Findley speaks to CNIF blog about the McDermott-Ellison letter
Posted January 28, 2010
Yesterday (January 27), former member of Congress– and CNI co-founder– Paul Findley was so excited about the news that the McDermott-Ellison letter over Gaza had gathered the signatures of 54 members of Congress that he called CNI/CNIF Executive Director Helena Cobban to share his excitement and discuss the implications of this development.
Gaining 54 signatures on a letter critical of Israel was, Findley said, “an extraordinary step.”
When she heard that, Cobban’s long-honed journalistic instincts got the better of her. She whipped out her notebook, asked a few more questions… And then she was able to record Findley’s reactions for posterity, on the CNI Foundation’s “Fair policy, Fair discussion” blog… here.
We see that her post has already attracted a few comments. Go check them out– and join in the discussion there!
Back in December, CNI was one of the many member-groups of the U.S. Campaign to End the Occupation that worked hard to build grassroots pressure on members of Congress to sign onto the McDermott-Ellison letter. We are delighted that 52 other members joined those two pioneers in signing the letter.
Now, however, it’s time to get active again. We all need to follow Findley’s advice to communicate again with our congressional representatives, and “cheer or jeer” them depending on whether they signed the letter, or not…
