[casi] FW: [Fwd: URGENT ALERT: We have five days in which to prevent thewaragainst Iraq.]

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From: Mike Miles and Barb Kass <anathoth@lakeland.ws>
To: Mike Miles & Barb Kass <anathoth@lakeland.ws>
Subject: [Fwd: URGENT ALERT:  We have five days in which to prevent the
waragainst  Iraq.]
Date: Mon, Sep 23, 2002, 5:22 am




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Subject: URGENT ALERT: We have five days in which to prevent the
waragainst Iraq.
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 20:34:06 -0700
From: Michael Napp <mnappster@earthlink.net>
To: CENTRAL VALLEY MIDDLE EAST LIST <mnappster@earthlink.net>



TIME TO ACT!!!!!!!!!!!1



>
> PREEMPT THE PREEMPTIVE WAR!!!
>
> WE HAVE FIVE DAYS IN WHICH TO PREVENT THE WAR AGAINST IRAQ.
>
> WE HAVE TO TAKE DECISIVE ACTION IMMEDIATELY.
>
> *********************************************
>
>
>  I have been talking this weekend with leaders in the anti-war
> movement, and the consensus is as follows:
>
> 1)  The President's War Resolution will come to the floor of Congress
> during the week of 9/30.
> 2)  If it comes to the floor for a vote, it will pass and we will go
> to war.
> 3)  Our best, and perhaps only chance to prevent this war is to create
> sufficient dissonance among uncommitted members of Congress THIS WEEK
> that they will realize that a vote for war will entail sufficient
> political cost that they will pause until after the elections to
> decide.  If we can delay the process, time will be on our side.
> 4)  We can best do this by following the outline in Item 1 below.  It
> is time to put our bodies on the line.  What is required at this point
> is two to five constituents in each House and Senate district who are
> willing to sit in the local office of their representative, risking
> arrest, and refusing to leave until the House Member / Senator
> declares that they will vote against the war resolution in any form.
> 5)  Phone calls to Congress and the Security Council (see last item)
> are important and should be continued, but alone they will not do the
> job.
>
> The President can be reached at <President@whitehouse.gov>, ph.
> 202-456-1111, and your members of Congress may be found in the
> "government" section of your local phone book.  You can also call the
> Capital switchboard toll-free: 1-800-839-5276 (or toll 202-224-3121)
> and ask to be connected to your member of Congress.
>
> Also, contact the so-called "leadership":  Sen. Tom Daschle
> <tom_daschle@daschle.senate.gov>, ph. 202-224-2321, Sen. Trent Lott
> <senatorlott@lott.senate.gov>, ph. 202-224-6253, Rep. Richard Gephardt
> <gephardt@mail.house.gov>, ph. 202-225-2671, Rep. Dennis Hastert
> <dhastert@mail.house.gov>, ph. 202-225-2976.  The idea will be to
> express our opinions and to so tie up their phones that it interferes
> with their work.  Apparently the White House comment line was so
> bombarded Wednesday that it was extraordinarily difficult to get
> through.  Call several times each day if possible. It is time to put
> our beliefs into action.
>
> In the two Michigan senate offices, the calls are running 19-1 against
> the war.  My House member, Lynn Rivers, has not received a single call
> in favor of the war.
>
>  Also write letters to the media (see last item).
