat and bring about peace and tranquility through giving rise to the Great Law (awakening the mind of humanity to its patent existence) by "psi-phenomenological means" that focus psychically the physical sounding of the syllables Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo. This below speech is very important because it is one of the very few places one will find any prominent and wise teacher of Buddhism (which HH Dalai Lama calls a "science of the mind") discussing the very nature and operating principle of The One God itself. It should be noted here that unlike other Buddhist interpretations which offer an "afterlife" of "re-incarnation", the interpretation offered by The Prophet of The Genuine Law, Nichiren, over 700 years ago, and experienced as fulfillment of prophecy by his successor Nichidatsu in the 20th Century, is based on the precept of "eternal life" on Earth. I sincerely believe that if his speech had been understood and accepted in 1978, we would not be experiencing the war crisis that we are facing today. The whole world is confused right now. For any successful resolution of the misunderstandings responsible for the September 11, 2001, attacks on America, and of the looming escalation of hostilities portended by plans for an extended "war on terrorism", not only must opposing religious and political viewpoints be reconciled but the very nature of the faith and belief applied to them must first be better understood for the absolution of prejudice, hatred and fear. "Why would God let this happen?" This is a common question now among adherents to the Christian, Judaic, and Islamic Faiths who are wrestling with doubts and secular distractions to their belief in The One God by whose Will and according to whose Law all things happen, always, everywhere. For adherents to religious, spiritual, and scientific disciplines who view the human mind as the creator of their own worlds, this question becomes: "How can the mind of humankind be brought into harmony with the natural order so that everyone can just live together in peace and harmony." The following speech/message is offered for examination and discussion of the answers to these questions as they relate to the notion of the sovereign power of the state and the very nature of the Almighty God, The One God purportedly worshipped by Christians, Moslems and Jews alike as The God of Abraham. No matter what one believes is the cause of the September 11, 2001, hijack attacks on America, no matter who or what one believes is responsible for the underlying prejudicial hostilities extistent between followers of seemingly conflicting religious and political ideologies and policies which appear to be at the root of this cause, and no matter what kind of punishment one thinks is appropriate, the key question is: "What can be done to correct the fundamental errors in human thinking at the root of all these, so as to not only prevent such hostilities in the future but to thereby also bring about a true and lasting condition of peace, justice, and prosperity throughout the various societies of human beings inhabiting our beloved planet Earth?" For reasons explained below I am convinced the answers to all of these questions will soon become apparent if this message can be spread to all parties concerned with the ramifications of September 11, 2001. We are at a unique point in history to effect these results, not only because of this 9-11 "21st Century Pearl Harbor Attack" and the resultant shock beginning to awaken human conscience, but also because we are approaching in 84 days the December 25, 2001, traditionally observed 2000th birthday anniversary of Jesus of Nazareth who is called Christ by Christians and who is regarded both as a Prophet of Islam and also as a Jew. If the protagonists in this upcoming military escalation portending a Third World War, with the unimaginable potential consequences of a global nuclear holocaust, really want to resolve human belligerencies then a "Global Cessation of Hostilities" should be immediately declared worldwide to last until this date where every flag on every flagpole around the world is flown from now until then at half-mast in consideration of mourning, remorse, repentence, and of the message of peace and love propounded by this Great Sage of Humankind whose birth is the very basis of the prevalently used arbitrary calendar of the modern world. In this way all of humanity might best use the balance of these next short three months to deeply reflect, meditate, pray, council, discuss, and understand what needs to be better understood and done to make sure that nothing like what happened on September 11, 2001, or on August 6 & 9, 1945, will ever happen again in human history. In this way we might reach this date, which "technically" marks the end of the Second Millennium and the beginning of the Third Millennium after this traditionially observed birthdate, with a deeper understanding of the kinship in God's image of all humankind related to all life on Earth as one family of life, Our Family of Life. During this time in respect of this United Nations declared "Decade of Creating a Culture of Peace for the 