13
Feb
2005

Beobachtungen eindeutig - Mobilfunk ist gesundheitsschädlich

Elektrosmognews vom 13.02.2005

Bamberg, Februar 2005

Pressemitteilung

Beobachtungen eindeutig - Mobilfunk ist gesundheitsschädlich

Enormer internationaler Zulauf bei Mobilfunk-Symposium in Bamberg - Ärzte-Initiative fordert Stopp für Netzausbau und niedrigere Grenzwerte

Dringenden Handlungsbedarf betonten die Veranstalter und Referenten des 1. Bamberger Mobilfunk-Symposiums, das an der Universität Bamberg stattfand. Der Andrang von Ärzten, Journalisten und teilnehmenden Interessierten hatte alle Erwartungen übertroffen. Über 400 Personen kamen bis aus Norddeutschland und Österreich, aber sogar aus Schweden, Frankreich, Belgien, Luxemburg und der Schweiz in die oberfränkische Universitätsstadt.

Es war die erste große mobilfunkkritische Fachveranstaltung in Deutschland zu der Frage, welche Gesundheitsschäden Mobilfunk verursachen kann. Das Symposium wurde auch vom Hese-Projekt unterstützt. "Die große Resonanz zeigt, wie viele Menschen bereits heute Beschwerden durch Mobilfunk haben, wie dringend sie Hilfe brauchen, wie sehr sich Ärzte und Patienten in dieser Situation allein gelassen sehen", so das Resümee der Mitorganisatorin, der praktischen Ärztin Dr. Cornelia Waldmann-Selsam. Sie hatte zusammen mit 130 Kollegen aus Bamberg und Umgebung im Sommer 2004 den "Bamberger Mobilfunk-Appell" initiiert, der bundesweit durch die Presse ging. Die Ärzte warnen vor den Gefahren der durch Mobilfunk entstehenden elektromagnetischen Felder, fordern einen Ausbaustopp für das Mobilfunknetz und eine Senkung der gesetzlichen Grenzwerte.

Dies waren auch die Hauptforderungen der Redner bei dem ganztägigen Symposium. Dr. med. Gerd Oberfeld, als Referent für Gesundheit und Umweltmedizin bei der Salzburger Landesregierung tätig, zog einen historischen Vergleich: Vor 150 Jahren habe man in London festgestellt, dass sich in der Nähe von bestimmten Brunnen schwere Durchfallerkrankungen mit Todesfolge häuften. Daraufhin habe man die Brunnen gesperrt – und tatsächlich seien die Infektionen sofort zurückgegangen. Erst 30 Jahre später habe Robert Koch den verantwortlichen Choleraerreger entdeckt und danach habe es noch einmal 70 Jahre gedauert, bis man den genauen Wirkmechanismus verstand. "Wir sind heute in der Beobachtungsphase", so Oberfelds Parallele, "wir erkennen, dass es Krankheiten durch Mobilfunk gibt, wenn auch die genauen Kausalzusammenhänge noch nicht klar sind. Aber bisher tun wir nichts, sondern warten nur weiter ab, bis wir alles bis ins letzte Detail erforscht haben und erklären können." Seiner Meinung nach besteht aber sofortiger Handlungsbedarf. Er schätzt, dass bereits heute mehr Menschen durch Mobilfunk geschädigt werden oder gar zu Tode kommen, als durch Verkehrsunfälle oder Luftschadstoffe. Das Vorsorgeprinzip, nach dem Behörden und Politik handeln sollen, sahen auch andere Symposiumsredner völlig außer Acht gelassen.

Prof. Dr. med. Karl Hecht, emeritierter Professor der Humboldt-Universität und seit Jahrzehnten mit dem Thema befasst, fragte: " Warum muss jedes Medikament akribisch den Nachweis führen, dass es nicht gesundheitsschädlich ist, aber von einer neuen Technologie wie Mobilfunk wird dies nicht verlangt?"

Die Beobachtungen von Dr. med. Reinhold Jandrisovits aus Müllendorf (Österreich) zeigten, dass unverzüglich Untersuchungen an den Standorten erfolgen müssen, wo die Menschen bereits krank sind. Er praktiziert als einziger Allgemeinarzt in dem Ort mit 1200 Einwohnern und stellte eine drastische Zunahme von Ohrgeräuschen, Hörstürzen, Schlafstörungen und Tumoren fest.

Auch der Ingenieur für Baubiologie und Umweltmesstechnik, Dr. Martin H. Virnich, hält die bestehenden gesetzlichen Grenzwerte für unzureichend, weil diese sich nur auf die Wärmewirkung beziehen und andere Auswirkungen auf den menschlichen Körper unbeachtet lassen. Er kritisierte den aufgeputschten sozialen Wert der Mobilfunktechnologie. "Mit Unsummen für Marketing und Werbung suggeriert die Industrie vor allem jungen Leuten, Telefonieren mit Handy oder Schnurlostelefonen bedeute Freiheit und Modernität."

Der Einfluss der Industrie auf Politik, Behörden, aber auch die Ärzteschaft selbst ist nach Ansicht der Experten enorm. Erst vor ein paar Jahren habe Bundeskanzler Schröder selbst - gedrängt von Mobilfunk-Lobbyisten – den Vorstoß des Umweltministeriums gestoppt, die gesetzlichen Grenzwerte zu senken. Seither sei die Politik in Stillstand erstarrt. Auch im "Deutschen Ärzteblatt", dem Organ der Ärzteschaft, werde bisher kaum über das Thema berichtet. "Information und Aufklärung der Ärzte sind nicht ausreichend", stellte der Bamberger Allgemeinarzt und Mitorganisator des Symposiums Dr. Helmut Heyn fest, "in der Ausbildung spielt Mobilfunk noch keine Rolle und eine Kommunikation unter den Ärzten fand bisher noch nicht statt."

Dem hat nach Hoffnung der Veranstalter das 1. Bamberger Mobilfunksymposium nun eine Ende gemacht. "Wir Ärzte vor Ort müssen zusammen mit den Patienten die Politik und die Verantwortlichen aufrütteln", so Dr. med. Cornelia Waldmann-Selsams Ziel. Ein erstes Angebot kam bereits, wenn auch nicht aus Deutschland, so doch von der Universität Bern: Man will zusammen mit Hausärzten eine sogenannte epidemiologische Studie organisieren, d.h. die Reaktion von Menschen auf Mobilfunk wird nicht unter Laborbedingungen untersucht, sondern sie werden in ihrem alltäglichen Umfeld über längere Zeit medizinisch begleitet. Im Auftrag des Schweizerischen Bundesamtes für Gesundheit werden in einer Studie die Erfahrungen der Hausärzte mit Patienten, die unter elektromagnetischen Feldern leiden, erfasst.. "Das fordern wir auch in Deutschland: Wir müssen dort forschen, wo die Menschen tatsächlich krank werden."

Möglicherweise sind die Mobilfunkkritiker auch hierzulande bereits einen Schritt weiter gekommen. Dr.. Axel Böttger, im Bundesumweltministerium als Referatsleiter für Strahlenschutz zuständig, besuchte erst vor wenigen Wochen die Bamberger Ärzte-Initiative und einige ihrer Patienten. Er sagte zu, dass die Bamberger Krankheitsdokumentationen Grundlage für eine Expertenrunde sein sollen, die demnächst in Berlin anberaumt wird.

Auf einer eigenen Homepage - die sich derzeit noch im Aufbau befindet - werden die Symposiums-Vorträge in Kürze abrufbar sein:

http://www.Aerzte-warnen-vor-Mobilfunk.de


Symposium in Bamberg: Ärzte und Wissenschaftler warnen vor Gesundheitsgefahren
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/496175/

Müllendorf: Krank durch Strahlen?
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/548967/

Clarke Warned Rice on Al Qaeda in January, 2001

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/021305Y.shtml

Bush & the Rise of 'Managed-Democracy'

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2005/021205.html


Informant: Friends

C.I.A. Operation in Iran Failed When Spies Were Exposed

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/021205C.shtml

Rice Got Early al-Qaeda Warning But Failed to Act

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/021205A.shtml

IPSI BgD Conferences: Invitation to Italy and USA 2005

Dear potential Speaker:

On behalf of the organizing committee, I would like to extend a cordial invitation for you to attend one or both of the upcoming IPSI BgD multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary conferences.

The first one will take place in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA:

IPSI-2005 USA
Hotel@MIT, Cambridge (arrival: 7 July 05 / departure: 10 July 05)
New deadlines: 20 February 05 (abstract) / 15 April 05 (full paper)

The second one will take place in Loreto Aprutino, Italy:

IPSI-2005 ITALY
Hotel Castello Chiola (arrival: 27 July 05 / departure: 1 August 05)
New deadlines: 20 February 05 (abstract) / 15 April 05 (full paper)

All IPSI BgD conferences are non-profit. They bring together the elite of the world science; so far, we have had seven Nobel Laureates speaking at the opening ceremonies. The conferences always take place in some of the most attractive places of the world. All those who come to IPSI conferences once, always love to come back (because of the unique professional quality and the extremely creative atmosphere); lists of past participants are on the web, as well as details of future conferences.

These conferences are in line with the newest recommendations of the US National Science Foundation and of the EU research sponsoring agencies, to stress multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary research (M.I.T. research). The speakers and activities at the conferences truly support this type of scientific interaction.

One of the main topics of this conference is "E-education and E-business with Special Emphasis on Semantic Web and Web Datamining"

Other topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

* Internet
* Computer Science and Engineering
* Mobile Communications/Computing for Science and Business
* Management and Business Administration
* Education
* e-Medicine
* e-Oriented Bio Engineering/Science and Molecular Engineering/Science
* Environmental Protection
* e-Economy
* e-Law
* Technology Based Art and Art to Inspire Technology Developments
* Internet Psychology

If you would like more information on either conference, please reply to mit2005@vreme.yubc.net

If you plan to submit an abstract and paper, please let us know immediately for planning purposes. Note that you can submit your paper also to the IPSI Transactions journal.

Sincerely Yours,

Prof. V. Milutinovic, Chairman,
IPSI BgD Conferences

O'Reilly Advocated Violating The Geneva Convention by Bombing Civilian Targets

http://www.oreilly-sucks.com/politics/bombthemall.htm


Informant: Charles Bremer

BUSH PROMISES TO BRING TROOPS HOME THROUGH IRAN

Most Direct Route, President Says

Borowitz Report, sent February 10, 2005

Under pressure to detail an exit strategy for Iraq, President George W. Bush said at a White House briefing today that he would not designate an exact timetable for a withdrawal of U.S. troops but added, "The fastest way to bring the troops home would be through Iran."

After reporters audibly gasped, the president explained that bringing the troops home through Iran would be "the most direct route" and produced driving directions from Mapquest to back up his claim... Read the rest at:
http://www.borowitzreport.com/archive_rpt.asp?rec=1064&srch=


copyright Virginia Metze

Where Those Who Now Run the U.S. Government Came From and Where They Are Taking Us

http://www.insider-magazine.com/ChristianMafia.htm


copyright Virginia Metze

Harry Reid's response to the Republican attacks

I loved Harry Reid's response to the Republican attacks in his DSCC fundraising appeal. He said:

"All this week, you've been hearing about how the Republicans are launching cheap personal attacks against me despite George Bush's hollow promises of bipartisanship. Don't worry about me. In case you didn't know it, I'm a former boxer, and I am prepared to fight back--hard--against the dishonest attacks and stand up for our core Democratic values."

To read the full article about the attack on Reid, the DSCC report directs you to
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20050210-114750-1724r.htm The DSCC web page is at http://www.dscc.org


copyright Virginia Metze

REFUSE THE NATIONAL I.D. CARD

http://disc.server.com/discussion.cgi?id=149495;article=75721;show_parent=1

TETRA group back Irish Health Study

The Courier Tayside and Fife 11 -02 -05

by Michael Alexander

CLAIMS BY doctors that they have found the first proof of health problems caused by mobile phones should be a “wake-up call” to the potential dangers of the national TETRA police communications system, a north-east Fife campaigner said yesterday.

Peat Inn woman Catherine Gamba, who has been at the forefront of local concerns about an alleged ill-health cluster around phone masts at Drumcarrow Hill, near St Andrews, said the claim by doctors that up to 5% of the population could be suffering headaches, mood swings and hearing problems caused by radiation from phone handsets was “extremely worrying” and was similar to symptoms associated with TETRA.

She said, “It’s time the National Radiological Protection Board, who provide Government guidance, took a lead on this. The amount of people suffering needs to be dealt with. This is now a huge health problem which needs urgent action.”

Experts are advising people, especially children, to limit their use of mobile phones if they experience headaches or other symptoms.

The research, announced yesterday by the Irish Doctors Environmental Association (IDEA), was carried out on 16 people who had complained of symptoms from using mobile phones and were particularly sensitive to electromagnetic radiation.

The 16 were studied over several months. They were examined by doctors, filled in detailed questionnaires charting their use of mobile phones, and underwent medical tests including blood and liver analysis.

It was found 13 suffered symptoms including nausea, headaches and dizziness, which researchers believe are a clear indication of radiation.

Chairman of IDEA Dr Philip Michael said, “This is causing disabilities in a large section of the population.

