Iraq war vets should march and demand hearings, ala Kerry and VVAW.
blm
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Sat Jan-22-05 04:29 PM
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Iraq war vets should march and demand hearings, ala Kerry and VVAW. |
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I really think it needs to be done before Bush gets his corporate media cronies to pump up his next invasion.
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Sat Jan-22-05 04:36 PM
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1. Kerry should invite them to do so. |
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The more he moves toward the 1971 Kerry, the more people like me would warm up to him.
It's the right thing to do.
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Sat Jan-22-05 05:03 PM
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2. I agree, but, press would be better if the vets initiated that action. |
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Edited on Sat Jan-22-05 05:04 PM by blm
Unfortunately we have to deal with the press we have, instead of a press with journalistic integrity.
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Sun Jan-23-05 01:50 AM
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7. Indeed. My mother, a "blacklisted" former journalist, would agree. |
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Sun Jan-23-05 01:04 PM
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8. Her's hoping more journalists will RISK telling the truth. |
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Sun Jan-23-05 07:40 PM
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9. He's going to keel over if he's holding his breath. |
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Unless some start having a conscience and can blurt out some truth before being shut down, it looks grim.
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Sat Jan-22-05 05:24 PM
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3. If only they could come home and become vets... |
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backdoor draft makes it kinda difficult...
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Sat Jan-22-05 05:32 PM
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4. That could also be why they keep them over there so long. |
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They don't WANT another VVAW to evolve.
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Sat Jan-22-05 05:36 PM
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5. There's merit to that idea... |
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and just why is this misadministration shrouded in secrecy from top to bottom?
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Sun Jan-23-05 08:15 PM
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10. You may be on to something! |
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They wouldn't want the troops to come home and expose the lies of bush, his cronies and the media. They know too much!
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Sat Jan-22-05 09:51 PM
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What the FUCK is taking them so long? Ohhh, I just want to SCREAM.
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