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Kerry Writes in the Forward
An Unwavering Commitment To Reforming the Middle East
The greatest long-term strategic threat to U.S.-Israeli relations is U.S. dependence on Mideast oil. A new national security policy demands an end to that dependence. For too long, America has lost its voice when talking about the policies and practices of some governments in the Persian Gulf. If we are serious about energy independence, then we can finally be serious about confronting the role of Saudi Arabia in financing and providing ideological backing for Islamic fundamentalist jihadists. This is a problem that this administration has ignored — and one that must be addressed.
I have a plan for energy independence from Mideast oil in the next 10 years. I will invest in the research and exploration needed to develop renewable energy sources. I will take the lead in developing the new technology and production methods needed to ensure that resources such as coal and natural gas are used more efficiently and cleanly, and fully integrated into the new energy economy. I want an America that relies on its own ingenuity and innovation and not the Saudi royal family.
As president, I will use bold diplomacy to get governments to recognize the growing crisis of resurgent anti-Semitism, and take action to deal with it — not hide it. Silence will never prevail — either abroad or at home. As president, I will support the creation of an office within the State Department dedicated to combating anti-Semitism, as well as adding reporting on acts of anti-Semitism around the world to the State Department's annual human rights reporting.
Monday, June 28, 2004
Bush Campaign Sinks To New Low
With a new campaign ad that uses images of Adolf Hitler for political gain. See it for yourself - it is right there in the front of the campaign website - they emailed it out to 6 million people.
From Kerry Campaign Statement:
And via email:
NYTimes: Hitler Reappears in '04 Campaign, This Time in Bush Ad
UPDATE: A TTC commenter asks: "where the hell was kerry when moveon.org used their images?"
Besides the fact that they removed it right away, I think that maybe the President of the United States should be held to a higher standard of decency than an independent web-site.
ALSO: Mobius' Redux of the Hitler Issue & The Newsweek article on the controversies.
From Kerry Campaign Statement:
"The fact that George Bush thinks it's appropriate to use images of Adolf Hitler in his campaign raises serious questions about his fitness to spend another four years in the White House. Adolf Hitler slaughtered millions of innocent people and has no place in a campaign that is supposed to be about the future and hope of this nation. The President's use of these images during a month that evoked the memory of World War II is remarkably insensitive to the sacrifices of the millions of people who lost their lives during Hitler's reign of terror.
"The Bush Campaign should immediately remove these hateful images from its website and apologize for using them. The use of Adolf Hitler by any campaign, politician or party is simply wrong."
And via email:
Yesterday, the Bush-Cheney campaign, losing any last sense of decency, placed a disgusting ad called "The Faces of John Kerry's Democratic Party" as the main feature on its website. Bizarrely, and without explanation, the ad places Adolf Hitler among those faces.
The Bush-Cheney campaign must pull this ad off of its website. The use of Adolf Hitler by any campaign, politician or party is simply wrong.
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If he were a real leader, George Bush would be talking about his first-term accomplishments -- and his second-term vision for America. But he has cast aside that opportunity because he has nothing to offer except a string of broken promises and a steady stream of fear and deception.
NYTimes: Hitler Reappears in '04 Campaign, This Time in Bush Ad
UPDATE: A TTC commenter asks: "where the hell was kerry when moveon.org used their images?"
Besides the fact that they removed it right away, I think that maybe the President of the United States should be held to a higher standard of decency than an independent web-site.
ALSO: Mobius' Redux of the Hitler Issue & The Newsweek article on the controversies.
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