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The Madison Area Peace Coalition (MAPC) formed fourteen days after the September 11 attacks to oppose (among other goals) the use of U.S. military, economic, or political force – whether direct or proxy, overt or covert -- "that violates the sovereignty or human rights of any nation or people." The Archive has assembled here e-mails exchanges from MAPC dating from the group's founding until late November 2001.
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You should contact XX and XX as well on this. Tom is
on the
CC because of an elections screw-up and was nominated because he also
represents the same district already on the Dane Co. Board of
Supervisors. He
might be more open since he probably won't try to run for CC for the
next
election.
Also, you don't have to have the text ready by Thursday because it can
be
introduced "By Title Only," which means only the title of the resolution
is
given at that time and you'll have until the Thursday of tthe week
before the
Nov. 20 CC meeting to work out the wording. That's my strong
recommendation!
X
X wrote:
> Folks,
> Initial indications are that the progressive caucus thought the milder
> form of our resolution was still too controversial for them to support.
> I'm going to buttonhole some alders before the Common Council meeting
> tonight, find out more, and work with X on this.
> We may need to submit the text as-is by this Thursday, and hope for at
> least a debate on 11/20, even if we can't get anyone else to support it.
>
> Peace,
> X
>
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[MAPC-policy] Re: [MAPC-discuss] city resolution in jeopardy
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Thanks for this history of the peace symbol, X.
We need to know our history. As X said this weekend, the most
radical idea in the world is a long memory.
> Gerald Holtom, a conscientious objector who had worked on a farm in
Norfolk
> during the Second World War, explained that the symbol incorporated the
> semaphore letters N(uclear) and D(isarmament).
For those of us not familiar with semaphore flag symbols, here's a visual
aid:
http://www.envmed.rochester.edu/htbin/flags.pl?show_sema=1
If N and D are overlaid, then inscribed in a circle, out pops the peace
symbol.
- X
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Re: [MAPC-discuss] MAPC Logo Design -- Graphics, Symbolism, and
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Hi X,
Thanks for keeping us in the loop. I will work on the sample letter for
announce, and someone will do a press release regarding the resolutions. We
could have these things done by tomorrow night (11/15). We can also work on
notifying the other national Independent news sources that you mentioned.
There are other activists in the committee who are more experienced with
media, so we will get back to you if there is more we can do.
BRAVO!! on your hard work, policy committee. MAPC is fortunate to have such
committed persons alerting the community about these issues.
Take care.
______________________________
X
X
>From: X>
>Reply-To: media@madpeace.org
>To: <media@madpeace.org>
>Subject: [MAPC-media] city council resolution
>Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 13:29:28 -0600
>
>Dear media cmte members,
>
>Below is a copy of an e-mail I just sent to the announce list regarding the
>City Council peace/humanitarian resolution (to be voted on NOVEMBER 20th!).
>
>We obviously need media work around this! And I think it's a big enough
>issue to pull out the stops with local media outlets (Cap Times, WI State
>Journal, Isthmus, Madison Times, student papers, WORT-FM, WYOU TV, WMMM
>radio, WI Public Radio & TV, etc.), and to also try some national
>alternative media, like Pacifica, Democracy Now! in Exile, the Progressive
>magazine, Z magazine.
>
>It would also be GREAT to have a sample op/ed and/or letter to the editor
>sent to MAPC folks to encourage them to write local media in support of the
>resolution. Maybe there are certain community leaders within MAPC we could
>specifically ask to write op/eds or letters??
>
>If you need any more info, feel free to contact us at policy@madpeace.org.
>You can also call me at the numbers at the end of this message.
>
>Thanks!
>-X
>
> ~~~ please forward this widely ~~~
>
>*** CONTACT YOUR ALDER & THE MAYOR TODAY - THE VOTE IS NEXT TUES NOV 20!
>***
>
>A resolution calling on the U.S. federal government to place humanitarian
>and human rights concerns foremost in its policies and actions in
>Afghanistan and surrounding regions was introduced this morning to the
>Madison Common Council (text below). We have _less than one week_ before
>the vote on Tuesday, Nov 20 to let the Mayor and alders know we want our
>city to go on record in support of peace - ACT TODAY!
>
>** Call or e-mail your alder and the Mayor and ask them to support the
>resolution (title: Humanitarian Priorities in Afghanistan) TODAY!
>
>Mayor Bauman: e-mail sbauman@ci.madison.wi.us or call 608-266-4611
>Alder district and contact info at http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/council
>Alder e-mails and phone #s also listed at end of this e-mail.
>
>** Attend the Tues, Nov 20 council meeting to register and/or speak in
>support of the resolution!
>
>The Council meeting starts 6:30 pm, Tues Nov 20, in room 201 of the
>City-County bldg, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd (just off Capitol
>Square),
>but register EARLY (6 pm) to make sure your input is recorded!
>
>
>Title: Humanitarian Priorities in Afghanistan
>
>A RESOLUTION regarding the urgent need to provide emergency humanitarian
>assistance and development assistance to civilians in Afghanistan,
>including
>Afghan refugees in surrounding countries.
>
>WHEREAS, a disastrous humanitarian crisis is underway, with an estimated
>7.5
>million people in Afghanistan facing critical food shortage or outright
>starvation this winter; and
>
>WHEREAS, 70 percent of these people are women and children, and the UN
>estimates 400,000 children under five will likely die this year, an
>increase
>of 100,000 over last year; and
>
>WHEREAS, food aid shipments have been disrupted because of U.S. bombing in
>Afghanistan; and
>
>WHEREAS, the aid agencies active in the region, including the Nobel
>laureate
>Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Oxfam International and the World Food
>Program have stated that the U.S. food drops can not meet the increasing
>and
>urgent need for assistance; and
>
>WHEREAS, Madison now participates directly and indirectly in U.S. military
>efforts through many channels, including the federal taxes its citizens
>pay,
>and through its citizens' participation in the armed forces; and
>
>WHEREAS, the Mayor and Madison Common Council are appalled at the mass
>starvation that will result from these actions to which they are a party if
>the situation is not speedily addressed; and
>
>WHEREAS, the Mayor and Madison Common Council deplore the dishonor such an
>outcome would be for the victims of the terrorist attacks of September
>11th;
>
>NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Madison Common Council
>support a resolution to the situation that minimizes loss of life; and
>
>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT humanitarian concerns must now be a top
>priority
>for U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, especially as there exists a narrow
>window of opportunity for supplying food to the region's population before
>winter makes this difficult or impossible. The Mayor and Madison Common
>Council call on the federal government to defer to the judgement of
>international aid agencies that a cessation in bombing is necessary to
>avoid
>humanitarian disaster; and
>
>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Madison Common Council call on
>Afghanistan's neighbors to immediately reopen their borders to allow for
>the
>safe passage of refugees, and call on the U.S. federal government and other
>members of the international community to prepare to contribute to the
>economic costs incurred by the flight of desperate Afghan civilians; and
>
>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Madison Common Council call on
>the
>U.S. federal government to actively support the work of various agencies to
>deliver assistance in Afghanistan, particularly through overland truck
>convoys, and to support safe humanitarian access to affected populations,
>in
>partnership with humanitarian agencies, in quantities sufficient to
>alleviate a large scale humanitarian catastrophe; and
>
>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Madison Common Council call on
>the
>U.S. federal government to contribute to efforts by the international
>community to provide long-term, sustainable reconstruction and development
>assistance for the people of Afghanistan, including efforts to protect the
>basic human rights of women and children; and
>
>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Madison Common Council call on
>the
>international community to support democratic processes in Afghanistan
>leading to a government which represents all its people, including women.
>
>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Madison Common Council, on behalf
>of the people of Madison, in solidarity with the international community
>and
>in their capacity as citizens of the United States, urge the U.S. federal
>government to put humanitarian concerns first in its policies and actions
>overseas. Furthermore, the Mayor and Madison Common Council will consider
>the U.S. federal government responsible for both the direct consequences of
>its military actions in Afghanistan and for unintended, indirect results of
>its actions leading to humanitarian crises in Afghanistan and the
>surrounding region.
>
>CITY OF MADISON COMMON COUNCIL MEMBERS 2001 - 2003
>
>1 Linda Bellman 274-0589 district1@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>2 Brenda Konkel 251-2412 district2@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>3 Warren Onken 244-7480 district3@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>4 Michael Verveer 255-6498 district4@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>5 Thomas Powell 347-9300 district5@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>6 Judy Olson 245-0557 district6@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>7 Cindy Thomas 271-5201 district7@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>8 Todd Jarrell 259-1976 district8@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>9 Paul Skidmore 829-1921 district9@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>10 Ken Golden 238-4370 district10@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>11 Jean MacCubbin 238-4863 district11@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>12 Dorothy Borchardt 249-7202 district12@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>13 Matt Sloan 250-6664 district13@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>14 Tim Bruer 298-0060 district14@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>15 Kent Palmer 244-7462 district15@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>16 Judy Compton 221-2567 district16@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>17 Santiago Rosas 244-9197 district17@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>18 Paul Van Rooy 663-9500 district18@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>19 Steve Holtzman 233-6056 district19@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>20 Gary L. Poulson 233-1469 district20@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>Common Council Office Phone Number: 266-4071
>
>Office E-Mail (goes to all alders): council@ci.madison.wi.us
>
>____________________________________________
>X
>X
>
>Check out these internet sites!
