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"Space Commission Set to Report to Congress Paving the Way for Rumsfield and Star Wars"  by Bruce Gagnon   Washington, DC - On January 11, 2001 the same day that the Senate Armed Services Committee  begins public hearings on the Rumsfeld nomination for Secretary of Defense,  the Commission to Assess U.S. National Security Space Management and Organization is to release its findings after more than a year of  study. Established by members of Congress who claim that preparations to protect U.S. "Space Assets" are inadequate,  the commission's report will likely pave the way for Star Wars. The commission was led by Donald Rumsfeld, President-select George W. Bush's nominee for Secretary of Defense, who has pledged to make the missile "defense", and the space-based laser, a top priority. Three former leaders of the U.S. Space Command are commission members  and there is no doubt that the timing of the "Commission's report", on the same day that Rumsfeld's confirmation hearings begin, are intended to create the momentum to sweep Rumsfeld into his new cabinet seat without a word of controversy. While the media and some in Congress question the appointments of Ashcroft, Chavez, and Norton, the move toward Star Wars and the expenditure of  over $100 billion to get there is not open for public discussion. The  creation of a new arms race in space and the U.S. violation of the ABM and Outer Space Treaties seems to be an insignificant issue to the corporate controlled media. The aerospace industry has the media in the bag. Now they are lining up Congress to ease through the Rumsfeld nomination. Once done they figure not a wimper will be heard from the American people. The new space "control  and domination" regime will be underway and massive corporate welfare for the industry will be in place. Further cuts in social spending will have to come next to pay for the enormous costs in Star Wars. We urge all who are concerned to immediately contact your two U.S. Senators to urge them to fight Star Wars.  The real fight to stop Star Wars  begins with the issue of Senate approval of Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense. CALL YOUR SENATORS ASAP via the Congressional Switchboard at: (202) 224-3121.  Bruce K. Gagnon Coordinator Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space PO Box 90083 Gainesville, Fl. 32607 (352) 337-9274 http://www.space4peace.org globalnet@mindspring.com __________ EcoNews Service - Always online for Exopolitics & a Universe Ecology. EcoNews http://www.ecologynews.com/ Prague  http://mujweb.cz/www/ecologynews/  mailto:econews@ecologynews.com

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