Posted on 01/26/2003 8:04:25 PM PST by Jean S
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:02:45 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
WASHINGTON - As we prepare to watch President George Bush give his State of the Union address on Tuesday, we think back to Jan. 18 when Saddam's surrogates were in town protesting any use of force against Iraq.
In scenes reminiscent of the anti-draft, peace-at-any-price days of Vietnam, some 70,000 demonstrators rallied, marched and orated in Washington and as many again were doing the same in San Francisco. There were smaller efforts in other American cities, along with shows of even greater anti-American enthusiasm surging in some foreign capitals.
(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...
Wish they'd given his name.
I bookmarked it anyway. :)
THE LIVE WIRE: "POWELL'S SMOKING GUNS FLOW LIBERALS AWAY" -Commentary by Gregory J. Rummo (COMMENTARY SNIPPET: "But Saddam is a terrorist who has proven he will kill anyone including his own people to stay in power. Liberals are often confused when the rule of law conflicts with their self-anointed agendas. When you heap on the added ugliness of a war, they simply don't have the stomach to deal with it. Now is not the time for confused thinking. Please get out of the way.") (012203)
***CNN.com: "AL QAEDA TERROR STRATEGY TURNS TO ASSASSINATION" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Coalition intelligence sources tell CNN that al Qaeda plans to target Western diplomats and other public officials wherever it can.") (012203)
Dubai GULF NEWS.com: "COMMENT: "MORE AMERICANS SPEAK OUT AGAINST AGGRESSION" by Ray Hanania (COMMENT SNIPPET: "Most recently, the Chicago City Council, not known for their independence or vision, recently approved a resolution denouncing the war on Iraq. The most compelling arguments came from one of its sponsors, Chicago Alderman Richard Mell. Mell happens to be the father-in-law of Illinois' new governor, Rod Blagojevich. Blagojevich received significant support as the Democrat from Arab American voters and contributors during his election. And the Chicago City Council consists mostly of Democrats. Mell is a Democrat as is Blagojevich.") (012303)
Dubai GULF NEWS.com: Jeddah. "TERROR ATTACKS ON U.S. 'COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED'" by Saleh Fareed (ARTICLE SNIPPETS: "Former U.S. senator and author Paul Findley has said that the September 11 attacks could have been avoided..." ...""I wrote it because I realised that the false image of Islam is the most critical problem standing in the way of reform of Middle East policies. The Americans should know exactly that Islam is a religion of peace, justice, and charity. "Thanks to the media, Americans think that Muslims are a bunch of terrorists which really justifies the brutal treatment of Israel to the innocent Palestinians." He also stressed the importance of Arabs to take a greater role in order to correct the image of Islam in the United States.") (012103)
"I Remember September 11, 2001" (A Resource Link Site for citizens Remembering the attack on America, Archived Resource Information, Encouragement and Help links, and links of interest for CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT in Fighting Terrorism.) *ATTENTION RESEARCHERS: This 9-11 Site is updated on a regular basis and includes links to THE TALIBAN, JIHAD, SUICIDE-HOMICIDE BOMBERS and more.
NATIONAL POST.com (National Post with files from Southam News): "LIBERAL MP BLASTED OVER VISIT TO IRAQ PM Approves Trip" (ARTICLE NOTE: The liberal MP is identified as Colleen Beaumier.) (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "She said a war in Iraq would be a "war on children" and that Canadians do not support military attacks -- a message that conflicts with Ottawa's official line.") (012503)
***INSIGHT On The News online: "'GRAY LADY' RUNS AD FOR TERRORISTS" by Kenneth R. Timmerman (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The New York Times has published a full-page advertisement for an Iraqi-based terrorist group that boasts of the support the group has received from 150 members of Congress. The group, the People's Mujahedin Organization of Iran, also known as the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), claims to have thousands of armed members based in military camps in Iraq, financed and equipped by Saddam Hussein.) (January 24, 2003)
FREE CONGRESS.org - THE FREE CONGRESS FOUNDATION - Notable News: "ONE WHO DARES CALL IT 'TREASON'" -Commentary by Paul M. Weyrich (COMMENTARY SNIPPET: "So how does Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY) justify holding a reception for the Mujahedin-e Kalq? The U.S. State Department, since 1994, has listed this group as one of the most dangerous terrorist groups in the world. The State Department says that this Marxist-Muslim group has killed many Americans and had blown up a number of U.S. facilities in Iran. This group participated in the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979. This group had a falling out with the Ayatollah Khomeni, according to The Washington Times, so the group fled to Iraq and now is funded by Saddam Hussein. The group helped Hussein fight the Kurds in the North of Iraq when chemical weapons were used.") (112502)
Gotta take issue with this:
The comrades from WWP and its offshoots, the International Action Center (IAC) and ANSWER coalition, have a new cause and can dust off their speeches and plots of the 1970s and start a whole new protest industry.
Unfortunately the stalinists have not been off the scene since the 70's. The following article (apparently by an anarchist) includes a very good short history, only partially extracted here. I may have pinged you to this article before:
THE MYSTERIOUS RAMSEY CLARK: STALINIST DUPE OR RULING-CLASS SPOOK?
In August 1990, two months after his return from the LaRouche conference in Copenhagen, with US troops mobilizing to Saudi Arabia, Clark accepted an invitation to lead the National Coalition to Stop US Intervention in the Middle East. This invitation had been extended by members of an orthodox Stalinist sect, the Workers World Party (WWP). Clark had finally found a new home. The Clark-WWP alliance has lasted to this day.A brief look at the doctrinaire sect's history: WWP is the brainchild of Sam Marcy, intellectual guru at the party's helm until his death in 1998. In 1956, Marcy led the faction in the Socialist Workers Party that supported the Soviet invasion of Hungary, attacking the popular uprising and general strike there as "counter-revolutionary." In 1959, the Marcy clique broke from the Trotskyist SWP to found the more Stalinist WWP. The new group wasted little time in cheering on the brutal Chinese repression of the indigenous culture in Tibet that year (which sent the Dalai Lama and 80,000 refugees fleeing into exile).
Vying with SWP and other parties for top dog position on the radical left, WWP always maintained a front group to suck in neophytes. During the Vietnam era this was Youth Against War & Fascism (YAWF). In the Reagan-Bush era it was People's Anti-War Mobilization (PAM)--which would be the operative group in the National Coalition in 1990.
With glasnost, WWP supported the Kremlin hard-liners who resisted Gorbachev's reforms and disarmament moves. Insisting that China remained a "workers state," WWP supported Deng Xiaoping in the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, again attacking the protesting students and workers as "counter-revolutionaries." In 1991, WWP supported the KGB coup against Gorbachev.
Following up the mention of Conyers, here's another good summary of leftist treachery, this time by congressional commies:
* FOR THE RECORD * - When Congressmen Support Terrorism -* The Enemies Within *
Marxist groups from Spain, England, Greece and Cuba were there.
The Leftist RATS ARE Sophomoric, IMHO...MUD
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