>the East Timor Action Network/US http://www.etan.org
>Madison, WI - East Timor projects http://www.aideasttimor.org
>Madison's Social Justice Center http://www.socialjusticecenter.org
>
>"We struggled for more than 24 years for independence. We've learned the
>lesson that even small people have a voice."
> -East Timorese leader Mari Alkatiri, during the August 30, 2001
>Constituent Assembly vote
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>media@madpeace.org
>Madpeace-media@madpeace.org
>http://lists.OpenSoftwareServices.com/mailman/listinfo/madpeace-media
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In a message dated 11/24/01 10:25:32 PM, x writes:
<<
-----------------
Forwarded Message:
Subj: Eve speaks on Thanksgiving . . pass it on
Date: Saturday, November 24, 2001 8:24:25 AM
From: x
To: x
From: x
To: x
2. A Thanksgiving Message from Eve Ensler
This is the Thanksgiving when the burqas came off in Afghanistan.
It is the Thanksgiving when women marched in Kabul, their faces
at last revealed, their voices heard after years of silence. On
this day of gratitude, we are getting a taste of what the future
might be like. A future that lies in the feminine. Not in the
bombing, but in the willingness to rest in the uncertainty. It
lies not in hating and defining enemies, but in allowing
ourselves the time of grief. It lies not in flags waving but in
hungering for the global world, it lies not in revenge or
retaliation, but in imagining the creative, outrageous
surprising response. It lies not in the proving of one's strength
and superiority but in the generosity of care, inclusion and
kindness. It lies not in domination and greed, but in feeding
those who are hungry. It lies not in getting more and having it
all, but in giving and giving and giving it away.
I send deepest blessings and gratitude for all you continue to
do to end violence against women and girls.
Eve Ensler
New York, New York
November 21, 2001
Vv vV
VvV
V
3. Support for Afghan Women
In the past few weeks, V-Day has received many messages from
people looking to help our sisters in Afghanistan. The first
steps to freedom have been taken, but there is so much more to
do. We must ensure that the future government of Afghanistan
includes women and respects the rights of all women.
Two years ago, Eve Ensler and V-Day's Executive Director Willa
Shalit traveled inside Afghanistan to meet Afghan women working
for change inside the country. Since that time V-Day has
partnered with RAWA - the Revolutionary Association for the
Women of Afghanistan. RAWA is still hard at work both inside
and outside Afghanistan, fighting for the rights and freedoms
of Afghan women. They still need our support. You can help
RAWA financially by making a donation at
http://www.vday.org/donate.
Vv vV
VvV
V
4. Necessary Targets, a New Play by Eve, Premieres in Hartford
Good news! A new play by Eve Ensler - "Necessary Targets" - is
premiering at The Hartford Stage in Hartford, CT on November 28.
Better news: Mention "V-Day" when you call for tickets between
now and December 7th, and you'll receive the special V-Day price
of $20. (Opening night and Saturday nights are excluded.) You
can reach the box office at (860) 527-5151.
Even better news: Eve will be attending each performance between
November 23rd and November 29th. Most nights she will stay after
the show to speak with the audience.
Best news: "Necessary Targets" is the extraordinary story of
American and Bosnian women struggling together to understand
themselves and understand the impact of war on their lives. It's
based on interviews conducted by Eve with women who survived the
civil war in the former Yugoslavia. It is heartbreaking, funny,
and deeply moving. It is extraordinary and life changing.
(Editor's note: if it seems like I'm waxing on, it's because I've
seen readings of "Necessary Targets," so I know how good it is.
It's hard for me to believe that most of my friends who have seen
and loved "The Vagina Monologues" have not seen this play. And I'm
very happy that I'm now going to be able to drag them all to see
it!)
Vv vV
VvV
V
5. An Update on V-Day 2002
In 2002, V-Day is going grassroots and global. To date almost
600 V-Day performances of "The Vagina Monologues" are planned
at colleges and cities around the world. We'll be "reclaiming
cunt" in church basements and grand ballrooms, from Argentina
to Zaire.
V-Day is also engaging in several other campaigns, including
the International Stop Rape Contest, the Speak Up with V-Day
campaign to educate the US Congress, and the Rape Free Zone
Campaign.
Details on these and other efforts can be found at the V-Day
web site: http://www.vday.org.
Vv vV
VvV
V
6. Call for Visions
The vision of V-Day is not created by any one individual or
small group. We all create the vision of a world where girls
and women live free, safe, equal and with dignity. If you have
a vision you'd like to share through V-Mail, please send it to
us at editor@vday.org. Visions should be one or two paragraphs.
Please include your age, and the country and city where you live.
We'd like to share a vision from around the world in every issue.
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Eve speaks on Thanksgiving . . pass it on</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<TT>2. A Thanksgiving Message from Eve Ensler
This is the Thanksgiving when the burqas came off in Afghanistan.
It is the Thanksgiving when women marched in Kabul, their faces
at last revealed, their voices heard after years of silence. On
this day of gratitude, we are getting a taste of what the future
might be like. A future that lies in the feminine. Not in the
bombing, but in the willingness to rest in the uncertainty. It
lies not in hating and defining enemies, but in allowing
ourselves the time of grief. It lies not in flags waving but in
hungering for the global world, it lies not in revenge or
retaliation, but in imagining the creative, outrageous
surprising response. It lies not in the proving of one's strength
and superiority but in the generosity of care, inclusion and
kindness. It lies not in domination and greed, but in feeding
those who are hungry. It lies not in getting more and having it
all, but in giving and giving and giving it away.
I send deepest blessings and gratitude for all you continue to
do to end violence against women and girls.
Eve Ensler
New York, New York
November 21, 2001
Vv vV
VvV
V
3. Support for Afghan Women
In the past few weeks, V-Day has received many messages from
people looking to help our sisters in Afghanistan. The first
steps to freedom have been taken, but there is so much more to
do. We must ensure that the future government of Afghanistan
includes women and respects the rights of all women.
Two years ago, Eve Ensler and V-Day's Executive Director Willa
Shalit traveled inside Afghanistan to meet Afghan women working
for change inside the country. Since that time V-Day has
partnered with RAWA - the Revolutionary Association for the
Women of Afghanistan. RAWA is still hard at work both inside
and outside Afghanistan, fighting for the rights and freedoms
of Afghan women. They still need our support. You can help
RAWA financially by making a donation at
http://www.vday.org/donate.
Vv vV
VvV
V
4. Necessary Targets, a New Play by Eve, Premieres in Hartford
Good news! A new play by Eve Ensler - "Necessary Targets" - is
premiering at The Hartford Stage in Hartford, CT on November 28.
Better news: Mention "V-Day" when you call for tickets between
now and December 7th, and you'll receive the special V-Day price
of $20. (Opening night and Saturday nights are excluded.) You
can reach the box office at (860) 527-5151.
Even better news: Eve will be attending each performance between
November 23rd and November 29th. Most nights she will stay after
the show to speak with the audience.
Best news: "Necessary Targets" is the extraordinary story of
American and Bosnian women struggling together to understand
themselves and understand the impact of war on their lives. It's
based on interviews conducted by Eve with women who survived the
civil war in the former Yugoslavia. It is heartbreaking, funny,
and deeply moving. It is extraordinary and life changing.
(Editor's note: if it seems like I'm waxing on, it's because I've
seen readings of "Necessary Targets," so I know how good it is.
It's hard for me to believe that most of my friends who have seen
and loved "The Vagina Monologues" have not seen this play. And I'm
very happy that I'm now going to be able to drag them all to see
it!)
Vv vV
VvV
V
5. An Update on V-Day 2002
In 2002, V-Day is going grassroots and global. To date almost
600 V-Day performances of "The Vagina Monologues" are planned
at colleges and cities around the world. We'll be "reclaiming
cunt" in church basements and grand ballrooms, from Argentina
to Zaire.
V-Day is also engaging in several other campaigns, including
the International Stop Rape Contest, the Speak Up with V-Day
campaign to educate the US Congress, and the Rape Free Zone
Campaign.
Details on these and other efforts can be found at the V-Day
web site: http://www.vday.org.
