Posted on 11/30/2007 10:41:29 PM PST by Phil Harmonic
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 29 (OneWorld) - U.S. war veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan have announced they're planning to descend on Washington, DC this March to testify about war crimes they committed or personally witnessed in Iraq.
"The war in Iraq is not covered to its potential because of how dangerous it is for reporters to cover it," said Liam Madden, a former Marine and member of the group Iraq Veterans Against the War. "That's left a lot of misconceptions in the minds of the American public about what the true nature of military occupation looks like."
Iraq Veterans Against the War argues that well-publicized incidents of American brutality like the Abu Ghraib prison scandal and the massacre of an entire family of Iraqis in the town of Haditha are not the isolated incidents perpetrated by "a few bad apples," as many politicians and military leaders have claimed. They are part of a pattern, the group says, of "an increasingly bloody occupation."
"This is our generation getting to tell history," Madden told OneWorld, "to ensure that the actual history gets told -- that it's not a sugar-coated, diluted version of what actually happened."
Iraq Veterans Against the War is calling the gathering a "Winter Soldier," named after a similar event organized by Vietnam veterans in 1971.
(Excerpt) Read more at us.oneworld.net ...
From a Nam Vet’s wife...
...thank you both.
It will be interesting...if not slanderous.
Give ‘em HELL!
Oh, I forgot the best part: By the time March rolls around, Iraq will be as quiet as a monastery. These guys are never goping to get our troops pulled from victory central.
You must be a woman, who has no experience with the military.
Color yourself stupid...
and liberal.
I rarely hit the abuse button, but I will now.
Assuming this ever comes to fruition (which I highly doubt), Kerry would likely try to chair some ad hoc, latter-day "Fullbright Commission". The political theatre and self-serving potential for Kerry and his MSM defeatists would be blackhole-esque in its allure.
>> “and the massacre of an entire family of Iraqis in the town of Haditha “
It would appear some antagonists need to be brought up to speed on current events. This mischaracterization is doesn’t fly.
>> This mischaracterization is doesnt fly.
This mischaracterization doesnt fly.
In 1971 all that was orchestrated by Sen. Ted Kennedy who I believe was pulling strings for Kerry the whole time he was in the Navy.
My apologies.
You are a leftist.
“http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933135/posts?page=19#19"
To: Phil Harmonic
I applaud these men for coming forward to admit their war crimes. I pray their sentences will be commensurate with what crimes they committed.
This time, unlike when Kerry played his game before the Senate, I hope all that admit to crimes are arrested and prosecuted, just to give these guys a clear conscience, you know.
19 posted on 11/30/2007 11:19:14 PM PST by DakotaRed (Liberals don’t rattle sabers, they wave white flags)
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In the manner of Jenjis Khan?
Haven't we heard this before?
Ol' Genghis sure knew how to handle the Muslims, though....
“I applaud these men for coming forward to admit their war crimes. I pray their sentences will be commensurate with what crimes they committed.”
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I think RedDakota was saying “yeah- come up and tell us your “war crimes” so we can throw your sorry butt in the brig”.
I guarantee that many of these individuals will turn out to be “phony soldiers.”
For the moonbats, the temptation to embellish and to invent will be irresistible.
I think you missed the sarcasm.
Lordy!
Are posts like this going to be overlooked?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1933135/posts?page=28#28
Ha! So much for the credibility of this bunch of pathetic, lying scumbags. "Iraq Veterans Against the War" are no doubt a sad sack assembly of, as we called them in the Marine Corps, "sh!+birds" - - weaklings who couldn't hack it.
dixie, may I respectfully suggest that you appear to be missing the sarcasm in DR’s post...
You’re right...if there was sarcasm there, I totallly missed it.
Please tell your friend to use the /sarc button.
Sorry, 59 year old male, 8 year 1 month and 4 days Active Duty United States Army, 5 feb 1969 to 9 March 1977, inlcuding mid July 1969 to 1 January 1971 boots on teh ground South Viet Nam, Central Highlands, II Corps, C roop 7/17th Air Cav, MOS 67V20.
Color yourself stupid...
Thank you, but you might want to reconsider my hue, dear.
and liberal.
Wrong again, hun.
I rarely hit the abuse button, but I will now.
Knock your socks off, sweetie. Afterwards, learn how to detect sarcasm. Or, at least read before blowing a gasket. Ask yourself, if I actually applaud them, why would I desire them to be tried, convicted and sentenced?
Interesting site, that us.oneworld.com. It all sounds so “kumbaya-y”.
My hope is that these vets live to regret the day that they decided to speak up.
LOL at me!
I didn’t detect the sarcasm. in your post!
I’m sorry...I thought you were being derogatory.
‘S’cuse me. ;o)
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