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"I don’t understand, with all the warnings about the possibilities of Al Qaeda using planes as weapons, and the Phoenix Memo from one of your own agents warning that Osama bin Laden was sending operatives to this country for flight-school training, why didn’t you check out flight schools before Sept. 11?"

"Do you know how many flight schools there are in the U.S.? Thousands," a senior agent protested. "We couldn’t have investigated them all and found these few guys."

"Wait, you just told me there were too many flight schools and that prohibited you from investigating them before 9/11," Kristen persisted. "How is it that a few hours after the attacks, the nation is brought to its knees, and miraculously F.B.I. agents showed up at Embry-Riddle flight school in Florida where some of the terrorists trained?"

Kristen then asked the agent how the F.B.I. had known exactly which A.T.M. in Portland, Me., would yield a videotape of Mohammed Atta, the leader of the attacks. The agent got some facts confused, then changed his story. When Kristen wouldn’t be pacified by evasive answers, the senior agent parried, "What are you getting at?"

"I think you had open investigations before Sept. 11 on some of the people responsible for the terrorist attacks," she said.

A month later, on the morning of July 24, before the scathing Congressional report on intelligence failures was released, Kristen and the three other moms from New Jersey with whom she’d been in league sat impassively at a briefing by staff director Eleanor Hill: In fact, they learned, the F.B.I. had open investigations on 14 individuals who had contact with the hijackers while they were in the United States. The flush of pride in their own research passed quickly. This was just another confirmation that the federal government continued to obscure the facts about its handling of suspected terrorists leading up to the Sept. 11 attacks. [Click here for complete story]

For Distortion #2.(click here)

Correction #2
November 3, 2004

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
P.O. Box 4689
Atlanta, GA 30302
Fax: (404) 526-5610

Dear Editor:

Congratulations to Rep. Cynthia McKinney on her recent electoral victory! We are proud to offer collective Jewish support for her office and the courageous and principled public stand she continues to take by supporting a sustainable end to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Along with many American Jews, Jews Against the Occupation does not support the Israeli military occupation of Palestine. We maintain that the wellbeing of Jews everywhere is not secured as long as the Palestinian people remain subjugated. A lasting peace is achieved through mutual respect and recognition of all peoples’ inherent right to self-determination.

Criticism of Israel does not equal antisemitism. We applaud the people of metropolitan Atlanta for acknowledging this fact and reinstating a legislator of conscience.

Sincerely,

Jews Against the Occupation
Prince Street Station, P.O. Box 494
New York, NY 10012

Local Contact: Rose Mishaan
(404) 880-0446 (h)
(917) 803-2201 (c)
rm601 @ barnard . edu

www.jewsagainsttheoccupation.org

Jews for Peace in Palestine and Israel (JPPI)
JPPI in the News July 19, 2002
"People ask me whether she's antisemitic — it's more that she's pro-Palestinian," said Deborah Lauter, Southeast regional director at the Anti-Defamation League. "I don't think she's crossed the line."

Lauter pointed out that McKinney supported a July 9 House resolution condemning European antisemitism, a
measure which passed in a unanimous vote.

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Correction #3
Transcript from Hannity and Colmes on 6/2/04
HEADLINE: Will Controversial Congresswoman Regain Seat?
Elenore Clift: ...the district that she's running in, her stronghold is the African-American vote. And I'm sure they don't align themselves with the -- any anti-Semitic remarks, but I don't think there's a groundswell of opposition to Cynthia McKinney for suggesting that the Bush administration knew more about the possibility of this country be attacked than they originally led on. And that's a perfectly acceptable thing to say in the current political climate.

So I think her base is secure, and I think the district is rightfully angry at Denise Majette, the Republican who won two years ago, who is bolting from the House seat and running for the Senate in Georgia, where I think she has probably a very minor chance of succeeding.

Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education
During the 1940s and 1950s, African Americans who defied the city's tradition of residential segregation by moving into or near white communities were generally met by threats, physical confrontations, bombs, and cross burnings... There also were frequent retaliatory bombings of African American homes in formerly white communities throughout the decade.

The bombings of African American homes received little attention from the white media in the city. However, the October 1958 bombing of the Temple on Peachtree Street, the major Jewish synagogue in Atlanta, received a great deal of media coverage. It demonstrated that the same hatred and ignorance that fueled violence against African Americans had rekindled vicious anti-Semitism, and could eventually spark brutal attacks on other minorities. Occurring at this particular time, the bombing also indicated that white supremacists were retaliating against the Jewish community because the Temple’s Rabbi Jacob Rothchild publicly supported integration.