“We are working on funding for a far larger study which will use blind testing to prove beyond doubt that mobile phones are responsible, but we believe the evidence is now overwhelming.

“These problems can get very difficult to deal with—we had one person in our study who was basically confined to their house because of the symptoms.”

He advised anyone suffering from the symptoms the study describes to limit the time they spend on their mobile, and to try to stay away from mobile phone masts.

The research was this week presented to a select committee of Irish MPs, who, it is hoped, will back plans for further research.

Other experts in the field said they were not surprised by the results of the study. Dr Michael Maier of Imperial College said more research was needed, adding, “There is so much anecdotal evidence I think more findings along these lines are inevitable.

“The biggest problem is that it is hard to measure any effects as people use their phones so differently.

“But the brain is an electrical instrument, and the frequency of radiation produced is very close to that used in the brain, so it’s no big surprise to find a phone is interfering with that frequency, causing headaches and other problems.”

Last month experts advising the Government warned that children under eight should not be given mobile phones because of the potential health risks.

That study, by the National Radiological Protection Board, found no firm conclusion could be reached on the impact of mobile phones.

The TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) police communications is being used by police forces across the country. The secure digital communications system is replacing analogue radios and is said to bring great benefits to the work of police officers.

Despite assurances from the NRPB and Home Office that there is no evidence of danger, and whilst acknowledging that research is continuing, reports of ill-health from a small number of officers already using the handsets in England persist, while many communities are concerned about the siting of TETRA masts.

As with mobile phones, scientific opinion has been divided on safety issues. In Fife, 22 masts are now in place and switched on for testing.

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2005/02/11/newsstory6806858t0.asp


From Mast Network


Omega see also:
http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=Peat+Inn+woman+Catherine+Gamba&btnG=Google-Suche&meta=

School masts to be debated

Feb 10 2005

Formby Times


THE possibility of taking mobile phone masts off Formby High School roof will be debated at tonight's (Thursday) area committee meeting.

Orange and T-Mobile have masts at the Freshfield Road school.

Complex legal disputes over the council's right to the land means that, despite the first mast going up 13 years ago, both agreements have never been finalised.

Designs for a skate park in Duke Street park will also be discussed at the area committee meeting.

Following the agreement of the proposals, Sefton Council will ask those who will be using the park to put forward their ideas of how best to spend the £50,000 budget.

* Formby Area Committee meets at the Park Road Professional Development Centre on Thursday, February 10, at 7pm. Residents are invited to ask questions, raise matters, or present petitions on issues relevant to Sefton Council.


From Mast Network

DAD RAISES FEARS FOR SON AS PROPOSED PHONE MAST SITE IS 20FT FROM BEDROOM

CAMERON BROOKS

09:00 - 10 February 2005

A Father fears a proposed mobile phone mast could seriously damage his five-year-old son's health.

James Hill, 35, is worried about the impact O2 antennas will have on Aaron as his bedroom is situated 20ft away from the planned site.

The oil worker from Cove is planning to write to the company to object to its proposals to install equipment on a floodlight pylon at Cove Rangers FC's ground on Loirston Road.

But the company said the pole already accommodates redundant Vodafone omni-antennas and was the best site in the area.

It has now invited nearby householders to respond to a pre-application survey before approaching Aberdeen City Council planners.

Mr Hill added: "I am really concerned for my son's health especially after watching a documentary about mobile phones on television the other night.

"It has not been proven they cause health problems or not but people are genuinely concerned at the rate they are going up."

He also criticised the company for the limited number of households they had notified of their plans.

But local councillor Kate Dean said O2 had done more than enough.

"They have contacted more people than they are statutory supposed to if its a planning application," she said.

Cove and Altens Community Council are due to discuss the issue at its annual meeting at the end of the month.

Chairman Andy Finlayson said he was concerned the 14-day deadline for submitting representations to O2 was not long enough. He added that the organisation will be asking the company what alternative sites it has considered.

Ken Leitch, regional communications manager for O2, said the company was obliged, under instruction of the Scottish Executive, to look at existing structures to erect masts.

He said: "This is the reason the site has been chosen. We have been working with Aberdeen City Council to identify the most suitable site."

http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=149235&command=displayContent&sourceNode=149218&contentPK=11802957&moduleName=InternalSearch&keyword=DAD%20RAISES%20FEARS%20FOR%20SON%20AS%20PROPOSED%20PHONE%20MAST%20SITE%20IS%2020FT%20FROM%20BEDROOM&formname=sidebarsearch


From Mast Network

WE WANT MASTS OFF OUR LAND

BY LIZ HAWLEY

16:30 - 12 February 2005

Two schools are fighting to get rid of mobile phone masts in their grounds over fears that they are not safe.

Fullhurst Community College and Eyres Monsell Primary both receive around £2,500 a year from Orange for having an antennae on their premises.

But headteachers at both schools are trying to find a way out of complicated long-term contracts - because of fears that the masts pose a health risk.

In all, four schools in Leicester are being paid for having masts. The other two are Beaumont Leys School and Lancaster Boys' School, neither of which have any plans to remove them.

Last month Government adviser Sir William Stewart warned that children under eight should not use mobile phones at all and he "did not favour" mobile phone masts being situated near schools.

City council leader Ross Wilmott today said introducing a ban on masts within school premises should be investigated.

Fullhurst Community College, in Imperial Avenue, Braunstone, has about four years left on its contract with Orange.

Headteacher Bill Morris said the mast was already at the school when he joined in 2001 and he was desperate to take it down.

He said: "If we could get rid of the mast tomorrow then we would, but it is not as clear cut as that.

"We received an application about 18 months ago to have the lease extended but the governors rejected it on the grounds of health and safety concerns.

"What we have been trying to do ever since that application is to fight a legal battle about the terms of the original contract, which we want to terminate."

Eyres Monsell Primary School, in Simmins Crescent, has at least two years left on its contract with Orange.

Headteacher Sally Morrison said: "Although it does bring much-needed cash into the school, it is a moral issue and I believe it should not be in school grounds.

"We've tried to get out of the contract in the past but have been told it is very difficult by our legal advisers. If it is at all possible in the future, then we will try again to get it removed."

Since 2000, the county council has had a policy of not allowing masts on school sites, and any previously in place have been removed, but this is not the case in the city.

City council leader Ross Willmott said: "We will be calling for a report into what we ought to be doing in light of concerns expressed by many people."

Today the contractors defended the decision to have the masts up at schools in the city.

Inigo Wilson, a spokesman for Orange, said that the company had no plans to remove the masts from schools.

He said: "All the masts transmit nearly horizontally.

"What this means it that the one place you will get no radiation from the phone mast is underneath it. Because they offer little or no radiation to the pupils below, they are a useful source of revenue at the schools.

"Removing them is not practical because the operator may look for a site nearby which may be a few hundred yards away, which could lead to a greater risk."

When asked about school's not being able to end contracts Mr Wilson said he could not comment on individual cases but added: "It all depends on whether there are break clauses in the contracts. If not they have to run to the end."

Parents of children at the schools are unhappy about the masts.

Rachel Smith's eight-year-old son Kasey Taylor goes to Eyres Monsell Primary School.

She said: "The mast is in the centre of the playground and all the children play around it. It's dangerous."

Tina Nutt, who has three sons at Lancaster Boys', said: "I would like to see the school get rid of it."

A recent survey also revealed nearly one third of all schools in Leicester have a mast sited nearby.

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132407&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132390&contentPK=11826700&moduleName=InternalSearch&keyword=WE%20WANT%20MASTS%20OFF%20OUR%20LAND&formname=sidebarsearch


From Mast Network

Shiite Candidates Dominate Iraqi Election; Kurds 2nd

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/021305Z.shtml

Mamdouh Habib: U.S. Tortured Australian Citizen in Four Countries

Bush-Gonzales-Chertoff Legacy: U.S. Tortured Australian Citizen in Four Countries

After being arrested in Pakistan in the weeks after Sept. 11, 2001, he was held as a terror suspect by the Americans for 40 months. Back home now, Mr. Habib alleges that at every step of his detention - from Pakistan, to Egypt, to Afghanistan, to Guantánamo - he endured physical and psychological abuse.

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/?Page=Article&ID=2826


Freed Aussie terror suspect alleges being tortured by US forces :

Australian former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mamdouh Habib said yesterday that he was beaten and subjected to electric shock torture in Pakistan and Egypt and degraded by US forces in Cuba during his almost three years in detention.
http://tinyurl.com/6242f


Australia concedes ex-Guantanamo detainee was tortured in Egypt:

The Australian government has conceded allegations by former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Mamdouh Habib that he was tortured in Egypt may be true.
http://tinyurl.com/463vh


This is a must watch interview:

Under suspicion:

60 Minutes Australia Interviews Habib Mamdouh: After more than three years in prison, he tells his story of terrorism and torture. Windows Media. Video may take a moment to load.
http://tinyurl.com/4epqo


Transcript: Under suspicion:

Transcript Of 60 Minutes interview with Mamdouh Habib
http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/sixtyminutes/stories/2005_02_13/story_1293.asp
http://tinyurl.com/6ee9z


From Information Clearing House

Concern spreads over drug lariam given to troops

"What are we doing giving drugs that cause hallucinations, confusion, psychotic behavior to people that carry weapons and hold secret clearances?" asked Georg-Andreas Pogany, 33, who is now seeking a medical discharge. "It doesn't pass the common-sense test."

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/?Page=Article&ID=2824

Torture, American Style

"Terrorism suspects in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East have often been abducted by hooded or masked American agents, then forced onto a Gulfstream V jet, like the one described by Arar. ... Upon arriving in foreign countries, rendered suspects often vanish. Detainees are not provided with lawyers, and many families are not informed of their whereabouts."

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/?Page=Article&ID=2823

Mothers Against the Draft (MAD)

New Group: Mothers Against the Draft (MAD)

A new organization led by mothers opposed to the re-institution of a military draft will open its doors next week. According to the biographies of their leaders, the new group consists of evangelican Christian and some Catholic women involved in conservative causes.

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/?Page=Article&ID=2822



Mothers against the draft

by Mary Starrett

News With Views

02/14/05

"Like many Americans, I am horrified to watch as more and more Americans come back from Iraq (and soon from Iran?) in metal boxes. I am frightened that someone I love may be sent off to die in a senseless war. Unfortunately, the chances that will happen have increased. You see, there's a draft in the offing. There are other mothers who are as concerned as I am. A well-organized group of very serious folks has mobilized to shout very loudly: 'STOP IT NOW!' Their website, http://www.mothersagainstthedraft.org/ , says what a lot of us are feeling. The return to conscription that was dismissed as an 'internet hoax' and downplayed in the months before the presidential election is here. It just hasn't been called a 'draft.' D's and R's and liberals and conservatives of every stripe see the return of the draft as a good thing..."

http://www.newswithviews.com/Mary/starrett59.htm


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

HAARP to install 516 new antennas

Hang on to your aluminum foil beanies----HAARP to install 516 new antennas

That's over and above the 132 that were just installed last year. And that's over and above the original 48 antennas that were perfectly adequate to fry the earth many times over.

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050207005636&newsLang=en

February 07, 2005 09:48 AM US Eastern Timezone

Antenna Products Corporation Awarded Contract

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2005--PHAZAR CORP announced today that Antenna Products Corporation in Mineral Wells, Texas, a wholly owned subsidiary, was recently awarded a $3,723,531 firm fixed price subcontract from BAE SYSTEMS ATI for the production of 270 Low Band Antenna Matching Unit Assemblies and 346 High Band Antenna Matching Unit Assemblies. This equipment will be manufactured at Antenna Product Corporation's plant in Mineral Wells, Texas, and deliveries are scheduled to begin in June, 2005 and continue monthly through September, 2005. The equipment will be shipped to the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) ionospheric research site near Gokona, Alaska, the site of the recently completed installation of an array of 132 crossed dipole antennas built and installed by Antenna Products Corporation in 2004.

As the result of this order, Antenna Products Corporation's backlog of orders as of Feb. 4, 2005 was approximately $5.9 million.

Information on PHAZAR CORP is available on the Internet web page at www.phazar.com and at www.antennaproducts.com.

The common stock of PHAZAR CORP is listed on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market under the trading symbol "ANTP." This press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of Section 29A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performances and underlying assumption and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. Certain statements contained herein are forward-looking statements and, accordingly, involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results, or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. The Company's expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith and are believed by the Company to have a reasonable basis, including without limitations, management's examination of historical operating trends, data contained in the Company's records and other data available from third parties, but there can be no assurance that management's expectations, beliefs or projections will result, or be achieved, or accomplished.

Contacts Antenna Products Corporation
Kathy Kindle, 940-325-3301
Fax: 940-325-0716
kindle@antennaproducts.com


Informant: Bea Bernhausen

Gulf War vet testifies on radiation

http://www.nhregister.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13937502&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=517515&rfi=6


Informant: Davey Garland

Our 'Godless' Constitution

http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20050221&s=allen


Informant: Bigraccoon

The Right's Attack on Public Pensions

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-angelides7feb07,0,4914406.story


Informant: Bigraccoon

VETERANS FOR PEACE CALLS FOR BAN ON DEPLETED URANIUM MUNITIONS

http://www.uruknet.info/uruknet-images/gunther55.jpg
http://www.uruknet.info/?p=9648


Informant: Charles Bremer

DEPLETED URANIUM: MARTINO AND FI STALL PROBE

http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200502081939-1253-RT1-CRO-0-NF11&page=0&id=agionline-eng.oggitalia


Informant: Davey Garland

Rindersterben auf Bauernhöfen und die Untätigkeit der Politiker

Zur Information und weiteren Verwendung/Verbreitung, siehe Anhang.

