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

[robert m. tynes]

I agree with what you have said.

I assumed that *everyone* was already doing what you advocated: e-mailing
white house, congress etc.

I have, and, for me, Turkey was next on the list.

Also, I don't think that I am putting Turkey on the spot. From what I've
read and heard, Turkey is already there: it's people do not support a war.

By e-mailing/faxing their gov't officials, I think you acknowledge that
this is a global discussion, which is what the current US administration
refuses to acknowledge.

I am not the American government and I completely disagree with their
actions.

I thought Turkey might like to hear that.

-Robert

On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Alex Kuskis wrote:

> 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
> >
>
>
>
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