Vv vV
VvV
V
6. Call for Visions
The vision of V-Day is not created by any one individual or
small group. We all create the vision of a world where girls
and women live free, safe, equal and with dignity. If you have
a vision you'd like to share through V-Mail, please send it to
us at editor@vday.org. Visions should be one or two paragraphs.
Please include your age, and the country and city where you live.
We'd like to share a vision from around the world in every issue.
</TT>
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Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 08:19:42 -0500
To: x
Subject: Eve speaks on Thanksgiving . . pass it on
2. A Thanksgiving Message from Eve Ensler
This is the Thanksgiving when the burqas came off in Afghanistan.
It is the Thanksgiving when women marched in Kabul, their faces
at last revealed, their voices heard after years of silence. On
this day of gratitude, we are getting a taste of what the future
might be like. A future that lies in the feminine. Not in the
bombing, but in the willingness to rest in the uncertainty. It
lies not in hating and defining enemies, but in allowing
ourselves the time of grief. It lies not in flags waving but in
hungering for the global world, it lies not in revenge or
retaliation, but in imagining the creative, outrageous
surprising response. It lies not in the proving of one's strength
and superiority but in the generosity of care, inclusion and
kindness. It lies not in domination and greed, but in feeding
those who are hungry. It lies not in getting more and having it
all, but in giving and giving and giving it away.
I send deepest blessings and gratitude for all you continue to
do to end violence against women and girls.
Eve Ensler
New York, New York
November 21, 2001
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3. Support for Afghan Women
In the past few weeks, V-Day has received many messages from
people looking to help our sisters in Afghanistan. The first
steps to freedom have been taken, but there is so much more to
do. We must ensure that the future government of Afghanistan
includes women and respects the rights of all women.
Two years ago, Eve Ensler and V-Day's Executive Director Willa
Shalit traveled inside Afghanistan to meet Afghan women working
for change inside the country. Since that time V-Day has
partnered with RAWA - the Revolutionary Association for the
Women of Afghanistan. RAWA is still hard at work both inside
and outside Afghanistan, fighting for the rights and freedoms
of Afghan women. They still need our support. You can help
RAWA financially by making a donation at
http://www.vday.org/donate.
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4. Necessary Targets, a New Play by Eve, Premieres in Hartford
Good news! A new play by Eve Ensler - "Necessary Targets" - is
premiering at The Hartford Stage in Hartford, CT on November 28.
Better news: Mention "V-Day" when you call for tickets between
now and December 7th, and you'll receive the special V-Day price
of $20. (Opening night and Saturday nights are excluded.) You
can reach the box office at (860) 527-5151.
Even better news: Eve will be attending each performance between
November 23rd and November 29th. Most nights she will stay after
the show to speak with the audience.
Best news: "Necessary Targets" is the extraordinary story of
American and Bosnian women struggling together to understand
themselves and understand the impact of war on their lives. It's
based on interviews conducted by Eve with women who survived the
civil war in the former Yugoslavia. It is heartbreaking, funny,
and deeply moving. It is extraordinary and life changing.
(Editor's note: if it seems like I'm waxing on, it's because I've
seen readings of "Necessary Targets," so I know how good it is.
It's hard for me to believe that most of my friends who have seen
and loved "The Vagina Monologues" have not seen this play. And I'm
very happy that I'm now going to be able to drag them all to see
it!)
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5. An Update on V-Day 2002
In 2002, V-Day is going grassroots and global. To date almost
600 V-Day performances of "The Vagina Monologues" are planned
at colleges and cities around the world. We'll be "reclaiming
cunt" in church basements and grand ballrooms, from Argentina
to Zaire.
V-Day is also engaging in several other campaigns, including
the International Stop Rape Contest, the Speak Up with V-Day
campaign to educate the US Congress, and the Rape Free Zone
Campaign.
Details on these and other efforts can be found at the V-Day
web site: http://www.vday.org.
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6. Call for Visions
The vision of V-Day is not created by any one individual or
small group. We all create the vision of a world where girls
and women live free, safe, equal and with dignity. If you have
a vision you'd like to share through V-Mail, please send it to
us at editor@vday.org. Visions should be one or two paragraphs.
Please include your age, and the country and city where you live.
We'd like to share a vision from around the world in every issue.
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I think we're all on the same page here.
The CC was well aware of the AC's emergency response plan. The problem was
that the triggering event -- as you point out -- was not dramatic enough to
trigger the AC's "emergency action" plan. However, it was a significant
development -- the first U.S. involvement in ground combat and the first
U.S. fatalities -- and we felt a need to acknowledge it in some way. So we
cast about for other ways to respond, but, largely due to lack of an advance
plan for immediate response to less dramatic developments, ultimately did
nothing.
We discussed this further at the CC meeting today, and agreed that future
developments in the war not constituting "emergencies" should trigger
non-Action responses -- press releases, press conferences, tabling &
leafletting, etc. I think that will make things go a lot more smoothly the
next time something like this happens.
X
----- Original Message -----
From: "x" <X>
To: <X>; <X>;
<X>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: [MAPC-action] 5pm Action Protesting Ground Troops
> On Fri, 19 Oct 2001 07:53:59 -0500, action@madpeace.org wrote:
> > I propose we just have a picket line. The following things need to >
be
> done:
>
> I missed this whole conversation but I have a comment anyway.
>
> With all due respect, the folks on the co-ordinating committee may not be
> aware of this, but I would like to note that the action committee has a
plan
> for emergency actions, including each of us having specific jobs assigned
> for every detail.
>
> If someone unilaterally comes up with a whole new plan at the last moment,
> that means starting over from scratch to (1) discuss the plan and (2)
assign
> people to implement it--all within a few hours. In my opinion: huge waste
of
> time.
>
> If we are to have emergency actions (which I understand is an if) we need
to
> stick to the plan--or make a new one *in advance*--so that the only thing
> left to do when the action is called, is implement it. I am not attached
to
> the existing plan, but whatever the plan is we shouldn't try to alter it
at
> the last second.
>
> Discussion? Disagreement? Pies in the face? My intent is not to offend but
> to be efficient and avoid saddling any individual with an overwhelming
> burden of organizing everything.
>
> Regarding the very concept of emergency actions, I think the AC was
thinking
> about events that would be so overwhelmingly dramatic/traumatic that there
> would be an overwhelming desire to get out there and do something. I
> definitely don't think anyone was imagining that there should be emergency
> actions at every turn. Probably we should remove "invasion" from the list
of
> actions and stick to (1) extension of bombing to a new country, (2) murder
> or arson in our community or (3) another massive violent attack on US soil
> with instant mass casualties. I'm also open to dropping the whole concept.
> Whatever you all think.
>
> X
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[MAPC-coord] Re: [MAPC-action] 5pm Action Protesting Ground
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Hello all,
I am assuming that the meeting place has not been determined since I did
not get the poster from X. I am for having it at Wilmar. Getting there
through bus and biking is not that difficult. Many students of the campus
already live in that neighborhood. But perhaps not the students who have
already attended meetings. And the number three bus goes right down
Jenifer St.
It won't be easy for me to distribute the poster on Sunday or the rest of
today. I can get posters to the CC meeting if others wish to help
distribute. I won't be able to check my e-mail until later today, but if a
poster is sent to me, since X said she already had it on her computer, I
can copy it at MCC tomorrow and bring it to the CC meeting.
I won't be able to stay long at the CC meeting. I cook dinner for my house
every other Sunday.
Take care
X
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Re: [MAPC-coord] Sunday Meeting
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Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 4:06 AM
To: X
Subject: Re: [MAPC-policy] revised city resolution
As the hour struck Sat, Oct 27, 2001 at 06:27:38PM -0500, X
raved:
> > I've been thinking that a compromise on THAT might be to specifically
condemn
> > the use of cluster bombs (on which score we can cite really
unimpeachable
> > sources like the ICRC and Princess Diana's Anti-Mine Fund ;) ) and
generally
> > voices skepticism about the effect of bombing on the humanitarian
situation.
>
> ... only if we can get Elton John to introduce the resolution...
>
You're asking for a "Candle in the Wind" reference, aren't you! I won't
oblige. :)
> >>>
> >>> WHEREAS, food aid shipments have been disrupted due to security
concerns
> >>> around U.S. military actions in Afghanistan; and
> >
> > This would be an opportunity to mention bombing obliquely, if we so
chose.
> >
>
> Isn't it already? We could replace "military actions" with "bombing
> campaign", but I don't see too much difference between the two.
I guess the difference to me is that "security concerns around U.S. military
actions"
is too passive. Yet coming out and saying that the bombing is making
humanitarian
aid impossible goes too far. So I'm suggesting something like "disrupted as
a
[direct?] result[consequence?] of the U.S air campaign".
