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- From: Dorothy Morse <dmorse@igc.apc.org>
- Subject: URGENT ACTION for Somalia
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.023421.2722@mont.cs.missouri.edu>
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 02:34:21 GMT
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- /* Written 6:25 pm Nov 19, 1992 by AFRICA-L@VTVM2.apc.org in igc:bitl.africa */
- /* ---------- "URGENT ACTION for Somalia" ---------- */
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- From: Dorothy Morse <dmorse>
- Subject: URGENT ACTION for Somalia
-
- MacNeil/Lehrer said tonight the White House will discuss serious action for
- Somalia tomorrow.
-
- Please call the White House Comment Line--202-456-1111, between 9am
- and 5pm Eastern time, tomorrow.
-
- Or fax any time (starting tonight) at 202-456-2461.
-
- Please urge massive increases in food aid and medical supplies. Remember,
- even Mohamed Sahnoun said things were getting better since the aid increased,
- despite the looting. And, he said the amount now being delivered is
- 30,000 tons a month. 60,000 tons a month are needed, so there is plenty
- of room for improvement there.
-
- The main topic of discussion will be military intervention. I plan to urge
- increased UN troops, deployed swiftly. I think that insofar as outside
- military force can cause some problems, UN troops are less provocative than
- US marines.
-
- I have to say that the Somalis in the US to whom I have talked==the
- Somalia Relief Association in Houston, and Save Somalia in Atlanta,
- strongly support military intervention.
-
- On the M/L News Hour, the former US Ambassador to Somalia, Crigler,
- said "the American people have shown that they favor helping Somalia."
- It's important that we continue to show this support.
-
- Hope everybody will take the time to make the quick phone call or
- send a one-paragraph fax.
-
- Thanks so much. Events seem to have shown that the online community
- has made a big difference for Somalia--I hope we can act in great
- numbers tomorrow and perhaps get some really helpful action out of the
- White House.
-