Email from Senator Boxer

[journalist3072]

Senator Boxer sent the following email this evening. Just opened my email and saw it:

This morning I entered the Senate hearing room with a wonderful feeling, knowing that over 40,000 of you stood behind me as I sought to hold Condoleezza Rice accountable for her many actions leading up to the war in Iraq and beyond. I talked about your support during my opening statement. And knowing you were with me gave me the energy I needed to keep fighting for the truth.


I hope you had a chance to watch some of Condoleezza Rice's confirmation hearings today. Because if you did, I'm sure you'll share my feelings.


I'm disappointed and I'm frustrated, because I don't think Dr. Rice has been forthcoming in our quest for the truth. Time after time, Dr. Rice had the opportunity to set the record straight on many issues. And, on issue after issue, she failed to do so.


She failed to set the record straight on the hyped-up nuclear threat leading up to the war on Iraq; she failed to do it on the total number of trained Iraqi security forces, which is key to the Administration's exit strategy there; she failed to do it on her misstatements about Al Qaida operating in Iraq; and she failed to do it on the U.S. policy regarding torture. This last issue is the most troubling one, as it was clearly demonstrated that while Dr. Rice speaks out against torture, she actually personally intervened to kill an anti-torture provision in a recent intelligence bill.


So, I'm not going to back down -- I'm going to keep asking the tough questions, illuminating the many inconsistencies, falsehoods, and disturbing revelations in Dr. Rice's previous statements about Iraq, the war on terrorism, and the use of torture -- holding her accountable for the failures of our foreign policy.


Now, in these final hours before our committee votes on Condoleezza Rice's confirmation, you have one last opportunity to make your voice heard in this process. Demonstrate to Dr. Rice and the United States Senate your dissatisfaction with her lack of candor. Help me demand the truth and hold Condoleezza Rice accountable.


Tell your friends, family, and colleagues to sign my petition today -– in these final hours before the confirmation hearings conclude.


Thank you so much for standing with me in this fight for the truth. I can't tell you how much I value your friendship and support.


Sincerely,


Barbara Boxer
U.S. Senator

[stevedeshazer]

1. Senator Boxer now has my unconditional support

She is the only Senator who speaks for me on election fraud, and now she is the only Senator willing to address head-on the liar that we will rubber-stamp as Secretary of State.

Where are the other Democrats? Where?

Joe, you made some points. John, well, I was hoping for more.

She's right. Senator Boxer is RIGHT.

And you all know it.

[Pluvious]

2. Petition URL

http://ga4.org/campaign/ricehearings

Way to go Boxer !

Boxer pulls no punches today
Re: Senate hearings regarding the nomination of National Security Advisor Dr. Condoleeza Rice for Secretary of State

From Boxer's opening remarks:

I want to read you one paragraph ... on the impact of the Iraqi war on the war against terrorism. It was written by one of the world's experts on terrorism and foreign policy, Peter Bergen, five months ago.

He wrote:

"What we have done in Iraq is what bin Laden could not have hoped for in his wildest dreams: We invaded an oil-rich Muslim nation in the heart of the Middle East, the very type of imperial adventure that bin Laden has long predicted was the United States' long-term goal in the region. We deposed the secular socialist Saddam, whom bin Laden has long despised, ignited Sunni and Shia fundamentalist fervor in Iraq, and have now provoked a "defensive" jihad that has galvanized jihad-minded Muslims around the world. It's hard to imagine a set of policies better designed to sabotage the war on terrorism."

This conclusion was reiterated last Thursday by the National Intelligence Council, the CIA Director's think tank, which released a report saying that Iraq has replaced Afghanistan as the training ground for the next generation of "professionalized" terrorists. NIC Chairman Robert L. Hutchings said that Iraq is "a magnet for international terrorist activity."

WHY WHY WHY does the WHOLE FUCKING WORLD see this, except for the American Sheeple ???

[rucky]

3. Signed! Thanks for the link. n/t

[sueh]

4. Me, too. Thanks! n/t

[Matilda]

5. Barbara Boxer is wonderful. Quite puts Hillary in the shade IMO.

It must be so frustrating not to have the support of even the
supposed liberals of her own Party. I don't understand why they
didn't take Rice apart piece by piece, even if they were always
going to lose on the numbers. She's a proven liar, and doctorate
or not, she doesn't seem too bright to me; they could have run
rings around her if they tried.

[Wiley50]

6. Link to the petition? I'm in! n/t

[prairierose]

7. Signed..thanks for the link

I'm so glad that I can some here to du & find links to important issues. Thanks for being on top of the game!