Monday, June 27, 2011

Cynthia McKinney US lawmakers forced to sign support of Israel


Former US lawmaker Cynthia McKinney says every candidate for Congress has to sign a pledge to vote for supporting the military superiority of Israel.

"Every candidate for Congress at that time had a pledge. They were given a pledge to sign ... that had Jerusalem as the capital city,"

"You make a commitment that you would vote to support the military superiority of Israel that the economic assistant that Israel wants that you would vote to provide that," she added.
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5 comments:

  1. Jemmy HopeJune 28, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    I'm not denying the truth of Ms. McKinney's allegation, it's certainly plausible. But if politicians have to sign a pledge then there's a stack of these documents somewhere bearing signatures that can be verified.
    I await further developments.

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  2. ToivoSJune 28, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    JH -- good point.  The Lobby simply does not leave these kinds of trails behind.  As much as I liked McKinney's stands on many issues while she was in Congress her recent statements in Libya worry me.

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  3. thankgodimatheistJune 28, 2011 at 11:46 PM

    Jemmy, there's nothing new about this pledge to be signed by all aspiring congressmen/women. I've read about it many times. Some, retiring (because they wouldn't dare speaking out while in office or running) have already mentioned such pledge. I can't right now back it up with a link because it takes some time consuming search but I have already the opportunity to post it a couple of times.

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  4. Jemmy HopeJune 29, 2011 at 6:17 AM

    OK, TG.

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  5. annJune 30, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    I also wondered when I watched the video, about the details of the pledge.  But, I don't think she made it up, and even if she did, does it change any of the basic facts of the grip that Israel/AIPAC has on the U.S. Gov't?  I like Cynthia McKinney.  I like to see a public figure with principles - it's rare.

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