Dieses Schreiben wurde - samt Anhang - auch an die überregionale Presse verteilt.

Hans Schmidt
Sprecher der Bürgerinitiative Wofratshausen-Stadtgebiet gegen Elektrosmog



Dr.-Ing. Hans Schmidt Sprecher der Bürgerinitiative Wolfratshausen-Stadtgebiet gegen Elektrosmog
Gebhardtstr. 2d, 82515 Wolfratshausen, WOR, den 06.02.05
Tel: 08171/29751, Fax: 08171/911035


An den Bayerischen Staatsminister für Landesentwicklung und Umweltfragen, Herrn Dr. Werner Schnappauf, Rosenkavaliersplatz 2, 81925 München



cc: an den Bayerischen Ministerpräsidenten, Herrn Dr. Edmund Stoiber
an die Fraktionen im Bayerischen Landtag
an den Petitionsausschuss des Bayerischen Landtags


Betr.: Gesundheitsgefährdung durch gepulste Mobilfunkstrahlung - Ergebnisse der Rinderstudie – Schweigen der Verantwortlichen

Bezug: unser Brief vom 02.01.01
Ihre Antwort vom15.02.01
unsere Antwort vom 24.02.01


Sehr geehrter Herr Minister,

nach dem äußerst unbefriedigenden Ausgang unseres letzten Briefwechsels (siehe oben) haben wir uns lange überlegt, ob es überhaupt Sinn macht, nochmals auf die Angelegenheit zurückzukommen. Sie schreiben zwar immer wieder, „dass die Bayerische Staatsregierung die Zweifel und Ängste zum Thema Mobilfunk überaus ernst nimmt“, aber Ihre konkreten Reaktionen sehen anders aus: Sie antworten einfach nicht mehr und lassen die Bürger mit ihren Sorgen allein.

Was sollen die Bürger von einer Wissenschaft halten, die sagt, sie findet keine ursächlichen Zusammenhänge zwischen Mobilfunkstrahlung und Gesundheitsstörungen, wenn viele Menschen am eigenen Leib spüren, dass ihre Beschwerden deutlich zurückgehen, wenn sie sich aus der massiven Strahlenbelastung entfernen? Muss sich die Realität dem wissenschaftlichen Kenntnisstand anpassen oder sollte die Wissenschaft nicht eher demütig sagen, sie weiß hier momentan nicht weiter, anstatt kategorisch zu behaupten, es gäbe „im Ergebnis keine wissenschaftlich belastbaren Hinweise dafür, dass die Strahlung von Mobilfunksendern in der Umgebung außerhalb des Sicherheitsabstandes zu gesundheitlichen Beeinträchtigungen führt“? Und was sollen die Bürger von einer Politik halten, die das Vorsorgeprinzip so interpretiert, dass Forschung ausreicht, obwohl Feuer unterm Dach und dringender Handlungsbedarf gegeben ist? – Wenn in der Geschichte der Menschheit die Verantwortlichen sich ebenso unverantwortlich verhalten hätten mit dem Hinweis, man wisse nicht die Ursache für Pest, Cholera, Typhus oder andere tödliche Epidemien, wäre die Menschheit vielleicht ausgestorben. Früher wurde auf Verdacht gehandelt, um Schlimmeres zu verhüten – heute gibt es offensichtlich keine Verantwortlichen mehr.

Aber zurück zur Bayerischen Rinderstudie: In Ihrem Antwortschreiben vom 15.02.01 verwiesen Sie für weitere Details auf die Auftragnehmer der Studie. Herr Prof.Löscher von der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover hat in der Monatsschrift „Der praktische Tierarzt“ vom November 2003 sehr deutlich gegen die offizielle abwiegelnde Haltung Ihres Ministeriums Stellung bezogen: „Zusammenfassend bedarf die Frage, ob und unter welchen Umständen die erhöhte Exposition von landwirtschaftlichen Nutztieren in hochfrequenten elektromagnetischen Feldern von Mobilfunksendeanlagen negative Auswirkungen auf Gesundheit, Leistung oder Verhalten ausübt, der weiteren wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung. Nach Einschätzung des Autors lassen die bisher vorliegenden Fallberichte und Untersuchungen den Schluss zu, dass derartige Auswirkungen wahrscheinlich sind, die expositions- und bestandsspezifischen Faktoren, die derartige Auswirkungen begünstigen, aber bisher weitestgehend unbekannt sind. Die Aufklärung dieser Faktoren könnte dazu beitragen, die möglichen Risiken elektromagnetischer Feldexposition zu minimieren und sollte deshalb sowohl im Interesse der Politik, der Gesundheitsbehörden als auch der Mobilfunkindustrie liegen.“

Nun ist bekannt geworden, dass auf einem weiteren Bauernhof, diesmal im Donauried, ein rätselhaftes Rindersterben stattfand (siehe Anhang), ebenso wie in der Rinderstudie nach Installation von Mobilfunksendern. Auch hier das gleiche Bild, Schweigen bei den Verantwortlichen: „Doch bekomme ich seit nunmehr knapp 2 Jahren (vom Bayerischen Umweltministerium) auf meine Briefe keine Antwort mehr. Das Dilemma wird totgeschwiegen. Von politischer Seite erhoffen wir uns keine Hilfe mehr.“ „Auch das Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz, Bundeskanzler Gerhard Schröder, Umweltminister Jürgen Trittin und den bayerischen Ministerpräsidenten Edmund Stoiber haben wir um Stellungnahme gebeten. … Zur Bekräftigung unseres Hilferufs wiesen wir auf die vielen tierärztlichen Untersuchungsergebnisse hin, die den Adressaten vorlägen. Doch leider blieben bis heute alle erhofften Stellungnahmen von verantwortlicher Stelle aus.“

Wir meinen, die Öffentlichkeit hat ein massives Interesse, zu erfahren, wie die Blutwerte der Rinder sind, wie die Blutwerte sich mit veränderter Strahlungsstärke verhalten und wie der Gesundheitszustand der Rinder war.

Tiere können nicht simulieren. Auf dem Stengel-Hof wie auch in Schnaitsee hat sich der Gesundheitszustand der Rinder, die aus der Strahlungszone auf einen anderen Hof gebracht worden sind, deutlich gebessert und erst wieder verschlechtert, nachdem sie zurück in die Strahlung gebracht wurden. Doch dies interessiert weder die Wissenschaft noch die verantwortlichen Politiker.

Wir fordern Sie, Herr Dr. Schnappauf, deshalb auch unter Hinweis auf das Umweltinformationsgesetz auf, die von Ihren Mitarbeitern festgestellten Befunde und Messwerte vom Stengel-Hof vollständig zu veröffentlichen, auch die Ergebnisse der Untersuchungen des Amtstierarztes, der beim Landwirt Altenweger in Schnaitsee tätig war.

Insbesondere sind wir daran interessiert, den zeitlichen Zusammenhang von Blutbildwerten, allgemeinem Gesundheitszustand und Strahlungsbelastung (unterschieden nach Mobilfunkfeldern und anderen Strahlungsquellen) zu erfahren.

Für eine baldige Antwort bedanken wir uns im Voraus und verbleiben mit freundlichen Grüßen




Rätselhaftes Rindersterben in Oettingen
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/519454/

Die "Rinderstudie"
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/350564/

Rätselhaftes Rindersterben in Oettingen

http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/rindersterben_oettingen_by_041203.pdf


Zur Information und weiteren Verbreitung

Hans Schmidt
Sprecher der BI Wolfratshausen-Stadtgebiet gegen Elektrosmog


Die "Rinderstudie"
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/350564/

Rindersterben auf Bauernhöfen und die Untätigkeit der Politiker
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/519467/

Tag der Gesundheitsforschung

am 20.2.05

Gestern war sicher nicht nur in der FAZ eine Großanzeige. Ich habe den Themen-Inhalt aus der Homepage in beigefügte Datei gepackt:
http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/tag_der_gesundheitsforschung_20_02_05.doc

Bei Sucheingabe Elektrosmog kam nur Leukämie (siehe Auszug). Beim Thema Gene kommt Elektrosmog nicht vor (Reflex-Studie?). Die F&A Seite ist noch in Arbeit, sollte aber nicht ungenutzt bleiben!

Marianne Kirst

The Fox News Synthetic Bovine lawsuit

The short story: FOX News reporters Jane Akre and Steve Wilson wrote a story on health risks associated with the use of synthetic bovine growth hormone in cattle. Monsanto, which makes the hormone, pressured FOX News to change the story to conceal the health issues, and FOX ordered Jane and Steve to change the story. They refused and FOX fired them. Jane and Steve sued for wrongful termination and LOST on appeal when the court ruled that there is no law requiring the mainstream media to report the truth to the public, and that therefore FOX News (and every other network) has the right to fire any reporter who refuses orders to lie.

Keep in mind that this is the same mainstream media that told you there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

Keep in mind that this is the same mainstream media that counts and reports the national election results.


Informant: zonman



Lies, Damn Lies. And Milk.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article1674.htm

My Hero presents the story of Jane Akre and Steve Wilson
http://myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=j_akre

Jane Akre & Steve Wilson Win Prestigious Goldman Award for Exposing rBGH Coverup
http://www.organicconsumers.org/rbgh/goldmanakre.cfm

JURY VERDICT OVERTURNED ON LEGAL TECHNICALITY
http://www.foxbghsuit.com/

GROWING numbers of islanders are worried about the safety and siting of communication masts

http://www.thisisguernsey.com/forum/messages/11779/11859.html?1107777547

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Unconvinced by reassurances on safety, they want alternative sites away from residential areas and schools to be investigated. And some have called for in-depth, independent probes to prove that the new generation masts do not cause any health problems. Their concerns are mounting as the numbers of installations to keep pace with advances in technology rise.

The Environment Department is being urged to ensure that installations are in safe, practical areas where the health of the community will be protected.

Residents who live in and near Le Vauquiedor Clos, St Andrew’s, and Les Hubits, St Martin’s, are the latest publicly to voice their disapproval. Despite 48 masts being found in a recent audit to comply with international safety emissions standards, residents are worried about the health risks and visual impact of masts planned near their homes.

Residents claimed they had documentary evidence showing that 68 masts were up and running on the island. St Andrew’s residents are worried about a proposed 15ft high mast with round dish and three antennae above a water tank at the States Dairy.

‘Why put it close to a built-up area when there is land nearby?,’ said Mike Cooper, a Le Vauquiedor resident for 40 years. ‘They might be within the guidelines and okay today, but how do you know what they will be like from one day to the next?’ he said.

Residents, who have made representations to two deputies, claimed they had been informed that Wave Telecom had told their men that when their equipment readings near masts go above a certain level they must back off. It is also claimed people should not go within 5.7m of the antennae when operational.

‘We can’t back off. Our Clos is raised above the Vauquiedor road level and will be level with the mast,’ said Mr Cooper. ‘Why are they putting it in the middle of the dairy site, right on top of the workers?

‘It’s the principle of new science being introduced and people being assured that these things are okay. If you have cancer or trouble with your brain or some other illness which is proved to be linked, it’s too late,’ said Mr Cooper.

In St Martin’s neighbours object to a 17-metre mast planned next to the milking parlour at Les Hubits Farm and one on top of St Martin’s Hotel. ‘My concerns are for people’s health and for the cattle. Les Hubits Farm is one of the largest farms on the island and it could have an effect island-wide,’ said Joan Rouget, speaking on behalf of Les Hubits neighbours.

‘The masts will be directly across the road from where I live and we will be stuck in between two. ‘We want them to prove to us they don’t cause problems.’ She said that legal action on masts could be taken against authorities that give permission and mobile phone companies.

South-east district deputy Bill Bell said: ‘My role is to ensure that their views are fully considered by the Environment Department when they are considering applications. They have to do a thorough job to satisfy themselves that the concerns of the community are fully considered.’ ‘There are clear concerns about these new generation masts,’ he said. ‘The local community want to ensure they are located in safe positions away from residential areas and the dairy does not fall into that category.’

The OUR has proposed that the power of a mast at the airport be reduced and that has been done. The latest local report warned that improvements should be made to the systems currently in place. Access to all masts should be suitably restricted and signs should be clear and prominent.

Published 12/2/2005


From Mast Network

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Published 25/1/2005

Residents ‘up in arms’ over phone mast plan

by Tom Bradshaw

A PLAN to put up a 50ft telecoms mast in St Martin’s has aroused concerns about health risks and property devaluation.

The Wave Telecom development, intended for Les Hubits Farm, is facing significant opposition from neighbours. ‘There has been a lot of evidence collated in the UK and the rest of Europe to suggest that such masts could bring cancer or leukaemia to those in the immediate proximity,’ said Joan Rouget, whose home in Les Traudes overlooks the proposed site.

