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Matthis and collateral ignorance (UPDATED)

| May 11, 2010 | 39 Comments
Matthis and collateral ignorance (UPDATED)

So, if you were a teacher and you invite a guest lecturer to speak to your students, wouldn’t you want them to be subject matter experts? Why would a teacher have IVAW Matthis explain the “Collateral Murder” video to his/her students then? That’s what’s happening across the country today. Three people are touring the country […]

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Matthis skates again

| May 5, 2010 | 18 Comments
Matthis skates again

Apparently the last Board member voted yesterday and Matthis gets to burn as many flags as he wants in the name of the IVAW. If Matthis can be believed the deciding vote was cast by octogenarian Wes Davey pictured below delivering an ultimatum to John McCain at the Republican National Convention in 2008; Of course, […]

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Matthis screwed to the wall

| May 4, 2010 | 17 Comments
Matthis screwed to the wall

Apparently the IVAW Board has reversed itself, changed last month’s vote on whether or not to punish Matthis for his flag-burning escapades. Typical sociopath; “Give me something else to burn” He doesn’t learn from his mistakes – he tries to go bigger and flashier to stick it to the man – the man in this […]

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Dave Airhart; Oldie but goodie phony

| May 2, 2010 | 4 Comments
Dave Airhart; Oldie but goodie phony

This guy has been on the loose for at least five years, but the NPRC finally answered a POW Net FOIA request over three years old on Dave Airhart. His main claim to fame while a student at Kent State was quoted in this reprint of a Stan Goff (CounterPunch) article; I spent 4 months […]

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The million dollar question for James Branum.

| May 1, 2010 | 2 Comments
The million dollar question for James Branum.

Awhile back I wrote about Eric Jasinski and how James Branum helped him in getting jail time for going AWOL. Well James replied to me that he has many clients that he has defended successfully. It is only the ones that have been public have gotten the jail time and bad conduct discharge. It was […]

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IVAW Flag-burning still an issue

| April 27, 2010 | 6 Comments
IVAW Flag-burning still an issue

I know I haven’t mentioned the IVAW’s flag burning last month in a while, but it’s time has come again. It seems that there is still an internal discussion going on and some of it leaks out through the cracks in IVAW’s leaky security. Most recently, one member of the Los Angeles Chapter sent out […]

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SV Millard: Iraq veteran in Vietnam

| April 23, 2010 | 4 Comments
SV Millard: Iraq veteran in Vietnam

Geof “Stolen Valor” Millard has a story up on the IVAW website which chronicles his latest adventure to Vietnam, entitled “My part in a veterans deligation [sic] to Vietnam“. Millard is famous for his trips to places like Hugo Chavez’ Venezuela to denigrate America. Now he goes to Vietnam with VVAW and VFP members to […]

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I guess it’s safe enough now

| April 22, 2010 | 18 Comments
I guess it’s safe enough now

Funny how some IVAW members have finally foound Iraq safe enough to visit these days. Last year TJ Buonomo, the guy who got a free education at the Air Force Academy and then filed as a conscientious objector went over. This year, it’s former Kokesh girlfriend, Tracey Harmon. Oh, look out Tracey, you might get […]

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