Monday, January 12, 2009

One of my favorites

At least one person in Congress is bucking the trend to blindly support the murderous over reaction in Gaza by Israel. Dennis Kucinich has his head on a bit more squarely than most in this regard.

"In Gaza, the United Nations gave the Israeli army the coordinates of a U.N. school, and the school was then hit by Israeli tank fire, killing about 40. The U.N. put flags on emergency vehicles, coordinating the movements of those vehicles with the Israeli military, and the vehicles came under attack, killing emergency workers. The Israeli army evacuated 100 Palestinians to shelter, and then bombed the shelter, killing 30 people.

"Emergency workers have been blocked by the Israeli army from reaching hundreds of injured persons. Today's Washington Post (reports): '100 survivors rescued in Gaza from roads blocked from Israelis. Relief agencies fear more are trapped, days after neighborhood was shelled.' Today, the U.S. Congress is going to be asked to pass a resolution supporting Israel's actions in Gaza. I'm hopeful that we don't support the inhumanity that has been repeatedly expressed by the Israeli army. The U.S. abstained from a U.N. call for a cease-fire. We must take a new direction in the Middle East, and that new direction must be mindful of the inhumane conditions in Gaza."

Found, again, on Alternet.

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