The Broken Rifle, 67

Editorial

Cam paign Agains tW ar Profite e rs "Som e one is m ak ing a k il l ing from w ar" W RI is notjus tcom m itte d to re s is tw ar butto prom ote nonviol e ntaction to re m ove th e caus e s ofw ar th is is one re as on w h y part ofth e ne w nonviol e nce program m e w il lbe a cam paign agains tw ar profite e ring. And to prom ote our com m itm e ntw ith nonviol e nce and antim il itaris m . Tak ing W RI's fundam e ntalcritiq ue th at “W ar is a crim e agains th um anity.

I am th e re fore de te rm ine d no to s upportany k ind ofw ar, and to s trive for th e re m ovalofal lcaus e s ofw ar” W ar profite e ring h as be e n a pe rm ane ntfe ature ofth e m il itary l ands cape . Itis notjus tth atth e s e arch for profits can fom e ntw ar.

M il itary rival ry h as al s o gone h and in h and w ith indus trialand te ch nol ogicalm obil is ation for w ar, re ach ing ne w h e igh ts in th e s e cond h al f ofth e tw e ntie th ce ntury. Th os e w h o profitfrom w ar form a pow e rfull obby in favour ofm il itary e xpe nditure and w ar pre parations .

To com batth e ir infl ue nce re q uire s ide ntifying and e xpos ing th e ir activitie s and inte re s ts . Th os e w h o curre ntl y de pe nd on w ar-re l ate d w ork for th e ir l ive l ih ood ne e d s upportin cons tructing s ocial l y us e fulal te rnative s .

In adopting th is cam paign th e m e , W RI w il lnotdupl icate th e w ork ofoth e r groups . M any countrie s al re ady h ave bodie s th at h ave carrie d outde tail e d re s e arch into th e ir ow n w ar profite e rs , and th e re al s o e xis tfunctioning inte rnationalne tw ork s – e ith e r w ith form all ink s s uch as th e Europe an Ne tw ork Agains tth e Arm s Trade (ENAAT) or contacts e ffe ctive for m obil is ing inte rnationalactions , for ins tance atarm s fairs .

h um anity, W RI is com m itte d to prom ote nonviol e nce to re m ove th e caus e s ofw ar.

Th e Profite e rs And l ine s ofactions

Th e financie rs ofw ar: W e – th e publ ic – be com e financie rs ofw ar th rough our taxe s and th rough th e w ay bank s us e our m one y. Th e W RI office its e l f and m any W RI affil iate s are al re ady invol ve d in us ing w ar tax re s is tance as a w ay ofrais ing publ ic cons cious ne s s aboutth is . In s om e countrie s , W RI groups h ave al s o be gun to l ook atth e rol e pl aye d by bank s in us ing th e ir cl ie nts ’ m one y to inve s tin th e arm s indus try. Pe rh aps th is is m os tadvance d in Be l gium w h e re a cam paign invol ving our Fl e m is h s e ction Forum voor Vre de s actie h as caus e d a com m otion. “M y M one y Cl e ar Cons cie nce ?” h as produce d tw o w e igh ty re ports e xpos ing th e m il itary inve s tm e nts of five m ajor bank s in Be l gium .

In Spain, K EM -M O C in th e Bas q ue country is cam paigning agains tBBVA - Banco Bil bao Viz caya Arge ntaria – w ith actions at its h e adq uarte rs in Bil bao and at s h are h ol de rs ’ m e e tings . As a firs t s te p, th e M adrid group M O C-Carabanch e lh as produce d a s tick e r for us e m ainl y on cas h m ach ine s , a 50€note s aying “Your s avings finance w ar. Find outin th e bank ”.

In th e pas tce rtain bank s h ave be e n targe ts for cam paigns ofdis inve s tm e nt. O ne ofth e m os ts ucce s s fulcam paigns took pl ace in Britain agains tBarcl ays Bank for its conne ctions w ith aparth e id in South Africa. W h e n th e cam paign be gan, Barcl ays attracte d m ore th an h al fofe ach ge ne ration ofuniIn th is cam paign, W RI pl ans to ve rs ity s tude nts to ope n accounts buil d on th e e xis ting w ork ofits affil - w ith th e m , butgradual l y th e piciate s and oth e r groups w ith w h om ture ch ange d. Notonl y did th e prow e coope rate . Attim e s ce rtain portion ofs tude nts ope ning W RI m e m be rs h ave m ore contact accounts fal ldram atical l y but, w ith e ach oth e r th rough re gional ove r a 16-ye ar cam paign, m any inor s ingl e purpos e ne tw ork s th an dividual s and e ve n corporate acth e y do th rough W RI its e l f– and count-h ol de rs s uch as ch urch e s , th at’s h ow its h oul d be . No m onotrade unions and m unicipal itie s dis pol ie s h e re ! Butw e are convince d inve s te d untilBarcl ays s ol d outits th atour cam paign can add to th e South African h ol dings . m om e ntum ofw h ate xis ts – m ak ing conne ctions oth e rw is e Th e m anufacture rs m is s e d, providing a forum for e xW e apons m anufacture rs e njoy ch ange s on tactics and s trate gy, s e cure profits – e s pe cial l y ifth e y and s h arpe ning com m on th e m e s . are e ngage d in m ul tinationalproRe garding w ar as a crim e agains t je cts s uch as th e EuroFigh te r. A

W ar is a Crim e agains tH um anity: Th e Story ofTh e W ar Re s is te rs ' Inte rnational Ne w book by De vi Pras ad outon 21 O ctobe r 2005 "W ar Re s is te rs ' Inte rnational , born out of th e h orrors and s tupidity of W orl d W ar I, h as k e p th e banne rs of cons cie ntious obje ction and abol ition of w ar fl ying th rough th e m os t atrocious ce ntury of Europe an h is tory. W ar re s is te rs , organis e d or not, w il lbring aboutth e e nd ofw ar."

