Umama Womhlaba Ukhalela Izingane Zakhe: Ibutho Lezempi Lase-US Kumele Limise I-Ecocide Yezemvelo

Ngo-Joy Okokuqala 

Njengoba ngiya e-DC ukuze ngizibeke engcupheni yokuboshwa esenzweni esihlelwe i-National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance (NCNR) ngangizizwa nginovalo, kodwa nokwazi ukuthi yilokhu okwakudingeka ngikwenze. Lokhu kuzoba ukuboshwa kwami ​​kokuqala kusukela ngaboshwa e-CIA ngoJuni 2013, futhi ngadonsa isigwebo sonyaka owodwa ngemuva kwecala lika-Okthoba 2013. Ukuthatha iminyaka ecishe ibe mibili engozini yokuboshwa kwangisiza ukuba ngihlole ngempela ukuthi ngenzani nokuthi kungani, futhi ngangizibophezele ekuqhubekeni ngiphila impilo yokumelana nobugebengu bukahulumeni wethu.

Ngibe yingxenye ye-NCNR iminyaka engu-12 - kusukela ekuqaleni kwempi e-Iraq ku-2003. Njengoba inani labantu abahilelekile ekulweni nempi liyancipha, ngiyazi ukuthi kufanele siqhubeke nokuphikisana. Yize singenazo izinombolo ezinkulu manje, kubaluleke kakhulu kunangaphambili ukuthi sikhulume iqiniso ngokwenzeka ezimpini zase-Iraq, Pakistan, naseYemen, ohlelweni lwezempi yama-drone, nasekubhekeni izindlela isimo sezulu sibhebhezelwa amasosha.

Ziningi izindlela amasosha abhubhisa ngazo iplanethi yethu ngokusebenzisa amafutha, izikhali zenuzi, i-uranium ephelile, ukufafaza amakhemikhali anobuthi emasimini "Empini Yezidakamizwa" eNingizimu Melika, kanye ngamakhulu ambalwa amabutho ezempi azungezile. Umhlaba. I-Agent Orange, eyasetshenziswa ngesikhathi seMpi YaseVietnam isathinta imvelo. NgokukaJoseph Nevins, esihlokweni esishicilelwe yi-CommonDreams.org, Ukufudumala i-Pentagon, “Ibutho lezempi lase-US liwumthengi omkhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni wamafutha ezinto ezimbiwa phansi, futhi liyibhizinisi elinomthwalo omkhulu wokucekela phansi isimo sezulu soMhlaba.”

KUMELE SITHATHE ISINYATHELO UKUZE SIQEDE LOKHU KUKHIZWA KWENDAWO YETHU YIBUSO LAseMelika.

I-NCNR iqale ukuhlela isenzo soSuku Lomhlaba ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule lapho sithwesa amasosha icala ngeqhaza lawo ekucekeleni phansi iplanethi. Bengithumela ama-imeyili ambalwa kubantu abahlukahlukene kanye nezinhlu njengoba siqhubeka nokuhlela kwethu. Kwathi emasontweni ayisi-6 edlule ngathintwa u-Elliot Grollman woMnyango Wezokuphepha Kwasekhaya. Wazibuza ukuthi senzani, futhi njengendlela yokuzama ukuthola ulwazi olwengeziwe kimi, wabuza ukuthi angasiza yini ekuqhubekiseni isenzo sethu ngo-April 22. Okwangimangaza kakhulu ukuthi wangitshela ukuthi uyazi ngesenzo sethu ukufunda izincwadi zami ze-imeyili eziyimfihlo. Ngeke sicabange ukuthi noma yini esiyishoyo ngeke igadwe. Ushayele inombolo yami yocingo yasekhaya eMount Horebe, WI at 7: 00 am ekuseni yesenzo. Yebo ngangiseWashington, DC futhi umyeni wami wamtshela lokho futhi wamnika inombolo yami yocingo.

Ngosuku Lomhlaba, Ephreli 22, ngajoyina ezinye izishoshovu ukuthi ngihambise incwadi ku-Gina McCarthy, inhloko ye-Environmental Protection Agency, ngicela i-EPA ukuthi yenze umsebenzi wayo wokuqapha kanye nokuqeda ukubandakanyeka kwamasosha ekubangeleni isiphithiphithi sezulu, futhi sabe sesiya ePentagon lapho sizozama ukuletha incwadi kuNobhala Wezokuvikela. Zombili lezi zincwadi zathunyelwa ngeposi emasontweni ambalwa ngaphambi kwesenzo futhi asizange sithole impendulo. Kuzona zombili lezi zincwadi besicela umhlangano ukuze sidingide izikhalo zethu.

Cishe abantu abangamashumi amathathu babuthana ngaphandle kwe-EPA 10: 00 am ngosuku lwesenzo. UDavid Barrows wenze isibhengezo esikhulu esibhalwe ukuthi “EPA – Do Your Job; Pentagon - Misa i-Ecocide Yakho ". Kwakukhona isithombe somhlaba sivutha amalangabi phezu kwebhanela. Siphinde saba namaphosta amancane angu-8 anezingcaphuno ezivela encwadini yethu eya ku-Ashton Carter.

