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Kucinich Forces Administration To Disclose Iraq Document to Congress

Date: March 23, 2003 | 19 Muharram 1424 Hijriah

From an article¹:

"This is a small step forward in obtaining information that the Administration has deliberately withheld from the public and the Congress," stated Kucinich. "This Administration has marched the nation, and the world, to the verge of war without revealing any evidence to this Congress or the American people to back up its war rhetoric. I will continue to oppose this unjustified war, and continue my efforts to ensure that this Administration reveals evidence, to the public, it may have before its sends the young men and women of the Armed Force into battle. I believe Congress, and the American people, deserve nothing less." (link)

Ha! At least somebody in Congress has got some backbone.

Complete text of the article, Kucinich Forces Administration To Disclose Iraq Document to Congress (press release)

The Administration was forced to turn over documentation to Congress about Iraq due to a Resolution of Inquiry filed by Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH). The Administration finally released to Congress the 12,000 page Iraqi declaration made to the United Nations on December 7, 2002.

Kucinich, Ranking Member of the Government Reform Subcommittee National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, used a rare House procedure known as a Resolution of Inquiry, filed in the House on February 12, 2003, to pry the information out of the Administration.

"This is a small step forward in obtaining information that the Administration has deliberately withheld from the public and the Congress," stated Kucinich. "This Administration has marched the nation, and the world, to the verge of war without revealing any evidence to this Congress or the American people to back up its war rhetoric. I will continue to oppose this unjustified war, and continue my efforts to ensure that this Administration reveals evidence, to the public, it may have before its sends the young men and women of the Armed Force into battle. I believe Congress, and the American people, deserve nothing less."

In a concession by the Administration, the report will now be available for Members of Congress to view.

Kucinich plans to use the rules of the House to continue to push this Administration to lift its cloak of secrecy and allow the Congress, and the American people, see any evidence it may have to justify its preemptive attack against Iraq.

reference=http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/oh10_kucinich/030311doc.html

~ Posted by Al-Muhajabah, a fair and balanced niqabi, at 08:58 AM

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