Senate votes to continue use of cluster bombs

[kpete]

Senate votes to continue use of cluster bombs

Brian Beutler
Published: Wednesday September 6, 2006

An amendment to the 2007 defense appropriations bill that would have prevented military funding from paying for cluster munitions failed on the floor of the Senate by a vote of 30-70, RAW STORY has learned.

Prior to the vote, Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) presented the amendment along with photographs of Iraqi children who have been maimed by cluster munitions that were not tripped by their intended targets.

Prior to the vote on the measure, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) released a statement about cluster munitions and land mines, which defined a cluster munition as, "a large bomb, rocket or artillery shell that contains hundreds of small submunitions, or individual bomblets."

"In some cases," Leahy explained, "up to 40 percent of the bomblets fail to explode and therefore pose a significant danger to civilians long after conflict has ended. Cluster bombs also expose U.S. military forces to grave danger as they advance in combat through areas containing thousands of unexploded bomblet.

more at:
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Senate_votes_to_continue_use_of_0906.html

[Mass]

1. Shame on the Democrats who voted against the Feinstein amendment.

[Union Thug]

2. Mean spirited, hateful, and lacking compassion... This is the face...

of the new Corporate Fascist States of America.

Really sad.

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

9. Yes it is, and she's none too pretty...

[The2ndWheel]

3. Show them some high fructose corn syrup fed Americans

killed by cluster bombs.

Wait, that's right; the empire doesn't kill us, it just uses us for work and to buy crap.

[redqueen]

4. It may take days to get details on how they voted.

But that list will be posted here. I hope everyone takes some time to call those who voted against it, no matter what party they're in.

This is an outrage.

If anyone else would like to check on the status, it's S.AMDT.4882 for HR 5631.

[darmok167]

5. Here are the 30 who voted for the ammendment.

Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carper (D-DE)
Conrad (D-ND)
Dayton (D-MN)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Obama (D-IL)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Wyden (D-OR)

[darmok167]

6. And the Democrats who voted "Nay" are

Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE)
Clinton (D-NY)
Dodd (D-CT)
Inouye (D-HI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Schumer (D-NY)

[yodermon]

11. gee thanks hillary n/t

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

13. Ain't she just somthin special?

[shadowknows69]

14. Fuck our NY senators right in their warmongering assholes

was that too subtle or should I say how I really feel?

[Pacifist Patriot]

17. I am so fucking sick of Bill Nelson and there isn't a damn...

thing I can do about it. He is the ONLY Democratic representing my interests from my town council all the way up to the President. How overwhelmingly depressing is that?

[leesa]

19. It's pretty clear who needs to go, isn't it?

To hell with all these monsters.

[Mass]

7. What are Biden, Clinton, Dodd, and Bayh's excuses on this?

[redqueen]

10. Thank you!

:yourock:

[Olney Blue]

18. Thank you, Senators. You speak for me!

Sarbanes and Mikulski- we Marylanders are especially fortunate.

[RethugAssKicker]

8. Americans are violent people... WTF do you expect ?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

12. More "bi-partisan" support for murder.

The "defense" industry and the Pentagon are pleased with another show of "patriotism" that will kill and maim thousands.

[Name removed]

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[femmedem]

16. I'm bookmarking this one for anti-Lieberman ammo.

Closer to the election, I'll write a "10 Reasons Not to Reelect Lieberman" LTTE, and this goes on the list.

[OneBlueSky]

20. people who vote for using these weapons have no souls . . . n/t

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