Anybody remember the “Department of Peace” proposal? Representative Dennis Kucinich (R-OH) has proposed legislation to create a DOP; Conservatives ridicule the idea. Even my fellow Democrats in Washington react to the idea with a mixture of derision and embarrassment; One liberal blogger called it “sublime kookiness.” In all the giggling (which, I admit, Kucinich has …
Congress kills NFIRE
by | 2004-07-03 | No Comments
Both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have killed NFIRE. Guess I don/’t need to finish my NFIRE Fact Sheet. If you want to see the cuts yourself … House Appropriations Committe Report, page 332, line 71.Senate Appropriations Committe Report, page 177, line 71. The Senate seems to have fenced the money, rather than cut …
Russia ratifies Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty
by | 2004-06-26 | No Comments
Russia completed ratification of the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty on June 25, Defense News reports. The ratification is welcome news, but it comes amid a troubling political context. Russia is concerned about the expansion of NATO into the Baltics and views the CFE Treaty, which regulates conventional force deployments, as an important mechanism …
US Drops Push for ICC Exemption
by | 2004-06-23 | No Comments
The United States has dropped its effort to secure a Security Council exemption for U.S. forces under the ICC, after a revised resolution circulated Tuesday night failed to garner sufficient support. James Cunningham, U.S. deputy ambassador to the U.N., told reporters that “The United States has decided not to proceed further with consideration and action …
