Afghanistan-injustice

[Jay]

> dear friends,
> please take a few minutes to read and act on this email.on may 23rd 2001
the
> taleban authorities in afghanistan confirmedthat all hindus will be
required
> to wear a strip of yellow cloth sewn on to a shirt pocket in order to
> identify themselves. they claim that the measure is for their
"protection".
> the world has faced this before, in 1939 the world was required, at great
> cost, to rid itself of hitler's
> tyranny, it is not hard to spot his child. no one spoke for the jews
during
> the second world war, if we don't speak up now, who will speak for us?
>
> those who fail to learn from history are condemned to relive it.the
> taleban's record on respecting other religions gives great cause for
concern
> that their ultimate aim, upon which they are intent, is "religious
> cleansing". they have already demonstrated their disdain and intolerance
for
> other religions and traditions by the desecration and destruction of the
> ancient buddhist statues, our collective heritage, within the afghanistan.
> even today a number of christians and non christians, (mostly aids
workers)
> are in their prisons, accused of trying to convert muslims. whatever your
> religion, or even if you have none, we hope that you will agree that this
is
> fundamentally wrong. remember, "all it takes for evil totriumph is for
good
> men to do nothing". please do not do nothing, add your voice.
>
> directions:
>
> please copy this email on to a new message, add your name and those of
your
> household who wish to participate to the bottom and forward it to everyone
> on your distribution list. if you receive this petition and you find that
> you will be the 251st name on it, please e-mail a copy of it
> to:alastair@... (/group/asc2k/post?postid=cinuxsuwklzo7lxrhgarkop1uiihvovaogms6o vhnnysvj-vxawodqhszavhg686uoohaverm3-l) it will then be forwarded to the un. even if you
> decide not to sign, please be considerate and do not kill the petition as
> you will be denying your friends, and theirs, their
> legitimate voice. instead return it to alastair@... (/group/asc2k/post?postid=cinuxsuwklzo7lxrhgarkop1uiihvovaogms6o vhnnysvj-vxawodqhszavhg686uoohaverm3-l) if you receive
> this message more than once, it is only because some of the addresses on
my
> list are being rejected by the server. sorry.
> *******
> to the secretary general,
> security council and general assembly of the united nations.
>
> we the undersigned are appalled by the decision of the taleban government
of
> afghanistan to require all hindus to wear a piece of yellow cloth sewn
onto
> a shirt pocket in order to identify
> themselves. an individual's communion with god, however they find him, is
a
> matter of personal conscience and must not be the subject of intimidation
or
> persecution. the right of everyone to
> worship as they wish is fundamental and inalienable. the united nations
was
> founded in order to defeat hitler and his henchmen who required the same
> from another religion with all it's horrific
> consequences. it is completely unacceptable that nearly 60 years later
> history is repeating itself.
>
> we ask the following:
> 1. that the taleban
> government is made aware in the strongest possible terms that the world
will
> not countenance this perversion of human rights.
> 2. that prior to the united nations and/or it's constituent members
granting
> recognition of the taleban government this obscene policy is reversed.
> 3. that the united nations widen the terms of the trade sanctions
currently
> in force.
>
> 1. alastair mitton - london uk
> 2. robert mitton - london uk
> 3. paulette budd - london uk
> 4. andrew peake - london uk
> 5. pippa howell - london uk
> 6. cecile kusters - arnhem, the netherlands
> 7. sarah malpas - london uk
> 8. susan donnelly - newcastle uk
> 9. paul donnelly - london uk
> 10. pauline bartholomew - london uk
> 11. is0bel mcmillan london uk
> 12. fiona adamson
> 13. minka emina kulenovic la jolla, us
> 14. cath dolan, london, england
> 15. liz murphy, murcia, spain
> 16. william m. rueter, wisconsin, us
> 17. jaclyn a. knapper, tennessee, us
> 18. louise morris, tennessee, us
> 19. joe stoud, matsuyama, japan
> 20. keiko stroud, matsuyama, japan
> 21. larry asher, nepal
> 22. phyl asher, nepal
> 23. reiny de wit, nepal
> 24. helen johnston, nepal
> 25. isaac thompson, northern ireland
> 26. anne thompson, northern ireland
> 27. paul carter, vancouver, canada
> 28. lois carter, vancouver, canada
> 29. bronwyn short, vancouver, canada
> 30. david short, vancouver, canada
> 31. mark calder, sydney, australia
> 32. graham wintle, surbiton, uk
> 33. geoff chivers, surbiton, uk
> 34. derek nathan new malden uk
> 35. mary nathan new malden uk
> 36 rosalind preston, london uk
> 37 marlena schmool, uk
> 38 ephraim borowski, glasgow, uk
> 39. ruth warrens, london, uk
> 40. anthony warrens, london, uk
> 41. ian goodman, london, uk
> 42. liz lightstone, london, uk
> 43 elizabeth simpson, london uk
> 44. dimitris kioussis
> 45. john_griffin
> 46. hermann bujard, heidelberg, germany
> 47. regine bujard, heidelberg, germany
> 48. konrad beyreuther, heidelberg, germany
> 49. ursula beyreuther, heidelberg, germany
> 50. horst simon, heidelberg, germany
> 51. michael brand, dresden
> 52. dorothea brand, dresden
> 53. christoph lorra, dresden
> 54. martin stocker, london, uk
> 55. walter stãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ ãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ムâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â¼hmer, gãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ã ƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ãƒâ ƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â¶ttingen, germany
> 56. nathan dascal, tel aviv, israel
> 57. franz hofmann, mãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ã ƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ãƒâ ƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â¼nchen, germany
> 58. martina haasemann, mãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ã ƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ãƒâ ƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â¼nchen. germany
> 59. werner mãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ã ƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ãƒâ ƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â¼ller-esterl, frankfurt, germany
> 60. peter mcnaughton, cambridge, uk.
