[Peace-discuss] Obama supports Israel's collective punishment of Gaza

[Morton K. Brussel]

He's not the only one. All these adjectives apply:

revolting, repulsive, repellent, repugnant, disgusting, offensive,  
objectionable, vile, foul, abhorrent, loathsome, nauseating,  
sickening, hateful, detestable, execrable, abominable, monstrous,  
appalling, reprehensible, deplorable, insufferable, intolerable,  
despicable, contemptible, unspeakable, atrocious, awful, terrible,  
dreadful, frightful, obnoxious, unsavory, unpalatable, unpleasant,  
disagreeable, nasty, noisome, distasteful; informal ghastly,  
horrible, horrid, gross, godawful; beastly.

--mkb


On Jan 25, 2008, at 5:39 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:

> [As if there weren't already more than enough reasons already to  
> reject the odious Obama, consider the letter he sent to Zalmay  
> Khalilzad, the U.S. ambassador to the UN, on the Security Council's  
> meeting regarding the situation in Gaza.  As he asked, he US  
> blocked the council from issuing a statement.--CGE]
>
>
>     Dear Ambassador Khalilzad,
>
>     I understand that today the U.N. Security Council met regarding  
> the situation in Gaza, and that a resolution or statement could be  
> forthcoming from the Council in short order.
>
>     I urge you to ensure that the Security Council issue no  
> statement and pass no resolution on this matter that does not fully  
> condemn the rocket assault Hamas has been conducting on civilians  
> in Southern Israel for over two years.
>
>     All of us are concerned about the impact of closed border  
> crossings on Palestinian families. However, we have to understand  
> why Israel is forced to do this. Gaza is governed by Hamas, which  
> is a terrorist organization sworn to Israel’s destruction, and  
> Israeli civilians are being bombarded by rockets on an almost daily  
> basis. That is unacceptable and Israel has a right to respond while  
> seeking to minimize any impact on civilians.
>
>     The Security Council should clearly and unequivocally condemn  
> the rocket attacks against Israel, and should make clear that  
> Israel has the right to defend itself against such actions. If it  
> cannot bring itself to make these common sense points, I urge you  
> to ensure that it does not speak at all.
>
>     Sincerely,
>
>     Barack Obama
>     United States Senator
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