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From: Emllv Thomas To: Edward Mark•v (D·MAl
Datt: 3/4/88 Time: 07:28:18
the i.nterrdigiou~ fowulation for ,ommw1itJ org,mization
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Iknr Sonnlor/Ropru:iunlnlivo:
On January., 1 and February 17, 1Karly 400 donated medkal wmpulers tksti1Kd for
Cub;i wen.: :,ci:,u[ from our mo:,l recent I';i:,lor:- for l'c;icc c;m1v;m by the l.l S Trc;1:,ury
lkp:ITlmc.:nl. On !\,h W1-·dnc.:,d:1y, live.: of' LL~, c.:ilizc.:11, or lhc.: l.lS :md C:mmla,
wnseerated a "ra,t for lil"e" as a call for a more humane l.lS policy toward Cuba. We
pla11 lo c1111li11uc lite: l;1~l u111il Ilic: 400 111c:Llical c11111pulc1~ i!IC: 1dca~cd.
Cu ban c.lrnrd1es have requested these computers tor use as user remunals m the
INfO:tvfED mc:din,l i.tt1u11ua1iu1111c:lwu1k. INfO:tvfED, ~pumu1c:d by lhc: Pa11 Amc:1i1.:c111
Ifoalth Organizatiou and th., Un.ited Nationr; fund for D.,v.,lopmc,nt, will improve, th.,
quality of p;iti.,nt ,~;ir., in Cnh;in family dini,~s ;ind hospitals This lifo-e,ivine. nc'\twork
will help cloctors locate essemial medications, learn new treatment Teclm..iques, ancl
n:,,,L~f\·,, conmltt1tio11 from medkol ~pccioli.,t.,. The~L~ eomp11t,,r., ore ckarly lmmmi.itorion
aid for a stric.tly lmma1i.itaria11 use. Cnbau dmrd1c.s, cc.umc1i.ical orgmi.izatiom, aucl
Christian cloctors have speci!ically requesrecl them. As Cuban Rev. Clara R.oc16s saicl.
"Om 11<1tio11\ c:mplw;i~ on health ,.arc: i~ wmc:tli.ing of valuc: to pc:opk of faith: fo~m
pread1<:>d th<:> \'.\7 ord, but I fo also h<:>al<:>d th., sick."
\Ve are writing lo urge '.\''OU lo lake lhe l'ollowlng acllon~:
1) do <WN')'thing in your power to stop the Ifolms/Dmton bill from
hemming law; and
2) mid )'UUr :sigm1t11rr tu thl' Dr.ir Culkagur ktkr a:skiug fur thl, rdrll:Sl'
ol'tlrn
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nrndical computer,;: contacl ~ep,:. Dellum,: (aide Yini.; Lee) or
Woolsey (Thcoclorn c_;rny).
ViT., ar<:> h<:>r<:> 011 th<:> San Di<:>go/M.,xi,~o border to g.iw a pray<:>r:ful t<:>stit11011y ;ibout th.,
LIS blockade ot Cuba. a vengehll ancl brntal aspect ot our 11at1011's tore1g11 pollcy. ln
l',U!llHl$1 lu lhc: 1c:cc:11t c:~1.:<1lciliu11 uf c1g._l;lc:~$iu11 c1gc1iml C111Jc1 irt lhi~ pc1~1 wc:c:k, we: me:
,.011ti.11ui.t1g to b.,ar witn.,;;;; to th<:> 11<:><:>d for lnunau., aud peac,.,fol r;olutionr; to 011 outdat.,d
c.ontli,~t w., 111011rn the'\ loss oflifo in last Wc'\c'\kc'\nd's .,v,mts w., also s11ppo1t th., rie.ht
ot' sovereign natiom to selt' deteme, and we urge the US govenunem To stop c.ondoning
and obL~ttit1g th,, horrn:1.,111,.nt of Cuba. \Ve hope you will 3peok out in tli.i3 n.~gord.
