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Solidarity Statement & petition for MacGregor Eddy and Vandenberg protest, May 5, 2009
We are the Koreans and Korean-origin residents in the foreign countries, including the members of the Korea organizing committee for the International Conference against the Asia Pacific Missile Defense and for the End of Arms Race from April 16 to 18, 2009, Seoul, Korea.
Solidarity Statement & petition for MacGregor Eddy and Vandenberg protest, May 5, 2009
By the Koreans and Korean-origin residents in the foreign countries
We are the Koreans and Korean-origin residents in the foreign countries, including the members of the Korea organizing committee for the International Conference against the Asia Pacific Missile Defense and for the End of Arms Race from April 16 to 18, 2009, Seoul, Korea. The conference was co-sponsored by the Global Network against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict-North East Asia and the Korea organizing committee.
We send the strong solidarity message to MacGregor Eddy, a board member of the Global Network and WILPF DISARM, a founder of the Vandenberg Peace Legal Defense fund, and a producer of much appreciated video by the Koreans, ‘A Space 4 Peace’, 2008 and her colleagues who would protest on May 5, 2009, at the Vandenberg Space Command in Santa Barbara county, against the Delta II rocket for a Star Wars Satellite.
According to the website of the Vandenberg Witness, http://vandenbergwitness.org/, it is heard that the United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket would launch the Space Tracking and Surveillance System Advanced Technology Risk Reduction (STSS-ATRR) research and development mission for the Missile Defense Agency. It is also told that the mission is heard to be previously called Block 2010 Spacecraft Risk Reduction and NASA would oversee the launch.
We are grateful of MacGregor Eddy who informed this and who decided to protest at the risk of her own arrest. It is known that she has been under the "lifetime ban and bar" order which the military authorities have given against her and five others-Fr. Louie Vitale, Steve Kelly, Jeff Dietrich, Mike Wisniewski and Dennis Apel – for her former protests there. We strongly urge the U.S. military authorities not to arrest her on May 5, who should be called as the true patriots for the U.S. because she and her colleagues are the highest noble people who have been truly dedicating their lives for the peace of all human race. If the arrest happens, we, the Koreans & Korean-origin resident in foreign countries will far-spread the news to the Koreans and neighbor countries at the greatest embarrassment of the U.S. military authorities. And we will do our best with what we can do for the safety of her and her colleagues.
We think that the planned launch, blinded to any international mainstream media and international people’s eye sight shows the hypocritical nature of the U.S. imperialism which has been demonizing the North Korea’s April 5 launch of the civilian satellite for peaceful purpose, totally legal by the Outer Space Treaty by the U.N. 1967.
Furthermore, we later became to know that a U.S. Air Force team successfully launched a new-generation military communication satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. April 3, 2009 when an Atlas V rocket carried a Wideband Global Satellite Communication satellite into space. The U.S. air force news explicitly told that ‘the satellite was designed to provide high-capacity communications to U.S. military forces.’ It has seldom been known to any international media as in the case of the planned launch of the satellite in Vandenberg on May 5, 2009, as mentioned above.
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123142879
We, Koreans and Korean-origin residents in the foreign countries can not but shudder at the news of Vandenberg because we know that the Vandenberg Space Command has been one of the two sites for the U.S. NMD with the site of the Alaska, whose excuse of its MD establishment has been the possible missile attack from the North Korea. We know that the excuse behind its massive facilities has been for hiding for the desire of the U.S. imperialism which ultimately targets the China.
The satellite launch in the Vandenberg AFB would serve to and increase the wrong ambition of the global dominance by the United States thru the space dominance, as claimed in the Vision 2020 by the U.S. AFB in 1996. It would also increase the political, militaristic tension in the Asia Pacific where the U.S. has smeared to increase and advance its Missile Defense systems under the imperial alliance of the U.S.-Japan-South Korean government. It would also aggravate the environmental damage to the earth and space thru the rocket fuel and the space debris. The Marshall Islands have been one of the greatest victims as in the Space4Peace video she has produced.
The satellite launch in Vandenberg would be done above all, at the economic sacrifice of the people’s welfare of the United States. Furthermore, the globally expanding space war system including the MD system has also contributed to make worsen people’s welfare in the countries of the U.S. allies, as well. Wooksik Cheong, a representative of the Peace Network and a leading member of the Korea committee has noticed that the total cost for acquiring MD system from the U.S. and other NATO countries and its related system would be amounted for the South Koreans about several tens of trillions of won [about $20~30 billion], if the fatal maintenance costs are included.
http://www.space4peace.org/actions/gnconf_2009.htm
Regarding that average annual defense budget of the South Korea has increased almost up to $20 billion and its defense portion of its GDP is one of the highest proportions in the world, at the cost of the decreasing welfare of the South Koreans under the global economic difficulty, the expansion of the U.S. space war system including the planned satellite launch in Vandenberg will be shown to the Koreans as one of the aggressive activities which would counter their wishes of peace and security thru the dialogue and economic stabilization. Above all, it also threatens again the Korean’s long time wishes of the peaceful reunification which have been hindered by the U.S. imperialism thru political control, economic exploitation and military subjugation of the South Korea. The U.S. had the biggest responsibility of the Korea’s division as well by diving the line in 30 minutes in 1945.
