Waihopai Protest 1995

Waihopai campaigners blockade the main gate at the Waihopai satellite spy facility near
Blenheim in January. (see page 3 for report)

In this issue: page

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UK intercepts NZ diplomatic traffic during Suez 2
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Why Spy Waihopai? 3
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Harewood likely for arms servicing 5
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Orions - $100 million gift to humanity 5
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Moana Cole update 6
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Computer wars and 'Friendly Fire' 6
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Pentagon tries to get back into Philippines 8
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Global military machinations some recent 10
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Aussie spies prepare for AD2000 12
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Have the spooks been hacked? 13
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Aussie spies bungle again 13
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CIA File J4
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Russians listening from Cuba 15
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ASIS fans the flames of suspicion ]5
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Spooky bits 16
 UK INTERCEPTS NZ DIPLOMATIC
TRAFFIC DURING SUEZ
In 1956, while Britain was lining up with France and
Israel to trounce Egypt, the British Govemment had
covert access to highly sensitive Ncv.
diplomatic messages. Communications from London
h) WellingtfH1, critical of the Tory Government's
actions over Suez. were made available to British
omcials,
Malcolm Templeton, former Deputy-Secretary of
New Zealand's Foreign Affairs Department, gives
some of the detail about this illicit spying in a hook
published in 1994, 'Ties of/?food and Fmpire shows
' 10 be oVTT-riddcn hy British interests. An d '! cmp!clOll,
\Vhitchall h a d access to "the contents of highly
sensitive, highly classiJied encyphercd telegrams from
the New Zealand High Commission in I ,ondOll to the
Department of External AfLtirs",
The fact that the British had access to such traffic
wa') revealed when they complained ahout the contcnts
of it TempletOll briefly looks at how they might have
seen the material. He rejects as unlikely the possibility
that a staff member may have passed communications
to the British, He puts forward the possibility that MI6
was tapping the cypher traffic of embassies (as Peter
Wright claimed to be doing), A third possibility
mentioned is that messages were simply intercepted
in the British Post Office and decyphered by UK
intelligence services. Templcton draws no firm
conclusion. '
The last two possibilities involve Whitehall spying
on onc of its most loyal allies. British Prime Ministcr
Anthony Eden wanted to conceal the degree to which
he was pushing for an invasion and his collusion \vith
France and Israel. Templeton says he "succeeded
admirably as far as New Zealand was concerned'", and
support from Australia and New Zealand bolstered
the Tory imperialism, Eden would have been very
int.erested in what reports were being sent back t.o
\Vellington from London and how tilf he was able to
manipulate his imperial allies.
In a previous Peace Researcher we reported that after
the war the UK dispensed ex-German Enigma coding
machines to its allies for use in their own diplomatic
communications. It is interesting to speculate whether
this country was a receipient of such devices and
whether this gave the British open access to all NZ
diplomatic communication.
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By 1956 such machines probably had had their day.
It is likely hOVv'-cver. given the closeness of British
and New Zealand intclHgence operations, that
Whitehall had all the means necessary to capture and
decypher any [Pdes used by Wellington, The British
inteHigcl1ce organisations V\'cre regarded as the head
offices of their small New Zealand counterparts.
'[he question lhat should be raised ahout the !956
episode is whether the interception of ut!!
communications J,;i1uscd N,,'w Zealand foreign policy
if he had given the mattc!" any rea! thought. \\-uulcl
haiiC asked the same question about today.
W'e have exceptionally close hidden relationships with
overseas spy organisations which may not have the
same interests as New Zealanders. In Australia there
is currently an enquiry being held into whether some
ASIS operations actually worked against Australian
interests. The Rainbow Warrior terrorism should
remind us that 'friendly' countries can instigate na:-;ty
activities against LIS. B u t g i v e n the l a c k of
accountability over spook activities in this Coulltry
wc would probably never know if we were being done.
Wait another thirty years until the archives are
released. Then we'll know if our policies have been
manipulated by others·· like they were over Suez.
[Tcmpleton's book Tics of Blood and Empire: New
Zealand ',s' Involvement in Middle East Defence and
the Sue� Crisis. 194",,\7, is published by Auckland
I Jlliversity Press. Quotes arc from pages 118 and 12'2.
NZ's Foreign Athtirs Ministry was earlier called the
Dep,uiment of External Affairs]
HANDLING THE MEDIA - GCSB STYLE
At the time nf thc January 1995 Waihopai protest.
onc of the radio journalists from Sounds FM, the
Blcnhcim radio station, decided to check out the
Waihopai spy base for himself. From the brash
young jocks school of broadcasting, our
investigative hero phoned the GCSB 1.<' ask tin a
tour of WaihopaL I le stated that he could give them
a hit of positive news coverage if they cared to
show him the hase. They didn·t' What they did do
v,as ask ti")f the journalist's name, phone numhcc
and address, then hang. up, \;Vhich gave one slightly
siJockc,d B!enhdm w,,:\,\,;:;hmmd a good taste ofthi.;
secret stalL;
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 WHY Spy WAIHOPAI?
Melanie Thomson gives a personal account of the January Waihopai Demonstration.
Between 20-25 people gathered under the misshapen
marquee for the IIrs! of the endless meetings that
generally accompany Waihopai protests. They had
come from as far and wide as DUI1t�di[1 and Palmerston
North to protest about the presence and funct.ionings
oflhe satellite spy base in the Waihopai Valley. near
Blenheim. The Wellington people dribbled ill from
the ferry and introductions were made over Don
Murray's delicious soup. The rain poured down, and
rough estimations were made over the height of the
river as compared to Our campsite. Everybody was
introduced, police liaison people wefe appointed, and
a unanimous decision \vas made to reconvene in the
morning.
After the traditional porridge for breakfast. it was time
to get down to some serious planning for the weekend.
More p e o p l e had arrived overnight, and were
introduced to the group. For the tlrs! time in a long
history of prolests at the base. there were only 2 or 3
people who had never been to or seen Waihopai. This
made it a lot easier for planning actions. The police
had already been out to the camp to cheek the numbers
and to state their intentions for the weekend· that
they would not arrest anyone who stayed behind the
perimeter fence, For those who have never been to
the spybase, this meant that people could go on the
'government' farmland property. but would b e
instantly arrested i f protestors breached the inner fence
- 12 toot high, insulated. topped with barbed wire
strands. and 15 strands of high tensile electric fencing.
At the meeting it was decided that the group would
go out to the base before lunch to have a look around,
and do some measuring of various aspects of the base.
The police liaison people who had been appointed
the night before, Sarah Murray and Richard Frizell.
were reaffirmed. People crowded into cars and set
off. while the few who stayed behind made lunch.
The group came back for lunch and another meeting,
and reported that nothing eventful had happened. Then
the seriolls planning meeting started. We had decided
quite early on to do a blockade while the slaffGCSB
shift was changing (GCSB is Government
Communications Security Bureau - NZ's 'little
brother' spy agency). People were asked about their
level of commitment to the action. and the logistics
were planned accordingly. In the end it was decided
that the group would m ake a connnitment not to get
arrested, unless an indivldl.lul found at some stage that
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cjrcumstances had arisen so that their consciences
couldn't see any other way around the matter -
something that caused a few problems at subsequent
meetings. Vv'e had a hasty role play, and then
prepared to
hvenmr,c sel offat around j .20pm for the arrived
there, and walked up the drive. Once the police
liaison people the and the rest of us
played hacky. Then the van a rr i v e d and,
preprogrammed, evetyhody sat down in trOll! of the
gate. The lock cm the front farm had mysteriously
been jammed, so the GCSB van had to cnter by the
next door f�1Hner's driveway. Two bicycle D-locks
magic ked rhemselves onto the rnain gate which we
were blockadi.ng. It was at this stage that Mr. nice­
guy Cop (Sm. Sgl. Alan Hogg) changed his manner
somewhat. He threatened, blustered, and tried to
bargain us into the opening of the D-Iocks so that he
could come oul and arrest us. out people just sat there
singing. Every time we sang 'Big brother is Watching
You' and came to the part where we tell the "QCSB
to -*-*-*- OFF'· the police paddy wagon would sound
its horn!
When it callle to the point when the GCSB Security
Guard brought out the huge bolt cutters and the police
opened the gates. ready to start arresting people. we
all slood up and started to move off down the drive.
However, the police hadn·t chosen to 'secure' the gate
particularly well, and seasoned Waihopai protester,
Warren Thomson, saw the gap, his conscience was
moved, he sprinted through the opening and was
promptly arrested, leapt on by two enthusiastic
Blenheim policemen. The rest of us kept moving. but
the police had not yet IInished. They then grabbed
our appointed Police Liaison person, Richard Frizell,
from the back of the retreating group and put him in
the van too.
Everyone else moved back along the drive at a
determinedly slow walk. When we arrived at the gate,
two people jumped into a van to follow them to the
police station. Seeing this, the [est were warned by
the police that ifmore than 3 people turned up at the
Police Station, then ali would be arrested' Alter a brief
appearance allhe stalion by the three designated, it
was decided that people should return to camp for a
What followed was a distinct shock and
anger that the police had arrested the Police Liaison
person. This was som eth i ng fhat had never happened
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in the past, and wasn't a standard part of police
procedure. It was decided then that a group of three
or four would return to the not \vith the intention
of protest, b u t with the intention of talking and
negotiating with Snr. Sgt. Hogg. the man in charge of
operations. One person suggested that somebody goes
with the group as a driveL just in case anything
happened. The police liaison delegates were then
decided on. and went off to the base.
The group consisted ofKate McPhersoll. another ABC
father-and daughter combination - Don and Samh
Murray (Don went because he was relatively neutral.
not having been there in the afternoon, and Sarah,
because she was our other Liaison person), and myself.
It was discussed on the ",,'-ay how we were going to
approach the negotiations, and decided to leave much
of the talking 10 Don. the experienced onc. The VW
Beetle pulled (0 a halt outside the fitrln fence. and
Don, Sarah, and I walked dovvn the drive. As wc
reached the perimeter fence. a trail of6 or 7 cops filed
out of the building. a couple backed the paddy wagon
up to the fence, and as wc stood there we heard the
rest of them talking about which of us had been there
that afternoon. Snr. Sgt. Ilogg strode up to the fence
and tried to tell Sarah and I that. we were under arrest.
We, in turn. tried to tell him why we wcrc there. lie
refused to listen, and Don tried to take him to one
side to tell him what wc wanted. Eventually he
A rVaihopoi prmester is arrested by the police
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relented, and his talk with Don mainly consisted of
him telling Don that he was going to arrest us. He
came to the position of trying to make a deal with
Don - "If you can give me your word of honour as a
gentleman, that the protest will finish right here and
now, and you'll all pack up and bugger off home, then
I'll let these two GIRLS(!) go". Naturally, after some
more negotiation, the two of us went through the gate
and into the back of the paddy wagon. We were bailed
later that night because they wanted to get the 'girls'
out before the Saturday night rush. After taking
messages from Richard and Warren (Warren was most
surprised to see me in there - he thought his daughter
had just come to visit him!) we were picked up and
returned to camp.
Back at camp, people were in shock. Nobody had
expected any arrests at all. let alone four, three of
whom were supposed to be liaising with the police.
There was very much a feeling that the police had
gone over the top. As well as this, they were
threatening not to release Warren and Richard until
their court appearance on Monday! (something
virtually unheard of for a trespass charge!). It was
getting very late and people decided to sleep on it for
the night.
Come Sunday morning, Allan Cumming from
DUlledin decided that he was not prepared to put up
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with the police violating procedure, and that he wanted
to walk up the drive whether he was arrested or not.
We then heard that Warren and Richard were being
released at mid-day (due to a strategic phone-call from
MP John Blincoe's lawyer to the Blcnheim Police),
and that people would attempt to pick them up, and
then go out to the base eo-masse to support AlIan's
action. This we did, and afler inlorming the police of
what was happening, AlIan, escorted by a member of
the constabulary, and Don Murray with a video
camera, walked up to the perimeter fence of the base
and left a letter at the gate, outlining our problems
weekend heartened by the actions of Allan, and the
prospect of awareness-raising actions based around
the court appearances. A vigil was held on the Monday
of the first court appearance, along with street theatre
in the centre of Blenheim. Hopefully more locally
based protests will happen in the area as the various
trials occur,
If anybody is interested in finding out more about
Waihopai (this is a personal account of an action, not
a detailed description of the base and its functions),
the possibility of future actions or wants to make II

