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From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: Today's Quote...
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Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 09:35:15 GMT


From Chapter 16 (the Media) in Sexton's _The War on Labor and the Left_:


    The media get most of their news from "official," "expert," 
    corporate-owned, and other established and generally conservative 
    sources -- mainly the public information offices of corporations and 
    government these sources are considered respectable and reliable, and 
    they also can most easily afford to pour out new to the media, without 
    charge or much effort on the  media' part. 

    In 1975, a Senate intelligence committee found that the CIA owned 
    outright more than 200 wire services, newspapers, magazine, and book 
    publishing complexes and subsidized many more.. 

    "a study of some 2,500 guest on the ABC "Nightline" news program
    ..showed officials predominating and unofficial and dissenting
    groups virtually absent -- including labor, consumer, and
    environmental advocates; peace activists; the working class; the
    American opposing U.S. foreign policy. "If you want to critique
    U.S. foreign policy," the show's host said, "you don't bring on
    the opponents of U.S. foreign policy and let them speak, their
    mind, " he said displaying his keen understanding of democracy the
    role of the Free Press, "what you do is bring on the architects of
    US foreign policy and hold them to account" (Spoken like a
    _Pravda_ editor) in the sense that the mass media have been
    "holding them to account" year after year...

    [FAIR study on PBS, biz coverage, not matched by programs about
    groups such as labor unions, available online in labor.resources
    --harelb@igc.org]

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_The War on Labor and the Left. 
 Understanding America's Unique Conservatism_ 
By Professor Patricia Cayo Sexton 
Westview Press -- Boulder, San Francisco, Oxford 
ISBN 0-8133-1062-8  ///\\\ ISBN 0-8133-1063-6 (pbk) 


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From: Ron Buckmire <buckmr%rpi.edu@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Subject: RESOURCE: Contacting Clinton's Cabinet
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Resent-From: "Rich Winkel" <MATHRICH@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 21:29:40 GMT

The Los Angeles Times printed these addresses and phone numbers yesterday.
Perhaps someone would like to call and get respective fax numbers?

--------------CUT HERE----------------
Bill Clinton
President of the United States
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20500
(202) 456-1414
(202) 456-2883 [fax]

The Cabinet of the President of The United States of Ameruca

Zoe Baird
Depatment of Justice
10th Street and constitutiona Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530
(202) 514-2000


Donna Shalala
Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 690-6343

Hazel O'Leary
Department of Energy
Forrestal Building
1000 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20585
(202 586-4940

Warren Christopher
Department of State
2201 C Street, NW
Washingtom, DC 20520
(202) 647-6575

Les Aspin
Department of Defense
The Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301
(703) 695-2113

Lloyd Bentsen
Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20220
(202) 622-2200

Jesse Brown
Department of Veterans affairs
810 Vermont Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20420
(202) 535-8459

Robert B. Reich
Department of Labor
200 Constitution Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20210
(202) 219-5000

Richard W. Riley
Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20202
(202) 708-5366

Bruce Babbitt
Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, Dc 20240
(202) 208-7351

Ronald H. Brown
Department of Commerce
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20230
(202) 482-3200

Carol Browner
Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-2080

Mike Espy
Department of Agriculture
14th Street and independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250
(202) 720-2791

Henry G. Cisneros
Housing and Urban Development
451 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20410
(202) 708-1420

Federico Pena
Department of Transportation
400 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20590
(202) 366-4000

Su-Cabinet posts

Leon Panetta
Office of Management and Budget
17th Street and Pennsylvania, NW
Washington, DC 20503
(202) 395-3000

Mickey Kantor
U.S. Trade Representative
Winder Building 600
17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20506
(202) 395-3230

Madeleine Albright
United Nations Ambassador
799 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
(212) 415-4000

Anthony Lake
National Security Advisor
17th Street and Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20506
(202) 456-7140

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Subject: EC Picks Up Freedom House Line
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EC picks up Freedom House line

From el diario/La Prensa 12/23/92

Translated and edited by Toby Mailman. "el Diario/La Prensa" is
a Spanish language newspaper published in New York City.


