South welcomes US presidential hopeful's message of peace

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http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=85099

"SOUTH LEBANON: A Democratic candidate for the US presidency wrapped up a visit to Lebanon on Thursday after promoting a platform of peace and promising, if elected, to make the United States "a nation among nations." Congressman Dennis Kucinich and his wife Elizabeth toured Beirut and South Lebanon this week, repeating a visit the two made last year after the 2006 war with Israel to view the destruction caused by the conflict for themselves.

"It is time for a new role for the United States, not as a nation above nations but as a nation among nations," Kucinich, who was one of the first American politicians to call for a cease-fire to last summer's war, told residents of Qana, Bint Jbeil, Remeich and Maroun al-Ras - many of whom said they shared his frustrations with the current Bush administration.

"I would take America on a totally different direction on matters of security: Strength through peace, not peace through strength," he said, rejecting Washington's current policies of unilateralism, "pre-emptive" war and what he descibed as disregard for international laws and the US Constitution.

Kucinich, who met with Syrian President Bashar Assad on Sunday, said the United States should engage in conversations with all nations.

"I propose direct engagement. Leader to leader, eye to eye, heart to heart," Kucinich said."

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1. Imagine engaging in conversation - but what a conundrum

do we want bush talking to anyone? He fucked up his latest exchange with a foreign leader, an ALLY no less. I refer to the South Korean President. And why does bush have a state department. condi is as useless as tits on a boar hog.

I say negotiate till the cows come home, then negotiate some more.

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2. Not Bush! What would he say 'What's for dinner?' It must be

someone that is not easily fooled and sincerely believes in the value of every life as demonstrated through past actions and statements.

LOL Condi has been a great help :(

Here's someone :)

Vote for the smart dude!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMiiOF6clrY

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3. Interview on Syrian TV

http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1550.htm

Following are excerpts from an interview with U.S. Congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, which aired on Syrian TV on September 3, 2007.

http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/1550.htm


Thanks to penquin for posting the clip here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3500260&mesg_id=3503230