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https://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/18602


Informant: David Swanson

From ufpj-news

Representatives Lynn Woolsey, Barbara Lee and Maxine Waters write: "The political battle lines are clear: On one side, we have a bipartisan Congressional majority; roughly two-thirds of the American people; the Joint Chiefs of Staff; the Iraq Study Group; and former military leaders such as Colin Powell. On the other, an unpopular, lame-duck president; too many Congressional Republicans; and the editors of The Weekly Standard - all of whom are willing to accept more American casualties in the name of a policy that is making us less secure and damages our standing in the world."

https://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021507A.shtml



https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Lynn+Woolsey
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Barbara+Lee
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Maxine+Waters

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told her colleagues and the country yesterday that the non-binding resolution disapproving of President Bush's troop surge is only the first step in Congressional action on Iraq, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said he is taking steps to bring the same measure to a vote in the upper chamber. "In a few days and in fewer than 100 words, we will take our country in a new direction on Iraq," Pelosi said.

https://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021407T.shtml



https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Pelosi

Marion Chronicle Tribune

02/14/07

Breaking ranks, a small band of House Republicans declared their opposition to a troop buildup in Iraq on Wednesday, and President Bush appeared resigned to passage of a nonbinding measure disapproving of his decision. ‘I’m going to make it very clear to the members of Congress, starting now, that they need to fund our troops,’ the president said, looking past this week’s debate toward congressional action next month on his request for nearly $100 billion for the military...

https://tinyurl.com/2zxfy4


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=GOP
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=troop+surge

Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd has accused John Howard of lacking courage as the Labor leader called for a debate on Iraq foreign policy.

https://snipurl.com/1a6d2



Secret new US spy base to get green light

AUSTRALIA'S close military alliance with the United States is to be further entrenched with the building of a high-tech communications base in Western Australia.

https://tinyurl.com/2r4hca


From Information Clearing House



Mourning A Secret Australia

By John Pilger

John Pilger describes another 'day of mourning' for the first inhabitants of his homeland, Australia, which for many whites remains a secret country behind the neo-conservative bluster of John Howard's government.

https://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17080.htm



Our brave John Howard

Australia's brave Prime Minister John Howard had the temerity to stand up in the Australian Parliament this week and call the Leader of the Opposition a coward on national television, because Kevin Rudd opposes the Iraq war and wants to bring Australian troops home.

https://www.ichblog.eu/content/view/535/58/



https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=John+Pilger

A resolution putting the House on record against Bush's expansion of troop strength was expected to be approved by week's end. It was nonbinding, but nevertheless unmistakable in its message. "No more blank checks for President Bush on Iraq,'' Pelosi declared.

https://snipurl.com/1a6c5


From Information Clearing House



https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Pelosi

It is possible but not likely that Muqtada would go to Iran. He and his family have endlessly made fun of the al-Hakim clerical leaders for fleeing to Iran to escape persecution by Saddam Hussein, when the al-Sadrs insisted on staying in Iraq.

https://www.juancole.com/2007/02/on-mystery-of-muqtada-al-sadrs.html


From Information Clearing House



https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Juan+Cole

While the world focuses on Baghdad's security, a series of bombings here may be the long-feared start of a second deadly war in Iraq — this one between Kurds and Arabs, both with claims on a territory atop one of the world's largest oil reserves.

https://snipurl.com/1a6c2


From Information Clearing House