We, Koreans and Korean-origin residents in the foreign countries aspire the Peace Treaty while opposing any U.S. and NATO’s space war systems including the Missile Defense which should be called rather ‘missile offense’. We think that by only the dialogues for the peace treaty and arms reductions among the related countries, Koreans can achieve their peaceful reunification that would contribute to the peace of the Asia-Pacific and the world, as well.
We. Koreans and Korean-origin residents in the foreign countries send our best gratitude and warm wishes to MacGregor Eddy and her colleagues who have been fighting for long time against the space war systems with their strong morality, far sight for the space peace and understanding of the whole effects of their activities on the earth including the countries in the Asia Pacific. We also strongly support the position of the Global Network against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and the Women’s League for Peace and Freedom_Disarm who have been the ones of the leading organizations for space peace issues and are supporting her protest adamantly.
Best solidarity in peace
May 1, 2009
Signed by each Korean/ Korean-origin resident in the foreign countries
1. Ahn, Hyun/ Seoul, Korea
2. An, Kwang-Hwek/ Seoul, Korea
3. Bae, So-Young/ Seoul, Korea/ The New Progressive Party
4. Bak, I Rang/ Seoul, Korea/ University Students_ People’s Network (Daesaram)*
5. Bang, Ae-Ja / Pyeongtaek, Korea/ Yebada Self-support Center for the Disabled*
6. Chang, Sun-Yeol/ Seoul, Korea
7. Cheong, Eui-Hun/ Busan, Korea
8. Cheong, Wooksik/ Seoul, Korea/ Representative, Peace Network
9. Cho, Won-Young/ DaeJeon, Korea
10. Cho, Young-Hee/ Seoul, Korea/ Representative, Women Making Peace
11. Choi, Gi-Won/ Seoul, Korea / University Students_ People’s Network (Daesaram)*
12. Choi, Hee-Joon / Buchun, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea(SPARK)
13. Choi, Kwang-Sik/ Incheon, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
14. Choi, Sang-Jae/ Paju, Korea/ National Union of Media Workers
15. Choi, Soon-Wha/ Gyunggi-do, Korea/ The Village People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
16. Choi, Sung-Hee/ Incheon, Korea/ visual artist
17. Choo, Jin-Hyuk/ Seoul, Korea
18. Chu, Chong-Hwan/ Seoul, Korea/ National Reconciliation Movement Association
19. Chun, Jong-Gi/ Seoul, Korea
20. Ha, Sang-Yoon/ Gyunggi-do, Korea/ Suk-Am Bethethda Sanitarium
21. Han, Chang-Ghi/ Seoul, Korea/ Korea headquarter for The Family International*
22. Han, Jae-Yong/ Seoul, Korea/ Unification Plaza *
23. Han, Jong-Il/ Kangwon-do, Korea/ The New Progressive Party
24. Han. Nam-Su/ Seoul, Korea/ Counter Globalization Action
25. Hong, Bong-Pyo/Seoul, Korea
26. Hong, Ki-Ho/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
27. Hong, Sung-Bum/Seoul, Korea
28. Hong, Sung-Ho/ Gyunggi-do, Korea/ Suk-Am Bethethda Sanitarium
29. Hong Sung-Hyun/ Seoul, Korea
30. Hur, Jung-Sook/ Chunan, Korea/ The Korean Teachers & Education Workers’ Union
31. Hwang, Jung-Yong/ Kimpo, Korea/ sanitarium
32. Hwang, Soo-Young/ Gyunggi-do, Korea/ Public Service Labor Union
33. Hwang, Yi-Hyun/ Gyunggi-do, Korea/ Suk-Am Bethethda Sanitarium
34. Hwang, Un-Sik/ Korea/ Samsung General Labor Union
35. Hyun, Hoheon/ Pyeongtaek, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
36. Jang, Bo-Im/ Seoul, Korea/ National Union of Media Workers
37. Jang, In-Ok / Buchun, Korea / Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
38. Jeon, Chang-Joon/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
39. Jeon, Eun-Young/ Incheon, Korea/ Inha University student
40. Jeon, Joon-Young/ Incheon, Korea/ Inha University student
41. Jeong, Jae-Sun/ Chunan, Korea/ The Media Consumers’ Association*
42. Jin, Bokyom/ Gyongsangbuk-do, Korea/ Seoul Quaker Meeting
43. Jin, Seung-Hwa/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
44. Joe, Jung Whan/ Seoul, Korea/ The Autonomy Review
45. Joo, Byeong-Duk/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
46. Joo, Byung-Joon/ Paju, Korea/ Chairman, Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
47. Jung, Ae-Jung/ Korea/ The Surviving Family of the Committee against the Leukemia, Samsung Electronics
48. Jung, Hye Yol/ Seoul, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea, The Surviving Family Association of the Korean War
