Speaker Hastert Applauds House Passage of Iran Freedom Support Act

[Waya]

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=64667

[Roland99]

1. What a waste of Congressional resources.

[stillcool]

2. Iran's oil stock exchange, next week

2006/04/26
Iran's oil stock exchange, next week
07:47:57 È.Ù
Tehran, April 26 - Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh said on Wednesday that the establishment of Oil Stock Exchange is in its final stage and the bourse will be launched in Iran in the next week.

He rejected a statement attributed to him saying that Oil Stock Exchange will bring to the ground the US economy and said, "I don't know who has speculated that I've not talked about US economy." Asked about conference on energy in Doha, he said that more than 60 countries and 30 oil companies and consultants took part in the conference.

Asked about the oil price rise, Vaziri-Hamaneh said that oil price is being influenced by political situation, whereas it should be freed from political impacts and economic and technical fundamentals should determine the oil prices.
"As long as political impacts dominate the oil market, price hike will continue," he concluded.

http://www.iribnews.ir/Full_en.asp?news_id=212013&n=32

[MrScorpio]

3. "It is our hope..."

"...that the people of Iran can participate in a peaceful and stable Democracy."


Yeah, uh huh...


Right after WE nuke it.

[mmonk]

4. Regime change redux.

[KyndCulture]

5. WTF?

anybody have a link to the bill?

This sounds like total propaganda

[Waya]

9. H.R.282

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:h282:

or

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=7130&sequence=0

[rodeodance]

6. other than rhetoric, it does not say anything of substance.

WASHINGTON, April 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) released the following statement regarding today's passage of H.R. 282, The Iran Freedom Support Act. The bill passed by a vote of 397-21.

"We are fighting the War on Terror on all fronts, and we understand that protecting American citizens from terrorism means keeping a watchful eye on nations like Iran. The United States and the international community should hold the Iranian government accountable for its behavior.

"This legislation sends the message that the United States stands firmly opposed to Iran's ambitions to acquire and develop nuclear weapons, and we urge them to stop participating in, planning, and pursuing international turmoil. It is our hope that the people of Iran can participate in a peaceful and stable Democracy."

[Windy]

8. Sounds like a run up to war to me!

We need this nuts out of office!

[Waya]

7. Conyers, among others, voted YAY..

After everything that has been exposed…the lies, the profiteering, the long list of war crimes, 397 ‘Representatives’ gave Bush the go ahead on attacking Iran. Only 21 Patriots voted Nay. Sad to say but these are the only people we can trust…

Baldwin, Blumenauer, Boyd, DeFazio, Duncan, Flake, Hostettler, Jones (NC)
Kucinich, Leach, McDermott, McGovern, McKinney, Oberstar, Obey, Olver
Paul, Rahall, Snyder, Stark, Taylor

The most disappointing aspect however is the fact that so many of our ‘progressive’ leaders in congress voted for this lie. John Conyers voted yay. Maxine Waters, Murtha, Bernie Sanders, Lynn Woolsey, Barbara Lee all voted for it. On the hill today the Progressive Caucus is hosting a hearing on Iraq…

http://benfrank.net/blog/

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. 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.

[mmonk]

10. Yes, they've been buying it for awhile now

"The most disappointing aspect however is the fact that so many of our ‘progressive’ leaders in congress voted for this lie."

You would think this crazy plan for continued and spreading war (which may become a world war) wouldn't have takers anymore. But something about Iran gets the dems to step in line too.