Posted on 12/16/2002 8:53:15 PM PST by Polycarp
WASHINGTON, December 16, 2002 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Henry Kissinger withdrew as head of the commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks this weekend after it became clear that his multimillion-dollar consulting business, Kissinger Associates, includes Middle Eastern clients who might have come under commission scrutiny. According to a Dec. 17 Newsmax story "critics said Kissinger was stepping aside because he was not prepared to make public the list of his lucrative contracts, including many with foreign governments and other overseas entities".
There has been widespread criticism of the President's choice of Kissinger from both Republicans and Democrats because of the elite former secretary of state's past involvement in questionable and secretive international enterprises. Cynicism has been expressed that, with his extensive history of international manipulations, Kissinger is especially unlikely to provide honest public enlightenment on 9/11.
Bush's choice of Kissinger has also caused concern among long-time pro-life leaders because of his Nixon-era role in developing secret U.S. foreign policy population control measures through his creation of the policy memorandum NSSM 200. The 1970s secret document appears to have had a huge influence on American government foreign policy for years, helping population control to become a major industry for international advocates of abortion, contraception and sterilization.
The White House quickly named former New Jersey governor Tom Kean to replace Kissinger as head of the joint House-Senate inquiry, which has only 18 months to report. Kean is seen as a so-called "moderate" Republican with a strong ethical image, but, it was Kean [along with pro-abort "Catholic" Tom Ridge, now Homeland Security leader] who led the far from moderate attempt to strip the pro-life plank from the 1996 Republican party platform.
To read about Kissinger the resignation, and the new appointee, see:
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20021214-92397760.htm
and http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/16/politics/16CND-KEAN.html
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/12/16/155018.shtml
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/11/29/113042.shtml
For previous coverage on National Security Study Memorandum 200 see:
http://www.lifesite.net/waronfamily/nssm200/index.html
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It would be like depriving Liberace a piano because he's a bit foo-foo.
To put in place an infamous pro-abort to head a commission investigating a murderous attack on innocents in New York, metro D.C. and PA is unnecessarily divisive. Are there not any number of tacitly pro-life people out there who could do the job without this unnecessary controversy?
When a "pro-life, evangelical Christian GOP" president repeatedly makes appointments like this, the pro-abort pubbies have already won the battle for the soul of the party.
All that remains is to remove the Pro-life Plank from the GOP party platform, and pick a pro-abort VP running mate. It WILL happen between now and 2008.
Anyone care to bet that it won't happen?
Hey. Where's your principles?
Do you question your plumber on his abortion views? How about the guy that takes your money at the toll booth?
Yeah, that's it. When you pull up to the toll booth and question them, and they say they're "pro-choice", I'm sure you pull to the side of the road and shout, "I refuse to pass through this toll booth until a heterosexual, pro-life, evangelical Christian takes my money!
May I recommend a good Christian Rock song from about '84? Song's called "Guilty by Association", by Steve Taylor.
The same thing being a politican has to do with investigating 9/11.
Not a damn thing.
The report has already been written, and will be the same regardless of which bozo (Kissinger, Mitchell, Kean, Dole, Rudman, etc...) is put in charge.
Investigative "failures" will be blamed on lack of resources and not enough laws, (i.e., you peasants need to pay more in taxes and give up your Rights to be safe).
This committee has nothing to do with the truth, and everything to do with providing cover for the globalists and enacting more laws and taxes.
If they were serious about an investigation, it would have started on 9/12/01, and consisted of veteran police and private detectives/investigators. And it would have folks like David Schippers in charge. Not a bunch of washed up politicians with more foreign interests than American ones.
If one does not comprehend that abortion is a heinous crime against humanity, one is not qualified to serve a party whose official party platform states
The Supreme Court’s recent decision, prohibiting states from banning partial-birth abortions — a procedure denounced by a committee of the American Medical Association and rightly branded as four-fifths infanticide — shocks the conscience of the nation. As a country, we must keep our pledge to the first guarantee of the Declaration of Independence. That is why we say the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed. We support a human life amendment to the Constitution and we endorse legislation to make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment’s protections apply to unborn children. Our purpose is to have legislative and judicial protection of that right against those who perform abortions. We oppose using public revenues for abortion and will not fund organizations which advocate it. We support the appointment of judges who respect traditional family values and the sanctity of innocent human life.
