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From: nyt%nyxfer%igc.apc.org@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu (NY Transfer News)
Subject: US Plays with Cuba & its Enemies
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Organization: The NY Transfer News Service
Resent-From: "Rich Winkel" <MATHRICH@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 00:58:18 GMT



Via The NY Transfer News Service * All the News that Doesn't Fit

US Plays with Cuba & its Enemies

from El Diario La Prensa
edlp 11/12

US PLAYING FOOTSY WITH CUBA?

A militant group of Cuban exiles calling themselves Commando L
accused George Bush's administration of repressing the group's
incursions into Cuba since the November 3 elections in the US in
which he was defeated by Bill Clinton. Tony Cuesta, the group's
leader, accused Bush of waiting until after the elections to bring
charges against the Cuban exile leaders. "As soon as the
elections were over our best men were arrested," said Cuesta.

Commando L made a public appeal for financial assistance on
Wednesday, November 11, in the amount of $100,000 to pay bail and
a defense attorney for Tony Bryant, a former Black Panther Party
member who joined the Cuban exile group after having spent 11
years in a Cuban prison. Bryant was arrested in the US on Monday,
November 9, for allegedly illegally carrying arms during an
incursion into Cuba this past July. A federal investigator is
also considering filing charges of violation of the Neutrality Law
against others involved in the same incursion. Bryant's lawyer,
Ellis Rubin, said he could not explain why the Bush administration
was cooperating with Fidel Castro, but said Cuba has handed over
to the US testimony from witnesses, photos and ballistic evidence
concerning the attack against a beach hotel in Cuba perpetrated by
Commando L. (AP 11/12)

--translated by Toby Mailman, NY Transfer News


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From: World Perspectives <worldpnews@igc.apc.org>
Subject: Asia news
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 00:28:40 GMT

/* Written  4:28 pm  Nov 20, 1992 by worldpnews@igc.apc.org in igc:worldp.samples */
/* ---------- "Asia news" ---------- */
From WORLD PERSPECTIVES. Box 3074, Madison, WI 53704


TAIWAN
 Taiwan has signed a contract to buy 60 French-made Mirage-2000 war
planes in a deal worth nearly $4 billion. The contract was signed
in Taipei by Taiwan's air force authorities, representatives of the
French plane makers, and French companies supplying missiles and
engines to the planes.

Taiwan last week signed a contract worth almost $6 billion with the
US  to buy 150 F-16 war planes.

China has already protested about both deals, saying relations with
the US and France would be affected with a strong reaction from the
Chinese side. (R. Australia 11/18)


MALAYSIA
 A tanker carrying 1,200 tons of asphalt has sunk in the South
China Sea, threatening Malaysian with a second pollution disaster
in two months.

The Honduran-registered Marvin I had been damaged badly 35 nautical
miles off a Malaysian coast Nov 14. Officials are not sure why the
ship eventually sank on its voyage from Singapore to Bangkok.

The eight thai crewmen were rescued by a passing Thai fishing boat.
A Malaysian air force plane reported two oil slicks after the
Marvin sank. Asphalt is a heavy petroleum-based tar used to surface
roads. (R. Australia 11/18)


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     OTHER NEWS TODAY ON THE SUBSCRIBERS-ONLY WORLDP.NEWS:

Menchu blasts UN on human rights issues: Salvadoran president to
pardon Jesuit killers, release list of human rights abusers; Bombs
in Lima; More corruption in Brazil.

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From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: Amnesty; deep concern for Xanana
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: PACH
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 01:43:25 GMT

/** reg.easttimor: 365.0 **/
** Topic: Amnesty; deep concern for Xanana **
** Written  5:41 pm  Nov 20, 1992 by web:etantor in cdp:reg.easttimor **
Amnesty: deep concern for Xanana

Amnesty International news release, 20 November 1992

Xanana Gusmao, the leader of east Timor's  independence movement, 
Fretilin (sic), was arrested by Indonesian military forces at 6 a..m. 
today (20 Nov. 1992) in Dili. It is not yet known where he is detained 
but, shortly after his arrest, government sources said that he was 
"undergoing intensive questioning" or military interrogation. Shortly 
after the arrest was announced Portugal, a United Nations (UN)  
member state, urged the UN Secretary-General to seek guarantees 
for the safety of Xanana Gusmao. 

