LATEST IN LIBERAL NEWS

Nobody Marched to Impeach Bill Clinton
Linda Milazzo Commentary
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/07/07/2385/

Sheehan Plans Run Against Pelosi Unless Bush Impeachment Sought
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/07/08/2386/

Live Earth Concerts: Pop Goes the Planet
Cole Moreton, Geoffrey Lean / The Independent
http://www.alternet.org/environment/56323/

UFPJ Says “Don’t Mend It, End It!”
Too many members of Congress may support a troop reduction but settle for a modified version of the U.S. occupation of Iraq. They may vote to bring "combat" troops home, but allow Bush to keep tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers in Iraq to "fight terrorism," protect U.S. installations and train Iraqi troops. And they are doing nothing to address the growing numbers of U.S. mercenaries involved in the occupation -- mercenaries now outnumber troops in Iraq. (Read this recent article in the Los Angeles Times for more details: http://www.latimes.com/business/local/la-na-private4jul04,1,7340256.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

UFPJ is concerned that many members of Congress will be willing to open the door to a permanent U.S. military presence in Iraq in exchange for the near-term withdrawal of some troops. According to the Wall Street Journal, "Defense Secretary Robert Gates and some allies in the Bush administration are seeking to build bipartisan political support for a long-term U.S. presence in Iraq by moving toward withdrawing significant numbers of troops from Iraq by the end of President Bush's term" (July 3, 2007). This is a dangerous development.

Call your senators and your representative TODAY! Tell them ... I know you will be faced with a number of votes on Iraq in the near future. I want you to support only measures that will bring all U.S. troops and military contractors home from Iraq immediately.

* Do not allow any troops to be left behind.
* Halfway measures to bring some troops home from Iraq are not acceptable
* A long-term U.S. troop presence in Iraq will only further destabilize the country and the region.

Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask to be connected to the offices of your senators and representative. Find out who your members of Congress are here: http://capwiz.com/fconl/dbq/officials/ OR read up on UFPJ website at www.unitedforpeace.org/congress

'Supporting the Troops' Means Withdrawing Them
Gen. William Odom
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/06/7/2325

BlueCross Secret Memo Re: 'Sicko'
Michael Moore Commentary
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/07/06/244/