My prayers going up for kristinn and the GoldStar families who are involved in this. God's protection for them all.
Blessings,
trussell
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Posted on 11/04/2006 12:51:37 AM PST by Jim Robinson
In a stunning and historic trip under the utmost secrecy, a delegation of families of fallen U.S. troops have traveled to Iraq to counter critics of the war effort, just days before the Nov. 7 midterm elections.
The delegation of “Gold Star Families” agreed to provide the Sacramento Union with an exclusive account of their trip to Iraq based on the assurance that news of their mission would not be published until they had safely left Amman, Jordan.
So secret is their trip that even members of the Bush Administration were kept in the dark about their planned activities.
They’ve come to Iraq from cities throughout America as part of a 12-person delegation in a history-making effort – no other coordinated group of “Gold Star Families” has ever traveled to Iraq, and they come with a message that is sure to ignite a firestorm of debate.
“The American people are shown a skewed picture of the situation in Iraq day after day by the international news media. We felt it was time to allow the families of U.S. troops who died in Iraq to come see the progress being made in Iraq and report it back to the American ,” said Melanie Morgan, Chairman of Move America Forward.
Move America Forward, a Sacramento-based pro-troop non-profit organization is organizing the 10-day journey to Iraq. The group previously led a contingent of radio talk show hosts to Iraq in July 2005.
To demonstrate their contention that things are better in Iraq than what has been portrayed in many news accounts, the delegation is intentionally traveling to Iraqi provinces that have largely been free of the violence that has erupted in Baghdad and the surrounding Sunni triangle.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacunion.com ...
God bless these families!
BTTT!
My prayers going up for kristinn and the GoldStar families who are involved in this. God's protection for them all.
Blessings,
trussell
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..Gold Star Bump!
Father God,
We humbly ask your protection and your guidance for every member of the Gold Star families' delegation to Iraq. May their trip enhance your glory, Lord of all.
In Jesus' name,
Amen!
Unbelievable comments from the readers of the SactoUnion site!! Makes me heart sick!
May God Bless their trip!!
More at the site:
http://www.moveamericaforward.org/
Families of fallen soldiers make surprise trip to Iraq!
http://www.canadafreepress.com/2006/ans-cover-news110406.htm
Parents of fallen troops in surprise visit to Iraq
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52778
Parents of Justin Johnson among families who make surprise trip to Iraq
http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?show=localnews&pnpID=680&NewsID=760443&CategoryID=11509&on=1
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The left-leaning public relations monitoring group, PR Watch, questioned Move America Forward’s non-partisan status by noting that, “MAF’s inner circle is remarkable for its extensive conservative connections.”
In a news story published in December 2005, the Wall Street Journal pointed out that many liberals, “question how the group has maintained its status as a tax-exempt nonprofit organization…”
I suppose one must got to all the liberal leaning, tax exempt groups to find shining examples of how to assemble a "diverse" inner circle. And yes, I too wonder how these liberal non-profits maintain their tax exempt status.
Christian news and commentary at: sacredscoop.com ...
AFP is reporting that, due to security precautions for the delivery of Saddam's verdict in a few hours, Baghdad is under curfew - and the airport is closed - under further notice.
Ditto, bd476, and thanks for the ping.
Here's one Gold Star Dad whose heart is with you all! Please tell everyone that USMCPOP is there in spirit. My day will come...
No problem.
Sometimes I wonder what is wrong in America, something like this shouldn't even be necessary. If these liberal clowns had been around in the 40's, they'd be tarred and feathered.
Wonder if the delegation got in? We knew Baghdad was going on clampdown for a few days yesterday and that they were going to shut the airport tomorrow. Didn't hear whether it was closed today or not.
I haven't seen security this high here since the January 2005 elections.
God bless you!
Amen.
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