In view of a consistent pattern of torture and ill-treatment of East 
Timorese political prisoners while under interrogation, Amnesty 
International is deeply concerned for the safety of Xanana Gusmao. 
The organization is particularly concerned that, because of Xanana's 
position as commander of the armed resistance, Indonesian military 
authorities may employ torture to extract political and military 
intelligence.

Amnesty International is seeking immediate guarantees from the 
Indonesian authorities that Xanana Gusmao will be treated humanely 
while in detention; that representatives of the International 
Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) will be granted immediate and 
unconditional access to his place of detention; and that he will be 
accompanied by a lawyer of his own choice while being interrogated, 
as required by Indonesian law.
** End of text from cdp:reg.easttimor **

Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: Today's Quote...
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 09:35:16 GMT


More on "Socialism" from the DSA pamphlet mentioned two Quotes ago,
"12 Myths:"

"4. Isn't Socialism what they have in the Soviet Union?

Socialism means democracy. And that means elections, free speech and
press, free political parties and labor unions -- things the Soviet
people don't have.

In the Soviet Union, power has been centralized in the hands of a
bureaucratic elite. Not only doesn't the Soviet Union deliver
democracy to the Soviet people, but a highly centralized bureaucratic
economy cannot meet even many of their basic economic needs. Just
because the Soviet elites call their system "socialist" doesn't make
it so. After all, they call it "democratic" too [e.g. "German
Democratic Republic" = (former) East Germany --HB]

[For a copy of the DSA's [Democratic Socialists of America]
pamphlet, _12 Myths About Democratic Socialism_, use the GET command
with the file name 12-MYTHS SOCIALSM]

	[Note: DSA is ok (a DSA rep was once the only other person in
	the audience besides myself who was both (1)leftist and
	(2)giving the Cuban speaker a "hard time" for brushing the
	undemocratic & human rights aspects of Cuba under the rug
	while focusing only on the [quite real and significant] social
	achievements (among other things) in Cuba (universal medical
	care, educadtion, housing, etc. Even Cuba's human rights
	record is made to look like a paradise if we compare it to
	U.S.-backed horror chambers like El Salvador and Guatemala.
	Washington's hatred of Cuba was reason not expressed in our
	Free Press -- but I digress :-) -- sort of like the
	State Department and our Free Press, only backwards). However,
	for a more cutting-edge analysis, I suggest Z magazine,
	especially quite a few of Michael Albert's "Venting Spleen" on
	Participatory Economics issues. Hope to have some of these
	typed in by our typing/scanning gang by Fall '92 -- Harel,
	summer '92]

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From: henry3%Athena.MIT.EDU@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
Subject: Re: New Video on Media: Lines in the Sand
Date: 23 Nov 92 20:34:16 GMT
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Organization: ?
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Resent-From: "Rich Winkel" <MATHRICH@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>

I want to second the endorsement of Lines in the Sand. We showed it at MIT
shortly after its release and provoked a great discussion. The video is made
by Deep Dish Television and Paper Tiger, who have done outstanding work in
the area of local access television activism. It is in fact part of a series
of 6-8 videos archiving the collective's coverage of the Gulf War. All of the
ones I have seen from that series have been outstanding. The success of
cable access activists is one of the few bits of good news to emerge from the
media coverage of the Gulf War.

--Henry Jenkins
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: TAPOL: Release Xanana Gusmao!
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: PACH
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 01:43:17 GMT

/** reg.easttimor: 361.0 **/
** Topic: TAPOL: Release Xanana Gusmao! **
** Written  3:37 pm  Nov 20, 1992 by gn:tapol in cdp:reg.easttimor **
TAPOL, the Indonesia Human Rights Campaign, issued the
following Press Release today, 20 November 1992:
   
TAPOL CALLS FOR RELEASE OF EAST TIMOR RESISTANCE LEADER
 
The Indonesian army announced today that Xanana Gusm~o, the
leader of the East Timor resistance movement, was arrested
in Dili early this morning and is now undergoing intense
questioning. There has been no independent confirmation of
Xanana's arrest.
 
The international community has long recognised Xanana
Gusmao as the undisputed leader of East Timor's courageous
resistance to its invasion and annexation by Indonesia in
1975. He has led the resistance movement with great courage,
foresight and determination since 1980, having restored the
movement's fortunes after the severe defeat it suffered in
the late 1970s. Xanana has long been the symbol of
resistance for both the older and younger generations of
East Timorese.
 
The Indonesian army is known to treat their political
prisoners with extreme brutality. If Xanana Gusmao is now in
their hands, it is essential for him to be given full
protection by the international community. The International
Red Cross should be given immediate access.
 