In addition, Ms. McKinney was born March 5th 1955. This was during the peak period of domestic terrorism against Blacks as well as Jews in Georgia. Both groups were targeted by domestic terrorists for having platforms that advocated human rights for all people, which rendered them natural allies. The assertion that Ms. McKinney would support anyone who believes in terrorizing anyone discounts her own history and that of the state in which she was born and raised. Team McKinney

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Correction #4
PBS Newshour Online
GEORGIA ON HER MIND - transcript October 31, 1996
KWAME HOLMAN: Two weeks ago, McKinney’s father, Billy, a longtime state representative and adviser to her campaign, called Mitnick, who is Jewish, a racist Jew.

JOHN MITNICK: It was very hurtful, uh, to be called a racist and particularly a racist Jew, as if the word "Jew" were somehow part of the insult.

REP. CYNTHIA MC KINNEY: My father made a mistake and got too emotional, and he’s apologized for that and acknowledged that he did make a mistake.

Also refer to Correction #3

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Correction #5
Ms. McKinney has been very clear about her position on supporting the troops.

For Ms. McKinney's views on supporting the troops and questioning the leadership. (Click here)

Though she completely opposes the war in Iraq and the justifications provided by the Bush Administration, which are to date unsubstantiated, she emphatically supports the troops and wants them to come home. Any assertion that states otherwise is simply fallacious. Team McKinney

Also refer to Atlanta Constitution Journal article

“America needs to make a greater effort to care for those who have fought for our nation’s independence." Cynthia McKinney

