[Fwd: Corvallis City Council approves resolution against preemptive]
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From: MichaelP <pap...@peak.org>
Subject: Corvallis City Council approves resolution against preemptive
On Tuesday January 21, the City Council of Corvallis, Oregon, ( which is
where I happen to reside) approved a RESOLUTION SUPPORTING PEACEFUL
SOLUTIONS by a 6-3 vote.
Some of the votes against reflected the thought that such a resolution
was not for the City Council to either approve or disapprove, in ither
words were none of its business.
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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING PEACEFUL SOLUTIONS
WHEREAS citizens of Corvallis have petitioned their City Council to take a
position on a preemptive, unilateral attack on Iraq by the United States;
and
WHEREAS a wide range of civic and religious leaders have declared that
such an attack would be unjust, unneeded and in contravention of
international laws; and
WHEREAS the Corvallis City Council and its citizens are strongly committed
to democratic process and open government with full respect for
international law; and
WHEREAS we believe that a preemptive U.S. military attack would violate
international law and our commitments under the U.S. Charter and further
isolate the U.S. from the rest of the world; and
WHEREAS international security depends not only on the judicious use of
military power, but on all people of all nations working cooperatively to
eliminate the poverty, injustice, inequality and environmental degradation
that breed war and terrorism; and
WHEREAS we believe that the City of Corvallis and its citizens will suffer
directly and indirectly from any unilateral act of war by the US.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the members of the City Council of
the City of Corvallis, oppose any preemptive unilateral attack by the
United States against the nation and people of Iraq; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we give our unconditional support to U.S.
military personnel serving at home and abroad, and if military action does
become necessary, we pledge our unyielding support to all the men and
women serving in our nationUs military at home and abroad; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution is forwarded to the
Oregon Congressional delegation and the President of the United States.
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nag
<c...@exchangenet.net> wrote in message
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Let's all sing
EVERY BODY,
EVERY BODY,
EVERY BODY Should Have Nukes,
EVERY BODY Should Have Nukes
Heck, why don't we require a policeman who's stopping a bank robbery to
first make sure the robber is armed, designate an innocent bystander to
perform a ten-count, then start back to back, go ten paces, and do the deed.
Then, like Hamilton, the person least desirous of killing the other will die
first. If you don't believe in private property rights then the policeman
has no reason to protect a bank, thus there is no crime.
These guys aren't leftist boneheads, they're Anarchists. They must believe
that humans are incapable of distinguishing right from wrong, and that
Democracy is incapable of assisting in formulating a group consensus..
Human shields;
Standing at the front gates of WMD factories;
Saddam - the new Massiah.
South Africa
Oh, South Africa
Don't bully the bully of Zimbabwe
Lest you give up the right to
WHIIIINE about the U.S. of A.
Libya
Oh, Libya
Our new Leader of the UN Human Rights Commission
What have you to say?
Let's all sing
EVERY BODY,
EVERY BODY,
EVERY BODY Should Have Nukes,
EVERY BODY Should Have Nukes
Population problem?
What population problem?
Cheers to WMD!
Pass it around.
Here, have some too.
Let's all rejoice at the new world order.
Hip, hip . . .
Hamilton, Hamilton?
So, Why did you say we needed a strong Federal government?
Was it to protect the citizens from the tyranny of states gone bad?
What you say?
http://memory.loc.gov/const/fed/fedpapers.html
Cheers to the new world order;
What will the new found stress bring?
Path to psychosis;
Say it ain't so;
http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=31214
What is offered by the US?
http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=31828
New found freedom.
NO, NO, NO!
Let's all sing
EVERY BODY,
EVERY BODY,
EVERY BODY Should Have Nukes,
EVERY BODY Should Have Nukes
(COPYRIGHT THE PDX NAG 2003, permission granted to comment at will, provided
PDX NAG is in the comment.)
David Barts
> EVERY BODY,
> EVERY BODY,
> EVERY BODY Should Have Nukes,
> EVERY BODY Should Have Nukes
Which seems to be pretty much the policy Bush II is promoting, as far
as I can see. I mean, North Korea (which either has or is about to
have nukes) is getting the velvet-glove treatment, and Pakistan (which
definitely has them, has threatened to use them against a neighboring
nation, and helped North Korea with its nuclear program) is an
outright ally. But Iraq, which has none, is enemy numero uno and
marked for an unmitigated attack.
Lesson to third world countries seems to be that if you want to stand
a ghost of a chance of being treated like a soverign nation instead of
a vassel of US hegemony, you had better get off your lazy ass and
build some nukes.
Heck, even Zbigniew Brzezinski, a pretty mainstream source, recently
said: "[Kim Jong Il] is rationally crazy. The lesson of North Korea
for other Third World dictators is to go nuclear as rapidly as
possible, and as secretly as possible, and then act crazy so as to
deter us. "
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David Barts
Portland, OR
Bob Tiernan
David Barts wrote:
> Heck, even Zbigniew Brzezinski..
Oh, now you're quoting Brzezinski!
Bob t
David Barts
> Oh, now you're quoting Brzezinski!
It happens sometimes. Take a few deep breaths and sit back in your
easy chair and you'll recover from the shock.
Bob Tiernan
David Barts wrote:
> Bob Tiernan wrote:
> > Oh, now you're quoting Brzezinski!
> It happens sometimes.
In other words, you only believe him when he
says what you want to hear.
Bob T
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"Bob Tiernan" <zu...@pacifier.com> wrote in message
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Pretty clear observation about you, Bob T. You only believe what you want
to hear, and denigrate any opposing viewpoint AND the person making it.