Joh an Gal tung, dr h c m ul t, ProfofPe ace Studie s De vi Pras ad s tudie d at Sh antinik e tan, Tagore 's Unive rs ity, w ork e d as a te ach e r and artis t in Se vagram , Gandh i's as h ram , from th e 19 40s until19 62. From 19 62-19 72 h e w as Ge ne ralSe cre tary ofth e W RI. Publ is h e d by: W ar Re s is te rs ' Inte rnational ISBN 0-9 03517-20-5. 560 page s , 67 ph otos . Publ ication date : 21 O ctobe r 2005 Advance orde rs (be fore 20 O ctobe r): £18.00 pl us pos tage (th e n £28.00 pl us pos tage ).

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Action Agains tEDO 2005. Ph oto Ippy/Pe ace Ne w s num be r ofW RI s e ctions , for ins tance in Ge rm any, France and Spain, are e ngage d in cam paigns agains tth e EuroFigh te r proje ct.

As w e l las th e guarante e s offe re d in th e contract, th e s e com panie s ofte n e njoy s ubs idie s from nationalor e ve n re gionalgove rnm e nts – K EM -M O C h as publ icis e d th atSe ne r, a m anufacture r ofm il itary com pone nts , is re ce iving s ubs idie s from th e Bas q ue gove rnm e nt.

Th e re h ave be e n m any dram atic actions atvarious arm s factorie s , s om e e ve n incl uding bre ak ing into th e factory to dam age w e apons . Pe rh aps th e be s t k now n w as w h e n Pl ough s h are s activis ts dam age d Britis h ae ros pace H aw k s . O ne ofth e ite m s th e y pl ace d in th e cock pit w as a vide o, s h ow ing Indone s ia’s us e ofH aw k s in Eas tTim or.

W h e n th e y pl aye d th is vide otape in court, ith e l pe d convince th e jury th atth e activis ts w e re trying to pre ve nta gre ate r crim e .

Som e arm s m anufacture rs produce cons um e r goods and s o coul d be a targe tfor boycottcam paigns . Al s o, a num be r ofcam paigns h ave trie d to re ach m e m be rs ofth e w ork force to dis cus s h ow th e ir s k il l s coul d be contribute to th e m anufacture of s ocial l y us e fulgoods ins te ad of w e apons com pone nts .

In various countrie s , anti-m il itaris tgroups h ave bough ts h are s s o th e y can atte nd th e annuals h are h ol de rs ’ m e e tings to rais e is s ue s th e re , w h il e oth e rs s e e k to ide ntify corporate s h are h ol de rs th atm igh t h ave q ual m s aboutw e apons m anufacture – for ins tance , ch urch e s and trade unions .

Stude ntgroups h ave s om e tim e s arrange d a “w arm re ce ption” for s uch com panie s w h e n th e y com e to cam pus to re cruit th os e aboutto graduate . W ar Re s is te rs ' Le ague (W RL) in th e USA h as a counte r-re cruitm e nt s trate gy, w ith a focus on H al l iburton re cruiting e m pl oye e s on col l e ge cam pus e s .

Th e “outs ource rs ” or “force m ul tipl ie rs ”

In Iraq , fore ign e m pl oye e s of private contractors outnum be r e ve ry nationalm il itary continge nt, e xce ptth atofth e USA its e l f. Gl ob-

al l y, re ce ntye ars h ave s e e n th e ris e ofprivate contractors s uch as Dyncorps , H al l iburton, Saab, Se rco and Sode xh o w h o carry out m ul tipl e s e rvice contracts for th e m il itary.

Action l ine s agains ts uch com panie s atth e m om e ntm ainl y cons is tofre s e arch ing and s pre ading aw are ne s s am ong th e publ ic of th e rol e s uch com panie s are pl aying. W RLh as s e tup a s pe cific “M e rch ants ofDe ath ” s pe ak e rs ’ pane lth atpays s pe cialatte ntion to s uch contractors .

As m os ts uch com panie s de pe nd e xcl us ive l y on gove rnm e nt contracts , pros pe cts for boycotts or oth e r cons um e r action are l im ite d. Buts om e anti-m il itaris t groups are acq uiring s h are s in orde r to inte rve ne in s h are h ol de rs ’ m e e tings . . Th e Al de rm as ton W om e n's Pe ace Cam p(aign) h as be gun a s h are h ol de r cam paign agains tSe rco (partofth e cons ortium th atruns Al de rm as ton – w h ich is be ing e xpande d for Britain’s ne w ge ne ration ofnucl e ar w e apons ).

Arm s fairs

Exh ibitions w h e re m il itary-re l ate d indus trie s dis pl ay th e ir w are s h ave be com e th e targe tfor a w ide and im aginative range of actions – e s pe cial l y be caus e s uch e ve nts us ual l yl as ts e ve raldays .

