Comments on: Cynthia McKinney Still Exporting Crazy To The Rest Of The World http://www.eckernet.com/2009/07/cynthia_mckinney_still_exporting_crazy_to_the_rest_of_the_world.html Pissing you off and making you laugh since 2002 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:55:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: kb http://www.eckernet.com/2009/07/cynthia_mckinney_still_exporting_crazy_to_the_rest_of_the_world.html/comment-page-1#comment-5208 kb Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:21:53 +0000 http://www.eckernet.com/?p=3770#comment-5208 I ran into two of her confreres in a cafe in JFK airport, on their way to Egypt. Overheard their conversation. "Everything is a US conspiracy" sums up the 20 minutes of convo I heard. I ran into two of her confreres in a cafe in JFK airport, on their way to Egypt. Overheard their conversation. “Everything is a US conspiracy” sums up the 20 minutes of convo I heard.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.eckernet.com/2009/07/cynthia_mckinney_still_exporting_crazy_to_the_rest_of_the_world.html/comment-page-1#comment-5186 Kevin Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:15:42 +0000 http://www.eckernet.com/?p=3770#comment-5186 Problem with all your rationale is that Israel technically DOES own Gaza and all the Palestianian territories, having won those lands in various wars the Arabs picked with Israel. And Israel has repeatedly offered to give up those lands in return for peace and has been denied. You analogies are rather short-sighted and ignore reality. Problem with all your rationale is that Israel technically DOES own Gaza and all the Palestianian territories, having won those lands in various wars the Arabs picked with Israel.

And Israel has repeatedly offered to give up those lands in return for peace and has been denied.

You analogies are rather short-sighted and ignore reality.

]]> By: Patrick Meighan http://www.eckernet.com/2009/07/cynthia_mckinney_still_exporting_crazy_to_the_rest_of_the_world.html/comment-page-1#comment-5185 Patrick Meighan Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:56:25 +0000 http://www.eckernet.com/?p=3770#comment-5185 <i>"So because Obama said Israel should do it, they have to do it. You’re kinda fuzzy on the sovereignty concept are you?"</i> If it's sovereignty we prize, we can start by allowing the people of Gaza to control their own borders. Let Israel be in charge of what happens within Israel's borders, and let Gaza be in charge of what happens within Gaza's borders. Meanwhile, we U.S. taxpayers can keep that $3B a year we're currently funneling toward Israel, since all that money is just an affront to Israel's sovereignty. Right? <i>“Any organization or country that wishes to transfer humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip can legally do so via the established crossings between Israel and the Gaza Strip with prior coordination,” IDF said.</i> Imagine the Mexican military hijacking a boat headed for Long Beach and then issuing a release declaring that any organization wishing to ship goods to the United States may do so via the border crossing at Tijuana (with prior coordination). Some sovereignty. Patrick Meighan Culver City, CA “So because Obama said Israel should do it, they have to do it. You’re kinda fuzzy on the sovereignty concept are you?”

If it’s sovereignty we prize, we can start by allowing the people of Gaza to control their own borders. Let Israel be in charge of what happens within Israel’s borders, and let Gaza be in charge of what happens within Gaza’s borders.

Meanwhile, we U.S. taxpayers can keep that $3B a year we’re currently funneling toward Israel, since all that money is just an affront to Israel’s sovereignty. Right?

“Any organization or country that wishes to transfer humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip can legally do so via the established crossings between Israel and the Gaza Strip with prior coordination,” IDF said.

Imagine the Mexican military hijacking a boat headed for Long Beach and then issuing a release declaring that any organization wishing to ship goods to the United States may do so via the border crossing at Tijuana (with prior coordination). Some sovereignty.

Patrick Meighan
Culver City, CA

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