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To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (4815)	4/23/2004 5:10:55 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 22250

Judeofascists issue a veiled DEATH THREAT to HRH Prince Charles: Fri, April 23, 2004 Britons outraged over photos of Di By AP LONDON -- Diana's brother said yesterday he was "sickened" the CBS television network had broadcast photos of the Princess of Wales as she lay dying after a car accident. It was the first time a major media outlet has published pictures of the injured princess. The British press expressed front-page outrage, while Prime Minister Tony Blair called the broadcast of the grainy black-and-white images "distasteful." A CBS 48 Hours documentary on Diana's death, aired Wednesday, briefly showed two pictures taken by paparazzi at the scene of the Aug. 31, 1997, accident in Paris. Diana died just a few hours later. The network insisted the pictures -- which showed an unconscious Diana being treated by a doctor -- were not graphic or exploitative. The pictures were shown in the context of an interview with the doctor who first treated Diana at the scene, and illustrated his comments about her condition at the time, said CBS spokeswoman Sandra Genelius, adding the broadcast has not been seen outside the U.S. "We stand by the report," she said. Britain's press, which has refrained from publishing such photos, expressed anger at what one newspaper called "horrific pictures." canoe.ca Clues: Message 19784532 Message 19784840 Message 19841994

To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (4815)	4/24/2004 5:29:47 PM
From: Elmer Flugum	Respond to of 22250

5 Reasons to Stop US Military Aid to Israel stop-us-military-aid-to-israel.net 1. Israel Is Illegally Occupying Palestine Under UN Resolution 242, Israel is required by international law to withdraw from all the territories occupied in 1967, including East Jerusalem. The United Nation's General Assembly has repeatedly condemned Israel's occupation of the territories as illegal (see UN resolutions 338, 1397, and 1402, among others). Israel's continued occupation of Palestine, sanctioned and maintained by the US, is one of the most serious obstructions to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East. "You must end the illegal occupation." Kofi Annan, addressing Israel in a meeting of the UN Security Council, March 12, 2002 2. Israel Systematically Violates the Human Rights of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories Each day, Israeli security forces in the West Bank and Gaza violate articles of the 4th Geneva Convention on Human Rights, an agreement that governs wartime rules of engagement and to which Israel is a signatory. Palestinian homes and agriculture fields are routinely demolished to make way for illegal Israeli settlements. Israeli soldiers regularly arrest and detain--often for years-- Palestinians without due process. According to Amnesty International, members of the Israeli security forces regularly use torture and prolonged incommunicado detention against Palestinians. 3. Israel is an Apartheid State Israel has developed an elaborate system of racial discrimination, embedded in its legal system, rivaling Apartheid South Africa's laws. These laws include the Law of Entry, the Law of Return, the Citizenship Law, the Military Service Law, and a host of legally sanctioned, discriminatory rabbinical rulings. Palestinians are denied various welfare benefits, access to many jobs, and the leasing of homes and land controlled by government bodies. Electricity, sewerage, and roads are provided free to Israeli households, whereas many Palestinian communities in Israel, and especially in the Occupied Territories, have existed for decades without adequate services. Laws governing land ownership such as the Law of Acquisition of Absentee Property and the Law for Acquisition of Land blatantly discriminate against Palestinians. Indeed, land ownership in Palestine is more unjust than it ever wasin South Africa; at the height of apartheid, black people nominally `controlled' 13 percent of the land, whereas in Israel the Palestinians control only 2 percent of the land. "I am a black South African, and if I were to change the names, a description of what is happening in the Gaza Strip and West Bank could describe events in South Africa." Archbishop Desmond Tutu Blockades which allow settlers free movement but restrict Palestinians have lost 100,000 workers their jobs. The Israeli government issues identification cards and car number-plates, color coded, which restrict travel for non-Jews. Palestinians in the West Bank are routinely prevented from travelling to the Gaza Strip because they have to travel through `Israeli' territory. No significant industry has been permitted to develop in the West Bank or Gaza. Consequently, Palestinians are concentrated in the lowest paying jobs and form a super-exploited labour force for Israeli capital. The occupied territories import 93% of goods but export a mere 7% of what they produce. Palestinian exports to Western Europe are banned so as not to compete with Israeli exports. Ninety percent of Palestinian workers must travel to Jewish towns for employment. 4. US Military Aid to Israel Violates US Law The US Arms Export Control Act (AECA) strictly forbids the government from giving military assistance to any country that violates internationally recognized human rights. The State Department's 2001 human rights report states: "Israeli security units often used excessive force against Palestinian demonstrators including live fire ... impeded the provision of medical assistance to Palestinian civilians by their strict enforcement of internal closures, which reportedly contributed to at least 32 deaths. Israeli security forces harassed and abused Palestinian pedestrians and drivers who were attempting to pass through the more than 130 Israeli- controlled checkpoints ..." Under the AECA, "the President is required to report to Congress promptly upon the receipt of information that a substantial violation of AECA may have occurred." The US government is fully aware of the Israeli army's human rights violations, as the above quote from the State Department shows. The US government has eroded its own credibility as an impartial mediator by continuing to arm Israel without restriction and allowing these weapons to be used against civilian populations in violation of US law. 5. US Military Aid to Israel threatens US Security and Global Stability US funding of Israel's human rights abuses fuels resentment towards the US. While the rest of the world strongly condemns Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian Territories, our government provides the political, diplomatic and material means for the occupation to continue. Such actions by the US government provoke anti-US sentiment throughout the world, ultimately jeopardizing the safety of people living in the US. The US can build its own security only by gaining the trust and respect of the international community.