Jackson's comments

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The Washington Times
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By Greg Pierce
Published April 28, 2004

    Project 21, a conservative black group, is going after the Rev. Jesse Jackson for accusing the United States of "a crime against humanity" for liberating Iraq from dictator Saddam Hussein.
    Mr. Jackson made the comments, reported in the Boston Herald, before and during a speech at the 21st Century Black Massachusetts Conference in Boston on April 3.
    The former Democratic presidential hopeful called the U.S. liberation of Iraq "a crime against humanity" and said Iraqi deaths resulting from the actions of U.S. forces are "murder." He encouraged the United Nations to sanction the United States and consider the use of military force: "I'm not sure the U.N. has the power to act against us in a military way, but they have the right to make a moral judgment."
    Mr. Jackson also called on Congress to determine whether President Bush's war policies were impeachable offenses, but said Congress bears no responsibility for the war, despite having voted to authorize it.
    Mr. Jackson's statements were first brought to national attention by the National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative watchdog group that is urging Coca-Cola to stop making six-figure contributions to Mr. Jackson's organizations.
    Michael King, a Project 21 National Advisory Council member, said: "Jesse Jackson's motives have never been as transparent as they were with these statements. If anyone needs to apologize, it's him. He indulges his fantasies and delusions of grandeur by calling for Bush's impeachment and calling for United Nations action against us. But blacks are beginning to see the truth -- that Jackson's bluster is exactly that: all smoke and no substance."     

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