I especially like her concluding paragraph:
"Ever since I came to Congress in 1992, there are those who have been trying to silence my voice. I've been told to "sit down and shut up" over and over again. Well, I won't sit down and I won't shut up until the full and unvarnished truth is placed before the American people."
>Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney Statement:
>
>May 16, 2002
>
>Several weeks ago, I called for a congressional investigation into what
>warnings the Bush Administration received before the terrorist attacks of
>September 11, 2001. I was derided by the White House, right wing talk radio,
>and spokespersons for the military-industrial complex as a conspiracy theorist.
>Even my patriotism was questioned because I dared to suggest that Congress
>should conduct a full and complete investigation into the most disastrous
>intelligence failure in American history. Georgia Senator Zell Miller even went
>so far as to characterize my call for hearings as "dangerous, loony and
>irresponsible."
>
>Today's revelations that the administration, and President Bush, were given
>months of notice that a terrorist attack was a distinct possibility points out
>the critical need for a full and complete congressional investigation.
>
>It now becomes clear why the Bush Administration has been vigorously opposing
>congressional hearings. The Bush Administration has been engaged in a
>conspiracy of silence. If committed and patriotic people had not been pushing
>for disclosure today's revelations would have been hidden by the White House.
>
>Because I love my country, because I am a patriot, and because the American
>people deserve the truth, I believe it would be dangerous, loony and
>irresponsible not to hold full congressional hearings on any warnings the Bush
>Administration had before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
>
>Ever since I came to Congress in 1992, there are those who have been trying to
>silence my voice. I've been told to "sit down and shut up" over and over again.
>Well, I won't sit down and I won't shut up until the full and unvarnished truth
>is placed before the American people.