‘It’s not 100%, but there is enough evidence to cause concern.’ She added that the radiation might affect the milking herd, which would have island-wide implications.

Wave Telecom managing director Tim Ringsdore said the company took such concerns very seriously and tried to allay residents’ fears. ‘Scientific research has shown that risks presented by mobile-phone sites are negligible,’ he said. ‘We continue to monitor all research being published to ensure everything we do complies with the strictest health guidelines.’ He added that Environmental Health Services had ratified every proposed installation. The application is pending a site-safety investigation. ‘I am confident the reports will come out in our favour and underline our responsible approach to these matters,’ said Mr Ringsdore. But Mrs Rouget was not convinced. ‘Just admitting there is no proof of ill effect is not good enough – what they should be doing is providing concrete evidence that they are safe.’ She added that neighbours felt betrayed by farm owner Jeremy Le Cocq offering his land for the development. Mr Le Cocq declined to comment.

‘We are not against masts, as mobile phones are vital in our society, but we are against the positioning of them so close to the homes of children and their families,’ she said. The proposed site would put the mast within 100 metres of Richard Crook’s property, the former Cloche Hotel site in Les Traudes.

‘It will dominate the view out of the living areas of our house, which is bound to have implications for the value of the property,’ he said. Mrs Rouget referred to a national newspaper article that told of a woman whose £400,000 house was devalued by £50,000 following the building of a similar-sized mast near it.

Mr Crook went to the Environment Department to study the plans and consulted the duty planning officer. He said he was happy with the proposed design, which was unimposing, but was concerned about the potential for it to be extended. ‘The initial mast looks set to be well disguised as a plain telegraph pole, but the planning officer admitted that companies wanting to put up additional aerials or antennae on the island would be encouraged to share the facility,’ he said. ‘This means it has the potential to become more and more of an eyesore over time.’

Mrs Rouget said the opposition was not confined to her lane. ‘The mast will have a visual impact and health implications across a wide area and I know a lot of people in the extended neighbourhood are up in arms.’ She produced a letter from an anonymous resident, delivered to every house in the area to drum up support for opposing the construction.

article © 25/1/2005 Guiton Group. website © 2005 Guiton Group

http://www.thisisguernsey.com/code/showarchive.pl?ArticleID=012471&year=2005&category=news

Potentially Harmful Fluoride

http://www.rense.com/general62/potentiallyharmfulfluoride.htm


Informant: JHW369


More about Fluoride:
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=Fluoride

RITALIN AND RUSSIAN ROULETTE

http://www.newswithviews.com/Blumenfeld/Samuel27.htm

More about Ritalin:
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=Ritalin

12
Feb
2005

EMF-Omega-News 12. February 2005

Proof of mobile health risk
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/513848/

Cancer near a cell-phone transmitter station
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/518760/

SENSITIVITY TO NON-IONISING RADIATION IN IRELAND
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/518018/

Curb cell phone hazards: Deora to PM
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/508771/

T-Mobiles plans for Brighton & Hove
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/510471/

Low-height high-power mobile phone base station scandal
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/510866/

No halt to downward mobile marketing (online)
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/512511/

Vancouver School Board Motion
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/510007/

Phone mast health shock
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/515059/

Phone mast is making us ill
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/518382/

Doctors call for ban on child mobile phone use
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/515097/

MAST APPLICATIONS START MPS' REVOLT
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/518344/

EMF's and Property
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/508324/

Clear message that we care about the health and welfare of residents
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/518395/

A controversial emergency communications mast in a Cornwall village has been vandalised
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/518414/

NORTH'S GREENS TO BECOME REGION OF AN ALL-ISLAND GREEN PARTY
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/507915/

Drug Company Empire Ready to Fall - Cell phone industry take note
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/464449/

The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/501787/

Young Cell Phone Users Drive Like Seniors
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/513939/

Compensation for Injurious Affection to Neighbouring Land Caused by the Presence of a Telecoms Installation
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/510460/

Omega-News Collection 12. February 2005

SUNSPOTS
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/506747/

Apocalypse now: how mankind is sleepwalking to the end of the Earth
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/507267/

Dropping In on the Apocalypse
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/513832/

ONE ISSUE - The One Great Issue To Wake The World
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/506731/

Nine New Environmental 'Hot Spots' Listed
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/506361/

Global warming: a threat to world security?
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/511976/

Climate change costs Southern Ocean oxygen
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/514408/

Reclaiming Public Water
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/514564/

THE BATTLE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN: SAY NO TO FLUORIDATION
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/516672/

Africa's shrinking virgin forest
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/508467/

Cut Corruption to Save African Forests
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/507481/

Wasteland into Forest
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/506339/

The Latest Weapon of War
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/506589/

Dolly scientist gets human cloning license
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/511527/

Stop GE terminator technology
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/514346/

Warning to the world - Draconian anti-vitamin legislation
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/513982/

Vote USA 2004
http://omega.twoday.net/topics/Vote+USA+2004/

Wildlife scientists feeling heat Species-protection data suppressed, many report
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/517386/

Iraq War
http://omega.twoday.net/topics/Irak-Krieg/

Is Iran next?
http://omega.twoday.net/topics/Is+Iran+next

Tsunami
http://omega.twoday.net/topics/Tsunami/

RFID
http://omega.twoday.net/topics/RFID/

Proof of mobile health risk
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/513848/

Cancer near a cell-phone transmitter station
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/518760/

SENSITIVITY TO NON-IONISING RADIATION IN IRELAND
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/518018/

Curb cell phone hazards: Deora to PM
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/508771/

T-Mobiles plans for Brighton & Hove
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/510471/

Low-height high-power mobile phone base station scandal
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/510866/

No halt to downward mobile marketing (online)
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/512511/

Vancouver School Board Motion
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/510007/

Phone mast health shock
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/515059/

Phone mast is making us ill
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/518382/

Doctors call for ban on child mobile phone use
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/515097/

MAST APPLICATIONS START MPS' REVOLT
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/518344/

EMF's and Property
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/508324/

Clear message that we care about the health and welfare of residents
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/518395/

A controversial emergency communications mast in a Cornwall village has been vandalised
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/518414/

NORTH'S GREENS TO BECOME REGION OF AN ALL-ISLAND GREEN PARTY
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/507915/

Drug Company Empire Ready to Fall - Cell phone industry take note
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/464449/

The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/501787/

Young Cell Phone Users Drive Like Seniors
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/513939/

Compensation for Injurious Affection to Neighbouring Land Caused by the Presence of a Telecoms Installation
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/510460/

The health care systems for the military and veterans are utterly broken

Additionally, our leadership is ignoring the psychological and physical problems faced by returning veterans.

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/index.cfm?Page=Article&ID=2803
http://tinyurl.com/5tfvt


From Information Clearing House

Preventive Warriors: The National Security Strategy of the United States

Video Documentary: 'Preventive Warriors'

The film examines a bold new foreign policy paper introduced by the White House in September 2002 entitled: “The National Security Strategy of the United States.” The film features many of the leading thinkers and intellectuals of our time including Noam Chomsky, Chalmers Johnson, Tariq Ali and more.

Real Video.
http://207.44.245.159/article6268.htm


http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/30/1333210

The most powerful man in Iraq is an ayatollah with a website

Grand Ayatollah Ali al- Sistani has never met an American official or soldier. He did not vote in Iraq’s elections last month. And yet this religious recluse could wield more influence over Iraq’s destiny than all the foreign troops and Iraqi politicians put together.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7374-1480594,00.html


From Information Clearing House

Week of violence in Iraq

In pictures: Week of violence in Iraq:

Scores of Iraqis have died in a week of attacks. Correspondents say violence is returning to pre-election levels.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4259657.stm


From Information Clearing House

Ellsberg & Zinn provide their unique perspectives on the war in Iraq, the Bush administration, and the November elections

Ellsberg & Zinn Speech

Veterans for Peace National Convention

Daniel Ellsberg, best known for his release of the Pentagon Papers which helped bring an end to the Vietnam war, along with professor, historian and life long activist Howard Zinn, address the Veterans For Peace National Convention in Boston, July 23, 2004. They provide their unique perspectives on the war in Iraq, the Bush administration, and the November elections. Watch it online now! Real Video:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8046.htm

Desinteresse am Atomteststoppvertrag

Obgleich für die US-Regierung die Nichtverbreitung von Atomwaffen ein wichtiges Ziel ist, will sie den Beitrag für die Umsetzung des Abkommens kürzen, gleichzeitig aber neue Atomwaffen entwickeln...

http://www.telepolis.de/tp/r4/artikel/19/19441/1.html

World's First Satellite-Tracked Human Implant Device

http://mindcontrol.twoday.net/stories/518907/

Increased Incidence of Cancer near a Cell-Phone Transmitter Station

RONNI WOLF MD1
DANNY WOLF MD2

From:

The Dermatology Unit, Kaplan Medical Center, Rechovot, and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, ISRAEL. The Pediatric Outpatient Clinic, Hasharon Region, Kupat Holim, ISRAEL.

Running title: Cancer near a cell-phone transmitter station

Address for correspondence: Ronni Wolf, MD, Dermatology Unit, Kaplan Medical Center, Rechovot 76100, ISRAEL.
Fax 972-9-9560978. E-mail: wolf_r at netvision.net.il

International Journal of Cancer Prevention
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 2, APRIL 2004

Increased Incidence of Cancer near a Cell-Phone Transmitter Station
by Ronni Wolf and Danny Wolf - Abstract

Significant concern has been raised about possible health effects from exposure to radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic fields, especially after the rapid introduction of mobile telecommunications systems. Parents are especially concerned with the possibility that children might develop cancer after exposure to the RF emissions from mobile telephone base stations erected in or near schools. The few epidemiologic studies that did report on cancer incidence in relation to RF radiation have generally presented negative or inconsistent results, and thus emphasize the need for more studies that should investigate cohorts with high RF exposure for changes in cancer incidence. The aim of this study is to investigate whether there is an increased cancer incidence in populations, living in a small area, and exposed to RF radiation from a cell-phone transmitter station.

This is an epidemiologic assessment, to determine whether the incidence of cancer cases among individuals exposed to a cell-phone transmitter station is different from that expected in Israel, in Netanya, or as compared to people who lived in a nearby area. Participants are people (n=622) living in the area near a cell-phone transmitter station for 3-7 years who were patients of one health clinic (of DW). The exposure began 1 year before the start of the study when the station first came into service. A second cohort of individuals (n=1222) who get their medical services in a clinic located nearby with very closely matched, environment, workplace and occupational characteristics was used for comparison.

In the area of exposure (area A) eight cases of different kinds of cancer were diagnosed in a period of only one year. This rate of cancers was compared both with the rate of 31 cases per 10,000 per year in the general population and the 2/1222 rate recorded in the nearby clinic (area B).

Relative cancer rates for females were 10.5 for area A, 0.6 for area B and 1 for the whole town of Netanya. Cancer incidence of women in area A was thus significantly higher (p<0.0001) compared with that of area B and the whole city. A comparison of the relative risk revealed that there were 4.15 times more cases in area A than in the entire population.

The study indicates an association between increased incidence of cancer and living in proximity to a cell-phone transmitter station.

Key Words:

Radiofrequency radiation; Cell-phone transmitter station (cell-phone
antenna); Cancer incidence study; Netanya.

http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20050207_israel.pdf


Informant: Dr. Horst Eger

Secretary Rice Committed Perjury

IMPEACH RICE NOW!!!!!

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/12/politics/12clarke.html
February 12, 2005
'01 Memo to Rice Warned of Qaeda and Offered Plan
By SCOTT SHANE

ASHINGTON, Feb. 11 - A strategy document outlining proposals for eliminating the threat from Al Qaeda, given to Condoleezza Rice as she assumed the post of national security adviser in January 2001, warned that the terror network had cells in the United States and 40 other countries and sought unconventional weapons, according to a declassified version of the document.

The 13-page proposal presented to Dr. Rice by her top counterterrorism adviser, Richard A. Clarke, laid out ways to step up the fight against Al Qaeda, focusing on Osama bin Laden's headquarters in Afghanistan. The ideas included giving "massive support" to anti-Taliban groups "to keep Islamic extremist fighters tied down"; destroying terrorist training camps "while classes are in session" and then sending in teams to gather intelligence on terrorist cells; deploying armed drone aircraft against known terrorists; more aggressively tracking Qaeda money; and accelerating the F.B.I.'s translation and analysis of material from surveillance of terrorism suspects in American cities.

Mr. Clarke was seeking a high-level meeting to decide on a plan of action. Dr. Rice and other administration officials have said that Mr. Clarke's ideas did not constitute an adequate plan, but they took them into consideration as they worked toward a more effective strategy against the terrorist threat.

The proposal and an accompanying three-page memorandum given to Dr. Rice by Mr. Clarke on Jan. 25, 2001, were discussed and quoted in brief by the independent commission studying the Sept. 11 attacks and in news reports and books last year. They were obtained by the private National Security Archive, which published the full versions, with minor deletions at the request of the Central Intelligence Agency, on its Web site late Thursday.

Under the heading "the next three to five years," Mr. Clarke spelled out a series of steps building on groundwork that he said had already been laid, adding that "success can only be achieved if the pace and resource levels of the programs continue to grow as planned."

