EditorialTh is is s ue of Th e Brok e n

Rifle focus e s on w ar profite e rs .

During W ar Re s is te rs '

Inte rnational Confe re nce

“Globalis ing Nonviole nce ” th at

took place in Eringe rfe ld

Ge rm any be tw e e n th e 23-27 of

July 2006, w e h ad a th e m e

group w h o w ork e d on w ar

profite e rs . Th is th e m e group

w as an e s s e ntial s te p in th e

de ve lop of W RI's Global

Initiative Agains t W ar

Profite e rs . Mos t of th e m ate rial

you w ill find in th is is s ue com e s

from th e w ork of th at w e e k .

During th e th e m e group w e

le arne d from s e ve ral

organiz ations cam paigning

agains t w ar profite e rs . A

com m on unde rs tanding of h ow

to targe t th e s e corporations

w as th e ne e d of w ork ing to

e lim inate th e pow e r th at th e s e

corporations h ave to influe nce

gove rnm e nt policie s to ge t

th e ir contracts . Th e firs t article

of th e Brok e n Rifle de s cribe s

h ow corporations influe nce th e

gove rnm e nt and th e de cis ion-

m ak ing bodie s th at de cide

m ilitary policy and m ilitary

contracts , and w h at can w e do

to s top th e m .

During th e las t w e e k of

Augus t a m e e ting in Colom bia

organiz e d by Re d Juve nil de

Me de llin on antim ilitaris t

initiative s and US inte rve ntion

w ill be look ing at th e role th at

corporations h ave in th at

re gion. An article w ritte n by th e

organiz e rs of th e m e e ting

re ve als h ow th e s e big

corporations h ave dirty h ands

in Colom bia. At th e e nd of

Se pte m be r a confe re nce of

gras s roots w ork ing to Stop th e

Me rch ants of De ath , organis e d

by W ar Re s is te rs ' Le ague , is

tak ing place in Minne apolis

USA. Starting w ith th e cas e

s tudy on th e H one yw e ll proje ct

th at w as bas e d in Minne apolis ,

w e s e e at h ow nonviole nt

cam paigns can be e ffe ctive

agains t th e w ar profite e rs .

I e ncourage you to re ad th is

is s ue of Th e Brok e n Rifle w ith

an e ye on h ow you can ge t

involve d in cam paigning

agains t th e w ar profite e rs .

Javie r Gárate

Th e Brok e n RifleTh e Brok e n Rifle is th e

ne w s le tte r of W ar Re s is te rs '

Inte rnational, and is publis h e d

in Englis h , Spanis h , Fre nch

and Ge rm an. Th is is is s ue 71,

Se pte m be r 2006.

Th is is s ue of Th e Brok e n

Rifle w as produce d by Javie r

Gárate . Spe cial th ank s go to

Joanne Sh e e h an and Acción

Kole ctiva por la Obje ción Fis cal

FOKA from Colom bia, and

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W ar profite e rs de pe nd m ainly on

gove rnm e nt contracts . Im agine w h at

Lock h e e d Martin w ould be w ith out th e ir

Pe ntagon contracts ! At th e s am e tim e

gove rnm e nts ne e d an e xcus e for s pe nding

s uch h uge s um s of m one y e .g. “w ar agains t

te rror”, “national s e curity”, “pe ace force s ”, e tc.

Since w ar profite e rs de pe nd on gove rnm e nt

contracts th e y ne e d to be in th e pos ition to

influe nce th e m . Th rough th e ye ars th e y h ave

pos itione d th e m s e lve s to h ave an im m e ns e

political pow e r w ith in gove rnm e nts , and th e y

e njoy privile ge d acce s s to de cis ion-m ak e rs

th at th e ge ne ral public can only dre am of.

In orde r to s e ll th e ir products , th e w ar

profite e rs ne e d acce s s to inform ation, and

acce s s to th e diffe re nt de cis ion bodie s . H ow

do th e y do it? By th e s o-calle d re volving door

factor, and h e avy lobbying.

Th e te rm 're volving door' re fe rs to th e

m ove m e nt of e m ploye e s be tw e e n

gove rnm e nt and corporations . Form e r m ilitary

ge ne rals or m e m be rs of de fe nce m inis trie s

m ove to h igh pos itions in th e w ar indus try. As

th e y m ove to “de fe ns e contractors ” th e y com e

w ith all th e ir conne ctions and inform ation from

th e ins ide for h ow to ge t th os e pre cious

contracts . Th e re volving door als o w ork s th e

oth e r w ay around, w h e n e x-corporate bigw igs

w ork ing for w ar profite e rs m ove to th e

de fe nce de partm e nts or oth e r gove rnm e nt

de fe nce contract de cis ion bodie s , w h e re th e y

are in th e be s t pos ition to influe nce w h ich

com panie s th e contracts are aw ard to.

Th e re are m any cas e s of th e re volving door,

Dick Ch e ne y be ing th e m os t fam ous one ,

w h e n h e w e nt from be ing th e Se cre tary of

De fe ns e to th e CEO of H alliburton to vice -

pre s ide nt of USA. But h e is not th e only one !

Jus t to m e ntion tw o in th e UK: Julian Scope s

is BAE Sys te m s ' m os t s e nior political lobbyis t

and a form e r MoD civil s e rvant, Scope s is

re porte d to h ave re taine d h is all-are a acce s s

pas s to th e MoD, w h e re h e could e as ily vie w

confide ntial inform ation. BAE h as not

confirm e d or de nie d w h e th e r oth e r s e nior

m e m be rs of s taff h ave s im ilar acce s s . In

anoth e r cas e Lord Inge , Ch ie f of De fe nce

Staff from 19 9 4-19 9 7, be cam e Non-e xe cutive

Ch airm an at Ae gis De fe nce Se rvice s .

