{news} The Palestinian speaker matter

Sat Sep 29 11:27:35 EDT 2007

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> >        Since Amy has dragged her animosity toward
> > Justine McCabe into this Iranian leader talk
> issue,
> > I
> > can't sit back and not respond. I have avoided the
> > issue of the Israeli abuse of the illegitimate
> > occupation of Palestinians and the settlements and
> > wall that have grabbed much more of what's left of
> > the
> > Palestinian land. (One of my greatest concerns is
> > that
> > Ct. has neither recall nor impeachment provisions
> to
> > facilitate ridding ourselves of that Bush-clone
> > Jingo
> > Joe Lieberman. Lieberman has disgraced himself in
> > every way in becoming a Bushite and now has been
> > doing
> > his darndest to foment war with Iran. Joe has kin
> in
> > Israel, and it appears he wants the U.S. to make
> the
> > world safe for Israel. The Greens need to
> undertake
> > a
> > major campaign for impeachment provisions to rid
> > ourselves of a disgrace like Lieberman0.
> > 
> >       The real victims of today are the
> > Palestinians,
> > not the Israelis. Israel IS endangered by the war
> > crimes of its rightwing regime, notably the
> killing
> > of
> > innocent Palestinian civilians last summer. The
> > longstanding brutality toward Palestinians is the
> > real
> > issue, not 'poor Israel' of today, as Amy has it.
> > The
> > Palestinians had nothing to do with the holocaust,
> > which was really aided and abetted by European
> > Christians. Yet the Palestinians, who are decent
> > people, have been reduced to ever-worsening
> > impoverished and bantu-state status by the
> rightwing
> > Israeli regime. Israel has long hogged all the
> water
> > while Palestinians have barely enough to survive
> on.
> > The lot of the Palestinians has been one of
> > miserable
> > existence under the occupiers.
> > 
> >        As for the ADL watchlist Amy harps on, this
> > outfit and the AIPAC Israeli lobby has so
> stridently
> > prevented Americans from speaking out and
> > blacklisted
> > any American politician or even public figure from
> > criticizing Israel that Israel has gotten away
> with
> > apartheid-type policies in the occupied
> territories.
> > To illustrate the stranglehold on Americans even
> > mildly criticizing Israel policies, note the nasty
> > treatment the AIPAC lobby and its sidekick ADL
> Jimmy
> > Carter has received due to his honest and
> > realistically speaking out against Israeli's
> > apartheid
> > policies and its lashing out against Lebanese,
> > leaving
> > hundreds of thousands of cluster bombs behind that
> > continue to kill innocent children. 
> > 
> >        I KNOW the holocaust occurred. BUT, it's
> high
> > time this justification used by Israel's rightwing
> > government as excuse for becoming a world pariah,
> > (alongside rogue state USA) be recognized for what
> > it
> > is. The holocaust is no excuse for an
> out-of-control
> > Israel over 60 years after the holocaust. The fact
> > is
> > that the majority of American Jews are NOT
> > supportive
> > of Israel's apartheid occupation policies and its
> > bullying belligerent tactics in the Middle East.
> And
> > many otherwise progressive Jews have been cowed
> into
> > silence by the undemocratic blackmail of AIPAC/ADL
> > in
> > labeling honest critics as self-haters and even
> > antisemitic. 
> > 
> >         A good start for the CTGP is to strive for
> > legislation enabling this state to be rid of Jingo
> > Joe/warmonger Joe Lieberman. And being
> > straightforwardly honest about the miserable
> status
> > of
> > Palestinians thanks to the apartheid status
> foisted
> > on
> > them by Israel, as was Jimmy Carter and the Jewish
> > prof who got himself in trouble thanks to his
> > standing
> > up for Palestnians, as Justine McCaib has the
> > gumption
> > to do, should be the policy of CTGP. 
> > 
> >         Much of Amy's hangup on Palestine comes
> > about
> > due to her personal animosity toward Justine
> McCaib.
> > Amy Vas Nunes has been an albatross on the Greens
> > backs for many years, chasing more Greens out of
> the
> > party than we even know about. It's always about
> > 'poor
> > Amy' to her. Enough.
