As US prepares to escalate war in Iraq
Bush seeks bipartisan backing from Democratic Congress
President George W. Bush appeared with his Cabinet Wednesday in the White House Rose Garden to make an appeal for bipartisan collaboration between the administration and the incoming Democratic-led Congress. He called upon Democrats to join him in pursuing an agenda that includes an escalation of the US war in Iraq, intensified political repression and a continuation of social and fiscal policies aimed at transferring wealth from the broad mass of working people to America’s financial oligarchy.
The brief remarks came on the eve of the 110th Congress’s opening session Thursday and expressed the White House’s determination to continue its reactionary policies, both foreign and domestic, despite their overwhelming defeat at the polls in November’s midterm elections—and its confidence that it will be able to do so.
“The Congress has changed; our obligations to the country haven’t changed,” said Bush.
His speech begged the question that dominated the November elections and continues to overshadow all aspects of American political life—the debacle confronting the US in Iraq. PLEASE GO TO: http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/jan2007/cong-j04.shtml
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Military considers recruiting foreigners
Expedited citizenship would be an incentive
By Bryan Bender, Boston Globe
December 26, 2006
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/12/26/military_considers_recruiting_foreigners/
and
German Muslim trying to visit family in U.S. is detained and denied entry
The Associated Press
Businessman, hoping to surprise his American-born daughter, was questioned by the FBI, held for four days and then expelled without explanation.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/03/news/muslim.php
Bush seeks bipartisan backing from Democratic Congress
President George W. Bush appeared with his Cabinet Wednesday in the White House Rose Garden to make an appeal for bipartisan collaboration between the administration and the incoming Democratic-led Congress. He called upon Democrats to join him in pursuing an agenda that includes an escalation of the US war in Iraq, intensified political repression and a continuation of social and fiscal policies aimed at transferring wealth from the broad mass of working people to America’s financial oligarchy.
The brief remarks came on the eve of the 110th Congress’s opening session Thursday and expressed the White House’s determination to continue its reactionary policies, both foreign and domestic, despite their overwhelming defeat at the polls in November’s midterm elections—and its confidence that it will be able to do so.
“The Congress has changed; our obligations to the country haven’t changed,” said Bush.
His speech begged the question that dominated the November elections and continues to overshadow all aspects of American political life—the debacle confronting the US in Iraq. PLEASE GO TO: http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/jan2007/cong-j04.shtml
Please also see:
Military considers recruiting foreigners
Expedited citizenship would be an incentive
By Bryan Bender, Boston Globe
December 26, 2006
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/12/26/military_considers_recruiting_foreigners/
and
German Muslim trying to visit family in U.S. is detained and denied entry
The Associated Press
Businessman, hoping to surprise his American-born daughter, was questioned by the FBI, held for four days and then expelled without explanation.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/03/news/muslim.php