- Washington -- Rep. Cynthia McKinney drew flak on Friday
for her suggestion that the Bush administration may have had advance warnings
of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but the congresswoman defended her comment,
saying the idea deserved investigation.
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- Sen. Zell Miller (D-Ga.), for example, issued a bristling
statement, saying her comments were dangerous and irresponsible. He sarcastically
referred to her behavior during President Bush's congressional appearances.
McKinney, he wrote, "arrives early to get a coveted aisle seat, then
leans way over as Bush walks down the aisle, hoping he will give her a
kiss for all to see on national TV."
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- McKinney issued a nearly two-page statement expanding
on her comments, to a Berkeley, Calif., public radio host.
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- "We hold thorough public inquiries into rail disasters,
plane crashes and even natural disasters," she wrote. "Why then
does the administration remain steadfast in its opposition to an investigation
into the biggest terrorism attack in history?"
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- McKinney said that news organizations around the world
had indicated the administration received warnings about the attacks.
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- She said while she had no evidence that the administration
had profited from the attacks, corporations close to the administration
have benefited from the increased defense spending following Sept. 11.
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- The White House, through spokesman Ari Fleischer, dismissed
the comments. "All I can tell you is the congresswoman must be running
for the hall of fame of the Grassy Knoll Society," Fleischer told
reporters, referring to people who have theorized that President Kennedy's
murder was a government conspiracy.
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- On Capitol Hill, the response was more dramatic. Rep.
Charlie Norwood (R-Ga.) said all GOP members of the state delegation should
sever communication with McKinney until she retracts her statements.
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- "She has a perfect right under the Constitution
to say anything she pleases," Norwood said. "But as of her last
statement, she will learn that the rest of the Georgia delegation has the
precise same rights and obligations to their constituents and the nation."
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- The Southeastern Legal Foundation, a conservative nonprofit
group based in Atlanta, called for the House Ethics Committee to investigate
McKinney.
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- "I think this is so upsetting and so outrageous,"
said foundation president Phil Kent.
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- Striking a more moderate tone, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.)
said he didn't agree with McKinney, but there should be no recriminations
for her comments.
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- Striking a more moderate tone, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.)
said he didn't agree with McKinney, but there should be no recriminations
for her comments.
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- "She has the right to make statements," the
Savannah congressman said. "If we start investigating every crazy
statement made by a member of Congress, we won't have enough members left
to serve on the Ethics Committee."
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- Political observers wondered whether the congresswoman
would suffer at the polls this year. McKinney is being challenged for the
Democratic nomination by Denise Majette, a former State Court judge from
Stone Mountain.
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- Said Emory Univeristy political scientist Merle Black,
"It reinforces the view among serious people in her district that
she's a very ineffective representative if this is how she chooses to spend
her political capital."
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- Majette weighed in herself: "For McKinney to believe
privately what she says is disturbing," she said. "To trumpet
it publicly without proof or substance is highly irresponsible and damaging
to our country."
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- -- AJC staff writer Ben Smith contributed to this report.
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/news/0402/13mckinney.html ___
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- 'Your Turn' AJC Poll -
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- Are you satisfied the Bush administration had no advance
warning of the Sept. 11 attacks?
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- Yes. 47% (4650)
- I'm not sure. Congress should investigate. 2% (222)
- No. I think officials knew it was coming. 51% (5093)
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- Total Votes 9965
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- 'Bush 9-11 Plot' Finally Breaks In US Media
Thanks To McKinney
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- From Bill Douglas
findtruth90a@hotmail.com
4-14-2
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- The `Bush 9-11 Plot' story has FINALLY broken in U.S.
media due to the courageous and tireless efforts of U.S. Representative
Cynthia McKinney.
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- The Washington Post ran a story on her TODAY titled,
"Democrat Implies Sept 11 Administration Plot". http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34565-2002Apr11.html
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- As you can imagine the character assasination on her
has begun in earnest, and the harder she pushes for the truth the more
hateful it will become. WE MUST STAND BY HER SIDE NOW.
