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Første en brevveksling på ChomskyChat på ZNet:
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From: "znetchomskychat Listmanager" <listmanager@zena.secureforum.com>
Subject: Chomsky replies about crucial info...
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Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 14:21:52 -0700
From: "Michael Albert" <sysop@zmag.org>
Reply from NC,
The suppression of crucial information is indeed
impressive. Too easy to give examples, so I won't
bother (have been doing it for too many years to
think about). The statement you quote is accurate
enough, and has been for over 30 years. In fact,
it's understated in my opinion. It's not only a
"blank check," but decisive support. That's going
on right now. Simply to give one example of
information that is hardly well reported (in fact,
virtually not at all), in the midst of all the
terror, on Oct. 3, the main Israeli journal
announced the biggest purchase of helicopter
gunships ever, Blackhawks and Apaches, from guess
who.
Noam Chomsky
At 11:47 PM 10/10/00 +0100, you wrote:
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>From: "Ron Rice" <rice.ron@worldnet.att.net>
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>Dr. Chomsky,
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>Would it be safe to say that you agree with the following
>statement from Alex Shalom and Stephen Shalom recently?
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>"Peace and justice in the Middle East will never occur until
>Washington stops giving Israel a blank check. And that will
>require decisive action by the American people."
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>I would imagine you would agree, based on what I have read
>of you have said in the past.
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>Reading articles like 'Turmoil in Palestine: The Basic
>Context' and then reading the daily paper is enough to make
>me doubt my own sanity. How is it possible that so much
>information can continue to be suppressed?
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>By the way, I'm voting for both you and Nader this year. I'd
>like to have you two as co-Presidents.
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>Sincerely,
>Ron Rice
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Så en oppfordring fra Amnesty International USA:
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http://www.zmag.org/aiaction.htm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT: Eliane Drakopoulos
Thursday, October 19, 2000
Tel: 202-544-0200 x232
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA
CALLS FOR CESSATION OF ALL
ATTACK HELICOPTER TRANSFERS TO ISRAEL
(Washington, DC) -- Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today called on the
US government to cease all transfers of attack helicopters to Israel,
including the pending sale of Apache helicopters, until Israeli authorities
demonstrate that the helicopters will not be used to commit human rights
violations in Israel and the Occupied Territories and the areas under the
control of the Palestinian Authority.
The organization says that US-supplied helicopters have been used to
violate the human rights of Palestinians and Arab Israelis during the
recent conflict in the region.
“It is only by preventing such transfers that the US government can
guarantee that they will not be used in operations that result in human
rights violations,” said William F. Schulz, AIUSA’s Executive Director.
“Amnesty International opposes the transfer of weapons to any country where
they are likely to be used to commit human right violations.”
AIUSA has previously campaigned to block the transfer of US-made
helicopters to Turkey and Colombia, where they have been used to commit
human rights violations. Under the Foreign Assistance Act and Clinton’s
policy on arms transfers, the US government can bar military sales to a
country because of human rights abuses.
“Amnesty International holds Israel to the same international human rights
standards to which we hold all governments,” said Maureen Greenwood,
AIUSA’s Middle East and Europe Advocacy Director. “Israel must ensure
protection for all civilians, stop its excessive use of force, and end its
misuse of US-supplied helicopters.”
On September 25th, the Defense Department announced the possible sale to
Israel of eight AH-64D Apache attack helicopters manufactured by Boeing
Co., Lockheed Martin Electronics and Missiles, Lockheed Martin Federal
Systems, General Electric and Longbow LLC; the estimated cost of the sale
is $509 million. The Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz on October 3rd called this
and two other pending purchases the “largest helicopter sale of the decade”
to Israel, involving both Apache and Blackhawk attack helicopters. The
combined value of the pending sales is more than one billion dollars.
The reasons for AIUSA’s concern are that Israel has used US-supplied
helicopters in punitive attacks during incidents where there was no
imminent danger to life and that Israel has used helicopter gunships to
fire on Palestinian civilians, including children, some of whom have
reportedly been killed or injured as a result.
On October 12th, Israel Air Force (IAF) helicopter gunships fired anti-tank
missiles on Palestinian facilities, including a radio station, in
Ramallah/al-Bireh and other towns in the West Bank and Gaza city and Beit
Lahiya in the Gaza Strip.
Thirty people were reportedly injured in these attacks. According to the
Israeli Defense Force (IDF), these attacks consisted of “a pin-point attack
on strategic Palestinian Authority targets with the aim of passing on to
the Palestinian leadership a clear message to end the violence.”
According to international human rights standards, lethal force can only be
used if there is imminent danger to life and if force cannot be avoided to
protect life.
Later on October 12th, IAF helicopter gunships attacked a Palestinian
facility in Jericho in the West Bank. According to the IDF, this came in
response to an arson attack on a synagogue located on the edge of Jericho.
The IDF also stated that IAF attack helicopters opened fire in the Nablus
area, Salfit, Hara al-Shaykh and Abu Sneineh. There are also reports that
helicopter gunships opened fire in Jenin.
Article 9 of the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law
Enforcement Officials states in brief that: “Law enforcement officials
shall not use firearms against persons except in self-defense or defense of
others against the imminent threat of death or serious injury…intentional
lethal use of firearms may only be made when strictly unavoidable in order
to protect life.”
The IDF has made clear that the missiles fired by attack helicopters on
October 12 were not used to protect lives. By carrying out attacks on
Palestinian facilities, the IDF clearly endangered civilian lives.
According to the IDF, the attacks were in response to the killing of two
Israeli soldiers by Palestinians earlier on October 12 at a police station
in Ramallah/al-Bireh.
Amnesty International has condemned the torture and killing of the Israeli
soldiers and called on the Palestinian Authority to ensure that the deaths
are promptly and thoroughly investigated and that the perpetrators are
brought to justice in trials that meet international standards.
Given the close military relations between the US and Israeli governments
and the Israeli use of helicopters provided by the US in recent incidents,
AIUSA today urged the US government to use its influence to insist that the
Israeli forces abide by international human rights standards on the use of
force and firearms.
“The Israeli government has been using US-supplied helicopters to commit
human rights violations during its recent round of conflict with the
Palestinians, and the US government must accept some responsibility for how
such weapons are used,” said Schulz. “We urge the US government to suspend
all attack helicopter transfers to Israel immediately. We also urge the US
to support Amnesty International’s call for an impartial international
investigation, led by the United Nations, into the serious human rights
abuses that have taken place in the region over the last few weeks.”
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Jeg viser forøvrig til
'Israels politikk i de okkuperte områdene: "herredømme fra utsiden" 'av
Israel Shahak (trykt i Klassekampen 29. desember 1998). Den ligger på
http://home.online.no/~knrognes/utsiden.html
og til en fersk artikkel om CIAs rolle i Sharm el-Sheik nylig:
'CIA: not just espionage, but security go-between - '
på Sydney Morning Heralds sider:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0010/20/world/world6.html
Knut Rognes
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