TAPOL most vigorously protests against the arrest of the
resistance leader and calls for his immediate and
unconditional release.
 
As leader of the national resistance, Xanana Gusmao has a
crucial role to play in the talks about the future of East
Timor which are now underway under UN auspices. The UN
Secretary-General Dr Boutros-Ghali is understood to be
planning to hold consultations with representatives of the
East Timorese people as part of this process. Xanana Gusmao
must not be prevented from taking part in these
consultations.
 
TAPOL has called on the UN Secretary-General and the British
government to press for Xanana's immediate release, to do
everything possible to ensure his safety, and ensure that he
will be able to participate in consultations about the
future of East Timor.
 
 
For further information, call Carmel Budiardjo or Liem Soei
Liong on 081 771-2904.
** End of text from cdp:reg.easttimor **

Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: RESOURCE: Progressive activist groups (autopost)
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Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: PACH
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 09:30:05 GMT

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From: Greenpeace via Jym Dyer <jym@mica.berkeley.edu>
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive,alt.activism,talk.environment
Subject: NEWS: More Evidence of a Crisis Over PVC
Followup-To: talk.environment
Date: 20 Nov 1992 01:04:30 GMT
Organization: The Naughty Peahen Party Line
NNTP-Posting-Host: remarque.berkeley.edu

[Greenpeace Press Release from Greenbase -- Redistribute Freely]

             MORE EVIDENCE OF A CRISIS OVER PVC 
      Greenpeace Report warns of dangers to children 
   
OSLO, Norway October 27, 1992 (GP) Norsk Hydro, one of Europe's
largest producers of PVC began their campaign here to restore
the image in Europe of the plastic PVC. The campaign moves to
Sweden tomorrow and to London on Thursday. Simultaneously,
Greenpeace launched its own report "PVC: A Toxic Waste in
Disguise".
  
The Greenpeace report details how all PVC plants emit VCM,
a cancer causing and highly explosive organochlorine. It
emphasises that PVC production involves the addition during
manufacture of up to 4000 other toxic ingredients. Toxic
additives can be released from PVC packaging into food, into
a room with PVC flooring or into a child's digestive system
if he or she chews a PVC toy.
  
Norsk Hydro is launching a book called "PVC and the
Environment".  Their campaign follows hard on the heels of
legal action taken in Vienna by Austria's PVC manufacturers
against Greenpeace. In a case which opened Friday October 16,
the manufacturers began litigation against Greenpeace Austria
for damage to their reputation and for "malicious and unfactual
attacks on PVC".  Greenpeace had been running a billboard
campaign depicting PVC as an environmental poison.
  
A growing number of cities and federal states in Austria have
declared themselves PVCfree, and banned the use of PVC in public
construction. In Germany, the cities of Berlin and Bielfeld have
also joined this movement.
  
In the middle of October PVC manufacturers took part in the
Chlorine Industry's Global Chlorine Symposium in Monte Carlo.
A Greenpeace report presented at this meeting published
confidential minutes revealing that a top chlorine producer
Solvay has plans to target ten European countries, spending
$US21 million over four years in a major campaign to improve
the image of PVC.
  
According to the memo, one of Solvay's aims is to promote the
idea that PVC can be recycled. But a previous memo, also leaked
to Greenpeace quotes senior Solvay managers admitting that PVC
recycling is not feasible.
   
"The PVC industry would have us believe that their product is
essential for modern life, but substitutes exist for all uses,"
said Beverly Thorpe of Greenpeace International. "As the poison
chlorine is being banned from use in products like CFCs or from
use in paper bleaching, more and more is being dumped into PVC
production. PVC is in effect a toxic waste in disguise".
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: nigel.allen@canrem.com (Nigel Allen)
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
Subject: People For the American Way Condemns "Christian Nation" Remark
Date: 20 Nov 92 22:48:03 GMT
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Organization: NDA
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu

Here is a press release from People For the American Way.

 People For the American Way Condemns "Christian Nation" Remark at
Republican Governors' Conference
 To: National Desk
 Contact: Carol Blum, Matthew Freeman, Mary Conway or Virginia Witt,
          202-467-4999, all of People For the American Way

   WASHINGTON, Nov. 18  -- People For the American Way
President Arthur J. Kropp today condemned Mississippi Gov. Fordice's
characterization of America as a "Christian nation."  Fordice's
remarks occured late yesterday at the close of a conference of
Republican governors.
   Following is the test of Kropp's remarks:

   We're hearing echoes of vintage Jerry Falwell -- who talked about
a "Christian nation" back in 1979 -- from the Republican Party's
elected leaders.  If Fordice is any indication, the GOP seems to be
practicing a systematic politics of exclusion -- first women are
pushed out, then gays, now Jewish Americans and others who don't
happen to be Christians.  This incident shows the stubborn staying
power of intolerance even in an era of change.

