[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [uslawaffiliates] USLAW NEWS

[Al Kagan]

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> From: rnicosia at starpower.net
> Date: July 11, 2005 7:37:57 PM CDT
> To: uslawaffiliates at lists.riseup.net
> Subject: [uslawaffiliates] USLAW NEWS
>
> In this NEWS ALERT are in whole or in part:
>
> 1. Iraqi constitution portion dealing with rights and freedoms
> 2. Statement Regarding the Abolishment of Basic Needs Subsidy
> 3. A Strategic Analysis of Unity in the US Anti-War Movement, By 
> VIRGINIA RODINO Counterpunch, June 30, 2005, "All Roads Lead to 
> Baghdad"
> 4. Statement by Organisation of Women’s Freedom in
> Iraq (OWFI) - UK Branch on the terrorist attack in London
> 5. Bombing buses and trains in London is a terrorist and criminal act  
> Falah Alwan, President of  Federation of Worker Councils and Unions in 
> Iraq
>
> 1. The Iraqi newspaper Al-Mada has published what it claims to be a 
> preliminary draft of the portion of the Iraqi constitution dealing 
> with rights and freedoms.  Carnegie Senior Associate and Arab 
> constitutionalism expert Nathan J. Brown has prepared a translation, 
> summary and brief analysis of the text.  It can be viewed at:  
> http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/BillofRights.pdf.
> Nathan can be reached at 202/939-2277 or nbrown at carnegieendowment.org.
>
> 2. Statement Regarding the Abolishment of Basic Needs Subsidy
> Following its proclamations the Iraqi government acts have become very 
> obvious, especially those concerns the abolishment of subsidizing 
> basic needs (sugar, tea, rice, food oil, etc...) gas, and electricity 
> in compliance with International Monetary Fund (IMF).
> Dick Cheney’s corporate got $8 Billion for putting out part of burning 
> pipe in Rumailah oil well whereas the actual cost of this operation 
> was estimated of only $50.000, multinational troops presence cost 
> about $8.5 Billion a month, free fuel, luxurious houses, shares in the 
> multinational corporations, concrete barricades, and special security 
> companies, All of these were not included in cutting back the budget. 
> The cut back has comprehended the ration voucher that even the former 
> fascist regime couldn’t dare to touch, in spite of its poorness of 
> quality. Thus the current government sees this as an appropriate 
> solution that will put an end to the crisis.
> The most harmed section of the society is workers particularly the 
> unemployed workers. Therefore the unemployed people will be more 
> integrated with their union, the Union of Unemployed in Iraq and more 
> closer to their demands that include employment insurance which 
> represents the bottom line demands. Also they will thwart the plans 
> intended to drive the society into poverty, sectarian war, and 
> deprivation.The Union of unemployed in Iraq holds the US 
> administration, United Nations, International food Organization, 
> governments of multinational troops in Iraq, and Jaffary government 
> responsible for any upcoming substantial and moral damages that will 
> affect the society and cause wide spread famine across the country, 
> and warn the authorities from committing these kinds acts.Steering 
> Committee of The Union of unemployed in Iraq, June 15, 2005
>
> 3. A Strategic Analysis of Unity in the US Anti-War Movement, By 
> VIRGINIA RODINO Counterpunch, June 30, 2005, "All Roads Lead to 
> Baghdad"
> At the start of this week about 100 representatives and leaders of the 
> anti-war movement met in Washington, DC, to discuss primarily how to 
> create the strongest internal unity, particularly regarding the 
> September 24 national anti-war mobilization to be held in Washington, 
> DC.
> Facilitated by a prominent African American minister, an African 
> American imam, and a Native American civil rights activist, the 
> discussion sometimes delved into negative past interactions between 
> the national anti-war coalitions, United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ) 
> and Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER); possible 
> communication disconnect between local member groups and the 
> leadership bodies of these coalitions; and the potential neglect of 
> the global justice movement (given that the annual International 
> Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings are taking place in Washington 
> that same weekend, and events already are being planned by 
> anti-corporate globalization groups such as the Mobilization for 
> Global Justice, 50 Years is Enough, and Jubilee 2000).
> Much of the 3-hour meeting, however, focused on the possibility of 
> unifying around a common theme for the anti-war calls to action, and 
