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I spoke yesterday with Jim McDermott of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff to ask him to urge Sen. Biden to treat the world to at least a smattering of democracy by permitted some substantive divergences among the designated speakers. Asked him how I could tell our students that the U.S. was a functioning democracy if only prowar speakers, and a very narrow range of pro war speakers at that, were permitted to testify. I suggested folks like Major Ritter and former Assist. Sec-Gen of the UN Denis Halliday and Bishop Gumbleton so that the Senate and U.S. would be exposed to some different, informed, humane, pragmatic views. McDermott claimed that the balance would be furnished by folks like Richard Butler and Morton Helpern in additon to the usual friends of war Right... He urged us all to tune in on C-Span. I guess before the U.S. degrades and demolishes other countries it has to prep itself with the self imposed degradation of lies, secrets and taboos which sadly puts it (along with the rest of the world) in peril of physical, intellectual and spiritual demolition. In addition to protesting the psuedo democracy hearings, let's start publicizing the Voices in the Wilderness' Iraq Peace Team initiative: "In the face of recent threats against Iraq, Voices in the Wilderness has initiated an “Iraq Peace Team” plan. The announcement envisions sending seasoned nonviolent activists to take up residence in Iraq, before and during a US attack, should such an assault occur. The Government of Iraq has agreed to the proposal in principle. It remains for us to now undertake numerous tasks needed to make this plan a reality, if needed, while at the same time working to prevent a US attack." >From Washington, "The Center of It All", Tom Thomas J. Nagy, Ph.D. George Washington University VnStroope@aol.com wrote: > [ Presenting plain-text part of multi-format email ] > > Wondering if anyone has heard anything on the CH? Have they included Ritter, > Sponeck, Ekeus, Halliday???? I havent heard or seen a thing from here, the > blanket of Democracy. > > Roger Stroope > Peace is a Human Right > Austin College > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. > To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss > To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk > All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk