There’s good news and bad, mostly the latter but don’t discount the good. On May 22, (non-binding) HR 362 was introduced in the House – with charges and proposals so outlandish that if passed and implemented will be a blockade and act of war. It accused Iran of:
— pursuing "nuclear weapons and regional hegemony" that threatens international peace and
— overtly sponsoring "several terrorist groups, including Hamas and Hezbollah;"
— having close ties to
— possibly sharing "its nuclear materials and technology with others;"
— developing "ballistic technology" and ICBMs exclusively to deliver nuclear weapons;
— calling for the "destruction of
— refusing to suspend its uranium enrichment program despite its legality;
— using its banking system to support proliferation and terrorist groups;
— supporting Hezbollah to dominate
— helping Hamas "illegally seize control of
— financing Iraqi "Shia militant groups (and) Afghan warlords (to) attack American and allied forces;"
— destabilizing the Middle East "by underwriting a mas
I was born in 1934 in Boston, MA. Raised in a modest middle class family, attended public schools, received a BA from Harvard University in 1956 and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of PA in 1960 following 2 years of obligatory military service in the US Army. Spent the next 6 years as a marketing research analyst for several large US corporations before becoming part of a new small family business in 1967, remaining there until retiring at the end of 1999. Have since devoted my time and efforts to the progressive causes and organizations I support, all involved in working for a more humane and just world for all people everywhere, but especially for the most needy, disadvantaged and oppressed. My efforts only in the last 6 months have included some writing on the various issues of most concern to me like war and peace; social, economic and political equity for all; and justice for all the oppressed peoples of the world like the long-suffering people of Haiti and the Palestinians.
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