[Occupymendocino] [Fwd: Is this why we're bombing Syria?]

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Subject: Is this why we're bombing Syria?
From:    "Josh Silver, Represent.Us" <representus at unitedrepublic.org>
Date:    Wed, September 11, 2013 1:10 pm
To:      "Agnes Woolsey" <agnes at mcn.org>
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      Agnes,

   Here's something President Obama omitted from his speech on Syria last
   night:

   "The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 10 to 7 to approve the use
   of military force in Syria. Senators voting `yes' received, on average,
   83% more money from defense contractors than Senators voting `no.'"

   When corruption becomes a matter of war and peace, we need to speak out.
   [1]Click here to sign our open letter to all 10 Senators who voted
   'yes.'  We'll send the letter to each Senator and submit it for
   publication in major newspapers in their home state.

   Thanks for speaking out with me.

   - Josh

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   Dear Senator:

   It has come to our attention that Senators on the Foreign Relations
   Committee voting `yes' on the use of military force in Syria received, on
   average, 83% more campaign money from defense contractors than Senators
   voting `no.'

   The possibility that matters of national security -- of war and peace --
   could be influenced by campaign contributions is the ultimate insult to
   the American people.

   You might contend that it's just coincidence, or that a `yes' vote is not
   influenced by the contributions, but the American people deserve a
   Government we can trust to unequivocally represent us, even in the face of
   profiteers and their cronies.

   We, the people, must be able to trust that powerful special interests do
   not shape decisions as vital as military action in Syria.The flood of
   money from defense contractors into the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
   severely undermines this trust. The first step in restoring faith in the
   American government is for you to make a public statement denouncing the
   corrupting influence of money on matters of national security.

   Sincerely

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   Note: Represent.Us has no official position on military action in Syria.
   Our goal is to call out corruption and hold our elected officials
   accountable.

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