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From: International Action Center <actioncenter@action-mail.org>Date: November 25, 2010 4:41:01 AM GMT-04:00To: "action.news."@organizerweb.comSubject: SIGN ON to STOP U.S./S. KOREAN WAR PROVOCATIONS! KNOW THE FACTS!Reply-To: actioncenter@action-mail.org
International Action Center - iacenter.org
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To: President Barack Obama, President Lee Myung-bak, Secretary of State Hillary ClintonSTOP THE WAR PROVOCATIONS AND ATTACKS ON THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF KOREA NOW!
KNOW THE UNDISPUTED FACTS!
SIGN THE ONLINE PETITION to the Obama Administration and s. Korean Govt.
at http://www.iacenter.org/korea/stopattackondprk NOW!
PLAN PROTESTS IN THE DAYS AHEAD TO COUNTER THE GROWING WAR THREAT
Tell the Obama Administration and the south Korean Government you want the U.S./south Korean war maneuvers and provocations against the DPRK stopped immediately, the removal of south Korean and U.S. war ships including the U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington, an end to the U.S. sponsored sanctions against the DPRK, the signing of a peace treaty NOW to end the state of war that has existed since the Korean war, and the immediate withdrawal of the 30,000 U.S. troops that still occupy south Korea, so that the Korean people can freely decide their own destiny.THESE ARE THE UNDISPUTED FACTS: On Nov. 23, the government of South Korea mobilized 70,000 troops for a week of military maneuvers just off the border of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. The DPRK said that these military maneuvers simulated an invasion of the north.
The military deployment was provocatively held right off the sea borderline between the north and the south. This is an area considered to be disputed territory.
On Nov 23, at 1:00 p.m., South Korean forces fired many shells into waters right off the DPRK. This is an area that the north has a longstanding claim to be within its territory. This claim had been accepted by prior south Korean governments.
An hour and a half later, the DPRK retaliated to what it saw as an attack on its territory by firing shells at the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong.
And now the U.S. has announced plans to send the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington and its battle group including war ships, destroyers and hundreds of fighter jets back into the area to participate in new war maneuver provocations.
It is urgent that all who stand for peace and justice make plans now for immediate protest actions in the days ahead.
The U.S. military has been involved in all the war maneuvers by South Korea, going back to the 1950-53 war, and has occupied South Korea since the end of World War II.
Why doesn’t the media ask why the U.S. was orchestrating a massive military deployment of troops, ships and aircraft right on the border of the DPRK?
The provocation here clearly comes from the U.S. government and the right-wing south Korean regime, not the DPRK. The regime of Lee Myung-bak has undone earlier moves that improved relations between the two halves of the Korean nation and has brought increased confrontation.
It can never be forgotten that U.S. imperialism waged a horrendous war against the Korean Revolution from 1950 to 1953, one that resulted in millions of deaths and total devastation of the Korean Peninsula.
For there to be peace on the Korean Peninsula, the U.S. should end its support of expansionist, right-wing forces in the south, sign a peace treaty with the north (a state of war still exists after 57 years!) and withdraw its troops so the Korean people can decide their own destiny.
Join us in the days ahead in taking to the streets to protest these U.S. war threats and sanctions that have created a powder keg in Asia. End the military occupation of South Korea! Sign a peace treaty and bring the troops home!
SIGN ONLINE AT http://www.iacenter.org/korea/stopattackondprk NOW!
SAMPLE PETITION TEXT:
CC: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, U.N. member delegations, U.S. Congressional leaders, members of the media.
- Stop the U.S./South Korean War maneuvers and provocations against the DPRK (north Korea) immediately!
- Remove the south Korean and U.S. war ships! DO NOT SEND ADDITIONAL U.S WARSHIPS AND PLANES INCLUDING THE U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER GEORGE WASHINGTON!
- End the U.S. sponsored sanctions against the DPRK!
- Sign a peace treaty NOW to end the state of war that has existed for 57 years since the Korean war!
It is an undisputed fact that on Nov. 23, the government of South Korea mobilized 70,000 troops for a week of military maneuvers just off the border of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. The DPRK said that these military maneuvers simulated an invasion of the north.
- Withdraw all of the 30,000 U.S. troops that still occupy south Korea, so that the Korean people can freely decide their own destiny.
On Nov 23, at 1:00 p.m., South Korean forces fired many shells into waters right off the DPRK. This is an area that the north has a longstanding claim to be within its territory. This claim had been accepted by prior south Korean governments.
