UMKHANKASO KAZWELONKE WOKUMELANA OKUNGENABUDLOVA UPHUMA ISIBIZELO SOKUSEBENZA
Ezikhathini zokungabi nabulungisa okukhulu kanye nokuphelelwa ithemba, sibizelwa ukuba senze sisendaweni kanembeza nesibindi. Kunina nonke enigula yizinhliziyo ngokucekelwa phansi komhlaba ngokungcoliswa nokwenziwa kwezempi, siyanicela ukuthi nibambe iqhaza kumashi egxile esenzweni ekhuluma nenhliziyo nengqondo yenu, nimasha nisuka ku-EPA niya ePentagon April 22, Usuku Lomhlaba.
Kithina esamasha eDolobheni laseNew York ngoSepthemba 21, 2014, sabona izakhamuzi ezingamakhulu ezinkulungwane zingena emigwaqweni zisindisa uMama woMhlaba. Kube khona ukulwisana nempi okungathi sína kule mashi okwenza ukuxhumana phakathi kwezempi nokubhujiswa komhlaba.
UMongameli oyisishosha u-Obama, ngesinye isikhathi, uye wenza okulungile—wasekela amaphupho, waqaphela ubuhlanya benqubomgomo esemthethweni yase-US ngeCuba futhi uyaqhubeka nokukhulula iziboshwa ekamu lokuhlushwa eGuantanamo. Kubonakala manje sekuyisikhathi sokuphonsa inselelo kulaba baphathi ukuthi benze okwengeziwe ngokuqeda uhlelo lwe-killer-drone, kanye nokuqinisekisa izazi zezemvelo ukuthi zibe abagxeka kakhulu iqhaza lePentagon ekubhujisweni kukaMama Womhlaba.
Ukungasebenzi kwempi ye-drone, futhi ngaleyo ndlela isidingo sokuyiqeda, kucacile, Ngenxa ye-Wikileaks sinokufinyelela kuJulayi 7, 2009. umbiko oyimfihlo ekhiqizwe yiHhovisi Lezindaba Zomhlaba Lesikhungo Sezobunhloli kudingidwa ngokwehluleka kwezimpi zama-drone ekwenzeni umhlaba uphephe. “Umthelela omubi ongase ube khona wemisebenzi ye-HLT [High Level Targets],” kusho lo mbiko, “ihlanganisa ukwandisa izinga lokusekelwa kwabashokobezi […] okungangena kuwo amaqembu aqinile, futhi akhulise noma anciphise ukungqubuzana ngezindlela ezivuna amavukela-mbuso.”
Umthelela wokwenziwa kwezempi endaweni ezungezile ucacile. Ngokuqala imashi ku-Ejensi Yokuvikela Imvelo, sizozama ukukhuthaza abezemvelo ukuthi bajoyine lesi senzo. Incwadi izothunyelwa ku-Gina McCarthy, I-Environmental Protection Agency, Ihhovisi Lomphathi, 1101A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, ukuze kufuneke umhlangano wokudingida indima ye-Pentagon ku-ecocide. Uma i-EPA yenqaba ukuhlangana nezishoshovu zezakhamizi, kuzocatshangelwa ukwenza ukumelana nomphakathi okungenabudlova ejensi.
Incwadi izophinde ithunyelwe ku-Chuck Hagel, i-Pentagon, i-1400 Defense, i-Arlington, i-Virginia 22202, icela umhlangano wokudingida Inkinga Yesimo Sezulu, ebhebhethekiswa ukufudumala kwe-US. Nakulokhu ukwehluleka ukuthola impendulo efanele ehhovisi lika-Hagel kungase kubangele ukuphikiswa komphakathi okungenabudlova.
I-Call to Action igqamisa isidingo sokuthi i-ejensi yezemvelo ibone indima elimazayo edlalwa umshini wezempi ezinxushunxushwini zesimo sezulu futhi ithathe isinyathelo sokulungisa isimo.
Ngokuvumelana ne Joseph Nevins eGreenwashing the Pentagon Monday, June 14, 2010, “Amasosha ase-US angumthengi oyedwa omkhulu wamafutha ezinsalela ezimbiwa phansi, futhi yinhlangano eyodwa enesibopho esikhulu sokucekela phansi isimo sezulu soMhlaba.”