H e avy lobbying h appe ns w h e n com panie s

h ave an official role in m ak ing policy and

contract de cis ions . Exam ine th e Europe an

Union to s e e h ow th is w ork s . For m any ye ars

th e arm s indus try trie d h ard to influe nce

Brus s e ls ' de cis ion m ak e rs , prom oting th e

conce pt th at a s trong m ilitary Europe ne e ds a

s trong arm s indus try. W h ile drafting th e te xt

for th e cons titution th e Europe an Conve ntion's

w ork ing group on de fe nce invite d a num be r

of “e xpe rts ” to give advice on w h at s h ould be

include d in th e tre aty te xt. Th re e of th e

th irte e n e xpe rts re pre s e nte d th e inte re s t of

th e arm s indus try: Corrado Antonini, pre s ide nt

of th e Europe an De fe nce Indus trie s Group,

Anth ony Parry from BAE Sys te m s and Je an-

Louis Ge rgorin from EADS. Th e m e s s age of a

s trong Europe an arm s indus try for a s trong

m ilitary Europe w as th e re .

A s im ilar s ituation e xis ts in th e USA w ith th e

De fe ns e Policy Board w h ich w as cre ate d in

19 85, m ade up of 30+ re pre s e ntative s of

indus try, te ch nology and m ilitary contractors .

Th e De fe ns e Policy Board m e e ts four tim e s a

ye ar to advis e th e Se cre tary of De fe ns e on

w h at w e apons s ys te m s to buy, w h at countrie s

are “th re ats ”, w h e re th e y ne e d a

“pre e m ptive s trik e ”, w h at country th e y

s h ould occupy. For e xam ple , in 2006 th e

De fe ns e Policy Board include s Jack

Sh e e h an w h o w as in th e US Marine

Corps , Ge ne ral in NATO, Supre m e Allie d

Com m ande r in th e Atlantic w h o le ft th e

m ilitary and be cam e Se nior Vice

Pre s ide nt at Be ch te l. Be ch te l is one of

th e large s t contractors groups in th e

w orld, and h as one of th e large s t

contracts in Iraq to w ork on its

re cons truction.

In m any countrie s w ar profite e rs can

le gally donate large s um s of m one y to

political candidate s , e xpe cting th e ir

loyalty w h e n vote s com e up for w e apons

s ys te m s . Of cours e bribe ry als o tak e s

place . In th e US th e re are m any

ins tance s of Congre s s voting for

contracts th at th e Pe ntagon h as not

e ve n as k e d for, but th e corporation h as

a “s pe cial frie nd” in Congre s s w h o h as

pus h e d th e de fe ns e contract th rough .

W e apons m anufacture rs h ave be com e s o

pow e rful th at th e y can te ll th e gove rnm e nt

w h at th e y w ant and don’t w ant. BAE Sys te m s

(form e rly Britis h Ae ros pace ) h as told th e UK

gove rnm e nt th at if it doe s not buy from th e m

th e y w ill pull out of th e UK and go to th e US.

According to th e US De partm e nt of De fe ns e ,

BAE Sys te m s (th e y droppe d th e w ord “Britis h ”

to be com e m ore trans national) w as th e

Pe ntagon’s s e ve nth large s t s upplie r in 2005.

Th e com panie s claim th at th e y le ave th e

m oral de cis ions to th e gove rnm e nt, and th at

th e y are only “doing th e ir patriotic duty” by

re s ponding to w h at th e gove rnm e nt ne e ds .

W h at can w e do?

An im portant s te p tow ards s topping th e w ar

profite e rs is to s top th e ir pow e rful influe nce

ove r gove rnm e nt s pe nding on w e apons . H ow

can w e do th at? Th e pow e r of w ar profite e rs

s e e m s s o ove rw h e lm ing, m ore pow e rful e ve n

th an th e pow e rful gove rnm e nts th e y s e ll to.

A com m on anti-corporate s trate gy,

boycotts , is difficult w ith w ar profite e rs

be caus e th e m ajor com panie s do not h ave

civilian products . Th e one s th e y do h ave –

airline rs , cons truction proje cts – are not

cons um e r products , but are bough t by

corporations or m unicipalitie s .

Ann Fe lth am of Cam paign Agains t th e Arm s

Trade s ugge s te d w e “tack le th is around th e

e dge s ”, and w e dis cus s e d m any of th os e

s trate gie s at th e W ar Profite e rs Th e m e Group

at th e W ar Re s is te rs ' Inte rnational Confe re nce

Globalis ing Nonviole nce .

Monitor th e com panie s and th e policy

com m itte e s and boards th e y s it on. Vis ibility is

th e ir vulne rability. Expos e th e m as w ar

profite e rs . De s cribe th e e ffe cts of th e ir

w e apons , and th e h um an righ ts violations of

th e countrie s th e y s e ll to.

Educate th e taxpaye rs re garding th e fact

th at th e gove rnm e nt is us ing th e ir m one y to

fund w ar profite e rs .

Expos e th e bribe ry th at h appe ns in th e w ar

profite e rs w orld. Th e re are m any cas e s and

th e y ne e d to be m ade k now n to th e public.

Th is can be done in cre ative and dram atic

w ays .

Pre s s ure gove rnm e nts to re gulate th e s e

com panie s , de m anding trans pare ncy and

corporate accountability. W ar profite e rs can’t

s tand up to th os e s tandards .

