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-----Original Message-----
From: Anna Mills [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=20
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 12:11 PM
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Subject: [BA-S] speaking out against violent retaliation
Hello all,
I find the statements below against a war mentality very moving. I'll be=20
calling the president's office and my senators and representatives to urge=20
them not to retaliate violently this afternoon. The voices for vengeance=20
are so loud - if that's not what you want to see now is the time to do what=20
we can to stop it.
President's office: 202 456-1414
Barbara Boxer: 202 224-3553 or 415 403 0100
Diane Feinstein 202 224-3841
Nancy Pelosi 202 225-4965 or 415 556-4862
Love,
Anna
"As an international human rights organization committed to social justice,=20
Global Exchange condemns in the strongest terms the attacks that occurred=20
on September 11. Along with people in the US and around the world, we are=20
grieving for the tragic loss of lives. Our deepest sympathies are with the=20
victims=B9 families and loved ones.
In the midst of this tragedy we are urging our fellow citizens and our=20
national leaders to remember that vengeance offers no relief, that=20
retaliation can never guarantee healing, and that to meet violence with=20
violence breeds more rage and more senseless deaths. Only love leads to=20
peace with justice, while hate takes us toward war and injustice. "
--Global Exchange
"Statement on the Attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and
Civilian Aircraft
Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quaker Organization)
Our hearts go out today to the victims of Tuesday's terrible attacks on the
World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the people in the four civilian
aircraft. We call on Friends and others across the U.S. to offer prayers,
solace, friendship, and aid to the survivors, families, and friends of the
victims. We commend the heroic efforts of public safety personnel and the
many others who, at great personal risk, are working to rescue and treat the
victims of these tragedies.
We join with people across the country and around the world in expressing
the hope that those who planned and orchestrated these terrible acts will
soon be brought to justice under the rule of law.
We are concerned, however, about how the U.S. government responds now.
First, we are concerned that the U.S. not avenge these attacks with attacks
upon other innocent people who may happen to be of the same nationality,
faith, or ethnic group as the alleged perpetrators. This concern extends to
protecting the safety and rights of people here at home. Many in this
country of the Islamic faith or of Middle Eastern descent are worried that
they may now become the unwarranted focus of suspicion in their communities
or, worse, the subjects of unjust persecution.
Second, many in the administration and Congress have declared that a state
of war now exists. We are concerned that these public statements may be
stirring the popular will and expectation for war. We wonder: War against
whom? Cooler heads must prevail in the U.S. government during this time of
crisis. War will only compound the tremendous assault on humanity that has
already occurred. War is not the answer. The people who committed these
acts struck with hatred. They saw the people in the World Trade Center, the
Pentagon, and the aircraft as faceless enemies. They denied the humanity of
their victims. The U.S. must not commit the same sin by compounding the
hatred, violence, and injustice of these attacks with its own acts of terror
and war against another people, most of whom are innocent of these crimes.
Finally, the people who planned these suicide attacks were able to draw
volunteers from a growing number of people around the world who harbor deep
resentment and anger toward the U.S. It is important that we in the U.S.
try to hear and understand the sources of this anger. If we in the U.S. do
not seek to understand and address the roots of this anger--poverty,
injustice, and hopelessness--then the violence may well continue, no matter
what the U.S. does to try to prevent it."
-Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quaker organization)
"The events reveal, dramatically, the foolishness of the project of=20
"missile defense." As has been obvious all along, and pointed out=20
repeatedly by strategic analysts, if anyone wants to cause immense damage=20
in the US, including weapons of mass destruction, they are highly unlikely=20
to launch a missile attack, thus guaranteeing their immediate destruction.=20
There are innumerable easier ways that are basically unstoppable. But=20
today's events will, very likely, be exploited to increase the pressure to=20
develop these systems and put them into place. "Defense" is a thin cover=20
for plans for militarization of space, and with good PR, even the flimsiest=20
arguments will carry some weight among a frightened public.
In short, the crime is a gift to the hard jingoist right, those who hope to=20
use force to control their domains. That is even putting aside the likely=20
US actions, and what they will trigger -- possibly more attacks like this=20
one, or worse. The prospects ahead are even more ominous than they appeared=20
to be before the latest atrocities.
As to how to react, we have a choice. We can express justified horror; we=20
can seek to understand what may have led to the crimes, which means making=20
an effort to enter the minds of the likely perpetrators. If we choose the=20
latter course, we can do no better, I think, than to listen to the words of=20
Robert Fisk, whose direct knowledge and insight into affairs of the region=20
is unmatched after many years of distinguished reporting. Describing "The=20
wickedness and awesome cruelty of a crushed and humiliated people," he=20
writes that "this is not the war of democracy versus terror that the world=20
will be asked to believe in the coming days. It is also about American=20
missiles smashing into Palestinian homes and US helicopters firing missiles=20
into a Lebanese ambulance in 1996 and American shells crashing into a=20
village called Qana and about a Lebanese militia =AD paid and uniformed by=20
America's Israeli ally =AD hacking and raping and murdering their way throug=
h=20
refugee camps." And much more. Again, we have a choice: we may try to=20
understand, or refuse to do so, contributing to the likelihood that much=20
worse lies ahead."
Noam Chomsky
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