>
> > If we really wanted to give this resolution some sting (particularly
assuming
> > that it might in fact get a bit of national press) we could finish this
off
> > this a declaration like:
> >
> > BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the people of Madison, in solidarity with
the
> > international community and in their capacity as citizens of the United
> > States,
> > will hold the Government of the United States responsible for both the
> > direct consequences of its military policy in Afghanistan and the
results of
> > indifference to the priority of our humanitarian concerns.
> >
>
> I support adding another clause along these lines (although I'd vote for
> "considering" the government responsible instead of "holding" them
> responsible - holding them responsible infers we'd DO something, which we
> really can't, unless we can get the city to secede, which would be SO
> great... I'd also suggest "military policy" be changed to "military
actions"
> and the last bit to "results of U.S. government indifference to the
priority
> of humanitarian concerns in Afghanistan and the surrounding region.").
Another friend (X) I flew this amendment past said similar things,
so
I must be a little bit off base. I agree that "considering" is a better
phrasing--
it's closer to what I intended, which was a reference to the mechanism of
elections.
And you're other adjustments seem on target as well.
> Realistically, for the resolution to pass the Council, we'll have to
either
> water this clause down or take it out. But I don't think there's anything
> wrong with starting with something a bit more challenging and then
adapting
> it to the political reality. And people in MAPC will love this clause.
In
> all fairness, when we present the resolution to MAPC, we should let them
> know that it's likely to be revised after we get input from Council
members,
> and get a sense of what sort of revisions they'd support.
Yeah, I agree totally it's a long shot. But I think it should be pushed a
bit. The
fine line we walk with this is between irrelevance and untoward fury. The
opportunity
that I intended this clause to exploit is to draw out the rabid jingoists
while putting
them at a decided rhetorical disadvantage, appealling to the middle-roaders
who might
actually pause at the formula of a zero-sum game between vengeance and
innocent humans'
suffering.
That would be *effective*. To the extent that my phrasings or choice of
topics doesn't
further this aim, I disavow them.
We could get a mild little statement passed that wouldn't ruffle any
feathers. Or we could
"condemn the bombing" and be dismissed in the same breath as "They banned
the pledge". I'm
hoping for another possiblity.
> PS- I haven't raved in at least 5 years.
What's wrong with you? :)
X
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Re: [MAPC-policy] revised city resolution
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>From: X <X>
>To: X <X>
>Subject: Re: city resolution for peace
>Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 09:51:10 -0600
>
>The deadline for the next council meeting agenda is too soon for me to
>consult with
>my colleagues about this resolution. I can bring it up at the caucus
>meeting this
>weekend. While I prefer the first version, as it best represents my
>beliefs, the
>second version would be less of a bloodbath and more likely to pass on the
>council
>floor. The reality of this is that Berkely just passed a similar
>resolution, in
>which they received thousands of calls an e-mails, etc., blasting them for
>it. The
>State Journal recently had an editorial about it too. Basically, the
>concerns that
>my fellow progressives will have will most likely be centered on the
>McCarthyism that
>is about and bound to ensue. But does that mean they won't support either
>version? I
>don't know.
>X
>
>X wrote:
>
> > Dear Mr. X:
> >
> > I am writing as a member of the newly-formed Madison Area Peace
> > Coalition (www.madpeace.org). We are a citizen coalition of over thirty
> > member organizations, representing over 5000 people in the Madison area.
> > Madison Area Peace Coalition (MAPC) supports a non-violent response to
>the
> > attacks of 9/11. Specifically, we advocate:
> >
> > (1) Peace and Justice, not War and Revenge
> > (2) Protecting our Civil Liberties, and
> > (3) Unity and Protection of Arab-Americans and Others in the wake of the
> > attacks.
> >
> > I am writing to request your assistance in introducing a
>resolution
> > to the Common Council endorsing some portion of our position.
> >
> > Below is the draft our coalition has put together. Below that
>is a
> > weaker draft, in which only the next-to-last clause has been changed.
> >
> > I just realized last night that we are bumping up against a
> > deadline to get things on the agenda for the next Common Council
>Meeting. I
> > would like to ask you whether you would be willing to sponsor either of
>the
> > resolutions below.
> >
> > I look forward to discussing this with you soon.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > X
> >
> > Policy Committee
> > Madison Area Peace Coalition
> > =====================================================================
> > >A RESOLUTION regarding the urgent need to provide emergency
>humanitarian
> > >assistance and development assistance to civilians in Afghanistan,
> > >including Afghan refugees in surrounding countries.
> > >
> > >
> > >WHEREAS, a disastrous humanitarian crisis is underway, with an
>estimated
> > >7.5 million people in Afghanistan facing critical food shortage or
>outright
> > >starvation this winter; and
> > >
> > >WHEREAS, 70 percent of these people are women and children, and
>the UN
> > >estimates 400,000 children under five will likely die this year, an
> > >increase of over 30 percent from last year; and
> > >
> > >WHEREAS, food aid shipments have been disrupted because of U.S
>bombing in
> > >Afghanistan; and
> > >
> > >WHEREAS, the aid agencies active in the region, including the
>Nobel
> > >laureate Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Oxfam International and the
>World
> > >Food Program have stated that the U.S. food
> > >drops can not meet the increasing and urgent need for assistance; and
> > >
> > >WHEREAS, Madison now participates directly and indirectly in U.S.
>military
> > >efforts through many channels, including the federal taxes its citizens
> > >pay, and through its citizens' participation in the armed forces; and
> > >
> > >WHEREAS, the Mayor and Common Council are appalled at the mass
>starvation
> > >that will result from these actions to which they are a party if the
> > >situation is not speedily addressed; and
> > >
> > >WHEREAS, The Mayor and Common Council deplore the dishonor such
>an outcome
> > >would be for the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11th;
> > >
> > >NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Common Council urge a
> > >resolution to the situation that minimizes loss of life; and
> > >
> > >BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT humanitarian concerns must now be a top
> > >priority for U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, especially as there exists
>a
> > >narrow window of opportunity for supplying food to the region's
>population
> > >before winter makes this difficult or impossible; and
> > >
> > >BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Afghanistan's neighbors should immediately
> > >reopen their borders to allow for the safe passage of refugees, and the
> > >U.S. and other members of the international community must be prepared
>to
> > >contribute to the economic costs incurred by the flight of desperate
>Afghan
> > >civilians; and
> > >
> > >BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the United States must actively support the
> > >work of various agencies to deliver assistance in Afghanistan,
>particularly
> > >through overland truck convoys, and support safe humanitarian access to
> > >affected populations, in partnership with humanitarian agencies in
> > >quantities sufficient to alleviate a large scale humanitarian
>catastrophe;
> > >and
> > >
> > >BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the United States should contribute to
>efforts
> > >by the international community to provide long-term, sustainable
> > >reconstruction and development assistance for the people of
>Afghanistan,
> > >including efforts to protect the basic human rights of women and
>children;
> > >and
> > >
> > >BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the United States should immediately stop
> > >military action against Afghanistan because that is the main obstacle
>to
> > >addressing the humanitarian catastrophe there; and
> > >
> > >BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the people of Madison, in solidarity with
>the
> > >international community and in their capacity as citizens of the United
> > >States, will consider the Government of the United States responsible
>for
> > >both the direct consequences of its military actions in Afghanistan and
>for
> > >the results of its indifference to the priority of humanitarian
>concerns in
> > >Afghanistan and the surrounding region.
> > >
> > >====================================================================
> > >WEAKER VERSION (next-to-last clause has been changed)
> > >
> > >A RESOLUTION regarding the urgent need to provide emergency
>humanitarian
> > >assistance and development assistance to civilians in Afghanistan,
> > >including Afghan refugees in surrounding countries.
> > >
> > >
> > >WHEREAS, a disastrous humanitarian crisis is underway, with an
>estimated
> > >7.5 million people in Afghanistan facing critical food shortage or
>outright
> > >starvation this winter; and
> > >
> > >WHEREAS, 70 percent of these people are women and children, and
>the UN
> > >estimates 400,000 children under five will likely die this year, an
> > >increase of over 30 percent from last year; and
> > >
> > >WHEREAS, food aid shipments have been disrupted because of U.S
>bombing in
> > >Afghanistan; and
> > >
> > >WHEREAS, the aid agencies active in the region, including the
>Nobel
> > >laureate Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Oxfam International and the
>World
> > >Food Program have stated that the U.S. food
> > >drops can not meet the increasing and urgent need for assistance; and
> > >
> > >WHEREAS, Madison now participates directly and indirectly in U.S.
