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01 "War is not the answer"
From: Christine Recht <christinerecht@hotmail.com>
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"War is not the answer"

Bitte beginnt auch neue Listen:

A current "War is not the answer" statement, the U.N. is gathering
signatures. Please read...

FYI and possible action...

Please COPY this e-mail in a new message (Do NOT "Forward"), sign at the end
of the list, and send it to all the people whom you know.

If you receive this list with more than 500 names signed, please send
a copy of the message to: mailto:unicwash@unicwash.orgunicwash@unicwash.org

Even if you decide not to sign, please consider forwarding the
petition on instead of eliminating it.

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Mourn the Victims.
Stand for Peace.
Islam is not the Enemy.
War is NOT the Answer.

Today we are at a point of imbalance in the world and
are moving toward what may be the beginning of a THIRD WORLD WAR.

If you are against this possibility, the UN is gathering
signatures in an effort to avoid a tragic world event. Please COPY
this e-mail in a new message, sign at the end of the list, and send
it to all the people whom you know.

If you receive this list with more than 500 names signed, please send
a copy of the message to:

mailto:unicwash@unicwash.orgunicwash@unicwash.org

Even if you decide not to sign, please consider
forwarding the
petition on instead of eliminating it.

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02 Nochmal Augustin
From: augustin <augustin@nextra.at>
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Stadtgespräch AUGUSTIN:
Rottenberg anpöbeln?

Möglicherweise gibt es so etwas wie das schlechte Gesamtgewissen dieser
Stadt (das wäre mehr als die Summe allen schlechten sozialen Gewissen
der einzelnen Menschen). Das schlechte Gesamtgewissen führt dazu, dass
Antiinstitutionen wie der AUGUSTIN in einer Wolke von Zuwendungen
schweben: Liebet den uns alle entlastenden AUGUSTIN, die Lobby für die,
die keine Lobby haben, rufen die Überichs. Für das AUGUSTIN-Team schafft
das eine prekäre Situation: Die Stadt lobt den AUGUSTIN, der nach
konstruktiver Kritik und kritischer Beobachtung lechzt, zu Tode. In
dieser Situation erschien uns Thomas Rottenberg, Standard-Redakteur und
Tabubrecher, wie ein von Gott gesandter Korrektor. In seiner Kolumne im
"Panorama"-Teil des Online-Standard gab er dem AUGUSTIN, was dem
AUGUSTIN gebührt. Wir zitieren:

