John Conyers: From Cowardice to Complicity (video)

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jperryam

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Some people say showing anger to Congress is the wrong approach. They say it’s out of line and too easily dismissed by those who are supposed to be representing us.

Let me tell those people what’s out of line:

Lying to Congress (a felony) and the American people to launch the illegal invasion and occupation of a country that posed no threat to us whatsoever.

And subsequent results including (but not limited to):

More than one million dead innocent civilians.

More than four thousand dead American soldiers.

Almost five million Iraqi refugees. The fastest growing such crisis on the planet.

The entire Iraqi landscape, millions of people, and our soldiers permanently poisoned by the depleted uranium fallout from our illegal weapons.

Twelve billion dollars per month being wasted on this disaster, so a few war profiteers and their Beltway cronies can have money coming out of every orifice while our country rockets toward total financial meltdown.

Torture.

In addition:

Illegal detention of prisoners without charges, trial or access to a lawyer.

Illegal warrantless spying on innocent American citizens.

Illegal signing statements with which the president claims the non-existent authority to ignore laws passed by Congress as he sees fit.

AND A 110TH CONGRESS THAT HAS NOT TAKEN A SINGLE STEP TOWARD IMPEACHMENT OF THE SINGLE MOST CORRUPT AND IMPEACHABLE ADMINISTRATION THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER SEEN.

Forgive me if I no longer feel like being nice to these people. They are sitting on their blood-covered hands while our republic burns.