Genoa G8 - Italian Tute Bianche declare war against the powers of ...
notsowhite | 28.05.2001 16:29
Translation of the latest press release about the G8 meeting in Genoa from the Tute Bianche web site
To the Global Civil society
To the Italian Defence Committee – Chief of Staff
To the Italian Government – The Prime Minister - The President of the Republic of Italy
US Army Chief of Staff - American Embassy in Rome
CIA Office - SISDE headquarters
DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST THE POWERS OF INJUSTICE AND POVERTY
We learn from the Italian media that in a meeting held in Rome on May 24, the Italian and the US government have decided to declare war to the multitude of brothers and sisters that will gather in Genoa against the G8 meeting scheduled for July.
Your choice to deploy your armies and special forces against humanity, takes you closer to your allies in the global south where everyday they kill, starve, and persecute those who don’t accept the neoliberal exploitation.
All over the planet your soldiers use guns against the ideas and the dreams about a different world, a world that would include other worlds.
In your Genoa meeting too, you want to impose a world that is exclusive, a world where the only ideology is that of money, profit, market, goods and bodies. Your world is an empire, you are the emperors and billions of people are simply your subjects.
From the outskirts of this empire, from the several worlds that resist and grow dreaming of a better life for all, today, we, rebel subjects, formally declare war on you.
This is a choice that you made because we do prefer peace and this decision will mean defying your arrogance and your power, but we have to do it.
It is our duty to try to stop you in order to end injustice
It is our duty to give voice to our brothers and sisters of the world who are suffering because of you.
It is our duty not to surrender to the fear of your armies and to raise our heads.
It is our duty because we declare wars only when we are obliged to do so.
But if we have to choose between fighting your occupying troops and passive acceptance, we have no doubts. We will fight.
We formally announce we are going on the war-path too. We will be in Genoa and our army of dreamers, poor, children, indios of the world, women, men, gay, lesbians, artists, workers, old and young people, whites, blacks, yellows and reds will disobey your impositions.
Our army was formed to be disbanded but only after your defeat. Today we say “YA BASTA!”.
From the outskirts of the empire.
White Overalls for humanity against neoliberalism
26 May 2001 – Genoa – Italy – Planet Earth
To the Italian Defence Committee – Chief of Staff
To the Italian Government – The Prime Minister - The President of the Republic of Italy
US Army Chief of Staff - American Embassy in Rome
CIA Office - SISDE headquarters
DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST THE POWERS OF INJUSTICE AND POVERTY
We learn from the Italian media that in a meeting held in Rome on May 24, the Italian and the US government have decided to declare war to the multitude of brothers and sisters that will gather in Genoa against the G8 meeting scheduled for July.
Your choice to deploy your armies and special forces against humanity, takes you closer to your allies in the global south where everyday they kill, starve, and persecute those who don’t accept the neoliberal exploitation.
All over the planet your soldiers use guns against the ideas and the dreams about a different world, a world that would include other worlds.
In your Genoa meeting too, you want to impose a world that is exclusive, a world where the only ideology is that of money, profit, market, goods and bodies. Your world is an empire, you are the emperors and billions of people are simply your subjects.
From the outskirts of this empire, from the several worlds that resist and grow dreaming of a better life for all, today, we, rebel subjects, formally declare war on you.
This is a choice that you made because we do prefer peace and this decision will mean defying your arrogance and your power, but we have to do it.
It is our duty to try to stop you in order to end injustice
It is our duty to give voice to our brothers and sisters of the world who are suffering because of you.
It is our duty not to surrender to the fear of your armies and to raise our heads.
It is our duty because we declare wars only when we are obliged to do so.
But if we have to choose between fighting your occupying troops and passive acceptance, we have no doubts. We will fight.
We formally announce we are going on the war-path too. We will be in Genoa and our army of dreamers, poor, children, indios of the world, women, men, gay, lesbians, artists, workers, old and young people, whites, blacks, yellows and reds will disobey your impositions.