> > 
> >         Ken Humphrey
> > --- Amy Vas Nunes <amyvasnunes at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > 
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> > > http://www.greenpartyus.org/
> > > 
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> > > Do International criminals have freedom of
> speech?
> > > How many have been 
> > > killed, disappeared or jailed in Iran? This
> > dictator
> > > says the Holocost did 
> > > not happen and has held conferences on this idea
> :
> > > if so who killed over 200 
> > > members of my family in Holland during WW II? He
> > > also belives Israel should 
> > > not exist: if so where do Jews fleeing
> > antisemitism
> > > from all over the world 
> > > go, to Iran,thats where they fled from!   This
> > > opinion is being forwarded by 
> > > a CTGP International vice chair who needs to
> go...
> > > after over 2yrs with no 
> > > contact,and some one who has personally greatly
> > > changed the USGP Platform to 
> > > pro Palestinian so now USGP and CTGP are on ADL
> > > watch list mainly due to her 
> > > activities.   Amy
> > > 
> > > 
> > > >From: "Justine McCabe"
> > > <justinemccabe at earthlink.net>
> > > >To: "CTGP Women's Caucus"
> > > <gpcwc at lists.riseup.net>,"CTGP-NEWS" 
> > > ><ctgp-news at ml.greens.org>
> > > >Subject: {news} Fw: USGP-INT Iranian university
> > > chancellors ask 
> > > >Columbiapresident 10questions (Fars News
> Agency)
> > > >Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:06:30 -0400
> > > >
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> > > >
> > > >>Iranian University Chancellors Ask Bollinger
> 10
> > > >>Questions
> > > >>
> > > >>Fars News Agency, September 25, 2007
> > >
> >
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>>http://www.farsnews.com/English/newstext.php?nn=8606300370
> > >
> >
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>>http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=6888
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>Seven chancellors and presidents of Iranian
> > > >>universities and research centers, in a letter
> > > >>addressed to their counterpart in the US,
> > > >>Colombia University, denounced Lee Bollinger's
> > > >>insulting words against the Iranian nation and
> > > >>president and invited him to provide responses
> > to
> > > >>10 questions by Iranian academics and
> > > >>intellectuals.
> > > >>
> > > >>The following is the full text of the letter:
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>Mr. Lee Bollinger
> > > >>Columbia University President
> > > >>
> > > >>We, the professors and heads of universities
> and
> > > >>research institutions in Tehran, hereby
> announce
> > > >>our displeasure and protest at your impolite
> > > >>remarks prior to Iranian President Mahmoud
> > > >>Ahmadinejad's recent speech at Columbia
> > > >>University.
> > > >>
> > > >>We would like to inform you that President
> > > >>Ahmadinejad was elected directly by the
> Iranian
> > > >>people through an enthusiastic two-round poll
> in
> > > >>which almost all of the country's political
> > > >>parties and groups participated. To assess the
> > > >>quality and nature of these elections you may
> > > >>refer to US news reports on the poll dated
> June
> > > >>2005.
> > > >>
> > > >>Your insult, in a scholarly atmosphere, to the
> > > >>president of a country with a population of 72
> > > >>million and a recorded history of 7,000 years
> of
> > > >>civilization and culture is deeply shameful.
> > > >>
> > > >>Your comments, filled with hate and disgust,
> may
> > > >>well have been influenced by extreme pressure
> > > >>from the media, but it is regrettable that
> media
> > > >>policy-makers can determine the stance a
> > > >>university president adopts in his speech.
> > > >>
> > > >>Your remarks about our country included
> > > >>unsubstantiated accusations that were the
> > product
> > > >>of guesswork as well as media propaganda. Some
> > of
> > > >>your claims result from misunderstandings that
> > > >>can be clarified through dialogue and further
> > > >>research.
> > > >>
> > > >>During his speech, Mr. Ahmadinejad answered a
> > > >>number of your questions and those of
> students.