European Community Hits Cuba on Human Rights

The European Community (EC) criticised Cuba in a statement issued
on Dec. 22, citing its human rights violations, particularly the
persectution of activists by Havana authorities.  The 12 members
spoke specifically of the case of Sebastian Arcos, who fought in
the Cuban revolution and who is now the head of the Cuban
Committee for Human Rights. He was recently sentenced to four
years and eight months for distributing "enemy propaganda,"
according to the US right-wing group Freedom House. Freedom House
also mentioned human rights activists Elizardo Sanchez and Jesus
Yanez Pelletier. According to Freedom House's information, these
two were beaten on Dec. 10, International Human Rights Day. (edlp
12/23/92 from AP)


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Subject: England Anti-Racism News/ECN
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from The European Counter Network (ECN)

from: ECN London

15 December 1992

ANTI-RACIST NEWS:

-Five thousand people marched against racism in Glasgow on
November 28th in a demonstration called by the Scottish Campaign
Against Racism and Fascism (SCARF). At one point the demonstration
was attacked by 20 fascists. 15 fascists and three anti-fascists
were arrested.

-Asian and African-Caribbean youth in Newcastle (north-east
England) have formed a campaign after the racist murder of 66-year
old Aziz Miah on 14 September. A week after Mr Miah was battered
to death by a racist gang while on his way to a mosque, there was
an angry demonstration from the estate where he lived to the
police station. The Mr Miah Justice Campaign has now been formed,
with a newsletter called Kal Ki Awazz (Voice of Tomorrow).

contact: Mr Miah Justice Campaign, c/o 262 Westgate Road,
Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4.

-in the West Midlands, police have been harassing the Ahmed
family.  In June the family were assaulted and racially abused in
their own home by police who claimed they were investigating a
complaint about noise. Three brothers were arrested and charged,
and their 61-year old mother suffered a cut arm after being pushed
by police. Later, she was also arrested when she went to the
police station to enquire about her sons. A few weeks later,
police again forced entry into the family home, and shook awake a
four year old child to ask her where her father was.

The Sandwell Action Committee Against Racist Police Harassment
have been organising regular pickets of the court where the Ahmed
brothers have been standing trial.

contact: Sandwell Action Committee Against Racist Police
Harassment, c/o Sandwell REC, High Street, West Bromwich.


information from: Campaign against Racism and Fascism, BM Box
8784, London WC1N 3XX (CARF produce a magazine, which is probably
the best regular UK anti-racist publication).


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From: David Lehrer <71756.2116@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Akron BBS Trial Delayed
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AKRON BBS TRIAL DELAYED
 
The Akron BBS Trial originally scheduled for Monday, January 4,
1993 was continued--will *not* happen Monday the 4th.  A new
trial date was not determined.  Mark Lehrer's attorney requested
the continuance and since Summit County Prosecutor Lynn Slaby
assigned a new prosecutor 'due to calendar year rotation' was not
resisted.
 
David Lehrer
 

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From: Hank Roth <odin@world.std.com>
Subject: Award for Gonzalez
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Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 06:37:06 GMT

<<< via P_news/p.news >>>
ASSOCIATION AWARD TO 
THE HONORABLE HENRY B.GONZALEZ
 
At its executive board meeting on September 27 in Boulder, 
Colorado, the Association of National Security Alumni voted to 
establish an annual award to honor that individual who, in the 
past year, has done most to protect and preserve the security of 
our country and its citizens. The award, named the Defender of 
True National Security Award, will be given this year to 
Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez of Texas.
 