with the base, and the way in which the police had donation towards extensive legal fees, please write
handled the protest duriug the weekend. to:
Anli.. Bases Campaign (Chrislcimrch)
Everybody seemingly len the spybase and the protest 1',0 Box 2258, Cilristdmreh

HAREWOOD LIKELY fOR ARMS SERVICING

Air New Zealand has won a major contract to overhaul engines of the Australian Air force's 1'-18 lighter-bombers.
The work is likely to be carried out at the company's engineering facilities at Harewood Airport

The contract is estimated to be worth more than $3 million, and acceptable to the Australian Government in terms
of mutua! defence agreements related to the frigates project Australian unionists are opposing the awarding ofthe
contract and point out that workers presently doing this work in Australia will lose their jobs.

The work involves servicing of high performance FA04 engines, and puts Air NZ into the position of supporting
the burgeoning Australian defence build-up. In the past Air NZ has touted for contracts with other military forces
and its winning of this contract will put it in a better position to gain further work with foreign air forces.

Concern must be voiced over what military forces arc likely to be solicited for further work. In this case we should
support the Automotive, Food, Metals and Engineering Union in Melbourne. Better that they keep their jobs, and
Air NZ sta.ys out of the business of servicing other people's killing machines.

ORIONS - $100 MILLION GIFT TO HUMANITY?

The New Zealand Air Force is to spend $100 million upgrading its ancient fleet of Orions. Project Kestrel will
involve the refurbishment of the wing, tail and engine structures, 011 aircraft which are more than 30 years old.

The Orions have occasionally performed some useful humanitarian tasKs. But media descriptions which say the
Orions fly maritime patrol missions in the South Pacific, conduct search and rescue missions, medical evacuations
and disaster rclief reconnaisancc, conceal their main purpose.

The predominant maritime patrol function Involves anti-submarine surveillance and is a hangover from the Cold
War activities carried out in close association with the Americans and Australians. Questions need to be asked
about the future role of these aircraft.

Some years ago the peace movement obtained photos of the inside of a NZAF Orion which clearly showed a
switch marked "nuclear station 2A". No proper response was given to questions about whether the existence of
this equipment indicated that New Zealand aircraft were configured for anti-submarine operations using nuclear
depthcharges. If the Orions are still predominantly preoccupied with US related anti-submarine operations, the
public needs a determined investigator to find out a lot more about the lull pnrposes of the aircraft, beyond the
public relations releases showing their work for humanity.

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 MOANA COLE UPDATE
It's Official: Convicts Are No longer Allowed In Australia
Moana Colc thanks everybody who donated to the
appeal to pay her $495 fine and court costs, incurred
for trespassing at the US base at Christchureh
International Airport (CIA) on Hiroshima Day 1994.
Watchdog 77 ran her report ofthe comi case. Her co·
defendant Ciaron O'Reilly opted not to pay the fine
and returned to Australia, where he was promptly
arrested during the occupation of the Brisbane omce
of an oil company profiting from the Indonesian
genocide of East Timor. Hc was roughly' handled h;
the notorious Queensland cops (pressure holds arc all
the rage among the real life Blue Heckrs). ('iamn
appeared in court in January 1995 and was fined
$A130. which he has also opted not to pay. To
everyone's astonishment, especially his. the police
described him as a first offender.
Moana is an Australian in all but citizenship. She lived
there from childhood, most of her family arc thcre,
she speaks fluent Australian. She is a New Zealander
by birth only. But as she (and Ciaron, an Australian
citizen) served 12 months in an American prison for
attacking a B52 bomber in a US Air Force base during
the Gulf War buildup, she is not allowed the free elHry
into Australia that New Zealanders enjoy. She had to
apply f,lI' a visa. She did so, hoping to visit her family
over Christmas.
COMPUTER WARS AND 'FRIENDLY
FIRE' - NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON
THE BATTLEFIELD
The United States army is \vorking hard to develop
battlefield c o mmunications that rely heavily on
computer n e tworks. The intention is to give
commanders unprecedented control over their troops,
and to reduce the numbers ol'casualtics from 'fi"iendJj
fire' .
In the Gulf waL 148 US soldiers were killed 35 of
these ,ycre the victims of attacks by their own side�
Nine British troops were killed when American A·10
aircraft fired on their anTIoun:d carriers. In April 1994.
26 people were killed when American F-15s shot
down US helicopters over Iraq. There dOtJs not appear
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The Australian High Commission refused her
application, meaning that she is effectively exiled in
New Zealand. Once upon a time, being a convict was
a necessary prerequisite for entry to Australia but
obviously the Aussies have got up themselves,
Moana, a self described Christian anarchist and a
veritable whirling dervish of Catholic zeal, has not
let the grass grow under her feet. She has left
Christchurch (a great loss to the Anti Bases Campaign)
and is no\\.- working in Wellington co-supervising a
Conservation Corps programme for young people,
Even that was not straightforward .. publicity about
her involvement led to an inquiry by the Ministry of
Youth Affairs. The Minister, Roger McClay, was
suitably patronising: "Given the activities she's been
involved with in the past, I hope she's got over t.hat
part of her Iif,;" (Sunday Star 7lmes, 512/95). See, it
was only a phase. The silly girl will grow out of it.
1\1oana has also plunged into peace movement work­
she was at the annual Wa'hopai spybasc camp in
January and, more recently, has been vigilling outside
Defence HQ in protest at the RNZAF holding
exercises with Indonesia.
CAFCA and the AllC wish her well. We gnarantee
that in no time at all the powers that be in Wellington
will be begging the Aussies to take her back.
to have been a lot of progress since July 1988, when
the USS Vincennes mistakenly shot down an Iranian
airliner and killed 290 people.
The Pentagon will spend about $3 billion in the next
four years h) 'digitise the battlefield'. Commanders
should be able to draw plans on computerised maps
that wi11 be transmittcd straight to all forces. to be
displayed on screens in tanks and even on visors worn
by troops. Cornputers will keep track of individual
soldiers, and ,some troops will even wear TV cameras
nn their heimets so generals can sce the opposition
they bee. By 1996, the army hopes to have its first
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brigade, and the plan is for the entir �(1'my to b;; digital Austra.lian (L ",'HCc rOT,_ '.,,:::;
by 20] O. [See New Scienti'i. A"1i7D·.J 6.1994 i lflsidembh.-
;:.>. 1\;e3;': \\Uj!r! expect
thctl. a1('1 nnc',;; Id the same.
The first test of H digitised furct�� was very
disappointing in exercises \1,. here convt.:ntiJ)nal forc(;s !"lJrt.!lCf pnlhlc!H
proved superior to the mort computcri\GJ nn(:s� rViock i.U·:I,',C tUh\- li) hJ\!J": i)(\vIF· is to be the 0nemy
tank turrets, heated to fi:K:d infrared SCI1S(lr:�" dnd use and \vho th<: i.h:; \;lld 1.,1' the Cold \Var,
IdC\;

