John M.
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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 08:18:52 -0800
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PROTEST WITH RICE!
Ken Slusher wrote:
This looks interesting! Think I'll do it.
> There is a grassroots campaign underway to protest war in lraq in a
> simple, but potentially powerful way.
>
> -- Place 1/2 cup uncooked rice in a small plastic bag.
> -- Squeeze out excess air and seal the bag.
> -- Wrap it in piece of paper on which you have written, "If your
> enemies are hungry, feed them. (Romans 12:20) Please send this
> rice to the people of Iraq; do not attack them."
>
> -- Place the paper and bag of rice in an envelope and address
> them to:
> President George Bush, White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
> Washington, DC 20500
>
> -- Attach $1.06 in postage. (Three 37-cent stamps equal $1.11)
> -- Drop this in the mail. It is important to act NOW so that President
> Bush gets the letter, ASAP.
>
> In order for this protest to be effective, there must be hundreds or
> thousands of such rice deliveries to the White House. We can do
> this if you each forward this message to your friends and family.
>
> There is a positive history of this protest! In the 1950's, the
> Fellowship of Reconciliation began a similar protest, which is
> credited with influencing President Eisenhower against attacking
> China. Although the President did not acknowledge receipt of the
> bags publicly, and no rice was ever sent to China, it was learned a
> decade later that the campaign played a significant, perhaps even
> determining role in preventing nuclear war. Twice while the
> campaign was on, President Eisenhower met with the Joint Chiefs
> of Staff to consider US options in the conflict with China over two
> islands, Quemoy and Matsu. The generals twice recommended
> the use of nuclear weapons. President Eisenhower each time
> turned to his aide and asked how many little bags of rice had come
> in. When told the numbers in the tens of thousands, Eisenhower
> told the generals that as long as so many Americans were
> expressing active interest in having the US feed the Chinese, he
> certainly wasn't going to consider using nuclear weapons against
> them.
>
> Send your rice today!!
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Dr. John M. Bennett
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