The Truth warrior

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2007-04-25T15:04:00.000-07:00

Sender: mark golding
Mon Nov 7, 2005 1:43 pm

Terror and the political manipulation of terrorist acts to control world opinion
are the tools of hegemony. When the dominant force is corrupt we must not only
stand firm to oppose, but act in unison to expose the resulting lies and deceit.
We must do this to protect those who will succumb.

I would like to present 'Children of Iraq Association' an organisation dedicated
to exposing the ugliness of children suffering physically and mentally by war; a
cancerous war in Iraq that is slowly but inexorably choking the advances in
humanity gained through hundreds of years of killing and destruction. By
exposing the despair of innocent children we hope to polarise the minds of many
to support global change in ways that promote peace and unity as essential to
survival.

Now is the time to deliver a nana-probe of hope, targeting the expectations of
those who have chosen to divert the course of human advancement by aggression
and dominance. This political cancer is fuelled by wealth and desire. Therefore
to overcome we must isolate and de-motivate the architects by devouring their
energy and terminating those functions supporting the growth of this pre-cursor
to world power.

We must act quickly to unravel this complex tapestry that forms the actions and
guiding doctrines of corrupt world power. We can only do this by motivating
ourselves into a dynamic movement where each strand is able to dissect the
growing filaments that propel this disease forward. Our ability to move ‘en
masse’ has and will be severely restricted. Laws have been also been enacted to
restrict communication and monitoring by stealth is prevalent.

To be dynamic we have to communicate and to communicate we have to be dynamic.
We have to use the infancy of the mobile revolution and the WWW to our
advantage. These are the tools of integration and response that a support
network needs to push through change that will demolish this abnormal growth
that threatens survival.

The choice between hegemony and survival has never been so starkly posed.

Mark Golding
coia.org.uk

i agree with you

2007-04-25T15:00:00.000-07:00

Sender: j st. hilaire
Thu Nov 3, 2005 7:11 pm

Thankyou for taking the time to construct this site. This is a good way to tell
people about this problem. I feel like a refugee in my own country (USA, New
Hampshire) I live in poverty but accept my fate and encourage anyone that is
being abused by the "Helpers" (so called) to resist. Please email me a events
unfold.
I am a Christian living as 'Jesus the Christ' did.

j st. hilaire

'human buttons'

2007-04-25T14:44:00.000-07:00

Sender: stephe meloy
Wed Nov 2, 2005 1:41 pm

I think youre missing the point with regard to the 'human button' posting you
put on idp.

The West has been using images of abuse as a standard way to encourage people to
donate to these causes.

I take no issue with you thinking this is not a good idea.

But you seem to have no understanding as to why this is done. You appear to be
acting as if the refugees pictured have been singled out specifially. Which is
not the case.

I would suspect the UN's rationale is that people need to see how bad things can
be in order to understand the need to donate funds to help.

And my understanding is that these campaigns do work.

There has been one major change over the past 10 years or so. There has been a
drive to show happy contented people in the images as opposed to people dying.

The whole problem with charity donation in the West is one of compassion
fatigue. We are bombarded with so many calls for help that eventually the brain
begins to naturally filter these events out. This is a natural process and one
that needs to be understood in order to be resolved.

I believe that far greater than the issue of whether refugees are made into
donation buttons on the net is the issue of HOW and WHY they are displaced in
the first place. (

Your own site uses enormous amounts of the very images you condemn - I would
suggest that you could first remove the buttons from your own site if you feel
that they degrade and humiliate people.

BE what it is you wish to SEE. (B2C)

God Bless
Love&Peace
STEPHE

ps if you havent done so already I would suggest that you might like to read
'conversations with god' by Neale Walsch
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From: sam@...
Sent: None
To: 451@...
Subject: Re: 'human buttons'

Dear STEPHE,

Sorry to be late in my reply, I was in Roumiah prison, the police arrested me at 31/Aug in the office of the UNHCR because I was photographing the office then I spent 55 days in prison for entering Lebanon illegally. You can see the pictures and read my article in my site www.unhcr.info/smile/smile.html it'll be part of my new campaign.

I appreciate you spending your time to write me a message contains your opinions and I'm very happy to read your message and to reply in same time. First of all I just like to make clear that my campaign 'Human-button' isn't against using pictures to show the plight of refugees but against using them as human-buttons and the different is very big. Maybe you'll tell me that all are pictures, and my answer is 'true' but the message in each is different. Pictures are messages and used to tell some thing. For example my new pictures for my new campaign 'Urgent we need smile' are very expressive and show you exactly what is going on in the office of UNHCR every day and also show you our feelings, please compare them with any human-buttons on http://www.unhcr.info/human-buttons.htm I want the UNHCR to show our real situation and our real problems and I hope they'll use real pictures of real refugees and I hope more the help of people will base on understanding more than just sympathy came from false pictures. I hope we'll continue this discussion if you like and I hope you'll contact the UNHCR to hear their opinions about this subject.

By the way the human-buttons on my sites are on them sites and I just linked to their location on their servers and you can check that.

I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with your permission.

Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.

Peace upon you.
Friend4all
SAM
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RE: 'human buttons'
Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:51 pm
Sender: stephe meloy

I'm sorry to hear about your imprisonment.

Please feel free to use the email if you like - please remove my email address and contact details though if you publish it.

My understanding of the UNHCR button campaign is that they are trying to use less violent images deliberately because people in the West (and that’s where the campaign is aimed generally) have reached saturation point with calls for money. And there has been a backlash, as I said, over the past 10 years to not use images of people dying. This is part of a concerted campaign to ensure that the images they use, while evocative enough to stir peoples compassion, is not denigrating the people who have been photographed.

I still think you're missing the point re the buttons - sometimes we need to choose the fights we fight - because otherwise we end up throwing all our energy at fights we cant win or are less significant while the real bigs ones glide past us.

Aside from anything else you say “I want the UNHCR to show our real situation and our real problems and I hope they'll use real pictures of real refugees and I hope more the help of people will base on understanding more than just sympathy came from false pictures”. I thought your whole point on your website was that its wrong to use these images of real people in terrible situations. Either its one or it’s the other.

It seems to me that you’ve made your mind up already on this issue – and this is one fight I choose not to have.

All I would urge is that you think about the fact that “there is no such thing as right and wrong, only what works given what it is we say we wish to be, do or have” (‘Conversations with God’ by Neale Walsch)

Its very easy to see things in black and white and to be effectively blinded by the stark contrast when in truth the world is in colour,

God Bless

Stephe Meloy

e: 451@...

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn't serve this world.
There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us;
It is not just in some of us - it's in everyone!
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others!

Marianne Williamson (quoted I believe by Nelson Mandela in his 1994 Inauguration Speech)
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From: sam@...
Re: 'human buttons'
Dear Stephe,

I’m happy to read from you again and sorry again to be late in my reply, I hope in the future I’ll be faster. I like to comment on some points in your message:

I think strongly that the UNHCR doesn’t has the right to ask fro donation at first place because the as it mentioned in the UN51 convention; the governments of the world are responsible for support the UNHCR directly or indirectly via many programs that aiming to solve the problem of the refugees in the world. I’ll work to stop UNHCR from asking for donations in the future after they started to change the human-buttons with a new design that doesn’t have any picture for human on. You could look on their main website www.unhcr.ch they’re still using the old human-buttons in their inner pages and in some other website that belong to local UNHCR branches. I fell this is the first step in the correct way and clear proof that I was correct when I asked them to stop using human-buttons, I’ll continue to achieve all my targets with great thanks fro all the people whom support my campaign I sent messages to the UNHCR.

I want to make clear that my campaign ‘human-buttons’ was about the human-buttons not about using the pictures of real refugees, there is difference about button and picture. The human-button is one of their sites used to collect money not to show some thing about our situation and I hope you’ll understand the difference. I myself used pictures and I hope they’ll do the same. I mean use pictures to show our situation as refugees not just poor people. The UNHCR exist to solve our problems and to find us a permanent solution as it mentioned in the UN51 convention but I see some thing different. The UNHCR are happy with our current situation and it using us to collect more money when we all know the money isn’t part of the permanent solution and what happened in Egypt and Yemen last month is big proof for what I’m speaking about.

I hope we’ll continue this discussion and I hope we’ll hear some thing from the UNHCR, more positive than ask the police to use force against refugees!

Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Peace upon you.
Friend4all
SAM

Your message of freedom

2007-04-25T14:43:00.000-07:00

Sender: Jo
Fri Nov 4, 2005 12:34 pm

Hello, Sam, and welcome to CWG4Freedom!

In reading your message, I am quite sympathetic to your plight, and that of all
who want for freedom.

Also, I will do what I can to relay your plea to others, in hope that we might
join all voices in outrage against the exploitation of human beings, anywhere
and everywhere!

If there should arise a means by which you might speak to a very large group of
attentive ears, would you be interested?
If so, please advise me by email, and I will try to make that opportunity
happen.

For now, I wish you good will and safe-keeping.

Your newfound American friend,
Jo

advice

2007-04-25T14:38:00.000-07:00

Sender: saikou oumar sall
Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:07 pm

I want to know about returning to Ivory Coast when you are a failed asylum
seeker in the UK. I am muslim by religion and julah by eyhnic and i am from in
the rebles zones and i do not have family and relatives in Abidjan. I am also
not very well. I have medical problem. I want know if the government support
afiled asylum seekers who are alredy returned to Abidjan from the UK this year
2005 or no one failed asylum seeker has been returned there and the political
system in the country between the rebles and the government about the 30th
October election.

knowing you better

2007-04-25T14:35:00.000-07:00

Sender: Anna Montiel
Wed Oct 5, 2005 6:39 pm

I would like more information about yourself, and if possible more information
concerning what you posted on your message board.As an American citizen I am
interersted in other cultures and other religions.I feel that each of us here in
this planet are here for a different porpose.And we need to understand that not
everyone has the same ideas.I am also tired of the many lies that some of this
Americans say to get what they want.This really isn't a free country.If I could
go live in another country I would by all means.I look forward to hear from you,

Peace Mission

2007-04-25T14:33:00.000-07:00

Sender: Adam Rice
Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:41 pm

Dear Osam,
I came across your website while doing some research for a project I am working
on for the non-profit organization "Breaking the Ice". As activists for mutual
respect and understanding between all peoples, we share the same vision as you
for a peaceful world where everyone lives in harmony. Congratulations on the
wonderful work you are doing!

Our approach at Breaking the Ice is to bring people of opposing viewpoints
together and put them into situations where they must learn to depend on and
trust one another. Last year, a group of 4 Israelis and 4 Palestinians trekked
for 30 days across Antarctica, climbed a mountain that had never been climbed
before, and claimed it in the name of peace.

This year we are going on a journey through the Middle East with people of
various nationalities and religions, beginning in Jerusalem and ending in
Tripoli, Libya. We have the gracious endorsements of the Dalai Lama, Kofi Annan,
Shimon Peres, Michael Gorbachev, and King Abdullah of the Heshemite Kingdom of
Jordan.

Our goal is to bring a story of hope to the rest of the world. Breaking the Ice
is currently recruiting candidates for our 2006 Journey to the Sahara
expedition. I would very much like to know more about you and your background,
and discuss the possibility of your participation on our journey.

You can reach me with any of the contact information below. Please let me know
the best way to contact you.

Wishing you peace always,
Adam Rice
Chief Operating Officer
Breaking the Ice
Berlin, Germany

adam@breakingtheice.org
+49 160 9109 1626
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From: sam@...
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 12:29 PM
To: adam@breakingtheice.org
Subject: Re: Peace Mission

Dear Adam Rice,

Sorry to be late in my reply, I was in Roumiah prison, the police arrested
me at 31/Aug in the office of the UNHCR because I was photographing the
office then I spent 55 days in prison for entering Lebanon illegally. You
can see the pictures and read my article in my site
www.unhcr.info/smile/smile.html it'll be part of my new campaign.

I'm currently a refugee living in Lebanon and also I'm activist for human
rights and peace. I like to cooperate with you and to know more about your
project, please let me know how I can help you. I appreciate much what you
think about my work.

I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with
your permission.

Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.
Peace upon you.
Friend4all
SAM

(no subject)

2007-04-25T14:31:00.000-07:00

Sender: Steven Davis
Sat Sep 17, 2005 6:30 am

I am Steven Davis and I am in full support of what you are doing. If there were
more people like you in America we would have already kick Bush and his fascist
cabinate out of the White House before he could have a chance to be re-elected.
I am 15 years old and am a member of March for Justice. I would like to thank
you for your quest.

Best regards and good luck,

Steven.

Re: abuse of dignity, subsistence allowance.

2007-04-25T14:24:00.000-07:00

Sender: Gerome Ghidinelli
Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:52 pm

Osam, I am an American interested in your strife via message Board of
Cameron Richardson. (I met her a long time ago at some party!) I'm sure she
doesn't remember me. But you are right when you say it is an abuse of Dignity.
Usually Supervisory Staff deny benefits concealing other work done badly!
Just recall this is really an opportunity for an ambitious Person to pitch in
and get to work! Warrior, make room for All!

P. S. Hope you all get your deserved monthly benefits!

Human Buttons

2007-04-25T14:23:00.000-07:00

Sender: Adrian Grant
Tue Sep 13, 2005 2:49 pm

I have just read your appeal through the Kingdom Vegetarians messagebaord (I
have yet to udnerstand what the link is).

I have to tell you that your intended campaign will fail - for a very simple
reason.

You would be wrong to imagine that this idea is new or that it is unique to
UNHCR. The same process has been used to find adoptive parents for children
(even within "rich" countries), raise money for third world charities (eg World
Vision) etc. Whether you like it or not fund raisers have found that this method
works. So your campaign should be against ALL the ways this fundraising tactic
is used. If you do not like it you will have to address the deeper issue - not
just the example you happen to be familiar with.

Now the first result of your desire being fulfilled would be that the funds
available would go down - and so you DO have to answer the question as to where
else the funds would be found - OR you will have to say why you will be content
with the reduced volume of funds available.

Sadly the world is as it is - not as you might wish it to be. By all means seek
to change the world for the better - but don't be naive in the process.

Looking at the matter more deeply of course I would agree that the ends do not
by themselves justify the means in a blanket way, but it IS legitimate to ask
the question "Do THESE ends justify THESE means?". I think I can see how you
might find the "human buttons" somewhat offensive - but I have to say I find the
regimes which created these refugees even more offensive and if the human
buttons help to encourage people to vote, even with their wallets and credit
cards, against those regimes, then the small amount of offence caused will have
been worth it. A second consideration is this: have you asked the individuals on
those buttons whether or not they are so offended by the process that they would
prefer not to have their plight highlighted in this way? IF they are featured
when they would prefer not to be, then I would agree with you.

For example I am disgusted by the way that newspapers parade the grief of people
caught up in disasters. I could accept it in the context of the newspaper
creating an appeal to help that person directly - but not merely to demonstrate
the depth of feeling - we all grieve at loss.

YOu obviously have a lot of energy and a substantial contribution to make. I
urge you to channel your energies positively and constructively and NOT to stand
on your dignity too much - never mind presume to stand on other people's.

escape

2007-04-25T14:22:00.000-07:00

Sender: bill schmalz
Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:02 pm

it is good thing you live here,i'm sure you can help America with your
knowledge,i have a plan to destroy Osama,arm everyone in our cities and towns
with hightech weapons,i could teach them skills how to knock down an armed
terrorist by learning how they think,sure i like peace but this war must end
now.

united nation and unhcr

2007-04-25T14:15:00.000-07:00

Sender: antonio
Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:30 am

hello my friend,

i don't know why you've sent me this message concerning the united nation and
the unhcr, but im happy to have received it, i found it very interesting and i
do believe you......but the question is, what do you expect people to do about
it, apart from not sending any money to them?

i don't have much else to say, but i would like to hear from you again.

sincerely,
antonio

hi

2007-04-25T14:09:00.000-07:00

Sender: Angel
Wed Sep 7, 2005 6:27 am

I'm sorry to hear about your currant sitch.
Our goverment is bullshit and has been for a while
I'm just one girl but if I can help in some way
Cash excluded{as i am broke w/3 kids}
let me know
Sleep safe and warm,
Angel

Thank you for writing

2007-04-25T14:05:00.000-07:00

Sender: Mirko Montuori
Wed Sep 7, 2005 2:32 am

Hello Mr Osam,

I am Mirko Montuori, an italian student in Political sciences and international
relations. I got your message on my webgroup and I would like to thank you for
it. I have read your story and I am really sorry for all the troubles you had in
your life, especially under Saddam Hussein. I am part of an italian liberal
webring, called Tocqueville, and I own a blog (www.mirko7usa.splinder.com). I am
also activist for a political party here in Italy, Forza Italia, and coordinator
of the group "Students for freedom" in my university. And, I am organizing for
the next year a simulation of UN activities in Milan (MILMUN), which will be the
first edition here in Italy. We will have soon a website. I would like that your
story could be known here, and that the of us understand the unbelievable
conditions of people like you, before under a dictatorship, then as a refugee.
Many european countries don't have laws about people like you (Italy has not
too), I think that letting now stories like yours our opinions and uninterest
can change. I really hope so. I ask you then if I may write an article for my
blog and then for the review in my university about you. I will give you a
translated version before, of course.
I still thank you for your good job and whish you all the best!

