Congress Responds to the Flotilla: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly
June 8th, 2010![]() |
Congress is back in session today from its Memorial Day recess, and is weighing in on The Good On June 2, Rep. Dennis Kucinich began circulating a "Dear Colleague" letter, which states, in part, " |
Ask your Representative to "sign on" to this "Dear Colleague" letter
and ask him/her also to have the State Department initiate an
investigation into whether
(By the way, our campaign to initiate an investigation into
Thank Rep. Lee by calling her at (202) 225-2661 and Rep. Ellison by
calling him at (202) 225-4755 or emailing him here.
The Bad
On June 4, Rep. Ted Poe, who was featured in our recent video, "'The Twilight Zone' on Capitol Hill"
began circulating a "Dear Colleague" letter which states that Israel's
attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla was an "act of self-defense"
against "extremist terrorists".
Although
Rep. Poe has not posted the text of his letter to his website and its
language is reportedly still under consideration, there is no doubt
that it should be opposed. Ask your Representative not to "sign on" to this letter by clicking here.
The Ugly
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has posted a compendium of Congressional statements in support of
As wretched as many of these statements are, none are quite as disturbing as remarks reportedly made by Rep. Brad Sherman during a conference call organized by the Israel Project. On the call,
No mention of this incendiary remark can be found on
43 Years of Occupation
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