* Berkeley to D.C. peace walk now en route * [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK]
HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- This is from The Oakland Tribune, page Local-1, Monday, 1-21-02: SISTERS SET OUT ON CROSS-COUNTRY TREK FOR PEACE, by Kristin Bender, Staff Writer Trek: They hope they will inspire people BERKELEY - The Porter twins' plan to walk across the country for peace started when the women pulled matching fortunes from their after-dinner cookies at a Chinese restaurant last year. The Berkeley women's fortunes - "You can take on and accomplish anything you try" - said all they needed to know. "I looked at mine first and then she looked at hers and then we looked at them together," said Lisa Porter, 37. "That was it, we knew at that point that we would be doing the walk together, we knew it was a sign." Today - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - the sisters and a handful of East Bay friends will leave Civic Center Park in Berkeley on a journey that should see them walk 3,500 miles to Lafayette Park in Washington D.C. They hope to arrive there Sept. 11, 2002. Many sets of twins have claimed to think simultaneous thoughts, feel the same pain and possess the ability to finish each other's sentences. Lisa and Angela Porter are no different. Shortly after the Sept. 11, terorist attacks, both women said they hatched independent plans to walk across the nation spreading a message of peace. But it wasn't until they mentioned their ideas during a telephone call that the walk, now deemed Peace-by-Peace, was set in motion. Shortly afterwards, they found the paper fortunes in their cookies during a dinner with friends. After months of planning, drawing up itineraries and buying maps and rain gear for the trek, the Porters are decidedly clear about the goals for their peace mission. "This is not a peace march. (The word) 'march' is war language," said Lisa Porter, who quit her job as a counselor at Rock La Fleche Community Day Center, an Oakland continuation school, to do the walk. "We are hoping people will be inspired to look inside themselves, to look at their lives and ask themselves a deeper question about what is peace." The women were inspired not only by recent world events but also by a silver-haired woman who called herself Peace Pilgrim. Between 1953 and 1981, the Peace Pilgrim (Mildred Norman) walked more than 25,000 miles and criss-crossed the United States six times in the name of peace. The Berkeley women's journey will be documented by a videographer, and updates will be available on their Web.site: http://www.walkforpeace.org They are also inviting anyone who is inspired to join them for a day, a week, a month or for the entire journey. The women, who plan to walk 10 to 20 miles a day, have done some training walks to prepare for the journey, which is scheduled to begin 10 a.m. today for Los Angeles. From Southern California, they will head to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, Tennessee and North Carolina. The journey will pass through parts of the country that are remarkably different from liberal, peace-conscious Berkeley. "If the paradigm is going to shift, it's important that people with opposing views (talk) and find some common ground," Lisa Porter said. "I'm banking on the fact that our common ground is our shared humanity." The group hopes to arrive in the nation's capital one year to the day after the Sept. 11 terror strikes on America, which deeply moved the sisters. "We were devastated about what that act (of terrorism) said about the state of humanity," Lisa Porter said. "I sat a little paralyzed for a couple of days, feeling an incredible amount of grief even though I hadn't lost anyone." Like many who wrote checks to charities, donated blood and held vigils, the Porters wanted to do something. Armed with a few thousand dollars raised at local benefits, they hope checks will continue to roll in while they're walking. They think they'll need about $20,000 to support six walkers who plan to make all or some part of the journey. But much of the expenses will be covered by in-kind donations. Churches, peace centers, private citizens and campgrounds will provide lodging, food and moral support for the sisters and their entourage. A childhood friend, Padraig McRauiri, will drive a truck, pulling a camper with bathroom and kitchen. He will also cook breakfasts, and offer encouragement and carry gear, water and those all-important, lucky cookie fortunes. = = Lake Merritt Neighbors Organized for Peace. Weekly peace walks around Lake Merritt in Oakland. Meet at the collonade between Grand & Lakeshore Avenues, 3 P.M., every Sunday. Info: (510)763-8712 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com --- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^ Th
Re: Jiang criticizes U.S. double standards in antiterror war [WWW.STOPNATO.OR...
HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- In a message dated 1/23/2002 4:59:50 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jiang criticizes U.S. double standards in antiterror war MSNBC reported that China was demanding the release of Chinese al-Queda members. Does anyone know about this? --- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
Suicide rate Gulf War Vets UK [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK]
HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- [Via Communist Internet... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] [Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] . . - Original Message - From: nicholasd108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 2:27 AM Subject: [mobilize-globally] Fwd: Suicide rate Gulf War Vets UK i have nothing to add to this but my silence. Nick --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Suicide rate Gulf War Vets UK By The Sunday Sun A staggering 70 per cent of British Gulf War veterans who have died since the conflict ended committed suicide. The startling claim is made by a respected organisation which has tracked the figure with growing alarm. Since the war with Iraq ended in 1991, a total of 537 servicemen have passed away. Of these, 380 have died at their own hands, according to the National Gulf Veterans' and Families Association, NGVFA. While the Ministry of Defence disputes the figures, the organisation insists their numbers are accurate. And they are not alone . . . the suicide rate among Falklands veterans is also shocking. The numbers who have killed themselves since the bloody conflict ended in 1982 now exceeds those who died in battle. Thousands of soldiers in both conflicts came from the North, one of the main recruiting grounds for Operation Desert Storm. NGVFA Chairman Shaun Rusling said: "More than two thirds of the veterans who have died since the Gulf War ended have committed suicide." And he added: "The balance of their minds has been impaired by what they suffered. "We are demanding that the MoD puts in place an ethical medical protocol that allows servicemen the proper treatment they deserve when they return from active service." It was the South Atlantic Medal Association 82 which revealed 264 Falkland veterans have taken their own lives since the end of the conflict compared to 255 who died during the fighting. North spokesman Dave Brown said: "The MOD are doing nothing for vets suffering from PTSD. "I back 100pc the NGVFA assertions that their figures are correct. "The fact that the MOD have said that they weren't aware of problems with PTSD among Falkland vets is rubbish. "They have known about shell-shock since World War One." An MOD spokesman said: "The rates of Gulf War veterans committing suicide is 88 out of the 496 who have died since the end of the war. "This compares to a control group suicide rate of 84 and is not significantly higher than expected." But Mr Rusling said NGVFA's research was more up to date and accurate. It claims suicide is the biggest single killer of veterans, followed by cancer. And it insists the true figure is masked by open or misadventure verdicts by coroners reluctant to record one of suicide because of the perceived social stigma attached to it. Mr Rusling added: "Our figures are higher than the MOD's because they massage the figures for political reasons." He believes that the true figure would cause the MOD severe embarrassment and hit future recruitment. Colonel Brian Gordon-Smith is a spokesman for veteran's mental health charity Combat Stress. He said: "The numbers of veterans coming forward for treatment for PTSD are increasing. "We have 5000 clients who have suffered psychological injury from their service. "We see around 500 new clients every year because PTSD can sometimes emerge decades after the event." = --- End forwarded message --- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~--> Get your FREE credit report with a FREE CreditCheck Monitoring Service trial http://us.click.yahoo.com/ACHqaB/bQ8CAA/ySSFAA/XgSolB/TM -~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ --- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
Venezuela class struggle - more details [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK]
HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- [Via Communist Internet... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] [Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] . . - Original Message - From: Barry Stoller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 1:05 AM Subject: Venezuela class struggle - more details AFP. 23 January 2002. Chavez opponents, supporters mass in twin marches amid tight security. CARACAS -- More than 200,000 supporters and detractors of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez launched twin marches in the capital Wednesday, amid high security. The marches, marking the 44th anniversary of the fall of Venezuelan dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez, were held streets apart, with a strong police presence for the opposition group, and some 150 military police and detectives guarding the presidential parade. The populist Chavez, 48, wearing his habitual red beret, marched with his supporters from the rough "23 de Enero" district toward the National Assembly building. Supporters professed their "love" for Chavez. Chavez promised to do away with "immoral" giant estates of Venezuela, which have large stretches of unused terrain and which he said had "halted Venezuela's development." He underlined that Venezuela's poorest people living in the shantytowns of Caracas and other parts would soon be given their own property rights. His new land law, he said, would be launched with the distribution of documents among the poor allocating property ownership. The law, the most controversial of a package of 49 new economic policies enacted by presidential decree November 13, tighten state control over agriculture. The move has further alienated many of the nation's middle class [read: capitalists] who feel threatened by Chavez's policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews --- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
Pastrana asks US to 'widen war,' citing oil [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK]
HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- [Via Communist Internet... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] [Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] . . - Original Message - From: Barry Stoller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 10:13 PM Subject: Pastrana asks US to 'widen war,' citing oil AP. 23 January 2002. President Calls for Washington to Widen Its Role in Colombia's Civil War, Citing Oil Ties. BOGOTA -- President Andres Pastrana says Washington should widen its involvement in Colombia's war to assure a continued flow of oil from this South American country. Colombia is the 10th-biggest supplier of oil to the United States. But attacks by leftist guerrillas have squeezed Colombia's output to 600,000 barrels per day. Pastrana said in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday that his government will ask Washington to have U.S. soldiers train Colombian troops to protect oil pipelines, bridges and other infrastructure from rebel attacks. Currently, U.S. aid is restricted mainly to supporting Colombian anti-narcotics troops. "Today, the world is ready to unite against those who are attacking the interests of nations - and in this case the interest is energy," Pastrana said. A vice president for Occidental Petroleum, the biggest U.S. oil company in Colombia with a 35 percent stake in the country's second-largest oil field, applauded Pastrana's proposal. "It's very encouraging they're looking hard at that," Lawrence Meriage said in a telephone interview from Occidental's Los Angeles headquarters. Meriage said rebel bombings of the Cano-Limon pipeline serving the Occidental field - which has a capacity of pumping some 115,000 barrels per day - shut down operations 56 percent of the time last year. In all, rebel sabotage of U.S. and Colombian oil operations prevented the production of more than 24 million barrels of crude last year, according to state oil company Ecopetrol. The raids also scare away foreign investors seeking to exploit Colombia's untapped reserves. There was no immediate comment from Washington on Pastrana's proposal. Any broadening of the U.S. aid effort could run into opposition in Congress, where concerns run high about getting too deeply involved in Colombia. U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson said recently that foreign investment in Colombia can only flourish if there is an end to the 38-year-old war. Last weekend, negotiators from the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, agreed to set cease-fire terms by April 7, narrowly averting a collapse of the three-year-old peace process. Despite the breakthrough, the rebels early Wednesday attacked the town of Rosas, in western Cauca, killing four police officers, and have dynamited electrical towers across the country. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews --- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
Class division in Venezuela [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK]
HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- [Via Communist Internet... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] [Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] . . - Original Message - From: Barry Stoller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 1:38 PM Subject: Class division in Venezuela AP. 23 January 2002. Divided Venezuela Marks Birth of Nation's Democracy With Rival Rallies. CARACAS -- Four decades ago, Venezuelans united to overthrow their last military dictator. Today, they are so bitterly divided over President Hugo Chavez that they couldn't share the same street to celebrate their democracy anniversary. Thousands were gathering in downtown Caracas Wednesday to march against a government they say threatens the liberties gained on Jan. 23, 1958, when a military-backed popular uprising ousted Gen. Marcos Perez Jimenez. Blocks away, thousands more prepared for a counter-march in support of Chavez, whom they believe is delivering the country from a corrupt oligarchy that took over after Perez Jimenez. The two marches were to take separate paths, but security forces were preparing for trouble. In December, government supporters and opponents clashed when a pro-Chavez mob tried to storm an opposition demonstration. "The country is dividing itself," warned historian Guillermo Moron. Government supporters blame tensions on a middle class-based opposition bent on deposing Chavez, a former army officer who led a failed coup attempt in 1992 and was elected president in 1998. They say Venezuela's elite resent Chavez's efforts to redistribute wealth among the poor through land reform and other populist measures. "The opposition wants to instigate chaos. It wants a civil war. Anything to oust Chavez from the presidency," said Cilia Flores, a lawmaker with the ruling Fifth Republic Movement party. Opposition leaders argue Chavez's scathing criticism of Venezuela's "oligarchy" has fomented class division. It was the first time as president that Chavez marked the anniversary of Venezuelan democracy. He previously celebrated the Feb. 4 anniversaries of his failed military coup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews --- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
Re: "Free Market" for Captive Consumers [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK]
HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- - Original Message - From: Richard Roper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 7:47 PM Subject: Re: "Free Market" for Captive Consumers [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK] HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- >Of course he does [George Bush promote "Free Trade], for the same reason >we the Brits >promoted Free Trade in the 19th century. This might be >an attack by Palmerston on the German Zollverein. I forgot to mention Tony Blairs ancestors invented the term. Forgetfully, Bill. --- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
Andean Initiative Forum [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK]
HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- ATTENTION - COME TO THE SOCIAL FORUM THIS SATURDAY! The Social Impact of Plan Colombia, the Andean Regional Initiative and the Foreign Occupation of the Military Bases in ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, ARUBA, CURACAO, GUANTANAMO-CUBA, HONDURAS AND ARGENTINA CANADIAN LATIN AMERICANS UNITED FOR PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE YORKWOODS LIBRARY - 1785 FINCH AVE. WEST (EAST OF JANE AND FINCH) SATURDAY JANUARY 26TH - 6:00 pm TO 9:00 pm FREE ADMISSION - EVERYONE IS WELCOME GUEST SPEAKERS: ARACELLY MORENO: popular leader, head of the national teachers union (UNE), and a representative in the Ecuadorian Congress. ARNOLDO HERNANDEZ: former mayor in the central Magdalena River Vally region (Magdalena Medio), sociologist and outstanding national leader of the Union Patriotica (UP) SPONSORS: United Ecuadorian Association (Toronto Chapter); Latin American Solidarity Group; Coalition Against War and Racism (CAWR); and other Canadian, Ecuadorian, Colombian and Latin American community organizations. --- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