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- Here are 4 things you can do today to help her in this
courageous cause for truth she has taken on on behalf of all of us.
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- We have a voice: 1). Contact the Washington Post and
thank them for the article, and urge them to look at the FACTS Rep. McKinney
has put forth, rather than simply quoting character assasination blurbs
from other Congresspersons.
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- 2). Contact Georgia Senator Zell Miller and complain
to him about COVERING UP THE DISTURBING FACTS AROUND 9-11, and Bush ineptitude
and possible complicity, by pathetic character assasination jibes and the
courageous Rep. McKinney.
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- Encourage Miller to get some lessons in courage and honor
from Rep. McKinney, and drop his gossip campaign (see his pathetic press
release at the link below.
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- Miller's contact info is below the statement link.)
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- Senator Zell Miller,
- (D-GA) 257 Dirksen Senate Office Building
- Washington DC 20510
- Phone: (202) 224-3643
- Fax: (202) 228-2090
- TDDY: (202) 228-2105
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- 3). Send a donation to Rep. McKinney, and urge others
you know to urge others they know, and on and on to do so. WHY? Because
when a voice of courage stands up for us, the progressive movement too
often leaves them dangling on the end of a rope. LET'S NOT LET THAT HAPPEN
to Rep. Cynthia McKinney. Let's dig deep and work hard to urge everyone
we know and every group we can contact to show this Congresswoman that
she has our support in the most powerful way we can show it (the pocketbook.)
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- PLEASE SEND DONATIONS AND CARDS OF THANKS TO: U.S. Representative
Cynthia McKinney PO Box 371125 DeCatur, GA 30037 USA
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- [You can contact her Washington D.C. office if you want
to verify the above address, or send a thank you note, HOWEVER, DO NOT
SEND DONATIONS to her D.C. office. Send donations to the above address
of her campaign office. 124 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515 USA ph
202 225 1605 fax 202 226 0691]
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- 4). Send the Washington Post article (link below) out
to all media and congresspersons you can. Congressional and media contacts
are below. Also, send them the BBC and Canadian Television expose's of
Bush complicity in 9-11. (links also below).
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- God bless. Godspeed. Cynthia McKinney has laid it all
on the line. Please make the above tasks your priority in coming days,
and urge others in your various networks to do so as well.
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- = = = = VIDEO/PRINT/RADIO LINKS: (Contacts for media
congress, below them). 9-11 Overview by Vision TV Bush / CIA Complicity
in 9-11 -- Real
Player Video Stream
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- BBC TELEVISION INDICTS BUSH / CIA IN 9-11 TERROR COMPLICITY:
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- Cynthia McKinney accuses Bush on 9-11, Washington
Post
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- Reasonable Doubts About September 11th -- 53
minute Real Player Video stream
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- "9-11 and Pearl Harbor -- Real
Player Video stream
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- U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney's statement
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- AUSTRALIAN MAINSTREAM PRESS BREAKS 9-11 FRAUD
STORY
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- September 11 attacks exposed as 'an appalling fraud'
The ultimate conspiracy theory book is flying off the shelves, writes Caroline
Overington in New York.
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- Comment
- From Terry Burrows
tburrows@idirect.ca
4-13-2
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- Dear Jeff,
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- Here is a copy of the e-mail of support I just sent to
Rep. Cynthia McKinney in response to her statement on the need for a 911
investigation.
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- (Congresswoman McKinney Presses for Investigation of
Bush Administration Links to 9-11 http://www.rense.com/general24/911.htm)
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- I encourage all of your listeners/ news readers to do
likewise. I used the e-mail feedback form on her site at http://www.house.gov/mckinney/guest.htm
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- Thank you,
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- Terry Toronto,
Canada
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- Dear Rep. McKinney,
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- Thank you very much for speaking out demanding the long
overdue and unconscionably withheld investigation into Sept. 11. I agree
with your comments entirely as do many of my friends here in Canada. We
support you and stand by you in resistance to the attacks from your critics
on this matter, whose comments only fuel the distrust which they have already
richly and deservedly earned from many of the thinking peoples of the world.