DSEi in London, AFCEA in Brus sel s and EuroSatory in Paris are th re e fairs th ath ave attracte d atte ntion from anti-m il itaris tgroups in s e ve ralEurope an countrie s .

W h il e m any actions tak e pl ace on th e s tre e ts or e ve n m e tros l e ading to th e fairs , activis ts in various guis e s h ave m anage d to e nte r fairs to ch al l e nge w h atis going on th e re . Som e tim e s th e cam paigns be fore s uch e ve nts h ave s ucce e de d in pe rs uading m unicipal itie s to w ith draw coope ration, e ve n caus ing th e ir cance l l ation.

H ow ard Cl ark , W RI Council M e m be r

Th is is s ue ofTh e Brok e n Rifl e . Focus e s on th e Cam paign Agains tW ar Profite e rs .Th is cam paign h as be e n de ve l oping th rough outth e pas tye ar. Th e Cam paign Agains tW ar Profite e rs is one of th e th re e m ain are as offocus for th e Nonviol e nce Program m e during th is pe riod.

Th e Cam paign is de ve l oping re s ource s for th e activitie s and ne tw ork ing w ith W RI affil iate s invol ve d in initiative s th at s upportand coordinate nonviol e ntcam paigns agains t w ar profite e rs . W RI oppos e s w ar profite e rs , fol l ow ing our fundam e ntalcritiq ue th atw e w antto “re m ove al lcaus e s of w ar” . W e be l ie ve th atw ar profite e rs , are notjus tm ak ing profitfrom w ar, butth e y are a caus e ofw ar.

I invite you to l ook cl os e l y at th e articl e s in th is is s ue w h ich incl ude s : W h atW RI's ne tw ork is doing agains tth e diffe re nt k inds ofw ar profite e rs , as w e l l as a furth e r e xam ination of diffe re ntk inds ofw ar profite e rs .

W e h ave al s o e xam ine th e e xpe rie nce from th e USA on h ow to do re s e arch on th e s e corporations . I invite you to s tudy itand s e e h ow you m igh t appl y it in your re gion. In th is is s ue , w e al s o pre s e nt th e de ve l opm e ntofth e cam paign and w h atw e w antto ach ie ve w ith it.

Th is is s ue al s o m ark s th e l aunch ofW RI's ow n W ik i, th at w e e xpe ctw il lim prove th e coope ration am ong W RI activis tand w il lcre ate a joint re s ource on nonviol e nce and antim il itaris m .

I h ope you e njoy th is Brok e n Rifl e and th atit provok e s you to re fl e cton w h atyou and your group can do to ge tinvol ve d in th is cam paign and h e l p s top th e w ar profite e rs . W e re al l y ne e d al lofyour col l aboration and contributions to th e W RI and its e nde avours to e nd w ar.

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Party for pe ace . Gath e r 1pm for l ocation inform ation w w w .dis arm trade .org.

Cance lth e arm fair. 2pm -4:30 pm .

M us icalProte s touts ide th e Exce l Ce ntre , ne xtto Cus tom H ous e , DLR Station.

Se pt11: DSEi Counte r- Confe re nce . O rganis e d by CAAT, th is is a day oftal k s , w ork s h ops , fil ms, trainings and ne tw ork ing atTynbe e H al l , 28 Com m e rcialStre e t. London E1 ( Ne are s tTube Al de gate Eas t) Se pt13: DSEi 2005 M as s de m os tration agains tDSEi arm s fair.

As s e m bl e 12 noon, Ne w h am Tow n H al l(ne ar Eas tH am Tube ) London, and m arch to th e Exce lCe ntre in London's Dock l ands .

Se pt14: DSEi CriticalM as s Bik e Ride . M e e t8:30 am , Bank Station London, cycl e to th e Exce lCe ntre .

Se pt24: M arch on W as h ington, End th e W ar on Iraq . 11 AM at W as h ington M onum e nt.

Se pt26: Gras s rootLobby day and m as s nonviol e ntdire ctaction, as partofth e th re e days ofantiw ar actions on th e w e e k e nd ofs e pt24 26th Unite d for Pe ace and Jus tice is organiz ing a m as s nonviol e ntdire ctaction atth e W h ite H ous e on th atM onday m orning. For m ore inform ation w w w .unite dforpe ace .org O ct22-24: W e e k e nd ofAction agains tRol l s Royce in De rby, UK .

For m ore inform ation w w w .de rby.pe ace page s .co.uk O ct29 -31: Cuartas Jornadas de Nonviol e ncia Activa. In Donos tia, San Se bas tian Spain. For m ore inform ation w w w .noviol e nciaactiva.org

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Expe rie nce d and be ginning W ik i us e rs are w e l com e to com e on board. Pl e as e m ak e s ure to cre ate an ide ntity and l og in to e ve ry s e s s ion. You ne e d to be l ogge d in to w rite ne w m e s s age s or e dit e xis ting m e s s age s , th ough you are fre e to l ook around th e s ite as an anonym ous gue s t.

W h atis W RIW ik i?

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You can add w h ate ve r you w ant, as l ong as itis re l ate d to W RI. Al th ough th e W RI W ik i h as be e n s tarte d m os tl y in Engl is h , you are w e l com e to add te xts in oth e r l anguage s .

W ar Re s is te rs ' Inte rnational h ope s th atth e W ik i w il lim prove th e coope ration am ong W RI activis ts , and w il lcre ate a jointre s ource on nonviol e nce and antim il itaris m . But, in th e e nd, ital lde pe nds on YO U. Ch e ck itoutath ttp://w ri-irg.org/w ik i

W h atk ind ofW ar Profite e rs are th e re ?

