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admin @ November 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
In a follow up to the arrest of the Iraq Vets protest at the final Presidential Debate,reporter Stephen Dohnberg talks with member Sgt Chiroux about the charges faced,support they are receiving,tactics of the Nassau County Police, and Sgt Morgan’s injury.
admin @ November 12, 2008 # 2 Comments
As a wise person put it, the losses are permanent, the victories are only temporary. Each new shock comes before we have recovered from the last one. JFK was assassinated 45 years ago and there is still no closure.
The American people don’t want to know the truth and they will not rise up. They are comfortable with genocide. Ask yourself how many dedicated peace activists you know personally who voted for continuing war crimes under the command of Barack Obama.
Many of the Democratic gatekeeper sites urged people to vote for Obama by saying that first we had to elect him and then we could hold his feet to the fire. But they already knew from his FISA vote, his vote to fund the wars, and his bailout vote, that he has asbestos shoes and doesn’t care what people say or think. Now they are purging dissidents and saying that nobody should criticize Obama, that we have to accept the “centrism” of Rahm Emanuel and Nancy Pelosi, two Democrats who are far to the political right of Bush and Cheney. They never intended to press Obama for peace, they wanted more genocide.
admin @ November 2, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Will Marketing My Marijuana Grow Charges Make Me Money?
~ Matt Mernagh
Everyone loves good courtroom drama.
Combining this with my marijuana grow-op bust which also brings big media headlines an opportunity to market my upcoming (Summer 2009) blockbuster medical marijuana constitutional challenge appears to be
ganja golden.
Charismatic med-cannabis infused alt-weekly journalist (cannabis / war resisters beat) with a Gen X criminal defense lawyer angling to create a name with an incredibly articulate constitutional challenge is hot copy.
Especially in the middle of the dog days of July.
Sidewalks crammed with those big media tents, with newscasters doing mid day noon hour courtroom commentary, and friends pitching in words of wisdom for the throng of print journalist seeking quotes would be awesome.
admin @ October 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet
stay tuned while we bring you a look at a first had account of Women in Afghanistan, a legal med-pot user who was jailed in Toronto’s Don Jail and forced to take narcotics by the medical staff against his will, a direct look at returning Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, a visit from some Korean war, Vietnam War, WWII, and Gulf War 1.0 vets for Remembrance Day, and a talk with the daughter of one of America’s finest songwriters - Woody Guthrie.
We also launch our weekly newsmagazine FM Radio show, which will be streamed live and available as a podcast. We’ll have amazing interviews with authors and newsmakers, and special weekly features from Davis Fleetwood…and so much more.
Not to mention the great submissions from writers and other contributors.
So won’t you consider chipping in a coupla bucks?
admin @ October 25, 2008 # One Comment
Ralph Nader made 21 speeches in 15 hours, travelled 365 miles through MA in what has been dubbed the “Massachusetts Marathon”.The 74 year old independent presidential candidate dedicated the Guinness Record breaking run to childhood hero Lou Gehrig.
admin @ October 17, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Rush: Interview With IVAW After Arrest Release
The Following 3 links are from an interview done with Iraq Vets Against the War, the first interview done after their release from jail after being released by Nassau Country PD at 2 AM on Oct. 16. 10 IVAW members and 5 civillian protestors were arrested.
admin @ October 16, 2008 # 3 Comments
Obama, McCain, and CBS rebuffed veterans and active duty service-people who sought to ask a question in the final debate. Amid arrests outside of debate grounds, the pundits’ early verdicts are not a good for McCain, as Obama held strong defense…
admin @ October 15, 2008 # No Comment Yet
ADVANCE VIDEO FOOTAGE OF IRAQ VETS DEBATE PROTEST.
Video:Vets Denied Access to Debate, Story to Follow
video provided by Noah Kunin for theUptake.Org
original interview/statement from organizer Sgt Matt Chiroux
for original Press release Click HERE.
admin @ October 15, 2008 # Comments Off
reminder: Iraq Vets, Debate, and Live, Live, Live Coverage
Tonight be sure and join us at TheUptake.org and DigitalJournal.com for live debate coverage from Hofstra via Noah Kunin, who will also be covering the Iraq Vets Against the War convergence on the Debates:
as a reminder, here is the original article and AUDIO INTERVIEW w/ SGT. CHIROUX:
Iraq War Vets Plan to Crash Presidential Debate, Demand Face Time to Ask Question
As well, be sure to join our live blog coverage at DigitalJournal.com starting at 9PM! or just log in here and enjoy the fun.
admin @ October 12, 2008 # One Comment
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y – Members and supporters of Iraqi Vets Against the War (IVAW) are planning to crash the third and final Presidential debate on Oct. 15 at Hofstra University if they are not permitted to address a question to both Sen.John McCain and Sen.Barack Obama.
Debate moderator, Bob Schieffer (CBS), has been sent a letter from event coordinator and IVAW member Matthias Chiroux. “I’m writing you today as a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War to make clear the details of a demonstration we will be leading Oct. 15th at Hofstra University prior to the final presidential debate and what our demands are and will be.”
The demands are simple. Chiroux continues, “We in IVAW demand that two of our members, myself and Kristofer Goldsmith, be permitted entry to the debate and be allowed to ask each candidate one question”
If the requests are not granted, and the IVAW fail to hear from campaign and debate coordinators by 7 pm EDT, IVAW members say that they are “are willing to risk arrest by entering the debate to have their voices heard by the candidates”
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