49. Jung, Hyun-Soo/ Seoul, Korea/ Korean Power Plant Industry Union
50. Jungyun/ Seoul, Korea/ The Garden of the Multi-Intelligence
51. Kang, Byung Yong/ Bucheon, korea/ National Reconciliation Movement Association
52. Kang, Deog Ku/ Seoul, Korea/ The Korean Teachers & Education Workers’ Union
53. Kang, Duk-Soon/ Seoul, Korea/ Evicted people’s Association for the Liberation of Poor People*
54. Kang, Jeong Koo/Seoul, South Korea/ Co-representative, Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
55. Kang, Ji-Eun/ Seoul, Korea/ student, Foreign Affairs and Trade Study Group*
56. Kang, Sang-Won/ Pyeongtaek, Korea/ Director, Pyeongtaek Peace Center
57. Kim, Bok-Won/ Seoul, Korea/ Evicted people’s Association for the Liberation of Poor People*
58. Kim. Chang Yoon/ Incheon, Korea/ Inha University student
59. Kim, Choonsun/ New York, U.S.A.
60. Kim, Chunhee/ New York, U.S.A.
61. Kim, Hae-Seok/ Seoul, Korea
62. Kim, Hyun-Sook Buchun, Korea Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
63. Kim, Il Hoi/ Incheon, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
64. Kim, Il-Kwon/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
65. Kim, In-Sik/ Seoul, Korea / Democratic Labor Party
66. Kim, Jae-Heon/ Seoul, Korea/ Democratic Labor Party
67. Kim, Jong-Il / Seoul, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea, Chairperson of the Pan-Korean Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields.
68. Kim, Jong-Yeol/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
69. Kim, Jung-Jong/ Dae-Ku, Korea/ The Democratic Labor party
70. Kim, Kang Youn/ Incheon, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
71. Kim, Ki-Hong/ Incheon, Korea/ Inha University student
72. Kim, Maeng-Kyu/ Incheon, Korea/ Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions, Incheon branch
73. Kim, Mi-Hwa/ Seoul, Korea/ individual
74. Kim, Mi-Kyoung/ Seoul, Korea/ individual
75. Kim, Min-Joo/ Seoul, Korea/ Evicted people’s Association for the Liberation of Poor People*
76. Kim, Moo-Gon/ Seoul, Korea/ student
77. Kim. Seung-Geun/ National Union of Media Workers
78. Kim Seung-Kuk, Seoul, Korea/ Peace Making
79. Kim, Soo-Whan/ Seoul, Korea/ The New Progressive Party
80. Kim, Sung-Hwan/ Korea/ Representative, Samsung General Labor Union
81. Kim, Yong-Sung/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the 82. Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
83. Kim, Yooree/ New York, U.S.A.
84. Kim, Yoorok/ New York, U.S.A.
85. Kim,Young Je/ Seoul, Korea/Korean Confederation of Trade Unions
86. Kim, Young-Nam/ Gyeonsangbook-do, Korea/ University Students_ People’s Net (Daesaram)*
87. Kim, Young-Sik/ Seoul, Korea/ Korea University Students’ Culture Solidarity*
88. Kim, Yun Cheong/ Gyunggi-do, Korea Public Service Labor Union
89. Ko, Dong-Hwan / Seoul, Korea / Korean Federation of Public Transportation Trade Unions*
90. Koh, Kwang-Lib/ Sangju, Korea/ Cyworld Anti lee Myung Bak*
91. Kong, Donggil/ Seoul, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
92. Ku, Min-Jeong/ Seoul, Korea
93. Kuon, Tae-Hyun/ Seoul, Korea/ Anti-Dictatorship Struggling Committee*
94. Kwon, Hyung-Eun/ Incheon, Korea
95. Kwon, Jin-Bok/ Seoul, Korea/ Go Together for the Candle Light Rally*
96. Kwon, Min-Ho/ Cheonan, Korea/ Korea University Students’ Culture Solidarity*
97. Lee, Byung-Il/ Suwon, Korea/ Korea University Students’ Culture Solidarity*
98. Lee, Eun-Hae/ Seoul, Korea/ Anti-Dictatorship Struggling Committee*
99. Lee, Eun-Jong/ Seoul, Korea
100. Lee, Haeng-Woo/ New Jersey, U.S.A./ Former President, National Association of Korean Americans
101. Lee, Hun/ Seoul, Korea/ student
102. Lee, Hyung-Woo/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
103. Lee, Jae-Kak/ Seoul, Korea/ Korea University Students’ Culture Solidarity*
104. Lee, Jae-Wook/ Korea/ Samsung General Labor Union
105. Lee, Ji-Sun/ Seoul, Korea/ student
106. Lee, Jong-Woo/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
107. Lee, Jun-Yong / Seoul, Korea
108. Lee, Ki-Chol/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
109. Lee, Kyu Chang/ Seoul, Korea
110. Lee, Myeong-Han/ Seoul, Korea
111. Lee, Pil-Sung Seoul, Korea Public Service Labor Union
112. Lee, Suk-Jeong/ Seoul, Korea/ Korean Power Plant Industry Union
113. Lee, Tae-Jun/ Seoul, Korea
114. Lee, Ye-Song/ Seoul, Korea/ student
115. Lee, Young-Han/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
116. Lee, Young-Song/ Incheon, Korea
117. Lee, Yun-Hee/ Seoul, Korea/ Korea YMCA Life-Peace center
118. Lim, Bang-Kyu/ Seoul, Korea/ Unification Plaza*
119. Lim, Jung-Woong/ Incheon, Korea/ Inha University student
120. Lim, Kyung-Ok/ Korea/ Samsung General Labor Union
121. Lim, Kyung-Wan/ Korea/ Samsung General Labor Union
122. Lim, My-Young/ Korea/ The Sponsor Group for the Conscious Political Prisoners, The Family Association for the Democracy Practice
123. Lim, Suk-Young Buchun, Korea Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
124. Nam-Koong, Hyun,/ Seoul, Korea/ Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions
125. Nam, Kyeong-Rae/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
126. No, Seung-Bae/ Seoul, Korea
127. Oh, Chang-Taek/ Seoul, Korea
128. Oh, Chul Keun/ Seoul, Korea/ Nonviolence Peaceforce Corea, Quaker Seoul meeting
129. Oh, Eun-Jin/ Seoul, Korea/ Korea University Students’ Culture Solidarity*
130. Oh, Hye-Ran/ Seoul, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea (SPARK)
131. Oh, Pyung-Seok Seoul, Korea National Reconciliation Movement Association
132. Paek, Na-Young/ Seoul, Korea/ Evicted people’s Association for the Liberation of Poor People*
133. Park, Hae-Sun/ Gyeonggi-do, Korea/ The Korea University Students’ Association, Seoul Branch*
134. Park, Hyoung- Man/ Seoul, Korea/ Cyworld Anti Lee Myung-Bak*
135. Park, Hyun-Ju/ Seoul, Korea/ Go Together for the Candle Light Rally*
136. Park, Hyun-Woo/ Seoul, Korea
137. Park, In-Soo/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
138. Park, Ji-Sun/ Seoul, Korea/ National Reunification Patriot Youth Association*
139. Park, Jong Yang / Seoul, Korea / Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
140. Park, Jong-Yoon/ Seoul, Korea/ student
141. Park, Jung-Hyun/ Choongcheongnam-do, Korea/ National Reconciliation Movement Association
142. Park, Jung-Rok/ Seoul, Korea/ Poor People’s Liberation
143. Park, Kyu Chul/ Seoul, Korea/ The Media Consumers’ Association*
144. Park, Kyung-Reol/ Korea/ Samsung General Labor Union
145. Park, Min-Hee/ Incheon, Korea/ student, Foreign Affairs and Trade Study Group*
146. Park, Myung-Hee/ Incheon, Korea/ The Korea University Students’ Association, Seoul Branch*
147. Park, Sang-Eun Seoul, Korea student
148. Park, Sang-Ho/ Seoul, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
149. Park, Seok-Boon Seoul, Korea Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
150. Park, Seok-Jin/ Seoul/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea (SPARK), The Pan-Korean Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
151. Park, Sung Gi/ Kangwon-do, Korea/ The New Progressive Party
152. Dr. Park, Sung-Yong/ Korea/ Chairperson, Nonviolent Peaceforce Corea
153. Park, Tae-Ho/ Suwon, Gyunggi-do Korea
154. Park, You-be/ Incheon, Korea/ Inha University student
155. Park, You-Ho/ Kangwon-do, Korea/ individual
156. Park, Young-IL/ Korea/Representative, The Industrially Damaged Workers’ Association
157. Roh, Joong Kee Seoul, Korea Korean Professor’s Union
158. Rim, Jong Chul/ Gyonggi-do, KOREA/ Co-representative, Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
159. Seo, Ho-Jun/ Kangwon-do, Korea/ Youngdong General Labor Union Group
160. Seo, Kyung-Ja/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
161. Sim, Ja-Sub/ Incheon, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
162. Sim, Moon-Ki/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
163. Shin, Dong Wan/ Seoul, Korea
164. Sin, In Sig/ Daejeon, Korea/ Preparing committee for the Reunification Public Party*
165. Shin, Jung-Hwan Seoul, Korea Democratic Labor Party
166. Shin, Pil-Nyo/ Incheon, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
167. UGong/ Seoul, Korea/ Publication Co, ‘Galmuri’
168. Shin, Sung-Duk/ Seoul, Korea
169. So, Young-Ho/ Seoul, Korea
170. Song, Myung-Hun, Gyeonggi-do, Korea/ The Korea University Students’ Association, Seoul Branch*
171. Suziehaeng, Chollabook-do, Korea/ Life and Peace Association
172. Rev. Yang, Jae-Sung/ Chollabook-do, Korea/ Secretary, Green Christ
173. Yee, Jong-Sun/ Incheon, Korea/ Inha University student
174. Yon, Ho-Jin/ Kwangmyeong, Korea
175. Yoo, Ki-Soo / Goyang , Korea/ Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions
176. Yoon, Byung-Mok/ Korea/ Samsung General Labor Union
177. Yoon, Dong-Soo/ Chungcheongbook-do, Korea/ writer
178. Yoon, Jin-Sang/ Seoul, Korea/ Mapo Candle Solidarity*
179. You, Young-Jae/ Seoul, Korea / Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
180. Yu, Han-Kyoung/ Seoul, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
181. Yun, Se Jong/ Seoul, Korea
182. Yun, Young-Il / Seoul, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
183. Won, Hyo Jung/ Seoul, Korea
184. Kim/ Ho-Jung/ Bucheon, Korea/ Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions
185. Park, Irang, Bucheon, Korea
186. Un-Disclosed by request
By the Koreans and Korean-origin residents in the foreign countries
We are the Koreans and Korean-origin residents in the foreign countries, including the members of the Korea organizing committee for the International Conference against the Asia Pacific Missile Defense and for the End of Arms Race from April 16 to 18, 2009, Seoul, Korea. The conference was co-sponsored by the Global Network against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict-North East Asia and the Korea organizing committee.
