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President Obama, Read RE Afghanistan
Sun, 11/08/2009 - 12:52pm | mal contends
On the matter of the pending Afghanistan escalation, a Vietnam War elite Marine combat veteran shoots down this foolish idea of sending in more troops and delaying withdrawal, and proposes direct negotiations with the Taliban in Scotland [Robbie the Pict of Scotland, below-left].
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The Scottish Taliban Talks
by Gordon Duff [below-right]
Forty years ago, 3 of us at Veterans Today, Bill Eckard, Eddie Harris and I were in South Vietnam, serving with an elite Marine Special Landing Team, looking for "terrorists."
Decades later, our memories are less than clear. It was 4 AM, 0400H, and we were searching a village. Bill remembers finding an AK47 in one hut, I think it was a Garand.
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The Scottish Taliban Talks
by Gordon Duff [below-right]
Forty years ago, 3 of us at Veterans Today, Bill Eckard, Eddie Harris and I were in South Vietnam, serving with an elite Marine Special Landing Team, looking for "terrorists."
Decades later, our memories are less than clear. It was 4 AM, 0400H, and we were searching a village. Bill remembers finding an AK47 in one hut, I think it was a Garand.
Tags: Open Letter to President Obama on Afghanistan
Wed, 11/04/2009 - 7:31am | mal contends
President Obama,
Welcome to Madison, Wisconsin.
Saw you that below-zero night in February at the Kohl Center last year, the night the D.C.-area primaries put you on track to win the nomination. Never seen an event like that night; one of the guys I was with looked over at me and said "Bobby," a clear reference to the idea that we were electing someone to stop war and serve people and everyone believed it.
I have to say, not crazy about reading the newest DoD news that Combat Advisors See Afghan Troops in Action. Sounds like a lot of crap to me. Or the latest DoD release, DoD Identifies Marine Casualty. That's a waste of another good man.
Welcome to Madison, Wisconsin.
Saw you that below-zero night in February at the Kohl Center last year, the night the D.C.-area primaries put you on track to win the nomination. Never seen an event like that night; one of the guys I was with looked over at me and said "Bobby," a clear reference to the idea that we were electing someone to stop war and serve people and everyone believed it.
I have to say, not crazy about reading the newest DoD news that Combat Advisors See Afghan Troops in Action. Sounds like a lot of crap to me. Or the latest DoD release, DoD Identifies Marine Casualty. That's a waste of another good man.
Iraq Moratorium #9 on Friday
Tue, 05/13/2008 - 8:08pm | xoff
Iraq Moratorium #9, a day for individual or group action to end the war and occupation, will be observed on Friday, May 16, in Milwaukee and across the country.
A vigil from 5 to 6 p.m., at Water Street and Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Milwaukee, is sponsored by the Milwaukee Coalition for a Just Peace and Peace Action-Wisconsin. It's a high energy event with flags, banners, signs, music, kids, students, and people of all ages joining in. I'll be there; if you're in town, please stop by.
If you can't make that, or vigils aren't your thing, do something yourself to mark the day. Wear a button or armband to work, put a sign in your yard, email Senator Herb Kohl, write a letter to the editor, make a donation to the Iraq Moratorium or another antiwar group. You'll find ideas and more info at www.IraqMoratorium.org