An hour and a half later, the DPRK retaliated to what it saw as an attack on its territory by firing shells at the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong.
And now the U.S. has announced plans to send the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington and its battle group including war ships, destroyers and hundreds of fighter jets back into the area to participate in new war maneuver provocations.
The U.S. military has been involved in all the war maneuvers by South Korea, going back to the 1950-53 war, and has occupied South Korea since the end of World War II. AND THE WAR DANGER IS GROWING!
Clearly the military provocation is from the U.S. government and the south Korean government of President Lee Myung-bak.
For there to be peace on the Korean Peninsula, the U.S. must withdraw its troops so the Korean people can decide their own destiny.
Sincerely,
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SIGN ONLINE AT http://www.iacenter.org/korea/stopattackondprk NOW!
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The Ashes 2010: Andrew Strauss plays down importance of first session
Andrew Strauss said England want to build momentum at The Gabba, but played down the symbolism of the opening session. Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images
England's captain, Andrew Strauss, today played down the importance of the opening of the Brisbane Test and insisted that the Ashes series is won over five long Tests, not in one fateful moment.
Four years ago, Steve Harmison's first ball famously flew off in the direction of second slip. Four years before that, Nasser Hussain put Australia in to bat and England's bowlers were pulverised. If you believe the theory that a tone, once set, is irretrievable, then England's last two Ashes campaigns in Australia have been dead in the water by lunchtime on the first day.
Strauss does not entirely see it that way. "A lot of people read a lot into the first morning," he said. "Both sides want to build some momentum and show they mean business but ultimately it is 25 days of cricket."
Harmison has said the delivery will haunt him for the rest of his life, admitted that he wanted the ground to swallow him up, and called it the worst ball ever bowled in Test cricket. Hussain has shared the blame, suggesting that a chat with Marcus Trescothick, his vice-captain, encouraged him to think of bowling first and then, what with the toss and the pre‑match fuss, he never properly discussed it with the coach, Duncan Fletcher, or studied the pitch in close detail.
Strauss hints that it is Brisbane itself, not any psychological trauma inherent in the first morning of a series, which presents England's greatest challenge. Australia have not lost here since Viv Richards's West Indies side, indecently stocked with some of the finest fast bowlers ever seen, won 22 years ago, the longest unbeaten run in cricket.
"Australian sides in the past have been very quick to set the tone in the first Test and the conditions here are probably slightly alien to touring teams," he said. "Their record here is very strong and that is quite exciting, the thought of taking on a record like that and trying to turn it round.
"Australia have a very proud and strong record at home. We are not expecting them to be any weaker than on past tours. The key for us is to lift our performance and we are capable of doing that. We are not underestimating the size of the challenge. There are very few sides who come out here and win."
But the emphasis on the errors of the first morning will not go away easily. The anguish of nine defeats in the past 10 Tests in Australia runs too deep. Another story is that on the bus to The Gabba four years ago the players were too tense, private fears hidden behind their Walkmans. They needed something to stir their spirits.
Strauss retreats from that suggestion, too: "General demeanour is important. People look to the captain to see how he is handling himself. But I'm not going to be singing and dancing on the bus. I might leave that to Graeme Swann.
"The important thing is that people are clear in their minds about what they are going to achieve. You don't want to get too emotional on that first morning. It is important to commit to the plans that you have discussed, but the guys are in a good place psychologically and that is a good place to start any series. The time for Churchillian speeches has passed – the guys need calming not rousing."
Mitchell Johnson's talk of bowling fast and aggressively and specifically targeting Strauss, a prediction straight from the psychologist's couch if ever there was one, predictably did not concern him.
"You expect fast bowlers to target the opening batsmen," he said. "They will be poring over the opening batsmen and trying to find weaknesses. If they want to announce their plans before the series, that's fine by me. We have all been through it before. I have had plenty of times where a bowler has gone after me and I'm comfortable with my technique.
"All you do against someone like that is try to watch the ball. If it's short and wide you try to hit it and if it is in the right place you try and defend it and if it's at your head you get out of the way. To read too much into what people say before the start is slightly naive."
Strauss knows that 11 England players will be targeted and that their response matters not over the first ball, or the first session, but over five Tests.
"A lot of our success has come from everybody taking responsibility and staying a tight unit," he said. "If we are still a tight unit at the end of the series I think we will have won the series."