The Peace Candidate: Kucinich Vows to Stay in Race
Originally published by Democracy Now!
Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich explains why is staying in the race for his party's nomination. He talks about the continuing war in Iraq, the 9-11 commission and Israel's assasination of Sheik Ahmed Yassin in Gaza.
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Only one presidential candidate attended one of the mass protests marking the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the US invasion of Iraq. It wasn't George W Bush and it wasn't John Kerry. It was Ohio Congressmember Dennis Kucinich. He addressed more than 100, 000 people at the large protest in New York City on Saturday.
This weekend Kucinich issued a statement saying that he will not drop out of the race for the Democratic nomination. Kucinich said he is committed to ensuring that a peace platform is adopted by the Democrats ahead of November's elections.
This Thursday, the Democratic National Committee is holding a "Unity Dinner" honoring John Kerry. Former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton will be in attendance, as will all of the Democratic presidential candidates who were once competing against Kerry. All of them, that is, except Kucinich. A DNC official said Kucinich was not invited because, in the words of the official, Kucinich is not preaching party unity and is continuing his campaign. Kucinich responded to this non-invite by saying he is preaching unity on issues of peace, social justice and equal rights.
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