21st Century" humanity might better study the overlooked relevant deep messages of the past from saints, sages, scientists, and religious teachers of all denominations, as well as historical precedents for such a culture of peace begun by violent peoples who changed, simply by understanding and embracing the Great Law of peace, into leaders of long-lasting peaceful cultures such as the ancient indigenous Iroquois Six Nations Confederacy and the 500 year period of no war, no crime, and no violence begun in the reign of ancient India's King Ashoka. Certainly if human beings can put a man on the moon we can understand these things if we calmly take the time to examine and study them carefully. - --- above introduction/message by DC Williams From: "David Crockett Williams" <gear2000@lightspeed.net> Subject: Nichidatsu's Longest Walk Speech, translation revised 30SEP2001 Date: Sunday, September 30, 2001 6:20 PM From: "Yumiko Miyazaki" Subject: Revision on The Longest Walk Date: Sunday, September 30, 2001 3:36 PM The Longest Walk By the Most Venerable Nichidatsu Fujii July 16, 1978 in Washington D. C. Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Here at Washington DC in North America, the great gathering of The Longest Walk is taking place today. This walk began on February 11th this year from a small island in the San Francisco Bay. The walkers tread through uninhabited deserts, slept in 12,000 feet snow covered mountains, walked against strong wind and rain, and finally have arrived in Washington DC in the face of all hardship without a single dropout after covering 30 to 80 kilometers a day. The forefathers of the Native Americans were repeatedly forced to walk westward by the violence of the European refugees who landed on the East Coast. Every single one of these walks left a trail of tears, a trail of blood. Women and children were slaughtered, and many died of starvation and the frigid weather. It is said that approximately 20 million people were sacrificed. Currently, the United States of America is introducing a series of bad bills to abuse the power of the state in an attempt to annihilate the surviving Indian population. The Indian people have widely appealed to the world community their just cause in a truly spiritual way to protect their right to survival. They have organized The Longest Walk in hope to push aside the violence of the US government with nonviolence. Historically, the modern state is built on a superstition known as the "reason d' Etat (reason of state)". Its supreme principle of conduct is defined by need and convenience in sustaining the state's status quo. If this is the case, the state deems itself sanctioned to disregard various laws and statues, morals and religion in the name of preserving and fortifying itself. All the laws and statutes and social morals have value only to the extent that they are considered to be useful in preserving and reinforcing the state. The sovereign power of the state is affirmed as sacred. The Machiavellian realism in politics, which is craftiness, duplicity and manipulation, allow laws to be disregarded as well as deliberately misinterpreted. Another characteristic of the modern state is in the use of Christian missionaries, who originally should be advocates of peace, as proxies of state power in igniting various wars. The ill reputation of Christian missionaries is due to their association with state power that they served. Even the use of nuclear weapons would have to be accepted if we are to embrace the superstition of reason d' Etat, the myth of the sacredness of the sovereign state. Under this rational the United States used nuclear weapons in Asia, and subsequently has been repeatedly blackmailing the rest of humanity without hesitation by publicly referring to their possible use. If there is land White America needs, everyone who lives there must evacuate. Just as hares and snakes are driven away, so are the people who reside there. This is what is known as the American pioneering spirit. This thinking that derives from the myth of state sovereignty leads to violent acts. Dignity and independence of the Native American nations were denied by violent acts committed under state sovereignty. How could these people whose very survival is at stake not see this state as their sworn enemy? On November 24, 1961, the United Nations General Assembly presented "The Declaration on Banning the Use of Nuclear Weapons". It says: "Believing that the use of weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear and thermo-nuclear weapons, is a direct negation of the high ideals and objective which the United Nations has been established to achieve through the protection of succeeding generations from the scourge of war and through the preservation and promotion of their cultures, declares that the use of nuclear and thermo-nuclear weapons would exceed even the scope of war and cause indiscriminate suffering and destruction to mankind and civilization and, as such, is contrary to the rules of international law and to the laws of humanity; the use of nuclear and thermo-nuclear weapons is a war directed not against an enemy or enemies alone but also