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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

NEW York post, Saturday, October 20,2001

McKinney’s Disgrace ■loes Rep. Cynthia McKinney want to doubt: Her ultimate goal may not have II defeat terrorism — or just to blame it been to boost terrorism (ever if that’s II on America? what she accomplished), but merely to fudging from the letter she sent Saudi score parochial political points and pad Prince Alwaleed bin Tai at, it looks ths pockets of her favorite supporters. clearly, and distressingly, like the latter. McKinney, an African-American, The Georgia Democrat actually apolo­ claims certain U.S. institutions — the gized for Mayor Giuliani’s decision to rip schools, health care, the judicial system ' up the prince’s $10 million check. — are bad for blacks. And then tries to That was Giuliani’s principled answer horn in on the prince’s cash. to the prince’s suggestion that U.S. policy "Although your offer was not accepted toward Israel was to blame for the Sept. by Mayor Giuliani," she writes, “I would 11 attacks and that America might want to like to ask you to consider ... [directing] rethink its Mideast policies. your generosity to help improve the state Amazingly, McKinney told the prince' of Black America and build better lives.” . he was right. McKinney can say whatever she wants. Sorry, Rep. McKinney. Osama bin But one might expect more from a Laden and his al Qaeda thugs attacked us member of the U.S, Congress. Particu­ because they are evil and demented. larly one on the House Armed Services End of story. Committee, as McKinney is. And as Giuliani pointedly said in refus­ She doesn’t deserve the honor. ing the check, nothing can justify or ex­ Remember, the nation is at war. For cuse their actions, McKinney to bewail the state of U.S. race , No U,S. policy needs to be changed — relations in hopes of getting the prince to except the pre-Sept. 11 timidity against cough up a check to black-oriented chari­ terrorists. And maybe America’s toler­ ties — and undermine that war effort in ance for people like McKinney, who try the process — is beyond selfish. to excuse the killing of thousands of in- In the words of her home-state senator ' nocent people. and fellow Democrat, Zell Miller; It’s Such people only lend aid and comfort “disgraceful." ■ to the tenorists — and undermine Amer­ McKinney should be tossed off the ica’s war against them. committee — at least until she under­ But give McKinney the benefit of the stands the meaning of patriotism.

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