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The following is a news item posted on CBC NEWS ONLINE at http://cbc.ca/news ____________________________________________________ CANADA SILENT AS MIDEAST BURNS: CRITICS http://cbc.ca/stories/2002/04/01/silence020401 WebPosted Tue Apr 2 00:27:23 2002 OTTAWA--There's growing demand for the Canadian government to voice a clear stance on the turmoil in the Middle East, as Israeli tanks push into Palestinian enclaves and Palestinian suicide bombers kill Israeli citizens. Ottawa's silence has spokesmen for both sides, as well as the political opposition, concerned. "It's deeply disturbing that Canada is just sitting on the sidelines. I think there's never been a more important time for reasoned voices, for people who understand we can't get to peace through further military escalation," said NDP leader Alexa McDonough. "We wish Canada would speak out more clearly and louder at this particular time," said Joseph Wilder, chairman of the Canada-Israel Committee. "Canada has a big role to play and Canada is a moral power," said Mazen Chouaib, executive director of the National Council on Canada-Arab Relations. "We should not be silent." Prime Minister Jean Chr�tien last spoke out on Thursday, when he made a brief written statement after a suicide bomber killed 20 Israelis the previous evening. Ottawa is backing a UN resolution that calls for Israeli troops to withdraw from Palestinian cities and Palestinians to stop their deadly attacks. Canada backs U.S. effort Liberal MP David Pratt said the government is backing the efforts of U.S. peace envoy Anthony Zinni. "We've maintained good relations with both sides, which is critically important, but at this juncture we're looking at supporting the work of special envoy Zinni," he said. Foreign Affairs minister Bill Graham is expected to repeat the government's support for the peace process Tuesday. ____________________ Copyright � 2002 CBC All Rights Reserved http://cbc.ca/ ===== Lake Merritt Neighbors Organized for Peace. Weekly peace walks around Lake Merritt in Oakland. Starts & ends at the colonnade between Grand & Lakeshore Avenues, 3 P.M., every Sunday. Info: (510)763-8712, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or http://www.webwm.com/LMNOP __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://http://taxes.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