>military
> > >efforts through many channels, including the federal taxes its citizens
> > >pay, and through its citizens' participation in the armed forces; and
> > >
> > >WHEREAS, the Mayor and Common Council are appalled at the mass
>starvation
> > >that will result from these actions to which they are a party if the
> > >situation is not speedily addressed; and
> > >
> > >WHEREAS, The Mayor and Common Council deplore the dishonor such
>an outcome
> > >would be for the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11th;
> > >
> > >NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Common Council urge a
> > >resolution to the situation that minimizes loss of life; and
> > >
> > >BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT humanitarian concerns must now be a top
> > >priority for U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, especially as there exists
>a
> > >narrow window of opportunity for supplying food to the region's
>population
> > >before winter makes this difficult or impossible; and
> > >
> > >BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Afghanistan's neighbors should immediately
> > >reopen their borders to allow for the safe passage of refugees, and the
> > >U.S. and other members of the international community must be prepared
>to
> > >contribute to the economic costs incurred by the flight of desperate
>Afghan
> > >civilians; and
> > >
> > >BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the United States must actively support the
> > >work of various agencies to deliver assistance in Afghanistan,
>particularly
> > >through overland truck convoys, and support safe humanitarian access to
> > >affected populations, in partnership with humanitarian agencies in
> > >quantities sufficient to alleviate a large scale humanitarian
>catastrophe;
> > >and
> > >
> > >BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the United States should contribute to
>efforts
> > >by the international community to provide long-term, sustainable
> > >reconstruction and development assistance for the people of
>Afghanistan,
> > >including efforts to protect the basic human rights of women and
>children;
> > >and
> > >
> > >BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the United States should support democratic
> > >processes in Afghanistan leading to a government which represents all
>its
> > >people, including women.
> > >
> > >BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the people of Madison, in solidarity with
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> > >States, will consider the Government of the United States responsible
>for
> > >both the direct consequences of its military actions in Afghanistan and
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Who did it? Foreign Report presents an alternative
view
Israels military intelligence service, Aman, suspects
that Iraq is the state that sponsored the suicide
attacks on the New York Trade Center and the Pentagon
in Washington. Directing the mission, Aman officers
believe, were two of the worlds foremost terrorist
masterminds: the Lebanese Imad Mughniyeh, head of the
special overseas operations for Hizbullah, and the
Egyptian Dr Ayman Al Zawahiri, senior member of
Al-Qaeda and possible successor of the ailing Osama
Bin Laden.
The two men have not been seen for some time.
Mughniyeh is probably the worlds most wanted outlaw.
Unconfirmed reports in Beirut say he has undergone
plastic surgery and is unrecognisable. Zawahiri is
thought to be based in Egypt. He could be Bin Ladens
chief representative outside Afghanistan.
The Iraqis, who for several years paid smaller groups
to do their dirty work, were quick to discover the
advantages of Al-Qaeda. The Israeli sources claim that
for the past two years Iraqi intelligence officers
were shuttling between Baghdad and Afghanistan,
meeting with Ayman Al Zawahiri. According to the
sources, one of the Iraqi intelligence officers, Salah
Suleiman, was captured last October by the Pakistanis
near the border with Afghanistan. The Iraqis are also
reported to have established strong ties with Imad
Mughniyeh.
"Weve only got scraps of information, not the full
picture," admits one intelligence source, "but it was
good enough for us to send a warning six weeks ago to
our allies that an unprecedented massive terror attack
was expected. One of our indications suggested that
Imad Mughniyeh met with some of his dormant agents on
secret trips to Germany. We believe that the
operational brains behind the New-York attack were
Mughniyeh and Zawahiri, who were probably financed and
got some logistical support from the Iraqi
Intelligence Service (SSO)."
Mughniyeh was the only one believed to have tried it
before. On April 12th 1997, he was reported to be only
two hours away from achieving the highest goal of any
terrorist organisation (until last week): blowing up
an Israeli El-Al airliner above Tel Aviv. A man
carrying a forged British passport with the name
Andrew Jonathan Neumann was in a Jerusalem hotel
preparing a bomb he was supposed to take on board an
El-Al flight leaving Israel, when it accidentally went
off. Andrew Jonathan Neumann was very badly injured
but strong enough to reveal later to the Israelis that
he was not British but Lebanese, and that his
operation was supposed to be a special "gift" to
Israel from Imad Mughniyeh.
A psychopath
"Bin Laden is a schoolboy in comparison with
Mughniyeh," says an Israeli who knows Mughniyeh . "The
guy is a genius, someone who refined the art of
terrorism to its utmost level. We studied him and
reached the conclusion that he is a clinical
psychopath motivated by uncontrollable psychological
reasons, which we have given up trying to understand.
The killing of his two brothers by the Americans only
inflamed his strong motivation."
Experts on Iraq and Saddam Hussein also believe that
Iraq was the state behind the two terror masterminds.
"In recent months, there was a change, and Iraq
decided to get into the terror business. On July 7th,
they tried for the first time to send a suicide
bomber, trained in Baghdad, to blow up Tel Aviv
airport (Foreign Report No. 2651)."
Our sources believe that it will be very difficult to
get to the bottom of this unprecedented terror
operation. However, they believe the chief of the
Iraqi SSO is Qusai Hussein, the dictators son, and
his organisation is the most likely to have been
involved.
Mughniyeh, 48, is a "sick man", says an intelligence
officer who was in charge of his file. He is
considered by Western intelligence agencies as the
most dangerous active terrorist today. He is wanted by
several governments and the Americans have put a $2m
reward on his head.
[Detailed list of Mughniyeh operations removed for
Non-Subscriber Extract]
It was the assassination of one man in March 1984 that
is said to have made Mughniyeh the CIAs most wanted
terrorist. Mughniyeh allegedly kidnapped the head of
the CIA station in Beirut, William Buckley. The
kidnapping triggered what later became known as
Irangate, when the Americans tried to exchange
Buckley (and others) with arms for Iran. However, the
attempt ended in a fiasco. By one unconfirmed account,
Mughniyeh tortured and killed Buckley with his own
hands.
A year later, in a combined CIA/Mossad operation, a
powerful car bomb went off at the entrance to the
house of Hizbullahs spiritual leader, Sheikh Muhammad
Hussein Fadlallah. Seventy-five people were killed.
One of them was his brother. Hunted by the CIA and the
Mossad, Mughniyeh hid in Iran.
In February 1992, Israeli helicopter gunships attacked
the convoy of the then head of Hizbullah, Sheikh Abas
Musawi, in South Lebanon. Musawi, his wife and
children were killed and the revenge attack followed a
month later. According to press reports, Mughniyeh was
called back into action and, in a well-planned and
devastating attack, his people blew up the Israeli
embassy in Argentina. The building was demolished and
92 were killed. Only last year, after a long
investigation, did Argentina issue a warrant for
Mughniyehs arrest.
The reprisal for the attack in Argentina came in
December 1994, when a car bomb went off in a southern
Shiite suburb of Beirut. Four people were killed. One
of them was called Mughniyeh, but to the deep
disappointment of those Israelis who planted the bomb
it was the wrong one. Mughniyehs life was saved, but
his other brother Fuad was killed. Mughniyeh waited
for his opportunity for revenge.
Our Israeli sources claim to see Mughniyehs signature
on the wreckage in New York and Washington. How to
counter this kind of terrorism? "To fight these
bastards you dont need a military attack," said an
experienced Israeli commando officer. "You only need
to adopt Israels assassination policy."
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Food For Thought
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2001 10:31:42 -0500
www.washtimes.com
Report: bin Laden treated at US hospital
Elizabeth Bryant
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
Published 10/31/2001
PARIS, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A CIA agent allegedly met with suspected
terrorist
mastermind Osama bin Laden in July, while the Saudi underwent treatment for
kidney problems at an American hospital in Dubai, France's Le Figaro
newspaper
reported Wednesday.
Bin Laden reportedly checked into the American Hospital Dubai, a
100-bed,
acute-care general hospital, July 4 and stayed until July 14. He arrived
from
Quetta, Pakistan, accompanied by his personal doctor and a close aide --
possibly Ayman el Zawahiri, a leader of Egypt's Islamic Jihad, now bin
Laden's
right hand man, the newspaper said
. Le Figaro cited a "professional partner" linked to the hospital's
management as its source.
Besides a stream of local dignitaries and family members, bin Laden's
visitors included a local CIA agent, the newspaper reported. The agent was
widely recognized locally, Le Figaro said, and later told several friends of
the meeting.
The alleged American spy was called back to the CIA's McLean, Va.,
headquarters July 15 -- a day after bin Laden checked out, Le Figaro
reported,
citing "authorized sources."
Why bin Laden would have met with a CIA officer -- or vice versa -- is
unclear. Even before the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, the Saudi
millionaire figured among America's top terrorist suspects, blamed for
several
earlier plots against U.S. targets, including the 1993 World Trade Center
bombing.
But the French newspaper asserted CIA-bin Laden links stretched back
years, and appeared to suggest bin Laden gave the agency information
regarding
future terrorist strikes.
