[ Hiya intense. This message was posted at another community I belong to on 9-9-01, two days before the attacks. I have no doubt that we were at very least considering going to war with Afghanistan before this happened. There were 81 names typed at the bottom of this e-mail/post that I deleted. Guess they might not be needing this e-mail petition any longer. Why's it scare you? I think I know why. I don't think it's anything to be scared about though.]
Dear Friends,
> Please take a few minutes to read and act on this email.On May 23rd 2001
the
> Taleban authorities in Afghanistan confirmed that all Hindus will be
required
> to wear a strip of yellow cloth sewn on to a shirt pocket in order to
> identify themselves. They claim that the measure is for their
"protection".
> The world has faced this before, in 1939 the world was required, at great
> cost, to rid itself of Hitler's
> tyranny, it is not hard to spot his child. No one spoke for the Jews
during
> the second world war, if we don't speak up now, who will speak for us?
>
> Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to relive it.The
> Taleban's record on respecting other religions gives great cause for
concern
> that their ultimate aim, upon which they are intent, is "religious
> cleansing". They have already demonstrated their disdain and intolerance
for
> other religions and traditions by the desecration and destruction of the
> ancient Buddhist statues, our collective heritage, within the Afghanistan.
> Even today a number of Christians and Non Christians, (mostly Aids
workers)
> are in their prisons, accused of trying to convert Muslims. Whatever your
> religion, or even if you have none, we hope that you will agree that this
is
> fundamentally wrong. Remember, "All it takes for evil to triumph is for
good
> men to do nothing". Please do not do nothing, add your voice.
>
> DIRECTIONS:
>
> PLEASE COPY this email on to a new message, add your name and those of
your
> household who wish to participate to the bottom and forward it to everyone
> on your distribution list. If you receive this petition and you find that
> you will be the 251st name on it, please e-mail a copy of it
> to:
alastair@o... It will then be forwarded to the UN. Even if you
> decide not to sign, please be considerate and do not kill the petition as
> you will be denying your friends, and theirs, their
> legitimate voice. Instead return it to
alastair@o... If you receive
> this message more than once, it is only because some of the addresses on
my
> list are being rejected by the server. Sorry.
> *******
> To The Secretary General,
> Security Council and General Assembly of the United Nations.
>
> We the undersigned are appalled by the decision of the Taleban government
of
> Afghanistan to require all Hindus to wear a piece of yellow cloth sewn
onto
> a shirt pocket in order to identify
> themselves. An individual's communion with God, however they find him, is
a
> matter of personal conscience and must not be the subject of intimidation
or
> persecution. The right of everyone to
> worship as they wish is fundamental and inalienable. The United Nations
was
> founded in order to defeat Hitler and his henchmen who required the same
> from another religion with all it's horrific
> consequences. It is completely unacceptable that nearly 60 years later
> history is repeating itself.
>
> We ask the following:
> 1. That the Taleban
> government is made aware in the strongest possible terms that the world
will
not countenance this perversion of human rights. 2. That prior to the United Nations and/or it's constituent members
granting recognition of the Taleban government this obscene policy is reversed.
3. That the United Nations widen the terms of the trade sanctions
currently in force.