Lets take a look first at apparently how we All should act if we are 'Patriotic', really 'Support The Troops' { meaning anything a dictator, we hire, says or wants we the citizens MUST not question it's policies, and only send others sons and daughters to carry out those policies of force! } and be 'True Americans'.
ConservaNazi Goes ApeShit on CodePinker in DC
David Swanson, we all know of After Downing Street had this Gold Star Father Attacked by Chicken Hawks posted on the site a few days ago. It's a report of the Assault but just the report.
Today they have the following posted:
Here are photos of members of "Gathering of Eagles" who assaulted gold star father Carlos Arredondo in broad daylight in front of many police officers in Washington, D.C., on September 15, 2007, throwing him to the ground and kicking him.
PHOTO GALLERY
Here are a couple of the photo's:
For a larger pic visit the Photo Gallery link above, there are a few more photo's at link
Account of what happened from Arredondo's wife By Mélida Arredondo:
Carlos Arredondo, 47 year old father of two sons, arrived in the nation's capitol on Monday, 09/10/07 to share a memorial he has made to honor for his eldest son, Alex. Carlos has visited thirty of the United States with the traveling memorial to his son Alexander. Lcpl. Alexander S. Arredondo, USMC was killed on 08/25/04. He was 20 years and 20 days old. The memorial consists of a casket, poster- size photographs of Alex when he graduated from boot camp, before his second tour in Iraq, lying in state at his wake, and a photo of Alex with his younger brother Brian.
Saturday, September 15, 2007 consisted of first a rally, a march towards the capitol and then a die-in. Carlos pulled the memorial along the march route approaching the rotunda near the capitol building. Several of the marchers requested for him to speak about the memorial where a crowd gathered around him. After finishing, several people walked with Carlos as he pulled the memorial. Several pictures of Alex dressed in his blues were attached to the display.
As Carlos passed counter protesters, one man ripped a picture of Alex from the memorial. Carlos leaped on the man to retrieve the picture. It was at that point that approximately five others all began to attack Carlos by kicking him in the head, legs, stomach and back.
The Capitol police bicycle patrol then appeared to break up the fight. Several officers including a female officer were engaged in breaking up the fight and were able to stop any further injuries from occurring. Hannah Jones who was walking with Carlos was also assaulted.
A bystander named Ramesh witnessed the whole encounter and also retrieved the picture of Alex for Carlos. He was quite distressed at how he watched the men follow Carlos as he pulled the memorial, purposefully yelling epiphets and eventually taking Alex's photograph. Soon, an ambulance showed up as well as many concerned activists. The paramedics provided first aid to Carlos but he did not seek further medical attention. Carlos sustained bloody cuts on his shins. He also reported bruises all over his torso and head where he was kicked.
Now lets see what one 'Gold Star Mom', of the so many speaking out against these policies and War and their loss, has to say about these 'Supper Patriots?'. { apparently if one Sacrifices, looses sons and daughters or actually serves this country but opposes the 'dictator' they are less than human, according to the 'Supper Real Patriots?'!! }.
By Cindy Sheehan
Smattering of Pigeons
However the measly segment of our population that are still so willingly ill-informed and ignorant of the facts that they are grasping for straws.
At the recent “Support for our Troops” rally that was held by the Republican backed and funded Move America Forward and Gathering of Eagles (who I like to call the "Smattering of Pigeons") groups last Saturday where they had 1/100th of the numbers of the true “Support the Troops” (and the people of Iraq)rally and march that was sponsored by the ANSWER Coalition, we pro-peace people were even called “Communists” several times. I have asked people what they mean when they call me that so-last century epithet and they say: “Yeah, you hate America.” Well, for all of those who have eyes but refuse to see, and ears but refuse to hear, this is what Communist means:
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You'll have to visit the link to read the rest
On the day before the September '07 Washington 1st Amendment Right of Assembly we in the Countries Veterans ranks, as well as the Pro-Peace ranks, loss one of our own, David Cline, a tireless Advocate for Peace and Human Rights and a Leader who will be hard to replace because of his dedication to others and Country. He served what this Country is supposed to be till the end!
David, at After Downing Street, had this posted about another Vietnam Vet Peace Activist who no longer is with us.
SPIRITED DAY OF PROTEST IN DC, SADDENED BY DEATH OF PROTESTOR
About 50 feet from my husband the police had thrown a 57 year old Vietnam Vet down on the ground and proceeded to arrest him, unknowing they had crushed the man’s pacemaker and he had a heart attack on the balcony of the Capital building where they were holding the arrested protesters until busses came. The EMT’s were unable to revive him, resulting in the man’s death.
I have been unable to find out much more about this Veteran, so if anyone knows more please post.
Now on these so called 'Gathering of Eagles'. Many of them are not Veterans. Most come out of the ranks of 'Rolling Thunder', a once extremely proud organization started by Vietnam Veterans and with their main cause the plight of the brothers left behind, POWS. Anyone one can Ride or join the Memorial Day Memorials that Rolling Thunder leads at 'The Wall', for our fallen brothers and sisters, at 'Arlngton' and at the 'Pentagon', but what this organization has done, in recent years to grow it's supporting ranks is except anyone into it's membership on their words alone of being Veterans, no questions asked.
I say once because in recent years their leadership have become overly political, something that should Not exist in any Veterans Organization, for we served Country and Constitution, Not Political Ideologies, as the Oath we All took states!
Those who have joined this 'Gathering of Eagles' and are Veterans have every right to support policies, and even policies based on lies, but their Actions bring shame on themselves, the uniforms they once wore, their oath they once swore to, and the Whole Community of Us Veterans who have served this Country! They put out an Ugly Face of representing what a Veteran Should Not Be nor act like! They throw any Pride in Service to Country into the Gutter and Spit on their Fallen Brothers and Sisters as they claim They, and They Alone, Speak For The Fallen!!!!!
They Are A Disgrace, to Country, Themselves, Their Service, Their Brother and Sisters in Arms............!!
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