Hope to talk to you soon,

Mirko Montuori
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sam@umacr.org ha scritto:
Dear Mirko Montuori,

Sorry to be late in my reply, I was in Roumiah prison, the police arrested me at 31/Aug in the office of the UNHCR because I was photographing the office then I spent 55 days in prison for entering Lebanon illegally. You can see the pictures and read my article in my site www.unhcr.info/smile/smile.html it'll be part of my new campaign.

I'm very happy to read your message and to read your words about me. I like we will become friends. I'll look to see your blog tomorrow when I'll go to net shop. I'll be happier if you'll publish any thing about my activities or me on your blog or via any means you can. I like to know more about you and your activities for freedom and also about the 'simulation of UN activities in Milan' and if possible I can participate in it by any way you like. I'm waiting for your opinions about my new campaign 'smile'. I wish you the best in your life.

I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with your permission.

Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.
Peace upon you.
Friend4all
SAM
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Re: Thank you for writing
Wed Nov 23, 2005 8:31 pm
Sender: Mirko Montuori

Dear Sam,

I am really sorry for what you are living and about the fact you were imprisoned. I just want you to know that your fight for freedom is something I really appreciate and I will try to do my best to let you know about your vicissitudes.
I am only 21 years old, and I am studying Political sciences and International relations in Milan, where I founded a student group called "Studenti per le libertà" ("Student for freedoms"), of which I am the coordinator. I am also the director of a student magazine which will be published soon in all Milan universities.
And, I am part of TocqueVille blog's net, made up of italian people who stand for freedom and feel right to fight against totalitarisms.
I am telling you this because I would like to help you through these poor ways, it's all I can do, but I am really glad to do it. Of course you can publish my emails, you are already a friend to me! I really wish you will have the chance to come over to Italy sometimes, maybe for Milan International Model United Nations.
This simulation of UN activities (e.g., Security Council, WTO, UNDP and UNHCR workshops...) will be held next may in Milan for the first time. It is addressed to students, but there will be experts taking part to conferences. Actually, our main problem is money, currently we are looking for more sponsors in order to make all this true. But we already have the partnership of Bocconi University and ISPI (Institute for Studies of International Politics). I will let you know about future developements.
I whish you all the best and hope to hearing from you soon.

Mirko Montuori

Post re UNHCR Human Buttons

2007-04-25T14:02:00.000-07:00

Sender: Sophia Mubarak
Sat Sep 10, 2005 9:16 pm

Thank you for your post on the wisdom mystery school, and I am rethinking what
is appropriate to post
I have gone over your website and the important messages and will forward this
on to
Hope Caravan @ yahoogroups.com and UFPJ United for Peace and Justice, and I
believe if you
posted with the website of Global Exchange...Code Pink...and a few others. I am
not set up
anymore to forward all this stuff to websites or groups, as my entire website is
on a 3.5 diskette, due
to the fact that I have never set up another website and no longer wish to serve
as any resource database
for free, to any one....and do not wish to get absorbed in political activism
which distracts me
from the book I am writing and what I have learned in the past 5 years, since I
graduated from
a top graduate school in US on peacemaking, conflict resolution, transformations
in consciousness.

Great Website. Keep up the work you are doing. (I am 65 years old now, and
really do not have the
health to get out there and do all the work I did before. I wish you well, and
hang in there. great exposes, and real info not diluted by US or UK publishing
requirements or editing. GO GO GO...

to be in contact

2007-04-25T13:54:00.000-07:00

Sender: Barry Circle Tillman
Tue Sep 6, 2005 8:50 pm

Dear Osam Altaee,
While I am focused on certain things, I know we will meet. I am hosting a
powerful spiritual and political ceremony for Sept. 13 in Washington, D.C.
Please attend or let me know if you have a friend in the D.C. area to help
connect energies of spiritual leadership. Please call me if you can. I feel you
and want us to connect somehow. My name is Barry Tillman in New York. Call 1 845
246 1373 or send me your number. Persistence. Bless yourself. Thank you, Barry

(no subject)

2007-04-25T13:44:00.000-07:00

Sender: andrea cervantes
Tue Sep 6, 2005 6:59 pm

Hello Truth Warrior! Is a placer to read about you. Your e-mail and all this
information get to me throgh a group into Keanu.I`m 18 years old almost.I`m a
college student, i`m studying psicology, I`ve seen your page and if I can help
some how please, but please just let me know. I`m living in Colombia,
barranquilla. Regards, Andrea.

I'm on your side! A couple of questions about your project

2007-04-25T13:43:00.000-07:00

Sender: Alexey Leonchik
Mon Sep 5, 2005 6:03 pm

Don't you think that these 20 mln USD pro year you despise will not save some
human lives from starvation?
I absolutely agree that all those donations are conducted in the most immoral
way, as the matter of self-promotion, for the donators. Still, this is one of
the methods of collecting money, and, may be, it should go on, but we should -
and would - struggle for the adequate morale of such campaigns.

I think we should demand that those people who would like to donate -
celebrities and not - do that without any promotions and publicity accompanied.
It is their personal business, and if no one knows about their spendings, that
would be more just.

Next, all these money collected by the private sponsors, should be administered
by the elective committees of the respresentatives of the refugee camps. This is
inevitable that thefts might continue, but at least some kind of control will be
imposed.

Dear Osam! After the scandal around the "Food for oil" Program I can assess and
believe to which extent the UN in general is corrupt. I will be writing and
demanding the questions.
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From: sam@...
Re: I'm on your side! A couple of questions about your project

Dear Alexey Leonchik,
Sorry to be late in my reply, I was in Roumiah prison, the police arrested me at 31/Aug in the office of the UNHCR because I was photographing the office then I spent 55 days in prison for entering Lebanon illegally. You can see the pictures and read my article in my site www.unhcr.info/smile/smile.html it’ll be part of my new campaign.
I agree with you and I’m working to win their friendship if they’ll stop persecuting me and agreed to speak with me face to face or via emails. I’m waiting for your opinion about my new campaign.
And about your second message, I agree with you completely, I’m just asking for little respect and some understanding for our feelings, with our respect to every one in the world and for the efforts to solve our problems. Please, I hope you’ll tell me if you’ll receive any reply form the UN.
I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with your permission.
Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.
Peace upon you.
Friend4all
SAM

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From: Strannik
Subject: Re: I'm on your side! A couple of questions about your project
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 14:37:38 +0200
Hi!
Thanks for your answer! I completely believe that people should be
given respect and not be subjected to humiliating treatment as it
often happens with refugees.
PLease publish the message on your blog. You can do that with all
future messages!
WE will keep in touch!
Sincerely,
Alexey

What do you want us to do??

2007-04-25T13:41:00.000-07:00

Sender: bigwitch@...
Mon Sep 5, 2005 2:05 am

Hi!

I'm hoping that in writing this in english, which is my native language, I
do not in some inadvertent way disrespect those who do not speak english as
their first language.

I can only say that I, and many like me, have sent money to organizations
not out of pity - which is a hard thing to accept - but in high hopes that the
money will be well spent paying for decent housing, medical bills, etc., which
we wish like anything that somebody would pay for us. I have sent money in
order that God's love might be manifested for someone I've never met. I have
sent money in high hopes that somebody's life might be a bit better.

I am so sorry that this is offensive. I will think long and hard before I
do this again.

One who only wishes well to all.

your letter

2007-04-25T07:36:00.000-07:00

Sender: tina G
Sun Sep 4, 2005 3:30 am

I was very moved by your letter and you brought many things to light that,I
myself, knew NOTHING about.
I do hope things do get better and everyone can live togather without judgement
of one another and do what is right for ALL people.
your friend-
Tina

im kind of interested to know more

2007-04-25T07:34:00.000-07:00

Sender: god servant
Sat Sep 3, 2005 6:20 pm

"salam"
any malaysian man will be interested in your story... FYI i assembled malaysia
is one of the nation which held its own refugees too... long story short, i want
to get to know you and perhaps more problems and topics regarding this matter
will be concluded by us..........

peace

2007-04-25T07:32:00.000-07:00

Sender: eternity
Fri Sep 2, 2005 10:25 pm

join us in this group,.. if you think like us.. and you belive we can have a day
that all nations live together in peace and happiness...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/a-world-without-war
This group is aimed for gathering people who are seeking for a world without
war... people who dreamed for a day in peace...if you are the one who does not
agree with the war... enjoy this group. and send us your openion about a life
without war...

from a Muslim girl

2007-04-25T07:30:00.000-07:00

Sender: Mina
Fri Sep 2, 2005 10:50 am

Dear Sam,
I'm a Muslim girl from Iran. Although we were in war for many years, we both
know that it wasn't our people's fault. Thanks God it's over and we are like
brothers now. It was a big misery for your people after that to face American
forces. And lately bombings are shocking for every human being who hears about
them.
Keep on the good work Sam. Hope you will be successful in the way you have
chosen. I always ask God to finish the misery over your people.

Mina

Beirut, Baghdad, and Syria

2007-04-25T07:29:00.000-07:00

Sender: Alex Strick van Linschoten
Fri Sep 2, 2005 7:46 pm

Dear Osam,

I am writing to you from Beirut, and I want to ask whether you might be
interested to meet with me some time in the next few months. I am a student in
Damascus (2 years study completed in London) at the university there. I am
writing a book about Iraq and Afghanistan (I spent 3 months in Afghanistan last
year) and would be very much interested to talk to you about Iraq, UNHCR, and
your various writings. I leave Beirut on Sunday morning (4th September), but I
will return to Lebanon soon. My brother lives in Beirut, so I will be often in
Lebanon.

Yours,

Alex Strick

you're right !

2007-04-25T07:28:00.000-07:00

Sender: louis
Thu Sep 1, 2005 3:25 pm

wht you said in your message is true. i have more information concerningthe
UNHCR IN KEENYA and how
corrupt their staff are, if you need more information i'm ready to give them
out.

KEEP IN TOUCH.

thank you for ebooks and poem

2007-04-25T07:27:00.000-07:00

Sender: Helen Wang
Thu Sep 1, 2005 1:10 pm

i got your ebooks and poem. thank you. i am sorry to know about what happen
in your world. you are doing what meant for you to do. Please allow it more
time and patience and thinking. they will help you find more truth. more
surprising truth. all meanings for all you have gone through.

God Buddha and All Higher Beings up there will bless you all, and the rest on
earth will (eventually will) appreciate your efforts for demonstrationg the
important lessons about life

Helen from the East

thankful

2007-04-25T07:25:00.000-07:00

Sender: yasmien
Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:55 pm

hello iam from iraq i just wanted to write for u to say something very
important:may be someone could be poor and weak in his out appearance or his
unability to make something in this non-mercy life but may be this person has a
hudge strength in his heart and a pure heart worthes this whole world .my warm
greeting to you and all the iraqis in this world and i ask God to help them
wherever they are and to give them courage and help them to see happiness in
their life just once not more

pure heart mends the broken past
strengthens the weak present
lightens the coming future
greetings
yasmien

a different angle

2007-04-25T07:22:00.000-07:00

Sender: moutaz
Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:51 pm

dear osama (or sam) whatever u'd like 2 call urself....i think ur either a
little bit sesitive due to the long years u spent away of ur country rn the
circumstances it's going through now..or ur exaggerating i'd like 2 remind u
that these pictures r not taken 2 humiliate arabs or muslims an give a bad image
about them an how they live...but rather taken 2 show the whole world the
sufferung of these people an how much they need help so that they believe in
their case and satrt contributing.......this is called "MEDIA" my dear friend.
personally i don't find these pictures a disgrace for any country may suffer
hunger an poverty after long years of economical banning an devastating wars
even some countries in europe have this problem (not so gravely ofcourse).
sorry but i think u should change ur prospective of seeing things

refugees

2007-04-25T07:18:00.000-07:00

refugees

Sender: Cindy Coons-Al Dejanni
Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:04 am

Asalam Alakum, Ya Osam, I've read some of your web site, it was sent to me
through yahoo groups. I am married to an Iraqie refugee for 5 years now. We live
in Kansas City, Missouri in the USA. We both work. We are not rich but we do ok.
I have helped fill out his paperwork immogration papers for him and many others.
I have taught him the questions and answers for his citizenship test and help
others study for theirs. Next week he will go to a swear in ceremony for him to
become an American citizen. He will no longer be an Iraqie Refugee. I am doing
my little bit to help the Iraq Refugees.
I've been adopted into my Iraqie family. Tell me what else I can do to help
other memmbers of my family.
Cindy Al Dejanni

press interview

2007-04-25T07:17:00.000-07:00

Sender: sahar mandour
Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:32 pm

hello usama,
i met you at the hall of assafir newspaper and i promissed you to keep in touch.
i'm interested in your actions and respect it, and therefor i would like to
interview you and get what you have to say published.
but, on the other hand, i had an emergency call, i'll have to leave tomorrow to
cairo for a week or 10 days maximum.
i'll surely call you as soon as i come back to have our meeting fixed.
i'm writting you now just to keep you informed, and sorry for the delay, it's
out of hand.
thank you for everything, and hope to meet up with you as soon as we both can.
sahar mandour

Alternatives

2007-04-25T07:15:00.000-07:00

Sender: Peter Allan Bontuyan
Mon Aug 29, 2005 7:20 pm

Hi, I have received your e-mail through our Yahoo!Group WWB2005.

I see your point that UNHCR's donate buttons can humiliate and even paint a
wrong picture about our refugee brothera and sisters. I just would like to
suggest presenting an alternative to these buttons to further strengthen your
advocacy - showing them that there is a better way of presenting the challenges
faced by refugees around the world.

Many people still are not aware of the real state of the lives of refugees, and
I commend you for working to enlighten us about this. I now know that refugees
are not necessarily poeple
who have lost their material possessions but people who have lost a homeland.

Mabuhay!

from the Philippines,
Peter

deatils regarding help

2007-04-25T07:13:00.000-07:00

Sender: amod
Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:53 pm

dear friend,
i went thru the site,and really felt so bad for whats been happening
in the name of helping those in need.am a teacher,and i would like to know how
can i help u,in this campaign,or help anyone those in need of anything.i assure
u i will try to do my best to my fellow brothers.i need ur guidence.hope god
will help u in ur noble work.hoping for ur reply soon.

with prayers,
amod.r

Translation Assistance

2007-04-25T07:08:00.000-07:00

Sender: ahmet yeniay
Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:37 am

Greetings Mr. Altaee;

My name is Ahmet Anıl Yeniay and I am a American Culture and Literature
graduate from Başkent ـniversity located in Ankara, Turkey. I came across
with your activities by a newsletter among university graduates leading me to
your website indirectly. What I want to offer is although I am not a
professional translator
I would like to translate your e-books to my native language which is Turkish if
it would be of any help and support to your cause, the point is that I am not
requiring any fee or any sort of material charge for this process nor I think
someone should and would like to take your permission before attempting the
actual process if it would be right and useful. I hope you succeed in what you
believe in.

Ahmet Anıl Yeniay.

Hello

2007-04-25T07:04:00.000-07:00

Hello

Sender: Sorina Marinescu
Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:13 pm

Hello Osam....
My name is Sorina, I'm 34 and I'm teacher. I live in Romania and reading your
lines about refugees I had flash backs ...
After the comunism, the entire world was using pictures from romanian orfanages
and poor people waiting in line for a piece of bread or a bottle of milk ...
Romania is still very well known because of the bad parts not because we have
great people, too
Anyway ..what I'm trying to say is..I've read your lines, the one fron the
website, I liked them very much and I promise to read your free e-books, too!
I just wanted to let you know there are people who understand you and they like
the way you write!
Good luck! and God help you!
Maybe we can talk someday....:-)
Sorina Marinescu
PS..sorry for not being very coherent but I know you've got the idea:-)..thank
you!

view on human buttons

2007-04-25T07:00:00.000-07:00

Sender: jignesh
Sun Aug 28, 2005 8:32 pm

Dear Friend,
I am a law student in india.. I received a mail regarding human buttons. My view
is that the pictures used are infact nothing but real and no words or other
material can express and communicate to the world more effectively what these
pictures can in just a glance. Moreover internet donations have to be quick and
handy for users. I think the pictures serve both these purposes. Your campaing
is misdirected.

Help

2007-04-25T06:59:00.000-07:00

Help

Sender: Peter VanGee
Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:40 pm

Hello:

I've seen your messages in different yahoo clubs.
I am an American and would like to know how I can help.

Pete

support

2007-04-25T06:55:00.000-07:00

Sender: Beyza Sümer
Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:03 pm

For justice and understanding we've got to levy the level of consciousness...how
can we expect justice from the unjust? We're starting a new web site..when it's
fully open we'd like you visit us.

With my best wishes

Your work

2007-04-25T06:53:00.000-07:00

Your work

Sender: Chrissy Strassburg
Tue Aug 23, 2005 6:41 am

Greetings, I recieved your email through the Center for Non-Violent
Communication Santa Barbara, ca. Newsletter. I just wanted to tell you how
comforted I am knowing that there are still people in the world using their
resources in a postive way..taking chances for positive social change. Keep me
posted and maybe one day there will be a way that I can help you.

