[Peace-discussion] ACTION ALERT: US Congressman "Taliban" Rohrbacher threatens Nicaraguan voters with sanctions!

Fri, 3 Nov 2006 16:37:43 -0800 (PST)

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Anyone who wants a picture of this terrorist supporter with his AK47 and the Taliban let me know.

  He is a well known supporter / organizer of the terrorist taliban in Afghanistan and has violently opposed democracy nearly everywhere else.

  He now represents orange county California

  hank

      ACTION ALERT - Call Congress to oppose 11th hour sanction threats!  Dear Friend, 
  Yesterday, Bush administration officials threatened Nicaraguan voters with economic sanctions on the eve of the presidential campaign cut-off, assuring that they would have the last word in the media before Nicaraguans go to the polls this Sunday.
  In Managua, U.S. Embassy spokesperson Kristin Stewart, threatened economic sanctions in the event of an Ortega victory. She was joined by four Republican congressmen threatening Nicaraguan voters with a cut off of remittances from the United States. Rep. Tancredo, (R-CO) issued his threat in a letter to Nicaragua's Ambassador to the U.S. while Rep. Rohrabacher, (R-CA) wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff asking him "to prepare in accordance with U.S. law, contingency plans to block any further money remittances from being sent to Nicaragua in the event that the FSLN enters government." Rep. Royce, (R-CA) and Rep. Hoekstra (R-MI) wrote a similar letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

  Yesterday's volley of threats are the strongest yet by the US government warning Nicaraguan people of dire consequences if the FSLN wins. The people of Nicaragua who endured the U.S. sponsored war and economic embargo during the 1980s understand all too well the devastating impacts of U.S. economic sanctions. 
  We can't let these scare tactics go unchallenged! We need to hold our government accountable for the abuses against democracy that we are seeing unfold in these last hours. We have allies in congress who are leading the way:
  In a strongly worded response, Rep. José Serrano, NY stated, "I am particularly troubled by the statements of Embassy spokesperson Kristin Stewart. She publicly linked Ortega with terrorist groups and said that the U.S. would revise its policy toward the Nicaraguan government should he win. I believe her words were unfortunate and wrong, and merit a withdrawal... I pledge that I will do everything in my power to make sure that the government of the Unites States will respect the wishes of the Nicaraguan people regardless of who wins their presidential elections." 
  Rep. Barbara Lee, CA stated, "Our nation's commitment to democracy means that our government has a solemn obligation to remain neutral in matters regarding the sovereignty and elections of other countries, especially in the western hemisphere, given our history in the region. No individual lawmaker has the right or the authority to suggest that our government will interfere with the elections of one of our neighbors."
  WE MUST BUILD MOMENTUM BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT! WE URGE YOU TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS IMMEDIATELY:
  FIRST: CALL your Congressional Representatives and demand they: 

   Join Representatives Serrano, D-NY and Lee D-CA by issuing a strong statement demanding that U.S. officials remain neutral regarding the elections in Nicaragua and,  
   Pledge to respect the outcome of the Nicaraguan elections, whatever they might be!
  GET THE PHONE NUMBER FOR YOUR CONGRESSPERSON   NEXT, CALL Representatives Tancredo, R-CO, Rohrabacher, R-CA, Royce, R-CA Hoekstra (R-MI) to denounce their bullying of the Nicaraguan people and demand that they withdraw their threats of economic sanctions. Even if you don't live in their districts, they need to hear from you. Their district office numbers are below:

          Tancredo
720-283-9772
303-688-3430
720-283-7575

    Royce
714-922-8081
562-220-2411
fax: 714-992-1668
      Rohrabacher
714-960-6483
310-377-9493
    Hoekstra
616-395-0271
231-722-8386
231-775-0298

  YOUR ACTIONS MAKE A DIFFERENCE! We will make clear to Congress that abusive behavior will not be tolerated, and demand that they must stop undermining democracy in Nicaragua. If you don't know your congressperson's number you can use this tool to find it.
  Numerous articles - by the Washington Post , Common Dreams and the Washington Office on Latin America - have noted the interference by the Bush administration officials throughout this election season. Our website also provides a report from our election delegation that interviewed actors across the Nicaraguan political spectrum to document the unrelenting interference by US officials. 
  How dare they speak for us as Americans? Please call your congresspeople and demand they silence their peers' threats against democracy. The Nicaraguan people are counting on alert US citizens to hold their government to account and create space for the unintimidated wishes of the Nicaraguan people to be realized. 
  Thank you for all you have done.
  In Solidarity,
  The Quest for Peace Team,
  Bill, Dolly, Tom, Carol, Jenny