We send the strong solidarity message to MacGregor Eddy, a board member of the Global Network and WILPF DISARM, a founder of the Vandenberg Peace Legal Defense fund, and a producer of much appreciated video by the Koreans, ‘A Space 4 Peace’, 2008 and her colleagues who would protest on May 5, 2009, at the Vandenberg Space Command in Santa Barbara county, against the Delta II rocket for a Star Wars Satellite.
According to the website of the Vandenberg Witness, http://vandenbergwitness.org/, it is heard that the United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket would launch the Space Tracking and Surveillance System Advanced Technology Risk Reduction (STSS-ATRR) research and development mission for the Missile Defense Agency. It is also told that the mission is heard to be previously called Block 2010 Spacecraft Risk Reduction and NASA would oversee the launch.
We are grateful of MacGregor Eddy who informed this and who decided to protest at the risk of her own arrest. It is known that she has been under the "lifetime ban and bar" order which the military authorities have given against her and five others-Fr. Louie Vitale, Steve Kelly, Jeff Dietrich, Mike Wisniewski and Dennis Apel – for her former protests there. We strongly urge the U.S. military authorities not to arrest her on May 5, who should be called as the true patriots for the U.S. because she and her colleagues are the highest noble people who have been truly dedicating their lives for the peace of all human race. If the arrest happens, we, the Koreans & Korean-origin resident in foreign countries will far-spread the news to the Koreans and neighbor countries at the greatest embarrassment of the U.S. military authorities. And we will do our best with what we can do for the safety of her and her colleagues.
We think that the planned launch, blinded to any international mainstream media and international people’s eye sight shows the hypocritical nature of the U.S. imperialism which has been demonizing the North Korea’s April 5 launch of the civilian satellite for peaceful purpose, totally legal by the Outer Space Treaty by the U.N. 1967.
Furthermore, we later became to know that a U.S. Air Force team successfully launched a new-generation military communication satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. April 3, 2009 when an Atlas V rocket carried a Wideband Global Satellite Communication satellite into space. The U.S. air force news explicitly told that ‘the satellite was designed to provide high-capacity communications to U.S. military forces.’ It has seldom been known to any international media as in the case of the planned launch of the satellite in Vandenberg on May 5, 2009, as mentioned above.
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123142879
We, Koreans and Korean-origin residents in the foreign countries can not but shudder at the news of Vandenberg because we know that the Vandenberg Space Command has been one of the two sites for the U.S. NMD with the site of the Alaska, whose excuse of its MD establishment has been the possible missile attack from the North Korea. We know that the excuse behind its massive facilities has been for hiding for the desire of the U.S. imperialism which ultimately targets the China.
The satellite launch in the Vandenberg AFB would serve to and increase the wrong ambition of the global dominance by the United States thru the space dominance, as claimed in the Vision 2020 by the U.S. AFB in 1996. It would also increase the political, militaristic tension in the Asia Pacific where the U.S. has smeared to increase and advance its Missile Defense systems under the imperial alliance of the U.S.-Japan-South Korean government. It would also aggravate the environmental damage to the earth and space thru the rocket fuel and the space debris. The Marshall Islands have been one of the greatest victims as in the Space4Peace video she has produced.
The satellite launch in Vandenberg would be done above all, at the economic sacrifice of the people’s welfare of the United States. Furthermore, the globally expanding space war system including the MD system has also contributed to make worsen people’s welfare in the countries of the U.S. allies, as well. Wooksik Cheong, a representative of the Peace Network and a leading member of the Korea committee has noticed that the total cost for acquiring MD system from the U.S. and other NATO countries and its related system would be amounted for the South Koreans about several tens of trillions of won [about $20~30 billion], if the fatal maintenance costs are included.
http://www.space4peace.org/actions/gnconf_2009.htm
Regarding that average annual defense budget of the South Korea has increased almost up to $20 billion and its defense portion of its GDP is one of the highest proportions in the world, at the cost of the decreasing welfare of the South Koreans under the global economic difficulty, the expansion of the U.S. space war system including the planned satellite launch in Vandenberg will be shown to the Koreans as one of the aggressive activities which would counter their wishes of peace and security thru the dialogue and economic stabilization. Above all, it also threatens again the Korean’s long time wishes of the peaceful reunification which have been hindered by the U.S. imperialism thru political control, economic exploitation and military subjugation of the South Korea. The U.S. had the biggest responsibility of the Korea’s division as well by diving the line in 30 minutes in 1945.
We, Koreans and Korean-origin residents in the foreign countries aspire the Peace Treaty while opposing any U.S. and NATO’s space war systems including the Missile Defense which should be called rather ‘missile offense’. We think that by only the dialogues for the peace treaty and arms reductions among the related countries, Koreans can achieve their peaceful reunification that would contribute to the peace of the Asia-Pacific and the world, as well.
