A Rhode Islander amid the presidential candidates
<P>Kenneth A. Capalbo of South Kingstown, who ran as an independent against US Representative Patrick J. Kennedy in 2006, is the only Rhode Islander on today's <A href="//www.sos.nh.gov/Dem%20ballot.pdf">Democratic ballot</A> in New Hampshire.</P>
<P>Capalbo's 2006 campaign was, uh, a bit strange. As <A href="//www.projo.com/extra/election/content/capalbo23_10-23-06_IC2FE1A.3f8bdaf.html">G. Wayne Miller</A> wrote in the ProJo at the time:</P>
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<P>The 63-year-old Capalbo, a retired corrections officer, is spending virtually no money on his bid. He has few scheduled appearances and no pamphlets, no Web site, no corps of volunteers. He doesn’t even live in the 1st District. It is a long-shot candidacy, to be sure. </P>
<P>Never elected to any office, Capalbo hopes to bring attention to America’s foreign policy, which he has opposed for years. </P>
<P>Sitting in the living room of his home one day recently, Capalbo outlined his points of view. He criticizes the war in Iraq and other conflicts. “It’s more than just this war,” he said. “It’s the last war, the next one, the one after that and the one after that.” </P>
<P>Capalbo spoke extemporaneously for a while, but mostly he read from position papers he has written. </P>
<P>“Why are we at war with Iraq?” he read. “Weapons of mass destruction, involvement in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, collaboration with al-Qaida. All proven to be false. Yet, the spin doctors in Washington just keep changing the reason for going to war with Iraq. They talk about World War III. They salivate about going to war with Syria and Iran. </P>
<P>“Of the nine people considered to be most responsible for our war with Iraq, six are Jewish. Is this just a coincidence? Jews represent about 2 percent of the population of America. Their power in Washington far exceeds their numbers. Our foreign policy should be based on what is in America’s long-term best interests, not those of another nation. </P>
<P>“Muslim nations will never accept their world being controlled by the United States. We, the United States, are a threat to Islam, not the reverse.” </P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P dir=ltr>Details about Capalbo's presidential camapaign can be found at <A href="//minorcandidates.com/capalbo.php">the Minor Candidate Report</A>.</P>