Cynthia McKinney, the former Georgia congresswoman who tried to get into Gaza a couple weeks ago, was at ANSWER's march and rally in Washington yesterday. "Among
the many friends in attendance, I met a young man and his daughter who
had come all the way from Greensboro, North Carolina to participate.
The crowd was one of the most diverse that I have ever seen. I think
our message is reaching deep into our country's heartland," she said.
McKinney's speech at that rally used the words "ethnic cleansing" and "genocide." Thanks to Anne Silver for these excerpts:
We don't see the images. They are neatly censored from our view in
this country. But everywhere else around the world the carnage that is
Gaza is being seen and the people are revolted by what they see….
They see what is reportedly the world's fourth most powerful military using all of its power against a defenseless people.
In fact, they are witnesses to 15 days of war crimes, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and genocide….
And despite the obvious facts of an Israeli-sponsored terror campaign
against Palestinians in Gaza, a piece of territory roughly twice the
size of the District of Columbia, they see the U.S. Congress support a
resolution totally supporting Israel, even though Israel is in
violation of U.S. and international law.
They see Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid… cowers before the pro-Israel lobby,
and they wonder why.
And sadly, they see the U.S. President-elect, who roared onto the scene
like a lion, remain as quiet as a lamb in the face of the utter
inhumanity of Israel's actions, and they wonder why…
A new day is coming in U.S. politics. We will use the power of our
vote to change U.S. policy. We will no longer check our values at the
door and support politicians and political parties that fail to deliver.
