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But in recent weeks, the leaders of the many mainline American churches opposed to a war with Iraq — including the president’s own church, the United Methodist — have grown frustrated that they have not been able to see Mr. … Continue reading →

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa said Thursday that if Congress were voting now on its resolution authorizing the president to take military action against Iraq, he would oppose it. “I’m not going to be fooled twice,” … Continue reading →

List of 13 Questions: 1. You say Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction and is evil enough to use them. If not during an American invasion of his country, then when? Have you calculated how many U.S. troops might … Continue reading →

Washington (AP)- Eight Democratic senators on Thursday urged Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to spend more money on equipment to protect soldiers from biological and chemical attacks and to improve troop training for such attacks. “We are concerned that, as … Continue reading →

Unites States SenateCommittee on Veterans’ Affairs February 14, 2003 The Honorable David S.C. Chu, Ph.D.Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and ReadinessU.S. Department of DefenseWashington, D.C. 20301-1220 Dear Dr. Chu: As the Department of Defense deploys a growing number of … Continue reading →

Most people do not realize how many conservatives are against going to war in Iraq. A strong majority of nationally-syndicated conservative columnists have come out against this war. Just three of many examples I could give include the following: Charley … Continue reading →

Washington – Troops heading for the Iraqi theater are not getting health screenings, especially blood sampling, mandated by a law Congress enacted in 1998. The law, which grew out of concern about unexplained illnesses that followed the 1991 gulf war, … Continue reading →

Baltimore – In a rare leak that could prove embarrassing to the U.S. government, a British newspaper has printed a seemingly authentic National Security Agency memo ordering stepped-up eavesdropping against countries on the U.N. Security Council whose votes are crucial … Continue reading →

More than 30 times in the last seven months, Bush has used variations on a theme to describe the U.S. as vulnerable. For example, speaking to a conference of religious broadcasters in Nashville on Feb. 10, he said that before … Continue reading →