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Branum takes another life

| April 1, 2010 | 12 Comments
Branum takes another life

James Branum, the guy who calls himself the GI Rights lawyer, has destroyed another life – this time it’s a young soldier by the name of Eric Jasinski. A Fort Hood soldier who failed to deploy with his unit to Iraq in December 2007 will spend at least 27 days in the Bell County jail. […]

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Mark Potok targets American Legion…again

| March 31, 2010 | 16 Comments
Mark Potok targets American Legion…again

Potok was on Keith Olbermann’s failing TV show and in defending the Homeland Security Department’s report on right wing terrorist groups Potok calls the American Legion “a right wing group”. It comes at about 3:15 in this video; Potok goes on to equate the Hutarees with the Tea Party movement. He calls them “nutty groups” […]

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Solidarity with Matthis

| March 30, 2010 | 22 Comments
Solidarity with Matthis

Surprise! Another IVAW member who didn’t deploy to the War Against Terror supports Matthis’ flag-burning exploits on the public pages of IVAW. This one is Carl Davison who enlisted not once but twice – in the Marines and the Army. I’ll republish his rant, but don’t expect anything too coherent; Some have said that burning […]

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Agosto retracts flag-burning statement

| March 29, 2010 | 15 Comments
Agosto retracts flag-burning statement

The other day, I wrote about Victor Agosto’s statement supporting Matthis Chiroux’s flag burning drama at the ANSWER protest in DC last weekend. That statement has disappeared from the IVAW websit and today, he half-heartedly rethinks his support; The flag represents a primary instrument of class oppression, but I’m prepared to concede that burning it […]

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IVAW Kokesh still in the race for NM’s 3CD

| March 28, 2010 | 54 Comments
IVAW Kokesh still in the race for NM’s 3CD

Yes, Adam Kokesh, member of IVAW is back on the Republican primary ballot after his loss to Tom Mullins in the pre-primary recently for New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District. Kokesh and Mullins faced off the other night in a debate in Clovis, NM according to the local press. Mullins introduced himself as a petroleum engineer […]

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The hyperbole of flag burning

| March 27, 2010 | 39 Comments
The hyperbole of flag burning

Yes, there is a lot of drama over Matthis’ flag burning adventure last weekend. A good number of IVAW members oppose the utterly pointless demonstration by Matthis, Robyn Murray and Elaine Brower. You can hear Elaine Brower, whose Marine Corps son has completed at least three tours of the War Against Terror, screech “That’s what […]

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Travis Bishop’s uninformed BS

| March 26, 2010 | 12 Comments
Travis Bishop’s uninformed BS

Travis Bishop, the IVAW member who was sentenced to a year in prison after going AWOL before he signed his conscientious objector paperwork last year, has been released after serving nine months. Of course, he credits the campaign by Amnesty International, Courage to Resist and countless other misinformed malcontents for his early release at TruthOut. […]

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IVAW’s Executive Director on burning the flag

| March 26, 2010 | 18 Comments
IVAW’s Executive Director on burning the flag

The IVAW’s Executive Director, Jose Vasquez, has issued a statement in regards to Matthis Chiroux’s flag burning antics last Saturday in Lafayette Park. Apparently it has become a bone of contention among the remaining members of the organization and once again, Vasquez punts the issue rather than make an actual decision. (I know you can’t […]

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