ImpeachPAC Raises Over $30,000 in First Week

ImpeachPAC, a new political action committee created to support congressional candidates who favor impeaching Bush and Cheney, raised $30,569 from 696 donors in its very first weekend, an average contribution of nearly $44 per donor. Our goal is $100,000. Help us get there! Thank you if you've already contributed! Please send this to your friends!

According to a new NBC/WSJ poll, 57% believe Bush deliberately misled people to make the case for war, compared with 35% who say he gave the most accurate information he had. In other words, a solid majority of Americans believe Bush lied.

Here are the latest headlines that add to the case for impeachment:

Italy's official TV documents Bush's illegal use of chemical weapons - white phosphorus, which melts skin while leaving clothes intact - in Fallujah in 2004

Former Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Bob Graham says Bush lied about Iraq intelligence - and says Cheney co-conspired with Libby to out Valerie Plame

Declassified report proves Bush lied when he claimed "Iraq has trained Al Qaeda members in bomb making and poisons and deadly gases"

In 2004, the CIA Inspector General said some White House-approved interrogation tactics violated the international Convention Against Torture

Chris Nelson of the influential Nelson Report says the torture scandal presents "a pretty solid case for an impeachment proceeding."


Ahmed Chalabi is in Washington meeting top Bush officials, despite authoring many of the key pre-war lies, and an ongoing FBI investigation into spying for Iran

Even Bill Kristol, a key proponent of the Iraq War, thinks manipulating pre-war intelligence would be an "indictable offense"

New York Times urges Bush to "virtually" fire Cheney to prevent three more "dreadful" years
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WRITE TO CHALABI

From Thursday's Los Angeles Times: "As he entered the American Enterprise Institute on Wednesday afternoon to deliver his speech, a small, vocal group of street protesters carried a large banner reading, 'Chalabi Lied, Innocents Died.' 'This gentleman played a key role in some of the fraudulent claims that led us to war, and a lot of people are angry that he's being treated like a visiting dignitary,' said [Democrats.com Washington Director] David Swanson, who helped organize the protest. Chalabi has cast himself as a possible candidate for prime minister of Iraq after the country conducts national elections next month. But political commentators inside Iraq say Chalabi's chances of winning the office are slim."

Sign a letter to war promoter, con-man, and would-be ruler of Iraq Ahmed Chalabi:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/chalabi

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LET CONGRESS KNOW YOU'RE WATCHING

On Wednesday, H Res 505, introduced by Rep. Dennis Kucinich to require the Bush administration to turn over all documents relating to the White House Iraq Group, failed to be reported out of the House International Relations Committee on a 23-25 vote. H Res 505, which was co-sponsored by 104 House members, picked up two Republican votes from Rep. Jim Leach and Rep. Ron Paul.

Two Democratic committee members failed to appear for the vote: Rep. Eni Faleomavaega of American Samoa and Rep. Howard Berman of California's 28th district.

Please contact the following House members to thank them for their extremely hard work on this resolution:

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, (202) 225-5871
Rep. Adam Smith, (202) 225-8901
Rep. Barbara Lee, (202) 225-2661

Please ALSO contact the two Democrats on the committee who failed even to show up for the vote, and ask why this happened:

Rep. Eni Faleomavaega, (202) 225-8577
Rep. Howard Berman, (202) 225-4695

Information about H. Res. 505 and the WHIG:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/whig
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GET READY TO COUNTER RECRUITMENT

Young people are not getting the facts about military recruitment, and there are two big days next week on which you can help counter the lies of recruiters:

Thursday, November 17:

National "Not Your Soldier" Youth and Student Day of Action is Thursday November 17th at a high school or college campus near you. Join a planned event or plan your own: a rally, a forum, a counter-recruitment fair.
http://www.nyspc.net/notyoursoldier.php

Friday, November 18:

End The Iraq War - Demonstrations and Nonviolent Resistance at Recruiting Stations Across the Country: November 18th is the big day if you've been waiting for your chance to engage in civil disobedience against the war. Iraq Pledge of Resistance is organizing events at recruiting stations. Get involved! Get ready!

http://www.iraqpledge.org

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U.S. TOUR OF DUTY BACK ON THE ROAD

Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern and Gold Star Mom Nadia McCaffrey, whose son Patrick was killed in Iraq, will be speaking at eight presentations from November 9 to 13 in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Virginia with Jeff Norman of U.S. Tour of Duty. Ray and Nadia appeared together at a series of events in Austin and Dallas last month, and established themselves as a powerful and inspiring combination.

Here is the itinerary:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/4591

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STOP GLOBAL WARMING

Climate Crisis Coalition is organizing nationwide "Stop Global Warming" actions on December 3rd. The events will be used to demand that the U.S. government support action commensurate with the urgency of the deepening climate crisis.
To get involved, go to:
http://www.climatecrisis.us