[mobglob-discuss] 3 communiques from Subcomandante Marcos via ZNet (fwd)

[Tom_Childs at Douglas.BC.CA]

Hermanas y hermanos,  ...thought you might like to read these
letters from the mountains of the Mexican Southeast.  You might
consider adding your name to the statement that the communiques speak
to at ZNet.  Saludos,  Soup.comandante/tomato

      "...we cannot make cynicism and indifference a new religion."
                    --Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos
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Hello,

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We have received a set of communiques from Subcomandante Marcos of the
Zapatistas, in Mexico. They respond supportively to the "We Stand for
Peace and Justice Statement" that has also been circulated to this
mailing list (see http://www.zmag.org/wspj/index.cfm). The statement was
placed on line about a week ago, and now has about 55,000 signatures.

Here, then, are the communiques...

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#1

Zapatista Army of National Liberation

Mexico.


April of 2003.

To:   The promoters of the We Are Working For Peace and Justice
Manifesto,

From:  CCRI-CG of the EZLN,
Mountains of the Mexican Southeast.


In the name of the Clandestine Revolutionary Indigenous Committee -
General Command of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation in Mexico,
I am asking you to attach my signature to the We Are Working For Peace
and Justice manifesto, with the understanding that it includes the
signatures of all the members of the CCRI-CG of the EZLN.

We are also informing you that we have taken the liberty of preparing a
communiqu=E9 inviting civil society of Mexico and of the world to
promote the knowledge, discussion, enrichment and signing of the
manifesto.  We hope that you do not object, but if you think that our
initiative could be detrimental to the purpose which inspires the
statement, you need only let us know and we will respectfully step
aside.

Regardless, we are letting you know that we welcome your initiative, and
we are quite proud to know that there are intellectuals who turn towards
the people of below and who do not allow themselves to be seduced by the
color-blind eye of the Cyclops of Power.

The right to rebellion, to defy those who oppress us with various alibis
(always the gods of Power and Money with different masks), is universal.
 Saying NO to the indifference which goes hand in hand with the current
war in Iraq is a duty, and it is also universal.

Vale.  Salud and may the world which is to come have the distinctive
signature of no one.

>From the mountains of the Mexican southeast.

By the Clandestine Revolutionary Indigenous Committee - General Command
of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation.

Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos

Mexico,  April of 2003.


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#2

Zapatista Army of National Liberation
Mexico.
April of 2003.
For:  Adolfo Gilly
From:  Sup Marcos

As you can see in the attached communiqu=E9 and letter, we have decided
to sign the We Are Working For Peace and Justice document.  The explicit
signature of the entire CCRI-CG of the EZLN is not possible for the
obvious reasons of time and distance, but all of theirs go in mine.

We think that the document is well born, that is, it was not created out
of the stupid, petty calculations of a political class like the Mexican
one, who are being made sensitive to a war in another place (the fact
that the Mexican senate is calling for a march is ridiculous;  their
members voted in favor of a local war against the Indian peoples) by the
elections, but by thinking people who are sincerely concerned about what
is happening and about what will be happening.

Although we have seen some omissions in the text, we have decided to
sign it without conditions, because we thank that its enrichment should
be the product of reflection by the common people, by citizens
throughout the world (which, if we are not mistaken, is the spirit which
inspires the manifesto).

Even so, we believe it is advisable to note that the statement does not
make a clear differentiation between the North American government and
the people of the United States of America.  Bearing in mind that many
people in the American Union have mobilized and have promoted acts of
civil disobedience in response to this war, it seems to us that it a
distinction in that regard would not be uncalled-for.  The public
declarations by North American academics, intellectuals, artists,
religious persons, workers in alternative media, students and citizens
against the war - even in counterpoint to the warlike manipulation by
the large communications corporations - have made us see quite clearly
that this is a war by the Bush government, not by the people of the
United States.  It seems to us that the purpose of this initiative is to
question the people, not the governments, about the war, and so we
should also include the North American people.

Lastly, I am letting you know that we are now sending an email to
http://www.zmag.org so that the EZLN's signature can be included in the
document.

Vale.  Salud and may the universal sense of indignation be seen in all
colors, including those which walk north of the Rio Grande.


>From the mountains of the Mexican Southeast.
Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos
Mexico,  April of 2003.



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#3

Communiqu=E9 from the Clandestine Revolutionary Indigenous Committee -
General Command of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation.
Mexico.
April of 2003.
To the People of Mexico:
To the Peoples of the World:

Brothers and Sisters:

In violation of international laws and those of reason and humanity, the
governments of the United States and of Great Britain, with support from
other governments of the world, have invaded Iraqi territory.  The
attack on Iraq is just one page in the script of terror which the power
of money has prepared for the entire planet.