of telephone wire:: inste ad of radio bauldines aft...' not 01! drfJ.\;\lTL <wd '"identify frknd
undermined the digitised f�)f(;e-s tactics� ut k){ ..'" k" <A.Ttain rh: /,·,l("0: S'ciCflfi,<il article
reports titat "'i!H is its own digital
Another consideration must be ho\,;, rnuch high"tccn l�i il1UiJiCili i<"H,' : V:' ; 1.l"11 1, (iLk-Darned Lh)\vman, but
equipment can be relied upon in a ll the conditions It;; 'hH:::.: 'J le tu e:lsure that the two
where it might be needed. (\nyone ,"""ho uses computer­ l,Hnna:!Hv Ull pat:.t !ecunl the
based equipment and kno\vs the frustration:.; of even HFl)' lhi'£ \'\' II '0,:ork particularly
temporary glitches must wonder hov,,' successful it wi!! .(llld 1 IS Force
prove to make whole armies depe nden t on
equipment in the sort (..If conditions prevailing 1n the
GulfWac Oppositionjarnrning devices and -v.'capDllS huntan nur. \Villimn C
intended to disrupt a arm)' f1Hbt al·..;o be ({ )' ;,f�) t!v,· IV the U<:, /\ir Forc.e ot r!��cr:..,
wu.:nne;-.,o l,)1"

taken into account the bl'/e shoo/v!! that rni"tahes

le",,' f �b�hJ nwdt: ",,,,'hell rhe final d ec ision to pui! the

The Pentagon itself is d\)ing considerable research into ;Hrivt:d at

using elcctro-magnctic puises, I..)r oOWI" technology,
t o disable r adar, computers, Ct1f'tHHUnications rh\' {JS Arm} is also developing l'h':v..- devic(�,:- v..'hil�h
equipment and so 011. Elcctro-lllagnetic ,;",capons. also i1 hppes v.ili cut c;bll3.ltics from 'friendly fire· rht":ic
known as High Power Mit.:rowavc \\lcapons, can '!nc!!Jdc t i ny li;}:hts
operate over a range of a hUlldrcd kiloilldn:s, cl1'tt.:ring and thermal tapl.! to indicdk ·v ari ous units, and radiI)
any structure with a s1if!,ht seam or track, and jucators 1(1 show US units in relation 10 others.
overloading the system to nipple the "",hole dc\ ice.

NEW DOCTRINE fOR NZ

ARMY
The New Zealand Army is apparently putting it> faith
in the ahility err its sold i e r s to be ada.ptable and
resourceful. A new doctrine, labelled P! ),' relics on
"manoeuvre warf�:lfe by light ill Emtry oriented f{)[CCS
within the framework of directive control". This
jargon means J(�vo!vjng responsibility so that soldiers
or units are told their objectives and encouraged to
use their initiative to attain it in the hest way.' lJwt they
can.

Under this strat.egy, emphasis is Oil gathering detailed

information on the enemy, focusing on the enemy's
vulnerability rather than terrain objectivc:s, alld
succeeding by using other than direct means. The
intention is to 'win' with rnore brain and fewer bodies.

The concept has heen developed over the las! two

years. It rcquin.�s a new training approach based on
business and sports models. The Army is planning 1.(1
now offer more varied training which will incluoi:
tertiary study and training in modem hu;;;incss practice
[From Christchurch 1'res". January 28, 19951

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 PENTA ON TRIES TO GET BACK
INTO PHILIPPINES
As far as the rest of the world is concerned. the US
military presence in the Philippines ended with the
withdrawal ()reed upon it by the historic 1991 vote
by the Philippines Senate not to renew the bases treaty.
Thus ended nearly a century of the US using the
Philippines as a floating barracks strategically located
off the Asian coast.
But old habits are hard to kick. There is still an ongoing
military relationship that survived thc rupture (rather
like the US-NZ intelligence relationship that survived
the "ANZUS Row" of the 1980s). The US military
has conducted joint exercises in the Philippines as
recently a s October 1994 CBalikatan 94", o n
Palawan). T h e 1951 Mutual Dcfcnse Trcaty, signed
during the Korean War. i s still extant and is
administered by the Republic of the Philippines (RP)­
US Mutual Defense Board, which regularly meets
behind closed doors.
In late 1994 the US proposed the innocuous sounding
Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement (ACSA).
whieh would allow US warships to dock in Philippine
waters to acquire supplies, refuel and refit. It is a
bilateral proposal, meaning Philippines warships
could do the same in the US. That doesn't mean much
when one realises that the Philippines doesn't have
warships capable of reaching the US The Filipino
people were deeply suspicious of this "executive
agreement" sprung on them by the Ramos government
\vithout consultation,
They had good reason to be It was revealed that the
US had approached the governments of Thailand,
Indonesia and Malaysia for similar access deals and
had been r efused. Prime Minister Mathahir of
Malaysia publicly told the US that as Malaysia does
not expect any South East Asian wars in the near
future, it saw no reason for such an agreement. Saudi
Arabia, olle of the US's closest allies, not only rejected
such an agreement but refused permission for US
militar), exercises on its soil.
So the US, once again, turned to its former colony
and military "partner" (very much ajunior one at that)
to see if it could get its foot back in the door. Why
does it v,:ant to re-establish a mi1itan' presence in the
Philippines'.} The new bU7zword i::. "pro-positioning '�.
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M urray Horton
The Cold War is over in Europe but not in Asia. War
in Korea is an ever present possibility. The US wants
to have forces and matericl handy for any such threat
to its empire. The September 1994 issue of Armed
F'orces Journal International included an article by
US Marine Lt. Col. Paul Wisnieski which admitted
that a a Maritime Prepositioning Force had been
organised. It totals 16.500 troops. 2,200 Marines.
planes, helicopters, tanks. etc. etc. The Nuclear Free
Philippines Coalition (NFPC) rang the alarm bell.
pointing out that under the ACSA this force could be
deployed in the Philippines. "pre-positioned" for
combat elsewhere. The Americans, utlsurprisingly.
denied it. There are more ominous implications. Luis
Mauricio, columnist for Today, said: "Once the
bilateral agreement is signed. the American warships,
in whose hold are nuclear weapons and equipment.
could dock for an indefinite period in Philippine
waters" (15111/94). The Philippines has a nuclear free
Constitution; the US continues its neither confirm nor
deny policy.
NFPC called for ACSA to be rebuITed and the Mutual
Dcfense Treaty to be scrapped. It was a call echoed
across the board by the same broad spectrum of
Filipinos who successfully got the bases trealy
defeated in 1991. Roland Simbulan, NFPC chairman,
pointed out that the Treaty was totally lopsided. The
US was not obligated to come to the military aid of
the Philippines unless the enemy was a communist
country. In the Marcos years. the Philippines and
Malaysia nearly got into a shooting war over disputed
possession of Sabah. The US was nowhere to he found.
So once again Big Brother is leaning on the "f ittle
..
Brown Americans"' (as Filipinos were insultingly
labelled during the American colonial rule). The US
continues to meddle in Filipino internal affairs in all
manner of ways. For example, President Ramos is
progressively releasing political prisoners. But the US
Government from President Clinton down, has
demanded that Ramo, not release Donato Continente
and Juanito Itaas, the convicted killers of US Army
Colonel James Rowe. (Rowe. one of the top officers
of the Joint US Military Assistance GrouP. was shot
dead by communist urban guerillas in a 1989 ambush
in Quezon City).
Peace Researcher
 in Manila Has A Nu mbers and � 3, 1988 and 1990).

lot rh!", is the cdibrc of man appointed to represent

('!inIon in 1he I'l)(: people have
The U� IU1C", ,1 d1<!!llpiun meddler in Ldl11 D. C\-('f\ rUd>\Ii! 1.\,) be ''IL�r> V,,;ll'}' indGcd of him. His
'
Ncgroponlc, 11<., C1JHCll!. i\mha>sadur to thL' bnckt'w md is thal
: of ,:1 \\drlord nJld dC>tdhilisl:::r. He
'
PhilippiHi..�>, lk kl> a him: '",er.. tlh: If]\,j:1ibh: ';hou J j 1',":(.'1 n
� ill lwmc ;U1!(lj'l!2 traditional

