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"Iraq is in a helluva mess".
James A. Baker III, former US Secretary of State, October 2006
James A. Baker III, former US Secretary of State, October 2006
by George Paz Martin and Julie Byrnes Enslow
"There is no military solution to a problem like that in Iraq," stated General David Petraeus in March of 2007. Yet his appearance before Congress in early April of 2008 was an attempt to rationalize Bush's plan for US troops to remain in Iraq indefinitely.
New Website: Kids Against War
You may have seen them at Iraq Moratorium events. You may have seen them at Daily Kos. Now the Milwaukee Kids Against War are on the web. Go check it out!
You may have seen them at Iraq Moratorium events. You may have seen them at Daily Kos. Now the Milwaukee Kids Against War are on the web. Go check it out!
George Martin Reflects on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on WUWM
WUWM's Marti Mikkelson spoke with one Milwaukee activist about his brush with Dr. King more than 40 years ago. George Martin says he'll never forget his first encounter with Dr. King. It happened during the civil rights march on Washington in 1963. Click here to listen to the interview.
State Dept. Renews Blackwater Contract in Iraq
The State Department has announced it is extending the private military firm Blackwater's contract in Baghdad for another year. The news comes despite an ongoing FBI investigation into the September 16th, 2007 shooting in Baghdad where Blackwater guards were accused of killing 17 Iraqi civilians. An earlier investigation by the Pentagon found that all 17 Iraqis were killed as a result of unprovoked and unjustified fire by Blackwater operatives and labeled it a "criminal event."
The State Department has announced it is extending the private military firm Blackwater's contract in Baghdad for another year. The news comes despite an ongoing FBI investigation into the September 16th, 2007 shooting in Baghdad where Blackwater guards were accused of killing 17 Iraqi civilians. An earlier investigation by the Pentagon found that all 17 Iraqis were killed as a result of unprovoked and unjustified fire by Blackwater operatives and labeled it a "criminal event."
Torture Tactics were Approved by Cheney
Recently released memos and interviews have documented what many of suspected. Interrogation tactics using torture were approved by Bush administration officials from Vice-President Cheney on down after asking the Justice Department to endorse their legality. (Milw. Journal Sentinel, 4/11/08) Attorney John Yoo, then of the Justice Department, was the main legal architect of the torture policy and argued that the president in time of war has virtually unlimited authority over the treatment of prisoners and is accountable to no one. Yoo now teaches law at UC-Berkeley.
It is hard to believe that this country has sunk so low. As Senator Ted Kennedy said, "Who would have thought that in the United States of America in the 21st century, the top officials of the executive branch would routinely gather in the White House to approve torture?"
Yet we have seen the photos of Abu Ghraib. We have heard the stories of those illegally abducted and sent to other countries to be tortured by the CIA or its surrogates.
There is no doubt that Cheney and Bush should be impeached for gross violations of human rights and international law. If they are not held accountable for these crimes how can this country ever regain any integrity or respect in the world?
Call your Congressperson if they have not already signed on to the call for impeachment. (Both Reps. Gwen Moore and Tammy Baldwin have done so.)
Call Rep. John Conyers, head of the House Judiciary Committee, and insist that he begin impeachment proceedings.
Toll-free DC Capitol Switchboard numbers: 800-828-0498, 800-459-1887, 800-614-2803
Recently released memos and interviews have documented what many of suspected. Interrogation tactics using torture were approved by Bush administration officials from Vice-President Cheney on down after asking the Justice Department to endorse their legality. (Milw. Journal Sentinel, 4/11/08) Attorney John Yoo, then of the Justice Department, was the main legal architect of the torture policy and argued that the president in time of war has virtually unlimited authority over the treatment of prisoners and is accountable to no one. Yoo now teaches law at UC-Berkeley.
It is hard to believe that this country has sunk so low. As Senator Ted Kennedy said, "Who would have thought that in the United States of America in the 21st century, the top officials of the executive branch would routinely gather in the White House to approve torture?"
Yet we have seen the photos of Abu Ghraib. We have heard the stories of those illegally abducted and sent to other countries to be tortured by the CIA or its surrogates.
There is no doubt that Cheney and Bush should be impeached for gross violations of human rights and international law. If they are not held accountable for these crimes how can this country ever regain any integrity or respect in the world?
Call your Congressperson if they have not already signed on to the call for impeachment. (Both Reps. Gwen Moore and Tammy Baldwin have done so.)
Call Rep. John Conyers, head of the House Judiciary Committee, and insist that he begin impeachment proceedings.
Toll-free DC Capitol Switchboard numbers: 800-828-0498, 800-459-1887, 800-614-2803
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