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FSOC | Delisting AIG Oct 5, 2017

THE FED | Who Will Follow Yellen? Sep 20, 2017

HOSPITALS | Outlook Is Worrisome Oct 10, 2017

TAX REFORM | Hatching a Bipartisan Plan? Sep 14, 2017 2 comments

TAXES | Using the Budget to Reform Oct 5, 2017

TAX REFORM | Business Taxes Sep 19, 2017

UNIONS | Oct. 18–First American Trade Unions, 1648... Oct 18, 2013 10 comments

R.I.P. | Sep. 3–Andrew Kay, Kaypro-IBM (Comment) Sep 7, 2014

PORT AUTHORITY | Chris Ward Speaks Out Sep 12, 2008

MALONEY | Dem Electeds in Sag Harbor Jul 8, 2015

U.S. Membership in the Chemical Weapons Convention

At our brunch in support of Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney yesterday, there was many questions about Syria. One question was whether and when the United States signed the Chemical Weapons Convention.

The United States signed the Convention on January 13, 1993, seven days before the end of President George H. W. Bush's term.

It came into force the first year of President Clinton's second term. The UK and USA memberships in the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons came into effect the same day, April 29, 1997. They are listed by number on the OPCW website; these numbers do not reflect the order of signature.

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is NOT a United Nations Agency, but operates as an independent organization in the Hague, the Netherlands. It has 189 member countries, at last count on the OPCW website. Syria is NOT one of the members.

SYRIA | NY Voters Opposed to U.S. Action

Rep. Carolyn Maloney gives mic to Alice

Tepper Marlin as Rep. Tim Bishop looks on.

Sept. 8, 2013–A vote on military action was taken at a fundraiser that my wife Alice and I supported for Rep. Carolyn Maloney yesterday on the East End of Long Island, NY, hosted by Rep. Tim Bishop.

The Q&A was extraordinary. Sharp questions, good answers. The voters of NY1 and NY12 are well represented.

Neither Bishop nor Maloney is listed as of September 6 (Friday) in the Think Progress tabulation as leaning either for or against action in Syria. In the House of Representatives, 39 expect to vote yes to Syrian action, 223 probably no.

Polls show that most Americans oppose U.S. action in Syria.

This is reflected in the mail for Rep. Bishop. He says that 95 percent of his constituents' messages are against a strike in Syria.

Rep. Maloney asked for a show of hands for support of a strike at Syria for use of chemical weapons. Only three people put their hands up, and 40-50 hands went up by people opposed.