Our army was formed to be disbanded but only after your defeat. Today we say “YA BASTA!”.
From the outskirts of the empire.
White Overalls for humanity against neoliberalism
26 May 2001 – Genoa – Italy – Planet Earth
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mafia running tins
28.05.2001 20:43
where corporate indescretion meets the mafia.
ya basta have definately got the right idea.
i doubt very mush if we can stop these lunatix from
wrecking the planet but we don't have any thing to lose and
The buzz of chasing cops dowm the road is unbeatable it don't happen often but when they run ...it's fucking great !!
LB
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Eurovision softdrill killers needed...
29.05.2001 02:40
To: matt
Subject: internationale
"Internationale" - multilingual lyrics (english)
by hfx_ben 4:13pm Wed Apr 11 '01
one of the sets of lyrics is by Billy Bragg
The Internationale: English Version
Arise ye starvelings [or workers] from your slumbers
Arise ye prisoners of want
For reason in revolt now thunders
and at last ends the age of cant.
Now away with all your superstitions
Servile masses arise, arise!
We'll change forthwith [or henceforth] the old conditions [or traditions]
And spurn the dust to win the prize.
CHORUS
Then come comrades rally
And the last fight let us face
The Internationale
Unites the human race. (repeat).
We peasants, artisans and others,
Enrolled amongst the sons of toil
Let's claim the earth henceforth for brothers
Drive the indolent from the soil.
On our flesh for too long has fed the raven
We've too long been the vultures prey.
But now farewell to spirit craven
The dawn brings in a brighter day.
CHORUS
No saviour from on high delivers
No trust we have in prince or peer
Our own right hand the chains must shiver
Chains of hatred, greed and fear.
Ere the thieves will out with their booty
And to all give a happier lot.
Each at his forge must do his duty
And strike the iron while its hot.
CHORUS
L'Internationale [French Original]
Debout les damnés de la terre
Debout les forçats de la faim
La raison tonne en son cratère
C'est l'éruption de la fin
Du passe faisons table rase
Foules, esclaves, debout, debout
Le monde va changer de base
Nous ne sommes rien, soyons tout
C'est la lutte finale
Groupons-nous, et demain (bis)
L'Internationale
Sera le genre humain
Il n'est pas de sauveurs suprêmes
Ni Dieu, ni César, ni tribun
Producteurs, sauvons-nous nous-mêmes
Décrétons le salut commun
Pour que le voleur rende gorge
Pour tirer l'esprit du cachot
Soufflons nous-mêmes notre forge
Battons le fer quand il est chaud
L'état comprime et la loi triche
L'impôt saigne le malheureux
Nul devoir ne s'impose au riche
Le droit du pauvre est un mot creux
C'est assez, languir en tutelle
L'égalité veut d'autres lois
Pas de droits sans devoirs dit-elle
Egaux, pas de devoirs sans droits
Hideux dans leur apothéose
Les rois de la mine et du rail
Ont-ils jamais fait autre chose
Que dévaliser le travail
Dans les coffres-forts de la bande
Ce qu'il a crée s'est fondu
En décrétant qu'on le lui rende
Le peuple ne veut que son dû.
Les rois nous saoulaient de fumées
Paix entre nous, guerre aux tyrans
Appliquons la grève aux armées
Crosse en l'air, et rompons les rangs
S'ils s'obstinent, ces cannibales
A faire de nous des héros
Ils sauront bientôt que nos balles
Sont pour nos propres généraux
Ouvriers, paysans, nous sommes
Le grand parti des travailleurs
La terre n'appartient qu'aux hommes
L'oisif ira loger ailleurs
Combien, de nos chairs se repaissent
Mais si les corbeaux, les vautours
Un de ces matins disparaissent
Le soleil brillera toujours.
Die Internationale [German Version]
Wacht auf, Verdammte dieser Erde,
die stets man noch zum Hungern zwingt!
Das Recht wie Glut im Kraterherde
nun mit Macht zum Durchbruch dringt.