Th e re are m any w ays to profitfrom a w ar. Som e m ay s ay th ate ve n pe ace cam paigns profitfrom it! Th e w ar profite e rs w e are tal k ing abouth e re are com panie s h aving s trate gie s to m ak e a k il l ing from arm e d confl icts .

s oon as th e firs tbom bs are droppe d on th e e ne m y." In Fe bruary 2002, M e rril lLynch , th e fam ous US inve s tm e ntins titution, publ is h e d a note s aying th ata m il itary cam paign in 2002 or 2003 agains tth e Saddam H us s e in re gim e w oul d profitcom panie s producing am m unition. Th at s am e note w as trying to s tudy th e various pos s ibl e s ce narios , notal lofth e m be ing profitabl e in th e s am e w ay. Al l iantTe ch s ys te m s w as an ove ral lw inne r, w h il s tRayth e on w as favourite for air attack s - as oppos e d to Ge ne ralDynam ics for a ground invas ion. IfIraq coul d bring dow n e nough al l ie d pl ane s , Boe ing and Lock h e e d w oul d profitfrom it- unl e s s attack s l ik e th os e of11 Se pte m be r 2001 re s ul te d, in w h ich cas e th e fal lofth e civil ian m ark e tcoul d bal ance th e ris e of th e m il itary one ... Aaaargh . Unce rtainty re al l y ge ts too h ard to h andl e.

Conve ntionalarm y s uppl ie rs Th re e m ain cate gorie s are dis tinguis h e d h e re : arm s trade rs , e q uipm e nts uppl ie rs , and com panie s offe ring s e rvice s to arm ie s .

Arm s trade rs m us tnotbe forgotte n. W ar is notfor th e m jus ta m ark e tw h ich cons um e s th e ir w are s , butal s o fre e adve rtis ing for th e ir products . Th e m ain com panie s th e s e days are Lock h e e d M artin, Boe ing, North rop Grum m an, Rayth e on and Ge ne ralDynam ics in th e USA;and BAE Sys te m s , Th al e s and EADS in Europe .

O th e r s uppl ie rs al s o m ak e profitfrom w ars or from a s pe cific w ar. Th e re is no doubt, for ins tance , th atCate rpil l ar, th e US bul l doz e r com pany, w oul d ne ve r sel lth atm uch e q uipm e ntto th e Is rae l i arm y ifth e re w e re notth e confl ictbe tw e e n Is rae land th e Pal e s tinians w h ich invol ve s h ous e de m ol itions and th e e re ction ofth e aparth e id w al l .

Logis tics and s e rvice s to arm ie s are k e y as pe cts ofany m il itary ope ration. Now adays , itis m os tl y control l e d by m ul tinationalcom panie s w h o bid for th e contracts . W h e n PW C Logis tics w ins contracts w ith th e US arm y for h e avy l ifttrans portation (up to $1.5 bil l ion in 5 ye ars ) or food s uppl y (up to $14 bil l ion in 4 ye ars ), ith as e ve ryth ing to do w ith th e w ar in Iraq and Afgh anis tan. Th e ne tprofitofth e com pany jum pe d from $32 m il l ion to $336 m il l ion be tw e e n 2002 and 2004. Sode xh o (cate ring and s e rvice s ) m ay notin a s e ns e be w ar profite e rs for providing food and s o on to 55 US M arine Corps bas e s ;butth e y de finite l y are w h e n s upporting th e Fre nch arm y and UN's K FO R in K os ovo, NATO in K abul , and th e US force s in South K ore a - as w e l l as s uppl ying th e 379 th Expe ditionary Contracting Sq uadron in Qatar. "In one ye ar, due to gl obal is s ue s [ie th e w ar in Iraq ...], th e m ark e tgre w s trongl y," s ays Andre w Le ach , Sode xh o De fe ns e Se rvice s m anaging dire ctor. W ith l ong-running confl icts h aving an e ffe cton m il itary pe rs onne l ,wh o are noth appy to s tay aw ay from h om e for s o l ong, Sode xh o h as w ith th e US M arine Corps - cre ate d th e M e s s h al lAcade m -ie in orde r to pre pare civil ians for m il itary l ife and h e l p k e e p th e m fol l ow ing orde rs as th e ir pos ting goe s on and on.

Privatis ing th e arm y Private com panie s al s o now provide s e rvice s w h ich w e re traditional l y core arm y activitie s , in particul ar in s e curity - s uch as te ch nicals ys te m s , inte l l ige nce s e rvice s and s e curity pe rs onne l .

Th e l atte r are th e m ode rn ve rs ion ofm e rce narie s . Inte grate d te ch nol ogicals ys te m s are provide d by arm s trade com panie s - s uch as Th al e s , Lock h e e d M artin, North rop Grum m an - as wel las by inform ation te ch no-

De m ons tration at2005 Se rco AGM , Ph oto Ippy/Pe ace Ne w s

l ogy com panie s s uch as Anal yticalSe rvice s Inc, Com pute r Scie nce s Corporation and El e ctronic Data Sys te m s Corporation. O th e r com panie s s pe cial is e in inte l l ige nce , and th e ir te ch nol ogicals ys te m s can com e w ith inte l l ige nce s pe cial is ts or s e curity/counte r-te rroris m s pe cial is ts (m os tofth e m be ing re tire d from gove rnm e ntalinte l l ige nce s e rvice s or com m ando units ).

