Hillary is the raw deal

Hillary Clinton demanded that Barack Obama condemn true statements made by the DreamWorks movie studio founder who told New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd in Wednesday’s editions that while ”everybody in politics lies,” the former president and his wife ”do it with such ease, it’s troubling.”  In fact, Obama has been told to give back Geffen’s $2,300 contribution.

What’s the problem?  He was just saying what everyone has been thinking.  Democrats have long admired the Clinton’s for their Clintonian distortion of the truth and Teflon armor that thwarts their detractors from holding them accountable for anything. 

She also make it clear that nobody had better mention the impeachment of her husband, Bill.  Desipite that fact that she uses him as a campaign prop and the man will presumably be part of her Whitehouse should she (shudder) be elected president.

 

The Lords Resistance Army

The Lords Resistance Army is a truly bizarre and blood thirsty group that has plagued southern Sudan and Uganda for years.  I've see pictures of their victims (children, parents, etc), strewn through-out their village that are simply too gruesome to reprint. 

In written testimony to the House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights, and International Operations, Ugandan Minister of Defense Amama Mbabazi explained the terrorist threat faced by his country and its neighbors from the Lord's Resistance Army:<blockquote>"The Lords Resistance Army (LRA) is one of the most brutal terrorist organizations the world has known in recent history. Under the diabolical direction of Joseph Kony, a self-proclaimed, counterfeit Christian 'prophet' who claims allegiance to the Ten Commandments but who transgresses each one of them, this criminal group has orchestrated a terror campaign against the people of Northern Uganda for the last 19 years. Atrocities meted out by this group; large scale massacres, abductions, maiming, mutilation, looting of properties, rape and defilement of young girls caused untold human suffering.... Women and children bore the brunt of this LRA terror campaign."</blockquote>The hearing topic was "The Endangered Children of Northern Uganda."

Here's more:<blockquote>Minister Mbabazi said that the Ugandan government has responded to the threat both militarily and through humanitarian programs designed to rescue and rehabilitate the children who have been victimized by the terrorists. "Today," he said, "over 20,000 children have been rescued from the LRA by the Ugandan Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF)."

Minister Mbabazi testified that, as a result of UPDF efforts, "between August 2003 and April 2006, a total of 3,098 LRA [terrorists] have been killed, 570 captured, 2,457 surrendered, 2,830 assorted weapons captured and 5,698 abductees rescued." Due to pressure from the Ugandan defense forces, leaders of the LRA have fled across the border.

The Minister added that the Government has on several occasions initiated channels of communication with the LRA, encouraging dialogue to resolve the conflict peacefully, and has offered amnesty for those who surrender their arms and promise to reintegrate themselves constructively into society.

Noting that the conflict in northern Uganda is often characterized as "a forgotten war," the new Ugandan Ambassador to the United States, Perezi Kamunanwire, commended Subcommittee Chairman Christopher Smith "for investigating this important but often overlooked issue," adding: "Increased attention can only result in the channeling of greater resources to address the conflict and to deal with the rehabilitation of the region when the terrorist threat has been eliminated."</blockquote>

Will the GOP Stand for Life?

Although their goals for the 110th Congress make no mention of pro-life legislation, Republicans have quietly aligned themselves against the inevitable attacks on the unborn. FRC has learned that earlier this month, 36 of the Senate GOP, including every member of the minority leadership and both Republican presidential candidates, implored President Bush to lead the fight against anti-life measures in the new Congress. In a letter to the White House, the GOP requested that President Bush pledge to veto any legislation that weakens pro-life policy. The President's father, George H.W. Bush, issued a similar statement to Democrats when his party was in the minority, and voting records indicate that it significantly dampened the efforts and enthusiasm of Congress's pro-abortion faithful. We remain optimistic from the recent efforts of pro-life members that legislation to protect the unborn will continue to move forward despite its absence from the GOP's menu of priorities. Just last Friday, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and 105 cosponsors re-introduced the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act in the face of liberal opposition. The bill is a common-sense provision aimed at protecting parental rights. It would ensure that young girls cannot be taken across state lines to have abortions to avoid the parental notification laws in their home states. Together with our allies in the House, FRC will continue to press for the bill's passage. Meanwhile, in a speech on Sunday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said, "I do not support Roe versus Wade. It should be overturned." The Senator will have another chance to show his convictions on life issues since a vote on expanding funds for embryonic stem cell research is imminent.

Source: FRC

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