Honoring Representative Barbara Lee -- the Lone Voice of Conscience

[kelley]

Perhaps you should tell Lee that you also think that war and dead soldiers 
from her district would be a good thing for the revo too--just in case she 
gets disheartened.

At 11:10 AM 9/15/01 -0400, you wrote:
>September 15, 2001
>
>The Honorable Barbara Lee
>U.S. House of Representatives
>426 Cannon House Office Building
>Washington, DC 20515
>
>Dear Representative Lee:
>
>The Student International Forum, the Columbus Campaign for Arms Control, 
>the Progressive Peace Coalition, and the OSU Committee for Justice in 
>Palestine in Columbus, Ohio wish to thank you for your courage to stand up 
>firmly against the resolution to authorize U.S. military action to respond 
>to the attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center, as you also 
>rightly opposed the use of American troops in Serbia in 1998.  We, too, 
>are "convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of 
>international terrorism against the United States," as you put it in your 
>eloquent plea against war.  You will be remembered and honored as the lone 
>voice of conscience in U.S. Congress.  History will prove the truth of 
>your insight.
>
>Let us work together to end the war as soon as possible.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Yoshie Furuhashi
>Department of English
>Ohio State University
><furuhashi.1 at osu.edu>