For God's sake, if we can't hold GOP politicians to this bare minimum, what the hell is a platform good for?
Let these pro-abort SOB's go join the Dems, or sit silent on the sidelines.
But do not appoint a pro-abort SOB who lobbied to remove the above paragraph from the GOP platform to ANY position in a "pro-life evangelical Christian GOP" president's administration!
Kean tried to get the pro-life plank taken outta the GOP platform! He ain't a toll collector, he ain't a plumber, Kean is the most radical pro-abort politician Bush has ever appointed.
He's not a bystander who just happens to personally hold pro-abort views, he is a known radical pro-abort activist. Again, if it were up to Kean, this paragraph would be removed from the GOP platform!!!
As a country, we must keep our pledge to the first guarantee of the Declaration of Independence. That is why we say the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed. We support a human life amendment to the Constitution and we endorse legislation to make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment’s protections apply to unborn children. Our purpose is to have legislative and judicial protection of that right against those who perform abortions. We oppose using public revenues for abortion and will not fund organizations which advocate it. We support the appointment of judges who respect traditional family values and the sanctity of innocent human life.
Amen! Just look at this silly obsessive GOP party plank!
"The Supreme Court’s recent decision, prohibiting states from banning partial-birth abortions — a procedure denounced by a committee of the American Medical Association and rightly branded as four-fifths infanticide — shocks the conscience of the nation. As a country, we must keep our pledge to the first guarantee of the Declaration of Independence. That is why we say the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed. We support a human life amendment to the Constitution and we endorse legislation to make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment’s protections apply to unborn children. Our purpose is to have legislative and judicial protection of that right against those who perform abortions. We oppose using public revenues for abortion and will not fund organizations which advocate it. We support the appointment of judges who respect traditional family values and the sanctity of innocent human life."
I think that is the logic. Bush and Rove certainly wanted rid of Lott. People here go after Lott for letting Clinton off, but Lott had to contend with Newt Gingrich and Livingston both being as immoral as Clinton. I've heard that if the Republicans had not folded the Hustler issue revealing the sexual escapades of Republicans would have taken all the attention off Clinton and put it on the 17 hypocritical Republicans.
I think Bush just wants to make a left turn to a permanent majority. Lott as senate leader won't allow that. With Jesee Helms. Strom Thurman,and Phil Graham gone, Bush and Rove must have seen it as a good time to move to the left. They just need Lott gone to do it.
Bush and Rove certainly must have seen this as an oportunity to put Frist in the majority leader spot. I dont't think they counted on Lott playing hardball back. I think they mistook southern courtesy as weakness.
I still keep going back to two things that seem significant. First in homeland Security it was Lott who got Snowes and Chaffee's votes against the Daschle amendment. Daschle was sure he had them both on board to vote for the Dachle admentment to remove the house additions to the bill. That really blew my mind. It showed how much clout Lott had with Chaffee and Snowe.
Then when this broke Snowe issued a press release supporting Lott. RINO Snowe supports racist Lott. Will wonders never cease. Lott did not get anyting like that kind of support from Bush. The truth is Daschle has been more supportive of Lott than Bush.
I notice both sides using weasel words. Lott says he has no intention of resigning. Bush is saying there is NO reason for Lott to resign. This is a matter for the senate. That is funny. Homeland security was not not a matter for just the Senate. And I have no intention does not mean I will not do so. I intend to drive my car to work tomorrow, but I might drive my van.
I think Bush felt that Lott would fold. Lott is obviuosly not going to fold. Lott told the White House that if he is removed as leader he will resign his senate seat. I think he may have Snowe in his hip pocket. If when they have this meeting on Jan 6th if lott says I will resign, and Snowe says I will jump ship. I doubt that they will remove lott.
But the real tragedy is that Bush is not acting like a leader. He should have taken charge when they first told him what Lott had said. He didn't. I think he saw a way to get more control. It is obvious that bush has failed to do that. Lott may indeed pay a price, but nothing near the price that Bush is going to pay.
Megabump( but I would still like Henry).
And in that case, what worth does this "center party" have for conservatives?
Is this the beginnings of a real 3 party system?
If Bush is not going to stand up to the race pimps over this, he won't stand up to them over anything. It's very disappointing.
Is that what you propose?
Abortion falls solidly and irrefutably into the category of "crimes against humanity."
And yes, I favor shunning those who promote crimes against humanity.
Its the least we can do for God's helpless innocents.
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