“In a Time of War”: On the Absurdities of Non-Impeachment

[babylonsister]

http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/in-a-time-of-war-on-the-absurdities-of-non-impeachment/

“In a Time of War”: On the Absurdities of Non-Impeachment

by Paul Street / November 12th, 2007

“We Have Some Major Priorities”

Here are 49 words to inspire dismay and disgust:

“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her lieutenants maneuvered to avoid a floor fight that would have forced Democrats to choose between their liberal base, which might cheer a Cheney impeachment, and a broader electorate, which might view the resolution as a partisan game in a time of war.”

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Regarding Iraq and the so-called “war on terror,” Cheney and Bush have:

* lied this country into an illegal, unprovoked war of aggression (the supreme crime under Nuremburg principles) with blatantly fraudulent claims about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.

* fabricated in the minds of the American people false links between Saddam Hussein, al Qaeda, Iraq, and 9/11.

* falsely claimed that the U.S. was engaged in an effort to spread freedom and democracy to Iraq and the Middle East.

* fired generals who told them that their plans for Iraq were seriously inadequate.

* subverted the Constitution, not out of some genuine and sincerely-motivated effort to fight terrorists, but to repress dissent.

* incited fear among the U.S. populace, generating the very terror they claim to fight.

* exploited that unreasoning fear as a political instrument to slander their critics and libel their opponents.

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The invasion of Iraq is an ongoing, mass-murderous act of supreme state violence and a crime against humanity. It is a gross violation of international law and civilized norms. Mere impeachment and removal from office are mild penalties compared to what Cheney-Bush deserve for their barbarian Iraq policy. The terrible fact that they are committing their crimes in an age of organized mass murder is no excuse and should offer no pardon.

[demnan]

1. Call, write and fax the House Judiciary Committee TODAY!

Let them have a blizzard of faxes calling for impeachment on the machines tomorrow.

[acmavm]

2. Point me to the enemy. Who are we supposed to kill? Define

who is the good guy and who is the bad guy here. What country represents the 'terra' part and what do they have to do to meet the qualifications? Will having oil under their ground cover it?

[babylonsister]

3. Didn't you hear? It's our oil now! Yea, US!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2263506

[DCKit]

4. The new "White Man's Burden"

It's always BEEN our oil. God gave it to us.