ret.FBI agent Coleen Rowley LTE on Israel/Palestine

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* retired FBI agent, whistle blower, military mother, grandmother, and peace activists letter makes the Star Tribune


U.S. interests come first, require neutrality

It's great that the Star Tribune was able to report on the recent tense meeting between Sen. Amy Klobuchar and her constituents regarding the ongoing bloodshed in Gaza ("Critics urge Sen. Klobuchar to condemn Israeli assault," Dec. 30). But I think the reporter got it quite wrong when he framed our group as "local Palestinian supporters."
Our ad hoc group did include a few Palestinian Americans but it was overall an extremely diverse mix of citizens who requested the senator to condemn the violence and to speak out for a cease-fire. Many made the point that it was not in American interests to be supporting Israel's continued bombing, and no one in our group asked the senator for military aid to support Palestinian rockets or other weapons. Indeed, our group condemned the violent actions of both sides.
In light of the senator's voting record to arm Israel's military, however, your reporter was right to characterize Klobuchar as a "strong supporter of Israel." It is precisely this lack of neutrality that has crippled the Bush administration's efforts to broker peace in that part of the world. Is it too much to ask that our senator consider American citizens' interests first and foremost above any other foreign country's interests?
COLEEN ROWLEY, APPLE VALLEY

http://www.startribune.com/opinion/letters/37020694.htm...



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