Nochmal Augustin

Warum, fragt K., soll der "Augustin" eine Zeitung sein, die man zwar
kaufen, aber nicht lesen kann? Prompt fallen sie über einen her. Die
Guten. Die Braven. Die mit dem Herzen am richtigen Fleck: Man muss gar
nicht westenthalern, um zu wissen, welche Provokationen funktionieren.
Die mit dem Augustin zum Beispiel. Die klappt immer: Der kleine
Nebensatz, lieber K., war nur der Versuch eines Beweises. Weil A. nicht
glauben wollte, dass man ganz spezifische Reflexe so leicht auslösen
kann.
Nicht, dass ich nicht dazu stünde, dass man den Augustin zwar kaufen,
aber nicht lesen kann. Aber lieber drücke ich den Straßenhändlern einen
Zwanziger - einen Achtundzwanziger - einfach so in die Hand: Andere
Zeitschriften, die ich nicht lesenswert finde, kaufe ich auch nicht. Ich
nehme sie auch nicht, wenn sie gratis in U-Bahn-Stationen herumliegen.
Bloß werde ich dafür nicht auf offener Straße, in Lokalen und
elektronischen Briefkästen gerügt, gerüffelt und angepöbelt. Weil es
halt nicht gegen diverse Tabus verstößt, den U-Bahn-Express, die Krone
oder - meinetwegen - den Pflanzenschutzboten von Hinterstinkenbrunn
nicht zu wollen. Ich habe es oft versucht - und im Augustin nie eine
einzige Geschichte gefunden, die ich gerne, mit Interesse oder gar
Freude gelesen hätte.
Außerdem nervt mich der Augustin-Vertriebsterror. Dafür, den
Blindenhundmissionaren von umweltschützend-drogenpräventiv aktiven
Tierschutzdrückerkolonnen weder Geld noch Daueraufträge in den Rachen zu
werfen, hat mich noch nie jemand gescholten. Dafür, einem offensichtlich
betrunkenen, übelriechenden, anlassigen Mann, der sich beim Frühstück am
Naschmarkt, beim Abendessen in irgendeinem Lokal oder sonstwo ungefragt
dazusetzt, übers Essen beugt, nach Zigaretten greift oder einfach den
Weg blockiert, weil man doch schließlich in einer gewissen Szenerie und
natürlich bei ihm den Augustin ("den Uhudla nimmst jetzt a no!") zu
kaufen habe, soll ich
Verständnis haben? Soll ich mich tatsächlich bei einem Straßenhändler
dafür rechtfertigen müssen, eine Zeitung nicht zu kaufen? Nicht einmal
das Argument "den hab ich schon" gilt: Der karitative Zweck heiligt das
Verkaufsmittel - und ein Zweit-, Dritt- und Viert- Augustin hat doch in
jedem Haushalt Platz. Fragen Sie ihren Augustin-Händler.
Gerne sähe ich die Reaktion des klassisch, guten Augustinkäufers, wenn
der Krokuwaz-Kolporteur (der für sein Produkt ein bissi weniger kriegt
als der Boulevardblattverschleisser) auch nur annähernd die selbe
Penetranz im Verkaufen an den Tag legte.
Aber ich bin schon ruhig. Ich weiß: Das ist was ganz ganz anderes.

Soweit also Rottenberg O-Ton. Überzeugt von der produktiven Funktion der
Provokation und der Ironie bedanken wir uns für diese Form von
Aufmerksamkeit - und wundern uns über die Welle des Widerspruchs, die
dem Standard-Kolumnisten nun entgegenschlägt. Stellvertretend für die
Empörung der Stadt zitieren wir eine von rund Internet-Reaktionen auf
Rottenberg. Kurt Kostron antwortete:

Seltsam. Der Autor dieser Kolumne dürfte beim Schreiben dieser Zeilen
gerade das Frühstück am Naschmarkt in Form von einem letzten Bier oder
Achterl zu sich genommen haben, mehr oder weniger übel gerochen und den
Eindruck kaufkräftiger , wenn auch trunkener Solidarität mit dem
Sandlerstand vermittelt haben, so dass sich die lokalen
Augustin-Kolporteure versucht sahen, sich zu ihm zu setzten, mit ihm die
letzten zerknautschten "Dreier" zu teilen und ihm ein bisserl Mut in
seinem tristen Dasein zuzusprechen. Anders kann ich mir seine Erlebnisse
eigentlich nicht erklären; zu den normalen Zeiten in normalen Locations
wird mir der AUGUSTIN eigentlich immer genauso angeboten, wie jedes
andere auf der Strasse gehandelte Gut, von der Krone bis hin zu den
roten Rosen; der einzige "Vertriebsterror", den ich hier orten kann
besteht in dem schlechten Gewissen, als vergleichsweise Privilegierter
diese Zeitschrift nicht zu kaufen. Dieses lässt der Schreiber der
Kolumne allerdings eher vermissen..... ach nein - er drückt ja immer
wieder mal einem Obdachlosen einen Zwanziger in die Hand - wie großmütig!!