For ins tance , th e US Arm y's Inte l l ige nce and Se curity Com m and h as aw arde d a contractw orth as m uch as $155 m il l ion to CACI Inte rnationalInc to provide te ch nol ogy to h e l p com m ande rs in th e fie l d to col l e ctinte l l ige nce and to inte rrupte ne m y com m unications and inte l l ige nce s ys te m s . Corporate W atch dis cove re d th ats uch private e m pl oye e s w ork e d as inte rrogation e xpe rts atAbu Gh raib pris on. Eve n PaulBre m m e r's s afe ty in Iraq w as notas s ure d by th e US arm y butby Bl ack w ate r Se curity s taff. And a com pany s uch as Vinne lCorporation is in ch arge oftraining th e Saudi NationalGuard.

ie s are h ire d to re buil d th e country. In th is gam e , H al l iburton - and its s ubs idiary K e l l og, Brow n and Root- h ave w on th e priz e in Iraq . Th is infras tructure al s o incl ude s th e de te ntion ce ntre s w h e re th e US arm y h ol ds pris one rs . Be ch te l(cons truction and e ngine e ring) is not al os e r e ith e r, w ith a firs t$680 m il l ion contractfol l ow e d by a $1.8 m il l ion one to be s h are d w ith Pars on and H orne Engine e ring. H al l iburton al s o got$9 00 m il l ion from US gove rnm e ntcontracts in oth e r parts ofth e w orl d s uch as Afgh anis tan and th e Bal k ans . In Afgh anis tan, th e Fre nch com pany Al cate lis one ofth e m ain te l e com m unications s ys te m provide rs . Th e concre te m anufacturing com pany Lafarge bough tup al lth e factorie s ofth atk ind in Se rbia. Be caus e ofth e urge ncy ofre buil ding w ar-torn infras tructure , th e contracts are ofte n ove rprice d, th us e ncouraging m any com panie s ' inte re s tin ge tting into th is m ark e t.

M os tofth e s e com panie s providing s e curity and training s taffto th e arm e d force s al s o offe r th e ir s e rvice s to oth e r com panie s w ork ing in re gions atw ar.

PSC De fe ns e Sys te m s Ltd (of th e Arm or Group) prote cts BP Am oco inte re s ts in Col um bia.

Th atprote ction incl ude s s e l e ction and m ainte nance ofarm am e nts for th e h os tcountry.

W ar and te ns ions im pl ya ve ry profitabl e arm s race for arm s trade rs . Bank s k now th is wel l , and are ve ry k e e n to profit from it. Th e onl y probl e m is unce rtainty, w h ich th e m ark e tdoe s n't l ik e . A Fre nch financiale xpe rt w as s aying in M arch 2003, "W h e n w e ge tre ady for w ar, as w e are now , s h are s fal l ;butw e e xpe ctth e m to ris e again as

According to M os cow De fe ns e Brie f(January 2005), th is is h ow BP finance s arm s to th e Col om bian arm y. In Angol a, Air Scan - w h ich is conne cte d w ith PSC De fe ns e Sys te m s - h as a contractw ith Te xaco Ch e vron to prote ctl ocaloilde pos its from ins urge nts in th atcountry's Cabinda e ncl ave . O n top ofprivate s e curity and oth e r s e curity-re l ate d s e rvice s , s om e com panie s al s o offe r to s e e k outand ne utral is e m ine s and am m unition l e ft afte r th e w ar. You can pre s um e th atth is s e rvice is s pe cifical l y provide d for e conom ic purpos e s , noth um anitarian one s .

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Inve s ting in w ar

Anyw ay, w ar be ing profitabl e, te m ptation is ve ry h igh ;but s om e th ing e l s e h as be com e fas h ionabl e (and th e re fore profitabl e as w e l l ): e th icalinve s tm e nt.

M one y-m ak ing profe s s ional s can'tl os e any opportunity, s o you h ave to be abl e to inve s tin arm s trade com panie s atth e s am e tim e as offe ring e th ical bonds . Axa th ough tth is dualapproach w oul d notbe a probl em, untila Be l gian cam paign ch al l e nge d itatth e com pany's AGM ("M y M one y Cl e ar Cons cie nce ").

Th e m e dia atw ar Le t's jus tre m e m be r th e attitude ofFox Ne w s in 2003 to unde rs tand h ow m uch th e m e dia can profitfrom a w ar - e ve n pus h ing for it, ifne ce s s ary. Al -Jaz e e ra h as al s o gotfam ous and gaine d m ore vie w e rs th rough th e w ars in Afgh anis tan and Iraq . In any country, m os tcom m e rcial publ is h e rs - w h e th e r th rough te l evis ion, radio, w e b or pape r h ave be e n profiting from w ars .

O fcours e , note ve ry confl ictis m one y-m ak ing, s o s om e are unk now n or be com e forgotte n by th e ge ne ralpubl ic - in particul ar if TVm is s e s th e l ive dram a. So, for e xam pl e , th e Ch e ch e n confl ictin Rus s ia w il lre appe ar in th e m e dia w h e n s ch oolpupil s or a th e atre audie nce ne xtbe com e vis ibl e h os tage s ... w ith com m e rcial s al te rnating w ith th e ne w s s pe cial s.