Reinen Tisch macht mit dem Bedranger!
Heer der Sklaven, wache auf!
Ein nichts zu sein, tragt es nicht langer
Alles zu werden, stromt zuhauf!
Volker, hort die Signale!
Auf, zum letzten Gefecht!
Die Internationale
Erkampft das Menschenrecht
Es rettet uns kein hoh'res Wesen
kein Gott, kein Kaiser, noch Tribun
Uns aus dem Elend zu erlosen
konnen wir nur selber tun!
Leeres Wort: des armen Rechte,
Leeres Wort: des Reichen Pflicht!
Unmundigt nennt man uns Knechte,
duldet die Schmach langer nicht!
In Stadt und Land, ihr Arbeitsleute,
wir sind die starkste Partei'n
Die Mussigganger schiebt beiseite!
Diese Welt muss unser sein;
Unser Blut sei nicht mehr der Raben
und der machtigen Geier Frass!
Erst wenn wir sie vertrieben haben
dann scheint die Sonn' ohn' Unterlass!
La Internacional [Spanish/Castilian]
Arriba, parias de la Tierra.
En pie, famélica legión.
Atruena la razón en marcha,
es el fin de la opresión.
Del pasado hay que hacer añicos,
legión esclava en pie a vencer,
el mundo va a cambiar de base,
los nada de hoy todo han de ser.
Agrupémonos todos,
en la lucha final.
El género humano
es la internacional.
(bis)
Ni en dioses, reyes ni tribunos,
está el supremo salvador.
Nosotros mismos realicemos
el esfuerzo redentor.
Para hacer que el tirano caiga
y el mundo siervo liberar,
soplemos la potente fragua
que el hombre libre ha de forjar.
Agrupémonos todos,
en la lucha final.
El género humano
es la internacional.
(bis)
La ley nos burla y el Estado
oprime y sangra al productor.
Nos da derechos irrisorios,
no hay deberes del señor.
Basta ya de tutela odiosa,
que la igualdad ley ha de ser,
no más deberes sin derechos,
ningún derecho sin deber.
Agrupémonos todos,
en la lucha final.
El género humano
es la internacional.
(bis)
Billy Bragg: Modern Version of The Internationale
Stand up, all victims of oppression
For the tyrants fear your might
Don't cling so hard to your possessions
For you have nothing, if you have no rights
Let racist ignorance be ended
For respect makes the empires fall
Freedom is merely privilege extended
Unless enjoyed by one and all.
CHORUS:
So come brothers and sisters
For the struggle carries on
The Internationale
Unites the world in song
So comrades come rally
For this is the time and place
The international ideal
Unites the human race
Let no one build walls to divide us
Walls of hatred nor walls of stone
Come greet the dawn and stand beside us
We'll live together or we'll die alone
In our world poisoned by exploitation
Those who have taken, now they must give
And end the vanity of nations
We've one but one Earth on which to live
And so begins the final drama
In the streets and in the fields
We stand unbowed before their armour
We defy their guns and shields
When we fight, provoked by their aggression
Let us be inspired by life and love
For though they offer us concessions
Change will not come from above.
(c) Billy Bragg, circa 1990
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percy bysshe shelly
29.05.2001 23:06
Rise like lions after slumber
in unfathomable number
shake your chains to earth like dew
which in sleep had fallen on you
for we are many
and they are few.
zoe
in whose name???!
31.05.2001 11:24
In Chiapas there was a long process of consultation and reaching agreement before the Zapatistas stood up bearing arms. what has gone before this declaration?
nobody has aksed me or anyone I know if we want to join an army and fight the best armed empire in history. and while I will go to genoa and fight in any non-violent way i know how and support our compadres in their reasoned struggle, there is no way i am taking up arms in a war that has been called by people I do not know, with goals that I have not been party to negotiating, and with a strategy of which i know nothing.
why do you think anyone would?? and what are you putting on the line here on our behalf???
zoe young