TARBUSH: Peak Oil & Global Warming, et al

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Subject: Intn'l PO/GW Strategy Proposal: Step 1: End GWOT as 'fairly' as possible

Importance: High
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TO: > SACAN (SA Climate Action Network) members, co/ & via Mr. Craig Haskins, SACAN HO.
> ASPO-SA (Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas) members, c/o & via Mr. Ratcliffe & Wakeford
> Mr. Ted Glick, US Climate Energy Council / Climate Crisis Coalition
> Mr. Richard Heinberg (Oil Depletion Project) & Mr. Julian Darley (Post Carbon Institute); c/o & via Shelby Tay, at Relocalisation Network.
> Mr. Kjell Aleklett, President of ASPO, International
> Rabbi Michael Lerner, Strategy of Generosity for Homeland Security (Tikkun/Spiritual Progressives)
> Former U.S. Vice President, Mr. Al Gore, c/o & via: Peak Oil Journalist, Mr. Tom Whipple (Falls Church News Press)
> (For transparency/integrity): President G.W. Bush & Vice President Cheney, c/o & via: Senator R. Lugar (R-IN), Chairman, Sen. For. Relations Committee
> (For transparency/integrity): Secretary General: Prof. Dr. E. Ihsanoglu, Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC),
> Relevant contact at relevant Middle Eastern Embassy in South Africa (emailed separately for current confidentiality purposes, until “officially” authorised otherwise)

SUBJECT: International (Climate change / Peak oil) Strategy Action: STEP 1: End War on Terrorism, via TARBush (as ‘fairly’ as possible for both sides, and fairly enough to provide both sides with as close to a ‘clean slate’ as possible, to begin ‘working’ together co-operatively for a shared ‘brotherhood’ future).

NOTE: TARBush already has some – rather interesting, possibly very significant – interest/support from what some in the ‘West’ may consider ‘impossibly futile’ ME stakeholders).[TARBush = Truth-Amnesty-Reconciliation-Bush]

[I have no objections if anyone herewith emailed, wish to share this email with any other organisational members, or related organisations.]

BACKGROUND SUGGESTION:
I imagine both Peak Oilers and Climate Changers agree that, although individual, community, and even national action all do their bit, both issues could do with a serious international / multi-national co-ordinated and co-operative response, due to their planetary scope. Put differently, IF (and it’s a very big ‘if’) we are to internationally and comprehensively successfully mitigate both PO and GW (climate change), it is going to require nations to work together cooperatively in a peaceful, as co-ordinated as people get during ‘war-time’ manner.

So my brain has been pondering how – if it could be done, which many would consider impossible, i.e. futilitarian (but I am a Futilitarian Buddhist, so that’s what I do! ;-)) – what would it take for such co-ordinated, multinational co-operation?

INTERNATIONAL PEAK OIL / CLIMATE CHANGE INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT STRATEGY SUGGESTION:

END WAR ON TERRORISM IN A MANNER WHICH THE CURRENT ‘COMBATANTS’ COULD FIND ‘FAIR’ ENOUGH TO ‘START A CLEAN SLATE’:

We would have to put an immediate end to the War on Terrorism big time, and in such a way that the current aggressors, could find at least some kind of platform whereby they may be willing to work together. We would have to do it reasonably quickly, and it would help if the process helped to inspire the relevant constituents to also ‘make up’ and start a new clean slate with enthusiasm for cooperation and working together!

So I drew up this – futilitarian ? – strategy idea, and then I faxed it off to all the foreign embassies in South Africa, for the attention of their Ambassadors/High Consuls, as well as to a few Congressional Rep’s and Senators in the US (Kucinich being one of them). (I share TARBush idea further below).

TO MY SURPRISE!!! I had two responses, from two ‘significant’ Middle Eastern Embassies, who both:
(a) telephonically contacted me to express both appreciation and interest in the idea. Note: I am not saying it is ‘endorsed’ by their respective ‘leaders’, but that they contacted me in their particular official capacities, representing their embassies, and considered the suggestion at the very least ‘fair’ and ‘worthy of consideration,’
(b) both expressed interest into ‘were there any NGO’s or other related organisations in South Africa or elsewhere endorsing, or interested in the idea’, and
(c) both expressed a request for further background information related to who I was, activism, any conflicts of interest, (i.e. was I working for some NGO, or political party, etc.)
(d) One of them gave me an email address for the particular individual who contacted me, requesting we keep in touch by email and correspond further on the issue, as well as that I send him any further information, on my writings on the suggestion and related informational issues, and issued a verbal official invitation from the embassy, to me, to visit the embassy and discuss the idea further, next time I was in Pretoria. In subsequent emails that invitation has again been expressed as ‘hope to see you soon’. (Note one of the embassies represents a Shia country and the other a Sunni country, and I have informed the latter one who called, of the name of the former embassy). And again, both are ‘significant’ countries in the Middle East, who both carry a significant amount of ‘clout’ related to their Shia/Sunni constituencies. So, if (another big ‘if’), a greater amount of support from NGO’s (South African and worldwide) could be gotten for the idea…. There are at the very least – individuals within Middle Eastern Governments, who consider it worthy of their appreciation and consideration.