Look at th e role th at bank s and Export

Cre dit Age ncie s play in s upporting and

s ubs idiz ing th e w ar indus try w ith loans and

cre dits , as th e y m ak e it look as if th e de al is

com ple te ly s afe for both th e gove rnm e nt and

th e indus try. H ow do taxpaye rs and bank

de pos itors fe e l about th e ir m one y be ing us e d

for w e apons production?

Organiz ations and individuals can buy s tock

in th e s e com panie s . Sh are h olde rs can put

pre s s ure on corporations th rough

s h are h olde rs re s olutions and at annual

m e e tings .

Or e ncourage pe ns ions funds , unive rs itie s

and m unicipalitie s to dive s t in com panie s th at

profit from w ar (including all w ar profite e rs ,

not jus t w e apons m anufacture rs .)

To e ffe ctive ly ch alle nge th e w ar profite e rs

w e ne e d cam paigns th at targe t th e various

link s in th e ch ain of h ow th e corporations ge t

m ilitary contracts . To do th at w e ne e d to

coordinate am ong groups w ork ing agains t

arm s trade , financial ins titutions and Export

Cre dit Age ncie s th at s upport arm s s ale s and

th e w ide r antim ilitaris t and nonviole nt

m ove m e nt.

Joanne Sh e e h an and Javie r Gárate

"Th e Re volving Door, A Re volting Acce s s "W h o re ally be ne fits from w ar?

Ph oto: Scott Sch ae ffe r - Duffy during a vigil outs ide Rayth e on

W ar profite e rs are not only th os e th at be ne fit

from th e arm s indus try, but als o th os e th at

im puls e m ilitary action and e laborate

s trate gie s to profit from w ar. Am ong w ar

profite e rs w e can include :

- Large private corporations

H e re w e re fe r to th e trans national and

m ultinational corporations th at ne e d control

ove r our natural re s ource s and our national

te rritorie s in orde r to s upport th e ir h e ge m onic

proje ct and s o th at re lations of e conom ic and

political s olidarity cannot be im prove d (w h ich

w ould pe rm it true de ve lopm e nt of Latin

Am e rican countrie s ).

Th e s e profite e rs als o bas e th e ir corporate

s trate gy on th e aggravation of arm e d conflict

and th e cons olidation of m ilitary and

param ilitary actors w ith th e goal of im pos ing

m e gaproje cts w h ich in turn allow th e m to

appropriate large portions of our national

te rritorie s and political pow e r.

Th e follow ing are s om e of th e corporations

th at inte rve ne as profite e rs in our country:

Unde r globaliz ation th e s e trans nationals buy

local public com panie s , in th is w as gaining

control of natural re s ource s s uch as

pe trole um , w ate r, oxyge n, nick e l, le ucite ,

plutonium , and m e rcury. Th e s e las t four are

us e d in th e arm s indus try.

Th e cons e q ue nce s of th e s e m e gaproje cts

include th e e xpropriation of local com m unitie s ’

land, e xploitation of th e local labor force , and

th e aggravate of conflict be caus e s uch

proje cts de e pe n th e s tructural caus e s of

pove rty and ine q uality.

- Financial ins titutions contribute to w ar in

tw o w ays : (1) th rough th e le nding of m one y to

w ar inve s te rs , and (2) th rough th e de vas tating

accum ulation of w e alth w h ich again de e pe ns

th e s tructural caus e s of w ar in Colom bia. 21.9

m illion pe ople or 49 .2% of th e population of

Colom bia live in pove rty, w ith th e 14.7% of th e

population clas s ifie d as ve ry poor. It is w orth

m e ntioning Santande r and BBVA bank s w h ich

are today’s le ade rs in m ortgage le nding and

am ong th e large s financial ins titutions in

Colom bia. Th e s e com panie s , at th e

inte rnational le ve l are partne rs to th e arm s

indus try in Europe as w e ll as le nding to arm s

inve s tors .

- Nation-s tate s :

W orld pow e rs : th rough e conom ic, m ilitary

and political inte rve ntion in oth e r countrie s , th e

w orld’s m os t pow e rful nations look to control

th e w e alth and te rritorie s of le s s pow e rful

re gions . In th e cas e of Colom bia, th e USA

inve s ts m ore th an US $350 m illion pe r ye ar in

th e inte rnal w ar in Colom bia. Furth e rm ore ,

m ultilate ral organiz ations s uch as th e W orld

Bank , th e IMF, th e Inte r-

Am e rican De ve lopm e nt

Bank , and th e W TO le nd

m one y to de ve loping

s tate s , incre as ing th e

inte rnal and e xte rnal de bt

and im pos ing th e re q uis ite

of adapting th e ir

e conom ie s to th e ne olibe ral

e conom ic m ode l.

And th e th ird w orld

countrie s , th rough national

s e curity and de fe ns e

policie s m ak e th e conflict

e ve n de e pe r. Public orde r

is m aintaine d at th e

de trim e nt of fundam e ntal

h um an righ ts . More ove r,

be ginning in th e 19 9 0s , th e

cons e ns us in W as h ington

h as be e n to prom ote th e

w e ak e ning of th e w e lfare

s tate and civil libe rtie s

w h ile active ly back ing an

e s s e ntially inactive pro-

m ark e t s tate w h ich ce de s

m any of its m os t im portant

role s to private

corporations and

trans nationals .

A furth e r proble m is th e

cre ation and m ainte nance

of param ilitary s tructure s ,

be it by th e s tate – as in th e

cas e of Colom bia – or as

th e s um m ation of th e

inte re s ts of th e private

s e ctor.