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- It is very reassuring to us outside the imperial United
States that not all in power in the USA are irresponsible megalomaniacs
setting the whole world at risk for their suspiciously self-serving psychopathology.
Thank you for being a courageous voice of sanity and reason. To be quite
blunt, I don't think there is any intelligent person who has looked into
the many holes, inconsistencies and provable lies of the official story
on Sept. 11 that does not smell a huge rat.
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- We look to people such as your honourable self to be
our advocate for truth and justice in this matter. We are very concerned
that this very worrying administration is going to get us all killed, or
worse. Please do continue speaking out strongly. I, along with millions
more, am with you. Godspeed.
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- Yours sincerely for a real Sept. 11 peoples inquiry,
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- Terry Burrows
Toronto Canada
Copy to Rep. Ron Paul.
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- Comment
- From Jeff Barrett
jeffery@pacific.net
4-14-2
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- Dear Jeff,
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- Here is a letter I wrote and faxed to Rep. McKinney in
support of her quest for a full and impartial investigation of 9/11. I
hope this is helpful.
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- Sincerely,
J.Barrett
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- Rep. Cynthia McKinney
- 124 Cannon Building
- Washington, DC 20515
- Fax- 202-226-0691
- 2853 Candler Road, Suite 9
- Decatur, GA 30334
- Fax- 404-377-6909
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- Dear Rep. Cynthia McKinney:
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- Although you are not my representative as I live in California,
I am writing to you to give you my voice of support in your raising of
questions pertaining to the 9/11 tragedy. First of all, I commend you in
even voicing these concerns in public given that you probably will receive
a lot of bad publicity just as Oakland,CA Rep. Barbara Lee did. Please
do not listen to those who would stop you from simply asking questions
and insisting on an independent investigation into any US government agencyís
role or possible fore-knowledge of the 9/11 tragedy. This is your patriotic
and compassionate duty as representative of the American people and I thank
you for that.
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- I too have many unanswered questions about 9/11 swirling
around in my head and hope that someday they will be truthfully answered.
I cannot buy from all the evidence I have personally investigated myself
that certain agencies in the US government were not aware of the 9/11 threat
nor did they fulfill their duties to protect the innocent people while
the event was taking place. For instance, I feel that there are some serious
questions left unanswered pertaining to the response of the US air defenses,
specifically around the Pentagon and Washington, DC. For example, I still
want to know why the Air National Guard stationed at Andrews Air Force
Base, just 10 miles from the Pentagon, were not ordered to patrol the capitol
after the first plane hit the World Trade Center or the second plane for
that matter. This is just one of many questions that befuddles me still.
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- Again, I thank you for your courage in raising these
questions which I hope someday will be truthfully answered so that peace
and justice may be served.
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- Sincerely,
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- Jeffery Barrett
- Comment
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- From William Douglas
findtruth40@hotmail.com
4-17-2
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- Dear Rense.com,
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- Since U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney has taken the courageous
lead in demanding inquiry into what and when the Bush Administration knew
about the 9-11 attacks, the citizen band of confederates known as The International
Campaign to Demand Inquiry into 9-11 have sent her $10,000 in campaign
donations.
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- IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE STAND BEHIND THIS BRAVE WOMAN
AND NOT LEAVE HER DANGLING ON THE END OF A ROPE, AS THE PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY
TOO OFTEN LEAVES COURAGEOUS OFFICIALS WHEN THEY SPEAK OUT FOR US.
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- Anyone wishing to send a donation and thanks to Congresswoman
McKinney, can send it to:
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- U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney PO Box 371125 DeCatur,
GA 30037 USA
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- You can contact her Washington D.C. office (below) if
you want to verify the above address, or send a thank you note, HOWEVER,
DO NOT SEND DONATIONS to her D.C. office. Send donations to the above
address of her campaign office.
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- 124 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515 USA ph 202 225
1605 fax 202 226 0691
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