Dazu ein Kommentar, den wir im Internet-Magazin popo.at fanden:

Nochmal Augustin. Diesmal aber (fast) ohne Wolf Martin. Thomas
Rottenberg schreibt im Standard über betrunkene, übelriechende,
anlassige Männer - "Augustinverkäufer" nennt er sie.
Ich stelle mir dazu folgende Situation vor: ich, wahnsinnig wichtig und
berühmt, zumindest dem wahnsinnigen Glauben daran verfallen, sitze in
meinem Lieblingsbeisl und genieße einen Gin Tonic nach dem anderen, als
sich ein etwas ungepflegter, kleinwüchsiger Mann mit Stoppel-Bart auf
dem Kopf einfach so an meinen Tisch gesellt, unter dem Arm einen Stapel
Zeitungen. Ah! denke ich, dem werde ich doch gern eine seiner sog.
Obdachlosenschriften abkaufen. Als ich gerade die dreissig Schilling aus
der Tasche kramen will, lallt es mir heiser und mundwassergeschwängert
entgegen: "Thomas Rottenberg vom Standard, wegen des Interviews..." -
verflixt, das ist das dreizehnte heute!
Na, da kann ich das schon verstehen, dass einen sowas nervt. Aber
deswegen gleich in einer großen österreichischen Tageszeitung mit den
selbstauserkorenen "Peinigern" meiner vermeintlich edlen, in Wahrheit
nur qualvollen Alltäglichkeit öffentlich abzurechnen - dafür, Herr
Rottenberg, rücke ich sie gern in die Nähe des Schafdichters im
Wolfspelz aus der Kronenzeitung. Natürlich nur als reine Provokation.

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03 Appell an die Oppositionsparteien im Parlament und an die ÖGB-Spitze
From: <immerwider@gmx.at>
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----- Original Message -----
From: <immerwider@gmx.at>
To: <a9503809@unet.univie.ac.at>
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 12:56 PM
Subject: Bitte_um_widerst@nd-MUND_per_e-mail

Betrifft: Es reicht

ES REICHT!
Appell an die Oppositionsparteien im Parlament und an die ÖGB-Spitze

Wir wenden uns an Sie mit der Forderung, endlich laut und deutlich für ein
vorzeitiges Ende der Regierungsperiode von FPÖVP einzutreten und eine
neuerliche Überprüfung des WählerInnenwillens zu ermöglichen..

Schwerwiegende Eingriffe in das soziale und demokratische System Österreichs
sind bereits durchgesetzt worden, weitere sind in Planung. Die Regierung
setzt ihre Maßnahmen gegen massivsten Protest, auch der
Interessenvertretungen, trotz Warnungen vor Verfassungsbruch und Bruch der
Menschenrechte durch.

Die skandalöse Regierungsbeteiligung der FPÖ ermöglicht täglich weitere
Ungeheuerlichkeiten (völlige Unterordnung der Sozialversicherung unter
Minister Haupt, Integrationsvertrag, Zumutbarkeitsbestimmungen für
Arbeitslose, AMS-Austrocknung, Asylgesetz, Neutralität,
Un-Sicherheitsgesetze, restriktive Frauen-, Bildungs- und Kulturpolitik,
Tolerierung bis Unterstützung von Rechtsextremen etc.)

Die Präambel ist in mehreren Punkten gebrochen, sogar die Bindung der
Regierung an die Verfassung scheint fraglich. Der demokratische Rechtsstaat,
der immer auch ein Sozialstaat ist, scheint insgesamt in Gefahr.

Erstaunlich Viele haben erstaunlich hartnäckig immer wieder ihren Protest
gegen diese Regierung und ihre Politik oder gegen einzelne Maßnahmen
geäußert, das findet aber in der Politik derer, die sie vertreten sollten,
bisher keinen entsprechenden Niederschlag Auch das ist für eine Demokratie
gefährlich.
Nehmen Sie doch endlich die Unzufriedenheit und den Protest Ihrer eigenen
Basis ernst; unterstützen sie auch die außerparlamentarische Opposition
öffentlich wahrnehmbar.

Wir appellieren an Sie, uns diese Regierung nicht noch weiter zuzumuten.
Tragen Sie ihren Teil bei, zu verhindern, daß die demokratischen und
sozialen Standards in Österreich noch weiter zerschlagen werden.
Fordern Sie endlich Neuwahlen!

