The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, January 30,1824 Several hundred gather at Brilliant Centre to protest for peace ’) By BARBARA TANDORY " Sun staff writer A political science i at Gulf at this point but 35 volun- teers are on standby. Red Grose concentrates its i — with "He offered a. philosophy endorsed by the pacifist Quakers: “We n must treat the world | as if we to Selkirk College is grieved enough ‘by the Persian Gulf war to wear a ‘black arm band to a public mect- Andy Schadrack, a Kaslo resi- dent who teaches at the Castlegar “campus, wore the black band of Mourning on a pure white linen shirt to the podium of the Brilliant Cultural Centre, where he spoke against the escalating war last Sat- urday evening. He was one of three speakers to address about 400 people from various points in the K fundraising ‘earapulgas | in 22 com- munities in the Kootenays — and setting up tracing activities for ople d in the war zone, Peli sald the Red Cross has the right, by the Geneva Conventions, to interview any chosen prison of war, without witnesses, “The Red Cross anticipates tens of thousands prisoners of war,” he told the audience, Another speaker, Jack Ross, urged peace action to the point of fare publig, pan was a joint effort by. yo peace: Broups from Conlegat and ‘Trail and Union drop a nuclear bomb on Iraq. "It is difficult when this war is, on to stand up ‘here and speak against the war," said the son of the Honorary Chairman of USCC John Verigin, the leader of the 2,000 Doukbobors in B.C, and of Christ, with participation from a number of other community groups. Buddy DeVito, a leading peace activist and former mayor of, Trail, acted as master of ceremonies, John Verigin Junior as ‘a mod: “No matter how mad we get at Saddam Hussein, no matter how. * mad we get at the U.S,, I ask you not to lose your. love, "he appealed, At another point, Vorigin Jr. di i with the tor, civil disobedi ing to estab- who came to Castlegar to a public Peace forum held to call for peace in the Persian Gulf. _. A number of Kootenay area Peace groups co-operated to stage 8 regional demonstration as part of Canada-wide peace rallies ‘arranged by the Canadian Peace Alliance, The evening event in Castlegar, at the Brilliant Cultural Centre, was a follow up toa noonday peace march in Nelson but drew more participants. . “It's true that the Iraqi military government is a brutal dictator- ship,” said Shadrack. “But let's Pose for a moment. Isn’t it true of any other government in the Mid- dle East? And why i is that the United Nations isn’t enforcing sanctions on all the others?” Shadrak said the western alliance nations never got over their late action in regard to the Nazi G but disp the lished t by ‘Guan Ross, a Quaker representing the Society of Friends from Argenta, sported a clown’s headdress at one point during his speech. “Some major Canadian politi- cians have already accosted Peace people with the idea that it’s uepatriolic to oppose this war,” be said. “War i is the enemy,” he added. Ross — who was a participant in a recent Protest at the Nevada Nuclear Test site — announced a non-violence training session in Appledale the following day. “Research has shown that chil- dren of people involved with the peace movement have less fears,” he said, explaining, “Mom and dad are doing something.” Ross was quick io condemn the reported mass oil spill in the Persian Gulf as “the worst envi- argument that if Hitler’s advance had been checked any sooner, WWI would have been avoided. He also cautioned L against plac- ing too much trust in the allied action of westem nations, “I want to point out that in the Allies were never com- pletely able to stop Hitler, until the Soviet Union joined the war.” After an outline of the political history of the Middle East, Shadrak suggested that a war against Iraq, even if successful, would not further the cause of peace in the troubled region. “So what I think Canadians . Should do is to support the call on the United Nations for ceasefire,” “We in North America utilize 40 per cent of the world’s resources, and we’re only six cent of the (global) population,” Shadrack noted. “If we want these resources, we better be prepared to arm those governments and be prepared to have our sons and daughters killed. “But I say, it’s time for the blood to stop flowing,” Schadrack Went on. “It’s time to call for an end to the war, And we should work for peace.” ‘When asked from the audience whether perhaps Iraq had a legiti- mate claim to Kuwait, Schadrack “We can’t promote countries invading each other,” he said. Gary Ockenden, Kootenay Regional Red Cross Director, talked about Red Cross activities in the Gulf since the Iraqi inva- sion of Kuwait, and especially ,Since the U.S.