By Mike Stagg
Abahleli beNgqungquthela ye-No War 2017 bangimema ukuba ngikhulume engqungqutheleni yabo e-American University eWashington ngoSepthemba 23. UDkt. Brian Salvatore weqembu i-Concerned Citizens of Camp Minden wangiqoka futhi ngajabula ukuxoxa indaba yempumelelo yabo ku- izilaleli ezibanzi.
Ukulanda isethulo, Chofoza lapha.
Asikho iskripthi esinesethulo, ngakho-ke nakhu engikushilo:
Bengifunda “Blowback” kaChalmers Johnson ngesikhathi ngithola World Beyond War Umqondisi uDavid Swanson isimemo sokukhuluma. Encwadini (eyabhalwa ngaphambi komhla zi-9/11/01), u-Johnson waphikisa ngokuthi ekuqaleni kweNkulungwane yama-21, i-United States izobhekana 'ne-blowback' ngenxa yephutha layo lenqubomgomo yangaphandle ngekhulu lama-20.
Uchitha isikhathi esiningi sokunaka encwadini egxile ekuthatheni amasosha ase-US esiqhingini saseJapan i-Okinawa. UJohnson uthi i-US isingcolise kakhulu isiqhingi esikhathini esingaphezu kwekhulu leminyaka kusukela amasosha athatha ingxenye enkulu yesiqhingi.
Izicubu ezixhumanisayo phakathi kwe-Okinawa kanye nesiphakamiso seButho sokwenza ukushiswa okuvulekile kwamaphawundi angu-16,000.000 wezikhali kanye ne-propellant e-Camp Minden ukuthi umthelela wesenzo sawo kubantu bendawo kanye nemvelo awuzange ubonakale ekucabangeni kwabo ngezifundo ezihlukahlukene zokwenza. Kokubili izakhamuzi nendawo ezungezile zazisetshenziswa.
Ukuqhuma kwangomhla ziyi-15 kuMfumfu, 2012, okwanyakazisa i-Camp Minden nayo yonke i-ArkLaTex kwaba umphumela womzamo oyiphutha wokulahla izikhali lapho. Inkampani eyayinenkontileka yokuqala yenza okuncane kakhulu ngaphandle kokugcina izinto zokwakha ezindlini zokulala kanye nendawo evulekile.
Ngemuva kokuqhuma, iButho lezempi lahlongoza ukushisa izinto zokwakha emoyeni ovulekile - cishe amakhilogremu angama-80,000 ngosuku izinsuku ezingama-200. I-Camp Minden ingamahektha ayi-15,000 etholakala ngaphansi kwamamayela angu-30 ukusuka eShreveport futhi iseduze nakakhulu ne-Barkdale Air Force Base lapho kumiswa ingxenye enkulu yemikhumbi yebhomu yase-U.S. B-52.
Amaqhawe omzamo ophumelelayo wokuphoqa ukushisa okuhlanzekile kwakunguDkt. Salvatore noFrances Kelley. U-Salvatore unguprofesa wamakhemikhali e-LSU Shreveport ohlonze izinsongo zezempilo zomphakathi zangempela ezibangelwa ukushiswa okuhlongozwayo. U-Frances Kelley uthuthukise futhi waqhuba umkhankaso wesenzo emazingeni aphansi lapho izakhamizi zabiza izikhulu ezikhethiwe zikahulumeni kanye nezifundazwe zicindezela inqubo yokuchithwa kwempahla engazange isongele impilo nenhlalakahle yesigidi sabantu abahlala endaweni okwakungaba umphumela wokuwa. kusukela ekushiseni okuvulekile.
USenator David Bitter kanye no-Congressman John Fleming babeyizilima eziwusizo ezasiza ukusindisa izakhamizi zaseLouisiana ezazibhekene nosongo oluseduze lokusha. Akekho uVitter noma uFleming ababenentshisekelo yokuvikela abantu noma imvelo, kodwa ukuphikisa kwabo ngokwemibono kwe-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) kwasetshenziswa izishoshovu ukuze zenze inhlangano yombuso ithathe isinyathelo ukuvikela abantu baseNorthwest Louisiana.
Amasosha, i-EPA kanye ne-Louisiana National Guard (ngobuchwepheshe, umnikazi we-Camp Minden) bavumile ukusebenzisa inqubo yokushiswa kwengcindezi ephezulu e-Camp Minden futhi benza inkontileka yokuba negumbi lokusha lithuthelwe esizeni ukuze bashise.
Ngo-Ephreli wezi-2017, ukushiswa kwengxenye yezinto zokwakha eCamp Minden kwaqedwa.
Bekungekona ukunqoba okuphelele ngenxa yemikhawulo yokuqapha ukushiswa kwesiza, kodwa futhi ngenxa yokuthi ingxenye yempahla evela eCamp Minden yathunyelwa endaweni evulekile yokusha edolobheni laseGrant Parish e-Colfax, eLouisiana.
Isimangalo esikhulu sikaColfax sodumo ukuthi bekuyindawo ye-Colfax Massacre eyaba yisibonelo sokuvukela umbuso ohlomile kwabamhlophe okwagcina ngokuqeda ukwakhiwa kabusha eNingizimu.
Inkampani yaseMassachusetts, i-Clean Harbors, ishise cishe amakhilogremu angu-400,000 wezimpahla ezivela eCamp Minden esikhungweni esikhona e-Colfax - ngemvume yabaholi bakahulumeni wendawo abanqume ukuthi bafuna imisebenzi ngaphezu kokukhathalela impilo nempilo yabo. abavoti. Yindaba eyaziwa kakhulu yase-Louisiana.
IClean Harbors imemezela ukuthi isebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bakamuva ezikhungweni zayo. Isithombe sesizinda sabo se-Colfax (esivela eMnyangweni Wekhwalithi Yezemvelo e-Louisiana) sibonisa ukuthi i-Clean Harbors ibheka umlilo njengento esungulwe kamuva nje.
Ngaqondisa abantu ku-podcast yengxoxo yami noBrian Salvatore futhi nganikeza imininingwane yami yokuxhumana esikrinini sokugcina.
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