6/11/03

Congressman Dennis Kucinich, leader of Congressional opposition to the Iraq war, took to the House floor today to continue pressing for the truth about the Administration's drive to war:

"The credibility gap is growing. First the Administration said the US had to sweep aside the UN inspections and the UN Security Council because Iraq had weapons of mass destruction that were an imminent threat. Now, Paul Wolfowitz says: 'The truth is that for reasons that have a lot to do with the US government bureaucracy, we settled on the one issue that everyone could agree on, which was weapons of mass destruction as the core reason.'

"Now their story is changing: Iraq had a weapons 'program,' they say. No longer weapons of mass destruction, but a program. If this Administration can fabricate reasons for war after the fact, where will America be headed for war next?

"Congress must demand accountability for the wanton exercise of war power, for the loss of life, the destruction of property, the waste of tax dollars and the damage to America's reputation. Thirty-three members of the House have now signed the Resolution of Inquiry to demand the White House tell the truth."

Kucinich's Resolution of Inquiry, demanding the Administration turn over intelligence to back its pre-war claims about Iraq, was introduced Thursday and has growing support. It is a privileged resolution and must be voted on in Committee within 14 legislative days of being introduced.

In local news, (via Mike Cohen/Sun-sentinel)



It's one of the most annoying intersections, whether or not it's really dangerous. On each street, you need to be in the proper lane to either continue straight or turn left or right, so people either scramble at the last minute to get in the correct lane, or turn from the wrong lane.

WILTON MANORS -- The five-way intersection at the heart of this city is a tangle or a trademark, depending on whom you ask.

Some drivers say Five Points, where Dixie Highway, Wilton Drive and Northeast 26th Street meet, is a breeding ground for sideswipes and fender-benders. The Florida Department of Transportation calls it a troublesome traffic spot that needs fixing.

But one proposed solution -- turning Five Points into a traditional, four-legged intersection -- has some residents fuming. Wilton Manors wouldn't be the same, they argue, if Five Points were reduced to four.

"The city begins at Five Points; that's our signature," said Diane Cline, president of the Wilton Manors Historical Society. "It's the gateway to our city."

The unusual intersection and nearby properties are considered the middle of everything the city has to offer -- restaurants, cleaners, groceries, a drugstore and even libations. Also in the works a few dozen yards east of the intersection is Wilton Station, a residential and commercial development to break ground next year with designs for its own restaurants, shops, offices and residential lofts costing upward of $400,000.

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In other news, a pre-release version of The Hulk is apparently floating out there on what your grandfather calls "The Inter-what Email." Ain't-It-Cool reporters, always keen observers of their surroundings, are apparently bashing the product for - among other failings - possessing scenes in which the Hulk is invisible. THE SPECIAL EFFECTS WEREN'T ADDED YET, YOU DOPES!

Best line of the article: " But the damage may have been done. Ain't It Cool (www.aint-it-cool-news.com), whose bad buzz has known to derail would-be blockbusters (see Rollerball)..."

YOU SONSABITCHES! Rollerball could've been HU-U-U-UGE!