Som e e xam ple s of

corporate pow e r and w ar

s pe culation in Colom bia:

- Th e pre s ide ncy w h ich

s e e s righ ts as s e rvice s

- Th e m afia w h ich

pe rm e ate s m ilitary

s tructure s th rough drug traffick ing and

conne ctions w ith th e param ilitary groups . As a

re s ult of th e prolife ration of arm e d actors in

Colom bia, civil s e ctor e m ploym e nt is re duce d

and m ilitary-re late d e m ploym e nt incre as e s .

- Th e Colom bian and US gove rnm e nts ,

th ough plan Colom bia and th e patriot plan

figh t agains t narco-traffick ing and for th e

e lim ination of th e gue rrillas . H ow e ve r, th e drug

w ar (w h ich include s m ilitary action and th e us e

of toxic h e rbicide s ) is dire cte d agains t th e

w e ak e s t parts of th e production ch ain: th e

coca farm e rs , th e coca pas ta produce rs and

th e civilian population. Th e re al traffick e rs ,

landow ne rs , politicians , and private actors th at

m anage th e drug m ark e t are ofte n not

targe te d.

- Th e de fe ns e policy place s m ore e m ph as is

on incre as ing m ilitary s pe nding to th e

de trim e nt of fundam e ntal h um an righ ts , h e alth ,

and e ducation.

- Th e De fe ns e M inis try not only w e igh s

h e avily on th e nation’s budge t, but als o h as a

clos e ly as s ociate d group of 21 com panie s ,

including Indum il (arm s m anufacture r), H ote l

Te q ue ndam a, and th e m ilitary unive rs ity. Th is

group functions as a rotating inve s tm e nt fund

w ith inve s ts in s e curity re late d activitie s . W e

as k : w h at h appe ns to th e e arnings from th e s e

inve s tm e nts ?

- Th e M inis try of th e Inte rior and th e re -

ins e rtion to civilian life of th e 43000

de m obiliz e d s oldie rs : th is ‘pe ace ’ s trate gy

ultim ate ly s e e k s to capture m ore re s ource s for

th e arm e d force s .

- Private s e curity firm s contract de m obiliz e d

param ilitary office rs .

Th e Colom bian gove rnm e nt e xh ibits

com ple te com place ncy in th e face of de m ands

and s trate gic plans from th e US. Som e

e xam ple s :

- Plan Colom bia: th is is a m ilitary s trate gy,

w h ich is re affirm e d in th e Octobe r docum e nt

“le y de la e s tam pilla”, and fortaliz e d by th e

Ande an Re gional Initiative (IRA in Spanis h ).

Alth ough os te ns ibly cre ate d as a re gional

antinarcotics s trate gy, th e IRA s e e k s to

re cons olidate th e m ilitarie s of th e re gion.

- Patriot Plan and th e IRA s e e k to s top th e

cons olidation of th e triple w ay (Ecuador,

Colom bia and Ve ne z ue la), as w e ll as confirm

th e Am az on re gion as a s ource of biological

pate nts .

- Plan H ous ton, Pue bla – Panam á, Bogotá

w h ich prom ote s th e e s tablis h m e nt of

e ucalyptus plantations and th e inte gration of

Colom bia in th e w orld e conom y via th e inte r-

oce anic canal of Ch ocó, th e com ple tion of th e

Pan-Am e rican h igh w ay e n th e Darién re gion,

and th e gas pipe line w h ich cros s e s Panam á,

Colom bia and Ve ne z ue la.

- Th e m e dia:

Th e m e dia plays th e role of inform ation

m e rch ant, traffick ing and profiting from s torie s

about th e w ar in Colom bia. Furth e rm ore , th e

m e dia is ve ry s k e w e d tow ard s upporting th e

s tatus q uo, s upporting th e cons olidation of th e

arm e d force s , and re inforcing th e ide a th at any

k ind of oppos ition is a form of te rroris m or

re be llion. Th e m e dia te nd to cas t a pos itive

ligh t on th e s e curity plans of th e gove rnm e nt,

th e prom otion of private s e curity, and fore ign

inve s tm e nt and appropriation of natural

re s ource s .

In Colom bia th e m as s m e dia im plicate d in

w ar s pe culation include s :

- RCN w h ich provide s partial inform ation

pande rs to th e inte re s ts of political partie s and

individuals w h o s upport th e w ar. In th e re ce nt

pre s ide ntial e le ction, no e ffort w as m ade to

cre ate public de bate be tw e e n candidate s ,

rath e r th e re w as a profiliz ation in favor of th e

big-bus ine s s candidate . It is not a coincide nce

th at th is m e dia group is controlle d by th e

Ardila Lule groups w h os e inte re s ts are in line

w ith th e Uribe cam p.

A s e rie s of program s s upport th e arm e d

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A s te p tow ards globalis ing non-viole nceTh e 24th W ar Re s is te rs ' In-te rnational Trie nnial Con-fe re nce

From 23-27 July, th e 24th

W RI “Trie nnial” confe re nce took

place in Eringe rfe ld, Ge rm any.

Sure ly, participation w as m ore

global th an at m any re ce nt W RI

confe re nce s , w ith m ore th an

200 participants from all contin-

e nts and m ore th an 30 coun-

trie s pre s e nt.

H ow e ve r, Ge rm an vis a re gu-

lations pre ve nte d Sam iira Jam a-

Ebli from Som aliland from

s pe ak ing at th e confe re nce .

