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Posted by The Nineveh Kid (Guest) - Sunday, February 29 2004, 16:32:54 (EST)
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Jeff Wrote:

You blame her for not mentioning her heritage. Is it always relevant? She was elected by Americans to an American post. In her official position, she is an American elected official. Don't you understand what goes along with that?

There used to be a city councilwoman in Southfield, MI who was of Chaldean descent. Whenever issues came to the city council that involved CIAAM (The Chaldean Iraqi American Association of Michigan which owns the Southfield Manor), she would recuse herself because she is a member of CIAAM.

Obviously she wouldn't be doing the residents justice if she took every issue and brought up her ethnicity, or if she, having an ethnic background, used her position to benefit our people more than others... that's not what this country is about.

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Jeff,

In this instance I would agree with you because this involved an issue which directly affected her constituents in Michigan. What I am referring to, however, is an entirely different situation, not in the U.S., but in Iraq. Also, consider for a moment that even here in America, most minority politicians, for example, Hispanics and African-Americans, try to gain political power to help their people redress injustices in our society? What's wrong with a true minority (in number) trying to help their people in a situation where they are the weakest member of that nation and in danger of extinction? The U.S., is directly involved there and in control for the time being. Shouldn't we use every avenue to try and help the few Assyrians that remain in our homeland to try and rebuild what they have lost and to protect their interests during this very narrow time frame that remains for us? Our voice is not being heard there (in Iraq) and very few people hear about our people through the media here either. I don't think the example of the Councilwoman from Michigan applies here. I shouldn't have called her a phoney Assyrian perhaps, maybe on other issues she does support Assyrians, but from what I have seen, I know I would have used every opportunity available, to help my people if I had the clout she does.

TNK

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It's Not The Same The Nineveh Kid - Sunday, February 29 2004, 16:32:54 (EST)
- Didn´t You Have Somewhere To Go parhad - 02/29 17:42
  - Re: Didn´t You Have Somewhere To Go The Nineveh Kid - 02/29 18:56
    - Re: Didn´t You Have Somewhere To Go Jeff - 02/29 19:57
      - Re: Didn´t You Have Somewhere To Go parhad - 02/29 20:23
    - Re: Didn´t You Have Somewhere To Go parhad - 02/29 20:21
      - Re: Didn´t You Have Somewhere To Go The Nineveh Kid - 02/29 20:32
        Re: Didn´t You Have Somewhere To Go parhad - 02/29 21:23

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