against mankind in general, since the peoples of the world not involved in such a war will be subjected to all the evils generated by the use of such weapons. Any state using nuclear and thermo-nuclear weapons is to be considered as violating the Charter of the United Nations, as acting contrary to the laws of humanity and as committing a crime against mankind and civilization." On August 6, 1945 in Hiroshima, and on August 9 in Nagasaki, humanity experienced the very first calamity of the atomic bombing. It was this country, the United States, who unleashed these bombs. The then Commander in Chief, General MacArthur, praised the achievements of the atomic bombing claiming that it quickened the termination of the war. He later further explained that the atomic bombing was necessary to protect the many lives of young American solders. No one in the United States acknowledged the criminality of the atomic bombing. In reckless intoxication with the ecstasy of victory and worshipping nuclear weapons as guardians of peace, the United States devoted itself with fervor to the development, production and stockpiling of nuclear weapons even after the war. Regardless of the enormity of the disaster that nuclear weapons cause humanity, the American people accepted the sacredness of nuclear weapons because they were supported by justification of righteousness that they are for the sake of "national security" and "in the interest of the people." At the 32nd General Assembly of the United Nations in 1977, Dr. Waldheim, Secretary General of the United Nations, called for the opening of the United Nations Special Session on Disarmament, saying that "The threat of self destruction by nuclear war is the greatest danger confronting the world. The enormous amount of stockpiling and accuracy of nuclear weapons are further enhancing the danger of the final annihilation of mankind. It has become more evident that the effective security cannot be obtained by the expansion of arms. The very basis which can eliminate the cause of tension and conflicts, and establish reciprocal international cooperation, can be found in disarmament." The United States has already used nuclear weapons. Not a single human soul will praise her victory. History shall eternally condemn the criminality of the atomic bombing by the United States. The United States is firstly, a violator of the UN Charter. Secondly, it is a violator of humanity. Thirdly, it is an enemy to humanity that could bring calamity to the whole of humankind. Fourthly, it is a criminal capable of destroying civilization. When we look at world affairs we should not merely see them in the context of their current gloomy situation. The world situation is by no means static which remains the same; it can always be changed. Today with the extreme development of nuclear weapons and humanity's knowledge of them, the only way to prevent humanity from the catastrophe it faces is to eliminate war itself. We must work with all our might for complete disarmament. General and complete disarmament is no longer an exercise of the mind, but is the most realistic solution. We are about to bury the era of warfare, the era of violence, the era of murder and destruction. No measures that are taken in anticipation of possible future conflicts or war will enable us to build true peace. The issue that takes precedence over all others to create genuine peace is the issue of removing fear and mistrust among confronting modern nations. Elimination of fear and mistrust is a purely spiritual issue, which religions have repeatedly taught from ancient times. When we believe in the Almighty God our fear shall disappear. We believe in the Almighty God to dispel our fear. We fear others when we suspect they are evil. If we believe in the goodness of others we will no longer fear them. We do not believe in God because we have seen His omnipotence. We seek to see God's omnipotence by believing in Him. We do not believe in the goodness of others because we have seen their goodness. When we believe in the goodness of others we can dispel our own fear and we become capable of having amicable associations with them. Believing in the omnipotence of God whom we cannot actually see is a disciplinary practice of the mind enabling us to believe in the goodness in others, which we cannot see. Once we deny the belief of the absolute state sovereignty, and after we eliminate all armament including nuclear weapons and completely bring an end to war, we must create a new civilization and an era of perpetual peace. However, the people who will be there are the same people who were dependent on self-defense through arms. The most important thing required is the spiritual foundation for disarmament, namely, acts of conscience as human beings. The development in science served to construct the civilization of material yet incurred the crisis of annihilation of humanity. The myth of absolute state sovereignty is another spiritual ailment, which is a result of heightened arrogance and avarice. No matter how much we change systems or bring our minds together, there is no prospect in dispelling mutual fear and mistrust unless people open up