Kucinich: Ensure Safety of U.S. Citizens on The Audacity of Hope
Robert Naiman @ Common Dreams - In many arenas of human endeavor, there is no plausible way to convince someone through abstract argument that an endeavor that appears to be incredibly difficult is nonetheless not impossible. There's nothing for it but to create an example.
Efforts to get Members of Congress to do anything related in any way to the basic human rights of Palestinians that is not slavishly pro-Likud is a prime example of this phenomenon. Many are convinced - not without evidence that makes their position seductive - that it is an immutable law of the universe that all Members of Congress must always express fealty to right-wing views on this topic.
Well, now we have a counterexample. Six Members of Congress have written to Secretary of State Clinton, urging her to do "everything in her power" to work to ensure the safety of the U.S. citizens on board the U.S. Boat to Gaza, The Audacity of Hope. Read more.
Efforts to get Members of Congress to do anything related in any way to the basic human rights of Palestinians that is not slavishly pro-Likud is a prime example of this phenomenon. Many are convinced - not without evidence that makes their position seductive - that it is an immutable law of the universe that all Members of Congress must always express fealty to right-wing views on this topic.
Well, now we have a counterexample. Six Members of Congress have written to Secretary of State Clinton, urging her to do "everything in her power" to work to ensure the safety of the U.S. citizens on board the U.S. Boat to Gaza, The Audacity of Hope. Read more.
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