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'''Jim McDermott''' (b. 1936) is a [[Democratic]] Member of Congress who represents the Seventh District of [[Washington State]].
 
'''Jim McDermott''' (b. 1936) is a [[Democratic]] Member of Congress who represents the Seventh District of [[Washington State]].
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Shortly prior to the [[Iraq War]], McDermott traveled to [[Baghdad ]]and embraced [[Saddam Hussein]], in a trip financially supported by Iraqi-American businessman [[Shakir al-Khafaji]], who has been investigated for receiving "lucrative vouchers for [[Iraqi]] [[oil]] from Saddam's government." <ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/regionalpolitics/2001905911_mcdermott17m.html Aide says McDermott wasn't aware of Saddam link],  By Jim Brunner, ''Seattle Times'', April 17, 2004.</ref>  
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Shortly prior to the [[Iraq War]], McDermott traveled to [[Baghdad ]] in a trip financially supported by Iraqi-American businessman [[Shakir al-Khafaji]], who has been investigated for receiving "lucrative vouchers for [[Iraqi]] [[oil]] from Saddam's government." <ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/regionalpolitics/2001905911_mcdermott17m.html Aide says McDermott wasn't aware of Saddam link],  By Jim Brunner, ''Seattle Times'', April 17, 2004.</ref>  
    
On a Roll Call vote in June of 2007 calling on the [[United Nations Security Council]] to charge Iranian President [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] with violating the [[1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide]] and the [[United Nations Charter]] because of his calls for the destruction of the State of Israel, McDermott voted "Present." <ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll513.xml Final Vote Resulrts for Roll Call 513], retrieved from clerk.house.gov 25 June 2007.</ref> This indicates a refusal to vote one way or the other.
 
On a Roll Call vote in June of 2007 calling on the [[United Nations Security Council]] to charge Iranian President [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] with violating the [[1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide]] and the [[United Nations Charter]] because of his calls for the destruction of the State of Israel, McDermott voted "Present." <ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll513.xml Final Vote Resulrts for Roll Call 513], retrieved from clerk.house.gov 25 June 2007.</ref> This indicates a refusal to vote one way or the other.
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