E1650 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 25, 2002 of September 1, 2002 to my colleagues, which ‘‘My most knowledgeable Iraqi friend tells ‘Cajun National Anthem’; and they were the I ask to have inserted into the RECORD. me he is confident that the morning after first musicians to bring electronic amplification any U.S. invasion, American troops would be to area dancehalls by running a sound system ‘‘As I think about President Bush’s plans welcomed by , and the regime would to take out and rebuild off the engine of Mr. Darbone’s Model-A Ford. fold quickly. It’s the morning after the Their 1997 album, ‘‘Deep Water,’’ received into a democracy, one question gnaws at me: morning after that we have to be prepared Is Iraq the way it is today because Saddam for. In the best case, a ‘nice’ strongman will a grammy nomination in the traditional folk Hussein is the way he is? Or is Saddam Hus- emerge from the to preside over category, and on December 4, 1999, Darbone sein the way he is because Iraq is the way it a gradual transition to democracy, with and Duhon fulfilled a life-long dream of per- is? America receding into a supporting role. In forming at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. ‘‘I mean, is Iraq a totalitarian dictatorship the worst case, we crack Iraq open and it under a cruel, iron-fisted man because the This past spring and summer, The Ramblers country is actually an Arab Yugoslavia—a falls apart in our hands, with all its histor- toured festivals across and even highly tribalized, artificial state, drawn up ical internal tensions—particularly between ventured on their first European tour! by the British, consisting of Shiites in the its long-ruling Sunni minority and its long- Over the years, The Ramblers have been south, Kurds in the north and Sunnis in the frustrated Shiite majority. In that case, profiled on Entertainment Tonight, Music City center—whose historical ethnic rivalries can George Bush will have to become Iraq’s Tonight, and NPR’s Weekend Edition. They be managed only by a Saddam-like figure? strongman—the iron fist that holds the have garnered critical acclaim from the New country together, gradually redistributes the ‘‘Or, has Iraq, by now, congealed into a real York Times, Rolling Stone, and USA Today— nation? And once the cruel fist of Saddam is oil wealth and supervises a much longer transition to democracy. and they have even been featured on MTV! replaced by a more enlightened leadership, As one report put it—‘‘They have seen the Iraq’s talented, educated people will slowly ‘‘My Iraqi friend tells me that anyone who produce a federal democracy. tells you he knows which scenario will un- Depression, World War II, rock and roll, flower ‘‘The answer is critical, because any U.S. fold doesn’t know Iraq.’’ power, disco, the computer age, and 9/11— invasion of Iraq will leave the U.S. respon- and they’re still going strong.’’ f sible for nation-building there. Invade Iraq Mr. Speaker, I congratulate South Louisi- and we own Iraq. And once we own it, we will CONGRATULATING SOUTH LOU- ana’s 2002 National Heritage Fellows Mr. have to rebuild it, and since that is a huge ISIANA MUSICAL PIONEERS— and Mr. Edwin Duhon on task, we need to understand what kind of LUDERIN DARBONE, EDWIN their lifetime of achievement and I wish The raw material we’ll be working with. many more years of ‘‘It is instructive in this regard to quickly DUHON AND THE HACKBERRY review Iraq’s history before Saddam. Romper RAMBLERS good times and great music! Room it was not. It was a saga of intrigue, f murder and endless coups involving the dif- ferent ethnic and political factions that were HON. CHRISTOPHER JOHN HONORING LAURAN HOWARD AS thrown together inside Iraq’s borders by the OF LOUISIANA AN ‘‘ANGEL IN ADOPTION’’ British. In July 1958, Iraq’s King Faisal was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gunned down in his courtyard by military Tuesday, September 24, 2002 HON. JOE KNOLLENBERG plotters led by Brig. Abdel Karim Kassem OF MICHIGAN and Col. Abdul Salam Arif. A few months Mr. JOHN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to com- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES later, Kassem ousted Arif for being too pro- mend 2002 National Heritage Fellow Award- Tuesday, September 24, 2002 Nasserite. Around the same time a young ees—and my constituents—Luderin Darbone Saddam tried, but failed, to kill Kassem, who and Edwin Duhon, founding members of the Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, I would himself executed a slew of Iraqi Nasserites in like to salute Lauran Howard, who will be one Mosul in 1959. acclaimed South Louisiana musical group, The ‘‘In 1963, Arif