sábado, março 27, 2004
Sem título
Obrigado S., permite-me que te retribua:
"este livro. passa um dedo pela página, sente o papel
como se sentisses a pele do meu corpo, o meu rosto.
este livro tem palavras. esquece as palavras
por momentos. o que temos para dizer não pode ser dito.
sente o peso deste livro. o peso da minha mão sobre
a tua. damos as mão quando seguras este livro.
não me perguntes quem sou. não me perguntes nada.
eu não sei responder a todas as perguntas do mundo.
pousa os lábios sobre a página. pousa os lábios sobre
o papel. devagar, muito devagar. vamos beijar-nos."
José Luis Peixoto in "A Casa, a Escuridão".
"este livro. passa um dedo pela página, sente o papel
como se sentisses a pele do meu corpo, o meu rosto.
este livro tem palavras. esquece as palavras
por momentos. o que temos para dizer não pode ser dito.
sente o peso deste livro. o peso da minha mão sobre
a tua. damos as mão quando seguras este livro.
não me perguntes quem sou. não me perguntes nada.
eu não sei responder a todas as perguntas do mundo.
pousa os lábios sobre a página. pousa os lábios sobre
o papel. devagar, muito devagar. vamos beijar-nos."
José Luis Peixoto in "A Casa, a Escuridão".
terça-feira, março 16, 2004
Por favor, divulguem!!!
Estes são os últimos desenvolvimentos da cruzada do Agente Laranja. Eu sei que é chato ler em inglês mas considero-a uma causa mais nobre que o combate ao terrorismo - e tem a vantagem de não matar ninguém nem ser necessário invadir um país.
Por favor assinem e divulguem, talvez um dia o Nam tenha uma prótese que, não lhe restituindo a integridade física que nunca conheceu sem nunca ter contribuído para que lha tirassem, pelo menos lhe melhore um pouco a qualidade de vida.
Press release 12/03/2004:
MARCH 12, 2004 – FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION
On March 18, 2004, the first court date will be held in a lawsuit brought by Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange against the chemical companies that manufactured it. The class action lawsuit, which was brought in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charges the chemical companies with aiding and abetting war crimes in manufacturing and supplying chemicals containing TCDD dioxin which were sprayed and spilled over vast regions of Vietnam during the war from 1961 to 1975.
The US Environmental Protection Agency website states that “TCDD, the most toxic of the dioxins, can be identified as a ‘human carcinogen’ under the Agency’s draft guidelines, based on the weight of the animal and human evidence.” The plaintiffs charge that the substance has caused a variety of illnesses such as cancers and birth defects and they seek compensation for victims and environmental clean up of contaminated regions in Vietnam.
Although the U.S. government was not named as a defendant in the lawsuit, Judge Jack B. Weinstein has ordered that all papers in the case be delivered to the U.S. Attorney=s office and has requested that a representative of that office appear in court on March 18. This is the first lawsuit ever brought by Vietnamese citizens for damages alleged to be caused by Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the war. The attorneys representing the plaintiffs in the case are Constantine P. Kokkoris and Moore & Goodman, LLP of New York.
In a show of support for the case, The Britain-Vietnam Friendship Society has started an online petition calling upon the U.S. government and the chemical companies to accept responsibility for the damage caused by chemicals, and to pay full compensation to the victims. The petition has been signed by nearly 10,000 people in the week that the petition has been on line. The website for the petition is http://www.petitiononline.com/AOVN/
John McAuliff, Executive Director of the Fund for Reconciliation and Development, a New York based non-governmental organization that has been working on fostering stronger relations with Vietnam for the past 18 years, states about the lawsuit: “we regret that official reluctance by the US government to address remediation needs of contaminated areas and probable humanitarian and environmental consequences in Vietnam, even to the limited degree of acknowledging that Vietnamese citizens face the same health impacts as American veterans, has made legal action the only available path to timely address these grievances.” FRD is planning an exhibit and educational program on the long-term health and environmental impacts of Agent Orange that will tour the United States starting in the fall of 2004.
Contact:
Constantine P. Kokkoris, Esq., 225 Broadway, Suite 612, New York, NY 10007
Tel: (212) 349-9340 Fax: (212) 587-8115 e-mail: cpk@kokkorislaw.com
Por favor assinem e divulguem, talvez um dia o Nam tenha uma prótese que, não lhe restituindo a integridade física que nunca conheceu sem nunca ter contribuído para que lha tirassem, pelo menos lhe melhore um pouco a qualidade de vida.
Press release 12/03/2004:
MARCH 12, 2004 – FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION
On March 18, 2004, the first court date will be held in a lawsuit brought by Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange against the chemical companies that manufactured it. The class action lawsuit, which was brought in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charges the chemical companies with aiding and abetting war crimes in manufacturing and supplying chemicals containing TCDD dioxin which were sprayed and spilled over vast regions of Vietnam during the war from 1961 to 1975.