> the marches and rallies for that weekend of action.In order to justify 
> the following proposal for future political direction of the anti-war 
> movement, it is necessary to assess the barriers and opportunities the 
> movement faces at this moment.
> (Read the rest of the article at: 
> http://www.counterpunch.org/rodino06302005.html)
>
> 4. Statement by Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) - UK 
> Branch on the terrorist attack in London
> What happened in London is another hideous crime of global terrorists 
> against humanity!
> Through occupation of Iraq and So called “War on terror” USA and its 
> allies cannot bring terrorism into an end!The news of the horrific 
> terrorist attack in London on 07/07/2005 has added one more tragedy 
> against humanity. We are living in an era where terrorism has become a 
> daily threat to everyones life. The organisation of Women’s Freedom in 
> Iraq- UK branch gives its most heartfelt condolences to the families 
> of the victims of this calamity.The political Islamists who have 
> declared their “Jihad” on the world started from countries in the 
> Middle East by imposing Islamic Sharia Law, forcing women to wear the 
> Veil, stoning them to death in public, and many more oppressions were 
> made a way of life for nearly three decades now.
> The USA and Western states saw all this and turned a blind eye to it 
> before the September 11th events. The Islamists were even nurtured and 
> supported by them. When this “Jihad” for killing “infidels “reached 
> the US its “war on terror” response only unleashed further the most 
> reactionary Islamist forces onto the scene, giving them a “reason” to 
> attack, kill, behead, and murder civilians wherever it is possible for 
> them.  The London attack is part of a sequence of terrorist actions in 
> the world; we still haven’t forgotten the tragedies that took place in 
> New York, Madrid, Baghdad, Bali, Turkey, and many other places.  The 
> so called “war on terror” has brought immense miseries to the people 
> of Iraq. It has turned it into a battleground for various terrorist 
> networks to terrorise people of Iraq and foreigners as they wish.
> Today throughout Iraq suicide bombings, beheadings, hostage taking, 
> murdering innocent civilians, killing women, and beheading them has 
> become the norm. The occupation of Iraq is a major cause of this 
> terrorism in Iraq and elsewhere. America’s attack on Iraq itself was 
> open terrorism and an intimidation to the whole of humanity. The 
> Islamist reactionaries are using this as a pretext to take the safety, 
> life and security of the people as a hostage.The OWFI strongly 
> condemns the carnage and crimes committed by Islamists. They should be 
> condemned by all.
> The Islamists should be denied any support or sympathy. The self 
> appointed leaders of the world in the G 8 summit have announced their 
> determination on the continuation of the “War on terror”, but they 
> cannot bring it to an end as they themselves have created it all, and 
> are responsible for the war, destruction, hunger and poverty in the 
> world.
> But it is the task of the progressive and secular forces across the 
> world to stand up to these atrocities which have been committed 
> against humankind all over the world for causes that are not ours and 
> have nothing to do with our aspirations. Houzan MahmoudRepresentative 
> of OWFI in UK  E-mail: houzan73 at yahoo.co.ukTel :(07956883001)   
> www.equalityiniraq.com
>
> 5. Bombing buses and trains in London is a terrorist and criminal act  
> Falah Alwan, President of  Federation of Worker Councils and Unions in 
> Iraq July 8, 2005
>
> Tens of innocents lost their lives and hundreds were injured in 
> London’s bombings on Thursday July 7, 2005 among them students, 
> children, workers, elderly and women. Fears were spread out among 
> children and families. The state of emergency was declared and a 
> climate of skepticism is generated among people.We in Iraq face and 
> live with all these conditions almost everyday, innocents are being 
> murdered in tens in similar and identical ways to the one committed in 
> London and by the same terrorist groups and individuals and lived 
> bitterness of losing our beloved ones in an explosives and terrorist 
> acts.We condole and mourn the victims’ families and their friends; 
> also we demand the liberated and civilized forces and powers to stand 
> against any act that targets the lives of innocent civilians and try 
> to destabilize security anywhere in the world.
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>
>

Al Kagan
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