UMax waqala uhlelo wakhuluma ngoMama Mhlaba ekhala ecekelwa phansi yizingane zakhe. UBeth Adams ufunde isitatimende, kwalandelwa u-Ed Kinane efunda isitatimende sikangoti wezemvelo uPat Hynes.

Sinencwadi ebesifuna ukuyihambisa kunhloko ye-EPA, u-Gina McCarthy, noma komele osebenza esikhundleni sokwenza inqubomgomo. Kunalokho i-EPA yathumela othile ovela ehhovisi labo le-Public Relations ukuba amukele incwadi yethu. Bathe bazobuyela kithi, futhi ngizomangala uma bebuyela.

UMarsha Coleman-Adebayo wabe esekhuluma. UMarsha ubekade eyisisebenzi se-EPA waze washaya indweba ngemisebenzi ababeyingxenye yayo eyayibulala abantu. Wathi uma ekhuluma bamtshela ukuthi akathule. Kodwa uMarsha wakhuluma ngokuthi uzobona kanjani abantu abafana nathi ngaphandle kwefasitela bebhikishela i-EPA. Labo babhikishi bamnika isibindi sokuqhubeka nokuphoqa ukuthi kuqedwe ubugebengu obenziwa yi-EPA, nakuba axoshwa. UMarsha usitshele ukuthi ngokuba kwethu ngaphandle kwe-EPA, besinikeza ugqozi kubantu abafuna ukukhuluma, kodwa besaba ukwenza kanjalo.

Sasinomsebenzi omningi okufanele siwenze ngakho-ke sayishiya i-EPA sayisa iMetro endaweni yokudla yenxanxathela yezitolo i-Pentagon City lapho saba nomhlangano wokugcina ngaphambi kokudlulela ePentagon.

Cishe sasinabantu abangamashumi amahlanu abacubungula ukuya ePentagon nabantu abaphethe onodoli abenziwe nguSue Frankel-Streit oholayo.

Sathi sisondela ePentagon ngezwa izimvemvane zisesiswini sami nemilenze ngathi isiphenduka ijeli. Kodwa ngangineqembu labantu engangibazi futhi engangibathemba futhi ngangazi ukuthi kwakudingeka ngibe yingxenye yalesi senzo.

Singene endaweni ebekelwe iPentagon bese sihamba eceleni komgwaqo sibheke ePentagon. Okungenani amaphoyisa angu-30 asilindile. Kwakunothango lwensimbi eceleni komgwaqo olunembobo encane esasingeniswa kuyo endaweni enotshani. Le ndawo ngakolunye uhlangothi lothango yaqokwa “njengendawo yokukhuluma yamahhala”.

UMalachy wahola uhlelo futhi, njengenjwayelo, wakhuluma ngokukhululekile ngokuthi kungani kudingeka siqhubeke nalo msebenzi. Ukhulume nge-NCNR yokubhalela izikhulu ezikhethiwe neziqokiwe izincwadi eminyakeni embalwa edlule. ASAKAZE siyithole impendulo. Kuyaphola lokhu. Njengezakhamuzi, kufanele sikwazi ukuxhumana nohulumeni wethu mayelana nezinkathazo zethu. Kunento embi kabi ngezwe lakithi yokuthi abanaki esikushoyo. Ukube singabagqugquzeli bosonkontileka bezokuvikela, uwoyela omkhulu, noma enye inkampani enkulu besingamukelwa emahhovisi aseCapitol Hill nasePentagon. Kodwa thina, njengezakhamuzi, asinakho ukufinyelela ezikhulwini zikahulumeni. Sizama kanjani ukushintsha izwe lapho labo abaphethe benqaba ukusilalela?

U-Hendrik Vos ukhulume ngendlela eshukumisayo ngokuthi uhulumeni wethu ubasekela kanjani ohulumeni abangenantando yeningi eLatin America. Ukhulume ngokubaluleka kwesenzo sethu sokumelana nomphakathi ngokuzimisela kwethu ukuzifaka engozini yokuboshwa. U-Paul Magno wayekhuthaza njengoba ekhuluma ngezenzo eziningi zokuphikisa umphakathi esakhela phezu kwazo, okuhlanganisa nezishoshovu zePlowshare.

Ngemva kokulalela izikhulumi eziyisishiyagalombili zethu esasisengozini yokuboshwa sangena ngembobo encane eceleni komgwaqo ukuze sizame ukuhambisa incwadi yethu kuNobhala Wezokuvikela u-Ashton Carter, noma ummeleli osesimweni sokwenza inqubomgomo. Sasisendleleni lapho umphakathi uhamba khona njalo ukuze ungene ePentagon.

Ngokushesha samiswa nguPhoyisa uBallard. Akabukekanga enobungane kakhulu njengoba esitshele ukuthi sivimbe umgwaqo futhi kufanele siphinde singene “endaweni yokukhuluma mahhala”. Samtshela ukuthi sizoma ngokumelene nothango ukuze abantu badlule ngokukhululeka.