Som e oth e r participants from Ni-

ge ria, Mali, and Se ne gal w e re

not able to participate be caus e

of vis a proble m s .

Th e s tate d aim s of th e con-

fe re nce w e re :

- m ak ing nonviole nce m ore

ce ntral in th e global m ove m e nt

of re s is tance to w ar and e co-

nom ic dom ination,

- adapting nonviole nt analys -

is and s trate gy to th e th re ats w e

face today, and

- cons olidating and re viving

our antim ilitaris t, nonviole nt,

global ne tw ork .

It can be q ue s tione d if it w as

pos s ible to ach ie ve all th e s e –

ce rtainly h igh – aim s , but s ure ly

th e confe re nce w as a s te p in

th at dire ction, and contribute d

to W RI's unde rs tanding of th e s e

is s ue s .

A – tim e ly – h igh ligh t of th e

confe re nce w as ce rtainly th e

ple nary on Is rae l-Pale s tine , w ith

Doroth y Naor from Ne w Profile ,

Is rae l, Sh e e rin Al-Ajab from

Pale s tine , and Angie Z e lte r

from th e Inte rnational W om e n's

Pe ace Se rvice .

Ste llan Vinth age n provok e d

s om e dis cus s ion w ith h is intro-

duction to a nonviole nt s trate gy

for th e global pe ace and jus tice

m ove m e nt – or th e lack of

s trate gy, and th e gaps w ith in

nonviole nt analys is .

And th e dis cus s ion be tw e e n

Jai Se n from India, and e x-W RI-

Ch air Joanne Sh e e h an on th e

re lations h ip be tw e e n th e m ove -

m e nt for globalis ation from be -

low and th e anti-w ar m ove m e nt

pointe d to a varie ty of vie w s on

th e W orld Social Forum , and

proble m s w ith in th e W SF pro-

ce s s .

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th e outcom e s of th e confe r-

e nce . H ow e ve r, s om e concre te

plans h ave be e n m ade at th e

confe re nce :

- A conce rte d e ffort for W RI

to be pre s e nt and vis ible at th e

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January 2007, w ith s e m inars

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m ilitaris m . Anyone inte re s te d in

joining in ple as e contact th e

W RI office at info@ w ri-irg.org.

- A ne w ne tw ork /w ork ing

group w ith in W RI on m ilitary in-

te rve ntions , or re s is tance to in-

te rve ntions , focus e d on actions

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Colom bia: W ar Profite e rs - Clarifying "w h o" th e y are

Corporation Me gaproje ct

- Coca-Cola

H ydroe le ctric Dam in th e

W ate r and Biodive rs ity re s e rve

of th e m aciz o colom biano

- Ne s tle Ranch ing and dairy

production in th e Cauca,

Caq ue tá and Putum ayo

- Am oco

Te xaco,

Exxon

Gas pipe line th at cros s e s

Colom bia, Ve ne z ue la and

Panam á

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Drum m ond

Carbon and th e m e th ane

gas e xploitation in La Lom a,

Magdale na

- Mons ato H ydric re s ource s in th e

Ve ga, Cauca (ne ar th e triple

frontie r of th e Am az on re gion)

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Th e H one yw e ll Corporation w as bas e d

in Minne apolis , M inne s ota, USA.

H one yw e ll produce d clus te r bom bs

(bom ble ts ), s m all s te e l ball be arings

e m be dde d in a s te e l s h e ll. W h e n th is anti-

pe rs onne l w e apon e xplode s , th e s te e l ball

be arings s h oot out 2, 200 fe e t pe r s e cond.

H one yw e ll als o m ade oth e r w e apons and

civilian products .

Se ve ral th ings ins pire d pe ople to focus

on th is corporation. In 19 67 th e Be rtrand

Rus s e ll W ar Crim e s Tribunal w h ich took

place in Stock h olm , conde m ne d th e us e of

clus te r bom bs agains t Vie tnam e s e

civilians . Th e Octobe r 19 68 is s ue of

Libe ration Magaz ine Staugh ton Lynd

w rote an e ditorial urging pe ople to tak e on

th e corporations th at w e re involve d in

producing w e apons , particularly th os e

involve d in th e w ar on Vie tnam .

In De ce m be r 19 68 pe ople in

Minne apolis s tarte d th e H one yw e ll Proje ct.

From th e be ginning, th e y w e re cle ar about

th e ir goals :

1)Stop re s e arch , de ve lopm e nt and

production of clus te r bom bs and oth e r

w e apons

2)Pe ace conve rs ion w ith no job los s

Th e re w as a com m itm e nt to nonviole nce

from th e be ginning. Th e founde rs als o h ad

a clas s analys is , be lie ving it w as im portant

to put pre s s ure on th e pe ople w h o profit,

re cogniz ing th e y are th e de cis ion-m ak e rs

not on th e w ork e rs . Marv Davidov, one of

th e founde rs , e ncourage d th e group: “Le t’s

not do it unle s s w e can do if for 5 ye ars .”

Th e y be gan by doing re s e arch for 6

m onth s to find out e ve ryth ing th e y could,

m appe d office s and plants , m e t w ith

w ork e rs , focus e d on th e lie th at clus te r

bom bs w e re us e d agains t figh ting force s

not civilians .

In th e s pirit of nonviole nce , organiz e rs

m e t w ith H one yw e ll Board Ch air Jim

Be nge r, w h o form e d a re lations h ip w ith

Marv Davidov, H one yw e ll Proje ct

coordinator.

Th e H one yw e ll Proje ct s tarte d le afle ting

th e tw o plants w h e re th e clus te r bom bs

m ade .