Chrissy Stassburg
www.GirlManMedia.com

nice effort

2007-04-25T06:50:00.000-07:00

Sender: Dr.Fareed
Mon Aug 22, 2005 6:08 pm

I just happen to see your site. I have not read any of your material yet, but in
due time i might. I do aggree with one thing about the role of UNHCR workers
against refugees is really not justifiable even there are cases here with Afghan
refugees. I would be checking into your books please feel free to contact me
regards to any input that might help you. Take care and keep up the good work.
With warm regrds.

wonderful

2007-04-25T06:49:00.000-07:00

Sender: jane
Mon Aug 22, 2005 6:29 pm

Well, what a piece of work.If that's really what is going on then thats
outrageous. Continue the good job. Every big organization definitely needs
"watch dogs" like u, not for thier benefit but the benefit of people like us who
are being ripped cuz of thier good will.

Volunteer

2007-04-25T06:46:00.000-07:00

Sender: MuhammadUmer Raja
Mon Aug 22, 2005 7:42 am

I have read your message and i want to give the whole credit to you to done a
wonder full job. allah will help you in this world and in the heaven also.I pray
to god that it will give you more will to do such a do such a marvelous job.If
you need any helpi will be always there. in the end i wish you best of luck.
With best regards.

ALLAH
HAFIZ

supporting u

2007-04-25T06:44:00.000-07:00

Sender: muataz
Sun Aug 21, 2005 4:40 pm

hi mr.sam in fact really i appriciate so much ur effort in peace and refugees
where ever specially in developing countries any how keep moving i completly
support u man ..also i will read all ur ebooks ..keep in touch sam

I am very touched by your life story!

2007-04-25T06:41:00.000-07:00

Sender: Deborah Doane
Sat Aug 20, 2005 1:34 am

Dear Osam,
I am Deborah Ann Doane. I am from New Orleans Louisiana in the United States of
America. I have been touched by your sories. It brought tears to my eyes. In any
way at all.....How may I help out? Please e-mail me personally. Either at
chic2cool69@yahoo.com or deborah_doane@hotmail.com. Thank you for writing about
the truth!!

GOD BLESS!!

DEBORAH ANN DOANE

Refugees and trauma

2007-04-25T06:39:00.000-07:00

Sender: Vanya
Mon Aug 22, 2005 4:49 pm

Dear Osam,

I am very much impressed of what you did, do and will do for the future.

I have a favourite quate "Let us be the change we want to see in the world" of
M. Ghandi and you and your work is example of change.

I would like to ask you for a suggestion if you know good researches, articles
or theories on the topic of "refugees and trauma" and recommend to me some
links.

I thank you in advance and wish you truthful days to come,

Vanya with greetings from Sofia, Bulgaria

your post at Kola's Place

2007-04-25T06:35:00.000-07:00

Sender: Gogeyi Agasgv
Fri Aug 19, 2005 9:04 pm

Thank you for joining my group. I have sent out a mass e-mail to all my
contacts with a copy of your post. If there is anything that we here at Kola's
Place can do to help, please don't hesitate to let us know. I commend your
efforts, we need more people like you that are willing to fight for someone
other that themselves. May the Creator shine favorably upon you.

Gogeyi Agasgv

educated

2007-04-25T06:22:00.000-07:00

Sender: Jane
Thu Aug 18, 2005 3:50 am

Hello! I have donated to UNHCR, thinking that I was doing a great thing.
However, your work has changed my perspective. You are very brave and your story
is so amazing to me that I find it hard to believe, but I give you the benefit
of the doubt. Another source that has changed my idea about the United Nations
and UNHCR is the movie "Hotel Rwanda." Since then, I have doubted the power of
the UNHCR to help refugees. Oh, and I have benefited greatly from your
clarifications on who really is a refugee. I agree that the cause of the diease,
not the symptoms, must be treated. I hope you find comfort in my email and that
you will continue your pioneering work.
--

On 8/25/05, sam@... wrote:
Re: educated

Dear Jane,

Your message made me happy. You'll know more about the UNHCR in my next campaign, I hope it'll be ready next week. I'll continue my mission and I hope you'll send your opinion to the UNHCR and I hope they'll listen to what you speak. Please could you tell me more about you?

I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with your permission.

Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.

Friend4all
SAM
--

Re:
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:09:18 -0700
From: Jasmine Cho
Subject: Re: educated

Dear Sam,
You're welcome. Feel free to post my message on your website. As an
extension of my message, I want to say that perhaps the UNHCR is benefiting
*some* refugees with direct aid (treating the symptoms), and that is a noble
thing in itself. However, you are correct in that they should not compromise
the perception of refugees by using those photos as advertising. In
addition, I think that UNHCR should stress that they are helping only with
direct, short-term aid, if that's what they are doing.
Jane
--

On 8/27/05, sam@... wrote:
Re: educated

Dear Jane,

"I want to say that perhaps the UNHCR is benefiting *some* refugees with direct aid (treating the symptoms), and that is noble thing in itself."

Sorry, I don't agree with you, every one has responsibility to do his work that he has been paid for correctly; I don't see any nobility in their work at all. Those whom fro work for UNHCR are workers like any one else I knew them well in the past 10 years of my life. I think the nobility is for the community who created the UNHCR and supports it with many things not only the money. For me, you're noble because you care not because some one paying you salary. I'm very sorry to be so angry with them because of what I see daily in the office of UNHCR here in Lebanon.

"UNHCR should stress that they are helping only with direct, short-term aid, if that's what they are doing."

The mandate of the UNHCR is to find permanent solution for the problem of the refugees as the status of refugee is exceptional and it must stop as fast as possible. The UNHCR must work to bring back the refugee to the normal life by finding permanent solution (like repetition, integration or resettlement). The UNHCR isn't responsible to provide the refugees with their daily needs. The 51UN convention burdened that responsibility to the governments where the refugees are living. Here in Lebanon we depend on ourselves, we must find work and shelter. A local organization works to provide the refugees with some help but it limited and for refugees whom in urgent need. UNHCR works to find resettlement in 3d countries only for refugees in Lebanon. I hope we'll stay in contact and continue this discussion. By the way did you contact the UNHCR to ask them about what we're speaking about? I hope they'll answer you!

Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.
Peace upon you.
Friend4all
SAM

Help you...

2007-04-25T06:17:00.001-07:00

Sender: Lena Rai
Thu Aug 18, 2005 5:15 am

Osam:

I have read quite a bit of your blog and page with your contents of your ebook.
I am more than intrigued on your purpose and would like to offer whatever help I
can. I am an author and vocalist who believes in such causes especially human
rights! I have a yahoo group I would like you to join that may help you spread
you word and if you have a picture I can use I can also create a tag for your
site for others to see on your email or website. I would be more than happy to
help in anyway that I can and would be more than intrigued for you to inform me
of more of your knowledge. Thank you for your time and hope to see you there!

God Bless,
Lena Rai

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lenarai

thank you

2007-04-25T06:17:00.000-07:00

Sender: stacey
Thu Aug 18, 2005 3:41 am

What you are doing is awesome, and even if i am not a refugee, I thank you from
the bottom of my heart for what you are doing. Being a human rights activist
cannot be easy and maybe you don't get enough appreciativeness and support for
what you are doing. If you have a list of signatures that support what you are
doing or you would like me to sign a petition please let me know. Anything for
human rights is what I support. For all those people who are refugees and who
might not be able to get to your website, I also think it is safe to say they
say thank you as well. Keep fighting the good fight.

Stacey
--

From: SAM@..
Re: Thank you

Dear stacey,
You’re right, it’s very hard to be activist for human rights in place with people don’t try to understand you, and they just think you’re a troublemaker. At any way I’ll continue my mission till I achieve my targets. I don’t have petition or signatory list, I mostly asking people to send message to the UNHCR to remove these human-buttons, it’s be big help if you’ll send them some messages. Please could you tell me more about you?
I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with your permission.
Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.
Friend4all
SAM

My opinion

2007-04-24T14:46:00.000-07:00

Sender:obc@...
Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:17 pm

Hello!

I read about your human button campaign. I wanted to write this message because
you seem like a good person and have had a lot of effort to write this website.
I want you to know that I didnt know anything about these things before your
site.

I cant comment about your campaign against UNHCR, because I cant possibly know
what you have been through and what is the truth without studying more about it.
What I can do however, is tell my opinion about these human buttons.

I can truly understand how you feel about the pictures. If the pictures offend
the ones they are trying to help, theres certainly something wrong and UNHCR
should respond accordingly. I agree with you there. However, I must also try to
say how the ordinary people who see these pictures on the street or internet
react/feel (this is based on my feelings and assumptions and what I have seen in
general).

I think they dont see them as humiliating against refugees, as refugees
themselves see it. At least I dont personally think that the pictures would make
us all see refugees as only poor people. The most important thing, in my
opinion, is to help each other. If intention is good, Im ready to forgive some
mistakes.

However, as I said, refugees have the full right to say that the pictures are
offending and should be removed. And UNHCR should do so. That is their goal
after all, to help refugees and not make them sad. All Im saying is that, with
this message for you Im trying to let you see another side of the matter. I hope
you will answer to me and tell what you think!

I wish you everything good for the future!

18 year old male from Finland
--
From: SAM
Re: My opinion

Dear 18 year old male from Finland,
I’m happy to read a message from Finland for first time; most replies came from coteries speaking English. I respect your opinions and I didn’t find them far or different of mine. I noticed that you use this word many times in your message ‘pictures’. My campaign isn’t about using pictures of refugees, but it’s against using them as human-buttons. The human-buttons aren’t pictures but they’re web page components do specific job, mostly to drive the users to another pages. In this case these human-buttons work to drive or lead people to donation pages. I hope you’ll see the difference.
Pictures show some situations and tell some messages, but the human-buttons are just working to drive people to another pages. The buttons are able and will function well without any picture of human beings on them, maybe better with just text like “click here to donate” or “make donation” so why the use text and human face together? I’m against the human-buttons not using pictures to describe some situation, I my self use pictures. These human-buttons must be removed and replace by buttons with text only. I hope you’ll send your opinion to the UNHCR and I hope they’ll reply to you as I did.
I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with your permission.
Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.
Friend4all
SAM
--

Re:
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:22:49 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: Re: My opinion
From:
Thank you for your reply! You can post my email to your blog.
"My campaign isn't about using pictures of
refugees, but it's against using them as human-buttons."
I didn't realize this before. If I understand right, you don't want the
pictures to be affiliated with collecting money? Still, I have to say that I
don't understand what is wrong with it. I don't even see it very different
to have pictures on site that shows the bad situation, and then have the
same pictures in the buttons that ask for donations. They both lead to the
same; people getting interested and hopefully helping. Then again, Im not a
refugee myself (but trying hard to understand your viewpoint!). When people
see the person they are giving the money (of course not the exact person in
the picture) and not just a faceless organisation that does something
somewhere, they'll do it more gladly. For a lot of people giving the money
is a thing they can easily do. Sure the money doesn't solve all the
problems, but it helps, right?
PS. I read other peoples opinions from your blog, and one of them said he
doesn't like the way you use Yahoo Groups as posting channels.. I don't like
it either. I think it is in conflict with "I thought the people in the west
respect the law, as they're civilized!" and you talking about democracy in
general. Maybe you didn't know that spamming in most countries is illegal
too?
--

From: SAM
Re: My opinion

Dear Joose,
I’ll post your message on my blog when it reaches its turn; I have lots of messages waiting to be published on the blog. I’m happy to explain more about my campaign.
“you don't want the pictures to be affiliated with collecting money” yes exactly because they abusing our humanity and deceiving people and that harm our case. It’s complicated to explain that but I’ll try to explain with simple words. Did you try before in your life to borrow some money from some one or from a bank? Let speak that you want to borrow money from a bank and above the interest the employer in the bank ask you to kiss his hand or to serve him by some way, will you agree on that? You have the right to have the loan if you give them guaranty and to pay interest but nothing more if they’ll ask for some thing more like doing them some favor, for example asking you for date or bribe. This is abuse for rights, isn’t it? Let us now return to our case, the community created the UNHCR as coordinator for the efforts of the community to solve the problems of the refugees. UNHCR has limited mandate and very clear jobs, no body asked the UNHCR to raise money to help the refugees. The governments and the UN have the responsibly to finance the UNHCR and it doesn’t have the right to ask for money publicly without approval of the UN general assembly.
UNHCR according the UN51 convention doesn’t have the right to work individually but it must do with partners like governments and other organizations. UNHCR isn’t NGO (not government organization) it represent many governments (more than hundreds) from this point when the UNHCR asking for donation actually by substitution the governments whom asking for donations because UNHCR is representing the governments. To understand this point, try to imagine that you’re working for company and you need a PC to do your work and your boss didn’t buy you a PC so you bought it from your own money!
At refugee day I discussed this point with point with Daniel Alkhal the protection officer of the UNHCR in Lebanon, he told me that UNHCR need long time to have money from the governments because of the bureaucracy and they need to provide lots of paper to have some money! Of cores they need to provide documents to have the money, I understand that they prefer to have money by using human-buttons than asking the governments, yes they doing the easy thing for them. The truth is the governments finance programs and don’t give the money to the UNHCR directly.
Using human-buttons by the UNHCR to collect money deviates the attention from our real problems. I spoke in details about that in my ebook ‘refugees farm’. If the UNHCR needs money so they must ask the governments if they really care about refugees not only themselves. At any way they start to remove the human-buttons and replaced some of them with new buttons without faces of humans and this sis the first step. I have new campaign and when they will change all the human-buttons I’ll start new campaign, I’ll not stop till they’ll give up all of their bad polices.
I’ll speak about your 2d point: “Maybe you didn't know that spamming in most countries is illegal too?”
We’re also civilized and we respect the law if it our law and it came with our democratic ways and unfortunately we don’t have any yet! I did studies to understand about Spam and I found that posting in yahoo groups doesn’t consider Spam because one point: Any email received from add-on list isn’t Spam. You asked yahoo to send you emails from their groups because you’re member in their groups and I didn’t post to your emails, I even don’t know to whom yahoo will send my message when I post into the groups that I’m member in. I feel the Spam became like terrorism, everyone have it’s own definition!
I hope you’ll contact me again and to continue this discussion, tell me please did you contact the UNHCR? I think they have the right to defend themselves and tell us what they think!
Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.
Peace upon you.
Friend4all
SAM

your sam got a qwestion

2007-04-24T14:41:00.000-07:00

Sender: alberto gorin
Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:20 pm

most of the time muslim world they condamp evry terrotist attack
from london to madrid not alll 9/11
comes to israelys is consider as non terroist attack
i know 3 arab american not only reqonize state of israel condemp attacks on
innocent
israelys

so basic line do you reqoanize state of israel ?
condemp attaxks on israel ?
yes or no
not as arafat yes if israel 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
demands
than we have meeting than we discuse about it

jihad is that holywar to attack israelys al qada evry one
as i saw arafat say jihad jihad jihad

than if your a iraqie refugee in lebanon
we messaed it up we let al qada grow we made al qada
they are now in control they kill evry one blame it on us

I want to thank you for what you are doing

2007-04-24T14:39:00.000-07:00

Sender: Janie Lee
Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:09 pm

It makes me just sick how some people use so called human rights issues to make
a profit for them selves! They don't care about any one or any one's human
rights all they care about is the money that is produced from it that they can
profit from. Janie.

I hear you!

2007-04-24T14:37:00.001-07:00

Sender: christie
Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:28 am

I hear your anger and frustration. Perhaps I do not grasp the entire reality of
what it is you are saying, but I am on a similar quest....(of a much smaller
scale) and see the abuse of the media....to "feed the sheep" (the docile
creatures that they are)Portraying things as they are not, in order to become a
powerful organization. One that keeps a larger portion of monies raised to help
"those in need"
I wish you well on your journey, Osam Altaee!

christie

All the Best Osman AlTaee

2007-04-24T14:37:00.000-07:00

Sender: Raghu Nandan
Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:37 am

Dear Friend,
I am Raghu Nandan from INDIA and I came to know about you and your campaign
through my group called UDiscover where you signed and posted a message to the
group. I really appreciate you for everything that you are doing because you are
experiencing the thing in real. And first of all thanks for mailing such an
important mail across the group. At least now it will keep spreading to the
world in this way.

I've been through your site and downloaded the free ebooks. Thanks again
for these valuable books in my collection. As you might not be aware about my
activities, I am mainly researching on Terrorism and related things as my
personal interest.

Every word of yours is very valuable to me. There is so much insight into
life that I can only thank you for doing such a Great and Good work. I wish you
all the best, all the success in this world and would promise that I will be
there when you need any help from your friend. Just mail me.

Best of Luck.

thanks and regards
raghu nandan

you e mailed me

2007-04-24T14:32:00.000-07:00

Sender: Ming
Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:50 pm

I am some one by chance on another site that is doing a study of displaced
peoples( as I like to refer to them as). I am right now dealing wiht the most
poor of I will say caught up people that would never even have acess to a
computer. Imagine that? How do you feel about people like that so poor and
displaced they most likely will never get acess to a news paper let alone a
computer. If for some reson you feel better then theses people like this no
matter what race they are because they come in all races and colors then I say
to you THIS IS WHY YOU ARE IN THE PROBLEM YOU ARE IN. You see goverments are
made up of people just like you and me(maybe).They have to make decisions about
things that are over the head of most people. In the unseen way that I suggested
a possible reaction to a stament unseen BY ME, IS THE SAME WAY YOU GET THE
PEOBLEM. sOME THING i BELIVE HAS TO HAPPEN IN COMMUNCATION between the higher
ups in a country and the population to make a refugge. You... Well let me put
it this way if this is not you then contact me agian in the same manner that I
found out about you. Rember you contacted me(refugges also forget time chain of
events and lie to) first and I would not even be writing you if you had not did
that rember that. If you are true i would lkke to hERE FROM YOU.
--

sam@... wrote:
Dear Ming,

I read your message and I'm replying, but I didn't understand your point of view, I hope you'll explain what you meant.

Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.

Friend4all
SAM
--

Re: you e mailed me

I think I was very clear. AGIAN: How do you feel about diplaced peoples who will never get a chance to use a computer? Answer You didn't!

Also understanding my point of view is not really what the issue is as to state agian"THIS IS WHY YOU ARE IN THE PROBLEM YOU ARE IN". I said that.

I would also like to add in order to make peace when a goverment turns on their people you have to listen. For you this may be alright but for the young children that have to suffer the fate of wars and unrest, that they could not have had any thing to do with as to be labled the REAL INNOCENT. You cannot always have to understand where some on is coming from or as you said" My point of view". My point of view is of some one who could care and knows some thing that you are missing.
On another note the feeling of you attempting to bring me to a level of your understanding at the same time to let go of what I may think or have to say to do this. I am not your goverment leader I have done nothing to you but asked a queation about information that youn chose willingly to make public. You then have a certian obligation to respond to my my question or just dont , make up stories in your head that things were stated that were not. Wrtie me back a nasty or mean email never still not answering my question saying that I am the bad person like your govermental leaders. This is a pattern that people like this each show. This I what I study to maybe one day make a change for the sake of the children THE REAL INNOCENT!

You may try to answer the first question that I repeated in this email of you can just do what you do. This is your choice this is true you have a choice.

Think about it.
\

Sister Ling (not a nun)

your e-mail

2007-04-24T06:51:00.000-07:00

Sender: JJ Jiang
Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:43 pm

Hi Sam, my name is JJ. I'm the treasurer of my high school's National Honor
Society. I'm very concerned about the conditions of refugees, and I have
created a fundraiser to help UNHCR. Right now I'm doing everything I can to
raise money to get to the refugees, but your e-mail scared me. Is there really
scandal in the UNHCR? I've thought about this for a long time, and if you could
sent me some valid information, I'd really appreciate it. Thank you, and good
luck in the future.

Sincerely,

JJ Jiang
--

Re: your e-mail
sam@... wrote:

Dear JJ Jiang,

First of all you must separate between the UNHCR and the refugees. UNHCR is big organization and it doesn't work with refugees only. It's true the UNHCR had been created to solve the problem of the refugee before more than 50 years ago, but today UNHCR look for refugees, IDPs and victims of tsunami. They changed to charity organization!

Also you need to understand that not only the UNHCR working to help the refugees but it's one part of the global efforts to help the refugees in the world. There are hundreds of other organizations who working with refugees in the world. So please, could you tell me if you like to help the UNHCR or the refugees?

"Is there really scandal in the UNHCR" I can't give you document about that but I just can tell you an example. I asked the people of UNHCR to let me take part in the festival of the refugee day but they refused. I went to the festival and I made myself a moving model to show my opinions, you can see what I'm speaking on my site:

There I read on one of their show board that they pay salary for the refugees every 2 months! And this is not true. You need to come here and speak with the refugees face to face and listen to their complaints about the UNHCR.

Please could you tell me how you raise money? And how you send it to the UNHCR after that, do you use the human-buttons?
I'm working on new campaign and I like you to read it and to tell me your opinion about it, please notice it still draft:

URGENT, we need a smile

Dear fellow humans on planet earth,

In name of peace and human dignity, I beg your attention and some minutes of your time to read this message.

In past years, with my activities as activist for peace and human rights on the net, I received many messages asking about why some Arabs and Moslems hate so much the west. I published some of these messages on my blog and tried to give some answers in my book 'The truth warrior'. I know it's hard to give one answer or perfect explanation, but I think there is many things caused that hate. Today I'll speak about one point I noticed recently in the office of the UNHCR in Beirut.

The UNHCR is part of the UN and created by the community as coordinator for the efforts of the community to solve the problem of nearly 20 million human being labeled as 'refugees' in the world. UNHCR represent all the community and all the humans on planet Earth, but most people think the UNHCR is supported by the west, especially by the countries, which have high degree of democracy and wealth.

As I'm refugee lived and still live among refugees for more than 10 years at this moment, I heard much about the feelings of refugees about the UNHCR and the way it use to deal with the refugees and how that caused them to feel humiliated and ignored. I spoke about that in my books and my campaigns for years and I pushed the UNHCR to make many changes in the way they used to deal with refugees.

Unfortunately they returned to one procedure they were used before years and they stopped it when I launched many campaigns about it at year 2002, I published some of these campaigns in my ebooks.

UNHCR is humanitarian organization and according its mandate all of its work must based on humanitarian principles! We'll see if that correct. I'll tell you now about the new procedure of the UNHCR to deal with the refugees. The office is protected by the Lebanese police as any other embassy in Lebanon, the governments pointed many policemen armed with small guns and semi machine guns, those policemen located at the main entrance of the building and they don't deal with refugees but they just watch them, in more the UNHCR hired private security agency and that agency appointed 3 security agents (guards) with their official uniform but without any arms. They're working now to check the refugees before they go into the reception room at ground floor. 2 of them do that work (man and woman) the 3d agent is working as reception secretary. He has table, interphone, papers and pens.

If any refugees needs any thing from the UNHCR he must approach the office of the UNHCR, at the main entrance the security agent (from private sector security agency) will ask him about the reason for coming to the office then at most cases he'll let him to pass after he checked him with special device (metal or explosive detector) and the refugee must pass through special door (always it gives peeps). Then the refugee go into reception room where the 3d security agent will ask for his card and give him paper and pen to write his request and then the security agent will take the paper upstairs to one of the UNHCR's staff, meanwhile the refugee is sitting in reception room. The d3 security agent works as paper delivery he gives the paper to the people upstairs and then he must return back fast to the reception room where the refugees are waiting for replies from the staff of the UNHCR, the replies will come through an interphone in the hand of the 3d security agent and the d3 security agent will tell the refugee what the people in the upper floor speak.

The reply is one of 2:
1. The people of the UNHCR will see the refugee so the 3d agent will let him go upstairs.
That happing when the refugee has appointment, mostly when they called him via phone before days.

2. If the refugee came to the office without appointment so the answer will be "go and we'll call you"! This happing with give the refugee any chance to speak with any one of the UNHCR's stuff! The refugees must provide the UNHCR with phone number to call the refugees when the UNHCR want and the refugees must wait for call phone from the UNHCR and that wait unlimited some time it'll take years!

I don't know if you'll think all that is normal. Maybe you'll ask what all that does with peace. OK. I'll explain our feelings and I'll tell you how that procedures effect the peace in the world. You must put in your head that UNHCR deals with millions of human beings every day, and those humans are refugees live in bad situation and need urgent help mentally and physically, most of the refugees are feeble humans and any thing even if it is small in your opinion has big effect on them because it'll accumulate with many other small in their hard life.

We could understand all these security arrangement, we could understand the needs to spend all these money to hire privet security agency to deal with refugees, anyway these money was donated for refugees and the UNHCR spending it on refugees via private security agencies (UNHCR has the same procedures in every office around the world), and maybe the policemen with guns aren't able to protect the UNHCR! One thing is hard for us (the refugee to understand): Why the people of UNHCR don't like direct relation with the refugees? I noticed this for years and I published pictures. I hope the people of the UNHCR will answer this question.

It's hard to explain my feelings when I went there to the office passing the check points in the streets with big hope that I'll find some when to speak with and to discuss my problems. But I just found security agents know nothing about the UNHCR, he asked me to write my request on paper, I did and they on top phoned him to tell me that they didn't understand my request so I rewrite my request with English and then the replies came via the interphone "go and we'll call you!" I felt humiliation and ignorance, maybe I'm not human deserve to meet a human being who is ready to listen to my worries, to understand my problems, to tell me some thing, to explain me what'll happen. I'm a refugee registered for more than 10 years and when I went to the office of the UNHCR because I wanted to speak with on of the UNHCR's stuff not a security agent working for private security agency. That's happing for many refugees every day not only me.

What I could speak more, we spent years waiting for answer and when we need to speak with those whom work for UNHCR we find only security agent! And sorrowful those security agents aren't qualified persons to deal with refugees and in more they didn't swear on the CODE OF CONDUCT, it's some thing like oath of the UNHCR. This is first paragraph of the code:

UNHCR's capacity to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees and other persons of concern depends on the ability of its staff to uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct. We, the staff members of UNHCR, are personally and collectively responsible for maintaining these standards. Managers have a particular responsibility to uphold these standards, to set a good example, and to create a working environment that supports and empowers staff.
"We, the staff members of UNHCR, are personally and collectively responsible for maintaining these standards." yes with hiring a private agency to deal with the refugees! Those security agents are qualified to protect properties like banks, cars or villas for rich people, not to deal with refugees. Refugees are humans have problems and running away from prosecutions and dangers which threat their lifes and any information must kept secret even their names and to reveal any info to any one outside the stuff of the UNHCR will be resource for danger and will provide good way to track the refugees, for example the intelligence agency of Saddam has special department to collect info about the refugees in many countries. Those security agents whom working for private agency and didn't swear on the CODE OF CONDUCT could be good help for the intelligence agencies or any way ready to pay some dollars for any info about the refugees!

For those whom live in the west we're the refugees just like to speak the UNHCR represent you and it's working with your name, please help to stop such bad policies and procedures. UNHCR are dealing with more than 20 millions human being most of them in developed countries in Africa and Asia. Any humiliation or ignorance resulted from the procedures of the UNHCR will cumulate and will become haterness against you. Remember the scandal of the oil for food program and whom it has been used to help Saddam and those whom work for the UN, it's just an example. Those whom work for the UN thinks that they have the rights to do what they like and to deal with humans with any way just because they work for the UN. Unfortunately their deeds will reflect on innocent people whom don't agree on such policies and procedures.

Those people whom are working for the UN claim that they work for peace in the world, I just like to tell them: Peace isn't word you write on your building or on your websites, peace is way of life, whole life, peace is the way you used to deal with people, peace is respect fro other humanity, peace is justice, peace is to be honest, peace is what you give to people expecting to have it back, peace is smile you give to a human being in need when you can't help him any thing more than a smile.

We're the refugees whom live by our own selves (without help from UNHCR) are aware that the UNHCR has nothing left to help the refugees after all these expenses on security and accommodations for the staff but we don't understand why it's hard to have a smile form those whom working for the UNHCR. I'm starting this campaign hoping that those whom working for the UN and the UNHCR will read and understand and I hope the people every where will support this campaign with sending smile to the UNHCR maybe they'll give some for the refugees, just hope.

I'm still think (if I'm wrong I hope some one will correct me) that all refugees have the right to approach the office of the UNHCR and meet one of the staff who had swear on the oath and has qualification to deal with refugees. The refugees have the right to ask the UNHCR (not a private security agency) any questions related to their situation and problems. The refugees have the rights to have answers with smile not via interphone in hand of a security agent look like jailer! We're not criminals, we're refugees.

For those people whom care about peace and human rights, please send smiles to these emails.
--- end of the new campaign---

I don't know what kind of valid information! But I have document from Lebanese government about arresting me in the Office of the UNHCR upon a request from the UNHCR because of my activities on the Internet, I also have threaten letter from the UN for the same reason. Why do you think the reason for the UNHCR to deal with me this way because of my activities on the Internet? I hope you'll ask them and I hope they'll answer you!

I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with your permission.

Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.

Friend4all
SAM
http://www.unhcr.info
http://unhcr.blogspot.com

Human Buttons

2007-04-24T06:33:00.001-07:00

Sender: Lynn Bruner
Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:00 pm

Hello 'osam altaee'! I would like to respond and hope that you hear my words as
I have heard yours. It is very horrific that many people living in
industrialized countries cannot fathom the type of anguish that many refugees
face. These same people are good natured but it many ways ignorant of the
things they do not know or understand. As a mother of four, I can not stand to
see any child hurt. It is not an effort to humiliate any one human being by
showing these pictures. As someone who has seen this pictures, I can say that
each one affects me by humbling. There should be no shame in a reporter trying
to tell the rest of the world, "Look, this is no joke. This is a child, a human
being. Wake up, and let us help these people." Thank you for taking the time
to hear my words.
--

sam@umacr.org wrote:
Re: Human Buttons

Dear Lynn Bruner,
I read all the messages I'm receiving from people regard my campaigns and I mostly reply to many of these messages. I respect your opinions and I just like to explain some thing. I agree with you on using pictures to show plight of people like refugees and it's good to write an explanation like you did, but what is the message on the human-buttons? I don't see any message except a request for money. If you don't see the human-buttons on my sites or the site of UNHCR so will you understand that these people are refugees and will you understand why they're asking for money? The human-button itself doesn't contain any message or explanation, meaningless. I hope you'll think again and just look at the human-buttons and try to read the message on them. I hope we'll continue this discussion if you like.
I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with your permission.
Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.
Friend4all
SAM
http://www.unhcr.info
http://unhcr.blogspot.com
--

Subject: Re: Human Buttons
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 13:03:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: Lynn Bruner lynnsca1984@...

Hello once more 'osam! I just wanted to get in touch about our talk. I am located in Southern Alabama. We have been hurt hard by Hurricane Katrina. Our county was declared a disaster area as well.

I am writing out of curiosity this time. I must admit that I am curious about what you think of the pictures and coverage of the New Orleans evacuees/refugees. New Orleans is much like a second home to me. I have also spent much of my thirty nine years in Mobile and Biloxi. We have only recently gotten power and I really will not complain because there is so much destruction from friends, family, and neighbors along the Gulf Coast.

Hurricanes are an act of nature but no one can completely understand the devastation until they have experienced it. That is much like your refugees. Unfortunately, we have known for years that if a Major Hurricane hit New Orleans then it would completely destroy it. That came as no surprise to us. It will be a surprise if the death toll does not reach 100,000.

As I thought of our conversation, I could not help but realize that if there were not so much media coverage, there would not be so many countries or individuals willing to help. Living so far away, how do you feel about this? Have you ever been to the region?

I will give you permission to print my words and would love to hear your response.

Thanks,
Lynn
--
sam@umacr.org wrote:
Re: Human Buttons

Dear Lynn,
Sorry to be late in my reply, I was in Roumiah prison, the police arrested me at 31/Aug in the office of the UNHCR because I was photographing the office then I spent 55 days in prison for entering Lebanon illegally. You can see the pictures and read my article in my site www.unhcr.info/smile/smile.html it’ll be part of my new campaign.
I heard about the event while I’m in prison, and when I went out of the prison the news about the hurricane was finished. I felt sorry for the victims and for all the loses in soles, it was a tragedy from our mother the nature but we must respect her and rethink about how we spoil our nature. Unfortunately, I didn’t see any pictures about the Hurricane Katrina, but I just want to tell you some pints.
I’m not against using pictures to show plight of people (situation) but I’m completely against the human-buttons for the reason I wrote in my campaign. I believe that many people in the worlds need help and need some one to show their plight publicly, but I hope this will happen with some respect.
I noticed that you used this term to describe the statue of the victims of the hurricane “evacuees/refugees” and this is big prove that any human could be a refugee whether they’re poor or rich. I don’t think the people in New Orleans are poor with our standers but they became refugees when they lost their homes because of the hurricane and they were in urgent need for help even if it for temporary. I don’t think that there is any shame in that and even in showing their pictures in the media but do you think it’s good idea to use some of their pictures as human-buttons? We’re humans and we all need help for any reason but that don’t give the right for any one to disrespect us even if he do that to help us. I’m just asking for some respect, that’s all.
I hope you’ll tell me more about the situation their and I hope God will give his mercy to those whom passed to the haven and the comfort for those whom lost their relatives and friends. I hope no one will abuse their rights like what happing with us.
I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with your permission.
Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.
Peace upon you.
Friend4all
SAM
http://www.unhcr.info
http://unhcr.blogspot.com

more informations

2007-04-24T06:33:00.000-07:00

Sender: mohammad imtiyaj khan
Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:21 pm

sir
i am a student, in india. i just happen to go through the web page and i
found it very effective & eye opening. thank you for the effort you have put to
bring joy to the fellow sufferers. i also want to join you in your effort. what
i need to do provided that i can use internet as a medium since i am far away
from you.

Art of Balance

2007-04-24T06:26:00.000-07:00

Sender: Wild Goose
Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:53 pm

Life is all about compromizes and balances. Problems happen when such
compromizes are put in the wrong place and for the wrong causes/priorities
leading unbalanced situations, abnormal reactions, crisis, difficulties, mysery,
hardship and tragedy. If we apply Newton's laws of phyisics to politics, we may
conclude that things tend to stay the same (stay still if it is still, and/or
stay moving in the same direction and speed) unless changed by an external
factor (power) destabilizing the original status of the system. The other
global law which applies here is that to every action, there is a reaction equal
in quantity and opposite in direction. The last law I would like to refer to is
the law of change and dynamics of change leading to movement in a direction
dictated by the measures of power and influence from the area of higher
influence (influencer) to the area of low power/influence (influencee).