Rückmeldungen und Unterstützungserklärungen
bitte an: immerwider@gmx.at

Immerwider Widerstand

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GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet.
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04 BELLS CAMPAIGN
From: Abraham J. Bonowitz <abe@cuadp.org>
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Sent to the CUADPUpdate & Tollbells lists.
Feel free to forward

Hello all,

I received the following testimonial regarding the "For Whom The
Bells Toll" Campaign which I suspect many will appreciate. It's a little
long, but I elected not to edit it in order to keep the full flavor. For
more information on the "Bells" Campaign, please visit
<http://www.curenational.org/~bells/>. Please note that the "Bells"
campaign is not limited to Christians.

There is also some interesting commentary on Ramadan.

But first, I also wanted to share the following parable which has
many applications:

A Native American grandfather was talking to his grandson about how he felt
about the tragedy on Sept 11th.

He said, "I feel as if I have two wolves fighting in my heart. One wolf is
the vengeful, angry, violent one. The other wolf is the loving,
compassionate one."

The grandson asked him, "Which wolf will win the fight in your heart,
Grandpa?"

The grandfather answered, "The one I feed."

Have a nice weekend.

--abe

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Dear Abe,

Thank you for keeping me on your informative e-mail list.

I especially appreciated the news about "The Wrong Man", which I intend to
order soon. I met Sam Reese Sheppard at an anti-death-penalty conference
in San Francisco a few years ago, and he kindly agreed to speak with a
friend of mine whose step-dad had been murdered when she was 12. She
believed that the wrong man was convicted of that crime. (As it turned out
she shied away from calling Mr. Sheppard, but I'll always be grateful for
his offer.)

Aside from that, my purpose in writing is two-fold: I wanted to share with
you that another church is hanging a black drape on days of executions, and
I hope to promote fasting for Ramadan as a means to solidarity with our
Muslim sisters and brothers, especially the Afghan refugees.

In spite of my Italian surname, and in spite of the fact that three of my
grandparents were born Catholic, and two remained that way, I was baptized
and confirmed in the Presbyterian Church (my mother's faith). Nowadays,
however, I participate in the small faith group and the peace and justice /
Pax Christi group of Our Lady of Grace (Catholic) Church where I live in
Castro Valley (not far from Oakland and Berkeley). This is my girlfriend's
parish. She was instrumental in getting that peace and justice group
affiliated with Pax Christi (which I recently joined).

Dennie's pastor was not at all adverse to marking execution days, but he
said he wasn't sure where the switches are that ring the bells, as they
never use them. We all agreed that hanging a black drape would mean a lot
more than ringing bells, anyway. Dennie (who I believe can sew anything)
fashioned a drape with a wooden rod at the bottom to weigh it down, and she
fastened in the middle a plastic sheet protector, into which we slide a
page with the names of the condemned, the states that intend to kill them,
and the execution dates. There is also text suggesting that we pray for
the condemned, their families and friends, and all victims of crime and
violence. This began last month, along with blurbs in the church's
bulletins. Already many have been struck by the frequency of the grim
reaper's activity. It's my turn to remove the drape from one of the front
doors tomorrow on the way to work. (We've found that using a package
sealing tape dispenser, a door stop, and a step stool make the job easy for
one person to do.)

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For a few weeks I tried to think what I could do in response to this
country's attack on Afghanistan. My 1991 Ford Escort that was plastered
with peace symbols and home-made signs like: "Peace Is Patriotic; War Is
Idiotic", "Afghanistan Is Not To Blame" (with an Afghan flag), "End U.S.
Terrorism", and "Visualize Democracy", was stolen from my carport the night
of October 10th and turned up burnt to a crisp the next day in a nearby
industrial park. The next day I put similar signs on the rental car that
my insurance provided. However, before jeopardizing my "new" 1993 Subaru
wagon--at least until I get a remote (beeper) burglar alarm installed--I
got the idea for a better response.

