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Politics : Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and the New World Order -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (1)	8/10/2003 7:43:33 PM
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Max Boot, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, has put forward the idea of a U.S. "empire of liberty" to spread democracy around the world. On National Public Radio's "Diane Rehm Show" last month, Boot called for a doubling of U.S. military spending to carry out America's global commitments The CFR tries to paint a pleasant picture for the global reach of the US. Calling the new American Empire an Empire of liberty. This is in keeping with the CFR plans. Yet President Bush has signed an executive order giving oil companies blanket immunity for actions they may take to protect their oil operations both overseas in Iraq and domestically. President Bush continues to show disdain for the rights and liberties of all people. Hardly an empire of liberty. GROUPS DEMAND REPEAL OF BUSH IMMUNITY FOR U.S. OIL COMPANIES IN IRAQ WASHINGTON - Representatives of the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and Government Accountability Project (GAP) today urged Congress to investigate - and repeal - an executive order signed by President George W. Bush that gives sweeping powers to U.S. oil companies operating in Iraq. The two public interest organizations charged that President Bush far overreached a May 22, 2003, United Nations resolution that was designed to protect Iraqi oil revenues for humanitarian purposes when he signed an executive order that could place U.S. corporations above the law for any activities "related to" Iraqi oil, either in Iraq or domestically. Bush signed Executive Order 13303 the same day that the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1483, which sets up a development fund, from Iraqi oil revenues, for "humanitarian purposes." Legal analysis of Executive Order 13303 by Government Accountability Project (GAP). seen.org Full text of Bush Executive Order 13303. archives.gov. Full text of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1483 un.org