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Frida Be rrigan is a Se nior R e s e arch As s ociate w ith th e Arm s Trade R e s ource Ce nte r ofth e W orld Policy Ins titute , a m e m be r ofth e W ar R e s is te rs Le ague Exe cutive Com m itte e , and a conve nor ofW R L's Anti-M ilitaris m Cam paign. In th is article s h e re ve als h ow to s tartdoing re s e arch on corporate conne ctions , and s h e pre s e nts us , a num be r ofus e fuls ite s . Th e y are allU S focus , butI e ncourage you to re ad th is article as a good e xam ple th atyou can us e for doing re s e arch in your ow n re gion.

Th e M il itary Indus trialCom pl e x: H ow to re s e arch corporate conne ctions In h is Fare w e l lAddre s s in January 19 61, Am e rican Pre s ide ntDw igh tD Eis e nh ow e r s aid: "In th e council s ofgove rnm e nt, w e m us tguard agains tth e acq uis ition ofunw arrante d infl ue nce , w h e th e r s ough tor uns ough t, by th e m il itary indus trial com pl e x. Th e pote ntialfor th e dis as trous ris e ofm is pl ace d pow e r e xis ts and w il lpe rs is t.

W e m us tne ve r l e tth e w e igh t ofth is com bination e ndange r our l ibe rtie s or de m ocratic proce s s e s .

W e s h oul d tak e noth ing for grante d. O nl y an al e rtand k now l e dge abl e citiz e nry can com pe lth e prope r m e s h ing ofth e h uge indus trialand m il itary m ach ine ry ofde fe ns e w ith our pe ace fulm e th ods and goal s , s o th ats e curity and l ibe rty m ay pros pe r toge th e r."

Som e s e e th is s pe e ch as a h is toricalre l ic to be brus h e d offoccas ional l y, iffor no oth e r re as on th an to re cal la tim e w h e n Pre s ide nts s pok e in com pl e te s e nte nce s th atw e re com fortabl e in th e ir m outh s . Butth e m il itary indus trialcom pl e x continue s to fl ouris h and e ndange r l ibe rtie s and th e de m ocratic proce s s .

H ow can w e be al e rtand k now l e dge abl e citiz e ns (in Eis e nh ow e r’s w ords ) butnot(as h e s ugge s ts ) for th e purpos e ofcom pe l l ing th e prope r m e s h ing ofindus try and m il itary, rath e r to be gin th e proce s s ofdis m antl ing an offe ns ive and crim inalm il itary?

Re s e arch and anal ys is is ne e de d. Th e w e b is a tre as ure trove ofinform ation;itcan al s o be a w il d good ch as e . Tre atinform ation from unfam il iar w e bs ite s w ith th e s am e care as e m ail s th atbe gin, “De ar Sir, w e h ave an inve s tm e ntopportunity for you… ” H e re are a fe w introductory s ite s for re s e arch .

1. Top 100 Lis t

Eve ry ye ar, th e De partm e ntof De fe ns e publ is h e s inform ation on its contractors . Th e l is t, w h ich provide s de tail s on th e “Pe ntagon’s Top 100 Contractors ,” s h oul d be your firs ts top in re s e arch .

From ityou can as ce rtain w h ich com panie s are re ce iving th e l arge s tcontracts , h ow m uch contracts h ave incre as e d or de cre as e d from th e pas tye ar, and ge ta m ore de tail e d picture on w h ats ortofcontracts a com pany and th e ir s ubs idiarie s are re ce iving. h ttp://w e b1.w h s .os d.m il /pe idh om e /procs tat/p01/fy2004/top100.h tm Th e Arm s Trade Re s ource Ce nte r’s Dol l ar Sh ift: Th e Iraq W ar and th e Ch anging Face of Pe ntagon Contracting is draw n al m os te xcl us ive l y from th e Pe ntagon’s Top 100 Lis t. Th e Is s ue Brie fw as publ is h e d in Fe bruary 2005 and is avail abl e on our w e bs ite ath ttp://w w w .w orl dpol icy.org /proje cts /arm s /re ports /Top102005Re port.h tm l

2. M il itary Contracts Inform ation Th e De fe ns e De partm e nt pos ts contracts val ue d at$5 m il l ion or m ore e ach bus ine s s day at 5 p.m . and arch ive s th e m on its

s h am e ” tactics to corporations m anufacturing w e apons ofm as s de s truction and robbing com m unitie s ofpre cious re s ource s is a us e fulave nue to e xpl ore .

Som e ofth e oth e rs tool s incl ude : Publ ic w itne s s : incre as ing th e pol iticalcos tofprofiting from w ar;Sh are h ol de r cam paigns : e ducation and advocacy in th e corporate boardroom ;Cam paigns to s trip m e rch ants ofde ath of th e ir “corporate pe rs onh ood:” l e ngth y l e galargum e nts butbril l iantpol iticalth e ate r.

Us e fuland im portants ite s Top nine w e apons com panie s

s ite . h ttp://w w w .de fe ns e l ink .m il /contracts / Ath ttp://w w w .de fe ns e l ink .m il /s e arch / you can s e arch contracts by com pany or w e apons s ys te m .

3. Th e Com pany’s W e bs ite

Th e s e com panie s are proud ofw h atth e y do, and bank on activis ts notpaying atte ntion or noth aving th e s tom ach to s l og th rough th e te ch no-s pe ak to ge tto th e h e artofth e m atte r. From th e ir corporate w e bs ite s , one can s ign-up for re gul ar pre s s re l e as e s , de l ive re d righ tto your inbox.