He said the C.I.A. had "prepared a program" focused on eliminating Afghanistan as a haven for Al Qaeda.

It would feature "massive support" to anti-Taliban groups like the Northern Alliance and the destruction of training camps occupied by terrorists. "We would need to have special teams ready for covert entry into destroyed camps to acquire intelligence for locating terrorist cells outside Afghanistan," he wrote, saying that this would either require Special Operations troops or some other "liaison force capable of conducting activity on-the-ground inside Afghanistan." Predator drones, some of which could be armed, would support those forces, he wrote.

Some of what he proposed in the way of support for the Northern Alliance or for Uzbekistan, which borders Afghanistan to the north, was deleted from the document before it was declassified. But some of the actions he proposed were not intended to be kept secret, like "overt U.S. military action" aimed at the command and control of Al Qaeda and the Taliban's military.

The previously secret documents were at the heart of a fiercely partisan debate over Mr. Clarke's contention, in a book and in public statements, that the Bush administration had ignored his warnings of the imminent danger posed by Mr. bin Laden and his terrorist organization.

The shorter memorandum was written in response to a request for "major presidential policy reviews" worthy of a meeting of "principals," the president's top foreign policy advisers. It began: "We urgently need such a Principals level review on the al Qida network." The word "urgently" was italicized and underscored; the "al Qida" spelling was used in both documents.

"We would make a major error if we underestimated the challenge al Qida poses," the memorandum said.

The principals' meeting on Al Qaeda took place, but not until Sept. 4, 2001, a week before the attacks on New York and the Pentagon.

The longer document was titled "Strategy for Eliminating the Threat From the Jihadist Networks of al Qida: Status and Prospects." It included a detailed description of the network, saying it was "well financed, has trained tens of thousands of jihadists, and has a cell structure in over 40 nations. It also is actively seeking to develop and acquire weapons of mass destruction."

The strategy paper recounted past Qaeda plots against Americans abroad and at home and said an informant had reported "that an extensive network of al Qida 'sleeper' agents currently exists in the U.S." After reviewing steps taken since 1996 to combat Al Qaeda, the document listed further actions required to make the network "not a serious threat" within three to five years.

Dr. Rice, now the secretary of state, and other administration officials have asserted that the documents did not amount to a full plan for taking on the terrorist network.

"No Al Qaeda plan was turned over to the new administration," Dr. Rice wrote in an op-ed article for The Washington Post last March. She wrote that Mr. Clarke and his team "suggested several ideas, some of which had been around since 1998 but had not been adopted."

Mr. Clarke had served in high-level government posts since the Reagan administration and stayed on from the Clinton administration. He resigned in February 2003 and last year published a memoir, "Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror." (Mr. Clarke began writing a column on security matters for The New York Times Magazine this month.)

Nearly nine months before the Sept. 11 attacks, the papers described the danger posed by the bin Laden network and sought to focus the attention of the new administration on what to do about it. But the texts are unlikely to resolve the debate over whether they should have led to more urgent action by the administration.

"I think Condi Rice has at least an arguable case that it's short of a plan," said Michael E. O'Hanlon, a security analyst at the Brookings Institution.

Mr. O'Hanlon called Mr. Clarke's memorandums a set of "very dry data points. There's not a heightened sense of, 'Now our homeland is at risk.' "

But Matthew Levitt, who was an F.B.I. counterterrorism analyst in 2001, disagreed. He called the 13-page strategy memorandum "a pretty disturbing document."

Mr. Levitt, now director of terrorism studies at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said that whether the document constitutes a "plan," as Mr. Clarke averred and Dr. Rice denied, is "a semantic debate." But he said the experience of reading the original documents for the first time Friday left him with a strong impression of the danger Al Qaeda posed.

"I think it makes the threat look pretty urgent," Mr. Levitt said. "I look at this and I see something that to my mind requires immediate attention."


Informant: Debi Clark

Asked about the documents at a press briefing on Friday, Richard A. Boucher, the spokesman for the State Department, declined to expand on Dr. Rice's previous comments on the administration's response to Mr. Clarke's warnings.

"The fact that now the memo or letter has been released has - just provides you more information, but I think she's really already discussed all these matters pretty thoroughly," Mr. Boucher said.

Mr. Clarke did not respond to a request for comment.

The two papers were declassified by the National Security Council on April 7, one day before Dr. Rice testified before the 9/11 commission, but were not released publicly until the National Security Archive filed a Freedom of Information Act request.

Pentagon Confirms Use of Guantanamo Sex Tactics

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/021105E.shtml

Hold Wal-Mart Accountable - The People vs. Wal-Mart

From: "Working Families e-Activist Network" peoplepower@aflcio.org

Take action now:
Sign the petition to Wal-Mart's CEO

The world's largest retailer is choosing to destroy the livelihoods of nearly 200 working families rather than accept a fair and impartial agreement on workers' wages and benefits.

Wal-Mart announced Feb. 9 it will shut down the Canadian store where workers had formed a union six months earlier to have a voice on the job. Workers at the Jonquiere, Quebec, store had been negotiating with Wal-Mart for several months, attempting to reach a fair agreement on wages and benefits. The company pulled the plug when workers appealed to the Quebec Labor Ministry to start a process to establish a wage and benefit settlement.

Please click the following link to sign the petition telling Wal-Mart's CEO: Do the right thing. Reverse plans to close your store. And negotiate in good faith with Wal-Mart workers.

http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/walmart_accountable

The message from the world's largest and wealthiest retailer to consumers, communities and workers worldwide is clear: Wal-Mart would rather close stores, eliminate workers' jobs and make an entire community suffer than reach an agreement with workers for fair wages and benefits.

Please sign our petition to Wal-Mart's CEO Lee Scott. Tell Mr. Scott to respect workers. Wal-Mart can't shut down stores because it doesn't want to pay workers fairly.

This is not just a fight for Wal-Mart workers. With Wal-Mart's unprecedented size and growth—$280 billion in revenues last year—we are fighting for everyone. And this fight needs all of us, working together.

Click here to sign the petition:
http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/walmart_accountable

Together, as consumers and as activists, we have the power to stop Wal-Mart's attack on workers—and to hold corporations accountable for Wal-Marting jobs. This is a battle about the kind of society we want to live in and the kinds of jobs we want our children to have. You can make a difference.

Click here to sign the petition to Wal-Mart's CEO:
http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/walmart_accountable

And once you have signed the petition, please click the following link to invite others concerned about working families to sign the petition as well:

http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/walmart_accountable/forward

Thank you for all you do for working families.


In solidarity,

Working Families e-Activist Network, AFL-CIO
Feb. 11, 2005


Informant: Martin Greenhut



Low Prices — At What Cost?

Pass It On: The People vs. Wal-Mart

by SEIU

Wal-Mart's fancy new ad campaign to scrub its image is up against a grassroots network of citizens fact- checking the real cost of those low, low prices. Watch this animated map to see the network grow.

http://walmart.purpleocean.org/?src=dems

Source: http://www.tompaine.com/index.php#passiton

Profiteering from the Iraq war

http://jang.com.pk/thenews/feb2005-daily/09-02-2005/oped/o3.htm


Informant: Charles Bremer



Have a Heart: Support women veterans
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/518607/

Have a Heart: Support women veterans

When Petty Officer Nicole Prince, 24, returned from Iraq in January 2004, she soon found herself out on the street-- homeless. With her young son Nijay, they moved from shelter to shelter, seeking help from the VA, private organizations, as well as from Homeless Services in New York City. She presently lives in a shelter in Brooklyn.

While unreported in the media, we have heard heart-breaking stories of women veterans who are homeless, coping with debilitating physical injuries, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorders, and struggling to provide for their most basic needs.

Female veterans returning from the battlefields of an illegal, immoral war need more than Yellow Ribbons: they need tangible support.

This Valentines day, open your heart and take a moment to look at the cost of war to women - women who joined the service to get money for education, mothers and wives grieving over the loss of their loved ones, Iraqi women imprisoned by occupying forces, and the women of Iraq themselves. To read their heartfelt and inspiring stories, click here:
http://www.codepinkalert.org/National_Actions_Valentine.shtml

In an effort to show these women that we care, here are three things you can do today to support them:

Send a Valentine to Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi asking her to have a heart, end the killing and bring the troops home. Care2.com has created a beautiful and specially worded Valentine for Congresswoman Pelosi and anyone else you feel needs a heart. http://www.care2.com/ecards/build/1/6013
(email Congresswoman Pelosi at sf.nancy@mail.house.gov )

Send a Valentine to Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey and thank her for her leadership in working to end the occupation or to anyone else that has been standing in vigils, hanging banners or working to end the occupation.
http://www.care2.com/ecards/build/1/6014
(email Congresswoman Woolsey at lynn.woolsey@mail.house.gov )

Send your love to the female vets of the Iraq War by making a financial contribution through CODEPINK to the National Coalition of Homeless Veterans. We will be collecting donations to serve their most immediate needs.

Thank you for your heart,

Andrea, Carol, Claire, Dana, Gael, Jodie, Medea, Tiffany
http://www.codepinkalert.org February 11, 2005



Profiteering from the Iraq war
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/518610/

Military Members have NO Constitutional Rights

Molonlabe Email News List Molonlabe@charter.net

The Bald Eagle, The Bird of Freedom
Glides, gazing, calm and sure!

Soldier Support - Military Members have NO Constitutional Rights / VERPA.org

Many Americans, including most serving military members, are not aware that the very United States Constitution they have sworn to serve and defend does not apply to them.

There is a secret unconstitutional law that prohibits military members from seeking final redress for wrongful actions taken upon them while serving.

These certain actions may include murder, reprisal, rape, human experimentation, medical malpractice, gross and criminal negligence, etc.

The shameful law is called the Feres Doctrine, named after the young Lt. Rudolph Feres, who died in a barracks fire caused by the negligence of the Army. This doctrine bars constitutional redress of wrongful acts or omissions resulting in injury or death arising from non-legitimate military necessity or decisions.

The Feres Doctrine law was not created by the United States Congress, who makes laws and oversees the military, but judicially created. This law has been in existence for over 54 years, however Congress and the United States "mainstream" media refuse to address and report respectfully. Most of the tax paying public is unaware of the extreme human and constitutional abuses being silenced by this law.

Veterans Equal Rights Protection Advocacy is comprised of true American patriots seeking your support to ensure Military Members and Veterans are afforded equal protection of the United States Constitution. Our Feres Doctrine abolishment initiative seeks to restore constitutional rights to the men and women serving in our military.

Henry Kissenger once stated,- "Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns for foreign policy." (Quoted from "The Final Days" by Woodward and Berstein). And though this "war tactic" has been used to the fullest, the actions our organization are trying to EXPOSE includes the battle being fought by our service members within their own ranks.

Our Congress continues to use American military personnel to provide protection of human rights around the world, yet those very military personnel are not afforded the same protection in the United States due to the Feres Doctrine. At the least, I respectfully request that you contact both of your US Senators and Senator Arlin Spector (PA) who is the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Also, please sign our on-line petition.

We owe every freedom we possess to those who have fought for "US" and this Country. For more in depth information please go to http://www.VERPA.org . Please pass this information on to all Citizens you believe might be interested in this information, especially those who may be affected by the Feres Doctrine.


Informant: Charles Bremer

9/11 Report Cites Many Warnings About Hijackings

http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/021105_hijack_warnings.shtml


Informant: Friends

Protest against REAL ID ACT

PRESS RELEASE

February 11, 2005

Contact Person: 323-236-7990

nativolopez@sbcglobal.net

For Immediate Release

HERMANDAD MEXICANA DENOUNCES REAL ID ACT
IMMIGRANT ORGANIZATIONS CONVENE PRESS CONFERENCE

Los Angeles. Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana, the Mexican American Political Association, Centro CSO, Vellanoweth & Gehart Law Office, El Rescate, and other organizations will convene a press conference and protest on Monday, February 14, 2005 at the Federal Building located at 300 N. Los Angeles, California at 5:00 p.m. to protest the passage of the REAL ID Act (H.R. 418) by the House of Representatives.

“The passage of this xenophobic legislation is a travesty to the nation and all immigrants who contribute their blood, sweat, and tears to building America for all Americans,” declared Nativo Lopez, National Director of the Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana.

“The response from our communities must be total and immediate unity,” pronounced Frank Rivera of El Rescate.

“This legislation is a repressive measure, which will only complicate further the lives of all immigrants and make it virtually impossible for legitimate political refugees to obtain protection from political and religious persecution faced in their countries of origin,” warned Attorney Carlos Vellanoweth, long-time immigration attorney and advocate.

Carlos Montes of Centro CSO called for “a broad national organizing response by all immigrant organizations and communities, and for unions to assume a national leadership role in responding to this imminent threat.”

HML, an advocacy organization for immigrants, was created in 1951 to achieve the development and integration of Latino immigrants that live in the United States. It is dedicated to improving economic and social opportunities of immigrants and their families, and maintains that a better future for children is an inalienable right. For more information, call (714) 541-0250 or visit the HML website at http://www.HermandadMexicana.com .


Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana · 611 Civic Center Drive · Santa Ana, CA 92701
714/541-0250 · Fax 714/541-2460 · http://www.HermandadMexicana.com


Nativo Vigil Lopez
611 Civic Center Drive
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 541-0250
Fax: (714) 541-2460
nativolopez@sbcglobal.net


Informant: John Brown

Armut, Krankheit, Umweltzerstörung wahre "Achse des Bösen"

Im weltweiten Antiterrorkrieg werden nach Überzeugung des amerikanischen Worldwatch-Instituts die Ursachen für die Gewalt auf gefährliche Weise vernachlässigt. "Armut, Krankheiten und Umweltzerstörung bilden die wahre Achse des Bösen", sagte Worldwatch-Präsident Christopher Flavin soeben in Washington, wo Worldwatch den "Zustandsbericht der Welt 2005" vorlegte. Er spielte auf eine Formulierung von US-Präsident George W. Bush an, der den Irak, Iran und Nordkorea 2002 als "Achse des Bösen" bezeichnet hatte.

http://www.sonnenseite.com/fp/archiv/Akt-News/5967.php


WWF: Klimawandel unterminiert Armutsbekämpfung in Afrika

Aktuelle Studie beleuchtet die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels in Afrika: http://www.sonnenseite.com/fp/archiv/Akt-News/5952.php

Marshall-Plan für Afrikas Wälder

WWF warnt: Zwei Drittel der Kongo-Regenwälder könnten in 50 Jahren verschwunden sein.

http://www.sonnenseite.com/fp/archiv/Akt-News/5960.php

GREEN PARTY DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

http://tinyurl.com/5ndme

VOTEGATE 2004

http://disc.server.com/discussion.cgi?id=149495;article=75609;show_parent=1

The Greatest Crime of Historic Time

http://disc.server.com/discussion.cgi?id=149495;article=75608;show_parent=1

Hunters are split on ethics of 'canned' or 'high-fenced' hunts

http://tinyurl.com/62ck5

Government Can Do Only Evil

http://www.lewrockwell.com/edmonds/edmonds242.html

Same Mistake

Hands Off Iran

Charley Reese on another disaster in the making:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/reese/reese164.html

We Have Nothing to Fear But Bush Himself

http://www.lewrockwell.com/roberts/roberts94.html

Iran unites to against American threats

http://www.theinsider.org/mailing/article.asp?id=0910

Geld für gute Worte

DIE ZEIT

04/2005

Geld für gute Worte

Gehaltszahlungen, Einladungen und sanfter Druck: Unternehmen aller Branchen üben die fürsorgliche Belagerungvon Politikern und Beamten – und formulieren die Gesetze mit

Von Götz Hamann

Es ist ein ruhiger Ort, fernab des politischen Geschehens. Die Lampen hängen tief über den groben Holztischen, und die Latte Macchiato heißt auf der Speisekarte noch Milchkaffee.

Nur hier mag einer von weltweit 320000 Mitarbeitern der Volkswagen AG in diesen Tagen über die Lobbyarbeit des Konzerns reden. Er ist keiner vom Band, sondern ein Mann, der weiß, wie die »Abteilung Regierungsbeziehungen« bei VW arbeitet.

Damit er selbst ruhig bleibt, malträtiert er ein Stück Aluminiumpapier. Er faltet es auf. Und zu. Und auf. Und längs. Und quer. Dieser Mann leidet unter der Affäre. Seinen Namen verschweigt er lieber, denn der Konzern mauert und gibt Informationen nur in arg verdünnter Form heraus, seit die ersten Gerüchte um Zahlungen an Landtags- und Bundestagsabgeordnete kursieren.

Die Affäre schade der eigentlichen, der wahren politischen Arbeit, sagt der VW-Mann. Betriebsräte wie Hans-Jürgen Uhl (SPD) »muss man nicht bestechen, damit sie die Interessen von VW im Bundestag vertreten«. Und überhaupt: Großen Einfluss garantiere dem Konzern vor allem seine »Nähe zum Kanzler und die Offenheit von Ministerialbeamten, wenn wir Zahlen liefern, Argumente vortragen oder Vorschläge für Gesetzestexte machen«.

Den Regierungsapparat zu beeinflussen und damit ein ganzes Land zu verändern ist ein stilles Geschäft. Eines, bei dem die Beteiligten versuchen, unter der Wahrnehmungsschwelle einer breiten Öffentlichkeit zu bleiben. Doch seit drei Bundestagsabgeordnete– Hermann-Josef Arentz, Laurenz Meyer (beide CDU) und Jann-Peter Janssen (SPD) – zurücktreten mussten, weil sie Geld vom Energiekonzern RWE oder von VW bekommen hatten, hören die Fragen nicht auf: Wen finanziert die Wirtschaft, wen schmiert sie? Wie beeinflusst sie Parlament und Regierung? Wer hört auf sie, weil er will? Wer, weil er muss?

DaimlerChrysler und BASF, Deutsche Bahn und Siemens – alle haben sie Mitarbeiter nach Berlin entsandt, Grundstücke gekauft und üppige Repräsentanzen gebaut oder wenigstens ein paar Zimmerfluchten gemietet. Von dort aus entfalten sie eine Wirkung,die kaum größer wäre, wenn sie mit in der rot-grünen Regierungskoalition säßen.

»Seit Jahren ist festzustellen, dass Politiker die Nähe von Unternehmen geradezu suchen«, sagt Michael Greven, Politikprofessor an der Hamburger Universität und Autor vieler Aufsätze über den Wandel der deutschen Demokratie. »Ursache ist ein stetig steigender Druck, neue Regeln zu schaffen. Mal erzwingt sie eine kleine Interessengruppe, mal erfordert es der technische Fortschritt, dann wieder die zunehmende Globalisierung – und überall wachsen die Haftungsrisiken. Das Wissen, wie man diesem Ansturmwiderstehen kann, vermuten Politiker und Ministerialbeamte zusehends bei Unternehmen.«

So kommt keine EU-Richtlinie und kaum ein deutsches Gesetz ohne die Mitwirkung von Lobbyisten zustande. Das gilt für die Chemie-Richtlinie Reach, die ein Zulassungssystem für Tausende von Stoffen regelt, genauso wie für das Gesetz zu erneuerbaren Energien oder die steuerliche Förderung des Dieselrußfilters.

Die Einflussnahme in Berlin beginnt im Regierungsalltag. Dort tragen Lobbyisten ihre Ideen und Argumente als Erstes den Ministerialbeamten vor, weil diese den Entwurf für ein künftiges Gesetz schreiben. »Die Informationsgrundlage, auf der in den Ministerien ein Gesetz entsteht, ist heute stärker von der Wirtschaft oder einzelnen Unternehmen geprägt als vor 30 Jahren«, sagt Bernd Pfaffenbach, der beamteter Staatssekretär im Bundeswirtschaftsministerium ist und zuvor die Abteilung Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik im Bundeskanzleramt leitete. Etwas anderes gelte für den Austausch zwischen Bundeskanzler und Industrie.»Dort hat sich praktisch nichts verändert«, sagt Pfaffenbach. Er muss es wissen, war er doch schon in der Regierungszeit von Helmut Kohl der zentrale Ansprechpartner für die Unternehmen.

Wie nah die Konzerne derweil an den Bundestag herangerückt sind, fällt im Stadtbild erst einmal kaum auf. Oder welcher normale Berlin-Tourist wüsste, dass die alte Prachtstraße Unter den Linden inzwischen viel treffender »Unter den Lobbyisten« hieße? An ihrem einen Ende, am Brandenburger Tor, residiert DaimlerChrysler, dazu die Dresdner Bank, die Allianz und gegenüber der Mineralölkonzern BP. Wenige hundert Meter weiter folgen BMW, E.on, Volkswagen und der Touristikkonzern TUI – bis schließlich am anderen Ende der Straße der Medienkonzern Bertelsmann hinter einer schneeweißen Fassade seinen politischen Geschäften nachgeht.

In den Neben- und Seitenstraßen der Berliner Mitte haben sich die modernen Zünfte, vom Verband der Elektrizitätswirtschaft bis zur Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Apothekerverbände, eingerichtet. Es sind mehrere hundert. Dazu kommen etwa 40 freischaffende Agenturen, die fallweise angeheuert werden, wenn es gilt, die Interessen eines Unternehmens noch wirkungsvoller durchzusetzen. Und gerne helfen auch die ungefähr 40 Anwaltskanzleien, die sich darauf spezialisiert haben, Gesetzestexte zu formulieren.

Um ins Gespräch zu kommen, lädt ein Politikberater wie Hans-Hermann Tiedje schon mal Journalisten auf ein Mittagessen ins Restaurant Borchardt zu thailändischer Suppe und Wiener Schnitzel.

Microsoft ließ den evangelischen Bischof von Berlin, Wolfgang Huber, mit dem Zukunftsforscher Matthias Horx im Museum für Kommunikation diskutieren. Hinterher gab es für die Mitarbeiter des Software-Konzerns Gelegenheit genug, mit den ausgesuchten Gästen ein wenig zu plauschen.

Die Bertelsmann AG lädt in ihre Repräsentanz und lässt Besucher auf ausladenden Sofas Platz nehmen, in denen sich selbst Hünen klein vorkämen. So spürt der Gast die ganze Macht der Organisation am eigenen Leib.

Was der anonyme VW-Insider über den Lobbyismus in Berlin nicht erzählt: Natürlich werden in diesem Geschäft nicht bloß Informationen ausgetauscht. Konzerne und Verbände üben sehr wohl Druck auf Politiker aus, wenn sie es können und es nützlich erscheint. Fast nie spielt Geld eine Rolle, fast immer einige hundert oder tausend Arbeitsplätze. Wie viele Jobs in einem Wahlkreis beispielsweise an VW hängen, daran werden Abgeordnete vor wichtigen Entscheidungen schon mal unsanft erinnert. Letztlich ist davor nicht einmal Bundesfinanzminister Hans Eichel gefeit. Er war von 1975 bis 1991 Oberbürgermeister von Kassel und wird von der dortigen SPD auch heute noch als einer der Ihren betrachtet. Insofern weiß Eichel ganz genau, was es bedeutet, dass in der 200000-Einwohner-Stadt Kassel mehr als 15000 Menschen ihr Geld bei VW verdienen.

Als besonders gut organisiert gilt die Pharmalobby – und als besonders dreist. Mal argumentiert sie, eine Reform träfe die Patienten, mal droht sie mit Arbeitsplatzabbau. Als einen ihrer größten Erfolge verbuchen die Arzneimittelhersteller, dass es ihnen mehrfach gelungen ist, eine so genannte Positivliste zu verhindern. Schon der frühere Gesundheitsminister Horst Seehofer wollte sie Ende der neunziger Jahre durchsetzen. Krankenkassen sollten nur noch solche Medikamente bezahlen, deren besonderer Nutzen auch wirklich erwiesen ist. Doch das Vorhaben scheiterte in jener Zeit am SPD-beherrschten Bundesrat und dem Veto der damaligen Ministerpräsidenten Wolfgang Clement, Hans Eichel und Gerhard Schröder. Ein Zufall? In den von ihnen regierten Bundesländern liegen die Zentralen der Bayer AG (NRW), der Merck KGaA und früher der Hoechst AG (Hessen) sowie die deutsche Niederlassung des britischen Konzerns Wellcome (Niedersachsen). Der damalige Staatssekretär im Gesundheitsministerium, Baldur Wagner, überreichte dem Hauptgeschäftsführer des Bundesverbandes der Pharmazeutischen Industrie, Horst-Rüdiger Vogel, später öffentlich ein geschreddertes Exemplar der Positivliste in einer Klarsichthülle – als Geburtstagsgeschenk.

In den Jahren 2002 und 2003 startete die jetzige Bundesgesundheitsministerin Ulla Schmidt einen weiteren Versuch. Von den mehr als 40000 zugelassenen Arzneimitteln sollten die Kassen künftig nur noch die Hälfte akzeptieren. Doch während sich die parteipolitische Rollenverteilung inzwischen geändert hatte, blieb der Einfluss der Pharmakonzerne gleich. Dieses Mal gab Roland Koch für die Unionsvertreter in der Allparteien-Verhandlungsrunde die Parole aus: »Die Liste muss weg.«

Schmidt war der Druck von der Unionsseite indes gar nicht so unrecht: Auch bei ihr hatten schon rund fünfzig SPD-Abgeordneteinterveniert, denen wiederum Pharmavertreter mit dem Abbau von Arbeitsplätzen im Wahlkreis gedroht hatten.

Neue Wünsche tragen die Pharmachefs dem Bundeskanzler auch gerne direkt vor. Am kommenden Montag soll es wieder eines der allgemein als »Bordeaux-Runde« bezeichneten Treffen geben.

Ob solche Ereignisse der Demokratie schaden, dafür sei dreierlei entscheidend, sagt Politikprofessor Michael Greven: »Erstens muss die Entscheidungsverantwortung weiter eindeutig bei den Politikern liegen.« Natürlich sei ein Abgeordneter den Unternehmenin seinem Wahlkreis verpflichtet, aber zweitens »muss es auch mit wenig Ressourcen gelingen können, sich Gehör zu verschaffen.Zumindest für den Berliner Regierungsalltag habe ich da meine Zweifel. Da ist die Organisationsmacht der Konzerne und Verbände doch ziemlich überwältigend.« Und drittens sei Lobbying nur akzeptabel, wenn es »absolut transparent zugeht«.