"The Dubai meeting is therefore a logical follow to a "certain
American
policy," the newspaper said.
In particular, the newspaper noted that just two weeks after bin Laden
checked out of the Dubai hospital, United Arab Emirates security agents
arrested the alleged mastermind of a plot to blow up the American Embassy in
Paris. The suspect, a French-Algerian named Djamel Beghal, earlier confessed
to receiving his orders from bin Laden, according to French news media
citing his written confession.
An American diplomat in Paris refused to comment on the Figaro
article, or on reported allegations of an emergency meeting in Paris in
August, between high level French and American intelligence officials.
"We're just not comment any of that stuff," he said. "We can't talk
about
meetings like that may or may not have happen."
Le Figaro said bin Laden had serious kidney problems, and reportedly
had a dialysis machine imported to Afghanistan last year. Citing a March
2000 report by Asia Week, the newspaper said bin Laden's illness stemmed
from "a renal infection that has spread to the liver, and needs specialized
treatment."
The head of the Dubai hospital's urology department, Terry Callaway,
reportedly refused to answer questions about bin Laden's alleged stay. Radio
France reported Wednesday the American hospital has denied bin Laden was
treated there.
Copyright © 2001 News World Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.
Radio reports new CIA-Bin Laden detailsThe Washington Times
www.washtimes.com
Radio reports new CIA-Bin Laden details
Elizabeth Bryant
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
Published 11/1/2001
PARIS, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Radio France International offered additional
details Thursday of allegations that terrorist suspect Osama bin Laden met
with
a CIA officer in the United Arab Emirates in July.
The CIA has dismissed as "total absurdity" a report carried Wednesday
by
Radio France and by France's Le Figaro newspaper, alleging that a CIA agent
met
with bin Laden at a Dubai clinic, where the suspected terrorist was
reportedly
treated for kidney problems.
The clinic, said to be the American Hospital in Dubai, also denied bin
Laden had been a patient. The American Embassy in Paris has not commented on
the report.
The Paris-based International Herald Tribune suggested the erroneous
information may have been leaked by opponents in France to the U.S. military
campaign in Afghanistan.
"Disinformation may have been planted ... to suggest a continuing
covert
linkage between the CIA and bin Laden," a French intelligence source told
the
Herald Tribune.
Nonetheless, Radio France International, for one, said it stood by its
report. In a follow-up Thursday, the French radio station identified the
alleged CIA agent as Larry Mitchell, "a connoisseur of the Arab world and
specialist of the (Arab) peninsula."
Mitchell's business card identified him as a "consular agent," the
radio
said. In fact, RFI alleged, he was a CIA agent and a prominent fixture in
Dubai's expatriate community. According to both the radio and Le Figaro,
Mitchell was recalled to the CIA's headquarters in McLean, Va., on July 15.
The radio also gave the precise date of Mitchell's supposed encounter
with bin Laden -- July 12, two days before the Saudi dissident reportedly
checked out of the hospital.
Neither the Figaro, nor Radio France offered independent confirmation
of
the report. The radio station also cited no source for its latest
allegations.
Earlier, the Figaro said its story was leaked by a partner of the hospital's
management.
In an interview published Thursday in Le Figaro, Arab specialist
Antoine
Sfeir said he was not surprised on the alleged CIA-bin Laden ties.
"Bin Laden maintained contacts with bin Laden until 1998," Sfeir said.
"Those contacts didn't end after bin Laden moved to Afghanistan. Until the
last
minute, CIA agents hoped bin Laden would return to U.S. command, as was the
case before 1998."
Sfeir also maintained the information about the CIA-bin Laden
connection
had been in circulation for the past 15 days.
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[MAPC-discuss] Bin Laden & the CIA (fwd)
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The following committees need to update their next meeting on the MAPC
Meetings page: http://madpeace.org/Wiki/Meetings
Media, Education & Outreach, Policy, Action, Communications
I see that some of the committees are putting their meeting announcements
on their committee pages, which is great, but don't forget to put it on
the meetings page too. Furthermore, it's nice for the committees to put up
their minutes so we all can see what's happening. To do that you can make
a new Wiki Page, but don't call it "Minutes" or "Oct17Minutes" because it
is not clear which committee that is. Instead try a name like
ComOct17 or PolOct17 or something like that.
Great to see people being active! We need to spark up some discussion
about our Nov. 17th Action. It's not something for the action committee,
it's a full mobilization of the MAPC. What are each of the committees
doing to participate? As a member of the communications committee, I'm
going to make this "Editable Page" (or Wiki Page) that the different
committees and rogue individuals can centralize discussion:
http://madpeace.org/Wiki/November17Action
Peace,
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[MAPC-discuss] Up Date the Meetings page
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Hi Everyone,
This week is an important time to recruit more participants for the
Friendship Fast. To that end, posters have been printed up and will be
available at the UW Greens Infoshop in University Square. Please stop by
there and pick up a few to put up in your classrooms, on campus, downtown,
at
work, wherever you can think of.
If you are willing and able to help out for a couple of hours, we will
be
meeting this Thursday and Friday at 5 PM at the Union to go out postering
and
chalking. More importantly, we're going to be tabling in the dorms at lunch
and/or dinner time this Thursday and/or Friday, depending on how many people
we have. Please let me know right now when you are available, and if you'd
rather table or poster, so I can figure out if we have enough people.
Thanks a lot!
X
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Can you help?
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Hello all,
Look on the bright side - now we know where Kohl stands on the bill
(bastard)...
Seriously, I think it's important to give our Congressional delegation
feedback on how they DID vote, as well as how we'd LIKE them to vote on
future bills. So, I think calls to Kohl's office expressing our
disappointment are totally in order, especially given all the info against
S.1510 we presented to his office Tues morning. And we should thank Feingold
for his lonely dissent (apparently they've been getting lots of negative
calls).
Speaking of Feingold, I finally (FINALLY!) just heard back from his office
regarding setting up a meeting. It's set for Mon, Oct 22 at 10 am in his
Middleton office. They took a while in getting back to me b/c they were
trying to coordinate schedules with the relevant DC aides - so, we'll be
meeting in person with local staff, and simultaneously with DC staff by
phone.
I'd like to suggest we meet before the next general MAPC meeting - say 5:45
Tues 10/16 in the Memorial Union, in the same room where the 6:30 general
MAPC meeting will be. If that room is occupied, let's meet in the good old
Paul Bunyan room. How does that sound?
A few suggestions:
We should draft a Congressional action alert for the larger group, with
talking points (including info on past votes of our reps and pending
legislation) and set a day for people to call (it makes a bigger impact on
offices that way). We can discuss what to include Tues night.
Although there's a lot we should continue to do on the Congressional
level, I think it'd be good to come up with a plan for getting our city
council to pass a sense resolution for peace, in protection of civil
liberties, etc. We'd need to check to see if anything's been passed since
Sept 11, figure out who on the Council to approach, talk with them about
what's the best angle to take. Once we decide how to proceed, we can draw up
a petition in support of the resolution.
hasta la victoria siempre,
x
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> Russ Feingold was the only dissenting voice...
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home 608-255-4598 fax 608-227-0141
Check out these internet sites!
the East Timor Action Network/US http://www.etan.org
Madison, WI - East Timor projects http://www.aideasttimor.org
Madison's Social Justice Center http://www.socialjusticecenter.org
"Independence is not about having a flag, a president, a parliament, a
government. Independence must imply, year by year, gradual change in the
life of the entire population of Timor Lorosa'e. If we fail to effect
change in the daily life of the people, independence will be a meaningless
concept, all our sacrifices throughout the years of the struggle will be in
vain. And not one of us will allow this to occur."
-Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão
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[MAPC-policy] S1510/Feingold meeting/our next meeting
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from a friend in SF...
____________________________________________
East Timor Action Network field organizer ETAN field office
Social Justice Center
office 608-663-5431 1202 Williamson St
cell 608-347-4598 Madison, WI 53703
home 608-255-4598 fax 608-227-0141
Check out these internet sites!
the East Timor Action Network/US http://www.etan.org
Madison, WI - East Timor projects http://www.aideasttimor.org
Madison's Social Justice Center http://www.socialjusticecenter.org
"We struggled for more than 24 years for independence. We've learned the
lesson that even small people have a voice."
-East Timorese leader Mari Alkatiri, during the August 30, 2001
Constituent Assembly vote
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From: x <x>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:54:46 -0700
To: "x (x)" <xx" <x>, x <x>, "x" <x>, x <x>
Cc: x <x>
Subject: anti-war letter to Rep.I want you to ripoff
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi October 18, 2001
2457 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congresswoman Pelosi,
As a San Francisco resident who is committed to working for peace, I am
writing to express my grave concern over the Bush Administration1s ongoing
war in Afghanistan.