Cio\'crnmcnt, the term u:;t:d to de:-::crd-K' the llffic!a! Filipino eiik'

and unofficial and structU[;;: 1hat
does the dirty v.;ork thL' American
Ncgroponte has b een in all the, twuhle
with Yidnarn in tll;;: ! !.)6(b and nwst n:.'ccnt!> ClS
PC({(C Hc '.('itn'it:'1" ) r,Ui cl, lQ>,lrl (nH"H NIT'(' on the
Amhnssad,Jf io ii\·,1cx1l:n. I k vi,,;i!
to:dc h'!1inc ut
H. ;'( Lmnel-l,lS ha,,,(;,, i1l1hc
to Ne\\.' Zcal,md in the i 9xOs EZlfl;'i,]d made
Phi Pl't'_"it!i..'nt ('linto!! W,1S ask:,.'d ,1bl)lJi thh
him his DCpUl:' Na,tional -\(Jvis()J', I te is Illo')l
duri!lt: h:o ',:':0 hour SLlH: vi:..]l ill Nn\.cmhcf 19t.).'L He
notorious for his role as t!� ill Central
\\,1> Hllhcipi:JL llJf of utlU,L',
/\nwrica dllriilf.� nnhJcs:.; \VM l.mlhc pCl)pk�
US I.kklbe t \iudl\,"-, t!Jt: l i(';
of Nicamgu<l. and El Sahadnc
militar,v and :;a.� tInt it !wJ \pL;n\ $1 JS6 miHion un
up th;: bast"� hcfpfC in 199:, Nunc
"It is no :"(;(rc1 Hut during his 1 qg J --X:;
;\1' h ic ll ft'T'i',;urcd
\\ ilipinoc'. v,-ho intend 'in kcep
ambassadorsll;p ill
pU:-;hing LH a prupu ! is-l'undvd cll'an Hp
directed an abrup1 and 1lla�,,';!\ l' l:-"p;wsion nf
llli! and ('1,:\ preSt,-net: 111 tbe Cl'lUnlC).
\1" � �!('Jb,d 'H, H'lun
primaril)- iJ:'; tilt; hac"�1:np fur \V,j;.;hillgton'"
1"l:adinp: fiR'
'covert �\ar agam:1L >J /\ Weskrn
diploma!' told Time (-V--!/:(j) 'I "m not "it} tlWl
"'j"C."-,)t., w:!>t,,' i< !cf'l bl... ;j-Jind aU uv\,�r 1he \vnrld
Hw gUy \\-!w all t11e ()rd\.;fs here even fur
\Vhd,: bw;""',, ;jet: c,!v'ied in lhz)\�: post ( 'o ld
(C I A) covert ops (()p�ral inn:;) 1 S Negrop!' 1!1lt: buJ . .
Ww TIle \\01','01 ,;.1'1,,' OH,: RtlS'�;flrJ<.: fi.lll{l\\-cd
th at gUy v\,cars N,�gn)pontL�'s \uih and (":at" hi,"
bY' Canad iiti1:'; and B!<l i:,;h Jnd 1IIL�!l tht: A llleric;lP>
bn.:;ald�!sl. Do you get the pictnrc'r
S:l tilc,,\ 'f'e rt:lati\cl;,- ckan con1.ami!!alor Wz'
di,<,coVCf all kinds of \\a�;!c left hL'hind all over
'-Bctim: hie; arrival there \-\"ct\: u nd e r I S Foreign
GcrnLW) I,aku::; df f!lel and niL P( TI, ele. dc­
nffit:lT> at the Emb,l:;:;Y and n karn nf 1
Sc.rvil:t.: --,
icin12 fluids aJld T�-,l r rda1cd �:h,;rni,-:�d� are j(,1LmJ
military -aJ\ison; H:v h i:� dL'partllrc the!l' were
all z')\-cr thc c:\-ba:-;c:" S(-, i("" lll)t (JIlI) in Tlllrd
H:por1cdly oyer .100 Cl/'\ operative,,> in
'\Vorld c{}untric:;" abo ill Fir:"t V/odd countries that
rcguc Ipa . . He directed the permanent
!he rn il i 1 a ry It.:',nc " cnvironlllCnUil
:.tationi ng Cif an average (If 2.500 US m il it ar y
colltalllH1arion rhe Rlhs;�ln> c\cn Id'! atllmu
forces and, bctv,.-cell !()81-S), m o re thall 50JH)f)
<10111P:, and acti\'c lnillL fjdd" :lild tlH1USdJlds of
IJ1ditar:, ;t1td n,'�,LJVC pcr�('IlHlcl had passed lhrol!FIi
abaudnllcdcah hehind \'\it�iL \\,' ,(,,',ul OHr bl1d hut
HOlldura:" in slH:alled jnint excrci"e" . turnin�
the C0ulltry intl) Wlldl
have called
C,OlllC

vVa�.;h!ni!lo!l- c: unsinKablc' ]ircraH carrier" Knm\'1!

,
l\'1canwhik�, 'vVa"hiugtnl1 L" >jK'ndm,c, hiHiom o! doi!:J,.">
to his STale Department cO"Vvorh,,,'rc; ;b
�\C!"'y >\,.':11 cic:anlng up P,,)i!uti!'!] in it:-; 1)\\1'1 HUc!Cdr
idculogic,,!ly /,l:alou'), pUVlfl;J!lj hnh!..)IK a n d
\Vt.';-Q){H1';. dnd ('�;-';carch pLl1ds, Ru:,(,J'Il!ly \-\-orkcr'.; at (I
inh:!bt:iy amhl!HHI:';" he ;lPPC:tL". to be (he
:.,ccrc"t f;lC!Of) in tJI;: Nt.'\,ad:.1 Dc:;crI 1ha1 builds
halldpickcd ,;ucCc��';()f to ()] i\ LT Nonh.
iH_hanu:d rq)Ol'L:d j;'l hdVC died from
{o'\ic "Uhq;t1Kt,'� ilSl,:d in tlH' l1Jalluhcturc ut' t he
" ... Nc:gropolltt v.a::. in t.he 1980,; to
aircrafL In j,}{j,! thc {J,- lil Ukr;'line
over' 'I,' the as:,;cmbiing ,lfthe mercenary army 1'hat
v, ith $�7 mdLull t;> cl ;:m Hp nncL::u missik: site"
canlt' to he knmvn as tilL' l:ontra,> and le> i,,:ijS1J(C