In April 19 69 fifty activis ts de m ons trate d

outs ide H one yw e ll’s annual s h are h olde rs

m e e ting, m ak ing vis ible th e h orrible re ality

of clus te r bom bs . Th e y w e re give n10

m inute s to s pe ak to th e m e e ting, th e

corporations ’ re s pons e w as th at “th e

gove rnm e nt com e s to us , it’s our citiz e nly

duty.” Publicity from th at re s ulte d in a

union e xe cutive and progre s s ive pe ople

contacting th e Proje ct.

H one yw e ll Proje ct cre ate d an

organiz ation of 14 local and re gional

groups . Pe ople bough t s tock to ge t into

th e Sh are h olde rs m e e tings . In April 19 70

H one yw e ll Proje ct organiz e d 3,000

de m ons trators outs ide and ins ide th e

H one yw e ll annual s h are h olde rs m e e ting,

w h ich las te d only14 m inute s as a re s ult.

Th e national pre s s corp w as th e re to cove r

th is ne w s trate gy in th e antiw ar m ove m e nt.

Spe ak ing tours ins pire d oth e r corporate

cam paigns . In 19 71 tw o national groups

e nte re d th e cam paign to s top H one yw e ll’s

production of clus te r bom bs . According to

Marv Davidov, “W e w e re organiz ing locally

w h ile doing outre ach globally.” Th e local

organiz ing include d s tude nts

de m ons trating agains t corporate re cruite rs

on cam pus , and a Profe s s or doing

re s e arch on pe ace conve rs ion

pos s ibilitie s .

Th e focus on clus te r bom bs cre ate d a

s ituation w h e re s om e pe ople q uit w ork ing

for H one yw e ll. Th e corporation got m ore

s oph is ticate d, Th e y produce d a 4 page

pam ph le t re s ponding to e ve ry is s ue th e

H one yw e ll Proje ct w as rais ing and

dis tribute d it to th e ir 100,000 w ork e rs

w orldw ide . Th e y s e nt m e m os to w ork e rs

e ncouraging th e m not to talk w ith

de m ons trators , claim ing th e y w e re

th re ate ning th e ir job. H one yw e ll be gan to

give m ore donations to th e com m unity.

Th e y cre ate d ads th at s aid th e y “do good

th ings ”. Th e y w e re cle arly fe e ling th e

pre s s ure .

In April 19 75 th e Vie tnam W ar e nde d.

From 19 75 th rough 19 80 th e cam paign

w as dorm ant e xce pt for a law s uit.

Th e Am e rican Civil Libe rtie s Union

(ACLU) s ue d H one yw e ll and th e FBI for

cons piracy to de ny cons titutional righ ts of

m e m be rs of H one yw e ll Proje ct and oth e r

local pe ace groups . Th e FBI h ad

inform ants in th e ir group from 19 69 -19 72,

th e y adm itte d it but ne ve r adm itte d th e y

did anyth ing w rong. Th e cas e w as s e ttle d

in 19 85, $70,000 w as aw arde d. H one yw e ll

Proje ct gave m one y to Sh ove ls for Laos

w h ich e nable d pe as ants to dig s low e r s o

th at w h e n th e y h it th e m e tal clus te r bom bs

th e y could s top.

In 19 81 H one yw e ll Proje ct re groupe d. At

th e 19 82 Sh are h olde rs m e e ting

oppos ition to th e MX m is s ile contracts

dom inate d th e dis cus s ion. In 19 82 th e

H one yw e ll Proje ct als o dis cove re d th at

H one yw e ll m anufacture d th e clus te r

bom bs us e d by Is rae li force s s h e lling

Be irut. Th at ye ar 36 pe ople w e re arre s te d

at a nonviole nt action at corporate

h e adq uarte rs . Th e H one yw e ll Proje ct

cre ate d a participatory s tructure to

organiz e large de m ons trations .

Nonviole nce training w as im portant.

Rallie s include d a cultural com pone nt. In

19 83 577 pe ople w e re arre s te d be fore th e

de ploym e nt of Cruis e and Pe rs h ing

m is s ile s to W e s te rn Europe , s h utting dow n

th e h e adq uarte rs for a day. Th e trials

w e re part of th e s trate gy. Th e y w e re able

to rais e th e is s ue of th e dam age caus e d

by th e s e w e apons and tie d up th e court for

a ye ar .

From 19 82 th rough 19 9 0, tw ice a ye ar

H one yw e ll Proje ct organiz e d nonviole nt

civil dis obe die nce actions . Th e y w rote

s h are h olde rs re s olutions to s top th e

m ak ing of clus te r bom bs and for e conom ic

conve rs ion. Th e ir s trate gy w as bas e d on

local organiz ing, w h ile doing re gional,

national and inte rnational ne tw ork ing.

National and inte rnational pre s s ure w as

im portant.

Th e y rais e d th e ir vis ibility during th e

19 80’s w ith th e participation of w e ll k now n

pe ople . Me dia cove rage w as good,

alth ough it focus e d m ore on h um an

inte re s t s torie s th an th e is s ue of e conom ic

conve rs ion. “60 Minute s ”, a popular US

TV ne w s s h ow , film e d a s e gm e nt on

H one yw e ll Corporation but s ubm itte d to

pre s s ure to cut th e focus on th e H one yw e ll

Proje ct.

Jim Be nge r w as H one yw e ll’s Ch airm an

of th e Board from 19 68 to 19 75. H ow e ve r,

m e e tings w ith H one yw e ll officials e nde d

w h e n h e le ft. Th e ne w CEO re cogniz e d

th at w ork e r’s m orale w as low be caus e of

de cade s of prote s ts , and re fus e d to m e e t

w ith th e group.

