Dear Friends,
David Orchard will be in Edmonton next week to speak at a free, public forum on Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence, see notice below. We hope you are able to attend this discussion on why the secession of Kosovo matters to Canadians, what the U.S. backing for Kosovo's "independence" has to do with that country's geopolitical interests — the U.S. has a huge military base in Kosovo, Camp Bondsteel — and how this superpower redrawing of a small, sovereign country's borders threatens the system of carefully built up international law throwing the world back to a time when might was right and big powers ruled the day. Furthermore, the unilateral declaration of independence has serious implications for Canada as well. Best wishes, Rose-Marie Larsson Tel 604-215-5580 Please circulate this e-mail widely to help ensure a good turnout! Thursday, April 10, 2008 7:00 p.m. Education Building North, Room ED N2 115 University of Alberta, Edmonton (between 112-114 street, on 87 Avenue.) Public forum on Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence: "The New World Order — International Law Need Not Apply" Speakers: James Bissett, former Canadian Ambassador to Yugoslavia David Orchard, author, farmer, politician Scott Taylor, author, journalist, editor-in-chief of Esprit de Corps Magazine All welcome, free admission. For more information contact Liz Milanovich, tel 780-462-5801, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From the forum organizers' press release: "The United Nations incorporated the principles of territorial integrity and state sovereignty into the United Nations Charter. The Helsinki Final Act of 1975 reinforced the U.N. declaration by adding to them the principle of the inviolability of borders. These are fundamental principles with universal application. They cannot be set aside because of special cases or because they present an obstacle to the policy objectives of economically powerful nations." To hear David Orchard's remarks on Kosovo's secession made at a demonstration in Toronto, March 1, 2008, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YA6lJP4Unw ================================================== DAVID ORCHARD CAMPAIGN FOR CANADA National office: P.O. Box 1983, Saskatoon, S7K 3S5 Tel: (306) 664-8443 fax: (306) 244-3790 Toll free: 1-877-WE STAND (937-8263) Toronto tel: (416) 778-7027 fax: (416) 778-6348 Vancouver tel: (604) 215-5580 fax: (604) 215-5523 [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: http://www.davidorchard.com ==================================================
