================= Begin forwarded message ================= From: NFJAD@acad3.alaska.edu (Joe Davis) To: rita@eff.org Subject: Republic of Georgia Date: Tue, 12 Oct Hi, Speaking of fronteers and freedom, here is a need for communications equiptment for which I have been unable to get any direct help. Any chance of posting this on the EFF? Good Wishes, Joe Joe Davis nfjad@alaska.bitnet Joe Davis Box 15301, Fritz Creek, AK 99603 (907) 235.4069 Email: afcrrjoe@aol.com Oct. 12, 1993 Senator Stevens Washington DC Attn: Senator Stevens Anna Kerttula Anna KerttulaUs replacement Dear Senator Stevens, It is appalling what goes on in Georgia. It is a chaos of crime and needs direct attention now. Is there nothing that the US can do? Cannot Russia control her own boarders and disallow weapons and soldiers to assist in the murder of Georgians? How can we loan money to the Russians while this continues? And where is the United Nations during this critical time? I am faxing you the latest and perhaps the last information from the office of Mr. Shevardnadze and his assistant, Dr. Gomelauri. They need medical help, communications help, but mostly, UN peace keeping forcer and Russia to keep her word on helping to keep the peace. I realize the Russians have had their own problems this past week but that does not excuse them for their lack of help and allowing of arms and soldiers to attack the Georgians. Please read these two short letters I just received via email. Please pass them on to Dr. Butros-Ghali of the UN as I have neither his fax number or email address. I am very actively searching for grants relative to the communications needs of Georgia and as soon as I can find one I will apply and notify you of the same. Is there a way to get equipment for a node over there now? You will see that they need the freedom to communicate. Dr. Gomelauri of the Georgian Academy of Sciences working in conjunction with Mr. Shevardnadze would be the first level of priority to receive such equipment. If I can be of any assistance, please call on me. To sum up this letter: 1) Georgia needs peace keeping enforcement now. 2) Georgian needs humanitarian relief now 3) Georgia needs independent communication abilities now 4) Georgia needs American friendship Thank you, Joe Davis Attached: letter from Dr. Gomelauri letter from Mr. Shevardnadze both posted for general distribution From: ggom Subject: Re: URGENT from Paul M. Palo Alto From: ggom@coira.kheta.georgia.su Dear Paul, Thanks to you and all who are trying to support democratically- oriented forces in Georgia and personally Mr. Shevardnadze. Every day the situation is more and more tragic in Georgia. Our entrance in the Mow. computer node (the only canal to the Internet) is practically closed. I received your mail after 3 days you send it to me. WE NEED DIRECT ENTRANCE IN TO THE INTERNET to give the possibility our users including Brian to send you information from here promptly. The port POTI was occupied earlier few days ago by Kobalia supported by killers, Kazak and North-Caucasus Russian citizens. So Georgia can not be reached from the Black Sea. That means hunger will start fast. Separatist forces continued to move to the east. Pleas try to explain to ISF it is vital for Georgia TODAY to keep the node GGOM@CIT.GE in operation. My proposal about the Support and Renovation today is vital not only for the Academy but whole country. Big plans for future with many VAXes may not be needed if Georgia does not exist at all. To my Proposal satellite line must be added because as I see the dish of Georgian Foundation will not arrive this year. Please try to find someone who will donate CIT few mobile laptops (second hand PC/XT compatible) with modems, satellite canal and necessary hardware + software. You know we will put it in operation in few hours. This is tremendously important. We can not reach Moscow node few days so I am afraid you will get my mail too late if ever. Here is very important information from the Head of the State for the posting worldwide on the networks. Please continue to do this. George Tbilisi October 03, 1993 From: ggom Subject: Tragedy in Svaneti - Georgian Caucasus From: ggom@coira.kheta.georgia.su D E C L A R A T I O N On September 16, 1993 the Gudauta side once again violated the July 27 Sochi cease-fire agreement and began a large-scale assault upon the city of Sukhumi. Disarmed pursuant to the above agreement the defenders of Sukhumi after selflessly fighting a fierce battle left the city along with the tens of thousands of civilians. However, the Gudauta separatists were not content with this and continued hostilities in the direction of Ochamchira and Gali. The only safe area where the refugees could hide themselves from the barbaric atrocities, perpetrated by the mercenaries hired by the Gudauta side, was the mountainous region of Svaneti. Therefore, over one hundred thousand refugees among whom the overwhelming majority are women, children and old people are currently seeking shelter in the mountains. This created a very difficult situation in Svaneti. It has been snowing for some time now. Dozens of people have already died of hunger and cold, and what is particularly tragic there are infants among the dead. The Georgian leadership is taking all possible measures to help people. Food and warm clothes as well as various conveyances to bring the refugees out of Svaneti are being sent there. This, however, is not enough. The acute economic crisis raging in Georgia makes it impossible to use every means to save those in trouble. Unless immediate decisive measures are taken, the current disastrous situation will turn tragic. The overall situation is being seriously aggravated by the supporters of the ex-president, who have cut off the major communication arteries. Considering the present situation Svaneti shall be declared the zone of distress. I request all the neighboring countries, the people of good will - to empathize with the Georgians in trouble. Do not let tens of thousands of children, women, old men die of hunger and cold. The quickest and the most convenient way to bring them out is by helicopters. However, Georgia has only a few. We are also in dire need of warm clothes, foodstuffs and medications. I want you to know that Georgia expects and believes that you will help promptly. The delay is tantamount to death. May God bless you. Eduard Shevardnadze. -- -=> mech@eff.org <=- Stanton McCandlish Electronic Frontier Foundation Online Activist & SysOp NitV-DC BBS 202-232-2715, Fido 1:109/? IndraNet 369:111/1, 14.4V32b 16.8ZyX