came back from exile and Hackberry Ramblers. of the 277 Angels in Adoption honored tonight killed Kassem. A short time later Arif, and The prestigious National Heritage Fellow at a banquet organized by the Congressional the Baath Party thugs around him, savagely Award was created in 1982 by the National Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI). slaughtered and tortured thousands of left- Endowment for the Arts. To date, the award CCAI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organiza- wingers and Communists all across Iraq. Arif has honored 272 traditional artists, of all vari- tion raising awareness about the tens of thou- ruled until 1966, when he was killed in a heli- sands of foster children in this country and the copter crash and was succeeded by his broth- eties, from across the United States. My home state of Louisiana has been home millions of orphans around the world in need er, who was toppled in 1968 by Saddam and of permanent, safe and loving homes; and to fifteen fellows since 1982, and ten of those his clan from the village of Tikrit. That’s eliminating the barriers that hinder these chil- when Saddam first began sending away his fellows have been natives of Louisiana’s 7th dren from realizing their basic need of a fam- opponents to a prison called Qasr al- Congressional District, which I proudly rep- ily. Nahiya—‘the Palace of the End.’ Since 1958, resent. The artists or groups nominated for every one of these Sunni-dominated military I was proud to nominate Lauran because this award have made a ‘‘significant contribu- her work has made a significant difference in regimes in began with a honeymoon tion to the cultural heritage of the United with the Kurds in northern Iraq and ended up the lives of children and adoptive families in fighting them. States.’’ our community. Since graduating from ‘‘The point here is that we are talking Luderin Darbone and Edwin Duhon of The Marygrove College in Detroit, MI, Howard has about nation-building from scratch. Iraq has Hackberry Ramblers were among this year’s been actively involved in ensuring that children a lot of natural resources and a decently edu- thirteen awardees, and indeed have made a are placed with loving families in a timely cated population, but it has none of the civil significant contribution to the world of Cajun society or rule of law roots that enabled us manner. After working with the Michigan De- music. partment of Social Services (now the Family to quickly build democracies out of the ruins Mr. Darbone and Mr. Duhon have been of Germany and Japan after World War II. Independence Agency) as a social worker, Iraq’s last leader committed to the rule of thrilling audiences as the lead members of she began working as a caseworker for the law may have been Hammurabi—the King of The Hackberry Ramblers since 1933. They Honorable James Lincoln at the Wayne Coun- Babylon in the 18th century B.C. So once began playing at local parties and dances in ty Juvenile Court. Later, as a shareholder in Saddam is gone, there will be a power vacu- South Louisiana, and their ensemble is still the firm of Kemp, Klein, Umphrey and um, revenge killings and ethnic pulling and playing and touring today—nearly 70 years Endelman in Troy, MI, she concentrated her tugging between Kurds, Sunnis and Shiites. later. practice in the adoption and family law areas. ‘‘This is not a reason for not taking Sad- Undoubtedly the oldest group dam out. It is a reason for preparing the U.S. Lauran is a member of the American Academy public for a potentially long, costly nation- in existence, the Ramblers combine their of Adoption Attorneys (AAAA), having prac- building operation and for enlisting as many Cajun French repertoire with rural string band, ticed as counsel in hundreds of adoptions. allies as possible to share the burden. There , and popular ingredients to Since January 2, 2000, she has been a is no avoiding nation-building in Iraq. Be- produce their unique sound. A number of mu- court administrator in adoptions and juvenile cause to get at Iraq’s weapons of mass de- sical ‘firsts’ are attributed to The Hackberry support for Oakland County, MI. In that posi- struction we’ll need to break the regime Ramblers including being among the first tion, Lauran attempts to ensure that adoptions open, like a walnut, and then rebuild it. Cajun musicians to de-emphasize the accor- are processed quickly and in accordance with ‘‘What’s worrying about the Bushies is that they seem much more adept at breaking dion and feature the fiddle; the first to suc- the Michigan adoption code and court rules. things than building things. To do nation- cessfully blend the Cajun music sound with Lauran’s efforts have helped reduce the time building you need to be something of a naı¨ve western swing, and a variety of other that children spend in foster care and guar- optimist. I worry that the Bushies are way medleys; the first to record and tag the name antee the system is used as a temporary an- too cynical for nation-building. ‘‘Jolie Blonde,’’ the tune often called the swer instead of a permanent solution. The

