Friends,
A number of
groups in Baltimore have long been protesting U.S. involvement in the Saudi
Arabian terror attacks on the people of Yemen. Most recently, we have
been focusing on the fact that a Saudi ship arrives at the Port of Baltimore on
a regular basis, and US weapons are then loaded to be transported to the Desert
Kingdom.
We have
been informed that tanks/land vehicles manufactured in Canada will be
transported by rail to the Port of Baltimore. These vehicles will then be
loaded on that Saudi ship. Please let me know if you have seen the rail
shipments, and if you are involved in protesting US involvement in the war
against the Yemeni people. For more information, see the email traffic
below. Thanks.
Kagiso, Max
Charley
Bowman [mailto:candabowman@protonmail.com]
Friday, January 24, 2020 10:26 AM
A Grand Island
NY-based weapons expert for Amnesty International says Canadian-made military
vehicles are coming into the US by rail from Ontari,o Canada destined for Saudi
Arabia for use in their war with Yemen. They are to be shipped from the Port of
Baltimore. Amnesty is asking train-spotters to be on the lookout for these
items (see photo below). Thanks.
Charley
Thursday, January
23, 2020 3:26 PM
Dear
Train-spotters:
Amnesty
International is asking us to be on the lookout for a military vehicle that's made
in Canada and likely shipped on flatbed railcars to the Port of Baltimore.
Because the item is destined for use by Saudi Arabia in their God-awful war
against Yemen. one Canadian union is wonderfully refusing to load this weapon
onto ships at a Canadian port, so the vehicles are thought to be now
shipped by rail to Baltimore. With permission, I include Amnesty's email and a
photo (see below).
The vehicle
is made by General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada located in London, Ontario.
So it's possible that it's being transported over the International Bridge
thence through the Parkside Community then east through Syracuse, New Jersey,
Baltimore. Alternatively, after the International Bridge, it could go south
through Hamburg, NY, Erie, PA, (or through N/S route in the Southern
Tier) then into Philadelphia, then Baltimore. A longer route is from
London, Ontario to Detroit, but less likely.
Background
info:
General Dynamics
Land Systems: https://www.gdlscanada.com/
If you happen to
see such a thing in your travels, let me know.
Thanks,
Charley
Dear Charley,
Brian Castner here
– I’m the weapons investigator for Amnesty International, based on London. But
I also happen to live in WNY, on Grand Island, and I suspect we have met before
at Riverside Salem. Or you have at least met my wife, Jessie Castner. In any
case, Alan Oberst suggested I email you about a bit of an odd request,
involving rail lines and a Buffalo connection.
At Amnesty, we are tracking weapons that are being purchased
by the Saudis for use in the war in Yemen. We know the Bahri shipping line is
doing much of the work, and we have tracked the ports and then organize
protests. The Canadian longshoremen protested Canadian Light Armored Vehicles
(LAVs) being used in the war, and they refused to load the cargo in St. Johns
(New Brunswick), so we think the LAVs are now being shipped to Baltimore to be
loaded there. The LAVs are made in London, Ontario, and we think they may be
shipped by rail through Buffalo. The LAVs are distinctive – if anyone was
watching the rails, they’d notice them.
Alan reminded me that your group often does train-spotting,
but specifically for “bomb trains” with natural gas. I wonder how often you
watch, and if you or anyone in your group happens to know anything about these
shipments? Like I said, an odd request, but I thought I’d try.
All best, Brian
Brian
Castner
Donations can be sent
to the Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 325 E. 25th St., Baltimore, MD
21218. Ph: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/
"The master class
has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles.
The master class has had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject
class has had nothing to gain and everything to lose--especially their
lives." Eugene Victor Debs
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