[Mb-civic] online action--say no to Bolton

[ean at sbcglobal.net]

Think of Ann Veneman as the Paul Wolfowitz of food policy.

Just as Wolfowitz used his position as deputy secretary of defense to spin
whacked-out neoconservative theories into the justification for an
unnecessary war, so Veneman used her position as secretary of agriculture
to spin equally whacked-out theories about the genetic modification of
food and free trade into disastrous policies for farmers and consumers.

And, as John Nichols writes in the Online Beat, just as Wolfowitz is being
rewarded with a prominent new position as president of the World Bank, so
Veneman is also moving onto the world stage, as the likely nominee to be
the next executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund
(UNICEF). http://www.thenation.com/thebeat/index.mhtml?bid=1&pid=2289

Veneman would be just the latest in a line of extreme in-your-face
nominees put forth recently by the White House. John Bolton's appointment
to serve as US ambassador to the UN is another appointment causing
controversy. It's being reported today that a group of 59 former American
diplomats are urging the Senate to reject Bolton's nomination, lending a
powerful establishment voice to the growing campaign against Bolton. Check
out The Nation's activist weblog, ActNow, to add your voice to theirs.
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/actnow?bid=4&pid=2292

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