From: p2044862@csdvax.csd.unsw.edu.au
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Re: PEACE: To whom it may concern
Date: 25 Jan 93 18:58:07 +1000
Organization: University of New South Wales


In article <1993Jan24.205941.16767@newstand.syr.edu>, purwinto@rodan.acs.syr.EDU () writes:
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> Date:         Sun, 24 Jan 1993 01:36:40 EST
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> Some of you may be interested, so I thought I would send this along to
> the crowd and hope to catch a few possible participants.  Peace, I think
> that's what this is about, Fay
> _____________________________________________________________________________
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> To all supporters of peace and justice in former Yugoslavia:
> 
> Action for Peace in the Balkans, a multiethnic, San Francisco Bay
> Area-based peace group, has organized a nationwide telegram hotline to
> President Bill Clinton, urging him to seek a peaceful solution to this
> conflict. The telegram reads:
> 
> "I oppose military intervention or lifting the arms embargo in the civil war 
> in former Yugoslavia.  Such action will fuel the fighting, prolong civilian 
> suffering, and lead to an even wider conflict in the region. Exercise 
> evenhanded diplomacy and pressure the three warring sides in Bosnia and 
> Hercegovina to negotiate a mutually acceptable political solution."
> 
> The procedure for using the hotline is as follows:
> 
> 1. Call (800) 372-2626 (Western Union, Telegram Hotlines)
> 
> 2. Ask for hotline no. 9337; it will be identified as "Peace in the
> Balkans"; the recepient and begining of text will be confirmed (full text
> also read on demand; however, note that within this hotline the text is not
> alterable)
> 
> 3. You will be asked for a name and address of the sender, as well as your
> home phone number; a $6.95 charge will appear on your next telephone bill
> (however, you can call from any phone)
> 
> 4. You may (optionally) provide your name and address to the organizers.
> 
> 
> We urge you to take part in and advertise broadly this action, which will
> be taking place for a limited time after inauguration. Our new
> administration's policy on this issue has apparently not been set yet, but
> defining it is its highest foreign policy priority. This is why it is of
> paramount importance to immediately  let them know that military
> intervention is *not* a viable option. This message must be sent in a
> clear, visible and organized way, and this action serves that purpose.
> Certainly, other means of voicing your opinion on the subject remain
> equally important as before. But we ask you to take this action seriously,
> since only many thousands of telegrams can make a difference.
> 
> 
> ACTION FOR PEACE IN THE BALKANS
> 
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May I know how are you going to carry the peace to that area(BALCAN).Isn't it
better to protest against the maker of this situation and those who are just
watching.
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