Lawyer and former Ald. Larraine McNamara-McGraw said supporters of peace must fight misconceptions pushed by war supporters.
"We have never turned our backs on soldiers but are trying to bring them home," she said. "Our president, Bush II, who was selected and not elected, is perceived (internationally) as leading a war of vengeance, not justice.".
Milwaukee School Board member Jennifer Morales told the gathering she had grown tired of being branded un-American because of her views..
"We are free, so I will speak my mind," she said. "We have enough of an open mind to challenge the simplistic propaganda of our government.".
No U.S. flags were in evidence at the peace rally.
I highlight these two passages to point out that almost to a person, the anti-disarmament of the crazed fool Saddam crowd are the same disgruntled slackers that supported the Quisling Gore and his attempt to end-run the Constitution in order to sieze power in 2000. Also to point out that, irregardless of their protestation about patriotism or lack thereof, they wouldn't be caught dead standing anywhere in sight of the Stars and Stripes.
One explained his hesitancy this way: "Saddam Hussein is the devil," he said. "And that's all you have to know."Like many other Iraqi refugees, Salehi supports a U.S. invasion of his homeland -- but only if Hussein is stripped of the power he's held since 1979. "All the (Iraqis) in this country are still scared of Saddam," Salehi explained through a translator. "Because Saddam has hands over here, too. I mean, who knows? He's everywhere. But we're not scared of him. He's already killed a lot of members of my family."
""Today Moswi, 39, explains to anyone who will listen that in Hussein's Iraq, people are often forced to protest. Fail to obey and you become a target. You could be watched, put in jail, even killed.""
One explained his hesitancy this way: "Saddam Hussein is the devil," he said. "And that's all you have to know."
""Today Moswi, 39, explains to anyone who will listen that in Hussein's Iraq, people are often forced to protest. Fail to obey and you become a target. You could be watched, put in jail, even killed.""
She is right. It's not unAmerican it's anti-American and a small number of our citizens have been anti-American since the founding of our country. In fact about half the population didn't want to fight the British in the first place.