[Texgreen] Tell your Senators to Oppose Robert Gates

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Texans: John Cornyn is on the Armed Services Committee . . .

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Nicaragua Network -Nov 10, 2006
http://www.nicanet.org

Tell your Senators to Oppose Robert Gates!
America Can't Afford Another Ethically Challenged Secretary of Defense!

This alert is prepared by the Nicaragua Network. For more information,
write nicanet(at)afgj.org or call (202) 544-9355.

Gates is an Old Cold Warrior Involved in Most of the Illegal and 
Immoral US
government actions in the Reagan and first Bush administrations.

1. CIA mining of the Nicaraguan port of Corinto and execution of Contra 
war
against Nicaragua ruled illegal by the World Court

2. Gave chemical weapon components to Iraq during Iraq/Iran war

3. Lied to the Senate about knowledge of Iran/Contra scandal

4. "Tailored intelligence" according to former Sec. of State George 
Shultz

Tell your Senators to reject George W. Bush's nomination of Bob Gates.
Don't put our military in the hands of yet another reckless Cold 
Warrior.
Relief at Rumsfeld's passing is no excuse to rubber stamp Gates!

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The Senate Armed Services Committee wants to rush approval of Gates 
before
the new Senate is inaugurated. Tell your senators that this is too
important of a position for a man with Gates' tainted record.

Is one of your Senators on the Armed Services Committee? [See list 
below!]
Tell your Senator to ask Gates the important, difficult questions about 
his
past and to oppose him when the committee votes on his nomination. If
neither of your Senators is on the Armed Services Committee, ask both of
them to oppose Gates when his nomination comes to the floor of the 
Senate.

The phone number of the Capitol switchboard is: (202) 224-3121.

Democratic members of the Committee:

Carl Levin - MI
Edward Kennedy - MA
Robert Byrd - WV
Joe Lieberman - CT
Jack Reed - RI
Daniel Akaka - HI
Bill Nelson - FL
Ben Nelson - NE
Mark Dayton - MN
Evan Bayh - IN
Hillary Rodham Clinton - NY

Republican members of the Committee:

John Warner - VA
John McCain - AZ
James Inhofe - OK
Pat Roberts - KS
Jeff Sessions - AL
Susan Collins - ME
John Ensign - NV
James Talent - MO
Saxby Chambliss - GA
Lindsey Graham - SC
Elizabeth Dole - NC
John Cornyn - TX
John Thune - SD

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