tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359698087928768667.post251841857624570649..comments2023-11-05T07:30:16.659-05:00Comments on Obiter Dictum: IOWAHAWK Disembowels the NY TimesDenis Keohanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11931467085232813353noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359698087928768667.post-76563188373381476522008-01-20T02:01:00.000-05:002008-01-20T02:01:00.000-05:00"Gawd I wish I could write like that."Don't we all..."Gawd I wish I could write like that."<BR/><BR/>Don't we all!!!!Denis Keohanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931467085232813353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359698087928768667.post-79336294977706674472008-01-20T02:00:00.000-05:002008-01-20T02:00:00.000-05:00Army Sgt,Yes, what IOWAHAWK did was pretty funny, ...Army Sgt,<BR/><BR/>Yes, what IOWAHAWK did was pretty funny, but what the NY Times did wasn't. <BR/><BR/>Note these, Sarge:<BR/><BR/>U.S. Labor Aganist the War, carrying the IVAW statement on WSI. On the right, a link to that NY Times smear of the troops.<BR/>http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=15009<BR/><BR/>Dandelion Salad, in a post of a statement by IVAW's Matt Howard, with a link to that Times article on the right:<BR/>http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:Nk1-Cz4QYfYJ:dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/iraq-war-is-a-betrayal-of-american-democracy-by-matt-howard-ivaw/+Across+America,+Deadly+Echoes+of+Foreign+Battles+IVAW&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us<BR/><BR/>The Peace Train, advertising another IVAW fundraiser for later this month, and showing excerpts from and linking to the Times smear:<BR/>http://thepeacetrain.org/index.php<BR/><BR/>And here is the Veterans for Peace linking to the Times, and VFP is the organization under which IVAW gets its tax exempt status:<BR/>http://vfpgainesville.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>Here is AfterDowningStreet.org, with the Times piece, and that group had Jesse MacBeth as a panelist representing IVAW in May of 2006.<BR/>http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:ASIVOzTnm-wJ:www.afterdowningstreet.org/%3Fq%3Dnode/5768)%26from%3D40+Across+America,+Deadly+Echoes+of+Foreign+Battles+IVAW&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=20&gl=us<BR/><BR/>Here's Jesse representing IVAW:<BR/>http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/10339<BR/><BR/>So Sarge, I do believe you that some of your IVAW associates were not happy with that article. Maybe say something to those who support IVAW and no doubt think that smear job was just fine with you folks!Denis Keohanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931467085232813353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359698087928768667.post-48301980783794339392008-01-20T01:47:00.000-05:002008-01-20T01:47:00.000-05:00Iowahawk is a satirist par excellance...and he has...Iowahawk is a satirist par excellance...and he has bested himself with this side-splitter.<BR/><BR/>Gawd I wish I could write like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359698087928768667.post-51880777491748276352008-01-19T20:43:00.000-05:002008-01-19T20:43:00.000-05:00Sarge, I've thrown away bags of VA meds, both figu...Sarge, I've thrown away bags of VA meds, both figuratively and literally.<BR/><BR/>Been disabled since '89 and I can't honestly conceive of an anecdotal tale you might tell that I haven't heard. <BR/><BR/>You'll not find myself, or many others who've been dealing with the VA ready to give them a pass.<BR/><BR/>Still, not unlike the 'homeless vet' trope, there's a bunch of crap out there.<BR/><BR/>Not on topic: Keep Winter Soldier II on the topic of the VA and treatment of vets in general and I'll testify. [grin]Zero Ponsdorfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568642418668163799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359698087928768667.post-30104687285002759532008-01-19T20:11:00.000-05:002008-01-19T20:11:00.000-05:00Okay, I'll grant, that is pretty funny.I still thi...Okay, I'll grant, that is pretty funny.<BR/><BR/>I still think more attention needs to be paid to getting good PTSD treatment and funding, though. I keep hearing horror stories about people told to play mix and match with medication with months between doc visits.Army Sergeanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353058340579444160noreply@blogger.com