Time: Mon Jul 28 22:44:44 1997 by primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA17777; Mon, 28 Jul 1997 21:53:05 -0700 (MST) by usr03.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id VAA28483; Mon, 28 Jul 1997 21:52:11 -0700 (MST) Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 21:51:29 -0700 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: SLS: Solomon Calls for Impeachment (fwd) <snip> > >> CHAIRMAN SOLOMON CALLS FOR THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT CLINTON >> In the House of Representatives, July 22, 1997 >> >> Mr. Speaker, those who think the investigation into the scandals >> surrounding the Clinton White House are sadly mistaken if they >> dismiss it as a merely partisan attack. >> >> The New York Times has never been known as a mouthpiece for the >> Republican Party, and could not be accused of aiding or abetting >> such partisanship. All the more significant, then, is the Tuesday >> column by A.M. Rosenthal, entitled 'The Connecting Line.' >> >> The 'connecting' is done to the bewildering and seemingly >> unconnected scandals, and establishes a common theme. >> >> That common theme, Mr. Speaker, is the manipulation of the United >> States by the People's Republic of China, and the extent to which >> the actions of the Clinton administration made that manipulation >> possible. The column is a must-read for anyone who still thinks, >> and dares to claim, that this scandal is only about campaign >> finance reform. >> >> Mr. Speaker, there is no reason why preparation should not be >> made for the consideration of impeachment of the President, a >> suggestion I do not make lightly. >> >> I place the Rosenthal column in today's Record. >> >> FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, JULY 22, 1997, BY A.M. ROSENTHAL >> >> In just one day last week three stories were reported that told >> of the stunning successes the Chinese Politburo has achieved in >> manipulating America and diminishing it as a credible political >> player in the Far East. >> >> Americans can find similar stories almost every day in their >> press. But American journalism, like American diplomacy and >> politics, has failed to show the clear line that connects the >> stories. And historically--meaning from tomorrow deep into the >> next century--that failure can be the Politburo's biggest triumph >> of all. >> >> One story dealt with China's plan to influence the American >> Presidential race and how President Clinton insisted that the >> agent of Beijing's chief overseas economic commercial partner be >> given a role in the campaign. >> >> This agent, John Huang, received regular C.I.A. briefings. If the >> White House does not understand that anything interesting the >> C.I.A. told him found its way through his Indonesian masters to >> their Beijing partners, it would be obscene self-delusion >> amounting to dereliction of duty. >> >> Another story was about the growing worry in Congress that U.S. >> intelligence has not kept track of how China's increasing >> military and political power affect America. The house has called >> for a report within a year. It appropriated $5 million to hire >> academics to help our multi-billion-dollar intelligence >> machinery. >> >> The third story told of how the dissident movement has been >> crushed in China. The Communists got a free hand when the Clinton >> Administration dropped human rights as a goal of its foreign >> policy. The Communist then had no worry about economic penalty >> for the torture and murder of Chinese guilt of trying to express >> themselves. So they set to work. >> >> Just another human rights story. But the connecting line among >> all the successes of China is human rights. The line begins with >> President Clinton's decision in 1994 to renege on promises he had >> made to use economic pressure to help imprisoned Chinese and >> Tibetan dissidents. >> >> Human rights for Chinese--the right to speak, write and worship >> as they choose--should be important in themselves to Americans. >> They should make us cherish and protect our own, inspire us to >> give a hand to those who have none. >> >> The apologists for China sneer at all that. What are we, >> missionaries? They say Americans supporting human rights thirst >> for enemies after the Soviet breakup and select China for the >> role. >> >> This is a knowing falsehood. The opposite is true. Like other >> police-state rulers, Chinese Communists live in fear of their >> people's desire for liberties. They see American democracy as the >> danger to the Communist Party, the inevitable enemy. They search >> out other dictatorships for help in damaging America. >> >> That is why China sells nuclear technology to the likes of Iran. >> To weaken America--that is the connecting line in Politburo >> policy. >> >> For Mr. Clinton, the decision to betray Chinese human rights was >> the beginning of the line to the other accommodations and >> appeasements that flowed from it. Could he have brought into his >> campaign a man useful only because of his links with China, >> direct or indirect, if he were still standing up to what the >> Communists were doing to dissidents? >> >> The President's men, and women, walk the line with him. For >> career reasons, they pretended to believe his cynical fantasy >> that deserting human rights would somehow make the Communists >> improve human rights. They said straight-faced that it would also >> persuade the Politburo to safeguard America's security >> interests--no more sales of cruise missiles and nuclear >> technology to the Irans of the world. >> >> So when American intelligence did report those sales, the >> Administration whined a bit but accepted Beijing's insulting >> answer that it knew nothing about the sales. They expected >> Americans to believe even pistols could be exported from China >> without Beijing's approval. >> >> Only one thing prevents Beijing from fully relishing its double >> victory over Chinese human rights and American's claims to >> international moral leadership. >> >> Beijing has not yet stamped out one human rights struggle--the >> passion for freedom of worship. Yesterday the U.S. again >> acknowledged the persecution of Christians in China. America's >> Government will try to remain detached. Amerca's people may not. >> >> Published in the Jul. 28, 1997 issue of The Washington Weekly >> Copyright 1997 The Washington Weekly (http://www.federal.com) >> Reposting permitted with this message intact > <snip> ======================================================================== Paul Andrew Mitchell : Counselor at Law, federal witness B.A., Political Science, UCLA; M.S., Public Administration, U.C. Irvine tel: (520) 320-1514: machine; fax: (520) 320-1256: 24-hour/day-night email: [address in tool bar] : using Eudora Pro 3.0.3 on 586 CPU website: http://www.supremelaw.com : visit the Supreme Law Library now ship to: c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 : this is free speech, at its best Tucson, Arizona state : state zone, not the federal zone Postal Zone 85719/tdc : USPS delays first class w/o this As agents of the Most High, we came here to establish justice. 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