July 23: AfterDowningStreet events

AfterDowning Street has called for two events in the New York City area to commemorate the third anniversary of the document.

July 23, 2005
10:00 AM until 12:00 PM
Media Rally
outside the NBC Newsbuilding
On the South side of 49th Street
Smack in the middle of 5th and 6th Avenues.


July 23, 2005,
2:00 PM
New York Society for Ethical Culture
2 W. 64th St. at Central Park West

Torture and Lies - Who Is Accountable?
Speakers:
Rep. Maurice Hinchey, (D-NY, who has represented a conservative-upstate district since 1993
Hon. Liz Holtzman, a former Congresswoman
Randi Rhodes, who hosts a popular afternoon show on AirAmerica Radio
Moderator: Bob Fertik, President of Democrats.com

Breaking news

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Dem., Calif.) today introduced - along with 26 co-sponsors - a Resolution of Inquiry in the House of Representatives which, if passed, will require the White House and the State Department to "transmit all information relating to communication with officials of the United Kingdom between January 1, 2002, and October 16, 2002, relating to the policy of the United States with respect to Iraq."

The resolution must be voted on in committee within 14 legislative days of its introduction. It is expected to be referred to the House International Relations Committee. The Republicans who control the committee may take the matter up right away, hoping to vote it down before the August recess. If they do not, they will be required to take it up by September 16th.

The more Congress Members in the full House who co-sponsor the resolution, the more likely committee members are to vote for it. Ask your Member to support the Resolution:

Committee members should be asked not only to vote for it but to discuss it at length and engage in a substantive debate when the committee meets, so that members who oppose it have to give reasons.

This Resolution is important because the information in the Downing Street Documents so strongly suggests that President Bush intentionally deceived Congress about the reasons for war. If that is not the case, then releasing the documents requested here will clear that up - something the President should be eager to do.