Well ! This is not necessarily a law in physics, it also applies to politics,
scoiology, and psychology. It applies to individuals, groups, peoples and
nations. It applies to businesses, industries and economies. It applies at times
of peace and war. It applies to all kinds of encouters, friction, confrontation,
acts of war, acts of terrorism, ... etc. So use this concept for your own
internal brainstorming and in your attempts to understand what's going on.
However, it is often necessary to take yourself out, above and beyond the issue
you are analyzing to be able to see and appreciate all viewpoints of all
parties. Don't support someone who lost an eye till you see his opponent who may
have lost both eyes !! Be reasonable, rational, and think common-sense. Don't
be emotional and don't take things personal. Also be careful to paint people,
actions, and things as black and white, because there is complete specturm of
colors and shades of gray between the black and white.

Best wishes

well done

2007-04-24T06:08:00.000-07:00

Sender: Abby
Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:46 am

i'm 13 and i live in Australia. i would just like to say that your website is
fantastic. it is very informative and i hope you acheive what you are aiming to
acheive. i also agree that understanding is the way to bring peace and freedom,
because when people understand, they will know why they should care, and once
they care, they will want to help and do something about what is going on.
From Abby

i definitely agree

2007-04-24T06:05:00.000-07:00

Sender: lazaro fajardo
Mon Aug 8, 2005 12:41 pm

i do share and emphatize as i also symphatize with the condition of all those
who are in refugee camps and have been used and 'humiliated' through so many
ways by the power that be, that includes UNCHR. It's quite sad to think that
they who have 'sworn' to assist and help people who have been affected directly
or indirectly or displaced are being 'used and abused' as well.

Truth

2007-04-24T05:59:00.000-07:00

Sender: rammohan
Mon Aug 8, 2005 7:28 am

Truth is having many shades. The problem in Arab countries is not UNHCR or Bush
or anything else. It is terrorism and the origin can be linked o religion ISLAM
too. I ahd never a FATWA issued by any IMAM so far against terrorism and taht
tells it all.

The government formation in IRAQ is hampered by whom, the so called Osama and
his cohorts. Your actions are only helping them and not the democratic
development of the country. It will take some time and all have to be patient.
If you directly or indirectly support the terrorists by such books you are
playing their ball not for any civilise society.

Anyway you re writer, so write few more books and amke money and live happily in
some forign lands as now you are doing.
Thanks
Rammohan

Just stop complaining ! Please give us a break

2007-04-24T05:57:00.000-07:00

Sender:bassamchaarani@...
Sun Aug 7, 2005 8:56 am

Good Morning,
To get directly to thê point, you are complaining about the usage of refugees
pictures to gather money. In my opinion these pictures represent only a
description of the reality and they are very helpful to help you and other
refugies.But what i find funny is your doing of mathmatics. In fact you are
expecting to distribute the money gathered as gifts to refugies.Oh please! These
amounts are used to finance social activities as medication, health...But they
were never mended to get distributed.

Hoping that the refugies situation all over the world will get better one day, I
think that your postings aren't really helping.

Have a nice day

Refugee

2007-04-24T05:50:00.000-07:00

Sender: Sivapragasam Sivapalan
Sat Aug 6, 2005 9:35 am

Dear Brother,

My name is Sivapalan, A Srilankan by birth, Mechanical Enginer by profession,
Refugge by status, now living in Norway. Your words abot TELLING THE TRUTH is
really encouraging.
sivaspalan

...questions...

2007-04-24T05:40:00.000-07:00

Sender: Elena Feick
Fri Aug 5, 2005 9:32 pm

I recieved a copy of your e-mail forward through YRUU(young religious unitarian
universalists) in my region. I am the social action co-ordinator for my region,
and justice has always been important to me. I've been sending/writing letters
through a local Amnesty group for a while, and mostly focused within my own
country.

As I'm getting older, I'm starting to focus more globally, and the issue of
"human buttons" that you bring up interests me. I am wondering if you've any
suggestions for further reading before I go and do anything. In the meantime,
I'm going to attempt to ask the UNHCR some of my own questions.

I want to thank you for informing me thus far on this issue, and bringing it to
my attention. I also want to ask if you can think of anywhere I should look to
find further information, particularly if there is anyone I can contact - off
the internet. I've learned not to trust the net as my only source of
information, and I prefer to find there is an organization I can phone or walk
into their office with questions, or send a slow-mail letter at the very least.

TIA,
and interested,
Elena Feick
--
From: SAM
Re: ...questions...

Dear Elena Feick,
I ‘m interesting to know more about Amnesty and how possible to be member or active with Amnesty?
You asked me to advice you about further reading, if you like to read more about the UNHCR so I recommend my ebook ‘Refugees farm’ it’s available for free on my sites. I’ll wait for the answer of the UNHCR; nobody told me that he received any answer for the UNHCR since I started my campaigns before 3 years. I hope they’ll answer you!
I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with your permission.
Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.
Friend4all
SAM
http://www.unhcr.info
http://unhcr.blogspot.com
--
Sender: Elena Feick
Re: ...questions...

Sam,

yes, you can use my message. check out http://amnesty.org if you are
interrested in knowing more about amnesty international. It won't give
you information on what the group I'm with specifically does, but it
provides excellent information on current human rights abuses
world-wide, and it is pretty fair.

always,
Elena

ps - I read somewhere on your blog that a person had compared aid for
refugees as a "gift horse", and I would wonder if that means they
believe human rights, and protection of human life, are "gifts" or
"privileges", rather than "rights" for which we all must stand? And if
we take a stand, but create our own transgressions in the meantime,
isn't that a mistake? Because aren't we then condoning the abuses,
even seemingly minor abuses, of the rights of the individuals we claim
to be protecting or helping?
--

From: SAM
Re: ...questions...

Dear Elena,
Those whom work for the UNHCR think the help providing for the refugees is gift so the refugees don’t have the right to ask for any thing and they must accept what they have without any complaint. Any refugee will ask or make any complaint will be exclude from having any help from UNHCR like what happened with me personally, they didn’t exclude me from any help but also asked the police here in Lebanon to arrest me because of my activities on the Internet. They invited me to the Office of the UNHCR and then they called the police to arrest me. I have official documents from the government indicate the arrest happened upon request from the UNHCR. Also I have letter from the UN head quarts sent to my friend in UK about my activities on the net and they threatened us about farther action if we will not stop. Now I live in fear of their prosecution and I wanted to know the opinion of Amnesty about that. I tried to contact the Amnesty but I didn’t get any official response.
Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.
Friend4all
SAM
http://www.unhcr.info
http://unhcr.blogspot.com

your refugee pleadings

2007-04-06T08:59:00.000-07:00

Sender: Kristen tenistias@...
Date: Thu Aug 4, 2005 2:13 am

OK. So not all refugees are dirt poor. Granted, most are not dirt poor. And,
as you have acess to certain items, you are not dirt poor. But some are. So
why do you complain that you didn't get any money? What would help more, giving
$0.97 to each refugee, or giving $100 to those who need it most? And as for the
"Human Buttons"... come on. It's advertising. It's reaching into people's
hearts and ripping at their arteries. Without the human element to guilt them
into it, most people wouldn't donate. Without the human element to show off and
explain it, most citizens would deride the use of governmental monies to fund
relief efforts. Without the human element, refugees are someone else's problem
- some faceless, nameless group somehwere out there. Yes, they could go out and
get a more recent picture. But then people like you would no doubt be after
them to pay royalties on that picture, and accuse them of exploiting refugees
whether they paid the people or not. They may as well use a photo they have on
hand.

The Bible & the Koran

2007-04-06T08:55:00.000-07:00

Sender: peter@...
Date: Tue Aug 2, 2005 11:04 pm

Hello My Brother.
Nice to read of your experences of Life, I think living in the west we don't
perhaps understand other peoples troubles & hardships, by the way i live in the
UK in Wiltshire, i'm trying to be a good spiritualist & try to get on with
everybody if i can. I put the Bible & the Koran as a subject,the Bible & the
Koran are both bassed on mith & legand acording to books by Arthur Finlay, i
don't know if you have read any of his books, one of them called THE PSYCIC
STREAM is very good, i think Children should read it as much as the bible then
they could make up there minds about what is the truth. Arthur Findlay writes
about factual & not what people want us to beleive,he wrote two volumes called
THE CURSE OF IGNORENCE Wich i have read both, tock me a long time to get through
but i'm better off for doing so.I think some of thease wicked people that think
by killing others they will be in paradice have been so missled & will get a big
shock when they have to judge themselves in the world of the Spirit.Well Osam
it's been nice to speak to you like this, i hope we can talk again as brothers
as we must be.
Love & Light to you. Peter

Appreciation of your important work

2007-04-06T08:49:00.000-07:00

Sender: gitta@...
Date: Tue Aug 2, 2005 2:39 pm

Hello,
I just received an email about you and your work and it all felt very genuine to
me. I work in a very small way, while working at Copenhagen Airport I try to
help people in all sorts of ways. My colleagues are from many countries
belonging to different religions but we all come together as a family. We want
peace and a good life for everybody. Not everyone can take the big steps you are
doing but how good it is
that there are people like you who can organize and take on the big endeavors. I
beleive that every human being is connected to everybody else and religions and
nationalities are just like the different clothes we were. Thank you for your
work for all of us.
Gitta Mejer, Finnish born (as a Christian), a 62 year old female now living in
Denmark

pavarotti & unhcr

2007-04-06T08:45:00.000-07:00

Sender: menon@...
Date: Tue Aug 2, 2005 10:15 am

hi,
i've read with much interest your article about donations and unhcr. I'm italian
and i was dazed when i read that Pavarotti had mader so big donations to the
unhcr. I suppose he (and other italian millionaires) is searching a new
virginity. He was convicted for tax fraud a few years ago, and this is no good
ad. Donations, on the other hand, offer the fake image of a honest man, who
volunteers for peace and democracy. Yuk! He agreed to pay $11 million in back
taxes and penalties, and to offer the world a new image of honest man he agreed
to pay some $2,3 million. Tax deductible. Yes, maybe you don't know that
donations are tax deductible in Italy. Thus the real sum he and Armani have paid
to unhcr is that grand total LESS the deductible part (around 40% i suppose),
which is paid by the rest of us italian taxpayers. Thus we also should be cited
in that infamous list. Double yuk!
Giorgio

message recieved

2007-04-06T08:31:00.000-07:00

Sender: stephen_cool27@...
Date: Tue Aug 2, 2005 1:50 am

hi! i recieved your message and you're right about human buttons and we as the
people have the right to express our feelings about being pressured from the war
and the refugees who are fighting to end this war that has caused many deaths.
please note that osama bin laden is an evil man and if he's alivewe americans want to know! and about the blasts? why and who's responsible??
please update me about your latest book and what your message is saying about
the war in iraq. FOR OR AGAINST THE WAR!

RE: Human-buttons

2007-02-18T13:20:00.000-08:00

Sender: Joe Risher wolfnraven1969@...
Date: Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:56 am

Just a couple of things about your message. I wouldn't state that the
Muslem woman having her face exposed is a sin. I would say that the woman's
face being exposed is against our(her) religion and that the UNHCR's blatant use
of her like this is an insult to your religion. Not all religions are the same
and so what may be a sin for a Muslem may not be a sin for a Christian, Jew, or
any other religion. All that the UNHCR has managed to say by using her this way
is that they have no respect for her or her religion.
I have often wondered what is going on that would cause terrorists to strike
at my country. What have "I" done? Aren't "we" the peace-keepers? Aren't we
the ones that other nations call on most for help in times of need? Why would
these terroists attack us?
I'm beginning to see now how something as simple as button can instigate
feelings of helpless rage in need of SOMEPLACE to be let out. Myself am not a
Muslem, but that does not mean that I have the right to insult your religion.
UNHCR seams to think that just because they "are trying to help", that they can
step on anything without consequence. Even if all they do is admit to being
wrong and change their buttons, at least it's SOMEthing - which would be more
than they appear to be doing right now.
UNHCR isn't the only ones who are guilty of this sort of manipulation though
as you pointed out when you presented the picture of the children getting rice.
(There were several pictures that wouldn't show for whatever reason) The
pictures are being used to generate sympathy for the suffering for others and
generate donations.
Ok, I've got too many thoughts running through my head right now and I'm
starting to ramble on and on. I agree with you that UNHCR is wrong for using
this woman's picture since it is in direct conflict with her religion. Would
have been better if her face would have been covered? What about the face of
the other woman behind her? A daughter? Why isn't her face covered? Why isn't
she in what would be considered appropriate for a Muslem woman?
---

From: sam@...
RE: Human-buttons

Dear Joe Risher,

You wrote a wise message full of reasonable points. I like to comment on some points.

Joe: “I'm beginning to see now how something as simple as button can instigate feelings”

SAM: the button itself is simple but it’s one part of the UNHCR’s policies, I have good experience with the UNHCR and many people contacted me from other places outside Lebanon and like you saw in the picture of the children, the UNHCR don’t care about the feelings of those humans, I felt that by myself. I don’t want to remove these human-buttons not just because it’s sin in Islam but for what it represent as bad policy. Those whom work for UNHCR think that they have immunity and they have the right to do what they like with the refugees just because they (as they think in UNHCR) providing help for free, I mean we’re the refugee don’t pay for their service. I’m completely against this and I want to change it, we’re the refugee have all the rights to speak our opinions and to ask questions and have the answers, until today and for years those whom work in UNHCR are refusing to answer any question, not only from me but also from my friends whom contacted the UNHCR, and I hope you’ll contact them and ask them some question, I hope strongly you’ll send your message to the UNHCR and we’ll see if they’ll answer you. Please remember that the UNHCR represent the west and it works with support from the west.

Joe: “What about the face of the other woman behind her? A daughter? Why isn't her face covered? Why isn't she in what would be considered appropriate for a Moslem woman?”

SAM: The woman behind is young girl and some people think young girls don’t need to wear hijab, which differ by places and cultures. In Iraq mostly women don’t cover their faces. I’m still thinking about the picture on the UN cyber school bus, I don’t think those people in the picture were refugees trying to cross borders. I saw pictures of the Kurdish and there was massive moving for Kurdish in some days. Thousands of families moved in same time, but what we see in the picture just 4 persons look relaxed and without any baggage or any thing indicates about their situation they even don’t use heavy shoes to walk on mountains. I felt much obscurity in that picture. I hope the UNHCR will tell us more about it! I didn’t meant that using picture of woman uncover is a sin but using here as human-button and expose her publicly on the net is abuse for her dignity and this is the sin. I lived in Iraq and I know how much the Iraqis are friendly with foreigners and maybe those people in the picture were friend with the one who took the picture just as friendly souvenir not for official proposes and that is disgusting act from the UN and shame for us all.

I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with your permission.

Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.

Friend4all
SAM
http://www.unhcr.info

Appalled

2007-02-18T12:58:00.000-08:00

Sender: Supporter of UNHCR
Date: Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:32 pm

Hello, Mr. Osam Altaee

I happen to be a member of a Yahoo! group, one which has no relation to the
email you sent. But it caught my attention, nevertheless. Solely because I'm a
UNHCR activist, and I speak in favor of all that the UNHCR has to offer. I do
feel a need to express my sympathy for your rough time, being a refugee, and
surviving a difficult tribulation. However, I don't quite understand your
negativity towards the UNHCR.

It's true you've been registered as a refugee under the UNHCR for 10 years,
correct? I find it necessary to ask: Would you have been able to survive without
the assistance of the UNHCR? Did you receive food from them? Shelter? Medical
care of any sort? If UNHCR is really that bad, why be registered under them for
10 years?

The funny thing is, you base your views on their morals on the fact that they
use pictures...pictures. Your campaign is mindless. It has no validity to the
survival of refugees. Are you saving a refugee's life by telling people to stop
using pictures as a way to promote their plight? You need to understand
something: I live in the United States of America and I know what it's like to
be a citizen here. I have the ability to watch people's attitudes around me. The
US is a very developed and prosperous country. People here need some sort of
visual aid to help them understand the nature of the situation. Otherwise, they
blow it off. People HAVE to see to understand. We see nothing of the kind here,
and it's difficult for us (most of us) to grasp the concept of a person who has
to flee their home amidst civil war or persecution based on the beliefs of a
singular group of people or individual beliefs. We don't use these pictures to
downgrade people's dignity...we use them so others can survive.

As far as the definition of a refugee: I know your arguments aren't legitimate.
I've read numerous times on the UNHCR website that the definition of a refugee
(roughly...this is coming from my memory) is any person who must flee their
country of origin to seek refuge or asylum in another because he/she has been
stripped of his/her natural human rights due to the inhumane attack and
persecution on a particular individual's race, religion, political beliefs, etc.
That clearly doesn't state anything about money. It doesn't mention their lack
of money due to poverty. Remember that a majority of problems begin in countries
with no solid foundation of governemnt...a nation still labelled as
"developing". Therefore it wouldn't be wrong to say that these people are in
poverty...because they are. But that's never put in such a definiton of a
refugee. Nothing I've read has ever stated, "Refugees are in Poeverty. All of
them." Just to clear things up even more, I've read some very touching stories
of people who have fled Colombia and retreated to Equador. Most of them were
very prosperous doctors at one point, until they were forced to flee. There's a
good example of someone who wasn't previously in poverty. Your argument about a
millionaire being labelled as a refugee: While I see the basis of your point,
you fail to understand that if they are still a millionaire when they flee and
become a refugee, I doubt they will be in need of the UNHCR's services, don't
you agree? But if they flee and lose everything they have...then they are
clearly a refugee in need of survival assistance.