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<div>Anyone who wants a picture of this terrorist supporter with his AK47 and the Taliban let me know.</div>  <div>&nbsp;</div>  <div>He is a well known supporter / organizer of the terrorist taliban in Afghanistan and has violently opposed democracy nearly everywhere else.</div>  <div>&nbsp;</div>  <div>He now represents orange county California</div>  <div>&nbsp;</div>  <div>hank</div>  <div>&nbsp;</div>  <div>&nbsp;</div>  <div>&nbsp;</div>  <div>&nbsp;</div>  <div><BR>&nbsp;</div>  <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">  <DIV class=Section1>  <H2><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">ACTION ALERT - Call Congress to oppose 11<SUP>th</SUP> hour sanction threats!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></H2>  <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dear Friend,
 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>  <DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Yesterday, Bush administration officials threatened Nicaraguan voters with economic sanctions on the eve of the presidential campaign cut-off</SPAN></FONT></B>, assuring that they would have the last word in the media before Nicaraguans go to the polls <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">this Sunday</SPAN></B>.<o:p></o:p></DIV>  <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">In <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Managua</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> Embassy spokesperson Kristin Stewart, threatened economic sanctions in the event of an Ortega victory. She was joined by four Republican congressmen threatening Nicaraguan voters with a cut off of remittances from the <st1:country-region
 w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Rep. Tancredo, (R-CO) issued his threat in a letter to Nicaragua's Ambassador to the U.S. while Rep. Rohrabacher, (R-CA) wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff asking him "to prepare in accordance with U.S. law, contingency plans to block any further money remittances from being sent to Nicaragua in the event that the FSLN enters government." Rep. Royce, (R-CA) and Rep. Hoekstra (R-MI) wrote a similar letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>  <TABLE class=MsoNormalTable style="WIDTH: 35%" cellPadding=0 width="35%" align=right border=0>  <TBODY>  <TR>  <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3pt; PADDING-TOP: 3pt">  <DIV style="mso-element: frame"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A href="http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/quixote/getLocal.jsp"
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 size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>  <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Yesterday's volley of threats are the strongest yet by the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> government warning Nicaraguan people of dire consequences if the FSLN wins. The people of <st1:country-region w:st="on">Nicaragua</st1:country-region> who endured the <st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region> sponsored war and economic embargo during the 1980s understand all too well the devastating impacts of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> economic sanctions. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>  <DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">We can't let these scare tactics go unchallenged! We need to hold our government accountable for the abuses against democracy that we
 are seeing unfold in these last hours. </SPAN></FONT></B>We have allies in congress who are leading the way:<o:p></o:p></DIV>  <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">In a strongly worded response, Rep. José Serrano, NY stated, <FONT color=#993300><SPAN style="COLOR: #993300">"<I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">I am particularly troubled by the statements of Embassy spokesperson Kristin Stewart. She publicly linked Ortega with terrorist groups and said that the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> would revise its policy toward the Nicaraguan government should he win. I believe her words were unfortunate and wrong, and merit a withdrawal... I pledge that I will do everything in my power to make sure that the government of the Unites States will respect the wishes of the Nicaraguan people regardless of who wins their presidential elections."</SPAN></I></SPAN></FONT><I><SPAN
 style="FONT-STYLE: italic"> </SPAN></I><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>  <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Rep. Barbara Lee, CA stated, <FONT color=#993300><SPAN style="COLOR: #993300">"<I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Our nation's commitment to democracy means that our government has a solemn obligation to remain neutral in matters regarding the sovereignty and elections of other countries, especially in the western hemisphere, given our history in the region. No individual lawmaker has the right or the authority to suggest that our government will interfere with the elections of one of our neighbors."</SPAN></I></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>  <DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">WE MUST BUILD MOMENTUM BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT! WE URGE YOU TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS IMMEDIATELY:</SPAN></FONT></B><o:p></o:p></DIV>  <DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
