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In England Prime Minister Blair has ordered that the commanding officer of the Royal Marines be placed on suicide watch.
The released Marines intend to form a rock group to appear at peace rallies around the world.
Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid (Nev.) issued a statement saying that TV star
Rosie O’Donnell’s charges that (a) 9/11 was a hoax perpetrated by the Bush administration to justify an invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, and (b) the Iranian hostage caper was concocted by Bush and Blair to justify an invasion of Iran raised serious questions of foreign policy that should be investigated thoroughly. He called for the appointment of a special prosecutor to pursue all available leads in the case.
Another Senator, Schumer of New York, reported that his demand for a high -level committee to carry out a full investigation has been met with the appointment of former Presidents Bush Sr., Carter and Clinton to serve as co-chairmen. Sandy Berger, former national security assistant to Mr. Clinton, will be named director of research.
Speaker of the House Pelosi announced that she will next visit Hanoi when her Syrian trip is over. She denied that she is following in the footsteps of Jane Fonda. “No one could follow Jane Fonda”, she said. She defended her wearing of a headscarf in Syria on the grounds that she is trying to bring them back into style in the U.S., something which would go far to create better understanding between America and the Arab world. Asked about burkas, she declined to comment.
Senator Hillary Clinton (Dem. N.Y.) wore a headscarf last night in Detroit when appearing at a meeting of the local chapter of Hadassah,. Her new headgear got a mixed reception from the crowd. “It’s cool!” some of the younger members were heard to say, while others expressed doubt as to whether it really was a step toward peace in the Mideast.
At another meeting in Detroit Senator Clinton, still wearing her headscarf, which she called a “female do-rag”, was introduced to the mostly black crowd by Democratic Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, who called her a “with-it lady” who “really gets down with the scene”. The crowd welcomed her with six choruses of “She’s So Fine” but desisted when Senator Clinton appeared about to join in. She then spoke at length, gathering huge rounds of applause and shouts of “Tell it, sister!” when she promised that when she was President the streets of Detroit would be paved with gold and the whole city rebuilt on the general lines of Palm Beach and the French Riviera.
Rep. Conyers was questioned by reporters about recent disclosures that he had used staffers in his office as babysitters and gofers running personal errands for him and his family. He blamed this on the heritage of black slavery, saying that his ancestors had been indoctrinated to revere the white plantation owner who sat on his veranda and ordered his slaves about. Mr. Conyers said he believed that when he became a senior congressman and chairman of an important committee he subconsciously channeled that image to the point where he found himself playing the role of the old-time Southern planter with legions of slaves at his command. When asked what he intended to do about it, he answered “Do about it? Do about it? Man, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, that’s what I’m going to do about it”. | |
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