c\wtinUOH:'; ! lundttnm to
I he NUI'-!' a' r 1';',' ( 'nu/uiof! cun be
Oi�t: report, a!leged!}' helped « JcncmJ
umiuCic'i! u/ !(uum 5!./ J cl,{ I 38(;-/ R.
Gu-;lavo) /\lvar('/, Ch'dr;;: Battalion 316" an d!"\{'
Bout! l'd!'d. ,\{tI A/e,),{J)
" ,(F j\,funlia,
WIlt tiJr mu!'e UW.ll 100 death squad
i'itifippm;;:·;. Ph)ax ((,,j,,.?) 716108,/.
killings, "(('oval ACii,m fnjormdtf()l1 Hun'fin,
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Peace Re.selJfciJel 9
 GLO BAL MILITARY MACHINATIONS
... SOME RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
US MILITARY BUDGET REMAINS
E N ORMOUS
President Clinton is pushing for a 1996 defence budget
ofnearly $260 billion dollars (over $400 NZ billion).
While this means a small cut of $6 billion overall,
and there has been some reduction in nuclear research
and development, the overall comlllitment to military
spending remains huge.
Washington will spend $tJSJ 6 trillion 011 'defence'
over the: next six years. Al11111allllili!ary spt:nding IS
roughly equivalent to the annual liS budget ddicit.
more than three times the entire health budget and
five times the education budget.
According to the Ccnter For Dcfcnsc Int{)rmatioJ),
over $US30 billion \vas spent in 1994 on preparation
for nuclear war. Most \vas spent on buying and
supporting long-range nuckar weapons, and their
command, control and communications. [Dcji-'flSl'
Monitor, Summer J 994 J
Enormous Ohio�class nuclear-powered ballistic
missile submarines are being, added to the fleet at a
rate of one per ye"r. The planned fleet of J 8 will drop
by four in � years tlm(; if arms agreements remain in
place. Over the nc.:xt five years a squadron of B-2
Stealth bombers will become operationaL each
individual plane costs $2.2 billion"'
entire New Zealand defence budget. Large numbers
of USAF hOln b e r s have been, or a r c being.
expensively converted from nuclear roles to
conventional ones.
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b?e, S?[.vl�0 Ar}l�
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Compiled by Warren Thomson
Over $6 billion is having to be spent each year just to
clean up radioactive waste at bomb production sites.
The Buildin of the Atomic Scientists, [Jan/Feb J 995]
wncludcs that the liS military will retain about 8,500
nuclear warheads: 3,500 in active strategic forces,
3,5()() in reserve, J ,000 non-strategic warheads (ie.
battleficld/shortrange weapons) and 500 spares. Over
1300 warheads will he retained in the Fmn of ready
\\capons for hOl1lbcrs. with about 1,680 in submarines,
and 500 on intercontincnta.! ballistic missiles.
RepUblican ScnatcJfS are attacking Clinton for
dangerously eroding United States's defence
capability. The rest of us should be concerned about
how enormoLlS the potentia! for destroying popuiations
and ecosystems remains.
DEFENCE MERGER
Government approval has been given fe)!" the joining
of Lockheed Corporation and Mar tin Marictta
Corporatioll to form onc of the biggest defence
companies in the \Vorld. Maii:in Marietta has not long
taken oyer (Jrumrnan (:orporation, and the new group,
known as Lockhccd Martin Corporation will be a
dnminant player in production of military aircraft,
military satellites, and satellite launch vehicles.
US NOW DOMINATES ARMS SALES
"The most irnp o r t a n t development in t h e
international arms market since the cnd ofthc Cold
VI/'ar has been the emergence of the {Jnitcd States
as the world's dominant arms supplicr. .. Whcll
THE
MAR�e-
Peace Researcher
 arms sales made on ideological and geopoliticaJ
grounds gavc \yay to deals ba�cd on short-term
c om m erc i a ! consideration s, the U n i ted States
j u m pe d i n l cl a c o m m a n d i n g l e a d l o v e r t h e
R u ss i a n s J . '1 h i s d ra m a t i c s h i ft i s a d i r e c t
cOllsequence of a ggress i ve l i s sa lesm an s h i p in
the wake o f the ( i u ! f confl ict. Cl)mbincd "\'Ith
declilling he l ie f i n R u s :;j a " s ability w d e l i v e r.
l The Bul/dill a/flU' Atomic 5;CIc'lIfis!:, " September
1 993, p2 1 J
Georgc Bush began the push ,,-v hen falling behind i n
the 1 992 po ! l s , But the ( ' ! i n tm l Adm i n istratj(l{1. i n spite
of campaign rromi se:� 10 curb the t rad e . is !)()v, pushing
arms deals to prop up the defz;ncc industr) and its
j obs, as \ve l l as i n f luen.c ing i nternational po l i tics. I Sec
Time, December 1 9, 1 99 5 /
lhe lJS ha:> used the \ju l f Vv'ar ib a live demonstratIon
of its \VeapOlls' k il ling PO\"'-CL and nnw has ah()ut 7m,�
of the markcL The huge u"pan si n n ill d istribution of
l J S a rm s has invoh cd m llch more state-of-tllt.>· cui"
e q u i prn en L d i sp ersal to m a n) more nations. and free
Iwnd-outs to save. the DcfcllSC Department the co;.;t of
sc rappl llg some \,.,.-capons
The Time m aga zi ll e article quote:> onc researcher as
say i ng that U S arm s are playing a roll in .11) o f the
f!lobe's 48 confl jets. and that American sold iers nlccd
more danger i n p la ces such as Panama, I raq, Somal ia
and Haiti because the o ppos i t ion had received eit.her
weapons or training from the l i s , (Recent reports fn)lll
Hai t i ind icate t.hat the l J S t()fCeS there h ave hluwn H p
tonne:; o f c{i nfiscatcd wea poIl s , )
Another prohlcm is that there is no guarantee that ar!1l�
tranf'crred to onc country \vi l l remain in that cOIl!1try,
Armoured vehicle� sold 10 the Saudis have turned up
in Syria {llld Ban�ladesh ()ve1" 60% of Washingtun' s
arms cxport� go tp third world countries. Som e nf
these \.� oHntries are pnlitieally volatile aIld IHHlIle call
pred ict who \\' i l l hold pmver ," and (;on11\11 the \\C<lpon:"
- in two ur three year's tirnc
The anns trade comes close to hc:ing the ideal capitalist
market -se l l i n g weapons to 0111: c ou n try stimulates
demand from its opponents (\.,1" more v,'capons also, I f
the arms are used they create even greater and quicker
demand for rep);lccmcnt. B u t the human cust i n
immcdiulc i nj u ry and death, and i n social suffering
from 'investment' i n vvar ralhcr t h a n s!Jcial lS
illn); !lse. The United Slaks can HO claim !O moral
Ic adn::;h i p of t he west V,; hL'1l it p ushes t()r short-term
economiC g a ! 1l at a long.. term CU:it of death and
dcstructi(m,
Peace Researcher
BRITISH PRETENSiONS REMAIN
While Britain made huge numbers redundant i n the
defence industry l a st year. the offensive forces are
b e i n g upgraded a nd 1 hc Trident
subrnarine programme i \ coming to fru ition, By the
end of 1 99 5 the t JK \vi l l h,-Pie a n '"independent
nuclear ddclTell1 '" with I(Wf of ih i1l"0/csl
suhm'"1rine�. bcing nucl ear-powered and carrying the
l o n g.-range Trident )5 nuclear-armed m issile, Tht::
only concessiol1 to a c han ged international c l i mate is
to reduce lhe n u m ber of \varhcad;., carried o n each
yc-;scl . 1 ha1 the Trident m i ssHes are likel.y to he
targeted 'v,.ith 1 h c of i n f{)nnalion gleaned from
the observatory tit Black H i n.:h,)
The !lI<iC!!('!/iIi'1l! on .\'um/(fF sa)'s tha1 Vv'as h ington i >
PI' i f s Trident
rrc:-:. s u r 1 ll fl B ri t , ! i n t o scrap ,.;ome
\\capons "as pan ofa ne\\' fOlllld ofg!obal arms cuts"
February20, 1 995 J (')r perhaps the I j SA does
not \vall( t he " independent n uc l ea r deterrent'" of its
j u n ior par\ner '1\) ht: too indepelldent"
The \\ics t m i llstcr ( iovernmcll! h as ordered otiJer
nuclear-pov.,'ered suhmarines. I1lon: fri ga te s, 260 nC\AI
tanks and u pd ates for a large !lumber of its fi g hter
aircraft. The anno u ncem cn t was made in m id , ! 99,·1 ·
that mnn: than 1 8J)00 people \vi!1 bc made redundanL
hut nearly a l l the lay-off" arc in S!lppor1 ;:,erV lce�
m i l i tary depot.'> . col leges, and 11O�pi1ab,
Cllina has also Si !2Jlalled its i n tentions of h u i ! d i ng.
higger m i l i ta ry furces with mon.� i n ternational reach.
by recenlly pu rch as i n g four R u ;.; s i a n s uh m ar i n c s
rhesc hoats , \vh ich enst $ 1 ,6 b i l l i on . v., i l l give China
th e ca pab i l i t y to t l l f\;alcn Ta i v" a n and ent(ncc its
c l a i m s 10 t h e d isputed Sprat!.!' i s l an ds i n the South
( 'h i lla Sea,
NERVE GAS - MORE PROBLEMS WITH
OlD WEAPONS
"Amt�rica's 'itoc k p i l ed chemical ", capons arc 110\\
')0 d ec rep i t tllat tllc; c(}uld cxp!i}dc spt,Hlianc<.)usl)' .
the ( kncral Accounting Ollicc phI,.' investi!!at i\ e
arm (,r( :ongrcss] warned last \vcek " 'he problem
l i e s i n �toc, k p i l c 1" of ,H) O , O O O M 5 :) r o c k e t s
conta i ning the lH.X \' C agent sarin, T h e rockets an'
stIlted in /'... I a bam a, Kent u cky. Arkans<b, l JtalL and
( h'CfZ,OlL and nil Juhnston Atui! in the P ac i fi c
Ocean," (New ,\'cicJ!lis/, Jan uary 2 8 . 1 99 5 . page
I 1 I
S0!TIC scientisb arc c o ncern e d Hlat the nerve agent
may h.TVC eatcn through pm1:; of'the rocket and mixed
w i t h fue l . ;\ consequent H;Hclion m ight explode.
setting off a chain reaction \""ith in a stoc k p i l e . /\/C1,V
Page i I
 f:;-cientist rep;,rts ihi:lt ieaks have been found in ! 1 5 7
-" ()c kets so f3L
Under the ( ' h e m i c a l Weapons Convention t h e se
stockp i les mllst he d isposed of. I'hc l iS Army intelld ,
to incinerate th em ; hut the programme w i !1 take nearly
ten years to completc, and critics sa) the army must
dismantle the rockets much mpre quickly
DISPOSAL O F NERVE GAS I N THE PACIFIC
The US Army u ses a con1.rm.:ersial inc incrati,m p l an t
on J ohn ston /\1 0 1 1 , 1 200 k i ! o m etres south-lA/est ()f
H awai i , to cli� I'lO";(> of the slnckpilc". 11 ha;; transporkJ
1 00,000 shc ! b <-o!ltaining sarin dnd V X nerve gas!":s
all the way froln {, ; e n n any t , t!!c AlulL in 1 (jqo there
was widespread op positi on to l.hese 1 h npcrati01b
The South Pacinc hmlJl1 gra vc concern
a b out possih l e cn,--�ch on de l i cate Pal.' i !le Gcns,Ysil'ms
T h e Pac i fi c Counc i l of C h u rches c onde mned th,,:
transport storage and meail"} of destructl(lll of the
I n January th is year it was am)PIHlCcd tha1 the
Australian Secu ri ty I ntel l igence Organisation ( A S I O )
is t o receive increased funding and it h a s launched a
recru iting drive to step u p its activities pri or
"2 000 Olympic Games in Sy dney . ASfO's role is to
<;py 011 people within Austra l i a , and i t s Jimction at
Sydney is repon ed to he to pn:vl'1l1 " forcipl terrorists·"
,,:au s i ng problems
lhe Auslr(1!i� m nCIN,'>papcr c l a i m s A. S I O need:..; :lgcn1s
f{lr a security nackdown
fi l l a gencrati u ll gap \\' h icli
for tilt.' game:;, and
ha', kept youi'lf!-cr !'Vd' U i t "
'.)tlt of the organ l-;a1 ion
In the l ast fl�\\ YI..;ar:-; AS10 \L)'o; bvcn 4..; ut lu-�',j,
efforts m ad e to I ll a k e it Blurt-' ;\z"::":i.i u n LJ !, : ,
parliament The :,(;U11l\') may i2 !'>h: oc�:a..:ion i : l j
; ponk ;;
' 10 regain "0111<._' L!,l"o l!ll d
, \ ktter to I the , j llslr( diUlll I le\.-\ :,papcr IhHH
peop l e. invoJ\.ed in legal �tud /(,--, ..;, cducati(lJl" ,md
t ry ing to stop black deaths i l l c, u '} ( od y corn'C ; j �
pointed out that gO'v'crnmcnts \\hicb have hO;-;kd
the Olympic (Jal1ll'S have llsed l h e catdlU) \,d
teli u rism ' to cfad, di.)\v ll on p o l J 1 i c a l opponenh
i l K i lldi ng ethnic, l ! lctignlolls and iH)mclc')s pcoplv
studi.:nt-;, and po l it i c a l act i v ist:.: ! J dnguuni
Jal\lJar) 250 I C:N ) ]
Page 1 2
material-,;" G ree np eace waged a major campaign
against incin eration, claiming that i t was not a safe
means of disposal rn;cause incomplete combustion and
release olAill-toxic ,u bstance, could prove damaging
to the unv i ron ment
Tilt..: U S h a.. stored n erve gas and m ustard gas on
Jol1\1:-;too Atoll si nc e 1 9 7 1 . Besides oppvsition to the
incineration operat ions. criticism has focu ssed on the
!ong-tctl n ;--;1oragc of these chemical weapons, and
CO!ltrad !ch ICy t IS (;C'\-{,�rnm(:nt ;.;tat(..;rnents on \\ hcther
swrage is the i n tenti on as l1lut.:h as d i spo�;a 1 .
fill: repofh by 1ht.' C;',)y'l'Tllmcn1 A ccou ll ting Offke
shC'uld ni:-oc n��\.\ aldnns abolli the pn:scncc of the
roChC1."'. the disp('h�·d progrmn rn c W Ill take so l ong
the itil)�� \)f LJ IL" m ical reactiun plOblems v,'i l l
beC('llne ;p'!2l.;nf, rh�,: PI.:;lCC mOVC!1wnt i n -i',)cw Zcaland,
and ()lhcl nt.x;ds to rc\ i>iL OK jncuc.; on t i s
nct iv itic3 i n th e Pacillc which u:-,cd to Ill' ,>uch a central
interest,
A S I S , t h e Austra ! i an secret sen'jec organisation
respotlsible for :::py'ing o u tsi de Australia a l so n:ccntl)
launched a r c c ru i1 i n p, d r i v e and rG�;G i v t'd -4 J)OO
to the app l ication'> fi)l a dt ) !.(:!l inte l l i gence p" :--> lt ioIlS. When
A '-)j( ) " <.,: recruiting drive was an n( \ u llccd the agenc y '
Il' kphoncs did not '"lop ri n gi ng "
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JAMES BOND
dlill i � i " _ i l k d B r i t a i n s [\1 1 ':'; was t r y H I recmit
t(! "th",\T,,:·;fid protc""i(ma! ,Vomc ! ! as ri-h' move
V,<h P;lfI pf en�Kj '", l(l rec ru it fron ! a brnadcr soci�d
t he
';PC( t ru !H , bw a!"Il. Iht' paper :iaid. n.dk\_'h Illc bet
1h(\1. v\ ,)m;�n arc ('on:-.idu-cd in bl' )200£1 '>pie:.;, 111
---':C\' \.." 1 ,
! ()ij .� 1 ra d l l i o ll Wit'> ... m a s h e d w h c ll Ste t la
H i P ! 11l,Ltton was ilppnint.ed M I ":,: <-: fir,,! \\- ( ' 111;111
d i n.cAof-gcncral A c c o rd i ng 1c, ( la ry MlIl'ray.
author { I f ' Encm it> of the State' as m any a:-. ha lt
of tlK" M I S staff Cl.Hlld be female, !t i s intriguing
th at lIie agen cy \">He.; n:cnliting rn �fes;; ional people
May bt..' lhcy Fdso me looking for N o n-official
( 'O\l.�t ilgi.,;llb " a dangl'fPus occ upat ion [ Scc >..; tory
l.l llrh" t' ( ' 1 /\ hleJ
Peace Researcher
 HAVE THE
Data about counter-intell igence pers(lll!Kl and secret
KS BEEN
journalist. over
HACK(o�
Internet (the i n ternati onal computer-
defence instal lations has been accc:-.scd tl linking ()ata included telephone numbers for
hacker. according to a n.:purt i n the hu/cpcnf../enl. the alld the Prim!..: M inister's residence, and
[November. 1 994 J. The newspap0 f :,aid that :.c ns i t i v c for defence
t e l e p h o n e n u m be r s a n d a d d r e s s e s
information \vas obrain(,d ih.mt ;\ British lclcc·Olll i n:;ta l Ja1 io!!s and cou ntcr-intc i l i !:!,t,:,IlCC perso n n e l .

