Nobel Peace Winner Sends Letter to Bush

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The letter from Buenos Aires by Nobel Peace Prizewinner Adolfo Perez Esquivel to US President George W. Bush, denouncing his administration´s threats to world peace, was published in its entirety by Granma daily Monday.
"You are dragging your country and the world into extreme situations and becoming a threat to humankind in this effort to identify all who oppose your desires as terrorists, when it is your policy that applies State terrorism," the letter says.

Using the same mechanisms as those of the South American dictatorships, said Esquivel, "including Operation Condor and aberrant methods such as kidnapping and disappearance of people." The Nobel Peace prizewinner notes that many European countries are demanding explanations from the US State Department for having used their territories and runways for clandestine transfer of CIA-abductions leading to torture. Esquivel also decries the excesses committed by US-led troops in Iraq.

The renowned intellectual refers as well to Washington´s violations of UN resolutions, including lifting the more than 40-year US blockade against Cuba. "With only four votes against and 182 in favor, UN members voted for the lifting of the blockade. However, with deliberate deafness and arrogance, the US violates the General Assembly resolution and continues blockading Cuba and establishing military bases worldwide…," the letter adds. In the text, Perez Esquivel urges President Bush to stop assaulting and violating the peoples´ human rights. "It is necessary to release the five Cuban prisoners unjustly accused of terrorism and respect the right of their families to visit them," he says, recalling that the US Court of Appeals found serious irregularities in their trial.

The letter also urges Bush to stop attacking Venezuela and President Hugo Chavez. "You must change your policy of wanting to impose conditions on other countries," he declares. Perez Esquivel also warns Bush not to forget that there are new social, cultural and political changes taking place in the continent and the world. That"s why, he says, "you must turn your aggression into cooperation, and your violence and arms race into development projects for life, rather than for death." There is still hope. Change is possible. A New Year means renovation and the possibility to break new ground, the letter concludes.

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[waiting for hope]

1. God, you would think that

the administration and Congress would have woken up by now to the horrible image America has overseas....what will it take to turn this image around? IMPEACH!

[yorkiemommie1]

2. the fool won't read it

he does not tolerate the academic elite telling him what to do. he's god's messenger on earth and is above all else.

[gordianot]

3. Nice words and sentiment very true. Want to stop Bush?

Stop selling your goods in the United States. Stop buying American goods. Get rid of your American stock.

[melody]

5. You're joking, right?

Bush isn't only based in the US. Bush is a global phenomenon. He has a lot of co-conspirators in other countries.

Not "buying American" will only punish the regular, everyday American who has less power than most third world citizens these days.

[gordianot]

9. Yes joking,I know this is not possible.

Business as usual is guarantee that Bush and his kind survive. The days of the American middle class are numbered. We will either pay now or pay later, third world here we come one way or the other.

[CoffeeCat]

4. The letter isn't for Bush...it was for us...

Esquivel knows that King Junior won't bother to read the letter.

Esquivel is speaking to the people of the United States, and letting them know that someone outside of the United States feels their pain and understands how upsetting it is to be governed by such a tyrant.

Esquivel understands that the way to defeat evil like Junior--is to get the world coalesced against the warmongering, sociopathic policies of this administration. The more people like Esquivel spotlight Junior's crimes, the more people will begin to organize and fight back.

I love this letter. I think it's great. I hope the world begins shouting down our irresponsible, reckless, un-American, Constitution-hating, lying, warmongering, immoral MISleader.

Junior isn't sophisticated enough to soak this letter in and understand what it means. This letter was for the world and the people of the United States who are suffering because of Junior's antics.

[pansypoo53219]

6. shame ameriKa

only cares what ameriKans and Fux says.

[Erika]

7. Bush, the president in a protective bubble

and he likes it that way. He attacks and then hides in his bubble.

[dweller]

8. n/m

found the link

dp