In its letter to Gonzalez informing him of the award the 
Assocation stated: "Mr. Gonzalez, the Association has been 
reporting on your fearless investigation into the Banca Nazionale 
de Lavoro affair for many months. Your challenge from the floor 
of the House of Representatives to those in the executive branch 
and its supporters in the Congress who attempted to use, and 
abuse, claims of national security to silence you, has shown 
dramatically how these false claims are used to conceal the 
truth, not from enemies of the United States but from the 
American people themselves and to keep officeholders from being 
called to account for failures of policy or violations of law. 
Since the national security, in its truest sense, can only mean 
the security of the individual citizen in his or her poltical and 
civil rights under the Constitution and the laws of the United 
States, your words and actions, in this matter as in many others 
during your public life, make you a Defender of the True National 
Security of the United States. The Association of National 
Security Alumni, recognizing this, is pleased to present its 
first annual Defender of True National Security award to you and 
is honored that you accept."
 
{Posted from UNCLASSIFIED, the newspaper of the Association of 
National Security Alumni--Vol. IV, No5; Oct-Nov. 1992}
 
The Association of National Security Alumni is an organization of 
former members of the CIA, the Drug Enforcement administration, 
the FBI, the NSA, as well as people coming from military 
intelligence, all with the common objective of opposing excesive 
secrecy and the use of covert operations in the implementation of 
foreign policy. We deal principally with issues of policy 
involving the national security apparatus and follow in depth 
Congressional hearings and activities that don't often get 
touched upon in the press.
 
 
Posted by: Hank Roth
            [Formerly employed in national security
             at the White House and in the War Room
             at the Pentagon.]




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Subject: Ortega Urges Disarming Freelancers/ed-lp
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from el diario/La Prensa 12/23/92

Translated and edited by Toby Mailman. "el Diario/La Prensa" is
a Spanish language newspaper published in New York City.


General Ortega Calls for Neutralizing of Armed Groups in Nicaragua

General Humberto Ortega, head of the Nicarguan Army, announced on
Dec. 22 that the army is preparing to "neutralize" former contras
and Sandinistas who are still armed or who have taken up weapons
again, following the killing of a peasant family which was
presumed to have been done by a rearmed group.

According to official sources there are still about 400 armed
people who live in as criminals in the countryside, especially in
the northern part of the country. Ortega met with Cardinal Obando
y Bravo and with national agricultural business people to discuss
their needs in terms of the army's operations. Ortega told the
press that 1993 was vital for the country's interests and called
for a national concertation. He also asked for greater
consciousness toward the most economically desperate and seriously
affected sectors of the society, and asked President Chamorro to
develop programs for the peasanst, many of whom have joined the
rearmed groups. (edlp 12/23/92 from AFP)


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From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: HAITIAN REFUGEE CTR. RELEASE
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Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 22:01:52 GMT

/** reg.carib: 494.0 **/
** Topic: HAITIAN REFUGEE CTR. RELEASE **
** Written 10:07 pm  Dec 31, 1992 by smalagodi in cdp:reg.carib **
Haitian Refugee Center
Sant Rifiji Ayisyin, Inc.
 
119 North East 54 Street, Miami, Florida, 33137
305-757-8538 (voice) - 305-758-2444 (fax)
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
December 31, 1992
 
Three years ago, a Haitian hijacked a plane to Miami for the
same reasons as the group of Cubans who recently arrived
here. Contrary to the reception given to the Cubans, the
Haitian guy is still in jail facing criminal charges in New York.
He was a soldier who was unwilling to participate in the
murderous and criminal activities of the Avril government.
 
Today we are seeing a different situation. This is not an issue
of Cuban versus Haitian. It's one of separate treatment. If they
are unable to keep Cubans, they must release them. The
same policy must be applied to Haitians and all other
nationalities.
 
In contrast to the treatment given to the Cubans, many
Haitians have called to say they were moved from Krome to
Calport Louisiana to make space for the Cubans. In solidarity
with those removed, the Haitians at Krome and other
nationalities have entered into a hunger strike. This may result
in the loss of many lives. We condemn this unjust treatment
and believe it to be inhumane. We have therefore made a
request to the acting director Wayne Joy to release them
immediately.
 
###
 
CONTACT PERSON:
 
Rolande Dorancy
Executive Director
 
 
** End of text from cdp:reg.carib **

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From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: Haiti: Church sees evidence of continuing repression
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/** reg.carib: 485.0 **/
** Topic: Haiti 'worse than ever' **
** Written  9:10 pm  Dec 26, 1992 by jlynch in cdp:reg.carib **
        * Forwarded from the COBWEB (Church of the Brethren) network on
        the ECUNET system.