database.
that the i n formation 'vvas
The hacker i:·,; ::.aid t'· : JJn.\ detail» ahollt th<� ,;\:jdle the JJack�,:r was n:i a temporary

National SCLdJ Un, !

bib,' at 1'\/ '.; u v,,: 1th I British Tdccom has denied the i n trusion
i n formation ahout th i s base scc ill Peace 11w �;tor)( intu ih �CGn:t files, and th reatelled to take legal action
Researcher. December I 1)9.:1 , i fhc fvJ;':: ! Pidlh del;:!]J,; ap.fl ln:",j :1 i{.,)j,mu l i �1 \', ho ciaim,)d lk" 11tH'! ohtai ned
and other secret i n fo m w t l ()!l were then sent to :: thoU"dlH.b or confjd<Jll t U ! ! numbcr:-,

AUSSIE SPlf B�N6lE AGAIN

rhc Australian �CCllr!ty l n 1 c l l i gence Organ i sation i s s u ffe r i n g from s e n i l e d e m e n t i a - as " " b i z arre ,
the object o f yet another Canberra i nq u i ry into the i n co m p e te n t a n d d e s t r u c t i v e " . I n h i s '1-H i l te!)
aft�lirs of its spies. A S I O i s accused of h arrass i llg stateme nts h e says "'The entire episode has led me to
elderly m embers of th e Rlh,ian Orthodox Church i n conc l ud e t h a t /\ S I O is e i th e r a M i c k c y Mouse
a n unsuccessful attempt t(! PIOn.: om,; pr rhein WitS a ink!! o r g a n i s a t i o n o r a Iv1 a r x Br o t h c r <
'i"vlosc�)\-v agent. intelligence organ isation - 1 alll not sure �vh idL

A form er ASIO Rus.'iiall tr�l!l:�latcr, ( lc{JJ ge Sad i ! . was I n l l i a l l y the pari sh priest had cooperated fll l l y with
c h a rged Ir� Dec e m be r l u s t year \v i t h r e m o v i n g the A F P and handed over the parish register to assis!
documents from t h e A S I O office. I n NUl/ember h e tilt.: investigation. But he says the register was used ;1;;
h a d been accused of spy i n g b u t t h e prosecution had a h i t l i s1 for a fishing C,\f)l;:d itloll (If Cl witch - h unt.
to drop the case hecause o f lack nf e v i dellce. The
security organisatinil \.vas trying to pnn c Sadil took rhe I nspcctof-.( icncral of Inte l l i gence and Securit) .
do!".:umcnb lv.mw \fl,'ith the intcnt'H.m 01 them to fvh Eogcl' l lo l d ich, is conducting an inquiry. [ Ioldich';,
i Iradc d i p l o m a t at the }{ u s s l all . m bassy \A h o r o l l: i s s u p posed to be t h at of a n i n dependent
worsh ipped a t the same church. \v a t c hdog, e n s u r i n g thc s e c u r i t y fo rces hc h a \- c
1<1\\ and \vitiJouJ UJ'111Cl.: css<l r i l y i m p i nging 011 the
� ,:td i l h e l u 1 i k S I J ! ) h n t h e: B a p t i :-;t R u s s i a n 1 ighb oi' Australians
Urthodox C h urch. A S 1 0 and the Austra l i a n Federa!
b i s h',ln1C ;lpmt and tC{f{ I! Rcscarcher l1O;(,;S '.)IH.:,f,: that lhcn.: 1:� !l"

;�( !!'tl lllU!li!v ."!lllilar mic in Ne\'v /.t.:aland, alld any M i ckc� MOllSI..'
i·, )1l).,.i Jl�� tlfr c \" Hk'DV': l.U the pric�1.. Father i nt e l l i gen ce organisation opera t i n g here IS st:curc
/\. 'l<.:: x andcr MOI"OI{)Vy. ag a i n st puhlic im'L:stigation Of complaint.

Morozo\\ h a s made fo rmal cO!llpi:amt.s about the [Tl!i:\ arti(;h;

\;.; hased on an itl�11l in til',.' I\j'Jrnhg
d .f ;t h i t ie:-i. He lL;'-:crib0s Illc vv ilich Herald, December j 9, 1 99 5 , page:; ! and S j
;nr.:!udcd