-led military inter- vention on Jan. 16. ‘If required, Canadians would be us asked to contribute more blood.” be said. “That system is in place.” : Ockenden said'no Red Cross workers from Canada are in the tragedy,” a freak but not unexpected accident of war, ‘Speaking to a largely ‘Doukho- bor audi Verigin Jr, — who spent five years at the United Nations in New York working for alobby group on disarmament and arms control — ‘asked that people don't get discouraged by criticism from those who support the war. “When you protest for peace, you will be heckled,” he said. “Remember what our own weapon is — love and the ability to use our minds, We have to share the truth with our fellow citi And role tle UN has played in the con- flict. “People like myself, who are supporters of the United Nations, feel that the organization was hijacked by a member state,” he said. “But as disappointed as I am, I don’t think anyone is more upset with what happened than (UN Sec- retary-General) Javier Perez de Cuellar.” Natalie Voykin, chairman of the USCC Working Group for Peace and Disarmament, extended from the Douk we're not alone,” Verigin Jr. said he and a group of USCC. members conducted a poll in Grand Forks — where he lives — while collecting signa- tures for a petition calling for the end of the war in the Gulf, Out of 200 people polled, he said, 75 per cent were against the war, “And out of the remaining 25 per cent there were 10 per cent who considered us the enemy for getting out petitions,” he noted. .__ Verigin said that one Grand Forks resident suggested the U.S. i saying the group would continue efforts to stop the war, “We're not going to give up, “said Voykin: “We know that the power of good is stronger than the power of evil. 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Kelly, director of if for In other developments on the 12th day of the war: * Iraq claimed ina radio broad- cast Monday that some captured allied pilots Had been wounded in Desest Storm strikes on "po; ‘populated and civilian targets in Iraq." The broadcast, monitored in Nicosia, Cyprus, gave no further details, saying only that "the mili pumps that control the flow, U.S. officials said. This main spill now covers about 350 square miles of the gulf but has not yet touched shore, said Capt. David Herring- ton, deputy director of intelligence for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The widely publicized television pic- tures of oil-drenched birds and petroleum washing up on Saudi the Joint Chiefs of staff, said in Washington that the more than 60 fighter-bombers and more than 20 transport planes that have flown to Iran are "top-of-the-line aircraft." The planes have eluded spo- radic allied sorties in to be Henning th oe in, letting them land,” Kelly sai ; "They say hey are going to impound them," he said. "But if they don’t ... (and the planes retum to,the war) ... we will deal with them.” ' ?: In Riyadh, British Group Capt. Naill Irving said that with scores of aoa planes on the ground in Tran and hundreds more apparently hidden, out of action, in under- ground hangars in Iraq, "the extent to.which the Iraqi air force can operate is hardly worth talking ut." But "we are not forgetting they are there," the U.S. Army’s Brig. Gen. Pat Steyens IV said. come from a second, tary b did not indicate whetber any of the injured pilots have died." Iraq, which claims that it has captured. 20 downed airmen, has said that it would place some of them as much smaller spill that may have begun when Iraq shelled an oil storage tank near the border town of Khafji, he said. + President Bush, in a speech to human shields at p ial air strike targets. * Iraq launched two more “Scud" missiles, one toward Tel Aviv, Israel, the other toward Riyadh, bringing the total number \ of Scuds fired at Israel and Saudi Arabia to at least 53, Officials said that a Patriot interceptor missile destroyed the Scud aimed at Riyadh. In Israel, no Patriots were launched, but the Scud appeared to have broken up short of its target, with debris raining down on Pales- tinian villages in the occupied ‘West Bank. There were no reports of injuries in either of Monday's attacks, * The torrent of oil