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SUNNY Temp: 50 °F Wind: N at 6 mph Tuesday, February 25, 2003 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine W3 Magazine Jobs @ Mail Tribune Tempo A & E Oregon CarZone Wellness Connection Real Estate Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend January 7, 2003 Attorney Sheehan challenges Bush’s ‘New World Order’ By PAUL FATTIG Mail Tribune Attorney Daniel Sheehan acknowledges he faces an uphill battle in the court of public opinion. But Sheehan, Harvard-educated on constitutional law, knows a bit about being an underdog: He was the chief counsel in landmark civil cases such as the Pentagon Papers, Iran-Contra, Three Mile Island and Karen Silkwood. Sheehan, who will speak in Grants Pass Wednesday evening and in Ashland Thursday evening, is now challenging a popular president’s "New World Order" approach to international politics. "I have faith in the fact people can be assisted in seeing what the issues really are," Sheehan said in a telephone interview. "Most people today work 10 hours a day. They don’t have the time to do the original analysis. "My job is to do the basic academic work, then try to figure out how to popularize the information so people can say, ‘I get it now, and this is unacceptable,’ ’’ he said. Sheehan’s lecture is "New Paradigm Politics or the Old New World Order?" Sheehan, 57, said the current President Bush is following the footsteps of his presidential father in attempting to create a "New World Order." That new order seeks to create a "parliamentarian economic" entity, he said. "He wants to establish something almost like a new super state with no tariffs; people can move back and forth; all corporations can have standardized regulations," he said. This is not a one-world government approach, but rather the creation of a Western civilization separate from non-Western countries, he said. "He (Bush) is focusing on an northern industrialized alliance," he said. "This doesn’t include China and will not include Japan. "This (approach) says we want to use our energies to distance ourselves from Islamic and Asian civilizations, that we draw boundary lines," he added. Sheehan notes that many in the current administration, including John Poindexter, the former national security adviser in the Iran-Contra affair, are now involved in the current administration. After Poindexter was indicted for violating federal laws, he was pardoned by the first President Bush. "You see all the advisors from George Senior now around George Junior," Sheehan said. "They are right back at it again." The attorney, who has lectured at Harvard, Yale, Notre Dame and Cornell schools of law, questions the approach, both on ethical and legal grounds. Moreover, he said he believes the current administration is using the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack as a green light to move forward with its plans. "There is a major world view shift in the offing," he said. "Now that the Cold War is over, those dedicated to unalterable us-against-them approach are now putting us against the Islamic and Asian civilizations." The result, he fears, is that a nuclear confrontation with China could occur in less than two decades. "They are betting we will get through this, that we can outspend China," he said. Sheehan said he intends to confront head-on what he firmly believes are administrative policies that will ultimately harm the nation. "I don’t get weary of these battles," he said of his legal fights against the establishment. "I’ve been privileged to get the kind of education that allows me to pursue this. It’s my responsibility." Reach reporter Paul Fattig at 776-4496 or e-mail him at [email protected] Sheehan speaks in Grants Pass, Ashland Constitutional attorney Daniel Sheehan will speak in Grants Pass and Ashland this week. His Grants Pass lecture begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Anne Basker Building on Sixth Street immediately north of the Josephine County Courthouse. His Ashland lecture, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, will be held in the Stevenson Union at Southern Oregon University. The admission-free events, part of Peace House’s "America at War Series," are being co-sponsored by the SOU Media Collective and the Rogue Valley Metaphysical Library. Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2003 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy webmaster feedback A D V E R T I S E R S