COB COMMUNICATIONS Dec. 16, 1992 at 19:20 Eastern  (1402 characters)
  
Haiti `worse than ever'
Brethren sees evidence of continuing repression

``Under an overlay of pretended normalization, the repression is worse than
ever,'' said Cinny Poppen after a September 25-October 2 trip to Haiti.

   Poppen is a Brethren member working with the Chicago Religious Task
Force on Central America. The Task Force-sponsored trip coincided with the
anniversary of the military coup that ousted democratically elected
president Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

   The group also included two representatives of the Christian Peacemaker
Teams, a Brethren and Mennonite group. CPT sent a group to Haiti December
10, including Brethren Elayne King, of Carlisle, Pa., and Sharon Helbert,
of Timberville, Va.

   ``In Haiti the rule of law has totally collapsed,'' Poppen reported.
``In the few days following the coup, 2,000 people were killed; that number
has now tripled or even quadrupled.

   ``The army is one pillar of the hierarchy in Haiti; the other is the
church,'' Poppen said. ``All the (Catholic) bishops except one are doing
their best to keep the repression going,'' but ``a large group of
courageous priests and nuns work directly with the poor and are targeted
for harassment,'' she said.

   ``The spirit of resistance remains strong, under incredibly difficult
conditions.'' --AGENDA January/February 1993

--Communication Team, Church of the Brethren General Board, Elgin, IL, USA
  

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Subject: Shoot-to-Kill in Belfast
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from the European Counter Network (ECN)

from: ECN London

5 December 1992

SHOOT-TO-KILL IN BELFAST

A young Irish republican was shot dead by police in Belfast on
Wednesday 25th November in what seems to have been a pre-planned
shoot-to-kill operation. 22 year old Pearse Jordan was driving
along the Falls Road when his car was rammed and forced onto the
pavement by two cars. As he stumbled from the car he was shot in
the back three times with a Heckler and Koch rifle, by an
undercover member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

Pearse Jordan, who was an IRA volunteer, was unarmed and had made
no attempt to run away when he got out of the car.

As usually happens in such cases, the RUC immediately launched a
propaganda offensive to hide the true facts of the killing. For
instance it was initially reported that the shooting was connected
with the discovery of a bomb-making factory in a nearby house. In
fact, the house that was raided was over half a mile way, and
nothing was found in the house or at any other building that
night.

After Pearse's murder, local people held a candle-lit vigil at the
scene.  Thousands of people attended Pearse Jordan's funeral,
resisting attempts by the RUC to intimidate them. At one point,
women mourners prevented an RUC armoured car from driving through
the funeral cortege.


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From: patth@panix.com (Patt Bromberger)
Subject: Today's Quote (12/24/92) in reply to Bush's Christmas Surprise
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Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 19:57:56 GMT

"No man is above the law."
		    --  Special Prosecutor Lawrence E. Walsh
			interview on "Nightline" by Ted Koeppel and
		        "The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour" 12/24/92



-- 
Patricia Ann Bromberger                            patth@panix.com
This quote borrowed from: Gary.Petraccaro@f12.n2610.z1.fidonet.org 
.. "It matters not so much what you sing, but why..." J.S. Bach

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Subject: NY Vets' Grp Blasts Somalia Invasion
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VETERANS GROUP HITS SOMALI INTERVENTION

A veterans group from Staten Island, N.Y., has spoken out in
protest against the U.S. military intervention in Somalia.

Meeting on Dec. 3, the Richmond County American Veterans
Association voted unanimously to send a telegram to President
Bush and President-elect Clinton expressing dismay at the
decision to send a military force to Somalia.

The telegram attacks the decision as being a "camouflage for
another U.S. military intervention in a Third World country, one
which puts the lives of American soldiers at risk." The group has
called instead for a dramatic increase in airlifts of food
shipments to Somalia under UN auspices.

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