Congressional Hearing on Iraq Planned

[davidswanson]

By David Swanson

Congresswomen Lynn Woolsey and Barbara Lee will host a hearing on the Iraq War next Thursday, April 27, 8:30-11 a.m., in 2325 Rayburn House Office Building (with an overflow room planned for anyone wanting to attend who can't fit in). The two Co-Chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are continuing to do what the "leadership" of both parties does not, respond to the demands of the majority of Americans, who disapprove of current policy.

Woolsey and Lee are expected to give introductory remarks, as is former CIA officer and current Georgetown University Professor Paul Pillar whose article in the March/April issue of Foreign Affairs magazine, "Intelligence, Policy, and the War in Iraq," severely criticized the misuse of intelligence before, during and after the March 2003 invasion.

There will then be two panels, the first consisting of two Iraqi women and two U.S. veterans of the Iraq War, the second consisting of members of Congress who have introduced bills aimed at ending the war. Then there will a Question and Answers session involving the audience. So, bring your tough questions!

Invited panelists include Reps. Neil Abercrombie, Walter Jones, Barbara Lee, Jim McGovern, Jack Murtha, Mike Thompson, and Senators Russ Feingold and John Kerry.

Congresswoman Woolsey's office is inviting bloggers and videographers to attend. Contact her DC office to get on that list. Contact other Congress Members and Senators to urge them to attend!

This hearing is a follow-up to the one Woolsey hosted last September 15th. (See http://www.woolseyforpeace.org )

The purpose is to try to bring Congress closer to where the public so strongly is. While Bush has announced that the occupation of Iraq will last as long as his occupation of the White House, a majority of Americans disagree and want to see our government working on ending the war. But the House Armed Services Committee has refused to hold hearings on the matter.

If the media lets the larger public know about this event (I understand that Pacifica radio is considering whether or not to air it live), people will hear – many of them for the first time – the voices of both vets who oppose the war and Iraqis affected by the war, affected in ways most of us cannot imagine until we hear their incredible stories.

We will also hear the voices of that minority in Congress that responds to the majority outside of Congress. I'll be there and will be blogging at http://www.afterdowningstreet.org

Hope you can make it.



http://woolseyforpeace.org/?q=node/76

[wryter2000]

1. That's my Barbara Lee

Barbara Lee <---:loveya:

[rodeodance]

5. and thats my Sen -Russ Feingold

Invited panelists include Reps. Neil Abercrombie, Walter Jones, Barbara Lee, Jim McGovern, Jack Murtha, Mike Thompson, and Senators Russ Feingold and John Kerry.

[FrenchieCat]

17. No....that MY Barbara Lee!!

:loveya:

[KoKo]

2. Great News! We need to keep track of our Dems who show up and

support these heroes...

[rodeodance]

10. first, write them a friendly memo-send them this memo also

[rodeodance]

3. We need to write to cspan to cover it.

[BlondieGrl]

19. will cspan cover it?? Does anyone know if their is an update on that??

[newyawker99]

28. Hi BlondieGrl!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[rodeodance]

4. nominate

[rodeodance]

6. she asks that we try to get our congresscritters to attend.

Congresswoman Woolsey's office is inviting bloggers and videographers to attend. Contact her DC office to get on that list. Contact other Congress Members and Senators to urge them to attend!

[rodeodance]

9. so, ALL should call

[rodeodance]

7. k

[rodeodance]

8. k

[rodeodance]

11. k

[Greeby]

12. Contact C-span through their "Suggest Events" email address

[e-mail]

[ClintonTyree]

22. Thanks for that...

I've urged them to cover it. I'm not getting my hopes up but you never know!

[paineinthearse]

13. K&R

Even if David did beat me by 1 minute - http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2582352

[babylonsister]

14. This is great news! Thanks! nt

[katinmn]

15. Thanks! Glad to learn you'll be live blogging from the hearing!

This is great.

[autorank]

16. K&R A very WELCOME to DU!!!

Thanks for sharing this and for posting here. I look forward to your contributions
and some real fireworks.

[paineinthearse]

18. Why is it

:kick:

Why is it we all whine that Dems need to show backbone and "do something", yet when progressives "do something" the support is limited?

:shrug:

[katinmn]

20. This thread is on the home page now.

:)

[paineinthearse]

27. Thanks, admins

In order to counter the "Dems are doing nothing" perception, we need to publicize every act and event.

[ClintonTyree]

21. I hope C-SPAN covers it.......

Americans NEED to see this, they NEED to see how the Bush Administration lead us into a needless war. I'll sure as hell e-mail them and tell them to.

[onehandle]

23. "Invited panelists" Doesn't mean they're going to show.

Are they going to be allowed to Call it a Hearing?

Is this going to be like the Conyers basement event?

Or will the GOP be there ready to cut off mikes?

[sojourner]

24. seems to me that they'd do well to have also invited john conyers...

[ArmchairMeme]

25. Women Heroines of Today

I am seeing more and more women step up and take charge to do what is right!

A Chinese woman spoke out at the White House this week for human rights!

A woman was fired at the CIA for leaking important information to the public via the NYT!

Also the Time Magazine issue on the three women who testified (FBI, Enron & one other)

It is becoming clearer and clearer that women are the one who have the courage to step up and take charge when everyone else is sitting by.

Thank you women!

[Teena]

26. I have become gun-shy...

I'm worried Iran will be bombed on Monday.

[TheRealStranger]

29. RUMMY STILL TRYING TO BLAME 9-11 ON SADDAM AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

http://ivangoldman.blogspot.com/
DIGGING DEEPER
By Ivan Goldman
Rumsfeld's adherence to The Big Lie Tactic is, if nothing else, relentless. Here it is April of '06, and while recently necking with Rush on the Limbaugh show he was still trying to tie Saddam to the Nine-Eleven attacks. How many times does that bullshit have to be discredited? It's like asking how many times do you have to give more Lebensraum to the Third Reich before it lets you alone? The numerical answer is the same -- infinity. I'd quote from the interview, but I can't bear to look at his words anymore. Trust me. I guarantee it's a safer bet than trusting Rumsfeld.

In that same interview we learned from raging Rummy that anyone who wants him out of there is doing Bin Laden's work. You know what? Even if he'd been a success, even if his cockamamie ideas proved true and we'd found all kinds of nukes and nerve gas in the palaces and a letter from Bin Laden thanking Saddam for all the help with the you know what, and even if we'd created a shining light of a democracy in Iraq with no muss or fuss and paid for it with Iraq's own oil, and then Rummy were to make that remark linking dissent to treason -- the man would have to go. But not only is this twisted geek not a success, the guy couldn't put together a cold salad without burning down the entire neighborhood -- and then denying anything went wrong.

[Independent_Liberal]

30. Kick!

This is excellent! Thanks for posting David!

PS -- I really enjoy reading your blog.

[Doctor_J]

31. Get out the whitewash

The MSM will be ready for this one. If they can spin it as the loony left piling on Smirky, it will air. Otherwise it will go into a black hole.