I agree with what you have said. I assumed that *everyone* was already doing what you advocated: e-mailing white house, congress etc. I have, and, for me, Turkey was next on the list. Also, I don't think that I am putting Turkey on the spot. From what I've read and heard, Turkey is already there: it's people do not support a war. By e-mailing/faxing their gov't officials, I think you acknowledge that this is a global discussion, which is what the current US administration refuses to acknowledge. I am not the American government and I completely disagree with their actions. I thought Turkey might like to hear that. -Robert On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Alex Kuskis wrote:
Robert, I wonder if putting a medium-size power like Turkey on the spot, when the drive for war originates with the U.S., is the right approach. Shouldn't people rather be emailing and faxing the White House, Congress, and Senate, rather than Turkey and other NATO countries? Turkey isn't the problem! The U.S. is the problem. Living as I do in another reluctant allied country, I know how the U.S. can seek to disadvantage and even economically damage countries that dissent from its "leadership". The Bush administration doesn't care what the rest of us outside of the U.S. think, but if a couple of million Americans emailed and faxed their disapproval, the Washington gang would have to take note.........Alex alex.kuskis@utoronto.ca
----- Original Message ----- From: "robert m. tynes" <rtynes@u.washington.edu> To: <air-l@aoir.org> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 3:36 PM Subject: [Air-l] the Internet and global political action - TURKEY
This is a forward off of an anti-war pro-peace listserv:
Turkey is currently in hot and heavy negotiations with the US Administration over the use of Turkish territory for a "northern front" against Iraq. Please contact them and ask them to refuse the use of their territory for a war against Iraq. (ACTION REQUESTED)
Please contact Turkish embassies and consulates in your vicinity by sending delegations, fax and e-mail messages AND send faxes and e- mail messages to officials in Ankara.
Below is a sample message. Feel free to send it as is or, better still, to add your own comments. The contacts/addresses for your messages and/or delegations are below. In solidarity, Peace Initiative of Turkey
We will appreciate it if you forward a copy of your messages to us at the following address: peaceturkey@yahoo.com
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