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Unlikely pair on same civil liberties side

Former U.S. Reps. Bob Barr and Cynthia McKinney aren't often on the same side, but both are speaking out on potential abuse of "fusion centers," funded by the Department of Homeland Security to blend state and local law enforcement with national security aims.

McKinney Introduces Bill to Impeach Bush

In what was likely her final legislative act in Congress, outgoing Georgia Rep. Cynthia McKinney introduced a bill Friday to impeach President Bush.

McKinney Criticizes Electronic Voting

Rep. Cynthia McKinney, in her first public appearance since losing her re-election bid last week, said Tuesday that the black community needs to oppose electronic voting machines, which she warned can be used to steal elections.

Grand Jury Declines to Indict McKinney

A grand jury declined Friday to indict Rep. Cynthia McKinney in connection with a confrontation in which she admitted hitting a police officer who tried to stop her from entering a House office building.

McKinney's Statement

Rep. Cynthia McKinney's statement to the House:

Congresswoman in Capitol Fight Apologizes

With a grand jury investigating and little support from House colleagues, Rep. Cynthia McKinney reversed course and apologized Thursday for an altercation in which she entered a Capitol building unrecognized, refused to stop when asked by a police officer and then hit him.

Grand Jury to Hear McKinney Run-In Case

The announced resignation of a powerful Republican congressman usually would be enough scandal for one week on Capitol Hill. Instead, a Democratic congresswoman has grabbed the spotlight since her run-in with a Capitol Police officer.

Charges of Racism Fly Over McKinney Run-In

U. S. Capitol Police Chief Terrance Gainer said Wednesday that Rep. Cynthia McKinney turned an officer's failure to recognize her into a criminal matter when she failed to stop at his request, and then struck him.

Ga. Congresswoman in Scuffle With Police

Rep. Cynthia McKinney and a police officer scuffled Wednesday after the Georgia Democrat entered a House office building unrecognized and refused to stop when asked, according to U.S. Capitol Police.

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Barack Obama or Cynthia McKinney -- Who Represents Black America Toward Palestine, Israel and the Middle East?
Source: uruknet.info

Interesting information on what's happening in Israel's prisons through Cynthia McKinney's experience.

Letter from former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney in Israeli jail - prisoner # 88794
Source: Countercurrents

Outstanding anti-racist, humanitarian, former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney writes a letter from an Apartheid Israeli jail after being kidnapped by Israelis - "I am now known as Israeli prisoner number 88794".

No Comment on Kidnapping of McKinney Black Caucus Muzzled
Source: CounterPunch.org

No comment, Jioni said. Okay, Jioni, how do I spell your name. What, you are going to quote me saying no comment?

Cynthia McKinney: the rep who cries racism. - 2002 article
Source: Slate

All of us have voices in our heads, whispering insanities. Rep. Cynthia McKinney's problem is that she lets hers speak. She's the Christopher Walken character in Annie Hall, except when she's tempted to swerve into a car's oncoming headlights, she actually does it.

Yup - Bahrain did make a state visit to Israel
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"In the Gulf nation's apparent first state visit to Israel, Bahraini officials arrived in Tel Aviv on Friday to accompany five nationals awaiting deportation.

Zionist-kidnapped Irish Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire speaks from Apartheid Israeli jail
Source: MWC News

MM: "Gaza is a huge occupied territory of one-and-a-half million people who have been subjected to collective punishment by the Israeli government. That breaks the Geneva Convention, every international law in the book".

Israelis kidnap Irish Nobel Laureate, US Congresswoman & folk from 11 other countries
Source: The Palestine Telegraph

Free Gaza Movement founding member Greta Berlin. "I call on the Israeli occupation forces to release our people immediately. It's funny. What are they going to do? Deport us? The last place we wanted to reach was Israel."

Cynthia McKinney Earns Certificate of INSANITY
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Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. --Albert Einstein Former Congresswoman, and professional nut job Cynthia McKinney fits Einstein's definition perfectly.

Israel captures peace activists en route to Gaza
Source: Raw Story

A group of 21 peace activists sailing to Palestine were intercepted and arrested by Israeli authorities on Tuesday as they attempted to bring food and medical supplies to the war-torn city of Gaza. Israel said it plans to deport most of the people involved, including former U.S.