   People For the American Way is a 300,000-member non-partisan
constitutional liberties organization.
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Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: nyt%nyxfer%igc.apc.org@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu (NY Transfer News)
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
Subject: NEWS:Strikes Follow Defeat of Panama "Reform"
Date: 21 Nov 92 22:58:05 GMT
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Organization: The NY Transfer News Service
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Resent-From: "Rich Winkel" <MATHRICH@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>


Via The NY Transfer News Service * All the News that Doesn't Fit

Panama: Strikes Follow Referendum Defeat

from El Diario La Prensa 11/20

STRIKES FOLLOW REFERENDUM DEFEAT IN PANAMA

A wave of strikes by public sector employees and public protests
have exploded in Panama following the elections of November 15, in
which a package of reforms to the constitution was overwhelmingly
rejected. The reforms included a proposal that the Panamanian
army be dissolved.

The demonstrations are demanding that the govenrment of Guillermo
Endara, put in place by the United States following its invasion
of Panama in December of 1989, by more attention to the country's
needs. While some important government officials have asked for
the resignation of a bloc of ministers in Mananitas, some 21
kilometers from Panama City, hundreds of residents of that town
"kidnapped" a truck with supplies of water, demanding that the
liquid be brought to their communities. Hundreds of residents of
government housing protested in front of parliament and threatened
street demonstrations because the roofs of their homes are full of
holes and the structures are deteriorated.

Meanwhile, at least 12,000 university workers and professors,
postal workers and workers of the Social Security Disbursements
Office are on an indefinite strike demanding higher salaries and
salaries adjustments which have been due since 1988. (AFP 11/20)

--translated by Toby Mailman, NY Transfer News


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Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: Robert Cymbala <RZIM%SUVM.bitnet@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Subject:   Alternative Orange contents, Nov. 1992
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
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Resent-From: "Rich Winkel" <MATHRICH@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 20:27:53 GMT


Below is the table of contents for this month's Alternative Orange,
published by graduate and undergraduate students of Syracuse
University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and
Forestry:

 *
 *  ------Vol. 2 Issue No. 2, November 1992:
 *
 *  Letters: Gay Bashing
 *  The Daily Orange: The Asinine Politics of Conservative Journalism
 *  Bankrupt Ideology
 *  Marxist Theory of Homosexuality - Part I
 *  Post-Liberalism and the New Discourse on Race
 *  ...meanwhile, in South Africa,...
 *  Apartheid is not Dead
 *  Late Capitalism and Culture Critique - Part II
 *  Men Seeking Men
 *  Young Energetic Americans with Hope (Y.E.A.H!)
 *  The New, Improved Bill of Rights
 *  Don't Be Railroaded!
 *  Ecology in Mind
 *  Principled Unity in the Alternative Party Movement
 *

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Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: Andrew Lang <lang@igc.apc.org>
Subject: BLM Attack on Shoshone
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 00:45:26 GMT

To respond to this request for help, please write rchauvaux@igc.apc.org.

/* Written 10:08 am  Nov 20, 1992 by peacenet@igc.apc.org in igc:pn.alerts */
/* ---------- "BLM Attack on Shoshone" ---------- */
From: <peacenet>
Subject: BLM Attack on Shoshone

From rchauvaux Fri Nov 20 07:48:36 1992
From: Richard Chauvaux <rchauvaux>

Kevin Duff of Big Mountain Support Group has contacted local 
supporters in San Luis Obispo and reported that the BLM has 
renewed efforts to move the Dann family and other Shoshone from 
their ancestral homes. Again, the BLM has taken up cattle rus-
tling as their main weapon against these families. After public 
outcry, including efforts on APC networks and a PBS special 
report, the BLM had suspended this action until now.

The situation appears to be urgent, and any help in getting the 
word out would be appreciated. Suggestions as to who supporters 
could contact: fax numbers, phone numbers, addresses etc would 
also help. Perhaps someone out there has a contact on the Clinton 
transition team who could help???

Thank-you. Aho.

Richard Chauvaux
Big Mountain Support Group