US Blocks Brown-led Drive for Increase in Aid [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK]
Title: Message HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- Published on Wednesday, January 23, 2002 in the Guardian of London US Blocks Brown-led Drive for Increase in Aid by Charlotte Denny, economics correspondent The US government is blocking an international drive led by Britain to increase aid for the world's poorest countries in the wake of last year's terrorist attacks. Washington is already one of the least generous donors - despite being the world's largest economy - devoting just 0.1% of national output to its international aid effort. With less than two months to go before a crucial UN summit on global poverty in Monterrey, Mexico, US officials are trying to neuter the draft declaration which calls for rich countries to raise the amount they spend on helping the 2.8bn people who live on less than $2 a day. The conference, which is strongly backed by the chancellor, Gordon Brown, has been called to discuss ways of helping poor countries reduce poverty, cut infant mortality and provide universal primary education. But the US is seeking to delete any mention of the internationally agreed development goals and of the suggestion that rich countries should meet the UN target of spending 0.7% of national income on aid. Washington is already one of the least generous donors - despite being the world's largest economy - devoting just 0.1% of national output to its international aid effort. Britain and other, more generous donors, had hoped that the renewed US interest in multilateral action during the war on Afghanistan would help bring about a change of heart regarding aid within the Bush administration. In a speech in Washington last December, Gordon Brown called on the world's richest countries to double their spending on aid as part of a global "Marshall plan" for reconstructing not only Afghanistan but the entire developing world. Without a sharp rise in aid budgets, Mr Brown fears the world will fail to meet international goals by 2015. Some campaigners hoped that this signaled a willingness by western governments to consider radical new measures for raising revenue such as a Tobin tax on foreign exchange transactions or a global carbon tax. But these have been vetoed by the US - even before the latest attempts to water down the draft communiqué. Aid agencies attending preparations in New York this week for the Monterrey summit report that American officials have described the 0.7% target as an "outdated concept", and that they are pressing for it to be dropped from the final declaration. The American attitude has provoked disquiet among fellow donor countries and outrage among the development charities. "It seems the US will only tolerate multilateralism à la carte, and development, global redistribution and the interests of the poor are now off the menu," said Henry Northover, a policy adviser at Cafod, the Catholic aid agency. Instead of discussing increased aid budgets, Washington wants the conference to focus on how poor countries can improve their own economic performance through further market liberalization. The US treasury secretary, Paul O'Neill, is skeptical about the effectiveness of international aid efforts, arguing that the money donated is wasted by corrupt and ineffective governments. In Tokyo this week at an international conference on rebuilding Afghanistan, Mr O'Neill warned that support for the interim Afghan government would be withdrawn if donors discovered the money had been misused. The aid agencies say a proposed campaign to raise public awareness of the targets, led by the UN development program, is opposed by the US - which believes it amounts to an infringement of national sovereignty. © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2002 --- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^ startquote.gif Description: GIF image endquote.gif Description: GIF image
US: Public cynicism towards 911 victim funds [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK]
HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- Wall Street Journal. 23 January 2002. Victims fund demands spur backlash. NEW YORK -- America opened its heart to the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but a growing number of taxpayers arent happy about opening their pocketbooks. An ugly backlash is building as families of the people killed at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon push for changes in the guidelines controlling how much they can expect to receive from the federal fund. In rallies and on radio and television talk shows last week, victims' advocates had hoped to mobilize public support to make the fund more generous. Instead, they have provoked a surge of angry criticism in the media, in comments to the fund's administrator, Kenneth R. Feinberg, and even in personal e-mails to their homes. "If $1.6 million isn't enough for you, then I hope you rot in hell," a television viewer wrote Stephen Push, treasurer of Families of September 11 Inc., a national victim advocacy group, after he appeared on CNN last week. "We feel your grief, really," wrote another. "Im just wondering if we have to feel your greed, too." At Give Your Voice, a victims' group in New York, more than 800 e-mails flooded in last week, all of them critical of victims, says co-founder Michael Cartier. And flush from a well-attended protest rally last Thursday at the New York Armory, organizers were stunned by an editorial cartoon in the New York Daily News Sunday depicting the World Trade Center's crater as a money pit for victims, with a construction crane scooping up buckets full of cash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews --- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
Bush boosts military spending [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK]
HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- [Via Communist Internet... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] [Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ].. Bush boosts military spending US troops will see an increase in their pay US President George W Bush has announced plans for a $48bn increase in defence spending to fight the war on terror. The increase - of nearly 15% - will be the largest rise in US military spending in 20 years, he said in a speech to military reserve officers. It may put a strain on our budget, but we will not cut corners when it comes to defending our great land George W Bush It will include salary increases for military personnel as well as money to buy the latest in precision weapons, missile defences, unmanned vehicles and hi-tech equipment for ground troops. "The tools of modern warfare are effective. They are expensive. But in order to win this war against terror they are essential," said Mr Bush. "It may put a strain on our budget, but we will not cut corners when it comes to defending our great land." A White House official said the increase included $38bn for the pay rise and weaponry and $10bn in "war reserves". The president is also boosting domestic securityThe total defence budget will be $379bn. Mr Bush was giving details of the $2 trillion budget that he will submit to Congress on 4 February. For defence at home, the president said the budget would also call for the hiring of 30,000 airport security workers and an extra 300 FBI agents. It will also be used to strengthen local police, fire and rescue departments. In the wake of the anthrax attacks, there will be new equipment to improve mail safety and more research into bio-terror threats. Mr Bush said that the war on terror had started in Afghanistan but it would not end there. He spoke of the "shadowy enemy dwelling in dark corners of the earth". Congressional debate The president is expected to win the support of Congress for this defence budget boost, but not without debate. Mr Bush has already been criticised by Democrats in Congress over the recession and the fact that his tax and spending cuts will put the US Government in deficit for the first time since 1997. The budget will pay for 300 new FBI agents and research on bio-terrorRepublican Senator John Warner of Virginia, who is on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he expected Congress to support the defence budget increase. "In my opinion the Congress is going to be supportive of the president," Senator Warner told reporters. "The people of the United States are prepared and ready to support an increase of this size." But Democratic Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, who chairs the appropriations sub-committee on defence, was sceptical that Congress would support the big increase in these tight budget times. "They'd be reluctant to, unless the president can justify it," he said. --- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^ <<_1778681_marines300.jpg>> startquote.gif Description: GIF image endquote.gif Description: GIF image <<_1778681_bush150.jpg>><<_1778829_anthrax150ap.jpg>> grey_pixel.gif Description: GIF image nothing.gif Description: GIF image
US admits bombing Iraq twice this week [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK]
HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- AFP. 23 January 2002. US warplanes attack anti-aircraft artillery site in southern Iraq: US military. WASHINGTON -- US warplanes attacked an anti-aircraft artillery site in southern Iraq Tuesday for the second time this week, responding to "hostile Iraqi threats" against coalition aircraft patrolling a no-fly zone, US military officials said. A spokesman for the US Central Command said the aircraft used precision guided weapons to attack the anti-aircraft artillery site near Tallil, 270 kilometers (170 miles) southeast of Baghdad. An anti-aircraft artillery site near the same location was struck by US warplanes on Monday, the first US air strikes in southern Iraq since November 27. The spokesman would not say, however, whether the strike was in response to a buildup of Iraqi air defenses in the south or to a particularly attack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews --- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
Jiang criticizes U.S. double standards in antiterror war [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK]
HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- from http://www.japantoday.com/ __ Jiang criticizes U.S. double standards in antiterror war Thursday, January 24, 2002 at 09:30 JST BEIJING - Chinese President Jiang Zemin on Wednesday rejected U.S. criticism of China's crackdown of separatists in Xinjiang province, saying there should not be "double standards" in the war against terrorism. Jiang named no names, but his remarks were apparently directed at Washington, which warned China against using the war on terrorism as an excuse for its crackdown on dissenters in Xinjiang, the western province bordering Afghanistan. (Kyodo News) Click the link below to view this article and related discussions on Japan Today http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&id=192992 __ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeing new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com --- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
WENDY MCELROY: IS THE UN RUNNING BROTHELS IN BOSNIA? [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK]
HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- WENDY MCELROY: IS THE UN RUNNING BROTHELS IN BOSNIA? Is the United Nation's police force in Bosnia turning a blind eye or, even worse, participating in sex trafficking? It certainly seems that, as this new scandal emerges, the corruption reaches upward into the UN hierarchy. If prostitution is illegal in Bosnia, then why - in the presence of some 20,000 NATO peacekeepers and thousands of other U.N. officials, policemen and aid workers - has sexual trafficking in the region become an international scandal? One answer may be that the United Nation's police force may be turning a blind eye or, even worse, participating in the sex trafficking itself. It certainly seems that, as the scandal emerges, the corruption reaches upward into the United Nations. Last summer, American Kathryn Bolkovac, a former Nebraska police woman, was fired from the U.N.'s International Police Task Force. Bolkovac claims it was because she spoke out against the United Nation's involvement in sex trafficking. Through interviews with 85 women coerced into sex, Bolkovac learned that U.N. officers were not only using the women for sex but also seemed to be active in the business end - for example, the forging of documents to transport young girls across national borders. The young girls are from desperately poor nations like Romania. Many reportedly answer ads for "legitimate" work only to be kidnapped, taken across borders and enslaved in brothels that operate with the full knowledge of the local authorities. After Bolkovac advised various U.N. officials about the sex ring, IPTF Deputy Commissioner Mike Stiers decided that Bolkovac was psychologically worn out. Although an extension of her contract had been recommended prior to the e-mail, she was transferred to a suburb of Sarajevo, then fired. Bolkovac stated, "Those responsible ... did not want to hear about this." Douglas Coffman, a spokesman for the United Nations in Sarajevo, denied the accusation, but Bolkovac