>Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 15:11:01 -0500
>From: Katha Pollitt <kpollitt at thenation.com>
>
>It would mean a lot if you would take a minute to contact the pres on
>behalf of Lori Berenson. The enclosed tells you how.
>
>Best,
>Katha
>Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 10:54:42 -0500
>To: Recipient List Suppressed:;
>From: Daniel Radosh <radosh at interport.net>
>Subject: Free Lori Berenson
>
>Dear all,
>
>Four years ago this week a good friend of mine, Lori Berenson, was unjustly
>arrested in Peru. Though a US citizen, she was convicted of treason -- in a
>secret, rigged trial -- and is currently serving a life sentence in an
>inhumane Peruvian prison.
>
>Tomorrow, Tuesday November 30th, Lori's parents are asking people to
>contact the White House to express their continued concern. I hope you'll
>take part in this action. Information on how to do so is included below.
>More information about Lori, her case, and the human rights situation in
>Peru can be found at http://www.freelori.org
>
>Please forward this email to anyone who might be interested.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Daniel
>
>
>
>To: All Supporters of Lori Berenson
>
>This is day 1,460 of Lori's wrongful incarceration -- four full years!
>
>TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH COMMEMORATES FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF LORI'S ARREST
>
>In the early evening of Thursday, November 30, 1995, Lori Berenson was pulled
>off a public bus in downtown Lima by Peruvian DINCOTE anti-terrorism police.
>Working as an accredited journalist, she had just left a session of the
>Peruvian Congress where she was researching articles on women's
>rights, poverty
>in Peru, and decentralization. She was found "guilty" of treason against the
>Fatherland of Peru by a secret and "faceless" military tribunal in which she
>had no due process and could not defend herself. From the moment of
>her arrest
>Lori has maintained her innocence to the preposterous charges against her.
>
>URGENT -- PLEASE PHONE, FAX, AND E-MAIL THE WHITE HOUSE:
>IT IS TIME TO BRING LORI HOME!
>
>As the parents of Lori Berenson we are truly grateful for your past
>support and
>we once again ask for your help in ending this four-year nightmare.
>We call for
>a nationwide "Phonathon," "Faxathon," and "E-Mailathon" to the White House
>Monday and Tuesday. President Clinton, who has publicly stated that "America
>takes care of its own," cannot be allowed to forget about Lori and he must be
>prompted to use the authority of his office to secure Lori's release.
>
>Many thanks!
>
>Rhoda and Mark B.
>
>
> URGENT CALLS TO ACTION
>
>1. TELEPHONE THE WHITE HOUSE
>
>Please call the White House hotline, 202-456-1111 and, when
>instructed, press 0
>for a hotline operator. Express your concern (or outrage).
>
>Tell President Clinton that November 30th marks four years of Lori Berenson's
>illegal imprisonment in Peru. Remind him that Lori has never had justice and,
>given that Peru has withdrawn from the Inter-American Human Rights
>Court of the
>Organization of American States, Lori's case is left in legal limbo, with no
>international recourse for justice. Also remind him that Lori has suffered
>physically from the four years of her harsh incarceration, the last of which
>has been spent essentially in isolation. Urge him to use his powers to press
>the Peruvian government for Lori's immediate release.
>
>2. SEND A FAX TO THE WHITE HOUSE
>
>Please download the following letter, or write your own expressing
>your concern
>(or outrage), and FAX to the White House at 202-456-2461.
>
>If you find it easier, this letter also appears on Lori's website at
>http://www.freelori.org/ and you may be able to download the letter faster
>there.
>
>------------------------------------------------------------
>(Attention: Helen, Agency Liaison Room 6)
>
>Subject: FREE LORI BERENSON
>
>November 30, 1999
>
>The Honorable William Jefferson Clinton
>President of the United States
>The White House
>1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
>Washington, DC 20500
>
>Dear President Clinton:
>
>November 30th marks four years of Lori Berenson's illegal
>imprisonment in Peru.
>
>The United Nations High Commission on Human Rights has ruled that
>Lori has been
>arbitrarily deprived of her liberty and Peru's withdrawal from the
>Inter-American Human Rights Court of the Organization of American States, in
>disregard for its international obligations, leaves Lori's case in
>legal limbo,
>with no international recourse for justice.
>
>I urge you to use all your powers in accordance with Act of Congress 22 USC
>Section 1732 to press the Peruvian government for Lori's immediate release.
>Lori has suffered physically from four years of harsh incarceration, the last
>of which has been spent essentially in isolation. PLEASE HELP HER NOW!
>
>Sincerely,
>
>_______________________________Name
>_______________________________Address
>_______________________________
>
>------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>3. SEND AN E-MAIL TO "FREE FAX" THE WHITE HOUSE
>
>You may be able to send an e-mail letter that will be delivered to the White
>House as a FAX -- and we've been told that it's free! Please send
>as an e-mail
>the above letter to President Clinton, or write your own expressing your
>concern (or outrage). The e-mail address in the "To field" must be typed
>exactly as what is printed on the next line.
>
><remote-printer.President_Bill_Clinton/White_House at 12024562461.iddd.tpc.int>
>
>In the "Subject field" please type "Bring Lori Berenson Home From Peru" and
>send the letter as you would a regular e-mail. If this works, we
>understand it
>is converted, free of charge, to a fax in the White House. You will get an
>e-mail notifying you when it has been received.