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Opponents to UN Treaty, LOST, Hoping Support for it will Soon be Lost

May 23rd, 2012 | By
Opponents to UN Treaty, LOST, Hoping Support for it will Soon be Lost

WASHINGTON, DC – The Obama administration is ramping up its support of the UN Law of the Sea Treaty, often known as LOST. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey all appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday in support for what is essentially an attack on our national sovereignty. Advocates for the treaty are counting on senators to do what they did when considering the new START Treaty a couple of years ago: take the president’s word for
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Trent Lott Lobbies for UN Treaty He Once Adamantly Opposed

May 3rd, 2012 | By
Trent Lott Lobbies for UN Treaty He Once Adamantly Opposed

WASHINGTON, DC – Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott has changed his mind about a UN Treaty he adamantly opposed less than six years ago. The difference is that he is now a lobbyist for interests that would benefit from the treaty. Throughout his time in the Senate, Lott consistently opposed the “U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea”, also known as the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST), arguing it would create a “U.N. on steroids” that “would undermine U.S. military operations … and impair navigational rights” by subjecting maritime disputes to U.N. authority. Lott
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