Tuesday, February 18, 2003

Since tomorrow is the sixty-first anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066, I felt it was time to fire off A Letter to My Congressman in response to Howard Coble's comments apologizing for the internment of Japanese-Americans.   6:17:13 PM

IsThatLegal?: The NAACP today ended its 94th annual meeting with a call for the resignation of Howard Coble from the chairmanship of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. This is a welcome and long overdue statement from the NAACP. I can only hope that a number of other groups will jump onboard (as well as the Democratic and Republican leadership in the House) to make it clear that we expect more from our elected representatives than what Mr. Coble has shown us recently.   5:10:52 PM

Nations Speak At U.N. Against Rush to War Baghdad's U.N. ambassador, Mohammed Al-Douri, countered that "Iraq's record of compliance with Security Council resolutions is unprecedented." He reaffirmed the country's commitment "to continuing full and active cooperation" with inspectors. [AP World News] Unprecedented: Iraq holds the record for consecutive violations of United Nations resolutions.   4:17:19 PM

Chirac Decries E. Europe's Stance on U.S. "It is not really responsible behavior," he told a news conference. "It is not well brought-up behavior. They missed a good opportunity to keep quiet." [AP World News] Translation: I am the King of Europe! I am the King of Europe! Shush you peons!   4:14:49 PM