And the fact that you haven't seen a cent of money from the UNHCR in 10 years,
is a good thing. They're not there to provide you money. They're there to help
you survive, and sometimes that means only the most basic of things. They can't
do it all. If they could, then there would be no refugees. But the point is that
they can keep people from taking their last breath. And sometimes, that's all
the dignity a person needs. The will to survive, the courage to make it
through...is more dignity than most people have around here. I look up to
refugees.

You're taking a very wrong approach at trying to change something so minute to
the great cause that UNHCR has been making. You talk mostly of money and
people's pictures. Is this really something to worry about? To put so much
attention on? The UNHCR has their flaws...as does every organization, as does
every individual.

You talk of the horrible conditions in camps and the lack of food. These camps
are heavens to some of these people. I'm sure they would have rather stayed in
their place of origin and died, because their house was burned down and they had
no food, right? See? That's absurd. They may not have everything in these camps,
but they do have a place to stay, food to eat, medical care, and some security.

In regards to the picture taken 13 years ago: who cares about the age of the
pictute? They were fleeing for the same reason. Who needs up-to-date, when the
plight of that particular family is the same as it is now. They're all seeking
human rights and a place to be able to survive. It's the universal plight of
refugees.

But anyway, these are my opinions. I'm sorry if I upset you, but I wanted you to
thoroughly understand where I was coming from. And none of this will probably
change your mind, but at least I said what I believed.

Sincerely,
Supporter of UNHCR
--

From: sam@...
Re: Appalled

Dear Supporter of UNHCR,

I’m not upset while reading your message but honestly it made me glad because you’re the first one in years who send me message to defend the UNHCR against me campaign and who connects to the UNHCR even if not formally. I respect the right of others to express their opinions and I’ll help to publish their opposite opinion as I’m doing with mine and I’ll write my comments and discuses some pints in your message.

UNHCR: “Would you have been able to survive without the assistance of the UNHCR? Did you receive food from them? Shelter? Medical care of any sort? If UNHCR is really that bad, why be registered under them for 10 years?”

SAM: I survive without any help from the UNHCR and even with their prosecution and their threats. Until today they’re refusing to do any thing for me. I was arrested 2 times and jailed fro 2 months because of the UNHCR! I registered with the UNHCR because I thought and still think it as link between the community and the refugees, now this link doesn’t work for me so I’m using the Internet to speak with community directly.

UNHCR: “The funny thing is, you base your views on their morals on the fact that they use pictures”

SAM: My campaigns do nothing with their morals or for personal problems. I made clear that I’m working to change some bad policies and procedures to improve the performance of the UNHCR. I’m not against using pictures to show the plight of the refugees but I’m against the Human-buttons and it represent very bad policy of the UNHCR not because it humiliating but more for one important fact that is: The UNHCR don’t have any right or need to ask for donation, I’ll speak more about this point in the future. I’m using pictures and the pictures are important to tell message. One picture is better than 1000 words. My campaign isn’t about pictures but it’s about the human-buttons and what it represents. I hope the UNHCR will use pictures of refugees in proper way so you and the others in the world will UNDERSTAND our problems before you feel sympathy for us as refugees.

UNHCR: “Remember that a majority of problems begin in countries with no solid foundation of governemnt...a nation still labelled as "developing". Therefore it wouldn't be wrong to say that these people are in poverty”

SAM: Article 1 of the Convention defines a refugee as "A person who is outside his/her country of nationality or habitual residence; has a well-founded fear of persecution because of his/her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion; and is unable or unwilling to avail himself/herself of the protection of that country, or to return there, for fear of persecution."

Like you can see, the definition didn’t mention poverty or the development degree of the governments. Even Americans could be refugees like the chess championship Fisher! Any human could be a refugee, even the milliners, but I agree with you that the millionaires don’t need the UNHCR. Maybe you don’t know that not only the UNHCR working to determine the status of refugee, mostly this done by governments. A person is a refugee whether or not a legal eligibility procedure has already recognized that status. Governments set up status-determination procedures, for the purposes of determining that person's legal standing and/or rights and benefits, in accordance with their own legal system. UNHCR offers its advice as part of the agency's mandate to promote refugee law, protect refugees, and supervise the implementation of the 1951 Convention. The agency advocates that governments adopt a rapid, flexible and liberal process, recognizing how difficult it often is to document persecution. I think the milliners are able to deal with governments directly without any help from the UNHCR. Please look here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3542276.stm

UNHCR: “And the fact that you haven't seen a cent of money from the UNHCR in 10 years, is a good thing. They're not there to provide you money. They're there to help you survive, and sometimes that means only the most basic of things.”

SAM: How they could help a refugee to survive when they only told him provide us with a phone number to contact you when we want! My friend, they don’t care if a refugee will survive or not, all what they care about is the number of the refugees that registered in the office and that help the UNHCR to ask for more money. What are the most basing things?! They didn’t provide the refugees whom need to visit the office of the UNHCR with drinkable water till I started my campaigns when they changed the office of the UNHCR in Beirut and they put small refrigerator to provide the refugees with drinkable water at year 2002 before that and since 1996 there wasn’t any resource fro drinkable water in the office of the UNHCR. The refugees used to buy drinkable water from a small cafeteria across the street, and the coast was $1 for 2 litters and not all the refugees were able to afford that amount! Things started to change after I started my campaigns, this is what we need, we need to show all the community how the UNHCR deals with refugees and I’m working on that, I’m happy with the changes I made in the office of the UNHCR in Beirut and I hope I’ll do more in the future.

UNHCR: “that's all the dignity a person needs. The will to survive, the courage to make it through”

SAM: Human beings naturally have the power and the will to survive, but the dignity is some thing different because it’s depends on many factors like traditions and cultures. Maybe some thing makes you to feel humiliated but it doesn’t the same for others. I don’t think there is any connection between dignity and the power that push a human being to survive, the animals have this power and naturally the animals are able to survive certain circumstances better than humans do. Do you think the dignity pushed the animals to survive?

I like to tell you small story I heard from some one just came from Iraq last week. He told us about an event happened in the area located to south of Baghdad where the terrorists killed the Shi’a just because they’re shi’a. they stopped a bus on the main rood and they told every to step no picture of Imam Ali the most beloved sacred religious man for the Shi’a to save their lives. Every one step on the picture only one old man was at last when he approached the picture he went down and kissed the picture and the terrorists cut his head and let the others to go.

Now do you think that all refugees are ready to reduce their dignity to survive? And why the refugees need to accept humiliation to survive? Why the refugees need to pay from their dignity to survive and to get help from the UNHCR? Isn’t there a decent way to ask fro donation better that using human-buttons?

UNHCR: “You talk mostly of money and people's pictures. Is this really something to worry about?”

SAM: they used these human-buttons to collect money, I spoke about that point and other points in my campaign. I have many campaigns since 2002, each campaign was about specific subject. I published my old campaigns in my ebook ‘My campaigns’ you can download and read it from my websites. Maybe you felt my last campaign was about money because these human-buttons are asking for money without any other message. I don’t understand what the humans whom been used on these human-buttons are telling us. Could you think if you see one of these human-buttons somewhere without any link to UNHCR or refugees that those women are refugees? Jut some women holding babies stand on buttons with text speak ‘click here to donate’, I asked people whom knew nothing about refugees and UNHCR and they didn’t understand what these human-buttons stand for! I believe strongly that people will stay donate via clicking on buttons without any pictures for humans on the buttons, I don’t see any link between the humans on the human-buttons and the refugees, I even have doubt that they’re refugees at all!

UNHCR: “You talk of the horrible conditions in camps and the lack of food. These camps are heavens to some of these people.”

SAM: who on earth thinks the camps of refugees are havens! Do you have been in one before? If it havens so why we don’t make camps everywhere and all of us live in camps. Just question, did you read about sex abuse in the camps of refugees in Africa by UN workers? My friends the camps used to isolate the refugees from the rest of the community where the camps are located and some time as prisons or kill grounds, did you hear about the camps in Australia? It’s sad to see how easy to mislead people!!!

Please look here: http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticleprint/2005/04/def5e180-8d39-4c4f-84f3-4225aafb4042.html this is just one example and you can search for more.

UNHCR: “In regards to the picture taken 13 years ago: who cares about the age of the pictute?”

SAM: one thing sure about this point, the UNHCR don’t care about any thing accept collecting money! But there are more people do care about many other things and I’m one of them. Misleading is misleading what ever the excuse will be.

Finely, I just like to tell you that I have nothing against the UNHCR as organization but as I’m human being and a registered refugee found that I have some thing to speak publicly on the net as the freedom of speech meant and part of my mission to help improving our situation as refugees via improving the policies and procedures of the UNHCR. I’m using the Internet to speak and discuss many points with all people whom have interest about the subject I’m speaking about, like I’m doing now with you, you didn’t upset me and I hope we’ll continue this discussion if you like. I just like to know what you mean by “I'm a UNHCR activist”? could you please tell me more about that?

I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with your permission.

Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.

Friend4all
SAM
http://www.unhcr.info

Hello from the USA

2007-02-18T12:56:00.000-08:00

Sender: Ms. Carson Sayers
Date: Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:42 pm

Dear Sir
I read your story with great interest and I understand hardship. I too am a
peace activist living just outside NYC. Where are you living now? I would like
to help you with your site. I don't want any money. I work in media and can
help you get your work out there.
all the best
Carson

you

2007-02-18T12:35:00.000-08:00

Sender: dave justanotherfool77@...
Date: Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:34 am

Hello,

I'm just writing to say that if what you say is true it sounds as though a major
atrocity is occuring with you and you seem very militant in pursuing this cause.
However....
I can do nothing to help you. You as a reasonable individual must know this
correct? Who am I kidding ...
This submission is going to make me get more spam and you are probably tied to
some sort of insane porn spam nutzo loop. But tonight I just don't give a shit.
You see .....
I really would love to be apart of an organized effort that is interested in
justice and truth....but such an organization really doesn't exist because
everyone has an agenda and an approach which is sub-human and completely evil.
This is why we all will be getting showered with nuclear bombs in the very near
future ...bombs which come from the very organizations which pretend to be
interested in protecting common people and who pretend to really give two shits.
(aside from Godly intervention) This is a problem that goes way deeper then
politics ...greed ...and even patriotism...
It is spelled out on the backs of all who seek truth and attempt to seek out a
civil rationalism through a form of honest heart felt communication. I will
never sell my soul and I am just a father ...(my greatest accomplishment)
My greatest legacy is within the eyes of the beautiful children who I father and
love dearly. I am held down by personal vices ...but still hold to the truth of
who I am and what I am here for. I have 3 babies that are wonderful special
human beings and carry my blood. I pray they will not stray from the blood that
is within all of them. That blood is honesty....care....love ...and an ability
to see through all of this complete fake, pious , self righteous , and most of
all ...lying ..system!
I have no cult ..no agenda ...no angle ...
I am a human being who has lost the ability to see the forest for the trees ....
I have a mental disability ...
I am lost in a pile of mazes and quirky redundancy ...
But I still KNOW in my being ...that you are all out there plotting
...conspiring ...and attempting to break me down.
I may be dwelling with one of your evil conspirers ..
You don't fool me ...
If paranoia is my gateway to truth then so be it...
It isn't paranoia when the evidence is overwhelming!
So tonight I take your pills ..
Eat your lies with honor ..and trust ...
And consume the consequences proudly ...
And only God knows what any of this means!

later,
dave

Asking Help

2007-02-18T12:30:00.000-08:00

Sender: Mohamed Kalim k_mhd_@...
Date: Fri Jul 22, 2005 11:57 am

Dear Sir,
I am a Burmese Roingya Muslim from Arakan State. Because of heavy
discriminations Rohingyas in Burma by junta I fled to Bangladesh. Later I
entered into Saudi Arabia by holding a fake document. Later I got a domestic
workpermit here, but I was signed on a paper on the agreement of to submit a
passport which is a dream for me. But for a legalization my stay I signed n that
paper. Now it is more then 9 months that my work permit is expired. My employer
also forced me to get a passport from any where. So far A bought a fake pasport
from a person (Bengli) I fond him outside od Bangladesh conselor office at
Jeddah. When I submitted the passport the immigration arrested me by telling I
am a fake maker of Passport. The next day they brought me to a court for
judgement. I explained to judge as how I got the passport, why i bought from
where. I also told him as it is not reliable for our Burmese to get a legal
passport here. we claimed Burmese and asking forcibly passport is injustic for
us. But the judge tell me nothing and signed on a paper, after that I was taken
into the prison again. Two week later a Saudi National came to me ask my will
for release. On his assistance made me release but all my documents remained at
the office. The person who help me for release told me I must to submit a
passport if I want my work permit again with renewal. In this process, I needed
to give an amount bribe money which is out of my capability. But I ask some of
my friends and they borrowed me for my relese. Now I have owed debts and
otherwise need to give them a passport. Both are impossible for me in this
illegal status.

Finnaly I need your assistance by any possible way to recognize me refugee
status or to get passport for my crisis. No way I fond for myself except you. I
also know you sympathy will enough for me to survey myself and my other family
members who are inside Burma and depen only on me. We are aslo denied
citizenship rights in Burma since 1982. As stateless people getting a passport
is totally imposible for us without your concern. Plsease help me in you way to
what is possible.

I am counting the day for your reply.

Thank you very much for serving on human beings.

Sincerely,

Mohammed Kalim

From Enlightened_all group

2007-02-18T12:24:00.000-08:00

Sender: Sooli zamloos@yahoo.com
Date: Sat Jul 16, 2005 5:26 pm

Dear Osam

Thank you very much for the message you have posted in the group. I admire the
people like you, and even even though my knowledge is not usually enough to do
the things I like to do, and also my English is not so good. But I really like
to know more about you and can be a little help if I can.
I am from Iran and at the moment I live in the U.K.
I hate wars. I have some poetry in English about wars and humans you may like to
read.

Looking forward to hear from you

Your friend SOOLI

Unfortunately.....

2007-02-18T11:49:00.000-08:00

Sender: Lisa fancymama77@...
Date: Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:30 pm

....these images are the only things that get the attention of people with the
money to help. It is a digusting display of humiliation I agree, but most of the
people in the United States, Canada and other places don't think of the horrible
things that happen in other countries are real. They tune out the stories and
calls for help. By showing images, these people are forced to face reality.

I am unaware of the practices of the UNHCR - it sounds like you feel slighted by
them and I am sorry for that. I have forwarded your URL to others I am in
contact with and hopefully we can help in one way or another. (Unfortunately, I
am limited in what I can do here in Canada.)

My family and I sponsor a little boy in Rwanda and hope and pray that the money
I give is helping his family. I have made personal phone calls to World Vision
to inquire if he was going to be attending school and if he had school supplies.
(Just my way of finding out if things are going right there.)

My hope is that we are doing something positive for him and his family - thats
all I can do. What World Vision does with the money I send may be different from
what I expect. I have to have faith - as all of the people that give to the
organizations out there have to do.

Please accept my humblest apologies for what these people have done - I am
ashamed for them.

Mrs. L. Araujo
Canada
--

sam@... wrote:
Re: Unfortunately.....
Dear Araujo,

I’m not against using images of refugees, but I’m against using refugees as human-buttons to collect money. I hope you’ll understand me. UNHCR has another ways to ask for money but the money that come from these human-buttons aren’t traceable and it go to many accounts so I think it don’t use for the proposes it given for at first place. I spoke about and I’ll do more in the future.

You don’t need to be sorry for what they done with me or for the abuse they did for the women on these human-buttons, you have big heart and your help for the Rwandan boy is great help. I hope you’ll ask the UNHCR to remove the human-buttons and this will be another great help for the refugees. I hope we’ll become friends and stay in contact.

I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with your permission.

Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.

Friend4all
SAM
http://www.unhcr.info

Human Buttons

2007-02-18T11:46:00.001-08:00

Sender: Joe Marty josephmarty@...
Date

I appreciate what you're doing, but I'm curious as to why you started your
campaign against "human-buttons". Do you know someone who has been in one and
is mad about it? You mention that they have raised a grand total of under $1
per refugee, but I'm sure you know that the 20 million dollars doesn't just get
split up and given to individuals. It buys clean water, food, shelter, etcetera
to save the lives of the refugees. If I had the choice of being given clean
water and shelter to live, or not having people see a picture of me in the bad
situation that I'm in, I know I would choose to be given clean water and
shelter. I could care less if people see me, that being the least of my
problems, and since I'm with 20 million others in the same situation.
So, why is it that you don't think it's a good idea? Would it really be worth
losing 20 million dollars worth of life support to have your picture be kept
private? Have you talked with people who have been in these pictures and are
mad about it or something? And if you have, have they taken into account that
it's helping not only them, but 20 million other refugees who are in need of
help? Or are you saying they are not really in need of help at all?
Thanks for the work and the time you spend. Hope to hear from you.
---
From: sam@...
Re: Human Buttons

Dear Joe Marty,

I don’t know personally any person on these human-buttons; the UNHCR didn’t speak any thing about these humans at all. I searched much to fins any thing about them, I just found some info about the Iraqi women and I wrote that in my article. I hope you’ll ask the UNHCR the same question and I hope they’ll answer you.

