Wash.Post Sponsors DOD "Freedom"March,Bans Participating in Peace Marches

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'Wash Post' Hit For Sponsorship Of 'Freedom' March

NEW YORK The Washington Post has no plans to withdraw its co-sponsorship of a controversial Sept. 11 memorial walk being organized by the Department of Defense, according to Publisher Bo Jones. But, he said the paper would pull out if the event turns out to be some kind of pro-war or political march.

"This was part of the memorial of the 9/11 victims and an effort for veterans past and present and that is it," Jones said about the "Freedom Walk" slated for Sept. 11. "This has nothing to do with politics or the war or support of any political position." ....

The gathering will culminate in a concert by country star Clint Black, known for a pro-war song "Iraq and I Roll," which declares, "We can't ignore the devil, he'll keep coming back for more." (See more lyrics below.) ....

But Rick Weiss, a Post science reporter and co-chair of the Washington Post unit of the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, noted the hypocrisy of the paper's involvement, since it bars reporters from participating in partisan events. "It is dismaying, to say the least, that I can be fired for participating in a peace march while my employer feels free to co-sponsor an event that so blatantly beats the drum of war," Weiss stated.

John Pike, who has been a defense analyst in Washington for 25 years and runs GlobalSecurity.org, told Knight Ridder, referring to the Pentagon rally, "I've never heard of such a thing." Others worried that it would re-kindle attempts to link 9/11 to the war in Iraq. ....

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[ChiciB1]

1. Bo Seems To Be "Out Of The Loop" On This One...

And from what I've seen of the Post lately, so are many others that head up the newspaper. I have noticed them becoming much more conservative in many aspects. Dana Milbank is a case in point. There are times when he sounds so "BUSHIE" and even the times when he's TRIES so take a middle of the road stance, it somehow comes out a little vague. Actually it sounds like he chooses his words much to carefully.

The Post been a BIG disappointment to me lately!

[enough]

2. Astounding.

Or maybe it isn't. You would think the Post takes itself more seriously than this. I guess not.

[hobbit709]

3. Fired for exercising 1st Amendment rights

on my time. I DON'T THINK SO. Call the lawyers.

[mom cat]

4. Time for LTTE's to the Post?

[Rose Siding]

5. I wrote yesterday, but not to the letter page

I sent something through the general corporate contact page

[mom cat]

6. Good idea.