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For The Week Ending March 14, 2003
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THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMThis week we present Between The Lines' summary of under-reported news stories and:
Washington Bribes, Threatens and Spies on Nations
Interview with Sarah Anderson,
As the United Nations Security Council prepared to vote on a U.S.-British resolution that would authorize war against Iraq, the Bush administration was working furiously to win over the required nine votes they need for passage of the motion. Employing its levers of economic and military aid, the U.S. has placed enormous pressure on the so-called middle six countries now serving as non-permanent members on the Security Council, whose votes are seen as pivotal.
These nations, Guinea, Cameroon, Angola, Mexico, Chile and Pakistan have not only been subjected to promises of billions of dollars of reward and threats of punishment, but they apparently have also been the targets of U.S. espionage. A report in the London Observer newspaper, based on a leaked document, details how American spy agencies have monitored communications at these countries' U.N. offices in hopes of gaining an edge in their campaign to twist arms. Although Turkey was promised a package of grants and loans from Washington worth $15 billion, that nation's Parliament failed to approve a deal to base some 62,000 U.S. soldiers on their territory from which an invasion could be launched on northern Iraq. The White House continues to work for a second vote on the measure.
The Institute for Policy Studies recently published a report which examines the instruments of pressure being brought to bear on members of the U.N. Security Council and other countries the Bush administration is trying to recruit to support its war on Baghdad. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Sarah Anderson, director of the Institute's Global Economy Project and a co-author of the report titled, "Coalition of the Willing or Coalition of the Coerced?" She summarizes the bribes and threats her group says have been employed by the White House to get its way.
Contact the Institute for Policy Studies at (202) 234-9382 or read a copy of their "Coalition of the Willing or Coalition of the Coerced?" report online at www.ips-dc.org
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U.S. Attack on Iraq Without Congressional Declaration of War
Interview with John Bonifaz,
Americans who are opposed to war in Iraq have been protesting in unprecedented numbers over the past several months across the nation in big cities and small towns. They have paid for ads in newspapers and on TV. Massive phone and email campaigns to congressional representatives have also been organized. Recently a group of active-duty soldiers, parents of men and women serving in the military and 12 members of Congress have filed a lawsuit to stop the war. The suit is known as "Doe v. Bush" to protect the identities of those currently on active-duty in various branches of the military. Plaintiffs in the case include members of Congress John Conyers of Michigan and Dennis Kucinich of Ohio. The lawsuit maintains that only Congress can declare war and therefore President Bush cannot legally wage war in Iraq without such a declaration.
The suit was dismissed Feb. 24 by a judge in Boston who ruled that the judiciary has no power to intervene in matters of foreign policy except in cases where Congress and the president are strongly and clearly in conflict. The plaintiffs immediately appealed and were granted an expedited hearing before a three-judge panel on March 4. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with John Bonifaz, lead attorney in the suit. He explains the basis of the court action, the differences between this effort and similar suits filed during the Vietnam War, and places in context the congressional resolution of last October giving the president the power to use force against Iraq.
A ruling is not expected until after March 11. For more information, contact Military Families Speak Out at (617) 522-9323, or visit their website at www.mfso.org
U.S. Military Intervention in Colombia's Civil War
Interview with Jason Hagen,
More recently, the crash of a plane carrying U.S. citizens working for the Pentagon, and their abduction by FARC guerrillas in the Colombian jungle has triggered the insertion of 49 more American soldiers and advisors to the area -- sent to free the captives. In a reminder that oil politics is not confined to the Middle East, the White House recently formed a special battalion, under U.S. command, to protect a Colombian pipeline owned by the U.S.-based Occidental Petroleum Company. The Bush administration clearly is in accord with President Uribe's stated goal of abandoning negotiations with rebels in favor of attaining a military solution to Colombia's four decade-long civil war. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Jason Hagen of the Washington Office on Latin America who discusses the White House pursuit of a military victory in Colombia and the prospects for increased U.S. military intervention there. Contact the Washington Office on Latin America by calling (202) 797-2171 or visit their Web site at www.wola.org Related information can be found on the Narco News Web site: www.narconews.com
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