[Air-l] the Internet and global political action - TURKEY

[Alex Kuskis]

Robert, I wonder if putting a medium-size power like Turkey on the 
spot, when the drive for war originates with the U.S., is the right 
approach. Shouldn't people rather be emailing and faxing the White 
House, Congress, and Senate, rather than Turkey and other NATO 
countries? Turkey isn't the problem! The U.S. is the problem.
Living as I do in another reluctant allied country, I know how the
U.S. can seek to disadvantage and even economically damage
countries that dissent from its "leadership". The Bush administration
doesn't care what the rest of us outside of the U.S. think, but if
a couple of million Americans emailed and faxed their disapproval,
the Washington gang would have to take note.........Alex
alex.kuskis at utoronto.ca


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "robert m. tynes" <rtynes at u.washington.edu>
To: <air-l at aoir.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 3:36 PM
Subject: [Air-l] the Internet and global political action - TURKEY


> This is a forward off of an anti-war pro-peace listserv:
> 
> 
> Turkey is currently in hot and heavy negotiations with the US
> Administration over the use of Turkish territory for a "northern front"
> against Iraq. Please contact them and ask them to refuse the use of their
> territory for a war against Iraq.  (ACTION REQUESTED)
> 
> Please contact Turkish embassies and consulates in your vicinity by
> sending delegations, fax and e-mail messages AND send faxes and e-
> mail messages to officials in Ankara.
> 
> Below is a sample message. Feel free to send it as is or, better
> still, to add your own comments.  The contacts/addresses for your
> messages and/or delegations are below. In solidarity, Peace
> Initiative of Turkey
> 
> We will appreciate it if you forward a copy of your messages to us
> at the following address: peaceturkey at yahoo.com
>