[A-List] NATO threatens to keep bombing....

[Tony B.]

To: stopnato at yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 2:53 PM
Subject: [stopnato] NATO threatens to keep bombing....





For immediate release.           Contact: +46 733 815361


NATO Threatens to Keep Bombing as 6 More Peace Activists Enter Bombing Range

NATO has threatened to continue a live-fire bombing exercise in Swedish 
Lapland despite the presence of six (6) peace activists in the bombing area. 
The activists, all members of the Swedish anti-militarist network Ofog, aim 
to disrupt the exercise and prevent NATO from practising for war. The 
exercise involves 10 countries and around 2000 soldiers, 1000 of which are 
based aboard the British aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious.


This is the third day running that Ofog has entered the restricted military 
area being use for the exercise. The first group of three people entered 
shortly before midnight and remain at large in the bombing range 15 hours 
later. The second entered around midday.

“NATO is the worlds biggest war machine and nuclear weapons club. This 
aerial exercise in northern Sweden is their largest this year and is 
designed to make the NATO Response Force even more able to attack wherever 
they want. 90% of those who are killed in NATO's wars are civilians. It is 
our responsibility as human beings to do all we can to stop this exercise.” 
said Miriam Cordts from Västerås in Sweden, one of the activists in the 
bombing range.

The NATO response to the activists presence was first to attempt to deny 
that the activists were there (despite photos proving otherwise on the Ofog 
website) and then to claim that they will continue bombing anyway. “We have 
not been given any restrictions on continuing the exercise from FMV, who are 
responsible for the firing range” said Sara Burlage, information officer at 
the F21 base co-ordinating the exercise, to Swedish TV news program 
Nordnytt.

“We know that NATO bombs civilians, but this is the first time they have 
threatened to bomb civilians in Sweden” said an Ofog spokesperson. “This is 
the third time this week that a group from Ofog has gone into the military 
area. We have never lied about going in. It is a safety issue. It is NATO 
who are dropping bombs so it is NATO who must be able to guarantee that 
there are no civilians in the firing range.”


“NATO is a nuclear weapon alliance who through threats and violence strives 
to maintain and extend its control of the worlds natural resources. We are 
just some of many who oppose that. I see it as my duty as a human being to 
do all I can so that no-one gets better at dropping deadly bombs.” said 
Henrik Olsson, one of the activists inside the firing range.

For more information contact +46 733 815361 or info at ofog.org We can reply to 
queries in either English or Swedish.


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