We. Koreans and Korean-origin residents in the foreign countries send our best gratitude and warm wishes to MacGregor Eddy and her colleagues who have been fighting for long time against the space war systems with their strong morality, far sight for the space peace and understanding of the whole effects of their activities on the earth including the countries in the Asia Pacific. We also strongly support the position of the Global Network against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and the Women’s League for Peace and Freedom_Disarm who have been the ones of the leading organizations for space peace issues and are supporting her protest adamantly.
Best solidarity in peace
May 1, 2009
Signed by each Korean/ Korean-origin resident in the foreign countries
1. Ahn, Hyun/ Seoul, Korea
2. An, Kwang-Hwek/ Seoul, Korea
3. Bae, So-Young/ Seoul, Korea/ The New Progressive Party
4. Bak, I Rang/ Seoul, Korea/ University Students_ People’s Network (Daesaram)*
5. Bang, Ae-Ja / Pyeongtaek, Korea/ Yebada Self-support Center for the Disabled*
6. Chang, Sun-Yeol/ Seoul, Korea
7. Cheong, Eui-Hun/ Busan, Korea
8. Cheong, Wooksik/ Seoul, Korea/ Representative, Peace Network
9. Cho, Won-Young/ DaeJeon, Korea
10. Cho, Young-Hee/ Seoul, Korea/ Representative, Women Making Peace
11. Choi, Gi-Won/ Seoul, Korea / University Students_ People’s Network (Daesaram)*
12. Choi, Hee-Joon / Buchun, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea(SPARK)
13. Choi, Kwang-Sik/ Incheon, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
14. Choi, Sang-Jae/ Paju, Korea/ National Union of Media Workers
15. Choi, Soon-Wha/ Gyunggi-do, Korea/ The Village People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
16. Choi, Sung-Hee/ Incheon, Korea/ visual artist
17. Choo, Jin-Hyuk/ Seoul, Korea
18. Chu, Chong-Hwan/ Seoul, Korea/ National Reconciliation Movement Association
19. Chun, Jong-Gi/ Seoul, Korea
20. Ha, Sang-Yoon/ Gyunggi-do, Korea/ Suk-Am Bethethda Sanitarium
21. Han, Chang-Ghi/ Seoul, Korea/ Korea headquarter for The Family International*
22. Han, Jae-Yong/ Seoul, Korea/ Unification Plaza *
23. Han, Jong-Il/ Kangwon-do, Korea/ The New Progressive Party
24. Han. Nam-Su/ Seoul, Korea/ Counter Globalization Action
25. Hong, Bong-Pyo/Seoul, Korea
26. Hong, Ki-Ho/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
27. Hong, Sung-Bum/Seoul, Korea
28. Hong, Sung-Ho/ Gyunggi-do, Korea/ Suk-Am Bethethda Sanitarium
29. Hong Sung-Hyun/ Seoul, Korea
30. Hur, Jung-Sook/ Chunan, Korea/ The Korean Teachers & Education Workers’ Union
31. Hwang, Jung-Yong/ Kimpo, Korea/ sanitarium
32. Hwang, Soo-Young/ Gyunggi-do, Korea/ Public Service Labor Union
33. Hwang, Yi-Hyun/ Gyunggi-do, Korea/ Suk-Am Bethethda Sanitarium
34. Hwang, Un-Sik/ Korea/ Samsung General Labor Union
35. Hyun, Hoheon/ Pyeongtaek, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
36. Jang, Bo-Im/ Seoul, Korea/ National Union of Media Workers
37. Jang, In-Ok / Buchun, Korea / Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
38. Jeon, Chang-Joon/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
39. Jeon, Eun-Young/ Incheon, Korea/ Inha University student
40. Jeon, Joon-Young/ Incheon, Korea/ Inha University student
41. Jeong, Jae-Sun/ Chunan, Korea/ The Media Consumers’ Association*
42. Jin, Bokyom/ Gyongsangbuk-do, Korea/ Seoul Quaker Meeting
43. Jin, Seung-Hwa/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
44. Joe, Jung Whan/ Seoul, Korea/ The Autonomy Review
45. Joo, Byeong-Duk/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
46. Joo, Byung-Joon/ Paju, Korea/ Chairman, Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
47. Jung, Ae-Jung/ Korea/ The Surviving Family of the Committee against the Leukemia, Samsung Electronics
48. Jung, Hye Yol/ Seoul, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea, The Surviving Family Association of the Korean War
