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"Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary =
spirit =20
and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to =
poverty,
racism and militarism." (Martin Luther King, Jr.) =
=20
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On Saturday, April 20, 2002, tens of thousands of people of conscience =
will converge on Washington, DC, to condemn the recent policies, which =
are bent on eroding universal standards of human rights, perpetuating =
injustice and insecurity around the globe, and leading to war between =
nations.
This is a grass-root movement energized by the activists of the American =
Civil Rights and anti-Apartheid Rule in South Africa movements.
Sadly, the same powerful minority, which fought against equal rights and =
justice for Americans and South Africans for decades, is resisting the =
universal truths advocated by informed Americans. Once again, these few =
powerful interest groups are supporting and glorify the misguided =
policies that will condemn the entire mankind to decades of turmoil and =
suffering.
I hope, as journalists of conscience particularly cognizant of the =
horrors of oppression, discrimination and war, you will lend your voice =
and your means to our campaign and help defend our democratic system. I =
hope you will resist attempts at silencing voices of reason and =
conscience, under the disguise of patriotism and "war on terror", and =
will remain sources of unbiased information, watch-guards of public =
officials, and guardians of our democracy.=20
I hope you will provide coverage to the upcoming event both before and =
during this March, so that more people will become aware of the facts a =
few powerful voices have been attempting to keep from the public.
INTERNATIONAL MARCH AGAINST WAR & RACISM
APRIL 20
THE WHITE HOUSE, 11 A.M.
At the Ellipse, on the south side of the White House, Constitution and =
16th St. NW.
ALSO, MARCH IN=20
=B7 San Francisco
=B7 Tabasco, Oaxaca, and Mexico City, Mexico=20
=B7 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic=20
=B7 San Salvador, El Salvador=20
=B7 Santiago, Chile=20
=B7 Managua, Nicaragua=20
=B7 Buenos Aires, Argentina=20
=B7 Basque Country=20
=B7 Madrid, Spain=20
=B7 Montr=E9al, Canada=20
=B7 Copenhagen, Denmark=20
=B7 Wellington, Aotearoa/New Zealand=20
=B7 More.
For a detailed list of speakers and endorsers and to find out more about =
the events in your area, please visit the web site: =
http://internationalanswer.org
Due to the severity of the inhumane measures Palestinian people have =
been subjected to for over fifty years and the universal condemnation of =
Israeli government by international human rights organizations, the =
United Nations and the World Court of Justice, the participants will:
1. condemn American government's protection of the Israeli Apartheid;
2. demand cessation of all support for terrorist activities by the State =
of Israel;
3. insist on the implementation of international UN resolutions upon =
Israel;
4. seek peace for all and justice and restoration of rights to the =
Palestinians.
It is time for all people of conscience to speak against the destructive =
policies put in place by the influential few and insist on liberty and =
justice for the entire mankind.
Thank you.
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**************
"In 2002, over 31 million Americans live in poverty, according to =
Poverty USA, a=20
website run by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. 1 in 6 =
American =20
children live in poverty. Minorities, of course, are hardest hit with =
22.1% of =20
African-Americans, 21.2% of Hispanics, 10.8% of Asians and Pacific =
Islanders, and
7.5% of white non-Hispanics who struggle to exist on a daily basis." =
(The War =20
that Destroyed America, By John Stanton and Wayne Madsen) =
=20
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**************
While the administration has begun cutting social programs this year and =
dipped into our social retirement fund, it has expanded its military =
budget! Apparently, those putting the interest of powerful lobbies and =
Enrons of this world above human life and dignity, seek to scare us into =
complacency by hyping up the dangers of imaginary enemies. Facts that =
might interest us all are summarized below:
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"For 45 years of the Cold War we were in an arms race with the Soviet =
Union. Now=20
it appears we're in an arms race with ourselves." Adm. Eugene Carroll =
(U.S. Navy,=20
retired), Center for Defense Information =
=20
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U.S. Direct Military Spending vs. the World: =
=20
USA: $396 Billion =
=20
US Allies (NATO, Australia, Japan, South Korea): $198 Billion =
=20
Russia: $60 Billion =
=20
China: $42 Billion =
=20
"Rogues" (Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan,Syria): $15 =
Billion =20
Source: Defense Monitor - http://www.cdi.org =
=20
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=20
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Where Does Your Tax Money Really Go? =
=20
46% toward current and past Military funds! =
=20
Source: War Resisters League - http://www.warresisters.org/ =
=20
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It is time for all people of conscience to stand up to the war party and =
declare that indeed we believe ALL MANKIND ARE CREATED EQUAL AND ARE =
ENDOWED BY THE SAME RIGHTS.
