CONTENTS
(1) VIDEO OF PROTEST AT WHITE HOUSE IN SUPPORT OF ASSANGE AND AGAINST WARS NETS ARRESTS
(2) LETTER FROM JACOB REMPEL TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
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(1) VIDEO OF PROTEST AT WHITE HOUSE IN SUPPORT OF ASSANGE AND AGAINST WARS NETS ARRESTS
Members from “Veterans for Peace” and the Australian group “Get Up” at the White House in an act of civil resistance, in order to protest unjust charges against wikileaks founder Julian Assange and his staff.
In addition, “protestors are here to call for an end to the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen.”
Ray McGovern, Daniel Ellsberg and Chris Hedges amongst dozens of protesters arrested outside White House, Dec 16, 2010
Veterans For Peace Protest War Outside White House
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(2) LETTER FROM JACOB REMPEL TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
Dear Members of Parliament,
If it were not for the thousands of dishonest political “public relations” government explanations for these wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen, some of which are now being exposed by Private Manning, Wikileaks and other whistle blowers, the public opinion polls would be overwhelmingly negative about the wars.
Many of us in Canada have long had better information and correctly surmised much of the hidden truth, and it’s time for Opposition Members of Parliament to recognize the mistakes, and to publicly call for a rapid retreat from the battle field, and then rapidly advance with diplomacy and reconstruction initiatives to make peace with our victims.
The oil and mining companies which we are supporting in their ambitions to exploit foreign natural resources can also be compelled to apply their resources in a great international project for peace and prosperity among the people of Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen. In these countries and at home, it is urgent for all efforts and industrial initiatives be re-directed into environmentally sustainable industry and commerce. As for their democracy and human rights, all that will come as they admire our genuine efforts for their well-being, become friends and seek to emulate the better elements of our ways of government. As of now, they emulate our violence by retaliating directly in their occupied homelands, and also with terrorist actions in our homelands.
Well-informed very loyal Americans are now rallying their people against these wars, much like they led the successful efforts against an equally wrong war in Vietnam. Note the demonstrations in Washington. I plead with you to take the lead in parliament for Canada to reverse course our support for these wars. And as you do so, encourage the US regime to dismantle their empire of a thousand overseas military bases, come home and take care of their own people.
Jacob Rempel, Vancouver, Canada.