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Introduction
trom page 1
a
fhe purposes of the
by a local ecumenical planning
conumit lee
comprised
oa
headers
trom
the
United
;
were. (1) Lo assess the residual
radiation
problem
environmental
and
as
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#tr the “thurcies” ta? te
.
concerns
for
peace
and
disarmament,
long-term
Strategies for mobilizing the
commitment of the churches
PRIDE BEFORE THE FALL
NUJ EO EKNANAIK AN OSCARMOUR.|
ThE WEN S OPSETT GSraR,
Teil rom ot.
te a. coats
aot daeh es
tive bs ew wet
sorrcd
Cente peat.
Baen karejar
‘Selane ejjab konan;
san
health
and human cost of the US
military
presence,
iii)
to
consult with the churches of
the Marshalls regarding these
questions; and (i¥) lo explore
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.
Issues.
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V’ Jenaj drore iolab in
}imen ko.
the
word
on
these
tt should be noted that wile
the team included an exper’ on
radiation and its effects, «did
not presume to take up a
highly technical role. ‘This was
essentially a church viriietion
team sent as an expressiun of
church concern, whhnp to
listen to all persons and groups
having
significant
mes. es
about thal situalion, We saw
our rote lo be Inferpn ive,
reflective,
consultative
ind
directed towards a cle“rer,
more helpful response on ihe
part of the churches.
Among
the
categones
at
-
around
of
people we encountered were:
People displaced from ‘neir
land, groups thal experic ced
high
fevels
oof
radioa: tive
fallout,
people
living
in
“temporary” homes or ure
affected because their Sard ts
continually used for WS j-res-
ence
and
missile
te''ng,
officials of the Marshall bj.unds
Governments
and’
st ner
political
leaders,
cr irch
leaders, a
lawyer, meircal
doctoss,
missionaries,
an
anthropologist, US off-tals
and civilian employees at
Kwajalein
and
Ami--can
Scientists from Lawrence tavermore National Laburalaraes.
Radtation
and
Related |
Questions
In the 37 years since the tom
r
Th
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cd
Questions
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1-4
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ne
Radiation
and
Relation
bomb was first ‘‘dropped"' on
the Marshalls at Bikini, the
lives of not only the « tes
from their homeland ( «ini
and Enewetok}, or the groups
BARRY EAR KEMAT AN MARON EKKAR
NON ORDER KO AN CHIEF EO.
BARRY LOO dD Hoi
BEST
irradiated, but the lives of all
[ -au're the only one wre
can tain Sammy Gates
|
TO Cantar
CuT eS CMiEF'S
ORIESS.
inta
set’
Marshallese have been radi. ally
altered. The effects of r-diation pervade their existence far
ng.
Kwe wot kwomaron kennan
iben Sammy Bates bwe en
meee
a ee td
beyond the readily obser: able
% Lem
and
reported
health
and
environmenial effects asa:ciated with the extenmive US
nuclear testing program i! the
Marshalls. Today, in thet. oad
sense, “radiation” i» a | asic,
pervading
reality
for
all
Marshallese people.
Indeed, a new culture, vi, ‘abulary and mythology taw de-
veloped around the radi. son
question.
Whenever then 15 a
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lo Castietown
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=the
neat
more ng
Pa
[awoke
with a hungover, but nat the y+
Pical Webester dictiunary o fi
milion ot such a State, sather the
Marshall Islands after glow bh 4g:
over. Music was more than \‘uzak The local radio station was
playing a slurred-down version
of Scott benjamin, announciny
in an almost vicious monnt ne
that the war in Chad had b- on
almost liberated by the ty biaus,
but wus suddenly fronced on
by the Frogs
1 had cert en
deadlines to mect and bein
fling reports as soon us ay
contact lenses were oprrable
“TOBULAR BLAZE SEEN as
CLEANSING
BINIEDE,
“NEW COMPACT TO SOL. 1
PROBLEMS.”, and
i
a few ustyr
upbeat articles requested by whe
CIA were on the agends
Na ij kejeramolmoi
“hon Sammy Bates?
} Eban wot em ban!
| He beg fram oamny Fy
Bates tech on your
dilet
Ho was drawing Clase fo q ane
Pact time. and the islind had
taken on an almost Christin a
like ur United Nations [as hthe almusphere
United Ne
fons Hke” Perhaps the h.
Over Was work Cham d tbhous de
later. .
—~w To?
~~
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Tuesday, September 13, 1983
Volume 14, Number 73
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