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***********************<BR>"Our=20
only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary=20
spirit <BR>and go out into a sometimes hostile world =
declaring=20
eternal hostility to poverty,<BR>racism and militarism." (Martin Luther =
King,=20
Jr.) &nb=
sp; &nbs=
p; =20
<BR>*********************************************************************=
******************</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>On Saturday, April 20, 2002, tens of thousands of =
people of=20
conscience will converge on Washington, DC, to condemn the recent =
policies,=20
which are bent on eroding universal standards of human rights, =
perpetuating=20
injustice and insecurity around the globe, and leading to war between=20
nations.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>This is a grass-root movement energized by the =
activists of=20
the American Civil Rights and anti-Apartheid Rule in South Africa=20
movements.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Sadly, the same powerful minority, which fought =
against equal=20
rights and justice for Americans and South Africans for decades, is =
resisting=20
the universal truths advocated by informed Americans. Once again, =
these=20
few powerful interest groups are supporting and glorify the misguided =
policies=20
that will condemn the entire mankind to decades of turmoil and=20
suffering.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I hope, as journalists of conscience particularly =
cognizant of=20
the horrors of oppression, discrimination and war, you will lend your =
voice and=20
your means to our campaign and help defend our democratic system. =
I hope=20
you will resist attempts at silencing voices of reason and conscience, =
under the=20
disguise of patriotism and "war on terror", and will remain sources of =
unbiased=20
information, watch-guards of public officials, and guardians of our =
democracy.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I hope you will provide coverage to the upcoming =
event both=20
before and during this March, so that more people will become aware of =
the facts=20
a few powerful voices have been attempting to keep from the =
public.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>INTERNATIONAL MARCH AGAINST WAR & =
RACISM<BR>APRIL=20
20<BR>THE WHITE HOUSE, 11 A.M.<BR>At the Ellipse, on the south side of =
the White=20
House, Constitution and 16th St. NW.<BR>ALSO, MARCH IN <BR>=B7 San =
Francisco<BR>=B7=20
Tabasco, Oaxaca, and Mexico City, Mexico <BR>=B7 Santo Domingo, =
Dominican Republic=20
<BR>=B7 San Salvador, El Salvador <BR>=B7 Santiago, Chile <BR>=B7 =
Managua, Nicaragua=20
<BR>=B7 Buenos Aires, Argentina <BR>=B7 Basque Country <BR>=B7 Madrid, =
Spain <BR>=B7=20
Montr=E9al, Canada <BR>=B7 Copenhagen, Denmark <BR>=B7 Wellington, =
Aotearoa/New=20
Zealand <BR>=B7 More=85</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>For a detailed list of speakers and endorsers and to =
find out=20
more about the events in your area, please visit the web site: <A=20
href=3D"http://internationalanswer.org">http://internationalanswer.org</A=
></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Due to the severity of the inhumane measures =
Palestinian=20
people have been subjected to for over fifty years and the universal=20
condemnation of Israeli government by international human rights =
organizations,=20
the United Nations and the World Court of Justice, the participants=20
will:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>1. condemn American government's protection of the =
Israeli=20
Apartheid;<BR>2. demand cessation of all support for terrorist =
activities by the=20
State of Israel;<BR>3. insist on the implementation of international UN=20
resolutions upon Israel;<BR>4. seek peace for all and justice and =
restoration of=20
rights to the Palestinians.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>It is time for all people of conscience to speak =
against the=20
destructive policies put in place by the influential few and insist on =
liberty=20
and justice for the entire mankind.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thank you.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV><FONT size=3D2>
<DIV><BR>****************************************************************=
***********************<BR>"In=20
2002, over 31 million Americans live in poverty, according to Poverty =
USA, a=20
<BR>website run by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. 1 =
in 6=20
American <BR>children live in poverty. =
Minorities, of=20
course, are hardest hit with 22.1% of <BR>African-Americans, =
21.2%=20
of Hispanics, 10.8% of Asians and Pacific Islanders, and<BR>7.5% of =
white=20
non-Hispanics who struggle to exist on a daily basis." (The=20
War <BR>that Destroyed America, By John Stanton and Wayne=20
Madsen) =
=
<BR>*********************************************************************=
******************</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>While the administration has begun cutting social programs this =
year and=20
dipped into our social retirement fund, it has expanded its military=20
budget! Apparently, those putting the interest of powerful lobbies =
and=20
Enrons of this world above human life and dignity, seek to scare us into =
complacency by hyping up the dangers of imaginary enemies. Facts =
that=20
might interest us all are summarized below:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>********************************************************************=
*******************<BR>"For=20
45 years of the Cold War we were in an arms race with the Soviet Union. =
Now=20
<BR>it appears we're in an arms race with ourselves." Adm. Eugene =
Carroll (U.S.=20
Navy, <BR>retired), Center for Defense=20
Information &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; &nbs=
p; =20
<BR>*********************************************************************=
******************</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>********************************************************************=
*******************<BR>U.S.=20
Direct Military Spending vs. the=20
World: &=
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>USA: $396=20
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Billion =
=20
<BR>Russia: $60=20
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sp; &nbs=
p; =20
<BR>China: $42=20
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bsp; &nb=
sp; &nbs=
p; =20
<BR>"Rogues" (Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan,Syria): $15=20
Billion <BR>Source: Defense =
Monitor -=20
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.cdi.org">http://www.cdi.org</A>  =
; =
&=
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<BR>*********************************************************************=
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**********************************************<BR>Where=20
Does Your Tax Money Really=20
Go? &nbs=
p;  =
; =
=20
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>46% toward current and past Military=20
funds! &=
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sp; &nbs=
p; =20
<BR>*********************************************************************=
******************</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It is time for all people of conscience to stand up to the war =
party and=20
declare that indeed we believe ALL MANKIND ARE CREATED EQUAL AND ARE =
ENDOWED BY=20
THE SAME RIGHTS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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