49. Jung, Hyun-Soo/ Seoul, Korea/ Korean Power Plant Industry Union
50. Jungyun/ Seoul, Korea/ The Garden of the Multi-Intelligence
51. Kang, Byung Yong/ Bucheon, korea/ National Reconciliation Movement Association
52. Kang, Deog Ku/ Seoul, Korea/ The Korean Teachers & Education Workers’ Union
53. Kang, Duk-Soon/ Seoul, Korea/ Evicted people’s Association for the Liberation of Poor People*
54. Kang, Jeong Koo/Seoul, South Korea/ Co-representative, Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
55. Kang, Ji-Eun/ Seoul, Korea/ student, Foreign Affairs and Trade Study Group*
56. Kang, Sang-Won/ Pyeongtaek, Korea/ Director, Pyeongtaek Peace Center
57. Kim, Bok-Won/ Seoul, Korea/ Evicted people’s Association for the Liberation of Poor People*
58. Kim. Chang Yoon/ Incheon, Korea/ Inha University student
59. Kim, Choonsun/ New York, U.S.A.
60. Kim, Chunhee/ New York, U.S.A.
61. Kim, Hae-Seok/ Seoul, Korea
62. Kim, Hyun-Sook Buchun, Korea Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
63. Kim, Il Hoi/ Incheon, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
64. Kim, Il-Kwon/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
65. Kim, In-Sik/ Seoul, Korea / Democratic Labor Party
66. Kim, Jae-Heon/ Seoul, Korea/ Democratic Labor Party
67. Kim, Jong-Il / Seoul, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea, Chairperson of the Pan-Korean Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields.
68. Kim, Jong-Yeol/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
69. Kim, Jung-Jong/ Dae-Ku, Korea/ The Democratic Labor party
70. Kim, Kang Youn/ Incheon, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
71. Kim, Ki-Hong/ Incheon, Korea/ Inha University student
72. Kim, Maeng-Kyu/ Incheon, Korea/ Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions, Incheon branch
73. Kim, Mi-Hwa/ Seoul, Korea/ individual
74. Kim, Mi-Kyoung/ Seoul, Korea/ individual
75. Kim, Min-Joo/ Seoul, Korea/ Evicted people’s Association for the Liberation of Poor People*
76. Kim, Moo-Gon/ Seoul, Korea/ student
77. Kim. Seung-Geun/ National Union of Media Workers
78. Kim Seung-Kuk, Seoul, Korea/ Peace Making
79. Kim, Soo-Whan/ Seoul, Korea/ The New Progressive Party
80. Kim, Sung-Hwan/ Korea/ Representative, Samsung General Labor Union
81. Kim, Yong-Sung/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the 82. Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
83. Kim, Yooree/ New York, U.S.A.
84. Kim, Yoorok/ New York, U.S.A.
85. Kim,Young Je/ Seoul, Korea/Korean Confederation of Trade Unions
86. Kim, Young-Nam/ Gyeonsangbook-do, Korea/ University Students_ People’s Net (Daesaram)*
87. Kim, Young-Sik/ Seoul, Korea/ Korea University Students’ Culture Solidarity*
88. Kim, Yun Cheong/ Gyunggi-do, Korea Public Service Labor Union
89. Ko, Dong-Hwan / Seoul, Korea / Korean Federation of Public Transportation Trade Unions*
90. Koh, Kwang-Lib/ Sangju, Korea/ Cyworld Anti lee Myung Bak*
91. Kong, Donggil/ Seoul, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
92. Ku, Min-Jeong/ Seoul, Korea
93. Kuon, Tae-Hyun/ Seoul, Korea/ Anti-Dictatorship Struggling Committee*
94. Kwon, Hyung-Eun/ Incheon, Korea
95. Kwon, Jin-Bok/ Seoul, Korea/ Go Together for the Candle Light Rally*
96. Kwon, Min-Ho/ Cheonan, Korea/ Korea University Students’ Culture Solidarity*
97. Lee, Byung-Il/ Suwon, Korea/ Korea University Students’ Culture Solidarity*
98. Lee, Eun-Hae/ Seoul, Korea/ Anti-Dictatorship Struggling Committee*
99. Lee, Eun-Jong/ Seoul, Korea
100. Lee, Haeng-Woo/ New Jersey, U.S.A./ Former President, National Association of Korean Americans
101. Lee, Hun/ Seoul, Korea/ student
102. Lee, Hyung-Woo/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
103. Lee, Jae-Kak/ Seoul, Korea/ Korea University Students’ Culture Solidarity*
104. Lee, Jae-Wook/ Korea/ Samsung General Labor Union
105. Lee, Ji-Sun/ Seoul, Korea/ student
106. Lee, Jong-Woo/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
107. Lee, Jun-Yong / Seoul, Korea
108. Lee, Ki-Chol/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
109. Lee, Kyu Chang/ Seoul, Korea
110. Lee, Myeong-Han/ Seoul, Korea
111. Lee, Pil-Sung Seoul, Korea Public Service Labor Union
112. Lee, Suk-Jeong/ Seoul, Korea/ Korean Power Plant Industry Union
113. Lee, Tae-Jun/ Seoul, Korea
114. Lee, Ye-Song/ Seoul, Korea/ student
115. Lee, Young-Han/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
116. Lee, Young-Song/ Incheon, Korea
117. Lee, Yun-Hee/ Seoul, Korea/ Korea YMCA Life-Peace center
118. Lim, Bang-Kyu/ Seoul, Korea/ Unification Plaza*
119. Lim, Jung-Woong/ Incheon, Korea/ Inha University student
120. Lim, Kyung-Ok/ Korea/ Samsung General Labor Union
121. Lim, Kyung-Wan/ Korea/ Samsung General Labor Union