They didn’t publish any fingers about the amount they’re collecting from these human-buttons! The $20 millions came from privet donors not from the human-buttons but I thought that those whom gave these donations did that because of these human-buttons because the UNHCR didn’t publish any thing about the money they received from these human-buttons. I hope you noticed that they used these human-buttons to ask for $10-100 and I don’t think it’s possible to solve our problems with that! The UNHCR clamed that their budget (1 billion$) isn’t enough so how could for $10 or $20 to solve a problem they wasn’t able to solve with millions?!

Please, notice that I’m speaking about refugees not poor people, we need to solve the problem of being a refugee not poor. When the community created the UNHCR they gave it clear target and that was to stop a human being from being a refugee and the community considered the refugee statue as an exceptional situation and it’s not possible fro human being to be in that situation for long time. The UNHCR must coordinate the efforts of the community to help the refugees to have normal life and to stop continue living as refugees. This is the idea. Now who is responsible of provide the refugees with their needs like clean water and food? The answer is all the community and the governments not the UNHCR. The UNHCR is not responsible for that and for the moment it doesn’t do any of that.

UNHCR is working now with the governments and many partners to provide the refugees with what they needs. There are more than 600 partners working with the UNHCR beside the governments. Most of the work done by programs financial by governments not the UNHCR. The work of the UNHCR is very limited. The UNHCR is just the coordinator not the major player. This is one of the truths that have been kept secret. I’ll write more about this point in the future.

To understand what the refugees need you must understand why they’re refugees at first place so you can help them. The UNHCR working to show us (the refugees) as poor people just need some dollars and this isn’t true. The refugees are the same as the other people where they’re living. For example they’re poor in Africa and rich in Europe. They’re all subject for the same economic situation. Here in Lebanon the refugees working and have the same wages as other workers! Everywhere is the same, the refugee doesn’t need to be a rich. UNHCR doesn’t exist to make refugee live as millionaires! It existed to help them to live as normal human beings poor or rich this don’t make any different.

I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with your permission.

Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.

Friend4all
SAM
http://www.unhcr.info

Human Buttons

2007-02-18T11:46:00.000-08:00

Sender: Hugo Shepherd hugo.shepherd@...
Date: Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:27 pm

The corruption within the UNHCR to sell food that is designated for Refugees
must stop as must the Human Buttons you use to get money out of people in the
USA and the UK by putting appealing pictures of refugees on the buttons that
draw up credit card details.

I am totally disgusted with the UN for closing their eyes to this scam - like
their president Geoge W. Bush closes his eyes to helping African Boys or do
anything about the Climactic changes that where announced in the G8 Peace Summit
in Edinborough, Scotland recently.

Hugo Shepherd

You

2007-02-18T11:40:00.000-08:00

Sender: Jeffrey David Kelly jeffreydavidkelly@...
Date: Thu Jul 14, 2005 2:00 pm

How are you doing. Fine I do pray. Sounds like you have had a rough life like
many in your part of our little world. I do hope that things are going okay with
you.

What's your name? How old are you? Sexual preference? Are you into any sports,
hobbies, recreational activities...skating, surfing, motorcycles?

If you really want to learn a lot more about me on your own if you are
interested, go to my private website at:
www.kellyparalegalservices.com/jeffsplace

You and your young friends feel free to e-mail me all you want. I've got a big
mouth and a passion for politics, but more about what is right and what is wrong
in this world, and what we all can do in our own little ways to fix things. Or
at least make things better for those who have little.

Nice talking to you. Take care of yourself and may GOD OR ALLAH bless you. Peace
out!

Jeff K.

i'm interest

2007-02-18T11:38:00.000-08:00

Sender: Fahrudin Jamil_chen@...
Date: Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:27 am

I'm from Indonesia, even that i'm not a moslem, I'm concern that bout that u
mean human button
is that true UNHCR is descriminate refugees by using their picture become human
button?
Are they even don't get any permission to showing that picture???
That all i what to know..
May god bless n support all u're action.

Life

2007-02-18T10:59:00.000-08:00

Sender: Mary marysasseen@sbcglobal.net
Date: Sat Jul 9, 2005 5:56 am

Hi

This is the first time visiting you site. Very interesting I am sure I will be
back to read more I am american By american standards poor and find that most
american institutions that are to help do little to help. Americans thinking is
basically small. We seem not to get the big picture or the real world.
Thanks Mary
--
sam@... wrote:
Re: Life

Dear Mary,

Could I ask you about what does mean ‘poor’ by American standers? I just like to understand. I heard before that the Americans don’t have big interest to know more about other nations, I could understand because they have every thing in America so for what they need to look out side. But I think that now changed after Sep attacks, the majority of those whom contacted me are from America. The Americans started to understand that what happening out side is affecting them by one way or another and this will help us to improve the life on our planet.

I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with your permission.

Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.

Friend4all
SAM
http://www.unhcr.info
---
From: Mary Sasseen marysasseen@...
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 13:24:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Life

Hi Sam

I am a single mother of five and there father has
never helped support them I work at a blue collar job
and at times have had a hard time of things

I was not raised poor but for the last fifteen years
have been.

As far as Americans are concerned They (we) as a
whole either are taught, to believe if poor that those
in authority know more, or if not poor to look the
other way when it comes to poor, or issues that
concern others

American are arrogant creatures. Thinking that we are
the best at ever thing When alot don't even think.
The worst part is dog eat dog or get them before they
get you Sorry but disagree that Americans care what
is going on in the world after 9/11 It has made them
think having a war in another country destroying and
killing there will keep them from coming here So what
of the Innocent that die We didn't even know how many
Iraq"s have die in this war based on lies. Hell our
pres. bush still tries to connect going to war with
9/11 And Iraq had nothing to do with it Do you
really think Americans care how many Iraq civilians
have been killed Do Americans behave in there Normal
Racist Selves. By the way have so called coalition
troops and Iraq's that are fighting with Americans are
not part of the so called coalition I find this in
its self proof that we are ignorant This of course is
not all of us Some of us know every thing has the
action reaction thing World Wide

Mary

unchr

2007-02-18T10:22:00.000-08:00

Sender: rene antonio a. arquiza reneantonioarquiza@...
Date: Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:08 am

how true is unchr is using refugees (human buttons) for profits. if true, then
what is the use of the donated money. or where is it going, is the world going
crazy or plain greed.

Your message on our e-group

2007-02-18T09:51:00.000-08:00

Sender: Benjamin nocturnalitian@...
date: Sun Jul 10, 2005 2:51 pm

Hi,

I've (somewhat tediously) read through your entire argument on the subject. I
have a few comments to make:

Firstly, I still have no idea how it is possible for myself, as a commoner and a
15-year-old without any profession or reputable status, to give aid to this
campaign. I must highlight that the e-group which you have joined is one used
for educational purposes. It is currently dormant, and was used by our class
last year for liaison and instruction-dissemination purposes.

Secondly, I admire your effort in writing out the entire mail, but it does get a
little chunky to read, and tedious too. You might want to break up your essay
into separate paragraphs/sections with appropriate sub-headings, as well as to
organize it a little so that we know where to look for the relevant information.
As a debater myself, I do, too, have haphazard arrays of thoughts which I jot
down in a huge flurry. But my classmates often tell me that they don't usually
bother to read through my long e-mails unless I organize them properly.

Thirdly, I completely support and admire your cause. I am an avid writer, and
here in Singapore we are trained to write formally. Should you need any help
iterating your intentions in a diplomatic, convincing and formal manner, I will
be more-than-glad to offer my humble aid. I do recognize the fact that you may
have reservations about employing the assistance of a possibly-puerile
15-year-old so I'll leave it as that.

I guess you should be able to scour enough introductory details about myself
from the above.

Regards,
Ben
---

from: sam@...
Re: Your message on our e-group

Dear Ben,

I’m happy to read you thoughtful message, it’s hard to imagine that it wrote by 15-year old boy, I’m proud of you. You taught me some new words; I hope you noticed that English is my 2d language. I think you can rewrite my article to make it not tedious article.

I like to know more about you and what is your native language. I think you can support my campaign by rewrite my article and send messages to the UNHCR.

I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with your permission.

Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.

Friend4all
SAM
http://www.unhcr.info
---

From: Ben Chow
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:09:01 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Re: Your message on our e-group

Dear Sam,

First and foremost... It's my first time corresponding on an international basis and on such a formal level, and I must remark that I feel honoured to be involved in such a liaison :)
____

Well I think why I responded to your appeal in the first place...

I don't think this topic hit me as hard as some of the other topics currently revolving in my mind, but more of, I found your lengthy discourse rather informative. I don't think I'd ever viewed all these propagandistic appeals for aid from this light, but upon reading your arguments, it dawned on me that this was not something pedantic to be overlooked.

In fact, I'm rather surprised I actually hit the "contact" button and began typing my mail as I usually take a backseat, discussing issues casually and out-of-context with my parents and classmates. But I'm glad that I did, after all, and I hope to offer my support constructively in addition to learning more about the inworks of the UNHCR. Glad to know that

I must applaud your laudable standard of English, as a Lebanese, and your valiant battle against UNHCR. It's very heartening to note that people actually do care for the rights of others, especially in a world whereby everything seems to be controlled by economical statistics.

Thanks for clarifying the definition of a refugee. I never really thought much about the life of a refugee or what it was like to be one before, but I daresay the conventional strings were probably subconsciously attached to the term "refugee" at the back of my mind.

With all the hubbub about aid distribution (especially with the recent Tsunami crisis in my neighbouring regions) I am also particularly interested in finding out more about how all this aid collected by all these organizations is disseminated and what all those figures reported perfunctorily in the newspapers actually mean. I particularly loved your sarcasm over the 90-cents-a-year incident. :) All this money certainly has to go somewhere! So where exactly does it end up? I think much of the world who is shielded from this would concur in wanting to know more about this too!

Well, in Singapore, our national language, theoretically, is Malay (our history involves us once being part of the Malay Archipelago). Being a Chinese, I am obligated to learn Chinese in School. However, I come from an English-speaking family - my Dad and Mum primarily converse in English at home. Here in Singapore, English is also the primary working language of science, business and technology, and it is a compulsory first-language in schools. Even our mother tongue (Chinese for me) only takes the status of a "second language". I also used to take French as a third-language, and hence can speak and write (very) basic French :)

About the publishing of my mail, I'm perfectly fine with it.

I do admit that school work does cramp up the lives of Singaporean students a lot, especially those in the better schools, but I promise to try my best in undertaking any writing tasks you may require.

About your article, I think it's fine to leave it as it is for now. But in addressing mails to the UNHCR, I could probably try to phrase and insinuate your intentions more tactfully :)

Keep up with the good work, truth warrior!

Regards,

Ben
---

from: sam@...
Re: Your message on our e-group

Dear Ben,

It’s nice to hear from you again, I’m very happy to read your message and think in same time that you’re just 15 years old. You fascinating me with your writing. I’m receiving many messages every day and mostly from English-speaking people but not all of them able to write like you, you must be proud of yourself.

I’m not Lebanese buy I’m an Iraqi refugee living in Lebanon for the moment. I thought myself to speak English. I’m working now to bring more understanding about our situation and our problems as refugees in the world. I hope that we’ll improve the performance of the UNHCR. There is a lot we could speak about the policies and procedures of the UNHCR. One of these policies is the about the donations, I think that the UNHCR don’t need to ask for donations for many reasons. I spoke about some of these reasons in my article ‘Human-buttons’ and I’ll write more in the future. I hope we’ll stay in contact and I think you can help now by send message to the UNHCR if you like and I hope that they’ll answer your message. Here are their emails: ecu@un.org,inquiries@un.org,Hqpr00@Unhcr.Ch,tb-petitions@ohchr.org,info@usaforunhcr.org,lebbe@unhcr.ch

I hope we’ll have more cooperation and be friends without formal language. I wish you the best in your life.

Peace upon you and thank you for your understanding.

Friend4all
SAM
http://www.unhcr.info

Your e-mail

2007-02-17T12:44:00.000-08:00

Sender: bob ralston shaqinnotstird@...
Date: Sat Jul 9, 2005 9:37 pm

Dear Sir,
With all due respect I find your rantings rediculous in the current relevent
state of affairs.
First of all the UN is a pack of theives and professional politicians and you
know it. They could care less about you or your all be it legitimate concerns
for the dignity of Muslim people.
But I have a concern. The religion of Islam is said to be the religion of peace.
So wise and smart.
If that is the truth then answer me a question my good man, why do these
terrorists continue to attack their own fellow muslim people and innocent
citizens of other countries ????
Why do the "Leaders" of these Muslim countries steal from their own people all
the aid and profits from business both legal and illegal?
Why do they allow terrorist training camps to operate in their countries?
Why do so few of the "Good" Muslims stand up and demand that people stop
committing acts of terrorism in their name?
Why don"t the people of the religion of peace expel these people from their
midst?
I will tell you why, because you actually approve of and condone their acts. It
is this reason that makes people care less and less about your concerns. Your
peoples lack of compassion and respect for your fellow human beings (especially
women) that makes your point sound so idiotic. Why would you care about this
Kurdish womans dignity? She was being gassed by Saddam and nobody in that
country gave a crap about her or her people. Least of all the neighboring
countries. They were completey cut off and left for dead. Not to mention the
status of women in your enlightened religion.... they dont have the right to
chose their own mate or seek education.... hey I have an idea, lets bring back
the dark ages and we can all be happy!!!!
If you are truly Iraqi you should be back in your country fighting for your
freedom and making a better world for you people. Maybe that would be more
useful than crying like a baby about pictures on the internet.
I mean really it all boils down to what you do after all.... not what you think.
For example.... as an American.... we were opressed by the King of England
because we wanted to be treated fair by the parliment and the King. They refused
and slapped taxes and troops on us. WE decided that we would rather be dead than
opressed. We fought for our freedom and won. Do you have any idea how that must
have felt to actually have been part of winning the right to chose your destiny?
WE have defended our freedom time and again to the point of helping out other
countries that we feel deserve the same kind of blessings we have enjoyed. We
stand ready to help anyone that seeks this for their country. We have fought and
died by the Hundreds of thousands for the cause of freedom in other countries
and we are still regarded as imperialists because we are so powerful. Have you
ever wondered what makes us so powerful????
I will tell you what it is.
IT is freedom!!!!!
So go and fight for your country.... go and do something that makes a
difference.... go so my fellow Americas can come home and stop spilling their
blood for your countries cause... go and give of yourself instaed of taking from
others...now is your chance your god is watching what you do ... do not
disappoint him.....be a man of honor rather than shame.
Remember the best way for evil to prevail is for "Good Men to do nothing"
So I ask you are you a good man????
Are you???
Prove it!!!!!
---
Sam wrote:
Re: Your e-mail
Dear bob ralston,

I agree with you about the UN.

Islam like the other religions calls for peace and love between humans, but the religion not every thing in the life. There are many things in the life control our behavior. We’re the Moslems don’t fellow our religion’s instructions as the same for the Christians and Jewish, like we some time work against the law for example. The Moslem is a human being and he became Moslem because he born for Moslem family. Do you thing the Moslems are the same Moslems whom lived before 1000 years and do you thing the Christianity is the same like what it was before 1000 years. We’re sons of the present and the past is just history. These whom kill now with name of Islam don’t represent the Islam or the Arab. If the regional is good to provide peace and good life for the humans so why the God created more than one religion? We have evil more than what one religion could overcome.

When you think about the terrorist you must think about the circumstances where they’re living and to understand what they faced in the past 100 years just look the history. They didn’t become terrorists just because they’re moles. I hope you can read my ebook ‘The truth warrior’ I spoke about this subject.

“Why would you care about this Kurdish womans dignity? She was being gassed by Saddam and nobody in that country gave a crap about her or her people”

That doesn’t give the right to the others to abuse here just because she was victim of Saddam or we all like Saddam. People in Iraq don’t have freedom to express their opinions at that time but many felt sad for what Saddam did.

I agree with you about what make America strong ‘freedom’ and we’re the Arabic like to have freedom especially in Palestine.

I’m peaceful man and I refused to fight in the Saddam’s army and I’ll not fight in any army. I don’t like to kill people and I don’t think that’ll make me bad man. I can’t return to Iraq now for many reasons and I hope to have the chance to help my people there but without fighting. I hope you’ll read more about me here: http://www.unhcr.info/about/osam_altaee.htm
I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with your permission.

Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.

Friend4all

SAM
http://www.unhcr.info
---
From: Bob Ralston

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 10:33:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Your e-mail

Enough said.

If you truly want to make a difference for the 'True" followers of Isalm you should be willing to do whatever it takes.

If the muslim people do not stand up and expell these terrorists from their mosques and not allow them to preach hate and death then as you now see the terrorists will begin to attack muslim people more and more.... as you know if you won't stand up to a bully who is trying to intimidate you it just encourages him to do it more.