> > > >>We are prepared to answer any remaining
> > questions
> > > >>in a scientific, open and direct debate.
> > > >>
> > > >>You asked the president approximately ten
> > > >>questions. Allow us to ask you ten of our own
> > > >>questions in the hope that your response will
> > > >>help clear the atmosphere of misunderstanding
> > and
> > > >>distrust between our two countries and reveal
> > the
> > > >>truth.
> > > >>
> > > >>1- Why did the US media put you under so much
> > > >>pressure to prevent Mr. Ahmadinejad from
> > > >>delivering his speech at Columbia University?
> > And
> > > >>why have American TV networks been
> broadcasting
> > > >>hours of news reports insulting our president
> > > >>while refusing to allow him the opportunity to
> > > >>respond? Is this not against the principle of
> > > >>freedom of speech?
> > > >>
> > > >>2- Why, in 1953, did the US administration
> > > >>overthrow Iran's national government under Dr
> > > >>Mohammad Mosaddegh and go on to support the
> > > >>Shah's dictatorship?
> > > >>
> > > >>3- Why did the US support the blood-thirsty
> > > >>dictator Saddam Hussein during the 1980-88
> > > >>Iraqi-imposed war on Iran, considering his
> > > >>reckless use of chemical weapons against
> Iranian
> > > >>soldiers defending their land and even against
> > > >>his own people?
> > > >>
> > > >>4- Why is the US putting pressure on the
> > > >>government elected by the majority of
> > > >>Palestinians in Gaza instead of officially
> > > >>recognizing it? And why does it oppose Iran's
> > > >>proposal to resolve the 60-year-old
> Palestinian
> > > >>issue through a general referendum?
> > > >>
> > > >>5- Why has the US military failed to find
> > > >>Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden even with all
> > its
> > > >>advanced equipment? How do you justify the old
> > > >>friendship between the Bush and Bin Laden
> > > >>families and their cooperation on oil deals?
> How
> > > >>can you justify the Bush administration's
> > efforts
> > > >>to disrupt investigations concerning the
> > > >>September 11 attacks?
> > > >>
> > > >>6- Why does the US administration support the
> > > >>Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) despite the
> > > >>fact that the group has officially and openly
> > > >>accepted the responsibility for numerous
> deadly
> > > >>bombings and massacres in Iran and Iraq? Why
> > does
> > > >>the US refuse to allow Iran's current
> government
> > > >>to act against the MKO's main base in Iraq?
> > > >>
> > > >>7- Was the US invasion of Iraq based on
> > > >>international consensus and did international
> > > >>institutions support it? What was the real
> > > >>purpose behind the invasion which has claimed
> > > >>hundreds of thousands of Iraqi lives? Where
> are
> > > >>the weapons of mass destruction that the US
> > > >>claimed were being stockpiled in Iraq?
> > > >>
> > > >>8- Why do America's closest allies in the
> Middle
> > > >>East come from extremely undemocratic
> > governments
> > > >>with absolutist monarchical regimes?
> > > >>
> > > >>9- Why did the US oppose the plan for a Middle
> > > >>East free of unconventional weapons in the
> > recent
> > > >>session of the International Atomic Energy
> > Agency
> > > >>Board of Governors despite the fact the move
> won
> > > >>the support of all members other than Israel?
> > > >>
> > > >>10- Why is the US displeased with Iran's
> > > >>agreement with the IAEA and why does it openly
> > > >>oppose any progress in talks between Iran and
> > the
> > > >>agency to resolve the nuclear issue under
> > > >>international law?
> > > >>
> > > >>Finally, we would like to express our
> readiness
> > > >>to invite you and other scientific delegations
> > to
> > > >>our country. A trip to Iran would allow you
> and
> > > >>your colleagues to speak directly with
> Iranians
> > > >>from all walks of life including intellectuals
> > > >>and university scholars. You could then assess
> > > >>the realities of Iranian society without media
> > > >>censorship before making judgments about the
> > > >>Iranian nation and government.
> > > >>
> > > >>You can be assured that Iranians are very
> polite
> > > >>and hospitable toward their guests.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
> >
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