In 19 84 H one yw e ll Corp did a forum on

“Pros pe ct for Pe ace m ak ing” to s h ow th e y

w e re inte re s te d in pe ace m ak ing. Th e y m e t

w ith oth e r pe ace groups , and re fus e d to

m e e t w ith H one yw e ll Proje ct.

A boycott of H one yw e ll cons um e r

products w as not calle d for, alth ough m any

ch oos e not to buy products m ade by

w e apons m anufacture rs .

In 19 89 H one yw e ll trie d to s e ll th e

w e apons divis ion but no one w ould buy it.

W h e n it could not s e ll its w e apons divis ion

th e y cre ate d anoth e r corporation: Alliant

Te ch Sys te m s .

H one yw e ll s aid s e lling off th e ir w e apons

divis ion w as due to a com bination of

e conom ic factors including th e “e nd of cold

w ar”. Ye t rath e r th an dis banding th at

divis ion th e y cre ate d a s ucce s s ful ne w

com pany. Alliant Te ch is th e bigge s t

produce r of land m ine s and bulle ts in th e

w orld. H one yw e ll s aid th at de m ons trators

h ad no e ffe ct, but th e ir actions contradict

th at. In 19 9 5 Alliant Action w as cre ate d.

Th e H one yw e ll Proje ct can claim a

num be r of s ucce s s e s – e ve ryone k ne w

w h at a clus te r bom b w as , th e s e w e apons

w e re no longe r invis ible . Th is fue le d

oppos ition to th e us e of s uch w e apons

and to th e w ars th e y w e re us e d in.

H one yw e ll Proje ct h e lpe d m ak e th e

corporate role in w ar vis ible , be cam e a

m ode l for oth e r anti-corporate cam paigns ,

particularly in its us e of nonviole nt dire ct

action. Th e organiz ing gave ris e to a

s trong progre s s ive m ove m e nt in

Minne apolis th at re m ains today.

But de s pite th os e s ucce s s e s , production

of clus te r bom bs continue s . Our ch alle nge

is to find s ucce s s ful w ays to s top th e s e

m e rch ants of de ath . According to

H one yw e ll Proje ct founde r Marv Davidov,

“Give n th e pe rm ane nt w ar e conom y, th e

m ove m e nt m us t be local, re gional,

national and inte rnational to be e ffe ctive .”

Joanne Sh e e h an

force s , including th e radio of th e national police , th e radio of th e arm y,

TV program s on th e s tate ch anne l, th e ‘Im pacto’ program on th e UNO

ch anne l, and th e ‘m e n of h onor’ s h ow w h ich pre s e nts a pos itive

im age of th e arm e d force s and le ads pe ople to s e e m ilitariz ation as a

w ay to re s olve inte rnal conflicts . Th e s e com m unication s trate gie s

capture s tate re s ource s as w e ll as ge ne rating th e ir ow n re ve nue ,

w h ich allow s th e m to e xpand th e ir s ocial m ilitariz ation program s .

Finally th e arm e d force s and s tate s e curity force s h ave a s e rie s of

publications and com m unications aim e d at m ak ing th e population fe ll

‘s afe ’. Th e y als o clos e off re s ide ntial are as ne ar carte ls , and m ilitarily

occupy public s pace s , th e re by ge ne rating a s ocie ty bas e d on m ilitary

control ove r civilian life in th e urban ce nte rs .

One w ould h ave to arrive at th e conclus ion th at be ing a w ar

profite e r is a e as y and m ore lucrative bus ine s s th at be ing and actor

in arm e d conflict. Als o it is appare nt th at th os e involve d in w ar

profite e ring are ofte n m ore Mach iave llian th an th e s oldie rs

th e m s e lve s . Th e y control th e fine s trings of pow e r and de ath , but th e y

don’t dire ctly ge t th e ir h ands dirty be caus e th e y are not th e one s w h o

do th e k illing.

FOKA (Acción Kole ctiva por la Obje ción Fis cal)

Trans lation: Matt Yarrow

Th e H one yw e ll Proje ctA cas e s tudy on a nonviole nt cam paign agains t w ar profite e rs

from page 2

During W RI Inte rnational Confe re nce “Globalis ing

Nonviole nce ” w e h ad a

th e m e group on th e topic of w ar profite e ring.

Me e ting e ve ry day of th e confe re nce , w e w e re able to

go th rough a proce s s of le arning about w ar profite e rs ,

cam paigns agains t th e m , and e xplore h ow W RI’s

Global Initiative Agains t W ar Profite e rs can h e lp

groups in th is im portant w ork .

Th e aim s of th is th e m e group w e re :

*Le arn from groups w ork ing on th e topic

*Mak e link s be tw e e n th e groups alre ady w ork ing

on w ar profite e rs

and groups and individuals w h o are ne w to it

*Ide ntify th e role th at W RI can play in

cam paigning agains t w ar profite e rs at an

inte rnational le ve l

*Ide ntify s trate gie s Com e w ith concre te ide as to

w ork in th e future

W e s tarte d by de s cribing w ar profite e rs and

analyz ing s trate gic opportunitie s to s top th e m . Ann

Fe lth am from th e Cam paign Agains t th e Arm s Trade

(UK). Explaining th at th e re are tw o k inds of arm s

trade : s m all arm s /ligh t w e apons and th e m ajor

w e apons , s h e focus on th e big com panie s th at m ak e

th e large w e apons s ys te m s and h igh te ch

com pone nts . W h ile th e s e products can k ill, a lot are

ne ve r us e d. Eve n if th e product doe s is not us e d, it

can give m oral s upport to h um an righ ts violators ,

dam age s e conom ie s and th e e nvironm e nt, h e lps th e

m ilitary m yth continue . Such w e apons are bough t by

any gove rnm e nt w ith m one y.