I appreciate your long record of advocacy on behalf of populations suffering
under military repression world-wide, and with that history in mind I call
on you to oppose the Bush Administration s disastrous air war. I regret
that you did not choose to vote with Barbara Lee in opposition to the
resolution granting President Bush unilateral power to wage war on those he
suspected of complicity in the horrific September 11 attacks. As do many
friends and colleagues I have talked with this week, I support a longer
term, less homicidal effort to apprehend those accused of helping support
the attacks on New York and Washington (who should be tried in a tribunal in
the Hague or elsewhere) .
It is clear to me, and to a growing number of people in San Francisco, that
bombing is not the answer.
Jean Ziegler, the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to food,
sees the U.S. food drop as "totally catastrophic for humanitarian aid"
because it links such aid with military operations, and warns that the
indiscriminate "snowdropping" of food could lead hungry children into mine
fields. This week Ziegler argued on KPFA radio that "only stopping the
bombing will allow aid to reach the starving," and cited UN figures showing
that more than seven million Afghans rely on international humanitarian aid,
and are therefore at grave risk if bombing continues. With Afghanistan1s
famously severe winter approaching in November, the future of these
civilians deserves to be given much greater priority.
This week retired Army Col. Bob Rheault, a former Green Beret, told the San
Francisco Chronicle that "you don't solve the problem by going out and
killing their innocent civilians... the one thing we must not do is to
further inflame the Muslim world."
It seems clear that bombing civilians will only provide further fuel for the
kinds of homicidal rage that killed more than 5,000 innocents in New York on
September 11. Such slaughter of civilians is also morally wrong, no matter
how many times President Bush assures us that they were killed by a "fight
against evil."
Thank you for your attention on this crucial matter. Please resist the
fear-mongering that the Bush White House is using to advance an agenda
antithetical to global peace; instead, stand up for a sane alternatives to
widening this war.
Sincerely,
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[MAPC-policy] FW: anti-war letter to Rep.I want you to ripoff
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The media is saying that the US has sent ground troops into Afghanistan. We
had planned on a 5pm action on the capitol in response to this. I think we
should go ahead, but given all the other things we are doing, we should keep
it simple.
I propose we just have a picket line. The following things need to be done:
Get an announcement out to WORT to build the action.
Get a bullhorn.
Put together a sheet of chants.
What do you think?
Unfortunately, I am walking out the door to go to work, so I can't help on
this. Given the fact its a work day, I suspect alot of other people are in
the same boat. Can someone step up and run with this?
Thanks.
x
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[MAPC-coord] 5pm Action Protesting Ground Troops
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sarah
sorry for the 'inkling of love and respect' trumpeting. it was self righteous and written in a moment of nervousness. i do not put myself in the same bracket as you, because i wasn't in n.y.u and haven't had to personally pick up the pieces and give endless support in any which way i can. again, i apologise. the mail i sent you was never directed to the people of america but to the political magnate that began in the nixon era and has somehow found it's way back. i wonder who in the world really remembers the 6+ thousand lives lost on sept 11 other than the new yorkers who lived it and are still living it? our attention has been turned to 'the war against terrorism' and people (myself included) forget because nobody understands why we are really there in afganistan? the question still remains who and why did sept 11? it's probably a question you've asked yourself hundreds of times, but will there ever be justice for the people of n.y.u and and the lives lost in iraq for the past 10 years and the lives that are going now in afganistan? what is really going on? that's all. i will no longer disturb you, i hope all is well and goes well with you.
X
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001 23:49:12 +1100
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sarahtee@mindspring.com
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an apology and the last e-mail i send you
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an apology and the last e-mail i send you
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Wednesday, November 07, 2001 4:27 PM
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coordination@madpeace.org
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X
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[MAPC-coord] Next Coordinating Committee Meeting
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Dear Friend,
Thank you for contacting me recently via e-mail. I truly appreciate your taking the time to be in touch. In light of the recent tragedies that have struck our Nation, I wanted to be sure that you knew of my statement in Congress regarding these horrific acts.
If you included your mailing address in your e-mail, I will be responding to you via U.S. Postal Service mail in the next few weeks. If you did not include an address and would like a specific reply to your message, please send me another e-mail, restating your concern, and include your mailing address.
Again, thank you for contacting me.
Sincerely,
Tammy Baldwin
Member of Congress
2nd District, Wisconsin
Statement of Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin
on the Floor of the House of Representatives
September 12, 2001
"Each and every day, I am humbled to serve as a Member of the United States Congress... humbled by the honor of representing my constituents . . . humbled by the privilege to serve this great country. I love this country. I cherish our freedoms.
"I have great regard for the leadership and courage that has been demonstrated in these chambers throughout our nation's history, from its birth onward. Time and time again, our nation has risen to the challenges posed by evil, violence, intolerance and injustice. These were challenges of immense proportions. We did not shrink from them.
"Of course all of us hoped that these sorts of challenges, these attacks on our very own soil, were a part of our nation's history, not our nation's present or future.
"Most Americans, yesterday and today, saw television images that will be indelibly inscribed in their minds and consciences. In New York, Pennsylvania and our nation's capital, other Americans witnessed these tragedies first hand. Our nation and our nation's families have suffered unimaginably from the unspeakable evil acts of yesterday. And we will not shrink from this challenge, either.
"I have been so deeply moved by the capacity of the American people to respond to this crisis. Words can't express the gratitude I want to convey to our nation's emergency workers, the paramedics, the nurses, the doctors, the firefighters, police officers, members of the National Guard and so many others. Words are inadequate to express the depth of the sympathy I want to share with the victims and their families.
"I join all my colleagues in condemning these despicable acts. We must bring the perpetrators to justice. The greatness of this country, in our own eyes and the eyes of the world, is the promise that we will act against perpetrators only when we are certain of their culpability.
"I also know that it is the American people, our freedoms, and our democracy that make this nation great. Our Constitutional liberties should not be sacrificed in our search for greater security, for that is what our enemies, and all enemies of freedom and democracy, hope to achieve.
I have never been more deeply moved to live in the land of the free and the home of the brave."
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Friday, November 16, 2001 1:24 PM
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Sarah Coyle
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Baldwin, Tammy [mailto:Tammy.Baldwin@mail.house.gov]
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RE: Stop the bombing
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2001-11-16
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Hi everybody,
I just heard on the evening news that about 100 special forces have started
engaging in combat in the south of Afghanistan. Pentagon is refusing to
confirm but the information comes from a high-ranking US official.
Since this just came in (5:30 p.m.) I propose we start organizing an
emergency action for tomorrow. I support the suggestion of having a picket
line, but an old-fashioned rally is also good. (What would be better for a
Saturday afternoon?)
I feel bad for discouraging everybody from having the action today, but I
was operating on information I had at that time, though I don't doubt they
started the action in the south earlier than 5:30 this evening.
Action Committee: I propose we stay with the same division of duties as we
arranged at our planning meeting, except that if we are going to have a
rally with speakers that we get some suggestions. I have a feeling x
is not interested in speaking at these rallies - she told me
recently that she just "didn't feel like it" for the first emergency rally
we had. I will still contact her.
So, let me know what you think.
x
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Friday, October 19, 2001 6:10 PM
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[MAPC-coord] Latest News!
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I'm going to agree with much of what x says (and ignore for the moment
the parts I disagree with, since they aren't really relevant to the question
of holding an emergency action today).
It appears that we are entering a period of small hit-and-run special forces
attacks on the ground. While this is a "new phase" of the war, I'm not sure
it's a significant escalation over the air war. When I contemplated an
emergency action in response to a special forces deployment, I was thinking
of something like a simultaneous deployment of 5000 troops for combat
throughout Afghanistan.
And, given the low traffic level on these lists, it seems pretty clear that
the membership base of this organization is not interpreting this as a
significant escalation demanding an emergency response.
I think x was right on target when he said that emergency rallies should
be designed "to channel a spontaneous response from the people" rather than
to "attempt to drum up a response."
Pulling together an emergency rally requires a lot of effort and disruption
of our lives, and puts a lot of stress and strain on the organization. A
failed "attempt to drum up a response" runs the risk not only of burn-out
but also of a lackluster turnout (in comparison to the last emergency rally,
where there was a "spontaneous response from the people") giving the
impression that opposition to the war is fading away.
I would like to see us develop a range of less demanding ways to respond
quickly to developments which don't rise to the level of an "emergency", but
I fear it's too late to do that in response to yesterday's events.
Setting up a picket line is a good suggestion, but the symbolism of a picket
(in my mind at least) is that it targets the location where it is held.
That would mean moving it to a federal location rather than the State
Capitol.
