Kucinich: Iraq Elections Will Be A Farce; Closest International Election Monitors Will Get Will Be Amman, Jordan In Letter To Secretary of State Rice and Ambassador Negroponte; Kucinich Cites Lack Of International Monitors
WASHINGTON — January 26 — Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) today said that Iraqi elections, to be held on Sunday, will be a farce. In a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and John Negroponte, the United States Ambassador to Iraq, Kucinich cites a total (…)
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Kucinich: Iraq Elections Will Be A Farce; No International Election Monitors in Iraq
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US Foreign Policy (apart from Iraq)
26 January 2005US Political and Military Interventions since 1945 The US has launched a series of military and political interventions since 1945, often to install puppet regimes, or alternatively to engage in political actions such as smear campaigns, sponsoring or targeting opposition political groups (depending on how they served US interests), undermining political parties, sabotage and terror campaigns, and so forth. It has done so in nations such as
China (1945-51) South Africa (1960s-1980s) (…) -
Senator Dayton denounces Rice and US policy in Iraq
26 January 2005I don’t like to impugn anyone’s integrity, but I really don’t like being lied to repeatedly, flagrantly, intentionally. It’s wrong. It’s undemocratic, it’s un-American, and it’s dangerous. It is very, very dangerous. And it is occurring far too frequently in this administration. And this Congress, this Senate must demand that it stop now.
My vote against this nomination is my statement that this administration’s lying must stop now. I urge my colleagues to join me in this demand, (…) -
Depleted Uranium (DU): Main Cause of the Gulf War Syndrome
26 January 2005“Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi has just tendered his resignation earlier this month, under great pressure. James Nicholson, former Ambassador to the Vatican, is slated to and has taken over the reins of the very troubled Department of Veterans Affairs.”
The real reason for Mr. Principi’s departure was really never given, however a special report published by eminent scientist Leuren Moret’ naming DEPLETED URANIUM as the definitive cause of the “Gulf War Syndrome”. This (…) -
Torture Continues at Hands of New Iraqi Government
26 January 2005Iraqi security forces are committing systematic torture and other abuses against people in detention, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today.
The 94-page report, The New Iraq? Torture and Ill-treatment of Detainees in Iraqi Custody, documents how unlawful arrest, long-term incommunicado detention, torture and other ill-treatment of detainees (including children) by Iraqi authorities have become routine and commonplace. Human Rights Watch conducted interviews in Iraq with (…) -
Few Penalties for Soldiers that have admitted abuse of Iraqis
26 January 2005Army personnel have admitted to beating or threatening to kill Iraqi detainees and stealing money from Iraqi civilians but have not been charged with criminal conduct, according to newly released Army documents.
Only a handful of the 54 investigations of alleged detainee abuse and other illicit activities detailed in the documents led to recommended penalties as severe as a court-martial or discharge from military service. Most led to administrative fines or simply withered because (…) -
WMD Found in Iraq
26 January 2005Saddam Hussein’s possession of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) was used by the American administration as the major justification for invading Iraq. In August 2002 Vice President Dick Cheney stated “There is no doubt he (Saddam) is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies and against us.” Secretary of State Colin Powell testified before the U.N. Security Council on February 5th 2003 that Iraq has WMD, and could launch them within 45 minutes. His testimony included (…)
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ANTI-GAY P-FOX PRESIDENT RICHARD COHEN EXPELLED FOR LIFE FROM THE AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION
26 January 2005By Wayne Besen
Revealing, Never-Before Seen Document Is a Devastating Blow For Outdated Pseudo-Science That Tries To Turn Gay People Straight, Says Besen
NEW YORK - Author Wayne Besen today released an explosive, never-before seen letter he uncovered from the American Counseling Association that "permanently expelled" reparative therapist Richard Cohen in 2003 for serious ethics violations. The ACA document can be viewed at www.rawprint.com/besen/012504_aca_letter.php
As the outspoken (…) -
Congress should reject request for $80 billion-No More Funds For Failed Iraq Policy
25 January 2005WASHINGTON — January 25 — Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH), a leader in the House of Representatives against the war in Iraq, released the following statement in response to news reports that the Administration will request an additional $80 billion dollars for the war in Iraq:
"Congress should reject the Administration’s request for an additional $80 billion in funds for the war in Iraq. The Administration’s entire case for the war has now been debunked, Iraq is on the verge of a (…) -
Caulking For Change
25 January 2005By Mike Schiller
There are many issues where I find myself in agreement with John Kerry, and many issues where I find myself in disagreement with him. Overall, I obviously agree more with his philosophies than with Bush’s philosophies, but my views are usually much closer to those of Howard Dean’s. Then again, there are times when I find myself to left of Dean, and times when I take a position which liberals think of as conservative, but which I still consider liberal. We’re all (…)