>
> Peace,
> Bill
>
> ***********************************
> NationalCall for Direct Action: Stop the War Resolution
>
> From: "National Network" <nnewai@usa.com>
> Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 01:19:17 -0500
> Subject: NATIONAL CALL for DIRECT ACTION: STOP the WAR RESOLUTION
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anon Gulf War Veteran" <birminghamjail@hotmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 04:44:45 +0000
> Subject: NATIONAL CALL for DIRECT ACTION: STOP the WAR RESOLUTION
>
>  *** please distribute as widely as possible ***
>
>  NATIONAL CALL for DIRECT ACTION: STOP the WAR RESOLUTION
>
> ?I am in Birmingham because injustice is here? Moreover, I am
> cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I
> cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens
> in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
> We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single
> garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all
> indirectly...I wish you had commended the?sit-inners and demonstrators
> of Birmingham for their sublime courage, their willingness to suffer
> and their amazing discipline in the midst of great provocation.? -
> Letter from a Birmingham jail, Martin Luther King, Jr., 1963
>
> Sisters and brothers, I implore you to act according to your
> conscience and recognize that we are facing a national emergency: an
> impending war vote in Congress. If you oppose a U.S. ?pre-emptive? war
> in Iraq, then you must prepare to act this week. Otherwise, acting on
> your behalf, your elected representatives in Washington will consent
> to an atrocity that will do irreparable harm to the people of Iraq,
> international security, and to us as a nation. There comes a time when
> events overtake us, events of colossal importance. Now is the time to
> act. Not when it is too late.
>
> NATIONWIDE CALL TO ACTION
>
> As you read this, a White House ?discussion draft? of the war
> resolution is circulating in Congress. All this week, Democrats and
> Republicans will battle over the language of this resolution.
>
> At present, most Members of Congress oppose the war resolution in its
> current form.
>
> However, unless you act now, that will soon change.
>
> Already, Members of Congress are moving to compromise with or be
> accommodating to the Bush Administration and congressional leaders. If
> we do not check this immediately, then an amended version of the war
> resolution will gain the support of a majority in both houses of
> Congress and pass into public law, providing authorization for the
> President to launch a ?pre-emptive? war against Iraq.
>
> Our only chance to defeat this war resolution is to demand that our
> elected officials accept no compromise and publicly commit themselves
> to voting against the war resolution no matter how it changes.
>
> A RECIPE FOR DEFEATING BUSH?S WAR RESOLUTION
>
> Contact concerned citizens in your community immediately and organize
> small delegations of two to five constituents to visit the district
> offices of your Senators and Representatives. Be sure to target
> Members of Congress who have either not taken a position on the war
> resolution or have already expressed their support. (So far, at least
> 17 Members of Congress have publicly announced their opposition to the
> war resolution in its current form.)
>
> If no one in your group has had previous experience with civil
> disobedience, contact a local nonviolence trainer or peace
> organization (see below for links to RESOURCES for NONVIOLENCE
> TRAINING). It is essential to ensure that everyone planning to
> participate in this important action is properly trained and prepared
> to risk arrest.
>
> It is not necessary to schedule a meeting. Each delegation should
> simply walk into the office and ask to speak to the staffer who
> handles foreign policy or defense. Whether or not they meet with you,
> tell someone in the office that, as constituents, you would like a
> public statement from the Member of Congress declaring that they will
> vote against the war resolution in any form. Keep the request short
> and simple. Let them know that you and your delegation will wait until
> a statement is made. If the office refuses to provide a statement or
> tells you that they plan to support the President, politely inform
> them that you will not leave until the office complies with your request.
>
> Make sure that the media is aware of your action.
>
> You are essentially asking the Member of Congress to represent their
> constituents who oppose a war in Iraq. Furthermore, to authorize the
> President to take U.S. military action against Iraq at this time would
> represent a repudiation of the U.S. Constitution and the United
> Nations Charter, abandoning legal restrictions that have guided
> America for two generations. You are carrying out your civic duties in
> holding your elected representatives accountable.
>
> In a letter from a Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr. instructed
> us: ?In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection
> of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation;
> self-purification; and direct action.?
>
> For over 12 years, concerned citizens and organizations in the United
> States as well as throughout the world have documented the tremendous
> hardship, suffering and death that the people of Iraq have had to
> endure. Despite this, the grave injustice and indignity of U.S.-led
> military actions and international sanctions continue.