4. Ne w s Se arch e s

M os tpubl ic or unive rs ity l ibrarie s h ave Le xus Ne xus , ProQue s t, or oth e r databas e s to s e arch ne w s pape r articl e s for inform ation on com panie s . Site s l ik e Googl e Ne w s h ave a “cl ipping s e rvice ” function th atw il ls e nd articl es w ith ce rtain k e y w ords into your e m ailinbox. Vis itGoogl e Ne w s Al e rts h ttp://w w w .googl e .com /al e rts ?h l =e n to s e tup a cl ipping s e rvice for your com pany th e re .

From re gul ar ne w s and bus ine s s re ports , an intre pid re s e arch e r can find outs om e ofth e is s ue s facing a particul ar com pany.

M aybe th e ir union is on s trik e or th e y are unde r inve s tigation for sel l ing proh ibite d te ch nol ogy to Iran or Ch ina. Pe rh aps one ofth e ir h e avil y s ubs idiz e d gol d-tick e tprogram s fail e d anoth e r te s tor cras h e d be caus e ofa m al function, or a particul arl y grue s om e attack on civil ians in Iraq is th e re s ul tofone ofth e com pany’s “l as e r targe te d for pin-pointaccuracy” w e apons going as tray. You can l e arn th atth e ir ne w CEO , brough tin to “cl e an h ous e and re s tore inte grity,” h as be e n force d to re s ign be caus e ofan adul te rous affair w ith a s ubordinate or th atth e ne w e s tBoard M e m be r jus tl e ftth e a pos ition in th e W h ite H ous e or th e Se nate . Al lofth is inform ation h e l ps de ve l op a m ore com pl e te picture ofth e com pany.

5. O nce you h ave bas ic inform a-

tion on w h ats ortofcontracts your com pany is ge tting and h ave a s e ns e ofth e big is s ue s facing th e m , one can round outth e pic-

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6. Final l y, Th e NationalPrioritie s

Proje ct’s w e bs ite h as a l otof tool s to h e l p you m ak e argum e nts abouth ow m il itary s pe nding is s tripping your com m unity of ne e de d re s ource s . h ttp://w w w .national prioritie s .org/ Th e m il itary indus trialcom pl e x is e ve ryw h e re and ye titis e l us ive . Com panie s l ik e Ge ne ral El e ctric don’t“bring good th ings ” and th e bom b to l ife , m ak ing l igh t bul bs and nucl e ar trigge rs atth e s am e tim e . M ounting cons um e r boycotts , th e w ay activis ts did 30 ye ars ago is no l onge r al lth ate ffe ctive or pos s ibl e . W e ne e d ne w s trate gie s .

Th e re are s om e pre tty s oph is ticate d cam paigns s tigm atiz ing corporations doing bus ine s s in pl ace s l ik e th e Sudan and Is rae l .

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an inte rnationalcam paign focus e d on tw o corporations , and a re s ource for l ocalcam paigns .

Th e Nonviol e nce Program m e can provide coordination, incl uding a s h aring ofs trate gie s , butth e cam paign its e l fw il lbe a col l e ction ofl ocalcam paigns nota s ingl e focus e d cam paign outofa ce ntral office . Th e cam paign ne e ds to be bas e d in th e W RI ne tw ork , butw e al s o w antto go be yond our ne tw ork and w ork w ith groups in th e gl obal is ation from be l ow m ove m e nts and groups on th e m ove m e ntagains tarm s trade .

O pportunitie s

Atth e W orl d SocialForum in M um bai in January 2004 Arundh ati Roy cal l e d for th e m ove m e nt“to be th e re s is tance to th e occupation ofIraq ”, and to focus on tw o m ajor corporations profite e ring from th e occupation.

W RI w il ltak e Arundh ati Roy's cal l , and rais e aw are ne s s th at w ar profite e rs are a caus e ofw ar.

W RI’s antim il itaris tde m and is not jus t“tak e profitoutofw ar”, butto de nounce w ar profite e ring be caus e “ w ar is a crim e agains t h um anity”. As th e aggre gate pol icy-m ak ing pow e r ofth e s e com panie s is s o gre atth at, ins te ad ofs aying “th e y m ak e profitfrom w ar” itis m ore accurate to s ay “th e y m ak e w ar for profit”. Itis th e n unde rs tood th at profits ofw ar are a caus e ofw ar.

Partofth e coordination proce s s is cre ating s l ogans and a l ogo th atl ocalcam paigns can adopt. In th is proce s s w e h ave com e up w ith tw o s l ogans for th e cam paign. Th e bas ic s l ogan “Stop W ar Profite e rs . W ar is a crim e agains th um anity” to be us e d in th e l ogo ofth e cam paign.

A s e cond s l ogan “Som e one is m ak ing a k il l ing from w ar” can be us e d to e xpos e corporation, m ak ing th e m vis ibl e by nam ing th e m e .g. “Sode xh o is m ak ing a k il l ing from w ar”. Th is can be us e d on banne rs , fl ye rs , s tick e rs , e tc.

Pos t-w ar re cons truction is ne e de d to give l e gitim acy to arm e d inte rve ntion. W ar profite e rs are corporation th at de s troy, “prote ct” and “re buil d”.

