Project 21 to Discuss Jesse Jackson's Inflammatory Comments on Iraq on Fox's 'Hannity and Colmes'

4/27/2004

From: David Almasi of The National Center for Public Policy Research, 202-371-1400 ext. 106 or Project21@nationalcenter.org

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Project 21 National Advisory Council member Michael King is scheduled to appear on the Fox News Channel's "Hannity and Colmes" program on Tuesday, April 27 at 9 p.m. eastern to discuss Jesse Jackson's recent criticism of the liberation of Iraq.

In comments made before and during a speech at the 21st Century Black Massachusetts Conference in Boston on April 3, the Boston Herald reports, Jackson condemned U.S. efforts to remove Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein from power. He 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 U.S. and consider the use of military force: "I9m 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." Jackson also called on Congress to determine if President Bush9s war policies are impeachable offenses, but said Congress itself bears no responsibility for the war, despite having voted to authorize it.

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 Jackson's organizations.

King 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 Jackson9s bluster is exactly that: all smoke and no substance."

Project 21 has been a leading voice of the African-American community since 1992. For more information, contact David Almasi at 202-371-1400, ext. 106 or Project21@nationalcenter.org, or visit Project 21's Web site at http://www.project21.org/P21Index.html.