>
> When the Bush administration began to put our nation on the path to
> war in Iraq, these same concerned organizations and individuals
> petitioned Congress and the administration to reverse the course and
> allow the UN to settle the conflict through peaceful means. Our case
> has been made stronger by the collection of the facts. In short, the
> administration has been unable to provide any evidence that shows Iraq
> to be a clear and immediate threat to the United States. But despite
> all of this, our efforts to prevail upon our elected officials through
> negotiation have failed. Even Iraq?s surrender to President Bush?s
> demand to allow in UN weapons inspections ?without conditions? seems
> to have had no effect in averting the collision course the Bush
> administration has set for us. And now Congress appears prepared to
> vote to authorize the President to use force against Iraq.
>
> We are left with no choice. It is time for each of us to prepare to
> take nonviolent direct action. Otherwise, we could lose our last
> chance to prevent our nation from making a devastating mistake.
>
>  RESOURCES for Nonviolence Training
>
>  CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE INDEX:
>  (the following is an extensive list of support organizations)
>   http://www.actupny.org/documents/CDdocuments/CDindex.html
>
>  The following are additional links that can assist you in locating a
> nonviolence trainer and/or recruiting others to participate in your
> action.
>
>  DIRECTORIES of NONVIOLENCE TRAINER:
>  [Nationwide Directory] http://www.warresisters.org/wrl_locals.htm
>  [New England States] http://www.donnellycolt.com/nonviolencetraining/
>  [Arizona] http://www.nvcaz.com/connect/trainers.htm
>
>  LIST of CERTIFIED NONVIOLENCE TRAINERS in the U.S.:
> http://www.cnvc.org/trnrlist.htm#ust
>
>  KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
>   http://www.actupny.org/documents/demomanual/Demomanual.html
>
>  For peace with justice,
>  An Anonymous Gulf War Veteran
>
> ***********************************
> Contact information for US, UN, European Union, Canada, Israel and
> Media (CONTACT EARLY AND OFTEN)
>
> CALL and FAX and EMAIL TODAY!!!! CALL and FAX and EMAIL TODAY!!!! CALL
> and FAX and EMAIL TODAY!!!!
>
> Please contact your political representatives immediately and ask them
> to urge a cessation of hostilities on both sides. Also
> encourage them to urge the use of international observers, many of
> whom are currently in Ramallah and the surrounding area.
>
> You can easily find how to contact for your own U.S. Senators and
> Congresspeople at http://government.aol.com
> <http://government.aol.com/> .
>
> To begin, here are four important people to address in the United
> States. Use phone AND fax AND email:
>
> President George W. Bush
> The White House
> 1600 Pennsylvanian Avenue
> Washington, DC 20500
> Phone: (202) 456-1111 -- Fax: (202) 456-2461 -- E-mail:
> president@whitehouse.gov
>
> Vice President Dick Cheney
> (The White House, as above)
>
> Condoleezza Rice
> National Security Advisor
> (The White House, as above)
>
> Secretary of State Colin Powell
> U.S. Department of State
> 2201 C Street, NW
> Washington, DC 20520
> Phone: (202) 647-6575 -- Fax: (202) 261-8577 -- E-mail:
> secretary@state.gov
>
> You can call the Capital switchboard toll-free: 1-800-839-5276 and ask
> to be connected to your member of Congress.
>
> ---------------------------------------------
> UNITED NATIONS
>
> Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations
> Postal Address: 136 East 67 Street, New York, N.Y. 10021
> Phone: (212) 861-4900; 861-4901; 861-4902
> Fax: (212) 628-0252
> ----------------------------
> Britain at the United Nations
> One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
> 28th Floor
> 885 Second Avenue
> New York, NY 10017
> E-mail uk@un.int
> Tel: (212) 745 9250
> Fax: (212) 745 9316
> ----------------------------
> Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan
> Address: 350 East 35th Street, New York, NY 10016Telephone:
> 212-655-6100Fax: 212-634-7626E-mail: chinamission_un@fmprc.gov.cn
>
> Permanent Representative
> and Ambassador Wang Yingfan Tel: 212-655-6191
> Fax: 212-481-2998
>
> Deputy Permanent Representative
> and Ambassador Zhang Yishan Tel: 212-655-6123
> Fax: 212-481-2998
>
> Political Affairs Section Tel: 212-655-6141
> Fax: 212-634-7625
> ----------------------------
> Delegation of France to the Security Council
> Telephone : (212) 308-5700
> Main Fax : (212) 421-6889
> E-mail : france@un.int
> Représentant Permanent
> Permanent Representative
> S.E M.Jean-David LEVITTE
> ----------------------------
> To also contact non permanent members.
