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Testimony by Anthony Arnove before the Congressional Out Now Caucus – January 29, 2007

Our Now Caucus
Iraq Book Fair
1100 Longworth House Office Building

Representatives Waters and Woolsey, members of Iraq Veterans Against the War in the gallery, colleagues: It is an honor to speak today about my book Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal.

Links:

http://www.americanempireproject.com/bookpage.asp?ISBN=0805082727

http://www.southendpress.org/2004/items/Vietnam

http://www.ivaw.org/

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/14/60minutes/main2359119_page4.shtml

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Target Iran: The Truth about the White House Plans for Regime Change –Today’s discussion?
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PUT THE BRAKES ON WAR WITH IRAN

“Not only did the President single out Iran (four times, according to an NPR commentator), but I heard no rebuttals from members of Congress regarding the threat of US war against Iran, with one exception aired by international media. This speech raises the rhetoric of accusations against Iran. We should be quite aware: Congress is NOT READY to put the brakes on the next war! They only have only begun sounding an alarm about current massacres. That’s far too late. How will we put the brakes on in advance of massacres?

The President also proposed “a civilian reserve corps … giving civilians a chance to serve in the defining struggle of our times.” Perhaps more corporate mercenaries are on the way, not bound by sworn oaths to the constitution, or treaties among nations. (‘… A ‘Blade Runner’ future?’ asked Ronald Steel, author of Temptations of a Superpower (1995) at Amherst College, on Jan. 21.) (more…)

DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP COOPERATES
WITH THE BUSH EXPANSION OF THE IRAQ-IRAN WAR

In spite of protestations about the Bush Administration’s hike in troop levels in Iraq, the Democratic Congressional leadership is essentially cooperating through inaction with the escalation and the expansion of the war in Iraq and the opening of the war against Iran. (more…)