[IP] more on NYTimes.com: Op-Ed Columnist: The Awful Truth
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From: Jamie McCarthy <jamie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:22:19
To:dave@xxxxxxxxxx, ip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] more on NYTimes.com: Op-Ed Columnist: The Awful Truth
dave@xxxxxxxxxx (Dave Farber) writes:
> here's something from a biased source,
Indeed.
> but the facts alleged seem hard to argue with.
No, it was pretty easy. It took me about 20 seconds of Googling
to find that the "1998 Iraqi Liberation Act" that Clinton signed
is not comparable to, you know, a war. The Act:
Authorizes the President, after notifying specified
congressional committees, to provide to the Iraqi democratic
opposition organizations:
(1) grant assistance for radio and television broadcasting to
Iraq;
(2) Department of Defense (DOD) defense articles and services
and military education and training (IMET); and
(3) humanitarian assistance, with emphasis on addressing the
needs of individuals who have fled from areas under the
control of the Hussein regime. Prohibits assistance to any
group or organization that is engaged in military cooperation
with the Hussein regime. Authorizes appropriations.
Directs the President to designate:
(1) one or more Iraqi democratic opposition organizations that
meet specified criteria as eligible to receive assistance
under this Act; and
(2) additional such organizations which satisfy the
President's criteria.
Urges the President to call upon the United Nations to
establish an international criminal tribunal for the purpose
of indicting, prosecuting, and imprisoning Saddam Hussein
and other Iraqi officials who are responsible for crimes
against humanity, genocide, and other criminal violations of
international law.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that [etc.]
http://www.iraqwatch.org/government/US/Legislation/ILA.htm
Comparing authorization for VOA broadcasts and, as NewsMax goes on
to say,_discussing_ regime change, does not seem especially bold
when compared to a war in which tens of thousands of people have
died.
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Jamie McCarthy
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jamie@xxxxxxxxxxx
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