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To: Win Smith who started this subject11/26/2002 4:50:19 PM
From: Condor  Read Replies (1) of 603
 
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Iceland touches the Arctic
Circle and is one of the most
volcanic regions in the world.
Hydroelectric and geothermal
energy are abundant. The
warm waters of the Gulf
Stream temper the weather,
while its rich fishing grounds
of haddock and cod have
provided the population of
280,000 with a high standard
of living that is not drained
by a military budget. Iceland
has no military forces and
the police do not carry
weapons--except during
NATO conferences.

After centuries of oppressive
Danish colonial rule, Iceland
declared independence on
June 17, 1944. At that time
the country was occupied by
thousands of U.S. and British
ground, air and naval
personnel, who were part of
the massive worldwide
military deployment during
World War II. In 1949
Iceland was pressured into
becoming a founding
member of NATO.

Today, in 2002, thousands of
U.S. military personnel
continue to occupy Iceland
while based at the U.S. Naval
Air Station of Keflavik.
Icelandic air traffic
controllers even have to get
permission from U.S. military
personnel before they can
guide aircraft to land at their
international airport or fly
over their airspace.

The conference and
demonstration in Iceland
showed that the struggle
against the Pentagon is
worldwide. The people of
Iceland identify with the
people of Puerto Rico, Korea
and Okinawa as they all fight
to close down the U.S. bases
that are a daily insult to the
sovereignty of their nations.
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