[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
bad news from Georgia (the Republic of)
This might be interesting, though international, to many of you. Seems a
certain Internet node is perceived as vital to the Georgians in their
struggles.
Forwarded message:
From brown Tue Oct 12 13:55:42 1993
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1993 17:55:42 -0400
Message-Id: <[email protected]>
From: [email protected] (Rita M. Rouvalis)
To: [email protected]
Subject: [[email protected]: Republic of Georgia]
Reply-To: [email protected]
Sender: brown
================= Begin forwarded message =================
From: [email protected] (Joe Davis)
To: [email protected]
Subject: Republic of Georgia
Date: Tue, 12 Oct
Hi,
Speaking of fronteers and freedom, here is a need for communications
equiptment for which I have been unable to get any direct help. Any
chance of posting this on the EFF?
Good Wishes,
Joe
Joe Davis
[email protected]
Joe Davis
Box 15301, Fritz Creek, AK 99603 (907) 235.4069 Email: [email protected]
Oct. 12, 1993
Senator Stevens
Washington DC
Attn: Senator Stevens
Anna Kerttula
Anna KerttulaUs replacement
Dear Senator Stevens,
It is appalling what goes on in Georgia. It is a chaos of crime and needs
direct attention now. Is there nothing that the US can do? Cannot Russia
control her own boarders and disallow weapons and soldiers to assist in the
murder of Georgians? How can we loan money to the Russians while this
continues? And where is the United Nations during this critical time? I am
faxing you the latest and perhaps the last information from the office of Mr.
Shevardnadze and his assistant, Dr. Gomelauri. They need medical help,
communications help, but mostly, UN peace keeping forcer and Russia to keep
her word on helping to keep the peace. I realize the Russians have had their
own problems this past week but that does not excuse them for their lack of
help and allowing of arms and soldiers to attack the Georgians. Please read
these two short letters I just received via email. Please pass them on to Dr.
Butros-Ghali of the UN as I have neither his fax number or email address.
I am very actively searching for grants relative to the communications needs
of Georgia and as soon as I can find one I will apply and notify you of the
same. Is there a way to get equipment for a node over there now? You will see
that they need the freedom to communicate. Dr. Gomelauri of the Georgian
Academy of Sciences working in conjunction with Mr. Shevardnadze would be the
first level of priority to receive such equipment. If I can be of any
assistance, please call on me.
To sum up this letter:
1) Georgia needs peace keeping enforcement now.
2) Georgian needs humanitarian relief now
3) Georgia needs independent communication abilities now
4) Georgia needs American friendship
Thank you,
Joe Davis
Attached: letter from Dr. Gomelauri
letter from Mr. Shevardnadze
both posted for general distribution
From: ggom
Subject: Re: URGENT from Paul M. Palo Alto
From: [email protected]
Dear Paul,
Thanks to you and all who are trying to support democratically-
oriented forces in Georgia and personally Mr. Shevardnadze.
Every day the situation is more and more tragic in Georgia. Our entrance in
the Mow. computer node (the only canal to the Internet)
is practically closed. I received your mail after 3 days you send it to me.
WE NEED DIRECT ENTRANCE IN TO THE INTERNET to give the possibility
our users including Brian to send you information from here promptly.
The port POTI was occupied earlier few days ago by Kobalia supported
by killers, Kazak and North-Caucasus Russian citizens.
So Georgia can not be reached from the Black Sea. That means hunger
will start fast.
Separatist forces continued to move to the east.
Pleas try to explain to ISF it is vital for Georgia TODAY to keep the
node [email protected] in operation. My proposal about the Support and
Renovation today is vital not only for the Academy but whole country.
Big plans for future with many VAXes may not be needed if Georgia does
not exist at all. To my Proposal satellite line must be added because
as I see the dish of Georgian Foundation will not arrive this year.
Please try to find someone who will donate CIT few mobile laptops
(second hand PC/XT compatible) with modems, satellite canal and
necessary hardware + software. You know we will put it in operation in
few hours. This is tremendously important. We can not reach Moscow node few
days so I am afraid you will get my mail too late if ever. Here is very
important information from the Head of the State for the posting worldwide on
the networks. Please continue to do this.
George
Tbilisi October 03, 1993
From: ggom
Subject: Tragedy in Svaneti - Georgian Caucasus
From: [email protected]
D E C L A R A T I O N
On September 16, 1993 the Gudauta side once again violated the July 27
Sochi cease-fire agreement and began a large-scale assault upon the city of
Sukhumi. Disarmed pursuant to the above agreement the defenders of Sukhumi
after selflessly fighting a fierce battle left the city along with the tens of
thousands of civilians. However, the Gudauta separatists were not content with
this and continued hostilities in the direction of Ochamchira and Gali. The
only safe area where the refugees could hide themselves from the barbaric
atrocities, perpetrated by the mercenaries hired by the Gudauta side, was the
mountainous region of Svaneti. Therefore, over one hundred thousand refugees
among whom the overwhelming majority are women, children and old people are
currently seeking shelter in the mountains.
This created a very difficult situation in Svaneti. It has been snowing
for some time now.
Dozens of people have already died of hunger and cold, and what is
particularly tragic there are infants among the dead. The Georgian leadership
is taking all possible
measures to help people. Food and warm clothes as well as various conveyances
to bring the refugees out of Svaneti are being sent there. This, however, is
not enough. The acute economic crisis raging in Georgia makes it impossible to
use every means to save those in trouble. Unless immediate decisive measures
are taken, the current disastrous situation will turn tragic. The overall
situation is being seriously aggravated by the supporters of the ex-president,
who have cut off the major communication arteries.
Considering the present situation Svaneti shall be declared the zone of
distress. I request all the neighboring countries, the people of good will -
to empathize with the Georgians in trouble. Do not let tens of thousands of
children, women, old men die of hunger and cold. The quickest and the most
convenient way to bring them out is by helicopters. However, Georgia has only
a few. We are also in dire need of warm clothes, foodstuffs and medications.
I want you to know that Georgia expects and believes that you will help
promptly. The delay is tantamount to death.
May God bless you.
Eduard Shevardnadze.
--
-=> [email protected] <=-
Stanton McCandlish Electronic Frontier Foundation Online Activist & SysOp
NitV-DC BBS 202-232-2715, Fido 1:109/? IndraNet 369:111/1, 14.4V32b 16.8ZyX