Rep. Sherman: prosecute U.S. citizens involved with Gaza flotilla

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"On a press call hosted by a pro-Israel organization, Rep. Brad Sherman, Democrat of California, told reporters that he intends seek the prosecution of any U.S. citizens who were aboard or involved with the Freedom Flotilla.

"The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 makes it absolutely illegal for any American to give food, money, school supplies, paper clips, concrete or weapons to Hamas or any of its officials,” Sherman said on the Israel Project call, conflating Hamas and Gaza’s civilian population. “And so I will be asking the Attorney General to prosecute any American involved in what was clearly an effort to give items of value to a terrorist organization.”

Sherman also said that he plans on working with the Department of Homeland Security to make sure that any non-U.S. citizen involved with or aboard the Flotilla are excluded from entering the U.S.

Hamas, considered a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department, won Palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006 and has held de facto rule over the Gaza Strip since it took the area by force in 2007 in anticipation of an impending U.S.-backed coup d’etat by the rival Fatah faction."

http://mondoweiss.net/2010/06/rep-sherman-prosecute-u-s-citizens-involved-with-gaza-flotilla.html

His ass should be investigated.

n/t.

Time to put a great big ole target on the fuck for 2012.

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most Americans are not aware of US Law and how it affects their actions. If you are involved with drug dealers in Colombia you could also be arrested, prosecuted et al.

I am not taking sides by the way, just stating US Law.

or criminals.

If a Republican took this seat, it would not make a difference in this case.

luckily I live in CD45 and have a rethug to expel

The guilty people must be those who were murdered! I'm guessing that in a former life, Mr. Sherman was one of the brave soldiers who scampered down to the battlefield after the fighting was over to shoot the wounded.

They are the fucking terrorists.

the flotilla was not going to distribute anything to Hamas, instead the goods were to go directly to the needy.

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against an Israeli policy/military operation(legal or not) is enough to guarantee guilt.

seem to think that every person in Gaza is Hamas, makes about as much sense as every American being Bush or Cheney or Obama for that matter, BTW did anyone ask what Hamas was going to go with wheelchairs, toys, and crayons?

has given to terrorist organizations over the years.........would we find your hand in any of that??

fucking idiot.

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He's generally a good dem but this really sucks.

Just goes to show how unhinged some Democrats are on this issue.

Really- Mr. Sherman is no better than a terrorist himself and if I were in his district, I consider voting for a Republican just to get him out.

Plain and simple, this man is unfit for office.

Think we could bundle him, Joe Lieberman, and the others up like a bunch of asparagus, and have 'em buried up to their moobs in the Negev?

Why send him into exile with a smile on his face?

I'm strongly pro-Israel but there is no reason to be stupid about it and I certainly don't want some future anti-semitic coming in and conflating me with a terrorist because of his or her perspective.

All of this "terra" bullshit needs to be wiped from the books. Its all subjective nonsense and witch hunting, for the most part, and ripe for abuse.