On Monday, October 15th, around 3:30 AM I suddenly awoke with the idea that
I was supposed to fast for Ramadan, send what I saved on my usual lunches
out to a relief agency, and urge other non-Muslims to do the same. The
words "Friends of Ramadan" came to me, not as a name for a new organization
with a membership list and officers, but as a name for an action to be
joined to whatever degree by anyone who was so moved. It was a couple of
weeks before I learned that the progressive Catholic magazine (& e-zine)
"Sojourners" had promoted this idea during the Gulf War ten years earlier
and was suggesting it again. (I wouldn't be surprised if many folks
independently hit upon the same idea.)

In the meantime I spoke with a (Tajik speaking) waitress at Salang Pass
Afghan restaurant in Fremont's "Little Kabul" neighborhood, asking her
whether anything in this might offend Muslims. She liked the idea. I then
asked two men in the combination Afghan bakery-and-import-store, and they
seemed surprised that I might think it could offend anyone, as Muslims have
a principle of not interfering with the religious practices of others.
However, at the same time, they didn't exclaim, "What a wonderful idea!"
They informed me that Ramadan is a time for practicing self-discipline.
When I remarked on the coincidence this year of Ramadan and the onset of
the bitter winter cold that the refugees are facing, they said that their
people are used to it. It's only that this time around that western news
is paying some attention. (How can one get used to freezing to death?
Kabul hit -24° in January, and the highest mountains in the country are
around 25,000 feet above sea level, not much less than Mt. Everest.)

I called the Islamic Speakers' Bureau in Santa Clara County. Two women
there seemed very touched by the idea. One echoed the Afghan-american's
idea of discipline. She thinks of Ramadan as "basic training for the rest
of the year" in which one learns not only to control hunger and thirst, but
other urges, like wanting to snap back at someone with an angry answer,
etc.

That aspect will be the real challenge for me. As a graduate of Werner
Erhard's est training in 1983, I know that I can go without eating,
drinking, speaking, moving, using the bathroom, etc. for a long time with
no problem (and that knowledge was just a side benefit of that program).
Among the acts that render Ramadan fasting invalid is speaking ill of
someone behind his back. I'll have a tough time with that with respect to
Bush, Cheney, Powell, Rumsfeld, Negroponti, and company, but that's my
intention. Hell; it's only a month!. In "National Brotherhood Week" Tom
Lehrer sang, "Be thankful it just comes but once a year!"

Finally I spoke with an Imam in Fremont, CA, who said that no Muslim could
take offense, and who seemed quite moved by "my" idea. He said he would
like to meet me. I said I'd like to see whether I could find any
non-Muslim who'd join with me in this action, and then maybe we'd all meet.
That's how we left it.

If any of this interests you, here is some info. beginning with an article
from Sojourner's e-mail to me today:

(Please forgive me if I'm telling you what you already knew a long time
before me, OK?)

--Bill

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H e a r t s & M i n d s
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ramadan

by Jim Wallis

I've decided to fast during Ramadan. Sojourners has also
called for a halt to the bombing during the Muslim holy
season, and to focus instead on feeding the millions of
people in Afghanistan who face starvation this winter.
But that's not why I'm fasting. The reason I'm going to
fast is because I need to. I need the period of prayer,
fasting, and reflection that Ramadan offers. First, I
need the prayerful, focused rest that Ramadan suggests.
Like many others, I have hardly gotten a decent night's
sleep since September 11 - both from overwork and from
worry.

And I do worry about a lot these days. I worry about a
bombing campaign that just recruits more terrorists,
that turns away millions of peaceful Muslims we will
need to defeat violent Islam, and an American war in the
Arab world that could easily spin out of control into
an endless cycle of violence. But I also worry about
more terrorist attacks, and I worry that my family
lives on a very valuable target. Last night, my wife
and I discussed what we should take with us if we have
to quickly evacuate Washington D.C.

