Few Speak Up for Palestinians in U.S. Congress

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Many voices around the world speak up for the Palestinians, but few in the U.S. Congress. The few who do often include lawmakers of Arab-American descent or from Arab-American communities, and mavericks such as Democrat Dennis Kucinich of Ohio and Republican Ron Paul of Texas. Kucinich, who sought the Democratic presidential nomination last year, charged that the United States was ignoring the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza while facilitating Israel's actions with arms deals worth billions. Washington "sniffs at the slaughter of innocents in Gaza," he said. "U.S. tax dollars, U.S. jets and U.S. helicopters provided to Israel are enabling the slaughter in Gaza."
tags: palestinians, israel, congress, gaza
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  1. #1    I don't see Kucinich as a maverick. I see him as a real centrist.
    written by epppie since 396 days 20 hours 41 minutesepppie
  2. #2    why would these congressional war mongers speak up? they benefit from what Eisenhower termed the military/congressional/industrial complex...
    written by patnkansas since 396 days 12 hours 32 minutespatnkansas
  3. #3    No surprise, the Palestinians' resources have been stolen and destroyed; they are poor brown folk. Since when does anyone in Congress speak up for the rights of poor brown Arabic-speaking folks? They don't have millions of dollars to bribe, I mean lobby Congress, do they?
    written by gringoflamenco since 396 days 12 hours 24 minutesgringoflamenco
  4. #4    Yesterday the Senate "spoke up," as expected, by UNANIMOUS consent, and adopted Reid's hideous resolution (S Res 10) justifying the ongoing massacre in Gaza in support of the worst of the worst in Israel's far-right wing. 31 co-sponsors, zero objections.
    So...tell me again, what's the magic number of Dem Senators needed to prevent such abominations? 60? 100? How would that change their proclivities for unanimously supporting crimes again st humanity?
    written by nasrudin since 396 days 8 hours 9 minutesnasrudin
  5. #5    I hate to keep reating this, however this evidence supports the main claims of Walt and Mearsheimer, again! Obama smeared them (without attempting to offer evidence to contradict their claims) at an AIPAC meeting last year, remember?
    written by gringoflamenco since 396 days 7 hours 49 minutesgringoflamenco
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