Comments on: With two exceptions, Minnesota’s congressional members approve of Israel’s Gaza siege

By: Sue R

Sue R — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:44:30 +0000

Yes, Ann G, I couldn’t agree more! I find it hard to applaud a vote of “present.” We need to send a strong message to our representatives to stand up against the atrocities committed by the Israeli army. A vote against the resolution sends that message; we can accept nothing less. The right to defend does not mean a blank check, wherever, whenever or however a country pleases. It does not encompass the use of white phosphorus, the bombing of UN schools and aid warehouses, or the slaughter of innocent civilians who have no viable escape route. The road to peace, hardly.

By: Ann G

Ann G — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:19:39 +0000

Betty and Keith need to do more. They need to sign onto Kucinich’s Bill that I can’t find right now. They have been supported and it is the Peace community that worked to get Ellison into office. I do praise them for not voting for the resolution but with the war crimes being committeed by the Israel Goverment they need to do more.

The Arms Export Control Act (AECA) requires that each nation that receives a shipment of arms from the United States must certify that the weapons are used for internal security and legitimate self-defense, and that their use does not lead to an escalation of conflict. Congressman Kucinich informed the administration of Israel’s possible violation of AECA through Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on January 6, 2009. Kucinich has yet to receive a response.

By: beryl k gullsgate

beryl k gullsgate — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:02:31 +0000

Concerning wars, walls and other reckless affirmations…

The baboon rattles his cage

and arrogantly shouts,

“I’m glad I’m safe

behind this cage

that keeps ‘the others’ out!”…

Who are we walling in or walling out?

By: Rick O'Brien

Rick O'Brien — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:19:52 +0000

I second Jenny’s comments. Hamas embedded itself with civilians, hiding in schools and mosques. Ellison and McCollum are disgraces to begin with, now we can add pacifist to that. How’s this for example: Tijuana, Mexico has been overrun by feuding drug gangs. The homocide rate is through the roof. Say the gangs decide to start attacking and killing our Border Patrol, the San Diego Police and for good measure start firing RPG’s at vehicles. We tell the Mexican government to squash this crap, they say they can’t. How long do you think before Marines from Pendleton are touring Tijuana? This crap has been going on the day the Israelis left the occupied West Bank. Hamas is getting what’s coming to them. Too bad the international community and the pussies at the UN don’t have the balls to condemn Hamas, Hezbollah and their suppliers Iran and Syria. Typical of the UN though. Anything pro USA or Israel goes down in flames. Hmmm, maybe the UN could move its headquarters to Gaza.

By: Jenny Robinson

Jenny Robinson — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:02:13 +0000

Thank god the good men and women of our house and senate are brave enough and smart enough to stand up and say that Israel has a right to defend herself. No country would allow what Israel has allowed. While one prays that the innocent lives will be spared, Hamas is to blame for said lose as they hide their weapons in home and schools and use innocent civilians as shields.

By: Hank Praiser

Hank Praiser — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:54:34 +0000

We need to call McCollum’s office and thank her for her great statement. I wish she had opposed the resolution, but I guess something is better than nothing. The entire world is going out in demonstrations to denounce the Israeli government, from Tokyo to Berlin to Kenya to cities in South America, while we in our “special” putrid little world go against all common sense and support an occupier who starves for months then bombards an entire district with 1.5 million people living in it, many of them already refugees whose homes and lands were stolen by Israel.

By: beryl k gullsgate

beryl k gullsgate — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:11:13 +0000

Let’s establish a stronger image; a clearer picture here. The latest incident by Israel is one ugly cameo that defines the terrorist stance Israel has been performing so arrogantly for at least three weeks against the Palestinians of Gaza. The Zeiton incident…it’s so recent the blood hasn’t dried on the floor of the homes where Israel held back help for dying families for four days…babies among them crying beside their dead mothers… One news clip ;one of many describes it intimately…1/10/09, N.Y. times, “For Arab Clan, Days Of Agony In a Crossfire”)

It is but the latest story rolling out like a bloody carpet that makes Israel’s excuse for reigning down genocide on Gaza, unacceptably absurd.

And what has Minnesota been doing? Only two of our congressmen now stand up, finally?

Pawlenty and his tradesman brigade of 37 just got back in time before made-in-America Back Hawks and bombs reigned down terror on the Palestinians…so, should we stand passively sipping a cup of tea as genocide happens, and call it acceptable?

One lump but two to sweeten the brew? We sucked a sugar lump when the White House backed Israel’s latest acts of war. We sucked a second lump wwith Pawlenty’s trade trip…with state taxes; national taxes…yours and mine. Our tax dollars twice incestually involve us in these present acts of terrorism. Tradesmanship or the Bush administration’s financial support involve us and makes for one bitter cup however one sweetens the brew.

By: keith Kuckler

keith Kuckler — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:12:51 +0000

when will the interests of the united states, become more important than those of israel? i for one, am sick and tired of having us foreign policy determined by aipac and their paid henchmen and women in the us congress. it is time for this to stop, my congratulations go to ellison and mccollum. its about time we started to stand up for the us. israel has a long history of spying on this country, not to mention the attack on the liberty a us naval vessel in international waters, that resulted in the loss of us lives. we all know that israel has a right to exist, but, does israel have the right to determine us foreign policy?