It’s not in today’s New York Times front section of the print edition. However, I know the Times published an article last night about the Lieberman-Kyls amendment which passed yesterday. I know because I searched high and low last night for some insight into how the US media was handling this news.
I’m sure the article simply didn’t make the print deadline for today’ s papers. However, the article is still not a headline in the online edition either. Rather it is buried below the fold as a third item under "World". Shame on the NYT for not emphasizing this historic event.
The long and short of the amendment enables the US to assert "military instruments" to stop Iran from its nuclear ambitions.
The amendment, notoriously controversial, had two key paragraphs which hope to quell the voices of the strongest opponents. This worked in some cases, in others not so much.
Still, it passed 77-22. Here’s the details of how our Senators voted. Let’s hope the 22 raise their oppositional voices even louder now, hopefully with the backing of others.
Otherwise, this is essentially the type of ambiguous documentation which can be easily read as a declaration of war.
Unbelievable.
more info:
Senate urges Bush to declare Iranian force a Terrorist group (Haaretz)
BREAKING: Lieberman-Kyls amendment passes (Think Progress)
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