At this moment, the war is claiming direct victims, primarily among
civilian men, women, children and old ones.  The destruction which the
military forces of the United States and Great Britain are bringing
about will provoke more civilian deaths and more misery for the Iraqi
people.

Throughout the world honest persons have demonstrated in order to show
their repudiation of this war.  It should be noted that it has been
primarily the young persons, women and children who have raised up their
NO to the war with the greatest firmness.

As never before in history, this war has provoked a universal feeling of
rejection - even though it has not yet been reflected in all its
magnitude - in the mobilizations which have been carried out on the five
continents.

As part of the acts in repudiation of this war, a group of persons from
several countries recently announced the We Are Working For Peace and
Justice statement, a document which attempts to define a clear and
universal position against the war in Iraq.  Among the document's many
virtues is that of going beyond the current situation provoked by the
present war conflict, promoting a serious and intercontinental
reflection against neoliberalism and the destructive effects of
globalization.  They have also proposed a dynamic of dissemination and
discussion from below, with the people, not with the political class.

Those who initiated the statement have said that their objective is to
promote it among all the people, throughout the world, who are against
the war, including the zapatistas.

In consideration of the above, the EZLN says its word:

First -  The EZLN welcomes this worldwide initiative and all the
mobilizations which have been carried out in order to repudiate the
death and destruction in the Middle East.

Second -  Consequently, the EZLN is signing the We Are Working For Peace
and Justice statement, without any conditions.  The CCRI-CG of the EZLN,
commits, through the signature of its spokesperson, the word of its 77
comandantes, and it is now undertaking its dissemination in the 2222
zapatista villages and communities throughout Mexico.

Third -  The EZLN is calling on Mexican and international civil society
to learn about, discuss, enrich and sign said statement.  We are
especially calling on young people, women and children to embrace this
statement and to promote it throughout the world.

Fourth -  The EZLN is directing itself particularly to individuals and
social and non-governmental organizations in Mexico to undertake a
national campaign of dissemination of the We Are Working For Peace and
Justice document, promoting its discussion, enrichment and signing.

The EZLN is especially asking the Zapatista Front of National Liberation
(FZLN), in unity with social organizations, groups and individuals,
independents and critics of the political parties, to set up tables for
information, discussion and the collection of signatures, and to form
brigades which, with the same objective, will travel to schools,
neighborhoods, factories, businesses, villages, ejidos, communities, and
anyplace else where honest and noble people exist, in order to invite
them to join in the repudiation of the war.  The EZLN is proposing that,
in said tables and brigades, they inform and discuss, not just the
current war in Iraq, but also the disastrous consequences of neoliberal
policies and globalization in our lands, denouncing the accomplices and
local operatives of those policies of death and destruction.

Fifth -  The EZLN is directing itself to the committees in solidarity
with the zapatista struggle in Europe, in Latin America and in the rest
of the world, to solicit, respectfully, in their countries, and in
accordance with their means and ingenuity, promoting the manifesto,
knowledge about it, discussion, enrichment and signatures.

The EZLN is making a special and respectful request to the North
American and British peoples, to their organizations and individuals,
artists, intellectuals and religious persons, to - whether by signing
this document or through other means - distance themselves from the
murderous madness of their respective governments.

Sixth -  The EZLN is proposing that the different bodies which are
created to coordinate efforts and carry out joint actions should
regularly inform the public on the activities they carry out and the
number of signatures that are accumulating, in addition to communicating
by web page with the people who initiated the document:
http://www.zmag.org

Seventh -  The EZLN is proposing that on May 1, 2003, International
Worker's Day, a worldwide report should be given on the progress of this
initiative.

Brothers and sisters:

We cannot remain silent in the face of what is now going on.  While our
governments are pretending to be concerned about peace, while our
governments are fighting among themselves for what will remain of a
destroyed country, while our governments are lamenting the war because
of the possible drop in profits by the big companies, while our
governments are refusing a public and clear definition of condemnation
of those who are carrying out a war against all of humanity, ...we
cannot make cynicism and indifference a new religion.

Signing a document could appear to be little for some, but it is not
just the signing that is being proposed, but its discussion and
enrichment.  The signing of the statement does not involve abandoning
the carrying out of other mobilizations.  On the contrary, it will allow
more people to participate, more people to listen, and more people to be
involved in a movement that is worldwide, like the war which has
provoked it.  What is important to the zapatistas is not so much the
number of signatures, but the rebellion and defiance which inspire them.

 In all ways, in all places, in all languages and with all colors, we
are saying:  NO to the war!


Democracy!
Liberty!
Justice!

>From the mountains of the Mexican Southeast.

By the Clandestine Revolutionary Indigenous Committee - General Command
of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation.
Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos
Mexico,  April of 2003.     





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