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Palestine Chronicle: Florida US Senate Candidate Calls on Bush to Extradite, Execute Killers of Rachel Corrie

NEW YORK - Nationally syndicated conservative radio columnist Andy Martin demanded today that President Bush seek the extradition and criminal prosecution of the Israeli soldiers who killed an American college student Sunday in Occupied Gaza. Martin predicts that anti-Semitism will result if Bush allows Israelis to murder American peace volunteers.

"For over two years the homicidal psychopaths in the Sharon regime have been murdering Palestinians. President Bush clapped his hands and encouraged this slaughter. Now Israeli storm troopers have deliberately and wantonly murdered a peace-loving young American. She becomes a martyr to the blood lust of Ariel Sharon. I demand-the whole world demands-that Bush extradite these Israeli killers and seek their execution in the United States. Federal law mandates that Bush act.

"During the past week there has been a firestorm of protest concerning the ill-advised and inaccurate remarks of Rep. James Moran (see Andy Martin's statement dated March 16, 2003 on this topic, available by request). Ariel Sharon has responded to a sensitive moment by assassinating an American student. Israeli terrorism is no less a threat to world peace than any other form of terrorism. Bush has encouraged Israeli murderers; now he has American blood on his hands. I say bring the while Israeli junta to Alexandra, Virginia and put them on trial," says Martin.