we understand That the aunosphere 01'110stillty and hysteria tallowing. The evems ot'
fc:bn1c11y 24 makc: thc: ,,ontc::..t of om fo!;t morc: ,0111pli,<1tcd. Wc: would likc: to ~I1c1rc:
our vi<:>ws 011 th<:> .,v.,nts of 2/24:
1) A SINGLE vVELL-TIMED ACT OF PROVOCATION IIAS PUT TIIE
ISSUE OF CUBA RICIIT 13ACK INTO TIIE CENTER OF \:VASIIINCTON
POI .ITI( :A I, I) ~:KAT~:. In lh1s new conlcxl. the Hdms/Hurton b1ll 1s bemg rushed
to a vote in Con6rress. It is dear that the majority or the Senate considers the bill
uxcu:i:iivo, ununroruonhlc. mul ,m nffronl lo hoth thu l.lS bu:iino:i:i community ,md our
in1,:m11linn,1I lr:uline; p:ffln,:rs \V,: !,::ff lhal Crn1L1Tcss will lik,:ly pHs, llv: hill :myw;iy
given the current dimale in Washington. The newly-strengthened version or the bill
will m,1kc the US blockade oi' Cub;1 even h,mkr lo lill. \Vt; prny that the bill "ill b<.;
dc.:lc:alc.:d, and w<.: urge.: all pos,ihl<.: work lo this c.:nd.
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�From: Emllv Thomas To: Edward Mark•v ID-MA)
Date: 3/4/88 Time: 07:27:04
2)
WE DO NOT CONSIDER I3ROTIIERS TO TIIE RESCUE A
"llUMANl'l'AlUAN" Ul{<_;ANlZA'l'lUN. lt was tounclecl m the ott1ce ot the
uuluriuw; Cubm1 Arnc:1il'.,m Na1ium1l :ruumlaliuu. ll i:-; di..ic:c.lc:d by au "c:.\"-CIA agc:ul
who \V,'.1;; .involved in the D,'.ly of Pig;; i.i1vM;ion ,'.lnd the c.ontrn W,'.lr iii Nic,,'.lrng1w. Along
with R;idio Nfarti prop;ie,;indil. it. h<Alp.,d t.o st.imn];it., thf. f.Xodns of t.homm1ds of rnftf.rs
who risked (and ofren lost) their lives to leave Cuba.
nm FLYOVER ON FEBRUARY 24 \VAS JUST ONE IN A SERIES OF
1700 VIOLATIONS OJ:r CUDAN TERRITORY DY BROTHERS TO nm
RESCUE. Th~~ll' tlight::s lurvc bcc.n pmt of a tradition ofho::stilc pcnc,trntion of Cuban
tenitruy by Horida mercenaries that goes back :n years. In 1071, a Cessna tl.ew over
3)
I11vana scattering grenades that kill.eel eight people. Cessnas ti'om Miami have sprayed
phosphorns on sug,1r fields; bombed sugc1r ,.,,ne mills c1nd tourbt hoteb; dropped off
weapons, explo~.ives, and infiltrators on Cuban territory; ~.cattl"red lea±l.etl! urging peopl<='
to nse up agamst thetr gownunent buzzed parks and res1clenttal neighborhoods to
i111i.t1J.illc1lc \.'.u1mnu11 ,:ilizc,11:-;. All lhc::-;c, allac.k:-; wc:1c: ,.auic:d uul by mc:1c.c:m11y Cc::-;:-;m1:-;,
not by militmy plunt1r;. Evt1ry ,'.lttuc,k on Cubu r;i..t1c,e the Duy of Pig;; J.w;; bet1n mude by
so-1·,;il].,c] '\·.ivili;in" v<A11i1~].,s
Cuhn hn:i :iuhmill<.:d re,i,orlc< on 25 c;p<.:<.:ili<.: in<.:ur:iion:i from Floridn into Cub,m l<.:ml<H)'
in th,: lasl 7() months Th,:s,: h:1,11'. hccn n'.pnrl<'.d 1hrn11eh :111 :1pprnpri:11r'. diplom:11i,'.
<.:hannds . to both th<.: l.lS gov<.:rnm<.:nl and th<.: lnl<.:malional Ch•il 1\<.:ronauli<.:, 1\g<.:11<.:Y.
Th<.: l.lS gowmm<.:nl h;1~ h<.:<.:n wdl aw;1rc.; th;1l plan<.:~ from I .'lorid;1 have; b<.:<.:n ,,iolating
l.lS :n,i:1tion n.:gulatiom and inl<.:malional law,. 1-lul nothing ha, been done lo ,lop or
sanction th<.: ,,iolalors. l >ur govmm1<..11t has a r<.:SJ)Onsihility not lo harbor t<.:rrorisls. Hul
H111lli..:1~ [11 Iii..: R.c:~c:uc: i~ ~1ill lic:i11g all11wc:d l1111pc:1alc: ltrn11 ti,..: l.lS -- c:vc:11 ll111ugl1 it
hm: r<.:p<.:aledly brolwn national and inl<.:nrnlional lawi: :md r<.:gulaliom:.
l.lp until now, Cuba has r<.:a<.:t<.:d Lo th<.:s<.: rqKal<.:d ,,iolation, with r<.:straint. Th<.:
in<.:uraion:i h11v<.: <.:onlinu<.:d 11ml in<.:r<.:11:i<.:d. Cub11 might wdl h11v<.: 11:i:mm<.:d th11l th<.: l.lS
\V:IS lol,~:iline :mcl :1hi'.lline ;n, <'.S<::tl:tlion of' l<'.TTonsm, .sin<'.<'. nolhine \VH~ hr'.inu done lo
stop it.