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	Coming Soon Stay Tuned... feature link above site directory below WBAI 99.5 fm NYC Pacifica Radio Official Media Sponsor of s6k / Real University Madama Griffitts LLP Official Legal Council for s6k CUNY Worker Education Resource Library s6k Arts Events Links Real University About RU Real University News The Claims of the Negro (our Black history link library) Impact Unit Educational CD Distribution Program Impact Unit Community Outreach programs Info Unit Monition E-Zine Juneteenth			s6k, WBAI 99.5 fm NYC Pacifica Radio, Real University and Cynthia McKinney present mission statement The McKinney Factor <Answering lies with the light of truth> For Distortion #1.(click here) Correction #1 From the 8/25/2003 edition of The New York Observer After the formal meeting, senior agents in the room faced a grilling by Kristen Breitweiser, a 9/11 widow whose cohorts are three other widowed moms from New Jersey. "I don’t understand, with all the warnings about the possibilities of Al Qaeda using planes as weapons, and the Phoenix Memo from one of your own agents warning that Osama bin Laden was sending operatives to this country for flight-school training, why didn’t you check out flight schools before Sept. 11?" "Do you know how many flight schools there are in the U.S.? Thousands," a senior agent protested. "We couldn’t have investigated them all and found these few guys." "Wait, you just told me there were too many flight schools and that prohibited you from investigating them before 9/11," Kristen persisted. "How is it that a few hours after the attacks, the nation is brought to its knees, and miraculously F.B.I. agents showed up at Embry-Riddle flight school in Florida where some of the terrorists trained?" "We got lucky," was the reply. Kristen then asked the agent how the F.B.I. had known exactly which A.T.M. in Portland, Me., would yield a videotape of Mohammed Atta, the leader of the attacks. The agent got some facts confused, then changed his story. When Kristen wouldn’t be pacified by evasive answers, the senior agent parried, "What are you getting at?" "I think you had open investigations before Sept. 11 on some of the people responsible for the terrorist attacks," she said. "We did not," the agent said unequivocally. A month later, on the morning of July 24, before the scathing Congressional report on intelligence failures was released, Kristen and the three other moms from New Jersey with whom she’d been in league sat impassively at a briefing by staff director Eleanor Hill: In fact, they learned, the F.B.I. had open investigations on 14 individuals who had contact with the hijackers while they were in the United States. The flush of pride in their own research passed quickly. This was just another confirmation that the federal government continued to obscure the facts about its handling of suspected terrorists leading up to the Sept. 11 attacks. [Click here for complete story] BACK For Distortion #2.(click here) Correction #2 November 3, 2004 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution P.O. Box 4689 Atlanta, GA 30302 Fax: (404) 526-5610 Dear Editor: Congratulations to Rep. Cynthia McKinney on her recent electoral victory! We are proud to offer collective Jewish support for her office and the courageous and principled public stand she continues to take by supporting a sustainable end to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Along with many American Jews, Jews Against the Occupation does not support the Israeli military occupation of Palestine. We maintain that the wellbeing of Jews everywhere is not secured as long as the Palestinian people remain subjugated. A lasting peace is achieved through mutual respect and recognition of all peoples’ inherent right to self-determination. Criticism of Israel does not equal antisemitism. We applaud the people of metropolitan Atlanta for acknowledging this fact and reinstating a legislator of conscience. Sincerely, Jews Against the Occupation Prince Street Station, P.O. Box 494 New York, NY 10012 Local Contact: Rose Mishaan (404) 880-0446 (h) (917) 803-2201 (c) rm601 @ barnard . edu www.jewsagainsttheoccupation.org Jews for Peace in Palestine and Israel (JPPI) JPPI in the News July 19, 2002 "People ask me whether she's antisemitic — it's more that she's pro-Palestinian," said Deborah Lauter, Southeast regional director at the Anti-Defamation League. "I don't think she's crossed the line." Lauter pointed out that McKinney supported a July 9 House resolution condemning European antisemitism, a measure which passed in a unanimous vote. BACK For Distortion #3.(click here) Correction #3 Transcript from Hannity and Colmes on 6/2/04 HEADLINE: Will Controversial Congresswoman Regain Seat? Elenore Clift: ...the district that she's running in, her stronghold is the African-American vote. And I'm sure they don't align themselves with the -- any anti-Semitic remarks, but I don't think there's a groundswell of opposition to Cynthia McKinney for suggesting that the Bush administration knew more about the possibility of this country be attacked than they originally led on. And that's a perfectly acceptable thing to say in the current political climate. So I think her base is secure, and I think the district is rightfully angry at Denise Majette, the Republican who won two years ago, who is bolting from the House seat and running for the Senate in Georgia, where I think she has probably a very minor chance of succeeding. Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education During the 1940s and 1950s, African Americans who defied the city's tradition of residential segregation by moving into or near white communities were generally met by threats, physical confrontations, bombs, and cross burnings... There also were frequent retaliatory bombings of African American homes in formerly white communities throughout the decade. The bombings of African American homes received little attention from the white media in the city. However, the October 1958 bombing of the Temple on Peachtree Street, the major Jewish synagogue in Atlanta, received a great deal of media coverage. It demonstrated that the same hatred and ignorance that fueled violence against African Americans had rekindled vicious anti-Semitism, and could eventually spark brutal attacks on other minorities. Occurring at this particular time, the bombing also indicated that white supremacists were retaliating against the Jewish community because the Temple’s Rabbi Jacob Rothchild publicly supported integration. In addition, Ms. McKinney was born March 5th 1955. This was during the peak period of domestic terrorism against Blacks as well as Jews in Georgia. Both groups were targeted by domestic terrorists for having platforms that advocated human rights for all people, which rendered them natural allies. The assertion that Ms. McKinney would support anyone who believes in terrorizing anyone discounts her own history and that of the state in which she was born and raised. Team McKinney BACK For Distortion #4.(click here) Correction #4 PBS Newshour Online GEORGIA ON HER MIND - transcript October 31, 1996 KWAME HOLMAN: Two weeks ago, McKinney’s father, Billy, a longtime state representative and adviser to her campaign, called Mitnick, who is Jewish, a racist Jew. JOHN MITNICK: It was very hurtful, uh, to be called a racist and particularly a racist Jew, as if the word "Jew" were somehow part of the insult. REP. CYNTHIA MC KINNEY: My father made a mistake and got too emotional, and he’s apologized for that and acknowledged that he did make a mistake. Also refer to Correction #3 BACK For Distortion #5.(click here) Correction #5 Ms. McKinney has been very clear about her position on supporting the troops. For Ms. McKinney's views on supporting the troops and questioning the leadership. (Click here) Though she completely opposes the war in Iraq and the justifications provided by the Bush Administration, which are to date unsubstantiated, she emphatically supports the troops and wants them to come home. Any assertion that states otherwise is simply fallacious. Team McKinney Also refer to Atlanta Constitution Journal article “America needs to make a greater effort to care for those who have fought for our nation’s independence." Cynthia McKinney BACK CLICK HERE FOR The McKinney Perspective HOMEPAGE S6K Home Audio Video People Contact



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