<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>Are you doing the show alone? </div><div><br>On Jun 12, 2017, at 1:45 AM, John Sakowicz <<a href="mailto:sako4@comcast.net">sako4@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div><br></div><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><div><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><h2 class="x_m_-4747095904257054950entry-title" style="background-color: #ffffff; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-size: 20px; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.accuracy.org/release/trumps-syria-bombing-impeachable/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="outline: none; color: rgb(34, 85, 170); 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color: #000000;"><a href="https://www.google.com/amp/thehill.com/policy/defense/314778-top-aide-obama-worried-about-impeachment-for-syria-actions%3Famp" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #015382;"><img class="x_m_-4747095904257054950size-medium x_m_-4747095904257054950wp-image-58941 x_m_-4747095904257054950alignright" alt="An F/A-18F Super Hornet lands on the US navy's super carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) ("Ike") in the Mediterranean Sea on July 6, 2016. The US aircraft carrier is deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 6th Fleet area of operations. Air Wings embarked aboard conducted strikes against the Islamic State group in Libya , Iraq and Syria. / AFP / ALBERTO PIZZOLI (Photo credit should read ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)" width="300" height="169" style="border: none; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; display: inline; max-width: 100%;" src="http://www.accuracy.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/c4bcb7b08f8ef90a23b4e223f1823fc09fa0b50fff4cbebd5b669f621c3aeb45_3957549-300x169.jpg"></a></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; color: #000000;">John Sakowicz interviews law professor and impeachment specialist Francis Boyle. Listen at 105.1 FM in Ukiah, CA. Or listen to the webstream at <a href="http://www.kmecradio.org">www.kmecradio.org</a></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; color: #000000;">BACKGROUND</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; color: #000000;">CBS News reports: “<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-aircraft-strike-syrian-regime-forces-al-tanf-base/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(1, 83, 130);">U.S. aircraft conduct strike on Syrian army convoy</a>.”</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Earlier this year, <em>The Hill</em> reported “<a href="http://thehill.com/policy/defense/314778-top-aide-obama-worried-about-impeachment-for-syria-actions" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #015382;">Top aide: Obama worried about impeachment for Syria actions</a>.”</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; color: #000000;">Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedlieu/status/865252746571788290" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #015382;">tweeted</a> <span class="x_m_-4747095904257054950aBn" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Thursday</span> after initial reports of the strike: “If true, this is FRICKIN ILLEGAL. Trump does not have Congressional authorization to attack Syria, a country that has not attacked US.” He also tweeted: “Congress authorized President to use force in 2 cases: terrorists & Iraq. @realDonaldTrump has NO AUTHORIZATION to attack Syrian regime.”</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; color: #000000;">FRANCIS BOYLE, <a href="mailto:fboyle@illinois.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">fboyle@illinois.edu</a></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; color: #000000;">Boyle is professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law. He said today: “The U.S. strike clearly violates the War Powers Resolution, the War Powers Clause of the United States Constitution and the United Nations Charter. It’s impeachable.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; color: #000000;">“These so-called deconfliction zones are de facto partitions of Syria in violation of its territorial sovereignty and political independence.”</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; color: #000000;"><em>The Hill</em> report states: “President Obama’s deputy national security adviser says in a new interview that the threat of impeachment ‘was a factor’ in Obama’s decision not to pursue a tougher intervention policy in Syria.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; color: #000000;">“‘We actually had Congress warning us against taking action without congressional authorization, which we interpreted as the president could face impeachment,’ Ben Rhodes told <em>Politico Magazine</em>.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; color: #000000;">“When asked to elaborate, the president’s adviser said that Republicans, including then-Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), made it clear that premature military action without congressional approval would be unconstitutional.”</p></div><div><br></div></div></div><div><br></div></div></div><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Kzyxtalk mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org">Kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/kzyxtalk">http://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/kzyxtalk</a></span><br></div></body></html>