>From Voices in the Wilderness...
Dear friends, Mordecai Vanunu was re-arrested in Israel this morning. Immediate Solidarity Actions Required for more information go to the following web site: http://www.nonviolence.org/vanunu/ Mordechai Vanunu was arrested this morning in his room at St. George's Cathedral in East Jerusalem, by a huge police force (about 30 armed officers). The pretext for his arrest: Vanunu violated the Draconian restrictions that were imposed on him when he was released from prison in April, by giving interviews to foreign media. The attempt to silence Mordechai Vanunu on this of all days, is an attempt to bury Israel's secret nuclear arsenal together with Yasser Arafat. While the world media and attention are focused on the burial of the Palestinian leader, the Israeli government is attempting to disappear the nuclear whistleblower, whose only crime is revealing the terrible truth that Israel is trying to hide: weapons of mass destruction that are concealed from Israeli citizens and from the world. Mordechai Vanunu is expected to be brought to court on Friday morning, November 12. His supporters will demonstrate outside the courthouse. Details will be sent out later today. Vanunu worked in Israel’s nuclear program and in the 1980’s blew the whistle on Israel’s secret nuclear weapons program. Vanunu served in the Israeli army and then went to work as a young man in the Dimona nuclear "research center" in the Negev Desert near his home at Beersheba. The facility harbored an underground plutonium separation plant operated in strictest secrecy. As the years went by he grew increasingly troubled as he realized his work was part of Israel's nuclear bomb program. In 1985, before leaving Dimona, he took extensive photographs inside the factory in order to document the truth for his fellow citizens and the entire world. Vanunu's story, published in London’s Sunday Times on October 5, 1986, gave the world its first authoritative confirmation that tiny Israel had become a major nuclear weapons power, with material for as many as 200 nuclear warheads of advanced design. Mordecai was released from Israel’s prisons in April 2004 after spending 18 years in prison. Please contact the officials of Israel’s government to demand the immediate release of Mordecai. A full list of contacts is at the bottom of this email. <><><><><><><> Other updates on the VitW Website <><><><><><><> Recently Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) has Updated their Iraqi Detainee Website. CPT Iraq has done a thorough job of rechecking with the detainees listed on their detainee files. Some have been released and shared devastating testimony of their detention experience. We encourage new people to join the campaign on behalf of Iraqi detainees, and those already involved to re-energize their efforts. Visit http://vitw.org/archives/647 to learn more. <><><><><><><> <><><><><><><> Prayers for Vengeance, More Death... By Dahr Jamail November 11, 2004 This is life in Baghdad today. Visit http://vitw.org/archives/646 to read the article. <><><><><><><> <><><><><><><> Lawton Journal, Day Two Voices in the Wilderness members who have served in Iraq as peace witnesses are in Lawton this week to honor and celebrate what they call a courageous stance by Iraq War veteran Camilo Mejia. Visit http://vitw.org/archives/642 to read the Journal. <><><><><><><> <><><><><><><> Hands Off Fallujah Photos and more from Recent Actions in the UK for Fallujah http://vitw.org/archives/640 <><><><><><><> <><><><><><><> Bush’s Impact on the People of the World: Kathy Kelly Kathy Kelly talked to Nora Barrows-Friedman of Flashpoints on Pacifica Radio on November 3rd. This is Kathy’s take on how we move forward toward a just and sustainable future. http://vitw.org/archives/639 <><><><><><><> <><><><><><><> Rise and cry out. Rise and tell the people. You can. I, the bolt, the technician, mechanic? -- Yes, you. You are the secret agent of the people. You are the eyes of the nation. Agent-spy, tell us what you've seen. Tell us what the insiders, the clever ones, have hidden from us. Without you, there is only the precipice. Only catastrophe. I have no choice. I'm a little man, a citizen, one of the people, but I'll do what I have to. I've heard the voice of my conscience and there's nowhere to hide. The world is small, small for Big Brother. I'm on your mission. I'm doing my duty. Take it from me. excerpted from "I Am Your Spy" by Mordechai Vanunu For the complete poem see: http://nonviolence.org/vanunu/archive/iamyourspy.html <><><><><><><> Prime Minister Ariel Sharon 3 Kaplan St. Hakirya, Jerusalem 91007 Fax: +972 2 566 4838 Email. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tommy Lapid Minister of Justice 29 Salah al-Din St. Jerusalem 91010 Fax: +972 2 628 5438 Email. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tzahi Hanegbi Minister of Internal Security P.O. Box 18182 Jerusalem 91181 Fax: +972 2 581 1832 Email. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact the Israeli Embassy in Washington to demand his release: phone: 202-364-5500 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] fax. 202-364-5607 Public & Interreligious Affairs v.(202) 364-5542 Political Department (202)364-5581/2 Press Office (202) 364-5538 Ambassador of Israel 3514 International Drive NW Washington D. 20008 <><><><><><><> Please pass this information on to others. You can visit our e-mail archive at http://vitw.org/dadaarchives/ <><><><><><><> <><><><><><><> VitW's Main Pages <><><><><><><> Our Home Page http://vitw.org Letters from Iraq http://vitw.org/voices_from_iraq/ About Us http://vitw.org/who_we_are/ Donate http://vitw.org/donate/ Recent Updates Summaries http://vitw.org/updates/ RSS Feeds http://vitw.org/sitefeeds/ Electronic Iraq http://electroniciraq.net/news/ <><><><><><><> An elder Cherokee Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them, "A fight is going on inside me...It is a terrible fight, and it is between two wolves. One wolf represents fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, pride and superiority. The other wolf stands for joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on inside of you and every other person too." They thought about it for a minute and then one child asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?" The old Cherokee simply replied..."The one I feed."
