“I’m here to tell you we do exist.”

February 5, 2012

At a recent Republican presidential primary debate, Palestinian American Abraham Hassan said the following to the Republican candidates:

“I’m here to tell you we do exist.”

Abraham Hassan

Hassan is a self-described Palestinian American Republican from  Jacksonville, Florida.  During the debate, he asked the following question:

“How would a Republican Administration help bring peace to Palestine and Israel, when most candidates barely recognize Palestine or its people?”

Former Governor Mitt Romney and Speaker Newt Gingrich both responded with one-sided answers that laid all the blame at the feet of Palestinian leaders.

But the first step is to ask the right question — and we applaud Mr. Hassan for doing so.

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Thank the Wall Street Journal for Covering Drone Missile Critics

November 3, 2010

Thanks to emails from Freedom Forward activists, the Wall Street Journal has begun improving its coverage of US drone missile attacks.

In its latest online reporting on drone missile strikes in Yemen, the Wall Street Journal took a step in the right direction by including the voices of civilians and critics.

The newspaper’s earlier piece on Pakistan only quoted US officials and ignored drone missile critics.  In response to your emails, their latest article includes critics’ views.

The online version even includes Reuters video footage of Yemeni civilians expressing their fears of being killed by US drone attacks.

Click here to thank the Wall Street Journal for including both sides of the drone missile debate.

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