I'm doing my best to offer the public debate better
ways to defeat terrorism but, to be both honest and
humble, I know I don't have all the answers. Prayer
helps me remember how much I need God.

This week, I met with church leaders from Lebanon,
Pakistan, Palestine, Indonesia, Russia, France, and
South Africa who were visiting the U.S. They were worried
too - about what they were hearing from American
Christians, about what a growing conflict between the
Christian West and Islam would do to their situations,
about going to the root causes of terrorist violence
but, at the same time, finding real short-term
strategies for stopping it. I think we all agreed that
we need more prayer.

Prayer can change things because it changes us. Prayer
can alter our perspective and point of view - helping
us to look at things in different and deeper ways.
During the Gulf war, I undertook a Lenten fast that
lasted 47 days. Nothing else I did during that period
made such an impact on my thinking and my spirit. It
also brought me a peace during war that I couldn't
understand, but was deeply grateful for. Prayer also
helped me locate the causes of war within my own heart
and life.

So I am going to fast and pray during Ramadan because
I need it. I suspect many of us will at Sojourners,
perhaps in different ways. Maybe you'd like to join us.

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On Wednesday, the Washington Post published an op-ed piece
by Jim Wallis highlighting three crucial points: the
importance of humanitarian aid, preventing a wider war,
and that stopping terrorism is fundamentally not a
military issue.

For the op-ed, see:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24936-2001Nov13.html

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For more resources on Ramadan and fasting, visit <https://www.sojo.net/>

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Abraham J. Bonowitz
Director, CUADP

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05 Both Economic Plans Favor Big Business,
From: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Die Frauen & Der Krieg <arge.frauen@lion.cc>
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NOW Press Office
202-628-8669 Rebecca Farmer, x 116
202-785-8576 (fax)

Both Economic Plans Favor Big Business,
Republicans and Democrats Turn Their Backs on Workers

Statement of NOW President Kim Gandy

November 16, 2001

While the House and Senate haggle over how much money to dole out
to big business in the name of economic stimulus, more than 600,000
people have lost their jobs in the wake of September 11 terrorism and
the worsening recession. Instead of decisive action to help displaced
workers and spur the economy, the bill passed by the House of
Representatives hands out billions of dollars in corporate welfare. And
Senate Republicans are blocking a Democratic plan that does offer
some help to low-wage and laid-off workers, but still packs in the
economic pork.

The travel and tourism industries have been hit hard, and among the
most seriously affected are women in state Welfare-to-Work programs
who were trained in large numbers for work in the hotel industry. These
women, the sole support of their families, have been laid off in huge
numbers -- but neither party's plan addresses this urgent concern.

What happens to one of these women when she is laid off? What does
she find waiting for her at home? Will she receive the unemployment
benefits that her co-workers get? Will she be forced to reapply for
welfare assistance, or will her 5-year clock run out? Tick. Tick. Tick.
Every tick of that cruel clock bringing her and her children closer to
despair, and not a job in sight. Only the Congress can stop the clock --
and stop this heartless threat to poor families -- as long as we are in
this recession. Furthermore, many women who are still receiving
welfare assistance have been unable to find jobs -- they, too, cannot
reasonably be held to a time limit that is set to expire, when there
simply are no jobs to be found.

The Senate must create a plan to help both the people and the economy
-- not just big business. This includes reforming unemployment insurance
to include more workers, especially part-time workers, extending benefits
and giving them directly to the unemployed (not block-granting to the
states, creating another level of bureaucracy), ensuring health benefits for
the unemployed, stopping the welfare time clock, and rejecting any tax
breaks for corporations that are not directly tied to new investments and
job creation.

If Congress wants to stimulate spending, then it needs to get money into
the hands of low-income and laid-off workers who, by necessity, will put
it right back into the economy -- while feeding their families. Economic
pork is the wrong answer for our ailing economy.