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 �.
JAPA N ES E CIA SPOOKS lOSE JOBS but n pparently has l i tt l e pr no t.'xpericnce w i th spooks,
Th(: Cl A has reduced the number of ':IL':Ct!1 > it ha s i n In the pas I outsiders a ppoi n t cd to the Agency have
Japan by nearly h a l f , according t\) , Kyodo strug.gled to havt: any imp<lct nu its comple>: secret
News Agency. There arc !lOW about 60 in the bucraucracy
Cl)imfry ,,·,r ho arc taskeJ to acquire illfonnatinll from
government, pol i t i ca l pal'tic;.;. h u s i n esse c.; dtHl (lther NOC NOC - WHO'S THERE?
sources. A t other lime') (here have buen Hhjf\; th;w El Time ! r:ehruary 20, 1 99 5 1 Non ..official
Accord i n g 11.,
h u n d re d , I'he nc\',.'» a g e n c. y s a y �, t h \� t - I has COVDr (N{)C) j" becoming mw:h more common in C I A
informants i n ke:v ec(�n()m ic Il l i nistrics mid " ",,, ,,,,,,t orerat ions. T h i s i s because ic:>s nfthc work no"v deals
the leading in J��piln 's main with the secrets ofolhcr slates. where d i plomatic cover
!\ccord i n g to a repott i n t h e Chris!clwn h Press vvas the norm, Nov;-, there is more concentrat ion on
LJanuary 7, 1 99 5 ] ;) :;cn i(lr member { de the S oc i a l ist tenori st�'" drug traffi ckers. nuclear smugglers etc,
Party was p a i d nCl.fly $4000 per month during the where cover needs to be more unconventional. US
1 9 80s. for passin ,;.!, on i n fnrrnat lnl1. In addition to businesses ovcrsc·;JS are being approached Ill ore often,
political and security ma1C ri�l L the C L-'\. \\as obtaining and asked to take on staff thal arc C I A operatives.
economic and technological i n formation, The companies arc not always cooperative. The tactic
i s also necessary where a target state i s hostile and
A N D SO DOES TH E BOSS has no U S diplomatic base. NOC activit ies are said to
,lames W o o l sey, din.;ctor of the C l f\ �i!lcC the cnd of cost the C I A much more t o set up, and he m ore
1 99 1 , res igned just be-fore Christmas. v'v' oolsC) >''vas dangerolls to the �ppoks involved since they cannot
not able to shake off :)OfTlC of the b l a m e ffJr t h e claim d j p l ornat i c i m m u n i t y if caught.
Agency ' s inept pcrfonnancc when it b i ! c d to idcntit'y
Aldrich Arncs as a top"levcl S ov i et mole. CL'\ c ri tics DRUGS OR DISSIDENTS?
say that he s h o u l d h a v e been m o l'{: r u th l e ss i n Drug Fnfon,:cmcnt A d m i n i stration ( D E A ) agent
punishing o fficials who a1!(lwcd A m t:s t o s e l l secrets R i c hard I�orn i s suing the CIA station chicfin Burma,
totl1e Russians and betray some or Washington' s key and the acting head of the lJS Embassy there who
agents, According t o A m e s there arc probably other had h i m sent hack home. A senior antidrug officer,
moles sti l l operating i n the Cl A 1 101'0 pushed for more co,,·opcratinn \vith Burma's
The Agency has also been under fir(' !1)r it:; dubiolls vicious m i l itary junta to curb the huge amount of
covert opera! ions i n Haiti, I n 1 996 �i,�vcral m i l lion was opium produced i n that country, This attitude clashed
spent on sett i n g up a Haitian imclligcnc.c organisation with a US f()J'cigll pulley stance Vv hich har1 Washington
which recruited for tangle) ;unn ngst ,'1 vicious �ct o r cu1ting some of its l i n k s \\/ith the repressive regil11c_
thugs w h o trampled on h u m an rights and indulged i n Hum c l a i m s tlw C I A has bugged and sabotaged ':iome
heavy drug u s e 'l,v h i l e posing as .an antj"drug unit I n [lEA operations. He al so says t h e Embassy approved
1 98 7 t h e C I A were financilJg candidates i n Haitian t ra i n i ng at the C I A ror Burmese intelligence officer:.;.
ekctions. l n 1 99 1 they were prohahly i n v o lved i n the Obv iousl y the Agency ' s murky dealings w i t h t h i rd
coup that drove Jeall-Bap1 1"h' Aristidc ( n m,\, President world c u un t r i c s c o n t i n u e , h u t there arc no easy
of Haiti) into I�x i l c . A l thou?h the:�('t�\rcllh oc urrcd answers 011 the i.ssuc ("d·' defi..;ating the drug barons
before "Von l s ey ' :-; lime 1w h,l') had jp ;m��\"Cf to t h e will! l n i l itary n:pre:;siOlL [ S cc
versus relatinw;hip.<;
criticism over Haitian opcrati1)f1s. The has als(! lime M<lf!dzinc. November 7. 1 994 J
been under fire for discrim il1;l!io!l a1!,nillst it'-; kntak
agent.'. ! Scc Time magazine. ()�;lobcr ! 7 . ] 9\),tj C I A I N DONESIAN ROLE C O N FIRMED
Vtmgwlrd [ N ovemher 9 . 1 tN_1 ! the newspaper of the
N E W CIA DIRECTOR N A ME D Australian ( 'ommunist Party, reports that a 600 page
Th� m a n namco 1 0 replace \\/O("\')t.;y (is (, 1 /\ ht:ad i d o c u m e n t r e l eased r e c. e n t l y hy t h e U S S t a t e
retired A i r Force Clt.'llcra! �,, 1.ichal'J ('am�:. !\" cd Department casls light oVer t h e m l e of t h e ( ' l A i n
February. 1 99 5 ,Ill" had st i l l to ht� confi nr)!',:d by l n d,-'Ilesia under Sukarno HiC document "provides a
Congres:-; Cams \!+" {1 S i n voJ\cd in lilt: V idrwm 'VV aL dctai led !:t\;count of major COH�.rt operations launched

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by t h e CIA in Indonesia during the 1 950s".
I n early 1 95 X ti,e I. IS bc!"", supplying and su p po rti n g
dissident m i l i tary groups. tlwn threw its we igh t behind
the Indonesian army \vhich nvenhrcw Sukarno in a
bloody coup in 1965. As m a ny as a m i l l ion people
may ha\;1'; perished i n the aftermath of the m i litary
takeover.
In 1 990. the Guardian Week(r carricd report in \vh ich
a former co n gres s i on a l investigator had intervk�\vt.:d
Am er ica ns itnolvcd in dnl\\' lng up a huge political
passed 011 to the Indonesian m i l itary. [May 27,
h i l Us!
1 990J In These Times !.Illl} 4. 1 990J q uoted Josep h
Lazarsky, CL\ sta ti on chief in Indonesia in
1965 as ::; ayi n g that cmhassy officials used their copy
of the l ist to chec k off the names of PKf ICom munist
Par!vJ l eader s subsequently ca pt u red and k i l led. I t
remains t o be se e n how- m u c h of the true story is
revealed in pa pers released from the State Depart me nt
archiH:s

S
RU S IA � S L I S T E N I N G F R O M C U BA
Moscow continues to run a major spy station in Cuba which it m a i n ta ins is ! H'::Ci,JSsaJ":/ to monitor Washington's
compliance \v i th arms control agrccmenls. 'I 'h i s e l ectronic spy opuratl(Hl the R lb s ia ll cquh'-aknt of � J K t J SA
eavesdroppi n g activities around around the \.\'orld" including \Vaihopai is pf()bahl ,� capable of much more thall
such monitoring, US officials claim lht: bed!ty is able 1U �atll\:r intelligence across a \'v idt.' band of domestic
tJIl i tcd Stat.es' communications

rile operati o n is based in the s u bu rb s of f Ln:;wil. and is h u g,c , The Ru:;sian staff is est/mated to nUl1l bl;r a ro u nd
1 500. Accord i ng to Russia o � m i litary <. ,' hiefo!'S1afL Mo<.;coVv ('Ilha nearl) 5300 m i l l ion in variouc; cnmmod itics
and equiprncnt as payment h)f the b a :; i ng o f the ':Jpy i:Else in th a t UJllDtry. ( 'ollscrvarivc A m e r i can Sellator;; ,.!re
d eman d i n g that U S aid to Russia be reduced as u proj(:'>t a ga i nst tilt: presence oUhis bc i l i l )

Since th e break up o f the Kef) in 1 ()l) 1 , t h!.' e l ect ron i c -.,ndoping nperat ioll:� n f thc c ou ntry arc under t h e contru! o f
all agency ca l l ed the h.:deral Agency for ( Jo\ cl"lllllcnl ( 'ollllllu!lications a n d I nformat ion. 11 is headed b y A k�x(Hldcr
Starovoitov who t(>nllcrly carried oul the :-:am-c functiun III the K(JB ,; F ir,h t h C h i e f ! )ircctorah:, Bori:> Ycltsin hi\s
en sured that the FA(iCI is c 1n sc l y under his o\.\'n cOIl!rl,lt

Russian intell igence op<:rati()IlS, particulari.y overseas {1nl's. h a \ l' been cuI back in the last fom y e ars but ! itl!e ,

detail h as e m erged and liHk I n formation is available a bo ut the amoullt of e l cctrnnil: spying tilt, !{u�s ial!'; nre no\-\'
carry i ng oqi.

ASI S FAN S THE FlAM ES OF SU SP IC IO N

Peace Researcher, last issu(:. reported all !\BC !"our Corner:.. story ill which two ASIS officers made serious
al legations about the opera t i o ns o f the organisation. An inquiry was launched i n to the a l legat ion s particularly tl1(; .

st.atements t h a t A S I S , wh i c h i s supposed t o operate outside nf l\ u st ra l i ,L maintains files Oil thousands of i nd h id ua l i

Austra l ians

\vas about to ;;tart, Cl fire in /\ S J S " s computer room \'Cry cunvcnicntly \vipcd out files and reco rd s
As the i n q u i r y
that are no\\ ::>aid to be i m porta nt information sought by the inquiry A ccord ing tu hm,guanl, 1 he nc\y;.;papcr of the
C om m u n i st Party of Australia, th e Federal Government initially claimed not h i ng sign i ficant had been destroy ed
and t h e re was noth i ng sinister in t.he fire. The CP secs the incident as underlining the c{)111cmp1 \vitiJ vv h i ch the
secret police treat the parliamentary executive.

