By William Fisher
A retired Army major general is throwing fuel on the hot issue of religious discrimination at the U.S. Air Force Academy by writing to commanders there to urge their backing a Christian evangelical rally for military personnel sponsored by Rev. Billy Graham’s ministry ? and signing his letters “Your Partner in the Gospel”.
The academy, which has been dogged by allegations of harassment against non-Christian cadets, charged that Bob Dees has sent promotional literature (…)
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AIR FORCE ACADEMY (AGAIN)
19 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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AN OPEN LETTER TO GEORGE BUSH
19 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
3 commentsCindy and Pat Sheehan along with myself "Auntie", Jane and Jim Bright, Celeste Zappala, Bill Mitchell, Lila Lipscomb and Sue Neiderer have formed Gold Star Families for Peace Our group is open to any family member who have suffered the loss of a loved one in a war. Our goal is to assist those families in whatever way possible.GSFP is an affiliate of Military Families Speak Out For more information about GSFP visit our website at: www.gsfp.org Dear George,
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Anti-war protester Sheehan leaving camp because of mother’s stroke
19 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
3 commentsCRAWFORD, Texas - The grieving mother who started an anti-war demonstration near President Bush’s ranch nearly two weeks ago said Thursday she was leaving because her mother had a stroke.
Cindy Sheehan told reporters she had just received the phone call and would rush to her 74-year-old mother’s side. Her mother lives in the Los Angeles area.
"I’ll be back as soon as possible if it’s possible," Sheehan said. After hugging some of her supporters, she got in a van and left.
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The Exploitation of the American Soldier
18 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
2 commentsThe care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government... The mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few to ride them. - Thomas Jefferson
Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe. - Frederick Douglass
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I sit in awe of the events occurring at Camp Casey
18 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
2 commentsAmy Branham, Gold Star Families for Peace; A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION [Excerpt]
I went back out to Crawford this week to see for myself how things are going and what it’s like there now. I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was just absolutely amazing.
I left in the wee hours of the morning Saturday to get there, in a caravan with members of Military Families Speak Out (MFSO) from Houston. I think it was about 10 a.m. by the time we arrived at the Peace House.
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Mother of soldier killed in Iraq launches bid for war legality inquiry
18 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentThe mother of a Scots soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq has helped launch a legal bid to secure an independent inquiry into the legality of the war. Rose Gentle, whose son Gordon was just 19 when he died, joined the families of 17 other servicemen at the High Court in London where they are seeking a judicial review of the Government’s decision to refuse an inquiry.
In war, casualties can be expected, but the parents at the High Court today believe the war in Iraq was illegal and (…) -
Neighbor allows war protesters to camp on his land
18 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
2 commentsBy ANGELA K. BROWN
Dozens of war protesters camping along a road near President Bush’s ranch are about to pull up their stakes - but they’re not leaving.
The group is moving about a mile away to a 1-acre corner lot, owned by an Army veteran who sympathizes with those at the vigil that started Aug. 6 by grieving mother Cindy Sheehan.
"I just think people should have a right to protest without being harassed," Fred Mattlage told The Associated Press late Tuesday. "And I’m against the (…) -
Politics of War Could Pivot on Mother’s Vigil
18 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
Cindy Sheehan is filling a void for those opposed to Bush’s Iraq policies. But he may benefit too.
By Ronald Brownstein, Times Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The high-profile vigil near President Bush’s Texas ranch by Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq last year, could scramble the politics of the war as much for her allies as for the target of her protest.
An immediate effect may be to increase the pressure on liberal activist groups and Democrats - who have focused (…) -
New Abuse Photos Could Spark Riots, US General Warns
18 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
2 commentsBy William Fisher
Civil libertarians and the Pentagon appear headed for yet another trainwreck in the ongoing dispute over the so-called second batch of photos from Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
In response to a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Centre for Constitutional Rights (CCR), and a number of medical and veterans groups demanding release of 87 new videos and photographs depicting detainee abuse at the now infamous prison, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of (…) -
Bush: Victory Means Exit Strategy
18 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentPresident must explain why he changed his mind
by Jennifer Monroe
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (OfficialWire) — 08/18/05 — In 1999, George W. Bush criticized then-President Bill Clinton for not setting a timetable for exiting Kosovo, and yet he refuses to apply the same standard to his administration’s illegal war.
"Victory means exit strategy, and it’s important for the President to explain to us what the exit strategy is." —George W. Bush, Houston Chronicle April 9, 1999
"If we (…)