Israel Takes (Former) Congresswoman McKinney and 20 Relief Workers Captive Off Gaza Coast
Source: FOXNews.com

Former U.S. lawmaker and Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney, whose relief boat was seized by an Israeli naval ship Tuesday for the second time in a year, is demanding the immediate release of her and 20 other activists.

Unprecedented Gaza Emergency Meeting, New York City, Jan. 14th
Source: Sott.net

Organized by the Revolution Books in Manhattan, an unprecedented Emergency Town Hall Meeting took place last night at the New York City Society for Ethical Culture on 2 West 64th Street.

We Lived to Tell the Story: Lebanon Rescued Us
Source: afterdowningstreet

Yesterday, we met with the President of Lebanon, the Chief of the Military, and the Interior Minister who all thanked us for responding and risking our lives on a mission of mercy; we profusely thanked them for rescuing us. What would we have done, stranded out at sea, prohibite …

Ali Abunimah: Inheriting Bush's blinkers over Gaza
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Obama has maintained his silence. "There is only one president at a time," his spokesmen tell the media.

Cynthia McKinney Aboard Boat Headed for Gaza, Intercepted by Israeli Naval Force
Source: FOXNews.com

Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney, unimpeded by the "closed military zone" imposed by Israel, was among 16 people aboard a medical supply boat that collided with an Israeli naval ship Tuesday as it tried to enter coastal waters around Gaza.

Michelle Malkin ยป Bon voyage, Jihad Cindy McKinney; Update: Israeli Navy turns back S.S. Moonbat
Source: Michelle Malkin

Move over, Hanoi Jane Fonda. Jihad Cindy McKinney is sailing to Gaza to deliver medical supplies to Hamas. Is it a one-way ticket? We can only hope.

Cynthia McKinney: Dispatch from an International Conference Being Held in Cuba
Source: wilderside.wordpress.com

On the morning of December 10, 2008, Cindy Sheehan, Nelson Valdes, Saul Landau, and I signed a declaration as the US delegates to an international conference assessing sixty years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights sponsored by the Network of Networks in Defense of Huma …

Cynthia McKinney: A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to Damascus
Source: informationclearinghouse.info

Today, November 23rd, I was slated to give remarks in Damascus, Syria at a Conference being held to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and, sadly, the 60th year that the Palestinian people have been denied their Right of Return enshrined …

Cynthia McKinney challenges Obama and McCain on the issues
Source: YouTube

In this video, the Green Party presidential candidate, Cynthia McKinney, outlines issues that neither McCain nor Obama seem to address.

If You Vote Third Party and Elect McCain/Palin, This is Who You Empower! DON'T DO IT!!
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Voting for Nader, McKinney, Paul and Barr in a heartfelt act of passion will provide YOU a moment of pleasure and the world insurmountable pain.

Forgotten candidates for US president may still impact race
Source: Agence-France Presse

Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama have captured the limelight in the race for the US presidency, but they are not the only ones running: 12 forgotten candidates are also chasing the keys to the White House.

More Than a Two-Person Race
Source: The Baltimore Chronicle and Sentinel Newspapers

It's possible that the minor-party candidates in the 2008 election are suggesting programs that will one day seem as indispensable as Debs and Wallace's ideas. If so, you won't hear about them from the corporate media.

Don't like McCain or Obama? They're not your only choices...
Source: chroniclet.com

A couple of guys named Barack Obama and John McCain are running for president, and the odds are that one of those senators will become our nation's next leader.

America cheated by TV's failure to cover third parties
Source: mcclatchydc.com

As far as television news is concerned, Bob Barr and Ralph Nader aren't presidential candidates but faces on milk cartons. Nader, an independent, and Barr, a Libertarian, are both on the ballot in 45 states. What they aren't on: TV.

Where are you, Cynthia McKinney?
Source: media.laneytower.com

A young man from the Democratic National Committee came to my door recently, requesting that I contribute $200 to Obama's campaign. Naturally, he prefaced this with a perfunctory, largely unintelligible spiel, and the distance in his gaze left me feeling justified in saying:

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