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06 RAWA OPPOSITION TO NORTHERN ALLIANCE
From: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Die Frauen & Der Krieg <arge.frauen@lion.cc>
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 06:55:52 EST
From: mikemarqusee@aol.com
Subject: STATEMENT: RAWA OPPOSITION TO NORTHERN ALLIANCE
RAWA (Afghanistan) www.rawa.org The people of Afghanistan do not
accept domination of the Northern Alliance! Now it is confirmed that the
Taliban have left Kabul and the Northern Alliance has entered the city.
The world should understand that the Northern Alliance is composed of
some bands who did show their real criminal and inhuman nature when
they were ruling Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996.
The retreat of the terrorist Taliban from Kabul is a positive development,
but entering of the rapist and looter NA in the city is nothing but a
dreadful
and shocking news for about 2 million residents of Kabul whose wounds of
the years 1992-96 have not healed yet.
Thousands of people who fled Kabul during the past two months were saying
that they feared coming to power of the NA in Kabul much more than being
scared by the US bombing.
The Taliban and Al-Qaeda will be eliminated, but the existence of the NA as
a military force would shatter the joyful dream of the majority for an
Afghanistan free from the odious chains of barbaric Taliban. The NA will
horribly intensify the ethnic and religious conflicts and will never refrain
to fan
the fire of another brutal and endless civil war in order to retain in
power.
The terrible news of looting and inhuman massacre of the captured Taliban
or their foreign accomplices in Mazar-e-Sharif in past few days speaks for
itself.
Though the NA has learned how to pose sometimes before the West as
"democratic" and even supporter of women's rights, but in fact they have
not at all changed, as a leopard cannot change its spots.
RAWA has already documented heinous crimes of the NA. Time is running
out. RAWA on its own part appeals to the UN and world community as a
whole to pay urgent and considerable heed to the recent developments in our
ill-fated Afghanistan before it is too late.
We would like to emphatically ask the UN to send its effective peace-keeping
force into the country before the NA can repeat the unforgettable crimes
they
committed in the said years.
The UN should withdraw its recognition to the so-called Islamic government
headed by Rabbani and help the establishment of a broad-based government
based on the democratic values.
RAWA's call stems from the aspirations of the vast majority of the people of
Afghanistan.
Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
November 13, 2001

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Die Frauen und Der Krieg

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07 Lesbenseite sucht Mitarbeiterinnen
From: Jutta Zalud <jutta.zalud@nextra.at>
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Die Rainbow.Online Lesbenseite braucht mehr Frauenpower. Wir suchen
Frauen/Mädchen/Lesben, die gerne schreiben: Berichte über Feste und
Veranstaltungen, Film- und Buchrezensionen, Kommentare zum Zeitgeschehen
und zum Leben und der Liebe im allgemeinen, Kurzgeschichten, Gedichte
oder was immer Euch einfällt. Honorar gibts leider nicht, nur die Ehre
und viel Spass bei der Arbeit.

Wer mehr Zeit investieren kann, könnte auch einen ganzen Bereich
eigenverantwortlich übernehmen (zB Buchtipps, Links,
Veranstaltungshinweise, Werbung ...). Bitte zahlreich melden bei
andrea@rainbow.or.at, lisi@rainbow.or.at oder jutta@rainbow.or.at
Internet: http://www.lesbian.or.at http://www.rainbow.or.at

Liebe Grüße,
Jutta

RAINBOW.ONLINE
Das LesBiSchwule Kommunikationsforum Österreichs im Internet
http://www.rainbow.or.at
http://www.gay.or.at
http://www.lesbian.or.at

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08 Workers Power Global Week
From: newswire <harvey@lrci.fsnet.co.uk>
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>>AFGHANISTAN: AS TALIBAN REGIME CRUMBLES, HANDS
OFF AFGHANISTAN!
>>AFGHANISTAN: WHY THE USA BEGAN THE WAR
>>THE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT: ITALY
>>THE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT: AUSTRIA
>>AUSTRALIA: RACE CARD WINS ELECTION FOR THE COALITION
>>FRANCE: "PAY UP OR THE FACTORY GETS IT!"

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