Opponents of Terrorism and War

FWIW, I am also against president Bush's war,
and I especially like Kevin's suggestion below:

Jay.


At 10/1/01  10:48 AM, Institute for Public Accuracy wrote:
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>Monday, October 1, 2001
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>Interviews Available:
>Opponents of Terrorism and War
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>THOMAS GUMBLETON, tjgdet@juno.com
>A Catholic Bishop from Detroit, Gumbleton said today: "The Pope has called 
>for 'peaceful negotiations and dialogue' in the current crisis.... Some 
>have rushed to portray us who are opposed to the Bush administration's 
>plans as naïve and lacking realism. But if you look at the facts, it is 
>clear that it is we who are the realists and those who would rush to war 
>and escalate the cycle of violence are completely out of touch with 
>reality and with lessons of history. Our administration is warning us that 
>the next attack might be in the form of germ warfare. What kind of 
>insanity is it to pursue a course of action that might escalate into 
>biological warfare? The only way to peace is to talk, to negotiate and to 
>build understanding. Yet, President Bush has flatly ruled out the 
>possibility of negotiations and dialogue. What does he hope to gain by 
>issuing ultimatum after ultimatum and refusing to negotiate?"
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>KEVIN DANAHER, http://www.globalexchange.org, 
>http://www.commondreams.org/views01/0929-01.htm
>This weekend, Danaher, co-founder of Global Exchange and author of 
>"Globalize This," wrote in a Washington Post op-ed article: "As citizens, 
>we cannot sit back and assume that our current policies and our current 
>leaders will rectify the problem. We are now in uncharted waters, and the 
>ship of state is being steered by some of the same people who got us into 
>this mess in the first place." Danaher, who is in Washington, D.C. until 
>Thursday, said today: "We should demand that everyone who is involved in 
>aiding and abetting acts of terrorism should be put on trial before the 
>public. We should demand the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the 
>truth. Such a course of action would receive widespread global support and 
>would make it impossible for any country to shelter perpetrators of mass 
>violence."
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>RAHUL MAHAJAN, rahul@tao.ca, http://www.nowarcollective.com
>National board member of Peace Action and a specialist on South and 
>Central Asian affairs, Mahajan said today: "Declaring an unlimited war on 
>an ill-defined enemy is going to produce neither justice nor peace. Rather 
>than promising a war to end all wars, President Bush seems to be promising 
>perpetual war. The refusal to negotiate or provide evidence violates 
>international law, especially since the administration is claiming the 
>right to engage in actions that will result in civilian deaths. Indeed, 
>civilians are likely already dying in Afghanistan as a result of U.S. 
>threats. This approach has already destabilized Pakistan, with a real 
>danger of political collapse. Though the effects have been less severe in 
>India, there is a resurgence of religious hatred within the country and 
>saber-rattling across the border. Since both states have nuclear arms, the 
>potential effects are incalculable, especially given the volatility in 
>Kashmir. The only wise and legitimate course is for the United States to 
>submit its evidence to a competent body like the International Court of 
>Justice at The Hague."
>
>For more information, contact at the Institute for Public Accuracy:
>Sam Husseini, (202) 347-0020; David Zupan, (541) 484-9167


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