It is hard to believe thal an Of't!anisation l i k e /\ S I S d oes not ha\'c a l l it;; files ca rcfu H :: hacked up. HOVlCVCL t h e loss
uf rc'cords - espec i a l l y from a c,nnpuh.:r fire at a time when an i n q u i ry is due to start seem:; ton u ll l i ke l y Cl
coincidence t o he anylhinf:.:� but l iterally a \popk slllokescrccn, /\ S ! S m,ry ,yc l ! be con fi den t that call defy any
qllc,C-,1ions rai �ed i n Callhcrra on the matH.T. l l i st my cle ar l y ',hov. s rlll Vv h a rd il is T()f parliamentarians !,) ,L�t'1
i n formation Ollt of the /\u;.;tra/iar! '�P) organi:'1dtiolb.
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IRAQI POISON CAMPAIGN
I raqi intell igence uses t h a l l i u m , a heavy metal that is
used in some rat poisons, to assassinate its opponents,
accord i n g t o the lndependent. The newspaper a l leges
that last Novemher Iraqi security agents began a new
campaign to e l i m i nate t h e i r govern ment ' s most
effective o p po n e n t s . Two I ra q i d i ss id e n t s were
poisoned in Kurdistan in 1 992. and a fixlllcr Iraqi amlY
officer 15 now in a British hospital after being attacked
\\ ith the slow-acting poison.
POLITICAL BUGGI N G SCANDAL
IN FRANCE
A n ti-terrorist police a t Pres ident M i ttcran d ' s palace
i l legally bugged t h e telphones of journalists a n d
p o l i t i c i a n s , A report from Le Mondc [scc Press,
February 2 0 , 1 9 9 5 J s a y s five c o m p u t er d i s c s
containing records of numerous wiretaps were handed
over anonymously to the judge probing the scandal.
Five f0l111Cr presidential aides arc under investigation
for suspected i n v a s i o n of privacy. I n fo r m a t i o n
col lected incl uded material about relatives a n d friends
of those hugged, and ahout people who called them.
These " serious abuses" arc another reminder of the
potential for political heavies, and/or i n te l l i gence
units, IO m a n i pulate ' democracy' t h rough I...�overl
means.
(A later report has annollJlced 1hat the head of the
c r i m i n a l i'n v e s t i g a t i o n d e p artment in Paris has
resigned over a telephone-tapping row. A n attempt
was heing m a d e t o collect evidence to discredit the
magistrate who was investigating the financial affairs
of the Prime M i n ister's political party . )
A M ERICAN SPIES I N FRANCE
France has asked Washi ngton to recall sC'icrai citizens,
including d i p lomats, ft)fcspionagc activities ill France.
Le Alonde states there arc about 80 US agents i n
l"rancc about 3 0 ofthcm acting undercover. Among:;t
� /\ store in Britain now spec-I"discs in equipment that
those Paris wanted recalled are t h e C I A I lead of
Station i n Parls, and h i s deputy. They arc accused of
political and economic espionage. U S Officials have
rejected the request 1(11' recalls, and said the French
prc:-.s alh;gations were un'0iarrantcd, [Christchurch
Press. !'cbruary 24 and 25, 1 99 5 ) There have heen
s(�ycral s p y i n g i n c i d e n t s i n y"i h i c h t.he Paris a n d
\\t'ashington administrations h a v e accllsed each other
ofclande3ti n e collection of intelligence in thc territory
of the other. An im portanl aspect of these operations
is t ile illustrat ion that spookcry 110\\' I n v o lve;.; less
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emphasis on t h e m i l i tary secrets of '-enemies� and
more emphasis on capturi n g the teclmological and
trade secrets of 'friends· Vl'ho are economic rivals.
MORE WEST GERMAN SPIES
Karl \Vienand, once the parliamentary manager for
the Social Democrat Party, \vas charged last year \lv ith
spying for East Germany. It has now been revealed
t h a t W i l l y B r a n d ! , for m e r C h a n c e l l o r of West
Germany, knew of the spy a l legations but kept them
sec r e t . B ra n d t, \v h o d i e d in 1 992 . a p pa r e n t l y
c o n s i d ered t h a t t h e spy p l o t s Vl ' h i c h dogged h i s
ministry were possible S{l"vict or I�a:;t Ger1llan attempts
to bring clown h i s government.
MORE ACCUSATIONS AFOOT
Recently the Sunday Times i n Britain al leged that
rv1 ichael }:oot former Labour Party leader, received
money from SO'viet agents, The payments are said to
have been made to fund the Icft-\villg l'ribufll' which
Foot ran i n the 1 960s. The, ,\'undav Times has claimed
two former Soviet spies have said they made cash
payments to Foo1. The newspaper also a l l eges that
Oleg Cio rdicvsky. a K G B defector, t o l d B r i t i s h
I n t e l l igence abouts Foot's contact \vith Soviet spies
as long ago as 1 9 7 7 . Foot denje� the a l legations and
calls them a revival of McCarth y i s m .
Postscri p t : T h e C h ristchurch Pres.'; [February 2 7 ]
reports that Font i s t o ::iUC Rupert Murdoch for l i hel.
rhe former f3ritish I ,abollf leader said that he had bct.:n
the victim of mall} untrue allegations but these were
just too serious to ignore. John Vv'ithcrow, editor of
the Sunday Times has been forced to admit on BBC
radio t h a t h i s newspaper's i n formation c o u l d he
baseless, The ' f()fI11Cr senior KGB ufficer' quoted ha�
n l so denied he made the allegations against Foot
GET YOUR OWN Spy GADGETS
\\' i l l allow people to piay lames Bomt or snoop on
their neighbours - i fthcy can aff�mi i t . Items f(Jr sale
include a l i ghter that w i l f take COI(1Ur pictures, a
work ing calcu later that w i l l lapc conversat ions. and il
tiny satel lite telephone The latter w i l l cost $ J 7 ,()(lO
For $3000 you CHn purchase a device that \-v iH
perfect night vision \vh i l c you remain invisible in thl'
dark yourself 'j 'h e o\.\'ncr of the store comments Ilia!
" th e culture of spying i s seeping ever deeper into
ordi nary ! i fe It ' h ristdmrch tress, January 2 1 ,
199s1
Peace Researcher
 PRIVATE EYE NUMBERS GROW I N for inte l ! igence opcrMi(J11s, A book written hy Gary
There arc about 1 1 4 private i m c�tigator com panic:> M UH<l\ w h o d i d �, ll c h w o r k for t h e B r i t i s h
operating in New Zealand. to an article in (io\ crnm cl1t, sayc.; 1 hat use nf pr i valt:' a gen c i es in
Chr;,y/church A/ail [I }ixcmbcr 5 " ! This i s douhle Britain I :' widespread, f Peace Rf'.\i'llrcht'!'. June
the number that \\0['1..; ()p�:j'm ing Hl i ')f(7. Onc grr�\\ I ]) ! t)9,t ! fvi;-)ny of Ihe for lhe pri vate
area i s t h e vv ork provided h ) t b,,' { j overn m (: !l t ' s ice:. rllCre i s a
Accident C(tnl pen:-, iJti!.'1fl (',)rporali{ )ll, clieni E)f Pri',':atc lnn:sllg.a1nrs in /\ uckhnd, Vv ith
claims. It wnu!d bl'; faSc 111 a ting ((1 J,d W \V it >()lllC " I'
t he private d i c k s w'se ed the ( 1(1\ r:fnmtT1\

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Prison letters and Court Notes a Gulf War resister

Ciaron O ' ReiUy

An inspiring ANZUS Plowshmes direct rli':'"lrmru"6'nl nrtinn of
global PAirdrm Gull War Clnd of doing hard in a

Published

an\w('r-) fI I'CS(llmding " h 's i '" l! i\ UII !i/!u/iop'd crifiq!;!' " ow )UI/Jy Fut/CN ":t,,, / ! ' m i ' /:f'(}!Jj fhe /Will

vantage points iJj'1'I ',\I.';tlltl('!! dndjtlir !! lili.,· COUfl!t)' w� ,/"{' Cl VI!LVt'd, ( 'fiP'O!! ( J"Hi'illy's co/lcr'/wfI oj'{,j-')i fj !'
und /c/lel's w(Jult! {'('('{'ll',, (J j1!ilir:;er"
Phil

Ciaron \ ; hook j 'i ;-J.vaildble fron ABe, P.O. Box 22:,)g Chri .;,;tchurch. Re ad ers c'f Peuce R. ')('uf'c/wr \ \ i l l kn ow
that C i aron w�nlcd '-' losc!y with the Christchurch \ n ti R !scs Camp:tign i n 1 993- I 994, and ,vas arre��lcd at
., -

Harcwood Airport 1 u r prote" " t l fl�. the U n i ted Stat,-'·" m i l itary prL'SC!KC there. He. is currelltly in Brisbane and
has been arrc')wd in Quenlsblld for acl i v i t ies focusing on l ndO!v,>;i,m repres :; i o n in Ea:;t T i lT!C'f ,

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 BIG PROTEST PLA N N E D AGAINST AUSTRALIAN BASES

GIVE TH E US M I LITARY NOTICE TO QU IT

Canberra has been chosen as the site o1'a large-scale protest against Pine Gap and Nurrungar in 1 995. Next year the
Australian Government i s able to give notice to the US M i l itiny to quit these key fac i l it.ies. The Australian Anti­
Bases Campaign Coalition \vants people to make a choice between maintaiIling involvement in the U S war machine
or closing down Pine Gap and Nurrungar and looking to other methods of ensuring national security.

The ten year lease:; on l h e ba:;t:s are up t()f renewal in 1 998. However, undt; [ the existing terms of agreement,
Australia flllL..;t l h rt.:c )<,'ars notice if it vvants the t !S M i l itary to leave.

Peace acti\ i'ils from all over AU':lt.ralia arc expected to {:\)llVcrg.e on (",anherra for the mass actions to be held from
Thursday, Novem ber 3 0 to Sunday, December 'L Pos�jb!e sit,)s fordc!Tutlstra1ions and d irect actions are a l ready
being discussed, Support from New Zealand, and p:'1 n i c ipanl;" fhHTI Ne\v Zealand, would be welcomed.

By giving 'Notice to Quit' the A A BCC sa,vs that Australia can enJ!nrk on ;1 new method of natiollal defence
involving low-tcch c i v i l ian stratl...',gics. and support 1('11' social justice and cl l v i rolllll t.:111a l ly sustainahle development
in the Asia-Pacific region.

NEW ZEALAND ACTIVISTS SHOULD START THINKING NOW OF WAYS TO SUPPORT OR

PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT. C HRISTCHU RC H ABC WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE
INTERESTED I N GOiNG TO CANBERRA.
( Unfortunately, while we can offer every encouragement, it is unlikely that we will
have any funding available)

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