But this is basic common sense that you learn in the school yard as a child. Politicians want to do things using diplomacy and this fails ultimately because it assumes that the other party is honest and trustworthy. How many politicians that you know of match that description? Exactly....
So it is up to the people not the leaders to change the world for the better.
Starting with yourself and talking to everyone you know about what must be done to stop this terrible trend towards complte collapse of civilization. Because if you cannot convince the muslim people to change this you will be completely taken over by the false muslims and we as free men will have no choice but to take action to protect ourselves as is our right to do from this awful and perverted attempt to dominate the world by death and terror. After all it doesn't take a brave man to blow up a bus full of kids and old people going to work or school does it?

It takes a coward who has chosen not to think for himself and instead will take orders from leaders who don't have the courage to do the very thing they ask of other men. Why do you think Osama Bin Hiding is on the run and why do you think he is hiding?

He is a coward and he won't put himself on the line as a human bomb to prove he really beleives in his cause... because in the end he only seeks power liek all other politicians.. he is no better than the people at the UN .

Worse maybe even but no better.

What does it gain the world if the muslim faith is promoted at gunpoint? What does it teach us? Only fear and resentment to start and then hatred and violence in the end. That is why muslim countries cannot function as democratic because people will ultimately chose to be free to decide for themselves.What a waste of human life this all is. No hope of a better tomorrow and a trail of death and pain left behind tears and anguish. No greater love has any man than that he should lay down his life for his brother Jesus said. What does that really mean? I think it means that if you are willing to sacrifice yourself for another persons benefit it shows true love for that person. Why must Americans die in Iraq ? Because we love the people of Iraq. Why do we love the people of Iraq? Because they are our brothers and sisters. Would they die for us? No not right now but if they were free to choose they might see the point..

It's a small planet nobody has all the answers but there is something in the air that is bigger than a religion or a philosophy . It is impossible to put into words but every act of love for your fellow man or sacrifice to make a better world for everyone says more than any book ever can. Don't you agree?

No subject

2007-02-17T12:39:00.001-08:00

Sender: Bolanle,Yinka-Babalola estwal2002@...
Date: Sat Jul 9, 2005 3:49 am

Although i'm not a moslem, the gravity of the atrocities commited by the UNHCR
all in the name of humanitarian services to victims of wars and natural
disasters accross th globe is saddening.I've gone thru your story-aboutme.com
but i still can't comprehend why u are seen as a threat to the UNO.Do you have a
semblance to, or are you affiliated to, or sponsored by any terrorist group?That
aside, if all u actually do is reveal the dirty secrets of the UNHCR as you have
tried to convince the entire world,why hasn't any of the key players in the
international community come to your aid?Moreover,do you have with you,people of
like minds with whom you pursue this cause for justice?I ask this particular
question because i don't see the possibility you successfully fighting this
cause ALONE.

Re:Truth

2007-02-17T12:32:00.000-08:00

Sender: Jacquede choiceisyours2001@yahoo.com
Date: Sat Jul 9, 2005 2:21 am

I understand, you are a great worrier,the truth has always been there,we as
phantoms of this world have choosen not to look at it,(it does not pay us
money).The rulers of this world do not care about you and I.It has been this way
for many years, and it shall be the same for many years.My friend, this is all
about, who conquest who,who dictates to who, and who controls who.It has been
this way, and it shall be this way for many years.History repeats itself, how
true.Sadly to say,not until we have a third world-war, we will not make any
progress,we are not far away from it.
We are phantoms of the past, and the past is catching up with us all.The
decisions have to be made.(the decision has already been made).
I do not see, this society of us making such decisions, to change the evil into
kindness,into truth.
I was born and raised in europe.Humanity is on the path to destruction.

Jaquede
My heart goes after all those who suffer, into the hands of the DICTATERS.
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From: SAM
Subject: Re:Truth

Dear Jacquede,

I think you’re right, but what ever they decided I’ll stay myself and work for what I think it righteous. Their decision will work if we accept it. Our enemy is ourselves and our thoughts. Please don’t give up and give them the chance to use yourself against you. There are lot that we could do even if our part is very small comparing with universe, the life is just small segments, each one of use can do his part even if he’ll not success but many will success and the life continued for thousands of years and it’ll continue even if we’re (the phantoms) aren’t there. I’ll continue working on my part and I hope you’ll do also.

I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with your permission.

Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.

Friend4all
SAM
http://www.unhcr.info

peace for everyone

2007-02-17T12:28:00.000-08:00

Sender: pia skovbo jensen piamichael@...
Date: Thu Jul 7, 2005 8:12 pm

hallo i do wish peace and love for everybody in this world, we are all the same
, religion and politics dosent matter, love and kindness and understanding
matters.

women's dignity

2007-02-17T12:25:00.000-08:00

Sendr: Edward edwarda@...
Date: Tue Jul 5, 2005 10:43 pm

Osam,

I welcome your focus in reforming the UNHCR and returning some dignity to the
refugees. however I find your critique of the display of their pictures
hipocritical and I cannot be silent when i see a sin. Please apologise to the
woman in the photo and remove her picture from your site. I understand that you
are trying to correct the sins of UNHCR by displayed and drwaing attention to
her photo - but one sin cnnot be used to justify another - whether it be murder
or indignity, we must seek to rise above hipocracy and the temptation to
monopolise the moral high ground. Perhaps you can replace the pictures with
links to the UNHCR sites, that way, when UNHCR stops displaying the pics, you
links will break automatically and the indignity need not be doubled by your
site.
Still, thank you for your work.
Edward

"As I’m a Moslem and I am sure the UNHCR haven’t asked the
woman’s permission to display her picture publicly like they are doing now,
I am asking them to respect the Islamic religion and apologize to the woman and
remove her picture immediately. Also I am asking each Moslem person reading this
article to express their concern about this sin, which is being committed by the
UNHCR for the sake of this woman and her family. Every Moslem knows what sin is,
and it is also a sin to be silent when you see a wrong being committed. I am
asking each Moslem to contact the UNHCR and express your opinion as we are
guided to do by Islam. I’m asking Moslems particularly and all members of
other religions generally, to express concern about the abuse of refugees
because all religions are based on respect for the dignity of all humanity."

Peace

2007-02-17T12:21:00.000-08:00

Sender: kenneth mkw_1200@...
Date: Sat Jul 9, 2005 6:33 pm

Your article was very good. You know the media is controlled by a few. So they
will use what they have to get what they want. The main problem is that the
people are separated. We are divided and conquered. Programmed. The soldiers in
the war alot of them don't agree but are scard of prison. We need to all find
common ground and come together. While we are divided they are together. Unity
is the start.

answer

2007-02-17T12:20:00.000-08:00

Sender: Blüm Marcus ysedcft2002@...
Date: Tue Jul 5, 2005 1:08 am

Dear Mr. Osam Altaee,

thank you for your email about refugees in the middle east that reached me by
hasard in an yahoo group about personal ads.

WE, the menkind are not blind for the problems and the suffering of many people.
I collected as a former young journalist in lot of free time in the last 15
years several hundred boxes with medicine, medical equipment, clothes, used
glasses, food and so on for many needy people in several countries in afrika,
turkey, east europe and the balkan and also for humanitarian clubs in my own
town, Kaiserslautern in south west Germany. I continue to collect humanitarian
material that I can send to needy people and to collect money for local clubs
that care direct succesfull for needy people in poorer countries.

I know that arabs or muslems are offended easily in questions of religion and so
I think that you have right to expect that the UN does not use fotos of muslem
women, if they did not agree that theese pictures are published in the internet.
On the other hand, pictures show the poverty and the need and only textes in the
media will not reach the hearts and souls of the "rich" inhabitants of the
earth, but pictures that show what happens. By the way, in my own eyes, such
pictures are not against the dignity of people shown on the pictures, but show
their dignity.

I wish good luck and good health to you and every human in need. I´m sorry to
say that I have no interest to read all your textes, also because I get tired if
I read to much in English that is not my native language. To excuse me I want to
let you know that I have already 4.000 books in my apartment, but no tv-set or
broadcast, because it would make me silly.

Two years ago, I send several letters with 10 US-Dollars to five german
nongovernment organsiations in the irak to help the civilians. Thats all I could
do for you and the iraqui peolpe, because I have not much money to live.

The refugees of the world are not forgotten in my life, I feel for you and wish
you good health and better days, enough to eat, clear water and a home and a
dignity.

If you still feel offended by the UN because they use fotos of refugees, I would
like to send you an excuse in the name of the people who are responsible for
that.

with kind reagrds

Marcus Blüm, Germany

requesting humanrights to see my problems

2007-02-17T12:18:00.000-08:00

Sendr: abdifateh abdifateh2008@yahoo.com
Date: Sun Jul 3, 2005 12:36 pm

iam refugee in eritrea
iam somali
my brother is sick up to 99 up to 200
general health of eritea give him
we take medical board to unhcr protection in asmara
she take medical board one name is sadio
sadio is working unhcr but eritrean wamen
she said go in to camp massawa
and iwill tell you when come to answer in head office in geneva .
we comeback to camp 2003
we come of unhcr office in asmara and asking the medical board of my brother
than she said idont seen but iam asking to anther protection names reachel
reachel there is not any document in your document
maneger kabbe bernande said now sadio there is not her but i will tell him
now go to your camp up to now there is not answer from unhcr in asmara
now iam requesting humanrights to see my problem of my brother.
my e_mail abdifateh2008@yahoo.com

I want to act...I have issues to express as well...I am based in

2007-02-17T11:56:00.000-08:00

endr: Rabelani Daswa rabedaswa@...
Date: Sat Jul 2, 2005 4:04 pm

I am a member of the newcheguevara yahoo group...I saw your email sometime
ago...I did not go through it very well untill today when I realised that the
issue is very sensetive and crucial to be dealt with right awy..
I do not know how much support you have got on thenet yet but my adddituon to
your campaign and fideya against corruption and inhuman reap offs is that we
should unite and go against it in a united way..not only muslims in particular
but also all the humanitarieans utalitarians of the world so that we may even go
physical and practical.

Work through the Amnesty International and other relavant government offices
across the world.

Let me hear from you first and then we can work from there.....

peace in the world.
rabe daswa

reply

2007-02-17T11:53:00.000-08:00

Sendr: daina deelove_3@yahoo.com
Date: Tue Jun 28, 2005 3:42 am

hey i saw the message you posted in our group and it is very interesting. I am
grateful for the internet b/c we can use it as a means to let people know what
is going on in the world and it is great that you were able to find us. Let us
know about the things that are happening there in Lebanon and we can pray for
you and your country Sam.

refuge

2007-02-17T11:47:00.000-08:00

Sender: Maya Banawy mayahbanawy@yahoo.co.uk
date: Sat Jun 25, 2005 7:59 pm

Hi Sam,I do admire you for what u r doing ,and all your books,I am a refuge to
the UK myself,and i do have a story to tell,I teach now at a school for
refugees,and I meet a lot of Kurds,whom I do respect so much and admire,u people
r so kind and have suffered a lot,may god help you to gaine your fredoum,wish
you all the best....Maya.

Felt like writing

2007-02-17T11:33:00.000-08:00

From: Subhajit Mandal good_dn@...
Date: Sat Jun 25, 2005 8:41 am

Sir,

I am impressed by the work you are doing. There are two things I wanted to say.

1. The pictures must be used. At this state of poiverty and low life.......does
the filling of the stomach comes first or your dignity? Rich people have no
heart. Its only through these pictures can you convey to the real world the
actual state you are living in cause we in some remote country otherwise will
not know what is going on and those wiht no heart might just look at the
pictures and donate something. As crude it may sound but this is the only way of
publicity that can get you donations.

2. The only way I can think of helping you is through forwarding this
mail........and creating awareness......If there is anything I can do further do
tell me.....I a boy of 20 have visions and if the visions earn me a lot of money
I will not forget you.

May GOD be with you......Although I don't beleive in Him....but I am sure He is
in your HeaRT
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sam@... wrote:

Re: Felt like writing

Dear Subhajit Mandal,

I'm not against using pictures to show some thing. Pictures are messages and can tell a lot, but the problem is when they used it in wrong way. They tried to show that all the refugees are poor and they only need money and this isn't true. I even don't think that these pictures are for registered refugees. I want the UNHCR to tell the truth, UNHCR isn't there to help the poor but only to help the refugees even if they are rich, and it does nothing with money. There is another organization working to help the poor and no one else used human-buttons but only the UNHCR did that. I even don't think that the UNHCR have the right to ask for donation because it the responsibility of the governments to support the UNHCR financially, UNHCR asking for donations to reduce the contribution of the governments. Each $1 comes to UNHCR save a government $1. These human-buttons working to help the governments not the refugees!

It'll be great help if you forward my article and if you contact the UNHCR to tell them about your opinions.

I like to publish your message on my blog http://unhcr.blogspot.com with your permission.
Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.

Friend4all
SAM

http://www.unhcr.info

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From: subhajit mandal good_dn@...
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 07:56:37 +0100 (BST)

Subject: Re: Felt like writing
Sir,

You can surely publish my mail if ytou want to.
I have no idea as to how the money flows or how much
of it passes on to the rightful people.
But yes one thing I would surely stick my voice to and
that is all the money that comes irrespective of the
source, must go to the needy, the refugees WHO
ACTUALLY NEED THE MONEY NOT THOSE WHO ALTHOUGH ARE
REFUGEES BUT ARE NOT SHORT OF MONEY.

on the contrary its these rich refugees who must be
contributing to the welfare of the downridden one
cause they are from the same boat.

Do kindly send me the web page address where you have
written about the distress of the refugees and I will
forward it to all my friends.

questions

2007-02-17T11:27:00.000-08:00

From: John johnasdfasdfasdf@...
Date: Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:13 am

1. Why are your websites owned by someone in Austrailia if you are living in
Lebanon

2. why is your book an .exe file and not a Pdf?

thanks

john

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From: SAM

1. 2 of my sites are hosted with a company located in Australia. The net is international and you can be everywhere and have site hosted any where in the world. I always look for cheep company to host my sites and the place isn’t matter since people everywhere are able to see my sites.
2. Pdf needs lot work and the programs to make pdf are expensive. I like to work with html because it’s like doing websites and it’s easy. Html is more attractive than pdf.

I hope you’ll like my answers, if you have more questions just ask me.
Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon.

Friend4all

SAM

http://www.unhcr.info

i need help

2007-02-17T11:19:00.000-08:00

Sendr: ernest arinze aringold29@yahoo.com
Date: Sun Jul 3, 2005 4:54 pm

there sir
im nigeria citzen seeking asylum in malaysia ,i was asylum on march 29.2005 i
was arrested on 5th may 2005 on my way to unhcr office to complain my sickness i
was present my ref card apointment to police he over look it told me here is
malaysia no UN power.i was send to lock up police for 14days i cant contact
anybody even UN office.now send me to court geoge me as ilegal imigrant sentence
me 2months in maximum prison i have serve finish. i was realised now telling me
to go back to my country which i run away 4 protection.now police is still
sarching for UN asylum i dont know where to go ascape from this nation malaysia
bcz if i arest again it dubble my sentence plzz i need help to quit here .any
country that regard UN im ok to stay .i dont work here is out of people help i
eat .upon my suffer from africa i came from .now i enter jail 1st time bcz im
asylum in malaysia .plz i need help b4 i dei join my father past away .thanks

best wish

2007-02-17T11:14:00.000-08:00

From: Stephen sulf20022003@...
Date: Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:45 pm

I pray for God guidance on your behave.
Pray to the Lord Jesus Christ for victory in your struggle.
Take care & watch . your back
Stephen

warriors

2007-02-16T11:36:00.000-08:00

From: sophiapoesia@...
Date: Wed Jun 22, 2005 7:04 pm

The most powerful moment in a warrior's life is when he lays down his sword.
Because I live in a country that promotes self determination, I am determining
for myself how I can best help your valient efforts for truth. When there is
nothing left for you in this world except for God, then God will be all you
need. Don't worry so much about your women. Their names are safe in the mouths
of those who love them. Love them. Love changes everything.
Sophia Echeverria

The war end

2006-08-18T11:14:00.000-07:00

Dear friends,

I'm writing this message at the first day of the cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon, the first day of peace that I hope it'll be permanent. Yesterday I heard the Israeli foreign mister spoke at press conference this "we discovered that war will not solve some problems" good, at least the Israelis understand some thing and agreed to cease-fire, the Israelis took one month to find that important fact "war will not solve some problems" actually war is good for nothing, I hope the Israelis will keep that in their mind while they bombing the Palestinians now.

People here are very happy to return to their houses but they're not sure about how long the peace will stand not only because the problems with the Israelis but because the fears of civil war if Hezbollah will refuse to give up his arms, and in the south there is another kind of fears from the unexploded bombs, specially the cluster bombs that the Israelis dropped hundreds of these internationally banned bombs, I heard one child killed today when one cluster exploded near his house.

The strange thing in this war, there is no winner in this war. We simply returned to the situation that was before the beginning of this war. A bloody destructive war was for nothing and brought nothing for any one; it just brought misery, sadness and pain for the dead of innocent children, women and old men. I hope we all understand the lesson from this war: war is good for nothing and violence will not solve our problems. More pictures are here: http://www.unhcr.co.uk/war/end.htm
Thanks for your care and peace upon you.
The truth warrior
Osam Altaee
Beirut 14/August/2006
http://www.unhcr.info/ http://www.umacr.org/