I-Pentagon iyazi ukuthi ukuphepha kuzwelonke kungathinteka ngenxa yesiphithiphithi sezulu. Kodwa-ke njengoba uNevin esitshela, “Ukugeza okuluhlaza okunjalo kusiza ukufihla iqiniso lokuthi iPentagon idla cishe imiphongolo kawoyela eyi-330,000 ngosuku (umphongolo unamalitha angama-42), ngaphezu kweningi lamazwe omhlaba. Ukube amasosha ase-US bekungumbuso wezwe, abezokleliswa kunombolo-37 ngokusetshenziswa kukawoyela—ngaphambi kokuthandwa kwePhilippines, Portugal, neNigeria—ngokweCIA Factbook.”
Ukubona esinye isibonelo semvelo yezempi ebhubhisayo, bheka I-Okinawa: Isiqhingi Esincane Simelana Nezempi Yase-US “Pivot to Asia” ngu-Christine Ahn, ovele ngomhla ka-26 Disemba 2014 kunqubomgomo yezangaphandle ku-Focus. Sifaka amanye amaphuzu ashiwo esihlokweni:
“UTakeshi Miyagi, ongumlimi oneminyaka engu-44 ubudala, uthe ushiye amasimu akhe ngoJulayi ukuze ajoyine iqembu eliphikisayo ngokuqapha ulwandle ngesikebhe. UMiyagi uthi yena nezinye izishoshovu baqinisekisa ukuvikelwa kwe-ecosystem ecebile yezinto eziphilayo ze-Henoko ne-Oura Bays kanye nokusinda kwe-dugong. UMnyango Wezemvelo WaseJapane ubala i-dugong - isilwane esincelisayo sasolwandle esihlobene ne-manatee - "njengesengozini enkulu." Isohlwini lwezilwane ezisengozini yokushabalala e-US.
“Abantu base-Okinawa nabo bakhomba ukungcoliswa kwamakhemikhali okungokomlando yizikhungo zamasosha ase-US. Ngenyanga edlule, uMnyango Wezokuvikela waseJapan waqala ukumba enkundleni yebhola e-Okinawa City lapho kwatholakala khona imiphongolo equkethe izibulala-zinambuzane ezinobuthi ngonyaka odlule. NgoJulayi, uhulumeni waseJapan wavumbulula imiphongolo engu-88 equkethe izithako ezisetshenziselwa ukukhiqiza i-Agent Orange endaweni ebuyisiwe eduze kweKadena Air Force Base.”
Ekugcineni, funda Izinselele Zokushintsha Kwesimo Sezulu nguKathy Kelly: “. . . kubonakala kuyingozi enkulu kakhulu - udlame olukhulu kakhulu - ukuthi noma ubani kithi abhekane nalo luqukethwe ekuhlaseleni kwethu indawo esihlala kuyo. Izingane zanamuhla nezizukulwane ezizilandelayo zibhekana namaphupho amabi okushoda, izifo, ukufuduka kwabantu abaningi, izinxushunxushu zomphakathi nezimpi, ngenxa yezindlela zethu zokusebenzisa nokungcola.”
Uyanezela: “Ngaphezu kwalokho, amasosha ase-US, anezisekelo ezingaphezu kuka-7,000, ukufakwa, nezinye izinsiza, emhlabeni wonke, angenye yezinto ezimbi kakhulu ezingcolisa iplanethi futhi angumthengi oyedwa omkhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni wamandla ezinto ezimbiwa phansi. Ifa layo elibi lokuphoqa amasosha ayo kanye nemindeni yawo, emashumini eminyaka, ukuba baphuze amanzi abulalayo omdlavuza ezisekelweni okufanele ngabe zikhishwe njengoba izindawo ezingcolile zimbozwe esikhathini sakamuva. Newsweek indaba."
Uma ukhathazekile ngezinselele ezibhekene no-Mother Earth futhi ufuna ukuqeda uhlelo lwe-drone ebulalayo, zibandakanye Nomkhankaso Kazwelonke Wokumelana Nobudlova ngo-April 22, Usuku Lomhlaba.
Ungakwazi yini ukusijoyina eWashington, DC ukuze uthole i-EPA eya ePentagon?
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Umkhankaso Kazwelonke Wokuphikiswa Okungapheli
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