their gate to spiritual change. Spiritual transformation is nothing to be ashamed of. Buddhism teaches that when we free ourselves from delusions we become enlightened. The civilization of the new era, the era of perpetual peace, will be the spiritual civilization. The universal core of the spiritual civilization is the civilization of religion. Maha Bodhisattva Nichiren called this Risshou-ankoku (give rise to the Genuine Law to bring peace and tranquility to the nation). The religious faith that the Native Americans have carried down to this day will be the fountainhead for creating lasting peace in the future. While no one visits the graves of General MacArthur or Harry Truman today, tens of thousands of people gather and mourn the sacrifice of Hiroshima and Nagasaki each year. Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo (Speech delivered by Fujii Guruji in Washington D.C. on July 16, 1978) Translation revised on 9/30/01 by Yumiko Miyazaki ___________________________________________________ "Kanjin-Honzon" by the The Most Venerable Nichidatsu Fujii -- - -- ( From the "precept to the Gandhi Sevasangh"): "We are said to be human through gradual steps of nature. However, we were born as human beings to meet God which exists in our minds. In fact, this differentiates man from animal existence. To meet God is a privilege given to all those who have life. We can not perceive God unless we are willing to abandon our physical brutality and awaken as well as develop the spirit of nonviolence and truth which is hidden in the minds of individuals. We can only meet God through faith." -- ( From the "precept to the Gandhi Sevasangh") According to the theory of evolution man evolved from apes. Bestiality is therefore said to be an inherent part of human beings. Yet, the characteristics of the evolved man are in his ability to reflect, to attempt to control and become free from his physical desires and beastliness, and to discover the sublime God which is invisible and hidden in one's mind and to worship it. This act is called religion. Spiritual life is what makes man unique. It is not seen in any other animals beside man. Progress and development in human society is marked by the distinguishing measure of discovering God and the profound pursuit of Truth. Recently, progress in human society has been in materials alone. Progress in the true sense must be spiritual. There is a difference. If it is shallow the society becomes brutal; if it is deep it becomes peaceful. Gandhiji said that to discover God and to worship God becomes possible based on spiritual faith that originates from developing the spirit of nonviolence and pursuit of truth which are hidden in one's mind. Sakyamuni Buddha was the most highly esteemed being in the human world. He was born, lived and died in the human world. He is revered because while he lived a life like anyone else he attained Buddhahood of peerless dignity. The innate quality that leads to Buddhahood just like Sakyamuni Buddha is inherent in the mind of every person. This is called the "Buddha nature". Lord Sakyamuni Buddha preached in the Maha-Parinivarna Sutra that all living creatures posses Buddha nature. Sakyamuni Buddha is a manifestation of the Buddha nature in a human body in it's fullest way. Buddha nature does not imply that there is a Buddha within our minds awaiting to become complete. It is a Buddha immemorial, yet it's transcendental power and light are yet to manifest in the human mind. When we believe in the presence of the eternal Buddha who resides in our minds, the purpose of our lives becomes dignified. We will see no reason to be arrogant to anyone, and it would become natural for us to venerate others. The ancient Buddha in our mind and the ancient Buddha in the minds of others are one and the same. When the Buddha in our minds worships the Buddha in the minds of others, in turn the Buddha in the minds of others worships the Buddha who resides within us. When we bow in veneration towards the mirror, our reflection in the mirror bows back. Veneration between oneself and others becomes one and inseparable. That is when peace becomes a reality and there would be no war. The voice of our ancient Buddha was recorded as 84 thousand Sutras expounded through the mouth of the World Honored One, Sakyamuni Buddha. However, the modern civilization cannot hear or see a single phrase or gatha. Herein lies the grief and agony of the modern civilization. "And wishing to see the Buddha With all their hearts, They do not spare their lives ..." ------from The Lotus Sutra Chapter 16 "The Eternal Life of the Tathagata" This half gatha is where the spiritual civilization originated from. Human beings are not animals of mere physical existence made of flesh. The undivided heart and mind wishing to see the invisible God, one's ancient Buddha, the Truth of Peace, becomes God, the Truth and the ancient Buddha. Maha Bodhisattva Nichiren taught that the Buddha is in the earnestness to see the Buddha. The earnestness of the heart and mind to see the Buddha is the privilege of man Gandhiji referred to. This is spiritual activity. 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