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<p>BOSTON (AP) President Bush does not have the authority to launch a military invasion of Iraq without a congressional declaration of war, according to a lawsuit expected to be filed in federal court in Boston on Thursday.</p> <p>Six members of Congress, three U.S. servicemen and the parents of other U.S. military personnel said on Wednesday they would file the lawsuit that claims any U.S. invasion of Iraq without congressional authority would be unconstitutional.</p>

OSAMA BIN MURRAY & BAGDHAD JIM Just days before Christmas, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., wondered aloud in a Vancouver, Wash., high school why the world loved bin Laden but hated America, and what we could do about it. Sen. Murray was widely ridiculed, but her question was heartfelt and deserves a thoughtful response. Mr. bin Laden has made his demands against America on behalf of the Muslim world quite clear. First and foremost, we must convert to Islam. As a powerful and respected U.S. senator, Ms. Murray could exercise real leadership here, inspiring her followers to do likewise. First, Sen....

Bush signs bill reaffirming reference to God in pledge Thursday, November 14, 2002 ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- President Bush signed into law yesterday a bill reaffirming -- with a slap at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals -- references to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and national motto.Bush signed the legislation without comment. It reinforces support for the words "under God" in the pledge, and for "In God we trust" as the national motto. The measure was approved unanimously in the Senate and drew just five no votes in the House. Congress rushed to act after the federal...

IN THE NEWS: U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott is wheeled into the Susan Sarandon wing of Seattle's renowned Greenfields Sanitorium For Demented Lefties after he told puzzled supporters that George W. Bush's is threatening military action in Iraq as part of a plot to crown himself emperor of America. Coming on the heels of McDermott's controversial trip to Iraq last week, during which he insisted that Bush would lie to the American public and that Saddam Hussein's version of events should be valued over that of the American president , McDermott was forcibly hospitalized by a coalition of family members...

U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott broadened his attack on George W. Bush's war plans yesterday, saying the president is threatening military action in Iraq as part of a plot to crown himself emperor of America. Criticized for saying on a trip to Iraq early last week that Bush would mislead the American public, McDermott, a Seattle Democrat, was back in his district yesterday telling cheering supporters that Bush is planning a war to distract voters' attention from domestic problems. He said Bush is trying to "submarine" efforts to restart weapons inspections in Iraq to give him a pretext for starting...

NEW YORK, Oct 7 (AFP) - Tens of thousands of people, led by some top Hollywood stars, demonstrated on the streets of the United States' largest cities to protest President George W. Bush's US plans to invade Iraq. In New York on Sunday, at least 15,000 people gathered in Central Park to denounce Washington's stance towards Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, including Oscar-winning movie star Susan Sarandon and her actor husband Tim Robbins. Sarandon, star of hit films such as "Thelma and Louise" slammed the Bush administration's alleged bellicose policy as "madness ... a war that would kill hundreds of...

I went to the Jim McDermott Town Hall Meeting in Seattle today. A handful of FReepers were there with some excellent signs ("Go back to Bagdhad"). Unfortunately the vast majority of those attending (at least 250) in the packed room were gung-ho supporters of McDermott. Jihad Jim literally spent the entire 1 1/2 hours of his meeting bashing the USA. He said that the war on Iraq was merely a ploy by President Bush to distract the American people from the economy. He spoke of dying children in Iraq and polluted water and blamed the US. In fact he blamed...

The Washington State Puget Sound Chapter AFTER RALLY Report on Baghdad Jim McDermRAT and the Seattle Anti-War march was a great success! We arrived at Baghdad Jim’s Town Hall meeting. When McDermRAT arrived we surrounded him and called out “Stay in Baghdad” and held up signs. The sign I was especially proud of read:”Saddam GOODBush BAD”This is Bagdad Jim’s mind on drugs. LOL The quotations marks drove the lefties up the wall because they said they weren’t his exact words. I suggested they get over it. Patriot62, his friend, father, and 3 of my GOP friends were present. We asked...

SEATTLE - More than 5,000 people marched from Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood to Westlake Center downtown Sunday, protesting the Bush administration's policy toward Iraq. Congressman Jim McDermott addressed the crowd, telling protesters that Bush is out for war. In a short speech, the Seattle Democrat didn't talk about his recent trip to Baghdad, for which he was heavily criticized by some conservatives. Afterward, he said his critics have nicknamed him "Jihad Jim" because they have nothing intelligent to say. There were a handful of pro-Bush supporters at the rally. One person carried a sign reading: "Jihad Jim loves Saddam."

Something wondrous happened a few weeks ago, though not many of us noticed. But if we stop for a moment and look around we'll see the difference. Sept 11, 2001 has been laid to rest and we needn't trouble ourselves with it any longer. To be sure, our national memory had been stretched well past its tragically short limits prior to the first anniversary commemorative events. Even before the year was up, American purposefulness was beginning to ebb due to worries about how difficult, expensive and bothersome a victory against terrorism might be, and perhaps due to a little boredom...

Caption Jim "Baghdad" McDermott. What's he really saying, and to whom?

Curse of T.E. Lawrence's Promise: The Phony Nation of IraqJack WheelerWednesday, Oct. 2, 2002 The most legendary American journalist of the 20th century was Lowell Thomas. I had the opportunity to meet him in 1978 when we were guests on the Merv Griffin show. Off camera, I asked him, "Do you feel you contributed, however inadvertently, to the political mess that is the Middle East today?” He looked at me sharply and asked me what I meant. "Well, after all,” I answered, "it was you who gave Lawrence’s promise to the Hashemites so much power.” His eyes narrowed, and...

In recent days it has become increasingly clear why this November 5th is more important than ever. Political consultants and pollsters are all reporting that they are expecting turn out to be down 18-25% lower than what is usual turnout. Politicians are clearly worried about it and patriots should be. In the state of Illinois we have been wrangling with specific issues related to the candidates since the very contentious primary season fall one year ago. But after a good sweeping out of the party's old style establishment on the state central committee and the naming of a new GOP...

SEATTLE - Two Congressmen say they are going to Iraq to determine the damage caused by the Gulf War and 10 years of sanctions. Congressman Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) and Rep. David Bonior (D-Mich.) say they oppose nuclear war and the production and use of chemical weapons, and support the disarmament of Iraq. But McDermott says they must be a way to accomplish reasonable goals without the unprecedented step of a preemptive strike by the United States. "I think disarmament can be achieved without going to war and without house-to-house combat," the Seattle congressman told a news conference at his Capitol...