> ... And though Ace has written thousands of words denouncing Bernie
> Sanders - many of them deserved - I've never seen an unkind word about
> Ron Paul...
And it may be further postponed, for reasons the following note from EPIC suggests. Ace & friend say -- it seems to me correctly -- "We've always said that the true contours of American politics are in no way reflected by the conventional political maps. The post-Sept. 11 events have confirmed that analysis with acid clarity." --CGE
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Since President Bush declared war against global terrorism, pressure has been building in Washington to make Iraq the next target. Last week, ten key Members of Congress sent a letter to the President declaring: "as we work to clean up Afghanistan and destroy al Qaeda, it is imperative that we plan to eliminate the threat from Iraq." Signers included Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Joseph Lieberman (D-CN), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Trent Lott (R-MS), Richard Shelby (R-AL), and Chair of the House International Relations Committee Henry Hyde (R-IL).
Now, the House International Relations Committee is scheduled to consider HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 75, a resolution that declares any "refusal by Iraq to admit United Nations weapons inspectors ...should be considered an act of aggression against the United States and its allies." This is a clear move to authorize large-scale bombing of Iraq. Introduced by Rep. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) the bill is cosponsored by Chairman Hyde (R-IL) and Representatives Goss (R-FL), Schrock (R-VA), Cantor (R-VA), Burr (R-NC), Cooksey (R-LA), Rohrabacher (R-CA), and Watkins (R-OK)...
Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) is circulating a CONGRESSIONAL SIGN-ON LETTER calling any war with Iraq "unwise and dangerous in the extreme" and urging the President to "limit the use of force to the apprehension of those who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001." Citing strong world opinion against taking phase II of the war on terrorism to Iraq, the letter states: "An attack on Iraq, or any other nation not involved in the 9/11 attacks, would^Åexceed the authority given by Congress in the joint resolution of September 14." The letter warns that an expansion of the war would cause a massive loss of life, lead to an international backlash against the U.S., and help "terrorists advance their ultimate goal" by "inflam[ing] the Muslim world into an all-out holy war against the United States. Representatives McKinney (D-GA), Bartlett (R-MD), Houghton (R-NY) and Duncan (R-TN) have all signed on...
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