pouring into Persian Gulf waters was "down to a trickle, if at all,” after U.S. bombs destroyed the valves and Jordan's border crossed by about 900 refugees The Daily Telegraph AMMAN - About 900 refugees from the Gulf war crossed the Iraqi border into Jordan Monday and were spending their first night in almost a week under shelter and with proper food. Iraq closed its border with Jor- dan on Wednesday, and refugees from Jordan, Egypt, Sudan and Yemen have been building up on the Iraqi side of the border where zthey.have.Jittle shelter against the. Apezing. desert femnperatures fhave’ ‘very litle toeat'! ~~ On Sunday iieq pa that Sthe refugees would all have to Teturn to Baghdad to get exit visas - not normally required for Arabs. *The journey back to Baghdad is I because of i anti-aircraft fire and allied bomb- ing. But that day, a small number ‘of Jordanians were allowed to ipass through. 2 About 900 refugees crossed the border Monday without any expla- igation. Most of those will spend «the night in a Red Cross-run tran- »sit camp before retuming home by Most of them Wer enenien, but "Syrians and Lebanese. ps has ! given no reason for closing the bor- {der nor for its surprise opening. Mr Hans Einhaus, director of ithe UN’s Disaster Relief Organi- ‘zation in.Amman, said that there were no Egyptians among yester- day’s freed refugees. Egypt is a member of the coali- tion fighting Iraq, and, in retalia- tion, Egyptians may be obliged to stay at the border or to retum to Baghdad. For the same reason Pakistanis could also be prevented from crossing. Estimates’ of those still waiting across the Iraqi border range from 1 09 to. 5,000, and for them con- One owen: ‘Old Yordaniatt girl died, probably as a result of the extreme cold of the desert winter ni ‘ Refugees have spent days Keeping warm in their cars and buses by running their engines while fuel allowed and eating what little supplies they had been able to bring from Baghdad. Jordan is also developing a bor- der problem with Syria. For the second day running, Jordanians trying to cross into Syria yesterday were tumed back. “This may be revenge for the fierce attacks on Syria's support , for the alliance which has appeared in Jordan’s pro-Saddam newspapers. Jordan's third Arab border, with Saudi Arabia, has been closed for weeks as a result of Saudi disapproval of Jordan’s neu- trality in the conflict. World briefs | NINETEEN ‘CHINESE EXE- CUTED FOR ROBBERY, MURDER BEIJING, Reuter - - Nineteen peo- injuries were reported, police said. Men on motorcycles threw two grenades at a radio station in Kidapawan, North Cotabato iple were ¢ in , China last week, eight of them for :robbery, ‘said local newspapers *geaching Beijing Monday. Canton’s Yangcheng Evening News said 13 people were execut- ted Saturday, including eight con- 1 victed of stealing money or goods. Five were murderers, it said. | The Sunday edition of the _ Shenzhen Special Zone Daily said six men were executed in the eco- nomic zone neighboring Hong ;Kong after a public trial. Two were convicted of murder. It gave no details of the other crimes. | China is in the throes of a anti-crime }Hundreds of people have been d since the b D year. « :GRENADES THROWN AT é TWO. RADIO STATIONS IN | i PHILIPPINES ': MANILA, Philippines, Reuter - d men iptates Monday at two radio sta- tions in.the Philippines, but no province, 585 miles south of * Manila, just after dawn and escaped, police said. Grenades were hurled at a radio station in Legazpi city on the main island of Luzon, 210 miles south of Manila, and the attackers fled in a van. No group claimed responsibili- ty for the attacks, which caused MOSLEM RIOTS IN INDIA * BOMBAY, India, Reuter - Five people were killed when Hindus and Moslems battled each other in a Bombay slum’ and_ police opened fire to drive them from the streets, police said Monday. ° “They said three people, includ- ing a woman, were shot dead and -' two stabbed to death in the Sun- day night riot in the impoverished . b i area of B A India’s commercial capital: ~More than 1,000 paramilitary police went into the area to ~ enforce a curfew Monday.” The wie Sun the battle against Iraq as a "just war," The speech, aides said, fore- shadowed the general tone of Bush's State of the Union speech, planned for Tuesday night. * A Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier jet went down over Iraq on Mon- day - the 11th American warplane lost in combat during a total of more than 25,000 sorties. It was