Das Miteinander von Politik und Wirtschaft hat Tradition, vor allem an der Spitze. Heute geht VW-Chef Bernd Pischetsrieder beim Bundeskanzler ein und aus. Doch er ist wahrlich nicht der erste Manager, der dieses Privileg genießt: Der erste in der Bundesrepublik hieß Hermann Josef Abs. Für die fünfziger Jahre verzeichnet die Besucherkartei des Kanzleramts viele Dutzend Besuche des Bankiers und späteren Vorstandschefs der Deutschen Bank bei Konrad Adenauer. Seither pflegte jeder Bundeskanzler seine Vorlieben, und hätte Edmund Stoiber vor zwei Jahren die Wahl gewonnen, dann besäße wohl nicht VW, sondern BMW die besten Verbindungen nach Berlin.

Zwischen Gerhard Schröder und dem VW-Vorstand herrscht gleichwohl eine besonders tiefe Verbundenheit, eine, die über das übliche Maß hinausgeht. Vor allem mit dem früheren Vorstandschef Ferdinand Piëch, mit dem er sich unter anderem beim World EconomicForum in Davos zeigte, teilt der SPD-Politiker die Erkenntnis: Das Wohl des anderen liegt im eigenen Interesse.

Begonnen hat es in der Zeit, als Gerhard Schröder Ministerpräsident von Niedersachen war. Der VW-Konzern bezahlt in diesem Bundesland nicht nur seine Steuern, weil die Zentrale in Wolfsburg liegt, sondern er beschäftigt – von der Leine bis zur Nordsee – auch etwa 80000 Menschen, ganz zu schweigen von all den Bäckern, Fleischern und Gemüsehändlern, bei denen VW-Mitarbeiter einkaufen. Solange es dem Unternehmen gut geht, kann es dem Land nicht wirklich schlecht gehen, lautet die von Ministerpräsident zu Ministerpräsident überlieferte Weisheit.

Umgekehrt profitiert der Konzernvorstand immens vom Land. Ausgangspunkt ist ein altes Gesetz, dass den Konzern vor einer feindlichen Übernahme schützt: das so genannte VW-Gesetz aus dem Jahr 1960. Es begrenzt den Einfluss eines jeden Aktionärs auf maximal 20 Prozent der Stimmrechte. Mit all seiner politischen Macht hat Schröder dieses Gesetz gegen Angriffe aus der EU-Kommission verteidigt. In Brüssel hält man es seit langem für wettbewerbswidrig, doch solange es besteht, kann der VW-Vorstand ohne große Sorge seiner Arbeit nachgehen.

Noch größer wird der Schutzwall dadurch, dass Niedersachsen mit rund 18 Prozent größter Einzelaktionär von VW ist. Gegen die Stimme des Ministerpräsidenten, der auch im Aufsichtsrat des Konzerns sitzt, geht nichts.

Und als Gerhard Schröder von Hannover nach Berlin wechselte, konnte er sich weiter auf den VW-Vorstand verlassen. Mehr als alle anderen DAX-Konzerne kämpft VW darum, hierzulande Industrie-Arbeitsplätze zu erhalten. Wenn die Bundesregierung etwa über dieZukunft der Arbeit debattiert, zeigt VW mit seinem Modell »5000 mal 5000« einen Weg. Der Familienvan Touran wird zwar zu Bedingungen hergestellt, die schlechter sind als die des VW-Tarifvertrags. Dafür nahm der Konzern aber mehrere hundert Langzeitarbeitslose auf und bildete sie aus. Als der Kanzler schließlich einen Umbau des Sozialstaats versuchte, fragte er nicht einen Strategen aus seiner Partei, sondern den VW-Personalvorstand Peter Hartz, dessen Name inzwischen zum Synonym für die vielleicht größte Reform in Deutschland seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde.

Alles beruht auf Geben und Nehmen. Und wie Konzerne versuchen zu nehmen, ist vielleicht am eindrucksvollstenan dem Versuch der Autoindustrie zu erkennen, die Einführung des Rußfilters für Diesel-Pkw und dessen steuerliche Förderung zu verhindern. Es sieht zunächst wie eine banale, technische Kleinigkeit aus, ist aber weitaus mehr: Viele hundertausend VW, Audi-und DaimlerChrysler-Modelle werden mit Dieselmotor verkauft. Deshalb stand für die Hersteller bei dieser Frage ein Milliardenbetrag auf dem Spiel. Und gerade weil es um so viel ging, ließ dieser Fall alle Facetten des Lobbyismus an die Oberfläche treten.

Maßgeblich daran beteiligt war VW, was auch mit dem politischen Vorarbeiter des Konzerns zu tun hat – Reinhold Kopp. Kopp leitet die Abteilung Regierungsbeziehungen von VW und kam auf Empfehlung von Peter Hartz 1998 auf diesen Posten. Jahre früher war er Chef der Staatskanzlei und SPD-Wirtschaftsminister im Saarland unter Oskar Lafontaine, daher kannte er die SPD in- und auswendig. So verwundert es nicht, dass Kopp in Berlin innerhalb von kurzer Zeit als einflussreich galt und als jemand, der sehr hartnäckig sein konnte, wenn es galt, für ein Konzerninteresse zu werben. »Er ließ sich durch nichts abringen. Hat sich nie bewegt. Ihn für Umweltziele zu gewinnen war ein vergeblicher Versuch«, erinnert sich Jürgen Resch von der Deutschen Umwelthilfe an seine Auseinandersetzungen mit Kopp um den Rußpartikelfilter.

Vorausgegangen war eine strategische Entscheidung des Konzerns am Ende der neunziger Jahre. Statt Ruß herauszufiltern, wollte VW einen rußarmen Motor entwickeln. Doch das brauchte Jahre, während deren der französische Automobilhersteller Peugeot zumindest ankündigte, alle seine Modelle schnell und serienmäßig mit einem Filter auszustatten.

Gleichzeitig hatte sich VW mit anderen Herstellern zusammengetan, um sich zu wehren. Vor allem ging es um eine Idee von Renault, aufgenommen von Bundesumweltminister Jürgen Trittin, eine EU-Richtlinie zu erwirken, die sehr niedrige Abgaswerte für Diesel-Pkw vorschreiben sollte. Auf absehbare Zeit war dieses Ziel nur mit einem Filter zu erreichen – also mit der technischen Lösung, die deutsche Hersteller ausdrücklich ablehnten. Deshalb schrieb Bernd Gottschalk, Präsident des Verbandes der Automobilindustrie (VDA), Anfang 2003 einen Brief: »Sehr geehrter Herr Bundeskanzler…« Der Vorschlag des Umweltministers sei »in der vorliegenden Form inakzeptabel«. Damit »würde die Wettbewerbsposition unserer Industrie in einem entscheidenden Bereich geschwächt«.

Staatssekretär Bernd Pfaffenbach sagt, der Dieselrußfilter sei eigentlich ein typischer Fall für das Miteinander von Wirtschaft und Politik. »Wir haben die Entwicklung im Kanzleramt zunächst beobachtet. Sie müssen sehen: Unser Interesse ist es, zu schauen, was der deutschen Volkswirtschaft und der Gesellschaft nutzt.« Im Fall des Rußfilters habe man sich mit den Automobilherstellern zusammengesetzt und sich entschieden: »Unser Entgegenkommen beschränkt sich darauf, zu verhindern, dass Investitionen in rußarme Motoren entwertet werden.« Die Entscheidung für oder gegen den Rußfilter musste in Brüssel fallen.

Brüssel ist »das Mekka des Lobbyismus«, wie der französische Figaro schrieb, und zählt derzeit rund 15000 Interessenvertreter. Allein im Europäischen Parlament ließen sich fast 5000 registrieren, das sind rund fünf Lobbyisten pro Abgeordneten. Zur Belohnung gibt es einen Hausausweis, der die Eingangskontrollen abkürzt. Wo 100 Milliarden Euro zu verteilen sind, vor allem aber wo Regeln und Gesetze für rund 450 Millionen Menschen, für Unternehmer wie Verbraucher, für Anbieter wie Kunden geschrieben werden, müssen Konzerne ihre Interessen vortragen. Etwa 70 Prozent der nationalen Gesetze werden von Brüssel mitgeprägt, ja erzwungen.

Die meisten Interessenvertreter sitzen hinter anonymen Glasfassaden im Quartier Européen, stets in Sichtweite der europäischen Institutionen. Die Avenue Cortenbergh etwa reiht wie an einer Perlenschnur den Energiekonzern E.on (Haus Nummer 60), die US-Handelskammer (Nummer 118) oder den Arbeitgeberverband Unice (Nummer 168) auf. Lauter gerade Hausnummern also, und das ist kein Zufall. Denn die ungerade Nummer 107 vis à vis markiert den Sitz der Generaldirektion Binnenmarkt, in der Europäischen Kommissionneben den Wettbewerbshütern und der für die Landwirtschaft zuständigen Generaldirektion die vielleicht mächtigste Institution.

Im Fall des Rußfilters kämpfte eine mächtige Lobby gegen eine andere. Und spätestens im vergangenen Sommer wurde dann klar, warum die deutsche Autoindustrie nicht auf nationale Hilfe vertrauen kann. Während die Hersteller Fiat und Peugeot, gestützt auf ihre Regierungen und angefeuert von den Umweltverbänden, die von ihnen gewünschte EU-Richtlinie fordern, ringt die rot-grüne Koalition noch um eine passende Haltung. Die grüne Bundestagsfraktion entscheidet sich bereits im Mai für niedrige Abgaswerte und mithin für den Rußfilter, doch die SPD zuckt zurück. Hat dazu beigetragen, dass der Parteivorsitzende Franz Müntefering einen Brief von VW-Chef Pischetsrieder bekommt? Vier Wochen ist Ruhe. Dann geht es schnell.

2. Juli: Bernd Pischetsrieder hat gemeinsam mit den Chefs von Fiat, Volvo und Renault einen Termin beim damaligen Präsidenten der EU-Kommission, Romano Prodi. Die Deutschen können sich mit ihren Interessen nur teilweise durchsetzen. Bald darauf wird die EU beschließen, die Abgasnorm Euro5 einzuführen. Immerhin wird die Übergangszeit bis zum Jahr 2010 dauern, erst danach sollen nur noch Diesel-Pkw zugelassen werden, die praktisch keinen Ruß mehr ausstoßen.

7. Juli: Auf einem Autogipfel mit VW-Chef und Bundeskanzler reden die Beteiligten über eine Lösung für den deutschen Markt.

9. Juli: Kurz nach dem Kanzlergipfel beschließt die SPD-Fraktion doch noch, dass sie niedrige Rußwerte für Diesel befürwortet– ein weiterer Rückschlag für VW.

13. Juli: Gerhard Schröder trifft noch einmal auf Vertreter der Automobilindustrie in Stuttgart, die nun ausführen, dass sie vom Jahr 2008 an alle Dieselautos mit Rußfiltern ausrüsten werden. Gibt die Industrie tatsächlich klein bei?

Die Geschichte ist damit nicht zu Ende. Jürgen Resch von der Deutschen Umwelthilfe sagt, er habe Hinweise, dass ein Gesetzentwurf zur steuerlichen Förderung auf der Beamtenebene in Berlin verhindert werde. Die deutschen Automobilhersteller brauchen Zeit, um sich mit Rußfiltern einzudecken – und die Bundesregierung, so scheint es, verschafft sie ihnen mit passivem Widerstand.

So unsichtbar im Alltag ein Rußfilter sein mag: Am Kampf gegen ihn wird sichtbar, wie strategisch Unternehmen versuchen, politische Entscheidungen in ihrem Sinne zu ändern. Dabei stoßen sie oft auf offene Ohren, vor allem bei Abgeordneten im Europaparlament. Denn in Straßburg fehlt der Wissenschaftliche Dienst nach Vorbild des Bundestags, der den Abgeordneten zumindest solide Basisinformation liefert. Die meisten EU-Abgeordneten sehen in Lobbyisten denn auch nützliche Gesprächspartner. »Ich will meine Freiheit«, sagt Erika Mann, die seit mehr als zehn Jahren für die SPD im Straßburger Parlament sitzt. »Aber ich will auch kluges Lobbying. Wenn die Unternehmen nicht zu mir kommen würden, ginge ich zu ihnen. Da liegt so viel Wissen.«

Viele Abgeordnete in den deutschen Parlamenten könnten diese ehrliche Äußerung unterschreiben. Zu einer lobbyistischen Beziehung gehören immer zwei – einer, der sie betreibt, und einer, der sich darauf einlässt. Bloß wissen die Volksvertreter und Beamten wohl nicht immer, worauf genau sie sich einlassen.

Der Cheflobbyist von VW, Reinhold Kopp, lobte einmal die politische Arbeit. Globale Unternehmen arbeiteten mit sauberer Information und nicht mit den alten Mitteln des Lobbyismus: »Priorität der persönlichen Kontakte, Diskretion und Hinterzimmerkommunikation, Vertretung von gesellschaftskritischen Partikularinteressen, unangemessene Incentives für Politiker«.

Aber sind das nicht genau die Elemente, die heute zutage treten?

