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Death and dying in America are center stage with the Pope and Terri Schiavo. First, reflections on Pope John Paul II's passing with FRANCIS KISSLING, president of Catholics for Free Choice. Then we'll talk about what we've learned about some people's strange relationship with mortality and we'll unravel the right-wing conspiracy to make the most of the Terry Schiavo case. Conservative foundations, resuscitating Operation Rescue and the Vatican's hidden hand all played a part. Pro-choice protester SUNSARA TAYLOR tells us how she braved the hospice barricades. Investigative journalist FRED CLARKSON describes the religious right's organizing. Finally, extraordinary jazz singer CHERYL BENTYNE on her new CD featuring the swing and bebop music of Anita O'Day.

Veterans Group Calls on Cong...

Veterans Group Calls on Congress to Impeach George W. Bush and Richard Cheney

NATIONAL NEWS:
Veterans Group Calls on Congress to Impeach George W. Bush and Richard Cheney
SOURCE: Veterans For Peace, Inc.

ST. LOUIS--On March 30, a national veterans organization called for the removal of President George W. Bush and Vice-President Richard Cheney for crimes the group charges were committed during the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
In a letter sent to each member of the US House and Senate, Veterans For Peace (VFP) stated that ...This administration war on Iraq, in addition to being increasingly unpopular among Americans, is an unmistakable violation of our Constitution and federal law which you have sworn to uphold. In our system, the remedy for such high crimes is clear: this administration must be impeached.

David Cline, a decorated Vietnam War combat veteran and VFP president, said in a prepared statement to the press, "We do not make this call lightly and as former members of the US armed forces, we take our responsibilities as citizens very seriously. For that reason we believe that when our government conducts a war of aggression on Iraq and commits a growing and appalling series of what must legally be considered war crimes and crimes against humanity in the execution of that war, it violates Article VI of the US Constitution, the War Crimes Act of 1996 (18 U.S.C. 2441), and numerous international treaties which are legally binding on our nation."

Cline continued, "We are not the first group to call for impeachment. We have decided to add our voice to the call. All the reasons given for the invasion have shown themselves to be half-truths or misleading. The conflict continues to drag on taking the lives of our soldiers and innocent Iraqis. It is clear that George Bush does not intend to change course in an effort to right this great wrong. He has had enough time in his second term to begin a shift and he has not. It is time to remove him from office."

Veterans For Peace is seeking individual and organizational supporters to work jointly on the effort to impeach the resident.
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To read the VFP letter to Congress and review the US and international laws the VFP claims the Bush administration has violated, just click here. http://www.veteransforpeace.org/impeachment/impeachment.htm
Veterans For Peace is a 5,000-member national organization founded in 1985, with 118 chapters across the country.
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The Baltimore Chronicle.
This story was published on March 30, 2005.
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Member Veterans For Peace [www.veteransforpeace.org]
James Starowicz
USN '67-'71 GMG3 Vietnam '70-'71
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By jimstaroApril 2, 2005 - 4:51pm