the first allied warplane lost in. three days. Officials said that the pilot is the 14th American listed as missing in action, They said that the Harrier apparently was shot down by Iraqi ground fire. U.S. officials insisted Monday that their efforts to destroy Iraq’s air power are proceeding accord- ing to plan. Traq’s planes "will either be destroyed on the ground or in the air," Kelly said Monday ‘at the daily Pentagon briefing. In fact, however, a steadily increasing number of Iraq’s planes what Kelly termed "the flower of the (Iraqi) air force" - appears to be flying into neighboring Iran. As of Monday night, U.S. officials put the number at more than 80, while their British counterparts said that the total may have reached 100. Tran has acknowledged a much smaller number of Iraqi planes landing in its territory. Monday, Iranian officials said that six more Traqi planes had entered their country, with four landing safely and two crashing. One Iraqi pilot , Was killed and one is missing, the “Tranian 1 news agency said. Officially, U.S. commanders said that they considered the exo- dus of planes to Iran a positive development. "We are delighted to see that because every one of those aircraft that leaves Iraq is one less that we will have to engage in combat," the Ammy’s Stevens said. In private, however, officials doubts and * about what was going on. American satellites and radar have been able to track the planes flying the short distance from Iraqi airfields across the border to Tran, but not quickly enough to allow allied planes to catch the Iraqis and down them, Kelly said. "As they run in that direction, we would have to go get them, and we don't fly that fast," Kelly said. "I€ we have our aircraft up, and they’re over Iraqi territory, we will attack and shoot them down," be said. But he added that “there are not enough planes in the world" to keep all of Iraq covered at all times, That situation could i improve, however, if the allied air forces begin moving planes farther north into Iraq to increase their ability to shoot down Iraqi planes before they can cross the border, a step Pentagon officials said might be taken. At the United Nations, Iran’s Ambassador Kamal Kharrazi said that the Iraqi pilots were being interrogated, and "it seemed that some of (them) are trying to save their lives and their aircraft." Kharrazi said that the planes would be held until the end of the war and the pilots interned under Geneva Convention mules covering the treatment of prisoners of war. US. officials said they have lit- tle choice but to take at face value the Iranian assurances that the planes will be impounded. “What else are we going to do, bomb Iran?" asked one senior defense official. The large number of planes moving into Iran, many from two airfields in the northern part of Iraq, diminishes the possibility that the flights could merely be isions by individ pilots, although it could indicate carefully planned mass defections. But if the flights are part of an overall plan, Pentagon officials do not know whose plan it is or what the end purpose may be. One. ikuowledgeable official, reflecting the ' widespread confu- sion at the Pentagon, said "This could be the greatest deception job in history, if the Iranians are in bed with the Iraqis on this. That would be worse than the Molotov-Von Ribbentrop pact" - the non-aggres- sion accord between the Soviet Union and Germany that Adolf Hider broke when he attacked the Soviets in 1941. U.S. and Iraq not part of environmental war pact GENEVA, Reuter - Neither the United States nor Iraq have ratified an intemational agreement banning acts of war which lead to environ- mental disasters such as the oil slick in the Persian Gulf. One of two 1977 protocols which supplement the four 1949 Geneva Conventions on protecting. civilians in time of war states: “The environment itself must be protect- ed against widespread, long-term and severe damage. "Methods of warfare likely to cause such damage and thereby jeopardize the health or survival of the population are forbidden.” Comelio Sommaruga, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, said Monday that Iraq, the United States, Britain and France had not ratified the protocol. “Tt is regrettable that if we take the present situation of the parties to the conflict of the Middle East we have ... a number of countries that have not ratified it,” be told a news conference. 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