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Religions > Atheism |
| User: |
"Meteorite Debris" |
| Date: |
29 Aug 2003 05:59:17 PM |
| Object: |
OT - US to boycott Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty |
After getting on its' moral high horse to preach to North Korea and
Iraq about their WMDs the USA is set to continue testing nuclear
devices itself and has boycotted the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
meeting of September 3-5 in Vienna. This puts the USA in league with
North Korea which is the only other country to boycott the meeting.
From an email I received. Of course many Americans will carry on like
cry babies "why do they not like us?"
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URGENT US BOYCOTTS NUCLEAR TEST BAN
ALERT - TELL THEM YOU BOYCOTT US PRODUCTS
More information on nuclear testing, graphics, maps as well as
model
letters for President Bush and your government
http://www.motherearth.org/nuke/ctbt1.php
Dear friends,
first we welcome you to the new US Boycott News mailing list. We plan
to use this list to spread news of the ongoing open-end boycott of US
products. You find practical information about this list at the end of
this alert.
Please take some of your valuable time to help us stop the nuclear
armsrace. It will take you just a few minutes to act and make a
difference.
What can you do?
* Please read the following ALERT
* E-mail a letter to President Bush and his UN representatives (model
letters on website)
* E-mail a letter to your government as well as others if you have
time
* Fast-forward this ALERT to your network, friends, etc ... and ask
them to do the same
* Make a link on your website to this action ALERT
Next week the US is once again demonstrating its unilateral and
arrogant policies. They have decided to boycott the Nuclear Test Ban
Treaty Conference (CTBT) which will be held in Vienna (Austria) from
3rd to 5th September. Government representatives will meet to discuss
the CTBT Entry Into Force (CTBT EIF). Interesting detail: one other
country that has decided to boycott the conference is North Korea.
Since 1945 there have been 2051 nuclear tests on our planet. This adds
up to an average of one nuclear explosion every 10 days for the past
58 years. These atomic tests have caused enormous human suffering in
the form of cancers, birth defects and social upheaval, and
environmental destruction without precedent. The effects have been
felt especially by Indigenous People, who have seen their lives and
homelands sacrificed for what officials have misleadingly called safe
nuclear tests and activities. We need to prevent any new atomic tests
in the future.
Although the US was the first state to sign the CTBT in 1996, today we
are extremely worried by the US policy concerning the nuclear test ban
treaty.
Since George W. Bush came to power in 2001:
* President Bush does not support the CTBT and declared that he will
not seek the approval of the Senate which is still needed for the
ratification by the US
* In November 2002, during a UN General Assembly, the US was the only
country voting against keeping the CTBT on the UN agenda.
* On August 7th 2003 Mr. Colin Powell declared that the US "has no
intention of testing nuclear weapons at this time". However Mr. Powell
continued by stating "but we can't rule nuclear testing out forever".
* Recent disclosures demonstrate that the US is pushing for research
and development of a new generation of earth-penetrating nuclear
weapons.
* Official proposals are also circulating to reduce the preparation
time necessary before resuming underground nuclear testing at the
Nevada nuclear test site.
Observers declared that they expect the US to announce resumption of
atomic testing within two years. In this context it is not surprising
for the US to boycott the 2003 CTBT EIF Conference in Vienna. The US
finds itself once again on the wrong side of history and could lead
the way for a new nuclear arms race.
TIME TO ACT NOW
We need to send a strong signal to the US today that they have to
ratify the CTBT, stop research and development of new nuclear weapons
and close and clean-up the Nevada nuclear test site. Because we
experience that words have no effect on the policy of President Bush
and his administration, we urge you to pledge to start or continue a
consumers boycott of all or some US products. See a top 10 list of
products on our site. Please take time to send your letters NOW.
This US boycott ALERT is part of a larger boycott which condemns US
unilateral policies. http://www.motherearth.org/USboycott/index.php
If you did not yet sign-up, please register your support for this
boycott
today http://www.motherearth.org/USboycott/index_en.php#pledge
Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA), has also accused the US of hypocrisy in its dealing with
weapons of mass destruction. He told this week to the German newspaper
"Stern": "Double standards are being used here. The US government
insists that other countries do not possess nuclear weapons. On the
other hand they are perfecting their own arsenal. I do not think that
corresponds with the [Nuclear Non-Proliferation] treaty they signed."
For Mother Earth is also calling on people to support or take part in
"citizens inspections" of nuclear weapons bases. These inspections
draw attention to the fact that the US is maintaining their own
largely secret stockpiles of nuclear weapons, in breach of their
obligations under the non-proliferation treaty, while they use weapons
inspections as the justification for going to war against Iraq. You
can find more information about upcoming inspections at:
www.motherearth.org/nuke/inspection.php
About the Boycott News mailing list: boycott-news-en@lists.riseup.net.
Your name has been added to the list because you signed up to support
a boycott of US products at: www.motherearth.org/USboycott/index.php
It is a moderated list. We will only post important messages for the
success of the boycott campaign and plan to mail bi-monthly updates
and alerts.
For others to subscribe to this list mail to :
boycott-news-en-subscribe@lists.riseup.net
If you wish to be removed from the list, just send a mail to:
boycott-news-en-unsubscribe@lists.riseup.net
Thank you for your support,
Pol D'Huyvetter
For Mother Earth - Voor Moeder Aarde vzw
K. Maria Hendrikaplein 5
9000 Gent - Belgium
Phone +32-9-242 87 52 or 04
Fax +32-9-242 87 51
pol@motherearth.org
www.motherearth.org
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| User: "Gregory Gadow" |
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| Title: Re: OT - US to boycott Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty |
02 Sep 2003 09:00:51 AM |
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Meteorite Debris wrote:
After getting on its' moral high horse to preach to North Korea and
Iraq about their WMDs the USA is set to continue testing nuclear
devices itself and has boycotted the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
meeting of September 3-5 in Vienna. This puts the USA in league with
North Korea which is the only other country to boycott the meeting.
From an email I received. Of course many Americans will carry on like
cry babies "why do they not like us?"
***
URGENT US BOYCOTTS NUCLEAR TEST BAN
ALERT - TELL THEM YOU BOYCOTT US PRODUCTS
More information on nuclear testing, graphics, maps as well as
model
letters for President Bush and your government
http://www.motherearth.org/nuke/ctbt1.php
Even more to the hypocritical point is the evidence that radiation levels
in Baghdad around the Palance, the Ministry of Defense -- anywhere that
was hit hard by US missiles cased in depleted uranium during the recent
invasion -- are upwards of 1,900 times the radiation levels for areas not
littered with spent DU casings. Such levels are quite toxic, both from
direct radiation and with the real possibility of radioactive dust
entering in to the body to wreak long-term havoc on the body.
So much for "dirty bombs are evil", eh?
--
Gregory Gadow
techbear@serv.net
http://www.serv.net/~techbear
Is your faith so weak and your god so powerless
that, without government endorsement of your
religion, all hell will break loose?
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