Mitarbeit: Tina Hildebrandt und Joachim Fritz-Vannahme

http://www.zeit.de/2005/04/Lobby


Informant: Frank Ermisch


Sigmar Gabriel: Ex-Ministerpräsident kassierte von VW
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/506377/

"Die gekaufte Republik": Volkswagen AG stellte Lebensgefährtin von Ministerpräsident Gabriel ein
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/510384/

Siemens bezahlte Vorsitzende des Forschungsausschusses
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/462540/

A controversial emergency communications mast in a Cornwall village has been vandalised

I expect we all wish we could get rid of these odious tetra masts like this, but this is not the way because they put them back up again! Let's just work to raise the awareness of Airwave TETRA for now and leave the scientists to prove it is harmful. We could also lobby our MPs to sign a private members bill reported to be presented soon by Lib Dem Andrew Stunnell.

We could even cultivate an interest in political parties (if only temporary) to encourage them to adopt a mast policy, or make changing to planning laws. This is the ideal time with a General Election on the horizon. Those of you who don't fancy any of these can just give them all hell in letters, posters, whatever takes your fancy, but keep it tough but legal so that you are around to fight on!

Sandi


BBC News website 9th February 2005

A controversial emergency communications mast in a Cornwall village has been vandalised.

Police said a rope was attached to the mast in Mawnan Smith, near Falmouth, and it was then pulled over. The incident was described as a "deliberate act" and police said the person responsible even unscrewed bolts before dragging it off its base.

Masts are being put up across Devon and Cornwall as part of the force's new digital Airwave radio system.

Health concerns

The broken mast is now lying useless in a field at Treworval Farm. It is believed that the vandalism took place between 2100 and 2200 GMT on Wednesday.

The official action group opposing the mast in Mawnan Smith condemned the destruction, saying it did not condone such behaviour.

Protestors against the Tetra masts claim they could pose a danger to people's health.

Police have promised continual health checks will be part of a controversial radio system which comes into operation in Devon and Cornwall in April.

Netzausbau und Mobilfunk-Verbreitung in Bayern: Anfrage des Abgeordneten Dr. Martin Runge

Schriftliche Anfrage des Abgeordneten Dr. Martin Runge, Fraktion Bündnis 90/DIE GRÜNEN

München, den 03.01.2005

Mobilfunk in Bayern – Netzausbau und Mobilfunk-Verbreitung (Mobilfunk in Bayern I)

http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/runge_schriftliche_anfrage_mobilfunk_i_v.doc


Informant: K. Zieg

Clear message that we care about the health and welfare of residents

This shows you how you can try to work on parish councils to influence the district councils.........and you CAN mention health. Planning departments may be restricted in recognising health issues, but it can only raise awareness to keep telling them about them!

If you have some ideas of how to raise awareness, or you want to tell your story, put it on here to share it with us all.

Sandi


BY ELIZABETH BARRETT

15:00 - 11 February 2005

Yalding Parish Council has reconsidered its no comment to the borough on plans to build a 20metre mobile phone mast in the village, following "confusion" at its last meeting and objections by residents.

Villagers living close to the proposed site on Lower Kenward Farm, off Kenwood Road expressed concern that the lattice mast, with its three antennas and two transmission dishes, would blight the landscape and pose health risks.

At its February 1 meeting, the parish council initially reached the majority decision to issue a "no comment" on the application, but included a caveat stating they would "prefer to see it not in a special landscape area".

After the debate, Oast Court resident Symon Wilson said: "Objecting to the project will send a clear message to Maidstone Borough Council that we care about the health and welfare of the residents of the parish and will enable it to make the right decision and reject the scheme."

He pointed to the fact that a previous Orange application for a similar mast at nearby Court Lodge Farm on Kenward Road was objected to by the parish council and then refused permission by the borough in June last year on the grounds that it would be "visually prominent" and spoil the character and appearance of the special landscape area.

Mr Wilson added: "Nothing has changed; it is still a rural and visually sensitive area where there are strict planning restrictions. The mast would be seen for miles around. It's incredible that mobile phone companies have made huge profits by making the handsets a fashion accessory by reducing them in size, but the towers are still obscene eyesores. Each time they get planning consent for 65ft steel structures they have no incentive for improving the aesthetics. The mast brings no benefits to the area."

Worried Oast Court resident Debbie Duffell said: "Young children live nearby. Surely there must be a site just outside the village where there aren't residents nearby."

Teresa Cheeseman, whose home backs on to Lower Kenward Farm, said: "I was surprised and disappointed the parish council made no comment. My concern is that it is not in keeping with the area and could affect health."

From Mast Network

Phone mast is making us ill

Hey, look, you can be ill in Southport! And this is probably only a 3G!

'Phone mast is making us ill'

Feb 11 2005

By Matt Hurst, Southport Visiter

A SURVEY investigating health issues around the Slaidburn Crescent mobile phone mast, Marshside, has found that 50 percent of respondents are suffering from similar health concerns.

The survey was sent out to 1,500 homes - all within 500 metres of the Orange base station - and although response overall was just 12.5 percent, that still amounts to 186 houses and 381 people.

Of those who responded, covering a wide age range, half confess to suffering from disrupted sleep, tiredness, irritability, feeling 'drained' and lethargy.

Those who came forward to speak to the Visiter had one thing in common - they say their symptoms disappear when they leave the area or have 'radioactive shielding' installed in their property.

Pam Wooleston, a nurse living on Salcombe Drive, just 200 metres from the mast, suffered from insomnia, a frontal headache and an irregular heartbeat.

Pam had the shielding, made of particularly high grade aluminium that stops the flow of signals, installed a week ago and she says that her symptoms disappeared "overnight."

John Curd, a retired nurse from Dawlish Drive, had similar complaints.

He said: "I suffer from insomnia, irregular blood pressure, slight memory impermanence and a certain amount of anxiety. When I go away, I improve."

The survey adds to a campaign that was bolstered by The Stewart Report, released in 2000, which could not rule out the link between masts and health problems in those inhabiting the surrounding area.

The report recommended that "gaps in knowledge are sufficient to justify a precautionary approach" and that "the proper application of the precautionary principle means do not allow 'the beam of maximum intensity' to fall on any residential property or land where children are known to be for six hours a day or more."

The National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) has recommended that a 'precautionary approach' should continue.

http://icseftonandwestlancs.icnetwork.co.uk/icsouthport/news/tm_objectid=15178440&method=full&siteid=60252&headline=-phone-mast-is-making-us-ill--name_page.html



From Mast Network

The Tsunami: Why did the Information Not Get Out?

http://tinyurl.com/5ojfe
http://globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO501A.html

MAST APPLICATIONS START MPS' REVOLT - CONCERNS ABOUT PHONE MASTS

BY DAVID MACAULAY, WESTMINSTER CORRESPONDENT

11:00 - 12 February 2005

A revolt over the way communities are being "bombarded" by mobile phone mast applications is gathering pace among MPs at Westminster who are calling on ministers to look again at the health impacts of masts.

An Early Day Motion expressing disquiet over the spread and control over masts has attracted the signatures of 16 MPs just two days after it was tabled. Mast applications in South Devon are becoming increasingly controversial as the number of applications increases. Nationally the number of masts has grown from 20,000 to 45,000 since Sir William Stewart published his cautious report in 2000.

The EDM, tabled by Stephen Hesford, the Labour MP for Wirral West, warned the controls on masts were inadequate.

The motion "notes with considerable concern that communities up and down the United Kingdom are becoming bombarded with mobile phone applications, often repeatedly so".

The MPs also noted that "the so-called 10-point guidance issued by the industry to regulate and regularise such applications is more honoured in the breach than the observance".

They "further note that it is now almost five years since the Stewart report dealt with health-related issues and because concerns are increasing and scientific understanding has moved on and the output of such masts have increased", the issue should be re-examined.

They called on the Government to "look again" at planning guidance in relation to mast applications and to recall the Stewart Committee to reassess the health considerations over base stations.

Signatories include Liberal Democrat treasury spokesman Vincent Cable, Paul Tyler (Lib-Dem, North Cornwall), Dr Ian Gibson (Lab. Norwich North) who chairs the Commons Science and Technology Committee and David Drew (Lab, Stroud).

In the meantime more cases of Devon residents who claim masts are damaging their health are coming to light. Last month Suki Trussler, a musician from Totnes, claimed she had been suffering ill effects for four year since her family moved into a flat in the town, 800 metres from a mast.

At the end of last year worried parents turned up at a public meeting to voice their fears over plans by Vodafone to erect a new mast at Torbay Council's Borough Road site, within 200 metres of Paignton Community and Sports College's upper school site.

And the same company's proposals to erect a mast at Warberry Copse have provoked an outcry from local residents.

The Mobile Operators Association says its members now have 45,000 masts in Britain - compared to 22,500 in 2001 - and expects the figure to rise to 50,000 by the end of 2007.

© Northcliffe Electronic Publishing Ltd.

http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=134844&command=displayContent&sourceNode=134828&contentPK=11822807&moduleName=InternalSearch&keyword=MAST%20APPLICATIONS%20START%20MPS'%20REVOLT&formname=sidebarsearch



EDM 710

CONCERNS ABOUT PHONE MASTS

09.02.05

Hesford/Stephen

That this House notes with considerable concern that communities up and down the United Kingdom are becoming bombarded with mobile phone mast applications, often repeatedly so; further notes that the so-called 10 point guidance by the industry to regulate and regularise such applications is more honoured in the breach than the observance; further notes that it is now almost five years since the Stewart Report dealt with health-related issues; and, because (a) concerns are increasing and (b) scientific understanding has moved on and the output of such masts have increased, calls upon the Government urgently to look again at planning guidance in relation to mast applications and to recall the Stewart Committee in order that health aspects of mast applications can be reassessed.

http://edm.ais.co.uk/weblink/html/motion.html/ref=710


From Mast Network

SENSITIVITY TO NON-IONISING RADIATION IN IRELAND

http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/irish_ehs_report.doc


Informant: chee_z_d


Doctors call for ban on child mobile phone use
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/515097/

Irish Doctors Environmental Association (IDEA) Position on Electro-Magnetic Radiation
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/502478/

ACTION ALERT: Tri-national ID card

http://tinyurl.com/3pf6s

Buffalo Field Campaign Update from the Field 2/10/05

http://tinyurl.com/5kanj

The Desperate State of the Union

http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Feb05/Whitney0203.htm

Urgent Action to Defend Nepalese Activist

February 10, 2005

We need your help right now.

Krishna Pahadi, the founding chairman of the Human Rights and Peace Society (HURPES), was arrested at the organization's office in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, on February 9. Krishna Pahadi, the former president of Amnesty International's Nepal section, is well known as one of the country's leading human rights defenders. His whereabouts are unknown and there are serious concerns for his safety.

Please use the link below to contact Nepalese officials immediately.

ACT NOW:
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=677776&l=11908

You can help us spread the word by telling your friends about Krishna Pahadi's case and urging them to take action on his behalf:
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=677776&l=11914

Thank you for your efforts to protect human rights.

How to Protect Your Child from the Coming Draft

"Fighting should be reserved for genuine self-defense in the face of imminent attack, when no other help is available. Preemptive strikes and aggression disguised as self-defense won't pass muster under the Golden Rule."

http://www.antiwar.com/orig/whitehurst.php?articleid=4789


From Information Cleraring House

American Defeat in Iraq

The only question is whether defeat comes sooner or later. The longer it takes, the more national resources will be squandered.

http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=15&ItemID=7217
http://tinyurl.com/4m4ey


From Information Cleraring House

U.N. Human Rights Experts: 'U.S. Treatment of Detainees Inhuman and Degrading'

http://tinyurl.com/5rw58

18-year-old Canadian Detainee Tortured At Guantanamo:

Attorneys representing an 18-year-old Canadian detainee at Guantanamo Bay — accused of killing an American soldier — claimed Wednesday he was tortured by U.S. interrogators
http://www.theday.com/eng/web/news/re.aspx?re=D20BFA0E-CFD1-44B5-9D0A-C09EE32486BB

http://tinyurl.com/666z9



Torture horror of Bahraini detainee :

LAWYERS for a Bahraini prisoner at Guantanamo Bay claim he was tortured by US soldiers in Kandahar, Afghanistan, shortly after being captured in December 2001.The allegations include claims that he was made to walk barefoot over broken glass and had his head pushed into the glass before being interrogated.

http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=103999&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=27327
http://tinyurl.com/6dj34



Soldier blames 'infected' culture for Iraq abuse:

An Army corporal charged with abusing Iraqi prisoners with two other British soldiers has claimed it would have been "pointless" to report the alleged attacks.

http://tinyurl.com/3ld35



UK Soldier 'Blew His Top' at Iraq Abuse, Court Told:

A British army corporal accused of mistreating prisoners in Iraq told a court on Thursday he "blew his top" when he saw detainees forced to simulate oral sex and stopped the incident immediately.
http://tinyurl.com/6h7fx


From Information Cleraring House

Bush Is Leading America Into War and Disaster

It is natural that Bush would want to divert our attention from his failures in all arenas by a new attack, this time on Iran...

http://www.todaysalternativenews.com/index.php?event=link,150&values[0]=&values[1]=2259
http://tinyurl.com/3sjwr


From Information Clearing House

Why Iran is the Next Target

The Real Reasons

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http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/CLA410A.html


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