VerDate Sep<04>2002 05:16 Sep 26, 2002 Jkt 099006 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A24SE8.040 E25PT1 September 25, 2002 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1651 swift placement of children in permanent PAYING TRIBUTE TO HOLLY tember 11, 2001, and the remarkable heroism homes is essential to their positive develop- COORS of those who responded selflessly to those at- ment and well-being. tacks, the weapon we have most, that we Adoption allows people the opportunity to HON. SCOTT McINNIS need most, and that we need now more than any time in the history of the Republic is pray- extend their homes and their hearts to people OF COLORADO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES er. in need. I commend Lauran Howard for her We need prayer for our brave men and Tuesday, September 24, 2002 work to break down the barriers that stand be- women in the military who are fighting the war tween foster children and their adoptive fami- Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to on terrorism and for those who will go, prayer lies. She is truly worthy of the Angels in Adop- take this opportunity to pay tribute to an indi- for our President and our leaders as they tion recognition. vidual who has contributed selflessly to the chart our Nation’s course, prayer for the fami- betterment of her community, Holly H. Coors lies and friends of the more than 3,000 citi- f of Denver, Colorado. It is my pleasure to zens who lost their lives in New York City, on honor Holly as a pillar and a pioneer to the the place that crashed in Pennsylvania and at RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENT advancements of our society. the Pentagon, and prayer for the safety and OF GLORIA WISE BOYS & GIRLS Holly Coors was born and raised in Phila- security of our Nation. CLUB delphia by a caring charitable family. She We need prayer as well for the selfless and moved to Colorado where she nurtured her hardworking members of our police, firefighter own family with her example of humanitarian and emergency response teams. The harsh HON. JOSEPH CROWLEY service. Holly has donated countless hours of reality of the danger of their jobs came crash- service at St. Luke’s Hospital and Spalding OF NEW YORK ing down on America on September 11 when Rehabilitation Hospital in Denver Colorado in 343 firefighters, 23 police officers and 37 Port IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES addition to serving as the Colorado State Authority officers in New York City lost their Chairman for Reagan/Bush in 1980 and 1984. Tuesday, September 24, 2002 lives at the World Trade Center. Holly’s appointment as the United States Am- With a year to ponder the terrible losses Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in rec- bassador to the National Year of Americas by suffered that day and the threat of terrorism ognition of The Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club President Reagan highlights her ability to rep- and evil still looming over our Nation, we real- of the Bronx, New York. I congratulate them resent her country and her willingness to ize now more than ever the debt of gratitude on their recently awarded $218,500 grant from reach out. Holly has also helped found and that we owe to those who place themselves in the U.S. Department of Justice. fund the organization Women of Our Hemi- harm’s way to protect our Nation and our citi- sphere Achieving Together to help women im- zens. This grant will fund the Juvenile Mentoring prove their lives through entrepreneurship. September 11 unified America and reawak- Program (JUMP). JUMP is a one-on-one men- Through this organization and her support of ened a spirit of determination and patriotism toring program that takes at-risk youths from Latin American schools and clinics, Holly has not seen since World War II. On that day we the Bronx neighborhoods of Co-Op City, economically uplifted many developing com- were reminded that freedom is not free—that Baychester, Edenwald, and Williamsbridge, munities and received numerous awards for there is a price that must be extracted to de- and gives them the kind of activities they want her dedication to educational and health care feat tyranny and terrorism and to preserve the and need. The