Fre nch activis t Tik iri e xplaine d m ilitary outs ourcing

– h ow private com panie s now profit by providing

s e rvice s th at w e re once done by th e m ilitary. Th e s e

fall into th re e cate gorie s : 1)ge ne ral s e rvice s s uch as

laundry, cate ring and trans port (provide d by

com panie s s uch as Sode xh o and Se rco. 2)

Te ch nology de ve lopm e nt, provide d by arm s

m anufacture rs s uch as Lock h e e d-Martin and

North rup Grum m an. 3)Private Military com panie s th e

provide s e curity guards and m e rce narie s , draw from

e lite force s by com panie s s uch as Black w ate r

Se curity and CACI.

Re cons truction is anoth e r ne w e r form of w ar

profite e ring. A pre s e ntation by Sim on H arak from W ar

Re s is te rs Le ague ’s Stop Me rch ants of De ath

Cam paign (US) e xplaine d h ow com panie s s uch as

Be ch te l and H alliburton re ap h uge profits from

contracts to “re build” Iraq afte r th e bom bs of oth e r

w ar profite e rs h ave de s troye d it.

Mich Crols from Forum voor Vre de s actie , Jan

Cape lle from Proye cto Gato and Marijn Pape rk am p

from th e Dutch Cam paign Agains t Arm s Trade told of

t

h e ir w ork w ith private financial ins titutions and Export

Cre dit Age ncie s th at are involve d w ith arm s

m anufacture rs . Bank s h ave s h are s in th e arm s

indus try, or s upport w ith loans /cre dits trans actions for

arm s trade . Export Cre dit Age ncie s (ECAs ) are

publicly back e d gove rnm e nt or s e m i-gove rnm e nt

age ncie s w h ich give financial guarante e s to

com panie s ope rating abroad, including arm s s ale s .

Th e y are th e s ingle large s t s ource of taxpaye r

s upport for private s e ctor com panie s s e e k ing to off-

load on to

th e public th e financial ris k s of th e ir bus ine s s in th e

South and Eas te rn Europe .

Th e pre s e nte rs all told us h ow th e “re volving door”

is a k e y factor

for w ar profite e rs , h e lping com panie s re ap e ve n

large r profits from gove rnm e nts .

Pe ople w h o are m ak ing th e de cis ions re garding

w e apons contracts re pre s e nt s trong corporate

inte re s t in th e s e de als .

Cas e s tudie s of cam paigns h e lp us unde rs tand

w h ich are good s trate gie s

for w ork ing agains t w ar profite e rs . Se ve ral cas e

s tudie s w e re pre s e nte d. W e h e ard about Cam paign

agains t th e De fe nce Export Se rvice s Organis ation in

th e UK w h ich e xis ts to s e ll arm s for com panie s and to

lobby for arm s e xports w ith in th e gove rnm e nt. “My

Mone y Cle ar Cons cie nce ” is a Be lgian cam paign

pre s s uring bank s to dis inve s t in arm s produce rs , w ith

a firs t s te p to ge t th e m to dis inve s t from controve rs ial

arm s produce rs .

Cam paigns agains t Export Cre dit Age ncie s both in

th e Ne th e rlands and in Be lgium . Th e ge ne ral aim of

th e s e cam paigns is to e nd th e financial s upport for

arm s e xports s ince th is w ould m ak e th e e xport of

large , e xpe ns ive w e apons s ys te m s to de ve loping

countrie s alm os t im pos s ible .

W e le arne d from th e H one yw e ll Proje ct, a

nonviole nt cam paign in th e USA agains t a com pany

th at m ade clus te r bom bs us e d agains t th e pe ople of

Vie tnam .

W e le arne d from th e s e cas e s tudie s th at a

s ucce s s ful cam paign h as to com bine cle ar goals ,

good re s e arch on th e com panie s and an

unde rs tanding of th e s ituation w ith a dive rs ity of

tactics . It is im portant to focus on th e de s tructive

nature of th e w e apons and to m ak e vis ible h ow

corporations carry out th e ir bus ine s s (e .g ins ide r

influe ncing, bribe ry, e xce s s ive profits m ade from

taxpaye rs ), calling th e ir re putation for be ing “good

corporations ” into q ue s tion. Cam paigns ne e d to

provide opportunitie s for pe ople to join organiz e d

e fforts to e lim inate corporate pow e r.

During th e th e m e group w e agre e d th at W RI ne e ds

to play a role in coordinating an e xch ange of

inform ation of w h at various groups are doing, and

prom ote th e ir w ork to th e w ide r antim ilitaris t-

nonviole nt ne tw ork . W RI ne e ds to provide re s ource s

s uch as cas e s tudie s to h e lp groups de ve lop

s trate gie s for nonviole nt cam paigns . To build a

s ucce s s ful initiative agains t w ar profite e rs , W RI

ne e ds to k now w h at your ne e ds are and h ow w e can

h e lp you de ve lop your cam paigns . If you are doing

th is w ork or w ant to be gin to de ve lop e fforts to s top

w ar profite e rs , ple as e contact us !

Joanne Sh e e h an and Javie r Gárate co-conve ne r

w ar profite e rs th e m e group

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