The 1-lrnther, lo the Rescue pilot, chose lo ignore repealed waming, -- nol only lh:tl
th(.'Y w<.:r<.: in Cuban airspa<.:<.:. hut that th<.:y w<.:r<.: llying ov<.:r a r<.:strid<.:d military 1.011<.:.
(l'ulilic: 1..:c:111,L~ ~l111w tlial a 111ilila1_y ai1prnl a11,l a 11;1val Im~..: a1c: i11 tl1c: a1c:a. How 11m11_y
tim<.:i: would 11 f'or<.:ign and hm:lik C<.:i:i:na b<.: allow<.:d lo lly ov<.:r a l.lS military bm:<.:'!)
4) HLAMINC THE VICTIM. i\<.:<.:ording lo in1<.:n111lion11l l11w, ,my nnlion who:i<.:
11:rnlory is \Jiol:11<'.cl h:1s lh<'. riehl lo sdf'.. clcfcnsc -- in lh<'. s:nnc w:ty lh:11 :111 incli,,id1111l has
th<.: right Lo say no Lo a mobt<.:r. W<.: :ir<.: not un<.:onditionally ddc:nding <:uba', :telions
on 2/24, and we; t!<.:<.:pl:y r<.:b'T<.:l th<.: lo~~ of' liv<.:~. Dul we; l'i.:d ~lrongly that if' llrnlh<.:n lo
the Rc,r.:uc had nol ,,iolated inl<.:malional law on 2/24, pilot,' live,: would nol have bec:n
lo,!. Ir llKT<.: W(.T<.: no l.l S <.:<.:onomi<.: blo<.:kad<.: or l .:uba. lh<.:n th<.:r<.: would b<.: no prd<.:xt
for pravo,,,1tions like the~ one on 2/24 to hc1ve lwppencd.
Tile US 1s not at war with Cuba. US c1t1zens are not well served by lettmg our tore1g11
policy be: dic.lcllc:d by the: :-;pc:c.i,11 ullc:1c::-;h uf a ~uwll munbc:1 uf ~dl~i..illc:1c::-;lc:d
provoc.utt1\m; i..t1 :tvlium.i.
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�From: Emily Thomas To: Edward Markey (0-MAl
Oat,: 3/4/88 Time: 07:27:61
Pao• 4 ol 4
!vfatth<:>w 17:21 says th.at th,m; ar<:> som<:> k.i.tt<k of .,vi} that only com<:> out by pray<:>r and
tastmg.
,ve me tkeply curn;ciuu~ of the ~ulfo1i.ug \\'hid1 ha~ been i11lfo.:1Nl 011 11 utilliuu Cub,111
n,:,ighborn by om gov.,nun,:,nt'r; lll<"QU;;p.i.t·it.,d ,:,mbQrgo. W., Qr<" for;t.i.ttg todQy on th.,.i.t·
hcolrnlf Cone.rcoe,t1tions mid (',()fllllllllliticos tlt'Olllld Olli' (',()lJlltry tll'to hcoe,innine to join 11s
in vi?,lls ot' prnver, retlecrion, and t'asring.
Wc ore. prny.i.ttg for rcown .i.tt ,vo.3h.i.ttgton; we, ore. o:iking om ko,kn not to be,
i:01t~1m1r.cl by thi~ n<:>w wave of vengeance. \;\I e are pleacl.i.ttg with our nation to haw a
hean: we are praying for redemption ot' om nation's soul. We are asking for an encl To
th..i~ poli,,y of death-.i.t1-the-n,1me-ot~demo,,rn,,y.
We urge you to cleteat llelms/lJlllton. ancl to ask Treasmy to release the mecl1cal
computer~ for Cuba.
Si111~cordy
Rev. Ludus ,valker, Jr
I70R lVIORE INI70RlVIATION,
CONTACT:
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