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The U.S.A.: Questioning La Paz __ Special __ • the U.S.A. in war Eduardo Stanley The Standard . The U.S.A., March of the 2003. Debbie Reyes. "the councilmen of the city do not understand that to protest and to express themselves it is fundamental part of the social life. We are seeing the threatened democracy; this is looked more like a dictatorship." - Them Kimber, ex- councilman of the city of Fresno Fresno (the U.S.A.). - The dismissal of the Dr Sudarshan Kapoor of the Commission of Human rights of the City of Fresno on the part of the councilman Jerry Duncan the past 19 of March, created a fort impact in this city of almost average million inhabitants and located in the heart of the center of the state. The dismissal took place a day after the Commission please requested to the city a declaration in a pacific solution to the problem with Iraq. The proposal had been written before the beginning of the war. Jerry Duncan considered the request like "anti war". Duncan, the only republican councilman of the seven who has the city, had participated in an act organized by its party in the State University of Fresno where it supported the war and it called contemptuously "unpatriotic" to those who is against the same one. The 26 of March, the Commission of Human rights summoned a press conference to explain its attitude, that trasformó in an act of protest by almost the 160 assistants. The Dr Sudarshan Kapoor, of 69 years, member of the pacifist Commission for more than 12 years and recognized in the region, is founding of the Center De No Violence of Fresno, ex- professor of the local and participant University in numerous commissions and organizations who promote the mutual respect between ethnic communities and the pacific resolution of conflicts by means of the dialogue. The Commission of Human rights of Fresno was created in 1986 before the pressures of the public opinion by police abuses. "the war represents the failure of the efforts to improve the human condition. This war in individual is having a negative effect in our community. The budgetary cuts required by the war will affect the most marginalized programs drastically destined to, including poor men, children and old ", it express the official notice of the Commission read when beginning the press conference. The alluded to programs include food, public health, environmental protection and education. For many, the happened thing in Fresno is symptomatic of which it happens at national level. "the Commission does not have a political project; Jerry Duncan, if ' ", said to Debbie Reyes, member of the Commission of Human rights. "we are not a partisan organization, we promote the participation and the expression, the dialogue in the society and the understanding between ethnic groups". For Reyes, to declare itself against the war is the correct thing considering the consequences negative. "I also have relatives in the army? What it wanted more is that they return right now, safe and sound ". "it is not the Commission the one that is dividing to the community, but the partisanship of politicians like Jerry Duncan", said Lynn Jacobsson, professor of the State University of Fresno, that also accused the councilman "to repeat you distort dangerous on the war in Iraq which they would surprise the own company". When speaking to the presents, the Dr Kapoor said not to be surprised by the attitude of Duncan and added that "I am not angered with him, is he who is angered with me". The Dr Kapoor said that he would consider the supply of another councilman, Brad Castle, to continue in the Commission. The members of the Commission of Human rights of Fresno are named by the councilmen. But it is not clear if these can dismiss them or if the government of the city must vote in this sense, aspect that is hoped to clarify legally. Kapoor, that was moved before the public support, reaffirmed its pacifist vocation and said that inside or outside the Commission it would continue his comuniaria participation. The public pressure was successful and after a made meeting Thursday 27 of March, summoned by the mayor of Fresno, Alan Autry, Duncan apologized to the Dr Kapoor and it requested to him continued to the front of the Commission. Nevertheless, the government of the city will discuss the objectives of the Commission and its relation with the government, something that stops some is part of a pressure of established interests. "They always put the agenda, the subjects to discuss and the terms. We do not have capacity to establish an own speech ", said Chávez Pole, of the Committee Pro One of rights of the immigrants. Debbi Reyes, in spite of its optimism, confesses that "only we won a battle". The problem is that in all war always there are victims, the majority innocent.