> 61. frank wissing, heidelberg, germany
> 62. alistair smeaton, huddersfield, uk
> 63. nancy smeaton, huddersfield, uk
> 64. linda elliott st helens uk
> 65. joy randall, changhua ,taiwan and cobourg, ont canada
> 66.frank wissing, hygiene institute department of parasitology im
> neuenheimer feld 324 69120 heidelberg
> 67.margaret vanderzweerde, niagara falls, canada
> 68.jake vanderzweerde, niagara falls, canada
> 69. margaret howard, amersham, u.k
> 70 graeme and annabell woodfield, auckland, new zealand
> 71 george seber. auckland, new zealand
> 72 david e. richmond, auckland nz
> 73 pauline richmond auckland nz
> 74 barry i silvester auckland nz
> 75 alison e silvester auckland nz
> 76 beverley silvester-clark auckland nz
> 77 sue otto, far north, new zealand
> 78 ank mellema, far north, new zealand.
> 79 darryl & maureen milner, auckland, new zealand.
> 80.gillian lander, auckland , new zealand
>81. jay oxley, colorado usa

[Starface]

--- in asc2k@y..., "jay" <joxdox@h...> wrote:
with the recent events in america i came back to asc2k to read
all the messages i had missed, as i knew there would be some very
interested viewpoints. i clicked on "afghanistan-injustice" thinking
it would be the first thread about what happened, but this message
was actually posted 9-9-01. i haven't belonged to this group as long
as many of you, but from my recollection this is the first i heard
afghanistan mentioned in this discussion group. interesting
synchronicity for this forum, 2 days before the attack, assuming
afghanistan is truly involved.
> dear friends,
> > please take a few minutes to read and act on this email.on may
23rd 2001
> the
> > taleban authorities in afghanistan confirmedthat all hindus will
be
> required
> > to wear a strip of yellow cloth sewn on to a shirt pocket in
order to
> > identify themselves. they claim that the measure is for their
> "protection".
> > the world has faced this before, in 1939 the world was required,
at great
> > cost, to rid itself of hitler's
> > tyranny, it is not hard to spot his child. no one spoke for the
jews
> during
> > the second world war, if we don't speak up now, who will speak
for us?
> >
> > those who fail to learn from history are condemned to relive
it.the
> > taleban's record on respecting other religions gives great cause
for
> concern
> > that their ultimate aim, upon which they are intent, is "religious
> > cleansing". they have already demonstrated their disdain and
intolerance
> for
> > other religions and traditions by the desecration and destruction
of the
> > ancient buddhist statues, our collective heritage, within the
afghanistan.
> > even today a number of christians and non christians, (mostly aids
> workers)
> > are in their prisons, accused of trying to convert muslims.
whatever your
> > religion, or even if you have none, we hope that you will agree
that this
> is
> > fundamentally wrong. remember, "all it takes for evil totriumph
is for
> good
> > men to do nothing". please do not do nothing, add your voice.
> >
> > directions:
> >
> > please copy this email on to a new message, add your name and
those of
> your
> > household who wish to participate to the bottom and forward it to
everyone
> > on your distribution list. if you receive this petition and you
find that
> > you will be the 251st name on it, please e-mail a copy of it
> > to:alastair@o... it will then be forwarded to the un. even if you
> > decide not to sign, please be considerate and do not kill the
petition as
> > you will be denying your friends, and theirs, their
> > legitimate voice. instead return it to alastair@o... if you
receive
> > this message more than once, it is only because some of the
addresses on
> my
> > list are being rejected by the server. sorry.
> > *******
> > to the secretary general,
> > security council and general assembly of the united nations.