Nalapha futhi, othile ongenawo amandla ovela ehhovisi le-PR weza ezosihlangabeza futhi wamukela incwadi yethu, kodwa satshelwa ukuthi ngeke kube nengxoxo. UBallard wasitshela ukuthi kufanele sihambe kungenjalo sizoboshwa.

Sasingabantu abayisishiyagalombili abangenalo udlame ababemi ngokuthula ngokumelene nothango eceleni komgwaqo. Lapho sithi ngeke sikwazi ukuhamba size sikhulume nomuntu osesikhundleni, uBallard watshela elinye isikhulu ukuthi lisinikeze izixwayiso zethu ezintathu.

UMalachy waqala ukufunda incwadi esasifuna ukuyihambisa kuNobhala uCarter njengoba kwanikezwa izixwayiso ezintathu.

Ngemva kwesixwayiso sesithathu, bavala indawo yokukhuluma yenkululeko, futhi izikhulu ezingaba ngu-20 zeqembu le-SWAT, ezazilinde amamitha angu-30, zeza kithi. Angisoze ngakukhohlwa ukuthukuthela okwakusebusweni bephoyisa elafika ngakuMalachy lamphuca incwadi ezandleni zalo lamfaka eziboshweni.

Ngabona ukuthi lokhu kuzoba okunye ukuboshwa okunodlame ePentagon. Ngo-Ephreli ka-2011, i-NCNR yahlela isenzo ePentagon futhi kwakukhona udlame oluningi ngamaphoyisa ngaleso sikhathi. Bawise u-Eve Tetaz phansi futhi bangephula ingalo yami ngemuva komhlane wami. Ngezwa imibiko evela kwabanye ukuthi nabo bahlukunyezwa ngalelo langa.

Isikhulu engangingibophisa sathi angibeke izandla ngemuva. Aqiniswe amacuffs wawathi qithi kwaze kwabuhlungu kakhulu. Ezinsukwini ezinhlanu ngemuva kokuboshwa isandla sami sisalimele futhi sithambile.

UTrudy wayekhala ngezinhlungu ngoba izinkophe zakhe zazimqinele. Wacela ukuba bakhululwe, iphoyisa lamtshela ukuthi uma engathandi akumele aphinde akwenze lokhu. Akekho noyedwa kulaba abebeboshiwe obefake ama-nametag ngakho bekungakahlonzwa.

Saboshwa endaweni 2: 30 pm futhi ikhishwe ngabo-4:00 ntambama. Ukucubungula bekukuncane. Ngabona ukuthi amanye amadoda ayeshaywa kancane ngaphambi kokuba sifakwe evenini yamaphoyisa, kodwa angizange. Lapho sifika lapho sisebenza khona, basisika ozankosi ngokushesha lapho singena esakhiweni, ngemva kwalokho abesifazane bafakwa esitokisini esisodwa nabesilisa kwesinye. Basithwebula sonke, kodwa abazange basithathele iminwe. Izigxivizo zeminwe kuthatha isikhathi eside futhi mhlawumbe lapho bethola omazisi bethu, bathola ukuthi zonke izigxivizo zeminwe zethu zase zivele zikusistimu yazo.

Kwaboshwa uManijeh Saba waseNew Jersey, uStephen Bush waseVirginia, uMax Obuszewski noMalachy Kilbride baseMaryland, uTrudy Silver noFelton Davis baseNew York, noPhil Runkel noJoy First baseWisconsin.

UDavid Barrows noPaul Magno basisekela futhi babelindele ukusihlangabeza njengoba sasikhululwa.

SasisePentagon sisebenzisa amalungelo ethu okuChitshiyelwa kokuQala kanye nezibopho zethu ngaphansi kweNuremberg, futhi njengabantu abathintekayo ngosizi lukaMama Womhlaba. Sasiseceleni komgwaqo owawusetshenziswa umphakathi ngokuthula sicela umhlangano nomuntu othile ePentagon, sabe sesifunda incwadi esasiyithumele kuNobhala Wezokuvikela, u-Ashton Carter. Asenzanga cala, kodwa besimelana namacala kahulumeni wethu, nokho sabekwa icala lokwephula umyalelo osemthethweni. Lena incazelo yokumelana nomphakathi

Kuyinkinga enkulu ukuthi izimemezelo zethu zokuthula nobulungiswa azinakwa yizikhulu zikahulumeni. Nakuba kubonakala sengathi asilalelwa, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuqhubeka nokwenza ngokumelene. Ngiyazi ukuthi noma sizizwa sengathi asisebenzi, ukwenza ngokungahambisani nakho kuwukuphela kwesinqumo sami sokwenza engingakwenza ukuze ngenze umehluko ezimpilweni zabazukulu bami kanye nezingane zomhlaba. Nakuba kunzima ukwazi ukuthi senza kahle yini, ngikholwa ukuthi sonke kumele senze konke esingakwenza ukuze siqhubeke nomsebenzi wethu wokuthula nobulungiswa. Yilelo kuphela ithemba lethu.

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