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35 Reasons To Call (202) 225-5126
Jun 14, 2008
On June 10, 2008, Dennis Kucinich introduced 35 Articles of Impeachment against George W. Bush.
On June 11, 2008, they were referred to the Judiciary Committee. According to NPR, the Associated Press and the like, they were sent there to die.That's too bad. Because George Bush has committed "high crimes and misdemeanors." Impeachable offenses. A lot of them.
He, and his administration, have also created a cloud of confusion and obfuscation around everything that's happened in his administration. Every investigation has ground to a halt, lost in corporate lawyers tricks - refusal to hand over documents, lost documents, redacted documents, officials who can't remember, or, at last resort, refuse to answer subpoenas.
According to the Articles of Impeachment:
AC/a,!AC/ The administration consciously lied about the reasons to go to war.
AC/a,!AC/ Conspired to create a secret propaganda campaign to go to war.
AC/a,!AC/ Failed to meet the terms set out in the bill that allowed the president to go to war, thereby making the war illegal.
AC/a,!AC/ Failed to meet the terms set by international law for war, therefore engaging in a "war of aggression," a war crime.
AC/a,!AC/ Engaged in Torture
AC/a,!AC/ Illegal Detention: Detaining Indefinitely And Without Charge Persons Both U.S. Citizens and Foreign Captives
AC/a,!AC/ Rendition: Kidnapping People and Taking Them Against Their Will to "Black Sites" Located in Other Nations, Including Nations Known to Practice Torture
AC/a,!AC/ Imprisoning Children
AC/a,!AC/ Failure, as the occupying power, to protect the civilian population of Iraq.
AC/a,!AC/ Providing immunity for criminal acts by contractors, thereby condoning murder, rape and other crimes.
AC/a,!AC/ Spied on Americans without warrants.
AC/a,!AC/ Intentionally subverting and refusing to enforce laws through signing statements.
AC/a,!AC/ Tampering with Free and Fair Elections,
AC/a,!AC/ Corruption of the Administration of Justice
AC/a,!AC/ Conspiracy to Violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965
AC/a,!AC/ Obstruction of the Investigation into the Attacks of September 11, 2001
AC/a,!AC/ Denial of Habeas Corpus
Among other things.
Many of these are on the record as true.
If congress says the hell with it, too much trouble to bring that up, and we don't want to look vindictive, and just shrugs its shoulders, that makes them co-conspirators.
The man who will now make the decision to stash the charges on the shelf until after January, 2009, when Bush is gone, or to open up hearings, is John Conyers.
John Conyers phone number is (202) 225-5126.
Larry Beinhart is the author of Wag the Dog, The Librarian, and Fog Facts: Searching for Truth in the Land of Spin. All available at nationbooks.org
His new novel: SALVATION BOULEVARD will be published in September, 2008, by Nation Books
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Larry Beinhart
Larry Beinhart is an American author. He is best known for "Wag the Dog" (2004), "The Librarian" (2004), and "Fog Facts: Searching for Truth in the Land of Spin" (2006).
On June 10, 2008, Dennis Kucinich introduced 35 Articles of Impeachment against George W. Bush.
On June 11, 2008, they were referred to the Judiciary Committee. According to NPR, the Associated Press and the like, they were sent there to die.That's too bad. Because George Bush has committed "high crimes and misdemeanors." Impeachable offenses. A lot of them.
He, and his administration, have also created a cloud of confusion and obfuscation around everything that's happened in his administration. Every investigation has ground to a halt, lost in corporate lawyers tricks - refusal to hand over documents, lost documents, redacted documents, officials who can't remember, or, at last resort, refuse to answer subpoenas.
According to the Articles of Impeachment:
AC/a,!AC/ The administration consciously lied about the reasons to go to war.
AC/a,!AC/ Conspired to create a secret propaganda campaign to go to war.
AC/a,!AC/ Failed to meet the terms set out in the bill that allowed the president to go to war, thereby making the war illegal.
AC/a,!AC/ Failed to meet the terms set by international law for war, therefore engaging in a "war of aggression," a war crime.
AC/a,!AC/ Engaged in Torture
AC/a,!AC/ Illegal Detention: Detaining Indefinitely And Without Charge Persons Both U.S. Citizens and Foreign Captives
AC/a,!AC/ Rendition: Kidnapping People and Taking Them Against Their Will to "Black Sites" Located in Other Nations, Including Nations Known to Practice Torture
AC/a,!AC/ Imprisoning Children
AC/a,!AC/ Failure, as the occupying power, to protect the civilian population of Iraq.