goals of this program are to re- issues. precious freedoms for which previous genera- duce gang participation, promote academic Holly’s humanitarian legacy extends to the tions of heroes have fought so valiantly. achievement and school attendance, and pro- Caribbean where she helped rebuild the fire The war on terrorism will be a long war—but mote positive social behavior. The activities in- ravaged Parliament House in the common- it is a war that we can and will win. So as we clude college campus visits, outings to sport- wealth of Dominica. When Hurricane Mitch remember those who paid the ultimate sac- ing events, and reading time with caring adult wreaked havoc along its destructive path, rifice for their country and those still on the mentors. Holly sent five plane loads of diapers to hos- front lines in the battle for freedom, we are That is precisely what is so wonderful about pitals there. Appointed to serve as Ambas- filled with renewed resolve that those who per- Gloria Wise—it recognizes the needs of this sador-at-Large to Latin America by President petrated these terrible acts will be brought to community and it provides services that serve George H. W. Bush, Holly moved throughout justice and that such a tragedy will never hap- this community. That is the mark of under- the western hemisphere standing out as a de- pen again in America. May God bless the families of the victims of standing, seasoned leadership—leadership termined advocate and mentor to the women September 11, and may God continue to bless provided by Gloria Wise’s Executive Director, in every country she visited. She continues to tirelessly serve her country as an advocate on America. Charlie Rosen. Mr. Rosen has proven his many health care issues at home and abroad. f commitment to the neighborhood for decades. With such a distinquished list of accomplish- And he continues to respond to the needs of ments, it is no surprise the Jefferson Sym- STATEMENT ON POW/MIA this varied and diverse community. phony Orchestra has chosen to honor Holly at RECOGNITION DAY Under his leadership, Gloria Wise has its 50th Anniversary Gala in December. It is SPEECH OF grown into a model community center, serving our chance to give her the recognition she de- the young, the old, those in need of assist- serves for her years of volunteer service and HON. STEVE ISRAEL ance, and those who long to help, this center philanthropic assistance she has given to her OF NEW YORK serves all of us. community, her state, and her nation. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This Federal grant certainly speaks to the Mr. Speaker, it is with great admiration that Thursday, September 19, 2002 quality of Mr. Rosen’s leadership. It also I extend my praise to Holly Coors before this Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to body of Congress and this nation. Holly brings speaks to the quality of the Gloria Wise pro- bring my colleagues’ attention to POW/MIA great care and sincerity wherever her mission grams and staff, people like the Jeff Recognition Day, which is tomorrow. Des- takes her and she is truly an individual of Aulenbach who is the Deputy Executive Direc- ignated by the President and observed every great character and conduct deserving of the tor who actually wrote the grant application— year on the Third Friday of September, we honors and awards bestowed on her through- an application that was successful in a very take this day to remember the sacrifices of out her career. competitive year where only three of these armed service-members who were captured in awards were given out in New York State. f wartime, and whose ultimate fate remains un- known. Over the course of the last century This program has a lot of people behind it, REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 more than 142,000 Americans were taken including myself. This center has been captive when fighting for their country. Those blessed with incredible staff and an incredible HON. RALPH M. HALL unfortunate enough to be taken prisoner all leader. I am glad that the Federal Government OF TEXAS too often suffered from the very worst human and the Department of Justice has recognized IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES treatment. Let us remember the sacrifice they how exceptional this Boys & Girls Club is to Tuesday, September 24, 2002 made for their country. the Co-Op City community. Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, as we re- I would encourage my colleagues not only For all of their work, I thank them. flect on the tragic attacks on America on Sep- to remember those who were captured, but

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