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by Shunka (shunka_1999 [at] yahoo.com)
This was released to US mainstream media, the US gov't, international alternative media, and now to you...enjoy:)
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For immediate release, Friday, October 26, 2001
Contact: Shunka @ (707)269-9731 (pager), P.O. Box 28, Arcata, CA, 95518

We must stop this war on the people of the Earth, and we must stop it now!
The Bush administration must be stopped!

In a true democracy, the person who wins the election wins the election; why, then, is the loser of the last election now the President of the U.S.? Because George Bush, Jr. bought the election, and everyone knows it, which is why we called inauguration day the "Inaugur-auction," and do not accept him as our "leader." The polls say that Bush has 90+% approval of the people of the US for his war on Afghanistan; then why does the vast majority of the people I talk to oppose Bush’s dirty little war? It’s called "manufacturing consent," and it is a trick that has been used by governments for a long time…you tell people that EVERYONE agrees with a certain viewpoint, and then, with the "herd mentality" factor, everyone goes along with the idea, for fear of being the outcast. There’s only one problem…people are not going along with the idea, despite the government’s wishes. An overwhelming majority of people, young and old, in my experience, oppose violence in any form, and are opposed to the Bush family’s newest scam…the "war on terrorism."

There are billions of people, worldwide, who want an end to all violence and oppression. The warmongers are only a very small percentage of the overall population, while the other 90+% of the people just want to live their lives, raise their children, find love, eat good food, drink clean water, breathe clean air, be happy…these are the things that we are supposed to do in this life, on this Earth. As a nation of abundance, it is our responsibility to help others who are in need, with organic food, herbal medicines, a clean environment, sustainable economies, non-GMO seeds, and growing medium, to help people get back up on their feet. It is not fair, just, balanced, nor sustainable to have some people becoming obese, while others have skin hanging from their bones, with sunken cheeks. As a global community, we should make sure that all people are taken care of, and thriving, so that we can all enjoy this experience of life, the way it was meant to be experienced. We should all be sharing, dancing, and singing, together, as One, because we are all One, and this is Truth. We should be practicing Food NOT Bombs, on an international level, until we have true Peace on Earth, Good Will Towards All!

We must band together to shut down Bush’s dirty little war, just as we shut down the WTO meeting in Seattle, except this time for good. Could the anthrax be coming from the CIA, to bolster support for the Republicans’ military campaigns and "anti-terrorism" bills, which completely erode our rights to privacy, free speech, peaceful assembly, protection from illegal search and seizure, etc., by killing a few people and causing a nationwide freakout? Sounds like business as usual for the CIA to me…and, if it’s not, then the anthrax is probably only the tip of the iceberg, which we will probably see more of, if the war on the Middle East, for oil and opium, doesn’t stop, now! And does the public know that Unocal (76 stations) was giving money to the Taliban to maintain control over the oil pipelines in Afghanistan? Could the Taliban be another puppet regime, installed by the CIA, which the US has no intention of "overthrowing"? Is this all just another ruse for the US to establish control over the resources of yet another part of the Earth, leaving a trail of depleted uranium, cancer, and environmental devastation in its path? Sound familiar?
by Homer Simpson
Shunka -- Why do most of the people you talk to oppose the war, because most of the people you talk to are like yourself. They do not work. They break the law. They have changed their names to names like "Owl", "Orange", and "Recon" (Bono, Cher, and Pele have better rings to them by the way; perhaps you should check out those names for future use.) They live in communes. They have never been to New York City. They hold no compassion or sympathy for the victims on the airplanes of in the buildings. They wish that our response should be to hug Osama bin Laden and tell him that we love him. They live in Berkley and voted for Barbara Lee. This may come as a surprise to you -- but most people in the US do not live like this, hold these positions, or agree with you.
by Fuckwar
They aren't dumbfuck scumbags like you that believe anything and everything the government/media tells them. They despise ALL terrorists-Osama AND the government and its drones like you!
by Pooky
Anger! Sounds like someone needs a hug!
by Jen Card
That's right, we should all applaud this war in a civilized manner. We should go off to our little jobs where we do such important business-like things and cuddle up to CNN with a hot cup of tea (pinky extended). Then we will be worth listening to. As soon as I can afford that suit, maybe all those pro-war people will listen to my message of how we should maybe reconsider waging an endless war on Afghan toddlers. Thank you "Homer Simpson" for your reminder of how right my TV is.

And thank you Shunka, you're beautiful.
by Homer Simpson
But are you and Shunka saying that we should do nothing? What shall we say to the families of those who perished on September 11 -- sorry. We can't respond. We need to hug bin Laden, that will show him. Toddlers dying in war is a terrible thing. Let us not forget that there were toddlers on those airplanes who died as well. Perhaps the toddlers would noy be dying if the Taliban simply handed over bin Laden. But not to Shunka -- he'll want to hug him and feed him organic tomatoes.
by Jen Card
This country is already full of people who are doing nothing, and that is obviously not working. This mess did not start on Sept. 11 as so many believe. The US government has murdered over a million people in Iraq over the last ten years, the US support of Israel by the way of weapons contributes to murder and suffering, the US government killed thousands in Panama while *only* claiming to kill 250. Why is it that bombs are justified when the US is violently attacked, but when the US attacks innocent people there is no accountability? The answer is to stop killing people, obviously, but also to focus on the great healing that needs to be focused on for the Earth and her people. Not only is this war completely unjust, there is no proof of who did it, and a lot of proof that the US knew about it in advance. PatRIOTism has taken over once again so the over-fed americans can take in all the lies and war propaganda generated by corporate media while not standing up for what is right, which really is hugs and organic tomatoes. The US war-and-ecocide machine is a symptom of a wounded populace and a corrupt government.

I have heard many surviving family members of those who were killed on 9-1-1 say that they do not support this violent retaliation. It's not just those who don't have a job. The only people who are beating the war drums are those who educate themselves with corporate media. In the US we have an education system that lays the foundation for ignorance to be built and cherished and lies to be believed without question. We're still telling the third graders that the pilgrims made nice-nice with the Indians and that is why we have Thanksgiving
by think for yourself
alright, so let's stop the sarcasm with "giving hugs" etc... i don't think that the people who are opposing war are giving bear hugs as a solution. i don't understand where you people got the idea that war, or killing is the instant answer, that will solve everything right? wrong, do you have any idea how many of these terrorists ALREADY live in the US, already live across the world, and they are legal citizens? These people are not stupid, they have this planned out for a long time, and they are very patient people. To attack afghanistan, is simply fueling these terrorists, as well as others. Our *oh-so-barbaric* approach to "solving" this problem has to stop. it's ridiculous to think that terrorism is going to end after we finish bombing the hell out of a poverty-stricken country where the citizens have nothing to live for, why not join bin laden or the taliban, who offer them food, money, safety? why don't we use these little american brains that we are "so lucky" to have, because we are "so lucky" to be american, because we are "so lucky" to have the education that we do... how about we put those educations to use, and use some common sense along the way. and for god's sake, don't believe everything cnn and msnbc and abc, etc tells you, just because they have the money to buy up our television screens, doesn't mean they are always honest.
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