And itis th e w ar profite e rs w h o prom ote th e w ars for th e ir profits .

Th e proce s s ofde ve l oping th e cam paign s tarte d atth e 2004 O h rid Councilw h e re w e s tarte d s e arch ing for pos s ibl e goal s and s trate gie s . Atth e 2005 Council m e e ting in Se oul , w e dis cus s e d h ow to re s pond to Arundh ati Roy’s cal lto focus on tw o m ajor com binations and provide s upport for re gionaland l ocalcam paigns .

W RI h as pre s e nte d tw o publ ic forum s on th e cam paign. Th e w ork s h op on “Privatiz ation ofth e M il itary/W ar Profite e rs ” atth e 2004 O h rid Se m inar and th e “Nonviol e ntCam paign Agains t W ar Profite e rs ” w ork s h op atth e 2004 Europe an SocialForum s e rve d as both e ducation forum s and opportunitie s to s ol icitide as .

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Ch al l e nge s Itis a ch al l e nge to de cide w h ich corporations to pick am ong th e m any w ar profite e rs .

W e onl y h ave th e capacity to focus on tw o com panie s on th e inte rnationall e ve l . Th e re are m any k inds ofw ar profite e rs – w e apons m anufacture s , m e rce narie s , re cons truction firm , bank s w h o l e nd to th e m , e tc.

M any ofth e w ar profite e rs invol ve d in Iraq are US com panie s , and th e re is th e dange r ofanti-US s e ntim e ntin organiz ing agains tth os e com panie s . ButUS corporations are dom inating and w e ne e d to addre s s th at. Itis im portantth at w e al s o unde rs tand th is is a unive rs alprobl e m , and w e s h oul d l ook ath ow Europe an com panie s are invol ve d as w e l l . Th is is a cam paign agains tal lw ar profite e rs , notjus tth os e invol ve d in Iraq . Localgroups w il lde cide w h atw ar profite e rs to cam paign agains t. Som e m ay focus on th e inte rnationalcorporations ch os e n, w h il e oth e rs w il lch oos e com panie s bas e d in or m os t affe cting th e ir re gion. O rganiz ing on a l ocall e ve lcan be difficul t be caus e jobs are provide d by th e s e com panie s .

Itis im portantth atth is cam paign doe s notdupl icate th e w ork ofth e arm s trade ne tw ork , butto s tre ngth e n th e w ork agains t profite e ring from w ar.

A criticalch al l e nge in de ve l oping a Cam paign Agains t W ar Profite e rs is ide ntifying ach ie vabl e goal s . Are w e re al l y trying to s h utdow n a com pany th atprofits from w ar?Ifw e can s h uta corporation dow n, w on’t s om e one e l s e th e n do th e w ork ?

Ifw e can s e rious l y affe ctone com pany, w oul dn’tth ats e nd a m e s s age to oth e rs , e s pe cial l y th os e oth e rs th atare th e focus of cam paigns ?In s e arch ing for ach ie vabl e goal s , w e ne e d to find s trate gie s to com batth e ir infl ue nce .

W h atare th e opportunitie s and s ituations w e can us e as w e w ork on th is cam paign? W RI’s s tre ngth is rais ing m oralis s ue s as a s park for actions , and profiting from w ar is a m oralis s ue . W RI's fundam e ntalcritiq ue -– w ar is a crim e agains th um anity -– now m ore th an e ve r ne e ds to be put forw ard. As th e de ath tol lm ounts in Iraq , and th e “re as ons ” for th e w ar are e xpos e d as l ie s , th e is s ue ofw h o be ne fits from w ar ne e ds to rais e d.

Corporations th atprofitfrom w ar do notw antto be s e e n for w h atth e y do. Vis ibil ity is one of th e vul ne rabil itie s for th e s e corporations . Th e y try to h ide , th e y do notw antth e publ ic to k now th atth e y are m ak ing a k il l ing on w ar. M ak ing th is vis ibl e m ak e s th e m m ore vul ne rabl e.

Strate gie s th atth e cam paign is de ve l oping ● De ve l op re s ource s on w ar profite e rs . Col l e ctand de ve l op re s e arch and cam paign s trate gie s on w ar profite e rs . Th e de ve l opm e nt ofW RI's ow n Nonviol e nce H andbook and our ow n W ik i w oul d be re s ource s to be us e d in th e cam paign. ● Publ is h cas e s tudie s of cam paigns agains tw ar profite e rs and oth e r corporations to ins pire our s trate gic cam paign buil ding. ● Dis tribute inform ation on h ow to do your ow n re s e arch on w ar profite e rs . ● Prom ote trainings on nonviol e ntdire ctactions , for doing s tre e tactions and for s trate gic nonviol e ntcam paign de ve l opm e nt;cre ate re s ource s for l ocalgroup. ● Sh are s trate gie s be ing us e d by l ocalcam paigns , coordinate w h e n appropriate . ● Cons ide r w riting a “code of conduct” pl e dge w h e re by com panie s w oul d agre e notto profitfrom w ar (s im il ar to antis w e ats h op pl e dge ). ● M ak e th e “Cam paign Agains t W ar Profite e rs ” a priority at 2006 W RI's Trie nnial Confe re nce in Ge rm any, by h aving a “th e m e group” th at w il lbring toge th e r an inte rnationalgroup to focus on th e cam paign.

Joanne Sh e e h an, W RI Ch air Javie r Gárate , W RI Staffm e m be r