is the not the first to hurl it. Stories of U.N. corruption were already appearing in the European press. David Lamb, a former Philadelphia policeman working as a U.N. human rights investigator in central Bosnia, leveled even more serious charges. He provided evidence that IPTF members were directly linked to forcing girls into prostitution. Most prominently, he named two Romanian officers who sold women directly to brothels. Lamb filed his findings. He found that "the opposition of the central [U.N.] Mission Headquarters was unbelievable." The Washington Post reported on what happened next. "The United Nations quashed an investigation ... into whether U.N. police were directly involved in the enslavement of Eastern European women in Bosnian brothels, according to U.N. officials and internal documents." Another difficulty in assessing the situation is that U.N. officials do not admit that anything is amiss. When asked about Lamb's allegations against the Romanian officers, Jacques Klein - the U.N. secretary general's special representative to Bosnia - declared, "I have absolutely no evidence, no record, and I'm unaware of any internal investigation into any alleged misconduct involving a Romanian police monitor." A few weeks later, confidential U.N. documents revealed that Lamb had notified several U.N. officials about the two Romanians. Moreover, after Lamb departed, a Canadian officer, the Romanian government and an anti-corruption unit of the United Nations investigated the case in turn. Rosario Ioanna, the Canadian, issued a report similar to Lamb's, complaining that local U.N. authorities tried to close down the investigation. Yet the United Nations refuses to allow the Romanian policemen to be interviewed. Subsequent U.N. investigations appear to be cosmetic. For example, an inquiry was instigated but, according to the Post, investigators didn't bother to contact Lamb or other whistleblowers. Not surprisingly, the inquiry found insufficient grounds to probe further. The character revealed by the United Nations in Bosnia is particularly significant today. The agency is pushing hard to become a global government. In March, the U.N.'s High Level Panel of Financing Development will meet in Mexico and endorse recommendations that are expected to include: a World Taxing Authority, global taxes on fossil fuel and/or on all currency exchange and U.N. supervision of all international finance. As the United Nations pushes for jurisdiction over the globe, it is important to remember how it has acted in Bosnia. The character of an institution, no less than of an individual, is revealed through actions, not words. It is revealed in the small behaviors. Such as the willingness to watch or participate in the selling of young girls into the living hell of Bosnian brothels. The U.S. is the most powerful force opposing the United Nations. If America refuses to meet U.N. demands - and, as yet, the U.S. h
Lockerbie Appeal. Jamahiriya News Agency Jan 23 [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK]
HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- Lockerbie Appeal Camp Zeist/Ayu Annar 23/Jana The appeal proceedings raised by the Libyan Political Hostage,Abd Albasset al Maghrahi today began at the Camp Zeist in the Netherlands. The appeal request was raised by the defence team dated February,7 and has been accepted by the court. Moreover,a number of legal experts and international as well as regional organizations earlier have comnfirmed that the verdict issued was an illegal one considering it as a political verdict and all evidences affirm the innocence of this citizen regarding this case. Following the opening of the session, the chief of the defense team of the Libyan started to defend indicating all the evidences and facts which made it clear that the verdict issued was out of any legal justifications. The defense team pointed out that the verdict was unfair and facts accompanied by evidences are to be presented and then the innocence of the Libyan citizen the political hostage Abd Albasset al Maghrahi would be acquitted in this case. /Jamahiriya News Agency// _ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ --- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
Palestine: Arafat Calls For Iraqi Intervention Against Israel - INA [WWW.STOPNAT
HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- Arafat urges Saddam to stop Israeli attacks - INA. == BAGHDAD, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Wednesday urged Iraq's President Saddam Hussein to intervene to prevent Israeli "aggression" against the Palestinian people, the Iraqi News Agency reported. It said Palestinian Public Works Minister Azzam al-Ahmad had delivered a message to Saddam from Arafat calling on the Iraqi leader "to intervene to stop the savage and bloody Zionist (Israeli) aggression against the Palestinian people". INA said the message dealt with "the serious situation in the Palestinian occupied territories caused by Zionist aggression and the blockade imposed by the Zionist authorities against movement of Palestinian people and officials". Saddam said at the start of the Palestinian uprising almost 16 months ago that Iraq was ready "to put an end to Zionism" if Arab rulers did not defend the Palestinians against Israel. Saddam also ordered the formation of military units to fight with Palestinians against the Israelis. Government figures say nearly seven million Iraqis have volunteered to fight alongside the Palestinians. Baghdad opposes peace agreements signed between Israel and the Palestinians, as well as those signed between Israel and neighbouring countries. --- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
UK: Waite 'appalled' by treatment of prisoners [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK]
HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- AFP. 23 January 2002. Former British hostage Waite "appalled" by treatment of Cuba prisoners. LONDON -- Terry Waite, the Briton held captive by terrorists in Beirut for five years, told a British newspaper Wednesday he was "appalled" at the treatment of al-Qaeda suspects being held by the United States in Cuba. "I can recognise the conditions that prisoners are being kept in at the US camp at Guantanamo Bay because I have been there," Waite, a special envoy to the Archbishop of Canterbury at the time of his capture, told the Guardian. He added: "Because I was kept in very similar conditions, I am appalled at the way we, countries that call ourselves civilised, are treating these captives. Is this justice or revenge?" International criticism of conditions at the makeshift prison camp in Cuba have grown since the first batch of 158 detainees now held in Guantanamo were transferred from Afghanistan earlier this month. Photographs at the weekend showed a group of kneeling, handcuffed prisoners wearing dark goggles, earmuffs, mittens and bright orange jumpsuits. The prisoners, including three Britons, are being held at the temporary outdoor detention facility called "Camp X-Ray", where each has a separate cell with a concrete floor, wooden roof and chain-link walls. Waite was kept in solitary confinement for four years between 1987 and 1991 during his five years in captivity. He told the Guardian that he was blindfolded, chained to a wall and beaten on the soles of his feet with cable. "I am not soft on terrorism -- I have had too many dealings with it to be so -- but I am passionate that we must observe standards of justice," he said. "I fear that unless firm action is taken to institute just and fair procedures, the long-term results for the US will be catastrophic." He added: "It alarms me greatly that the prisoners' status seems to have been determined almost exclusively by the US president and his advisers. Their status should be determined by an independent tribunal. The US seems to be making up the rules as it goes along." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews --- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
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HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- Of course he does, for the same reason we the Brits promoted Free Trade in the 19th century. This might be an attack by Palmerston on the German Zollverein. And Ameerica promoted this as a policy since 1945, it's just there were roadblocks in the way. And the promotion of Free trade was decided as policy in 1944. --- Bill Howard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK > --- > > [Dripping blood and dirt from every pore, bound > and > gagged, shackled and chained, hooded, kidnapped, > interrogated, blasted and burned, collaterally > damaged, > foetally deformed, genetically altered, > embargoed, > starved, drugged and diseased we are cordially > invited to come and shop at George Bush II's > "Free Market"... > (Bill Howard)] > > > > [Via Communist Internet... > http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] > > [Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ] > . > . > - Original Message - > From: Alan Dover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: M-L list > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 7:48 AM > Subject: [MLL] FW: LASC: Bush on Central America > Trade > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Nicaragua Network [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 5:05 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: LASC: Bush on Central America Trade > > > January 17, 2002 > > Bush Declares Free Markets Are Essential for > Americas > By DAVID E. SANGER > New York Times > > WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 - President Bush invited Central > American nations > tonight to strike a separate trade accord with the > United States and > cautioned Argentina against using the country's > economic crisis as an > excuse to backtrack on free-market reforms or return > to an era of > protectionism. > > Mr. Bush's speech at the headquarters here of the > Organization of > American States was intended, his aides said, to > demonstrate that > despite making counterterrorism the new focus of his > foreign policy, he > has not turned back on the central foreign policy > commitment he made > last year: A new focus on the Western Hemisphere. > > But Mr. Bush used the occasion to send a strong > message to the new > president of Argentina, Eduardo Duhalde, who more > than once in the past > two weeks has suggested that the American led > "model" of economic > development - particularly rapid market openings and > deregulation - > contributed to Argentina's economic crisis. > > Without naming Mr. Duhalde, save for a brief word of > praise for the new > president, Mr. Bush said that "Argentina - and > nationals throughout our > hemisphere - need to strengthen our commitment to > market-based reform, > not weaken it." > > "Shortcuts to reform only lead to more trouble," he > said. "Half-measures > will not halve the pain, only prolong it." > > Mr. Bush's economic and security advisers would not > say this evening > what "half-measures" he was referring to, but it > seemed obvious. > > While Argentina has abandoned pegging its currency > to the dollar, a > policy that kept inflation in check but badly hurt > the competitiveness > of Argentina's products - Mr. Duhalde has created a > two-tiered exchange > rate that is designed to inflict pain on major banks > and investors, not > the public. It is unclear whether that is > sustainable. > > He has also declared a moratorium on the repayment > of public debt, which > is bound to scare away any investors who did not > flee when the country > was sinking deeper into trouble. > > And while Mr. Duhalde has talked about the need for > fiscal discipline, > he has not yet said how he will deal with a huge > budget deficit. Cutting > government spending is likely to reignite rioting > that has already been > rampant through the crisis. > > The International Monetary Fund agreed today to > delay, for one year, a > loan repayment of $933 million, due for repayment on > Thursday. While the > United States voted for the delay, and touted that > as a sign of support > for the country, the reality was that Argentina is > in no position to pay > the money, and has already defaulted on other loans. > > When Mr. Bush met with Latin American leaders in > Canada early last year, > at one of the first big summit meetings of his > presidency, there was > little public questioning of the value of > American-style economic reform > measures. But tonight Mr. Bush felt that the > pendulum had swung far > enough that he had to note that "some are > questioning the path to > prosperity. Some wonder whether free market reforms > are too painful to > continue. Some question the fairness of free and > open trade, holding out > the false comfort of protectionism." > > But he argued that countries that "stay on the hard > road of reform are > rewarded," ticking off Chile's success in cutting > poverty, and Mexico's > recovery from the 1995 economic crisis. He noted
Re: "Free Market" for Captive Consumers [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK]
HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- Of course he does, for the same reason we the Brits promoted Free Trade in the 19th century. This might be an attack by Palmerston on the German Zollverein. And Ameerica promoted this as a policy since 1945, it's just there were roadblocks in the way. And the promotion of Free trade was decided as policy in 1944. --- Bill Howard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK > --- > > [Dripping blood and dirt from every pore, bound > and > gagged, shackled and chained, hooded, kidnapped, > interrogated, blasted and burned, collaterally > damaged, > foetally deformed, genetically altered, > embargoed, > starved, drugged and diseased we are cordially > invited to come and shop at George Bush II's > "Free Market"... > (Bill Howard)] > > > > [Via Communist Internet... > http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] > > [Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ] > . > . > - Original Message - > From: Alan Dover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: M-L list > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 7:48 AM > Subject: [MLL] FW: LASC: Bush on Central America > Trade > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Nicaragua Network [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 5:05 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: LASC: Bush on Central America Trade > > > January 17, 2002 > > Bush Declares Free Markets Are Essential for > Americas > By DAVID E. SANGER > New York Times > > WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 - President Bush invited Central > American nations > tonight to strike a separate trade accord with the > United States and > cautioned Argentina against using the country's > economic crisis as an > excuse to backtrack on free-market reforms or return > to an era of > protectionism. > > Mr. Bush's speech at the headquarters here of the > Organization of > American States was intended, his aides said, to > demonstrate that > despite making counterterrorism the new focus of his > foreign policy, he > has not turned back on the central foreign policy > commitment he made > last year: A new focus on the Western Hemisphere. > > But Mr. Bush used the occasion to send a strong > message to the new > president of Argentina, Eduardo Duhalde, who more > than once in the past > two weeks has suggested that the American led > "model" of economic > development - particularly rapid market openings and > deregulation - > contributed to Argentina's economic crisis. > > Without naming Mr. Duhalde, save for a brief word of > praise for the new > president, Mr. Bush said that "Argentina - and > nationals throughout our > hemisphere - need to strengthen our commitment to > market-based reform, > not weaken it." > > "Shortcuts to reform only lead to more trouble," he > said. "Half-measures > will not halve the pain, only prolong it." > > Mr. Bush's economic and security advisers would not > say this evening > what "half-measures" he was referring to, but it > seemed obvious. > > While Argentina has abandoned pegging its currency > to the dollar, a > policy that kept inflation in check but badly hurt > the competitiveness > of Argentina's products - Mr. Duhalde has created a > two-tiered exchange > rate that is designed to inflict pain on major banks > and investors, not > the public. It is unclear whether that is > sustainable. > > He has also declared a moratorium on the repayment > of public debt, which > is bound to scare away any investors who did not > flee when the country > was sinking deeper into trouble. > > And while Mr. Duhalde has talked about the need for > fiscal discipline, > he has not yet said how he will deal with a huge > budget deficit. Cutting > government spending is likely to reignite rioting > that has already been > rampant through the crisis. > > The International Monetary Fund agreed today to > delay, for one year, a > loan repayment of $933 million, due for repayment on > Thursday. While the > United States voted for the delay, and touted that > as a sign of support > for the country, the reality was that Argentina is > in no position to pay > the money, and has already defaulted on other loans. > > When Mr. Bush met with Latin American leaders in > Canada early last year, > at one of the first big summit meetings of his > presidency, there was > little public questioning of the value of > American-style economic reform > measures. But tonight Mr. Bush felt that the > pendulum had swung far > enough that he had to note that "some are > questioning the path to > prosperity. Some wonder whether free market reforms > are too painful to > continue. Some question the fairness of free and > open trade, holding out > the false comfort of protectionism." > > But he argued that countries that "stay on the hard > road of reform are > rewarded," ticking off Chile's success in cutting > poverty, and Mexico's > recovery from the 1995 economic crisis. He noted
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HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- From:"Irina Malenko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Date:Wed, 23 Jan 2002 15:03:46 +Subject:Brilliant! France suggests Israel could pay reparations to EU !France suggests Israel could pay reparations to EU Last updated: 23-01-02, 14:03The European Union could ask Israel to pay for the damage its forces have inflicted on Palestinian projects funded by EU taxpayers, according to the French government.A Foreign Ministry spokesman, Bernard Valero, said the issue of compensation would be considered by foreign ministers of the 15-nation bloc at their next meeting at the end of January.He said an approach could be made to the Israeli authorities very soon..The European Commission has estimated that Israeli forces have wreaked damage worth €14.5 million to EU-funded Palestinian projects in ground and air attacks conducted against the Palestinians.The EU is the Palestinian Authority's main financial donor.The Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, has defended the targeting of Palestinian Authority buildings and facilities such as an airport and a seaport under construction as a response to the killing of Israelis by Palestinian militants.French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine said the attacks were part of a mistaken strategy to undermine President Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority. He appealed to both sides to find a political solution to the violence that has raged since the start of a Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation.In a statement, Vedrine said the Palestinian problem required a political solution, which would assure and reinforce the security of Israel. He also said the methodical destruction of the symbols and means of the Palestinian Authority by the Israeli army provided easy tactical success, but was a strategic error. (Irish Times, breaking News) --- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://TOPICA.COM/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