AC/a,!AC/ Providing immunity for criminal acts by contractors, thereby condoning murder, rape and other crimes.
AC/a,!AC/ Spied on Americans without warrants.
AC/a,!AC/ Intentionally subverting and refusing to enforce laws through signing statements.
AC/a,!AC/ Tampering with Free and Fair Elections,
AC/a,!AC/ Corruption of the Administration of Justice
AC/a,!AC/ Conspiracy to Violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965
AC/a,!AC/ Obstruction of the Investigation into the Attacks of September 11, 2001
AC/a,!AC/ Denial of Habeas Corpus
Among other things.
Many of these are on the record as true.
If congress says the hell with it, too much trouble to bring that up, and we don't want to look vindictive, and just shrugs its shoulders, that makes them co-conspirators.
The man who will now make the decision to stash the charges on the shelf until after January, 2009, when Bush is gone, or to open up hearings, is John Conyers.
John Conyers phone number is (202) 225-5126.
Larry Beinhart is the author of Wag the Dog, The Librarian, and Fog Facts: Searching for Truth in the Land of Spin. All available at nationbooks.org
His new novel: SALVATION BOULEVARD will be published in September, 2008, by Nation Books
Larry Beinhart
Larry Beinhart is an American author. He is best known for "Wag the Dog" (2004), "The Librarian" (2004), and "Fog Facts: Searching for Truth in the Land of Spin" (2006).
On June 10, 2008, Dennis Kucinich introduced 35 Articles of Impeachment against George W. Bush.
On June 11, 2008, they were referred to the Judiciary Committee. According to NPR, the Associated Press and the like, they were sent there to die.That's too bad. Because George Bush has committed "high crimes and misdemeanors." Impeachable offenses. A lot of them.
He, and his administration, have also created a cloud of confusion and obfuscation around everything that's happened in his administration. Every investigation has ground to a halt, lost in corporate lawyers tricks - refusal to hand over documents, lost documents, redacted documents, officials who can't remember, or, at last resort, refuse to answer subpoenas.
According to the Articles of Impeachment:
AC/a,!AC/ The administration consciously lied about the reasons to go to war.
AC/a,!AC/ Conspired to create a secret propaganda campaign to go to war.
AC/a,!AC/ Failed to meet the terms set out in the bill that allowed the president to go to war, thereby making the war illegal.
AC/a,!AC/ Failed to meet the terms set by international law for war, therefore engaging in a "war of aggression," a war crime.
AC/a,!AC/ Engaged in Torture
AC/a,!AC/ Illegal Detention: Detaining Indefinitely And Without Charge Persons Both U.S. Citizens and Foreign Captives
AC/a,!AC/ Rendition: Kidnapping People and Taking Them Against Their Will to "Black Sites" Located in Other Nations, Including Nations Known to Practice Torture
AC/a,!AC/ Imprisoning Children
AC/a,!AC/ Failure, as the occupying power, to protect the civilian population of Iraq.
AC/a,!AC/ Providing immunity for criminal acts by contractors, thereby condoning murder, rape and other crimes.
AC/a,!AC/ Spied on Americans without warrants.
AC/a,!AC/ Intentionally subverting and refusing to enforce laws through signing statements.
AC/a,!AC/ Tampering with Free and Fair Elections,
AC/a,!AC/ Corruption of the Administration of Justice
AC/a,!AC/ Conspiracy to Violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965
AC/a,!AC/ Obstruction of the Investigation into the Attacks of September 11, 2001
AC/a,!AC/ Denial of Habeas Corpus
Among other things.
Many of these are on the record as true.
If congress says the hell with it, too much trouble to bring that up, and we don't want to look vindictive, and just shrugs its shoulders, that makes them co-conspirators.
The man who will now make the decision to stash the charges on the shelf until after January, 2009, when Bush is gone, or to open up hearings, is John Conyers.
John Conyers phone number is (202) 225-5126.
Larry Beinhart is the author of Wag the Dog, The Librarian, and Fog Facts: Searching for Truth in the Land of Spin. All available at nationbooks.org
His new novel: SALVATION BOULEVARD will be published in September, 2008, by Nation Books
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