Vote Against Kerry

Kerry was right about one thing–the whole world will be watching what we say through our votes. What they know is that no one can defeat us on a battlefield. Today, they use our political divisions and the opportunism that widens them to defeat us at the ballot box. That is precisely what those who mean us harm will conclude they have done if Kerry wins tomorrow. France and Russia will conclude that they have a free hand to continue...

Protest at China’sUN Mission in NYC and Virtual Protest World-Wide

I just received this press release from LiNK in Seoul. They have already organized a protest in front of the Chinese U.N. Mission in New York, along with a virtual protest by phone, fax, and e-mail. At the post immediately below this one, I have added a sample letter you can copy, paste, and send to Chinese officials. As always, you’re free to edit, but when it comes to authoritarian governments, the “nice” approach works a lot better than what...

Sample Letter to Chinese Government Officials

My apologies for the small type, to conserve space. Snail mail addresses, names, and phone numbers here. to: chinamission_un@fmprc.cn, webmaster@FMPRC.gov.cn, chinaembassy_us@fmprc.gov.cn cc: BeijingWebcomments@state.gov Your Excellency, I am writing to you to express my concern about the Chinese government’s arrest of 65 North Korean refugees and two South Koreans near Beijing on October 26th. Among those arrested were 11 teenagers and one person over 70 years of age. I respectfully ask that your government abide by the terms of the 1951...

Protest at China’sUN Mission in NYC and Virtual Protest World-Wide

I just received this press release from LiNK in Seoul. They have already organized a protest in front of the Chinese U.N. Mission in New York, along with a virtual protest by phone, fax, and e-mail. At the post immediately below this one, I have added a sample letter you can copy, paste, and send to Chinese officials. As always, you’re free to edit, but when it comes to authoritarian governments, the “nice” approach works a lot better than what...

Protest at China’sUN Mission in NYC and Virtual Protest World-Wide

I just received this press release from LiNK in Seoul. They have already organized a protest in front of the Chinese U.N. Mission in New York, along with a virtual protest by phone, fax, and e-mail. At the post immediately below this one, I have added a sample letter you can copy, paste, and send to Chinese officials. As always, you’re free to edit, but when it comes to authoritarian governments, the “nice” approach works a lot better than what...