What about America?

The ‘American’ part of my suggestion mirrors a suggestion by significant American progressives (which I only read about after my suggestion) very closely. Here is a brief outline of their suggestion, and if you want to read more, go to http://www.tikkun.org/, or to http://www.spiritualprogressives.org/

Generosity Weekend (April 13-15, 2007) is dedicated to a new way of achieving national security for the United States. Today, most U.S. elected officials believe that the way to make the U.S. safe is to dominate and control the rest of the world, either through military aggression, diplomacy backed up by military threat, or economic means). Supporters of Generosity Sunday support making the United States secure by working with the rest of the world to eliminate poverty and repair the damage to our environment, thereby addressing the root cause of terrorism while drying up the anti-American sentiment on which it feeds. Several mayors have issued proclamations in support of Generosity Sunday, and the Vermont State House of Representatives has issued a Joint House Resolution declaring Sunday, April 15, Generosity Sunday in the state of Vermont.)

And lastly before I share the suggestion, let me add the following relevant bit of news, which occurred today (I am not saying it has occurred as a direct or indirect result of my original suggestion, but it definitely is – in my mind – a karmic synchronicity), which you shall see once I share my ‘strategy’ how it contributes:

Kucinich Officially Moves to Impeach Cheney http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042507L.shtml
Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) on Tuesday introduced articles of impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney. Kucinich outlined three charges against Cheney: that he "manipulated the intelligence process ... by fabricating the threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction" to justify the war in Iraq; that he deceived citizens and Congress "about an alleged relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda" to justify the war; and that he has "openly threatened aggression against the Republic of Iran, absent any real threat to the United States, and has done so with the United States' proven capability to carry out such threats."

STRATEGY EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW, AS ORIGINALLY STATED TO EMBASSIES/SENATORS/SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE (PELOSI), ETC:

SUGGESTION FOR ENDING THE WAR ON TERROR, IRAQ WAR & IRAN WAR TALK (ALL WARS FOR OIL/ENERGY), VIA: (A) TRUTH, AMNESTY & RECONCILIATION & (B) A WORLDWIDE MARSHALL-PLAN-LIKE ENERGY-DESCENT I POWERDOWN ACTION PLAN:

I herewith submit my request for your full support for:

1. Immediate Resignation of President George W. Bush (V.P Cheney, Sec. of State Ms. Condoleeza-Rice & Gen. R. Eberhart), in exchange for the House & Senate's unanimous and unequivocal support for Amnesty, Truth & Reconciliation Hearings for all US & Foreign National conspirators & perpetrators involved in all terrorist attacks on US soil, property and US nationals, such as the: (1) 2001 WTC & Pentagon 9/11 Attacks; (2) Oklahoma City Bombing; (3) Waco; (4) TWA Crash; (5) 1993 WTC Bombing; (6) 1983 Beirut Marine Barracks bombing; (7) 1985 etc. Airline Hi-jackings; (8) Achille Lauro hi-jacking; (9) All Left wing terrorist attacks by U.S. Anti-Apartheid supporters, such as Marilyn Buck, Jaan Laaman, etc; (10) Iraqi Sunni & Shia insurgents etc; and others unmentioned.

2. United States Congress & Senate's recommendation to the United Nations to begin immediate United Nations discussion to implement a worldwide Marshall-plan-like Energy Descent (Powerdown) Action Plan, such as suggested in THE OIL DEPLETION PROTOCOL: A Plan to Avert Oil Wars, Terrorism and Economic Collapse, by Richard Heinberg. (www.oildepletionprotocol.org/)

If you wish to read any of the other documents faxed to embassies, etc, including copies of the BACKGROUND/DISCLOSURE CV & MEDIA letter faxed to the two Middle Eastern Embassies, go to Peak Oil RSA: TARBush file at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PeakOil_RSA/files/TAR_Bush/

So, not sure what your thoughts are…… undoubtedly I have given you plenty to think about (hope not too much!! ;-)). In the ‘possibly futilitarian!! ;-)’ hopes that some of you may be interested in further discussing -- and even more futilitarian ;-) -- ‘endorsing’ / supporting the TARBush strategy idea, I have setup an unlisted closed email discussion group, for those of us who may wish to discuss the idea further at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TARBush [Closed means (only invited members can join) , so if you are interested, let me know to what email address I need to send you the invitation. Closed for reasons of wanting only persons seriously and sincerely interested, cause we don’t need distractions. Focussed criticisms are good, Nay sayers for the sake of being nay-sayers are welcome elsewhere.]

So, whatever your thoughts, questions….. brainstorm ideas, if any! Let them flow! ;-), either directly to me, or – for the daring!! Futilitarians! ;-) – on the TARBush list!

Kind regards

Lara Johnstone