Quote from Pa(b)st Prime:
I know you're too stupid and ill-informed to even be aware of the fact that McKinney solicited Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal for the 10 million that Giuliani returned after the Prince blamed American policy for the attack.
I find her entertaining. I also dig radicals. Just the same though, if I had a gun and the chance to blow her dyke head off I'd relish the chance. I TOO am willing to be a martyr......
you dont have the guts to do anything old fart.... hush and eat your oatmeal. here is what really happened:
REP. McKINNEY RAPS GIULIANI
Rep. Cynthia McKinney, (D-Ga.) criticized New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for turning down a $10 million gift to victims of the World Trade Center tragedy because the giver, a billionaire Saudi businessman, linked the gift to criticism of Israel.
Giuliani rejected the $10M check that was given to him by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Oct. 11 because Alwaleed, in a press release issued later the same day, called on the U.S. to "re-examine its policy in the Middle East and adopt a more balanced stance toward the Palestinian cause."
Alwaleed further said, "Our Palestinian brethren continue to be slaughtered at the hands of Israelis while the world turns the other cheek." The prince condemned terrorism but added: "At the same time we are with the Palestinians and their cause. We will not accept labeling Palestinians as terrorists."
Giuliani Rips Alwaleed
Giuliana at first accepted the check but reversed himself upon learning of the Alwaleed statement.
He said the prince was effectively blaming the U.S. for provoking the attack. "Not only are those statements wrong, they are part of the problem," said Giuliani. He called the prince's statements "highly irresponsible" and "dangerous."
Alwaleed is the world's sixth wealthiest person according to Forbes, with a fortune of $20.3 billion.
His investments in the U.S. total $12B and include half of the Plaza Hotel and portions of AOL Time Warner, Citigroup, News Corp. and Saks Fifth Ave.
In later statements, Alwaleed refused to back down on his position, saying, "My stand goes in line with the stand of my country and government, as well as the stand of every Arab and Muslim."
He also added: "I understand that freedom of speech is something paramount in America." He said, "We must address some of the issues that led to such a criminal attack."
He told CNN Oct. 11 that the U.S. should reconsider its "blind" support of Israel.
McKinney Apologizes to Alwaleed
Rep. McKinney, in a letter published Oct. 15 in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, apologized to Alwaleed for Giuliani's refusal of the $10M gift.
She said the mayor should recognize the prince's "right to speak and make observations about a part of the world that he knows so well."
Said McKinney: "Many have long been concerned about reports by Amnesty International that reveal a pattern of excessive and often lethal force by Israeli forces in situations where Palestinian demonstrators were unarmed and posed no threat of death or serious injury to the forces or to others."
McKinney quoted Senator Robert Kennedy as saying in 1968: "America is a great nation and a strong people. Any who seek to comfort rather than to speak plainly, reassure rather than instruct, promise satisfaction rather than reveal frustration-they deny that greatness and drain that strength."