Reply #13: Let's analyze it-- [View All]

[Coastie for Truth]

"Boycotting corporations like Caterpillar help everyone - Because the Israeli military continues to commit war crimes using Caterpillar Bulldozers, it is really an act of violence that hurts everyone. By saying no to Caterpillar, it is really an affirmation of life and justice."

Including the standby electric generators used, e.g., by hospitals during brown outs. And how about the heavy duty construction equipment for highways and MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS. Stop the BART subway from San Francisco to San Jose -- let them dot.commers drive their polluting cars on 101 and 880. Besides - San Francisco needs more dirty air - and needs to burn more gas -- right.

Of course, the Churches would do well to call on the US to stop giving military aid to Israel.

And Egypt! And Turkey! and PAKISTAN and even Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. I agree if it is 100% - no exceptions - no special export licenses.

I would also endorse a halt to all aid to all states in the Middle East.

1. All Aid

-Let's start with the cancer research and pediatric leukemia research and arid land agronomics aid - to Israel, Egypt, and Pakistan. And then the food aid. And what about infra-structure aid to Gaza and the West Bank after Israel pulls out -- which is what Citi was working on with Kingdom Holdings.

2. Just Military Aid

Equally to all of the states in the ME.

The best thing we could do - is follow the advice of President Jimmie Carter -- and become energy independent -- and not contribute to the exploitation of the Arab proletariat by the exploitive mineral exploiters in league with oligarchs of the autocratic kingdoms and military dictator ship -- and the Bush buddies.

I hope the money the Churches get from selling their stock, and the money the US saves from cutting ALL AID TO ALL OF THE STATES IN THE REGION (including medical research) goes for feeding the people in Niger and developing their agricultural infrastructure.