 style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">FIRST</SPAN></FONT></B>: CALL your Congressional Representatives and demand they: <o:p></o:p></DIV>  <OL type=1>  <LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Join Representatives Serrano, D-NY and Lee D-CA by issuing a <A href="http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny16_serrano/061031nicaragua.html" target=_blank>strong statement</A> demanding that U.S. officials remain neutral regarding the elections in Nicaragua and,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></LI>  <LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Pledge to respect the outcome of the Nicaraguan elections, <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">whatever they might be!</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></LI></OL>  <H3><B><FONT
 face="Times New Roman" size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><A href="http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/quixote/getLocal.jsp" target=_blank><I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">GET THE PHONE NUMBER FOR YOUR CONGRESSPERSON</SPAN></I></A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></H3>  <DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">NEXT</SPAN></FONT></B>, CALL Representatives Tancredo, R-CO, Rohrabacher, R-CA, Royce, R-CA Hoekstra (R-MI) to denounce their bullying of the Nicaraguan people and <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">demand that they withdraw their threats of economic sanctions. Even if you don't live in their districts, they need to hear from you. Their district office numbers are below:</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></DIV>  <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>  <TABLE class=MsoNormalTable style="WIDTH: 60%" cellPadding=0 width="60%"
 border=0>  <TBODY>  <TR>  <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 1.5pt; PADDING-LEFT: 1.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 1.5pt" vAlign=top>  <DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Tancredo</SPAN></FONT></B><BR>720-283-9772<BR>303-688-3430<BR>720-283-7575<BR><BR><o:p></o:p></DIV></TD>  <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 1.5pt; PADDING-LEFT: 1.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 1.5pt" vAlign=top>  <DIV class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Royce</SPAN></FONT></B><BR>714-922-8081<BR>562-220-2411<BR>fax: 714-992-1668<o:p></o:p></DIV></TD></TR>  <TR>  <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 1.5pt; PADDING-LEFT: 1.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 1.5pt" vAlign=top>  <DIV class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE:
 12pt">Rohrabacher</SPAN></FONT></B><BR>714-960-6483<BR>310-377-9493<o:p></o:p></DIV></TD>  <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 1.5pt; PADDING-LEFT: 1.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 1.5pt" vAlign=top>  <DIV class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hoekstra</SPAN></FONT></B><BR>616-395-0271<BR>231-722-8386<BR>231-775-0298<o:p></o:p></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>  <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>  <DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">YOUR ACTIONS MAKE A DIFFERENCE! </SPAN></FONT></B>We will make clear to Congress that abusive behavior will not be tolerated, and demand that they must stop undermining democracy in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Nicaragua</st1:place></st1:country-region>. If you don't know your congressperson's number you can use <A
 href="http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/quixote/getLocal.jsp" target=_blank>this tool </A>to find it.<o:p></o:p></DIV>  <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Numerous articles - by the <A href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110102971.html" target=_blank>Washington Post</A> , <A href="http://www.commondreams.org/views06/1031-23.htm" target=_blank>Common Dreams</A> and the <A href="http://www.wola.org/central_america/nicaragua/memo_elections_nov_06.htm" target=_blank>Washington Office on Latin America</A> - have noted the interference by the Bush administration officials throughout this election season. <A href="http://quest.quixote.org/" target=_blank>Our website</A> also provides a <A href="http://quest.quixote.org/handsoff/delegationreport" target=_blank>report from our election delegation</A> that interviewed actors across the Nicaraguan political spectrum to document the
 unrelenting interference by US officials. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>  <DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">How dare they speak for us as Americans? </SPAN></FONT></B>Please <A href="http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/quixote/getLocal.jsp" target=_blank>call your congresspeople</A> and demand they silence their peers' threats against democracy. The Nicaraguan people are counting on alert <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> citizens to hold their government to account and create space for the unintimidated wishes of the Nicaraguan people to be realized. <o:p></o:p></DIV>  <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Thank you for all you have done.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>  <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">In Solidarity,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>  <DIV><B><FONT face="Times
 New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Quest for Peace Team,</SPAN></FONT></B><o:p></o:p></DIV>  <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Bill, Dolly, Tom, Carol, Jenny<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV>_______________________________________________<BR>Cispes-ERN mailing list<BR><BR>List info: http://lists.people-link.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cispes-ern<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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