Companies being targeted under a boycott of American-owned corporations are
defending themselves against the campaign, being promoted in Australia by a
pro-Palestinian group.
Australian Muslims are being asked to boycott the businesses under an
international campaign led by the UK-based Innovative Minds group,
targeting what it says are companies that support Israel.
Flyers have been distributed near one of the country's largest mosques at
Lakemba in Sydney urging Muslims to boycott a total of 35 companies
including McDonalds, David Jones and Coles.
Coles and David Jones have released statements arguing they are apolitical
and wholly Australian-owned companies.
The Lebanese Muslim Association says it would not advocate any boycott
unless it was certain the companies were directly involved in the killing
of innocent people.
http://abc.net.au/news/justin/nat/newsnat-4dec2002-18.htm
The proposed campaign for sanctions against the United States
A successful global campaign to achieve the following actions, not just
more ineffective appeals and declarations, would ensure an immediate and
permanent end to all U.S. aggressions.
Diplomatic, juridical and military actions
1. The United Nations relocate its headquarters out of the northern
hemisphere to a suitable venue, perhaps to one of the most impoverished
nations in the world, certainly not to a so-called first world country.
2. Nations close U.S. embassies and consular offices in their territories.
3. Nations declare U.S. officials persona non grata and expel them.
4. Governments and international jurisdictions undertake massive
indictments and prosecutions of C.I.A., F.B.I., State Department, U.S.
military, etc. employees (present or former) who are or were engaged in
promoting terrorist activities by the U.S. government or by other
governments or paramilitary forces.
5. Nations deny use of their territory, territorial waters, and air space
to U.S. military forces, and insist that the U.S. immediately relinquish
and evacuate U.S. bases on their territory.
Economic Actions
6. Oil-exporting nations place a total ban on oil (and natural gas)
shipments to the U.S. and its colonies.
7. Nations close all branch offices of U.S. banks in their territories, and
freeze all assets of U.S.-based financial, industrial, and commercial
corporations in their territories.
8. Nations ban commercial activities with U.S.-based financial, industrial,
and commercial corporations.
http://site.www.umb.edu/faculty/salzman_g/Strategy/Discussion/2002-09-30CallToStopUS.html
