But first an Alert that could be very Important:
Alert: Who is threatening our elected officials?
The following was in one of my In-Boxes when I returned from work. anyone who visits group boards or gets the postings in their E-Boxes, or any of the many political boards, and reads something that might click the contact information is enclosed in the message:
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 3:49 PM
We need your help to ensure that the Colorado Bureau of Investigation catches the person who threatened a Colorado elected official.
On Saturday, April 7, 2007, Colorado State Senator Nancy Spence received a threatening e-mail that said her grandchildren “will pay” for her stance on an education issue. (Rocky Mountain News, April 10, 2007)
Since then, Sen. Spence said police are providing security at her grandchildren’s homes and at their schools while the Colorado Bureau of Investigation investigates the source of this e-mail.
Spence stated that “the person who wrote it will be prosecuted.” (RMN)
Threatening any elected official or their family cannot be tolerated. Click below to support the call that the person or persons who wrote this threatening email be prosecuted to the full extent of the law:
Progress Now Action – Stop ThreatsThe e-mail came from an “Ed Barger” at cea98barger@yahoo.com. Here are a few facts:
- The Colorado Education Association has never heard of an “Ed Barger,” and the group uses “NEA” for National Education Association instead of “CEA” in its email.
- The email was cc’d to political reporter Lynn Bartels at the Rocky Mountain News, and may have been bcc’d to even more members of the media. “Lynn Bartels” appears as “Bartels, Lynn,” so it appears this person is a regular sender who had her email in his/her address book.
- The email referred to specific legislation that Senator Spence was carrying and also referred to a little-known right-wing blog.
- While the email spells out a number of insider terms correctly, it was signed “the edcation panthers”, and there is no such group with or without the obvious misspelling.
Click the link below to confidentially submit any tips or clues that might be helpful to the CBI in this investigation:
Progress Now Action – Tipline
Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,Michael Huttner
Executive Director
Progress Now Action
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CIVIC {Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict} and others are asking for your Help that would Help tens of thousands of Innocents Around The World:
Farah Arkan Abdulah Majid lost her mother, an unborn sibling, her father, two uncles and a grandmother to US bombing during the Iraq war. Through the work of the Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC) and its founder Marla Ruzicka, the family obtained a $5000 sympathy payment from the US government.Baghdad, Iraq. 27/04/2004
Today marks the 2nd anniversary of the death of Marla Ruzicka. On April 16, 2005, she was killed along with her Iraqi colleague, Faiz Ali Salim, by a suicide car bombing in Baghdad.
A passionate advocate for civilian victims of war, Marla was a trusted colleague and valued friend. In 2003, she founded the Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC) to advocate recognition and assistance for the innocent victims of armed conflict.
To honor the life and work of Marla Ruzicka, EPIC is partnering with her organization, CIVIC, to build public support for the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act (S.594). Introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Edward Kennedy (D-MA), S.594 seeks to limit one of the world’s most indiscriminate and deadly weapons: cluster bombs.
We need your help. Ask your Senators to co-sponsor the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act (S.594) limiting the use, sale and transfer of cluster bombs to protect civilian lives.
Despite the seriousness of this problem, the United States currently has no rules prohibiting the use of these deadly weapons in civilian areas once they are sold to nations outside our borders. Although intended for the battlefield, these weapons frequently contaminate areas where civilians live, causing death and injury to innocent men, women, and far too many children. Even when conflicts end, unexploded cluster bomblets are often left behind, posing a constant threat for years to come.
Join us in remembering Marla in the way that she would want, by acting to help protect and assist civilians in Iraq and other conflict zones. Ask your Senators to cosponsor the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act by sending a letter via CIVIC’s Action Center. Your letters can help protect the lives of innocent civilians from the indiscriminate use of cluster bombs.
Sincerely,Erik Gustafson
Education for Peace in Iraq Center
P.S. Our thoughts are with Marla’s family and friends. To learn more about the inspiring work and life of Marla Ruzicka, visit EPIC’s Ground Truth blog.