The US Environmental Protection Agency website states that “TCDD, the most toxic of the dioxins, can be identified as a ‘human carcinogen’ under the Agency’s draft guidelines, based on the weight of the animal and human evidence.” The plaintiffs charge that the substance has caused a variety of illnesses such as cancers and birth defects and they seek compensation for victims and environmental clean up of contaminated regions in Vietnam.
Although the U.S. government was not named as a defendant in the lawsuit, Judge Jack B. Weinstein has ordered that all papers in the case be delivered to the U.S. Attorney=s office and has requested that a representative of that office appear in court on March 18. This is the first lawsuit ever brought by Vietnamese citizens for damages alleged to be caused by Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the war. The attorneys representing the plaintiffs in the case are Constantine P. Kokkoris and Moore & Goodman, LLP of New York.
In a show of support for the case, The Britain-Vietnam Friendship Society has started an online petition calling upon the U.S. government and the chemical companies to accept responsibility for the damage caused by chemicals, and to pay full compensation to the victims. The petition has been signed by nearly 10,000 people in the week that the petition has been on line. The website for the petition is http://www.petitiononline.com/AOVN/
John McAuliff, Executive Director of the Fund for Reconciliation and Development, a New York based non-governmental organization that has been working on fostering stronger relations with Vietnam for the past 18 years, states about the lawsuit: “we regret that official reluctance by the US government to address remediation needs of contaminated areas and probable humanitarian and environmental consequences in Vietnam, even to the limited degree of acknowledging that Vietnamese citizens face the same health impacts as American veterans, has made legal action the only available path to timely address these grievances.” FRD is planning an exhibit and educational program on the long-term health and environmental impacts of Agent Orange that will tour the United States starting in the fall of 2004.
Contact:
Constantine P. Kokkoris, Esq., 225 Broadway, Suite 612, New York, NY 10007
Tel: (212) 349-9340 Fax: (212) 587-8115 e-mail: cpk@kokkorislaw.com
quinta-feira, março 11, 2004
Uma puta de causa
11/03/2004 - Solidariedade para com o povo espanhol.
E puta que vos pariu, senhores da guerra: Bush, Blair e Aznar. Metade daquele sangue está nas vossas mãos.
E puta que vos pariu, senhores da guerra: Bush, Blair e Aznar. Metade daquele sangue está nas vossas mãos.
segunda-feira, março 08, 2004
Uma boa causa
Dear Friends,
We are calling all to support the Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange by signing a new petition that we have set up.
This is Nam who has no legs as a direct result of the dioxin found in the Agent Orange that the U.S. Forces sprayed during the Vietnam War. (As seen in the documentary Battle's Poison Cloud)
There are 3 million people in Vietnam who are suffering from terrible diseases and birth defects from Agent Orange dioxin poisoning and now for the first time in 35 years they have a chance to be compensated.
A class action has been taken out in New York courts on behalf of Vietnamese victims against the 35 Chemical companies responsible. It will be a tough battle, but with your help, it will be possible.
Please support this action by signing the petition on:
http://www.petitiononline.com/AOVN/petition.html
We are calling all to support the Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange by signing a new petition that we have set up.
This is Nam who has no legs as a direct result of the dioxin found in the Agent Orange that the U.S. Forces sprayed during the Vietnam War. (As seen in the documentary Battle's Poison Cloud)
There are 3 million people in Vietnam who are suffering from terrible diseases and birth defects from Agent Orange dioxin poisoning and now for the first time in 35 years they have a chance to be compensated.
A class action has been taken out in New York courts on behalf of Vietnamese victims against the 35 Chemical companies responsible. It will be a tough battle, but with your help, it will be possible.
Please support this action by signing the petition on:
http://www.petitiononline.com/AOVN/petition.html
quarta-feira, março 03, 2004
O princípio do prazer
Hoje é domingo
Há uma chuva de homens de chapéu defronte das casas
No bosque ouvem-se gritos de pássaro ferido
Os amantes beijam-se através do lençol
A mesa está posta sobre a maçã
A vida secreta é uma esfera suspensa no canto da casa
A mulher morta sobre a cama
O som do mar
É manhã
As janelas da casa iluminam-se de uma luz alaranjada
O cavalo corre sobre o automóvel verde
Um perfume a rosa vermelha no quarto
Um ovo em chamas
A mulher de cabelos de ouro é uma fada ignorante
Vento
As árvores imóveis
As folhas que são aves
Setembro
Paul Chaim, "O Princípio do Prazer"
Há uma chuva de homens de chapéu defronte das casas
No bosque ouvem-se gritos de pássaro ferido
Os amantes beijam-se através do lençol
A mesa está posta sobre a maçã
A vida secreta é uma esfera suspensa no canto da casa
A mulher morta sobre a cama
O som do mar
É manhã
As janelas da casa iluminam-se de uma luz alaranjada
O cavalo corre sobre o automóvel verde
Um perfume a rosa vermelha no quarto
Um ovo em chamas
A mulher de cabelos de ouro é uma fada ignorante
Vento
As árvores imóveis
As folhas que são aves
Setembro
Paul Chaim, "O Princípio do Prazer"