> >
> > we the undersigned are appalled by the decision of the taleban
government
> of
> > afghanistan to require all hindus to wear a piece of yellow cloth
sewn
> onto
> > a shirt pocket in order to identify
> > themselves. an individual's communion with god, however they find
him, is
> a
> > matter of personal conscience and must not be the subject of
intimidation
> or
> > persecution. the right of everyone to
> > worship as they wish is fundamental and inalienable. the united
nations
> was
> > founded in order to defeat hitler and his henchmen who required
the same
> > from another religion with all it's horrific
> > consequences. it is completely unacceptable that nearly 60 years
later
> > history is repeating itself.
> >
> > we ask the following:
> > 1. that the taleban
> > government is made aware in the strongest possible terms that the
world
> will
> > not countenance this perversion of human rights.
> > 2. that prior to the united nations and/or it's constituent
members
> granting
> > recognition of the taleban government this obscene policy is
reversed.
> > 3. that the united nations widen the terms of the trade sanctions
> currently
> > in force.
> >
> > 1. alastair mitton - london uk
> > 2. robert mitton - london uk
> > 3. paulette budd - london uk
> > 4. andrew peake - london uk
> > 5. pippa howell - london uk
> > 6. cecile kusters - arnhem, the netherlands
> > 7. sarah malpas - london uk
> > 8. susan donnelly - newcastle uk
> > 9. paul donnelly - london uk
> > 10. pauline bartholomew - london uk
> > 11. is0bel mcmillan london uk
> > 12. fiona adamson
> > 13. minka emina kulenovic la jolla, us
> > 14. cath dolan, london, england
> > 15. liz murphy, murcia, spain
> > 16. william m. rueter, wisconsin, us
> > 17. jaclyn a. knapper, tennessee, us
> > 18. louise morris, tennessee, us
> > 19. joe stoud, matsuyama, japan
> > 20. keiko stroud, matsuyama, japan
> > 21. larry asher, nepal
> > 22. phyl asher, nepal
> > 23. reiny de wit, nepal
> > 24. helen johnston, nepal
> > 25. isaac thompson, northern ireland
> > 26. anne thompson, northern ireland
> > 27. paul carter, vancouver, canada
> > 28. lois carter, vancouver, canada
> > 29. bronwyn short, vancouver, canada
> > 30. david short, vancouver, canada
> > 31. mark calder, sydney, australia
> > 32. graham wintle, surbiton, uk
> > 33. geoff chivers, surbiton, uk
> > 34. derek nathan new malden uk
> > 35. mary nathan new malden uk
> > 36 rosalind preston, london uk
> > 37 marlena schmool, uk
> > 38 ephraim borowski, glasgow, uk
> > 39. ruth warrens, london, uk
> > 40. anthony warrens, london, uk
> > 41. ian goodman, london, uk
> > 42. liz lightstone, london, uk
> > 43 elizabeth simpson, london uk
> > 44. dimitris kioussis
> > 45. john_griffin
> > 46. hermann bujard, heidelberg, germany
> > 47. regine bujard, heidelberg, germany
> > 48. konrad beyreuther, heidelberg, germany
> > 49. ursula beyreuther, heidelberg, germany
> > 50. horst simon, heidelberg, germany
> > 51. michael brand, dresden
> > 52. dorothea brand, dresden
> > 53. christoph lorra, dresden
> > 54. martin stocker, london, uk
> > 55. walter stãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ ãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ムâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â¼hmer, gãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ã ƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ãƒâ ƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â¶ttingen, germany
> > 56. nathan dascal, tel aviv, israel
> > 57. franz hofmann, mãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ã ƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ãƒâ ƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â¼nchen, germany
> > 58. martina haasemann, mãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ã ƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ãƒâ ƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â¼nchen. germany
> > 59. werner mãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ã ƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚âƒãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ãƒâ ƒã‚âƒãƒâ‚ã‚â‚ãƒâƒã‚â‚ãƒâ‚ã‚â¼ller-esterl, frankfurt, germany
> > 60. peter mcnaughton, cambridge, uk.
> > 61. frank wissing, heidelberg, germany
> > 62. alistair smeaton, huddersfield, uk
> > 63. nancy smeaton, huddersfield, uk
> > 64. linda elliott st helens uk
> > 65. joy randall, changhua ,taiwan and cobourg, ont canada
> > 66.frank wissing, hygiene institute department of parasitology im
> > neuenheimer feld 324 69120 heidelberg
> > 67.margaret vanderzweerde, niagara falls, canada
> > 68.jake vanderzweerde, niagara falls, canada
> > 69. margaret howard, amersham, u.k
> > 70 graeme and annabell woodfield, auckland, new zealand
> > 71 george seber. auckland, new zealand
> > 72 david e. richmond, auckland nz
> > 73 pauline richmond auckland nz
> > 74 barry i silvester auckland nz
> > 75 alison e silvester auckland nz
> > 76 beverley silvester-clark auckland nz
> > 77 sue otto, far north, new zealand
> > 78 ank mellema, far north, new zealand.
> > 79 darryl & maureen milner, auckland, new zealand.
> > 80.gillian lander, auckland , new zealand
> >81. jay oxley, colorado usa