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'''Jim Moran''' is a [[Democratic party|Democratic]] Representative to the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia. | '''Jim Moran''' is a [[Democratic party|Democratic]] Representative to the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia. | ||
| − | Moran, who serves as a whip on the House | + | Moran, who serves as a whip on the House Democrats' leadership team, singled out Jews as the reason behind attempting to topple [[Saddam Hussein]]'s regime in Iraq: "''If it were not for the strong support of the Jewish community for this [[war with Iraq]] we would not be doing this''," he [Moran] said at the event, organized by the Greater Reston Interfaith Peace Coalition, according the Reston Connection newspaper. "''The leaders of the Jewish community are influential enough that they could change the direction of where this is going, and I think they should.''" <ref>"White House, Democrats Rip Moran for Offending Jews," Stephen Dinan, ''The Washington Times'', Mar. 12, 2003.</ref> |
Moran participated in a [[Democratic_party#Policies_and_criticism|mock hearing]] held by Democrat members of the House Judiciary Committee to consider impeaching President Bush in which a witness testified that the United States toppled Saddam Hussein’s regime for Israel, that Israel should not be considered an ally, and that [[President Bush]] was doing the bidding of Israeli Prime Minister [[Ariel Sharon]]. Moran had asked the witness if the reason the United States went to war with Iraq was because it was a threat to Israel: | Moran participated in a [[Democratic_party#Policies_and_criticism|mock hearing]] held by Democrat members of the House Judiciary Committee to consider impeaching President Bush in which a witness testified that the United States toppled Saddam Hussein’s regime for Israel, that Israel should not be considered an ally, and that [[President Bush]] was doing the bidding of Israeli Prime Minister [[Ariel Sharon]]. Moran had asked the witness if the reason the United States went to war with Iraq was because it was a threat to Israel: | ||
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| − | + | "The session took an awkward turn when witness Ray McGovern, a former intelligence analyst, declared that the United States went to war in Iraq for oil, Israel and military bases craved by administration '[[neocon]]s' so 'the United States and Israel could dominate that part of the world.' He said that Israel should not be considered an ally and that Bush was doing the bidding of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. "Israel is not allowed to be brought up in polite conversation," McGovern said. "The last time I did this, the previous director of Central Intelligence called me [[anti-Semitic]]." Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (D-Va.), who prompted the question by wondering whether the true war motive was Iraq's threat to Israel, thanked McGovern for his "candid answer." | |
<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/16/AR2005061601570.html Democrats Play House To Rally Against the War], Dana Milbank, ''Washington Post'', June 17, 2005.</ref></blockquote> | <ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/16/AR2005061601570.html Democrats Play House To Rally Against the War], Dana Milbank, ''Washington Post'', June 17, 2005.</ref></blockquote> | ||
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Revision as of 21:30, August 30, 2007
Jim Moran is a Democratic Representative to the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia.
Moran, who serves as a whip on the House Democrats' leadership team, singled out Jews as the reason behind attempting to topple Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq: "If it were not for the strong support of the Jewish community for this war with Iraq we would not be doing this," he [Moran] said at the event, organized by the Greater Reston Interfaith Peace Coalition, according the Reston Connection newspaper. "The leaders of the Jewish community are influential enough that they could change the direction of where this is going, and I think they should." [1]
Moran participated in a mock hearing held by Democrat members of the House Judiciary Committee to consider impeaching President Bush in which a witness testified that the United States toppled Saddam Hussein’s regime for Israel, that Israel should not be considered an ally, and that President Bush was doing the bidding of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Moran had asked the witness if the reason the United States went to war with Iraq was because it was a threat to Israel:
"The session took an awkward turn when witness Ray McGovern, a former intelligence analyst, declared that the United States went to war in Iraq for oil, Israel and military bases craved by administration 'neocons' so 'the United States and Israel could dominate that part of the world.' He said that Israel should not be considered an ally and that Bush was doing the bidding of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. "Israel is not allowed to be brought up in polite conversation," McGovern said. "The last time I did this, the previous director of Central Intelligence called me anti-Semitic." Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (D-Va.), who prompted the question by wondering whether the true war motive was Iraq's threat to Israel, thanked McGovern for his "candid answer."
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References
- ↑ "White House, Democrats Rip Moran for Offending Jews," Stephen Dinan, The Washington Times, Mar. 12, 2003.
- ↑ Democrats Play House To Rally Against the War, Dana Milbank, Washington Post, June 17, 2005.