> http://www.un.org/Docs/scinfo.htm
>
> ---------------------------------------------
>
> UNITED NATIONS ADMINISTRATION:
> webmaster@unhcr.ch
> areca@unhcr.ch
> unsco@palnet.com
> ecu@un.org
> coi@un.org
> webadmin.hchr@unog.ch
>
> EUROPEAN UNION:
> romano.prodi@cec.eu.int
> civis@europarl.eu.int
> epbrussels@europarl.eu.int
> public.info@consilium.eu.int
> belrep@belgoeurop.diplobel.fgov.be
> karin.roxman@consilium.eu.int
> christian.jouret@consilium.eu.int
> Javier.Sancho-Velazquez@consilium.eu.int
>
> CANADA:
> Prime minister (Jean Chretien pm@pm.gc.ca)
> Bill Graham (Bill Graham graham.b@parl.gc.ca).
>
> ISRAEL:
> Ariel Sharon, Israeli Prime Minister:
> rohm@pmo.gov.il or webmaster@pmo.gov.il
> Fax: +972 2 651 2631
>
> Benjamin Ben Eliezer, Israeli Minister of Defense:
> Email: sgansar@mod.gov.il
>
> Shimon Peres, Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs:
> Fax: +972-2-5303367
> Email: sar@mfa.gov.il
>
> Here is the phone number of the IDF Commander for the Ramallah area
> (from the US):
> 011-972-2-9970461
> Mobile: 011-972-54-240-303
> Voice your protest to him personally.
>
> MEDIA SOURCES:
>
> ABC News - 212-456-4040
> CBS News - 212-975-3691
> NBC News - 212-664-4971
> CNN - 404-827-1511
> Fox News - 212-301-3300
> MSNBC - 201-583-5222
> PBS - 703-998-2150
> NPR - 202-513 3232 / Morning Edition comment line - 202-842 5044
> NY Times - 212-556-1234
> USA Today - 703-276-3400
> WS Journal - 212-416-2000
> Wash. Post - 202-334-6000
> Time - 212-522-1212
> U.S. News - 202-955-2000
> AP 212-621-1600
> MSNBC - 201-583-5000
> CNBC - 201-585-2622
>
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> "KOMO-TV4" <Tips@KOMO4NEWS.com>
> "KIRO-TV7" <newstips@kirotv.com>
> "Peter Jennings" <PeterJennings@abcnews.com>
> "CTV NATIONAL NEWS" <news@ctv.ca>
> "CNN" <cnn.feedback@cnn.com>
> "CBC-TV" <national@cbc.ca>
> "CBCNEWS" <nwonline@toronto.cbc.ca>
> "CBC VANCOUVER" <bc1@vancouver.cbc.ca>
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> "THE INDEPENDENT" <newseditor@independent.co.uk>
> "THE GUARDIAN" <reader@guardian.co.uk>
> "THE DAILY STAR-BEIRUT" <editorial@dailystar.com.lb>
> "SYDNEY MORNING HERALD" <emailnews@smh.fairfax.com.au>
> "ST. PETERSBURG TIMES" <sspears@sptimes.com>
> "NEW ZEALAND HERALD" <letters@herald.co.nz>
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___________________________
 MICHAEL R. NAPP
 209-526-9588 VOICE
 209-526-9981 FAX
END THE MURDEROUS US
SPONSORED SANCTIONS
AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF
IRAQ!
END ALL US AID TO ISRAEL!
Sharon is the REAL terrorist in the Middle East!
US OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST!
"The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today -- my own
government." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 4, 1967
<mnappster@earthlink.net>
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