Another immediate response -- Education rather than Action -- would be
mobilizing a couple dozen leafletters & table-sitters to State Street and
oither locations to distribute literature specifically writen in response to
the most recent developments. (This would of course require that we have a
process for producing such literature, but that is another story.)
I think if we were doing the sort of 24/7 work that x suggests, we could
work out the specifics of that work on a daily basis to respond to new
developments as needed.
x
----- Original Message -----
From: "x" <x>
To: "x" <x>; <x>
Cc: <x>; <x>
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 11:54 AM
Subject: RE: [MAPC-coord] action, no action?
> Yup. That's what I intended. And here's a copy for "discuss" too.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: x
> [mailto:x]On Behalf Of
> x
> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 10:35 AM
> To: x
> Cc: x
> Subject: Fw: [MAPC-coord] action, no action?
>
>
> I'm assuming that x intended this reply to go to the lists, not just
to
> me, so I'm forwarding it along. (If I'm wrong, I apologize, but with time
> being of the essence, I decided to take the chance.)
>
> x
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "x" <x>
> To: "x" <x>
> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 9:44 AM
> Subject: RE: [MAPC-coord] action, no action?
>
>
> > Yes I have an opinion... I think our reactionary plans to respond to
> > egregious actions on the part of the US are totally off the mark.
Barring
> > deployment of tactical nukes to the field, employment of weapons of mass
> > destruction, or overt invasion with intent to occupy a country, nothing
> the
> > US does right now will upset enough of the people to help us gather a
big
> > rally. A big rally in my experience in Madison is over 1000 people. A
> > medium size rally is between three or four hundred and a thousand. How
> many
> > of us think we can even organize a medium size rally in response to an
ill
> > defined set of "emergencies" that we intend to react against? We need
to
> > look deeper for a strategy and tactics that won't have our best people
> > burning out from so much work to so little result. We need to define a
> > program of constant social pressure. We need to keep the issues
squarely
> in
> > front of the people 7 by 24. And I think we need to do this without
> > alienating and polarizing people.
> >
> > I think the art event planned for next week is wonderful because it is
> > independent of CNN ("all anthrax all the time" as x says). How much
> > tabling do we have the resources to support, week in and week out at
both
> > unions? How many other "vigils" like the Quaker sponsored ones on
Monday
> > and Friday can we organize and support? A few people here and there all
> the
> > time is far more effective than poorly attended rallies held in response
> to
> > ill defined emergencies.
> >
> > I'm not saying all of our rally activities to date have been ineffective
> or
> > poorly attended... far from it! But organizers who can help to channel
a
> > spontaneous response from the people with a rally will be far more
> effective
> > than organizers who attempt to drum up a response.
> >
> > I think we need to refine our approaches: hold rallies that are well
> > planned and/or responsive to a clear need; work with education and
> outreach
> > to see that tables are planned and manned, ummm... personed; organize in
> the
> > community around people who may want to respond to the war with peaceful
> > activity, but could give a rats ass regarding abstruse economic issues
> like
> > G8 summits. Want to educate these people? Give them time and good
> > examples.
> >
> > Comments? Thoughts?
> >
> > -x-
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: x
> > [mailto:x]On Behalf Of
> > x
> > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 11:35 PM
> > To: x
> > Cc: x
> > Subject: Re: [MAPC-coord] action, no action?
> >
> >
> > Aaaargh.
> >
> > Part of me says "If we have to ask whether we should hold an emergency
> > rally, we shouldn't hold it."
> >
> > The other part of me feels like a frog in a pot of water on the stove.
If
> > the heat is turned up gradually enough, the frog never knows when to
jump,
> > until it's too late.
> >
> > I realize that's not very helpful. Anyone else have an opinion?
> >
> > x
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "x" <x>
> > To: <x>
> > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 10:34 PM
> > Subject: [MAPC-coord] action, no action?
> >
> >
> > > all (this is really a response to x's friday morning
> > > call to potential action/questions and x's friday
> > > night hey it looks like we should at least do a picket
> > > line sat afternoon emails):
> > >
> > > if we are going to do this tomorrow, as x is
> > > suggesting, i am out, as i have to work, but pls keep
> > > me posted, as i will then start the arts chain going.
> > > do we want same signs or more? x has sticks and i
> > > have cardboard, etc.
> > >
> > > i wonder if, and this is just a wonder, having even a
> > > picket when the action is not being well-publicized is
> > > a good idea. i know that there is much going on in
> > > this war, like all other us "actions" which is
> > > underwritten dramatically, and we need to call
> > > attention to it, however, folks are more likely to
> > > understand what we are calling for and call with us if
> > > it is of a dramatic nature. subjective nature, i
> > > suppose. as we all agreed at the last meeting, from
> > > here on out it is much more subjective than just the
> > > bombing beginning.
> > >
> > > regardless, i will pass the word if i hear back from
> > > more folks.
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > > x
> > >
> > > --- x <x> wrote:
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > I'm back from work and the media coverage is
> > > > different than this
> > > > morning. This morning, TV had reported it as
> > > > "deploying ground troops."
> > > > Now the media is characterizing it as "a handful of
> > > > U.S. special forces."
> > > > Given that description, it looks like we do not need
> > > > to employ our
> > > > emergency response today. What a relief! However, I
> > > > think we need to
> > > > be READY if troops are sent in. Given the quick
> > > > nature in which this
> > > > may happen, I opt for planning our strategy now so
> > > > we don't have to
> > > > scramble later. I think a picket line would be the
> > > > most expedient course,
> > > > especially given the fact that we've already had
> > > > numerous
> > > > rallies. Also, a picket line is a lot less work to
> > > > organize than a rally.
> > > > Rallies involve amplification, multiple speakers,
> > > > musicians, etc. We would
> > > > need the following to be ready if we decide on a
> > > > picket line: press release,
> > > > press contacts, bullhorn or portable sound system
> > > > (or both), picket signs,
> > > > chant sheets, and MAPC literature. These tasks cross
> > > > over multiple
> > > > committees so I think we ought to decide now what we
> > > > want to do and
> > > > start preparing within the committees--then we won't
> > > > be in a crisis
> > > > mode later.
> > > >
> > > > Thoughts?
> > > >
> > > > Peace,
> > > > x
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "x" <x>
> > > > To: <x>;
> > > > <x>
> > > > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 10:31 AM
> > > > Subject: [MAPC-coord] Re: [MAPC-action] 5pm Action
> > > > Protesting Ground Troops
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > CNN is reporting a small deployment of Special
> > > > Forces ground troops,
> > > > > probably intended to locate targets for air
> > > > strikes rather than to engage
> > > > in
> > > > > combat. Fox News is reporting three teams of a
> > > > dozen troops each. One of
> > > > > them reported that there had been numerous prior
> > > > sightings of U.S. troops,
> > > > > but that this was the first official confirmation.
> > > > It's not the top story
> > > > > either place.
> > > > >
> > > > > My recollection from the CC discussions was that
> > > > an emergency response
> > > > would
> > > > > be automatic in the event of a non-Special Forces
> > > > ground invasion or a
> > > > > *major* deployment of Special Forces, but that a
> > > > small Special Forces
> > > > > deployment would not necessarily trigger an
> > > > emergency action.
> > > > >
> > > > > I would also note that, in the two hours since Rae
> > > > posted this, there has
> > > > > been no other discussion of an action on any of
> > > > the MAPC lists. So I
> > > > don't
> > > > > get the impression that other folks in MAPC have
> > > > interpreted this as
> > > > > requiring immediate action.
> > > > >
> > > > > My own feeling -- perhaps influenced by the fact
> > > > that I'm sick and can't
> > > > > help out regardless -- is that this is not a
> > > > significant military
> > > > escalation
> > > > > and is probably just a public acknowledgment of
> > > > what has been happening on
> > > > > the ground all along.
> > > > >
> > > > > x
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "x" <x>
> > > > > To: <x>;
> > > > <x>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 7:53 AM
> > > > > Subject: [MAPC-action] 5pm Action Protesting
> > > > Ground Troops
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > The media is saying that the US has sent ground
> > > > troops into Afghanistan.
> > > > > We
> > > > > > had planned on a 5pm action on the capitol in
> > > > response to this. I think
> > > > we
> > > > > > should go ahead, but given all the other things
> > > > we are doing, we should
> > > > > keep
> > > > > > it simple.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I propose we just have a picket line. The
> > > > following things need to be
> > > > > done:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Get an announcement out to WORT to build the
> > > > action.
> > > > > > Get a bullhorn.
> > > > > > Put together a sheet of chants.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What do you think?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Unfortunately, I am walking out the door to go
> > > > to work, so I can't help
> > > > on
> > > > > > this. Given the fact its a work day, I suspect
> > > > alot of other people are
> > > > in
> > > > > > the same boat. Can someone step up and run with
> > > > this?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > > x
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