Tue May 23, 2006 at 04:08:09 PM EDT
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| Last month the House passed the Iran Freedom Support Act, a companion bill of Santorum's Senate version, except that Santorum introduced the bill in 2005 after having removed language that said that as part of funding democratic groups and regime change in Iran, no money could be spent on military force. The House version, HR 282 (sec 402), keeps the restriction.
(1) IN GENERAL- The President is authorized to provide financial and political assistance (including the award of grants) to foreign and domestic individuals, organizations, and entities that support democracy and the promotion of democracy in Iran . Such assistance may include the award of grants to eligible independent pro-democracy radio and television broadcasting organizations that broadcast into Iran.
(2) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE- In accordance with the rule of construction described in subsection (b) of section 401, none of the funds authorized under this section shall be used to support the use of force against Iran .
Does it mean anything if funds can be gotten from elsewhere? According to Hersh's New Yorker article on Iran a while back, we already have special operations there.
Menendez is a big supporter of regime change in Iran. He was an early co-sponsor of the bill, with Andrews, Garrett and Saxton. |
| kwilkinson :: Iran Freedom Support Act helped along by NJ delegation |
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