[lbo-talk] Woodward again

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

On 9/29/06, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> To see Woodward turning on Bush like this is interesting - it fits
> the theory of his Watergate reporting that it reflected the shift in
> elite/security establishment opinion that it was time to pull the
> plug on Nixon. Gotta wonder whether the big boys have turned against
> W in a big way now too.

Robert Naiman wrote:

<blockquote>On Friday the Senate is expected to vote on legislation
passed Thursday by the House that would tighten U.S. sanctions on Iran
and on our allies who trade with Iran. This legislation would
undermine the negotiations with Iran that are currently taking place
in Europe. Press reports have indicated that the talks in Europe could
lead to more substantial negotiations with Iran including the United
States. Such negotiations would be in the interest of the vast
majority of Americans and Iranians who want peace.

But on Thursday, the House of Representatives passed new sanctions on
Iran. The legislation was rushed through the House, with little time
for debate.

The Senate is expected to consider the new sanctions bill, the "Iran
Freedom Support Act," H.R. 6198, on Friday. Given the chaos at the end
of the Congressional session, these sanctions could be blocked, if
enough of us contact our senators Friday.

<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/justforeignpolicy.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=5326></blockquote>

If they vote this down, we'll know that big boys have turned against
the project of unilaterally creating a "new Middle East."

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Yoshie
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