122. Lim, My-Young/ Korea/ The Sponsor Group for the Conscious Political Prisoners, The Family Association for the Democracy Practice
123. Lim, Suk-Young Buchun, Korea Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
124. Nam-Koong, Hyun,/ Seoul, Korea/ Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions
125. Nam, Kyeong-Rae/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
126. No, Seung-Bae/ Seoul, Korea
127. Oh, Chang-Taek/ Seoul, Korea
128. Oh, Chul Keun/ Seoul, Korea/ Nonviolence Peaceforce Corea, Quaker Seoul meeting
129. Oh, Eun-Jin/ Seoul, Korea/ Korea University Students’ Culture Solidarity*
130. Oh, Hye-Ran/ Seoul, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea (SPARK)
131. Oh, Pyung-Seok Seoul, Korea National Reconciliation Movement Association
132. Paek, Na-Young/ Seoul, Korea/ Evicted people’s Association for the Liberation of Poor People*
133. Park, Hae-Sun/ Gyeonggi-do, Korea/ The Korea University Students’ Association, Seoul Branch*
134. Park, Hyoung- Man/ Seoul, Korea/ Cyworld Anti Lee Myung-Bak*
135. Park, Hyun-Ju/ Seoul, Korea/ Go Together for the Candle Light Rally*
136. Park, Hyun-Woo/ Seoul, Korea
137. Park, In-Soo/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
138. Park, Ji-Sun/ Seoul, Korea/ National Reunification Patriot Youth Association*
139. Park, Jong Yang / Seoul, Korea / Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
140. Park, Jong-Yoon/ Seoul, Korea/ student
141. Park, Jung-Hyun/ Choongcheongnam-do, Korea/ National Reconciliation Movement Association
142. Park, Jung-Rok/ Seoul, Korea/ Poor People’s Liberation
143. Park, Kyu Chul/ Seoul, Korea/ The Media Consumers’ Association*
144. Park, Kyung-Reol/ Korea/ Samsung General Labor Union
145. Park, Min-Hee/ Incheon, Korea/ student, Foreign Affairs and Trade Study Group*
146. Park, Myung-Hee/ Incheon, Korea/ The Korea University Students’ Association, Seoul Branch*
147. Park, Sang-Eun Seoul, Korea student
148. Park, Sang-Ho/ Seoul, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
149. Park, Seok-Boon Seoul, Korea Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
150. Park, Seok-Jin/ Seoul/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea (SPARK), The Pan-Korean Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
151. Park, Sung Gi/ Kangwon-do, Korea/ The New Progressive Party
152. Dr. Park, Sung-Yong/ Korea/ Chairperson, Nonviolent Peaceforce Corea
153. Park, Tae-Ho/ Suwon, Gyunggi-do Korea
154. Park, You-be/ Incheon, Korea/ Inha University student
155. Park, You-Ho/ Kangwon-do, Korea/ individual
156. Park, Young-IL/ Korea/Representative, The Industrially Damaged Workers’ Association
157. Roh, Joong Kee Seoul, Korea Korean Professor’s Union
158. Rim, Jong Chul/ Gyonggi-do, KOREA/ Co-representative, Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
159. Seo, Ho-Jun/ Kangwon-do, Korea/ Youngdong General Labor Union Group
160. Seo, Kyung-Ja/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
161. Sim, Ja-Sub/ Incheon, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
162. Sim, Moon-Ki/ Paju, Korea/ Ohyun-ri Villiage People’s Committee against the Expansion of the Mugeon-ri Military Training Fields
163. Shin, Dong Wan/ Seoul, Korea
164. Sin, In Sig/ Daejeon, Korea/ Preparing committee for the Reunification Public Party*
165. Shin, Jung-Hwan Seoul, Korea Democratic Labor Party
166. Shin, Pil-Nyo/ Incheon, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
167. UGong/ Seoul, Korea/ Publication Co, ‘Galmuri’
168. Shin, Sung-Duk/ Seoul, Korea
169. So, Young-Ho/ Seoul, Korea
170. Song, Myung-Hun, Gyeonggi-do, Korea/ The Korea University Students’ Association, Seoul Branch*
171. Suziehaeng, Chollabook-do, Korea/ Life and Peace Association
172. Rev. Yang, Jae-Sung/ Chollabook-do, Korea/ Secretary, Green Christ
173. Yee, Jong-Sun/ Incheon, Korea/ Inha University student
174. Yon, Ho-Jin/ Kwangmyeong, Korea
175. Yoo, Ki-Soo / Goyang , Korea/ Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions
176. Yoon, Byung-Mok/ Korea/ Samsung General Labor Union
177. Yoon, Dong-Soo/ Chungcheongbook-do, Korea/ writer
178. Yoon, Jin-Sang/ Seoul, Korea/ Mapo Candle Solidarity*
179. You, Young-Jae/ Seoul, Korea / Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
180. Yu, Han-Kyoung/ Seoul, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
181. Yun, Se Jong/ Seoul, Korea
182. Yun, Young-Il / Seoul, Korea/ Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
183. Won, Hyo Jung/ Seoul, Korea
184. Kim/ Ho-Jung/ Bucheon, Korea/ Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions
185. Park, Irang, Bucheon, Korea
186. Un-Disclosed by request
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