In Clash With Marines, Reservists Gain Ally in VFW

In Clash With Marines, Reservists Gain Ally in VFW



Disgusting Zionists! Many of them joined with 25% “Jew” Hitler and they together murdered many of their own to collect ‘compo’! Now they are murdering unarmed women and children in their kindergarten, schoolyards, backyards and bedrooms with F18s’ tanks, machine guns, Apache helicopters and cruise missiles.



If Zio-Nazis are not congenital cowards then allow us to arm the Palestinians! In such a scenario, we will find out who is the real coward and who deserve the gas chamber!




--- In freeamericanow@yahoogroups.com, "bruceksim" wrote:

Oh I see!! The jews are cowards, so the arab/muslims keep getting their arses kicked by cowards. The arab/muslims must be less than vermin to be constantly beaten by cowards. Cheers Bruce


--- In freeamericanow@yahoogroups.com, "mukto_mona" wrote:
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You see, `Jews' are cowards! They can not fight with strong and armed. They love to fight with unarmed women and children with the assistance of their slave called USA. They deserve gas chambers!


--- In freeamericanow@yahoogroups.com, "bruceksim" wrote:

You ARE funny!!! Cheers Bruce


--- In freeamericanow@yahoogroups.com, "austro_bangla" wrote:Re: In Clash With Marines, Reservists Gain Ally in VFW


Look at the coward "Jews"! They love to murder unarmed women and children!! However, when the patriotic Hezbullah screwed them in Lebanon, they went on to their ardent salve USA and said, "you go and disarmed them with the assistance of the Zionised UN – we are a bunch of gutless wonders and we can not fight with people who got arms and good training"!

Now, they are saying, "my dog America, go fight Iran and Syria". What a pathetic bunch! They deserve gas chamber.

--- In freeamericanow@yahoogroups.com, "bruceksim" wrote:

The jews do not hide undre rocks!! How can they kill so many islamo- fascist scum if they are hiding under rocks??!! They seem to me to stand and fight and win!! Cheers Bruce

--- In freeamericanow@yahoogroups.com, "union_faruque" wrote:Re: In Clash With Marines, Reservists Gain Ally in VFW

The Zionists will prefer to hide under the rock rather than accepting the truth. They are disgusting indeed.


--- In freeamericanow@yahoogroups.com, "union_faruque" wrote:Re: In Clash With Marines, Reservists Gain Ally in VFW

Bruce the Goose

Don't be so arrogant about it! When people of USA and UK will find out;
1. They went to fight Iraq and Afghanistan to secure Israeli war crimes and genocides,
2. Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11,
3. Iraq did not have WMDs and
4. These wars were Zionist conspiracies like million more conspiracies earlier.
They might pay house-to-house visit to hunt down Zio-Nazi criminals and clean up their society for good.


--- In freeamericanow@yahoogroups.com, "bruceksim" wrote:
They won't prosecute me knucklehead!! My government and yours are in the right!! They ensured that the resolutions of the UN were carried out ans enforced despite the craven behaviour of the french, germans and russians. A wonderfull by product of our courageous invasion was the removal of the murderer saddam and his sudsequent execution. Now that was good TV!!




--- In freeamericanow@yahoogroups.com, "austro_bangla" wrote:
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Zio-Nazi Bruce,


Right now 94% Americans do not know the true story of Iraq due to Zionised media and other controlling establishments! When they will find out true reason(s) and scumbags behind this illegal and immoral invasion as well as barbaric occupation similar to Israeli occupation of Palestine; trust me many Americans will prosecute you lot.

--- In freeamericanow@yahoogroups.com, "bruceksim" wrote:

You fool!! The marines are not allowed to wear their uniforms at political protests and that is usual in all democracies!! They are allowed their opinion and no one has been jailed for their opinion or as yet killed.

The VFW Commander was merely defending their right to an opinion albeit an opinion that he does not agree with Cheers Bruce



--- In freeamericanow@yahoogroups.com, "austro_bangla" wrote:
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The story below demonstrates the fact that no one is safe in America! President, Senator, Soldier or anyone could be ignored, jailed, or even killed to protect corporate and Zionist interest.

--- In freeamericanow@yahoogroups.com, "Jodie" wrote:
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is still going strong.....

In Clash With Marines, Reservists Gain Ally in VFW By David Montgomery The Washington Post Saturday 02 June 2007

The national commander of the proud, patriotic, 2.4 million strong Veterans of Foreign Wars (motto: "Honor the dead by helping the living") took one look at the mushrooming dispute between three antiwar Marine reservists and the U.S. Marine Corps, and knew where his sympathies lay: with the protesters.

"What the Marine Corps is trying to do is hush up and punish these individuals who served our country," Gary Kurpius, the national commander, said in a telephone interview. "All they're doing is exercising the same democratic voice we're trying to instill over in Iraq right now."

The Marines have accused the three reservists, all members of Iraq Veterans Against the War, of wearing their uniforms during political protests and making "disrespectful" or "disloyal" statements. All three were honorably discharged from active duty, but now face "other than honorable" discharges from the inactive reserve, which could affect future employment and veterans benefits.

The VFW issued a blistering statement on the controversy yesterday. Headline: "VFW to Corps: Don't Stifle Freedom of Speech."

Kurpius, an Army vet who fought in Vietnam, doesn't even agree with the protesters. "We're pretty much on record supporting the troops, and if you're going to support the troops, you're going to have to support their mission," he said. "I may disagree with the message ... but I and my organization will always defend their right to say it."

The Marines respond that this is not a free-speech case. Adam Kokesh, 25, one of the protesters, "violated Marine Corps uniform regulations and he was disrespectful to a commissioned officer," said Master Sgt. Ronald Spencer, a spokesman for the Marine Corps Mobilization Command in Kansas City, Mo. "That would be the issue. It has nothing to do with free speech."

Kokesh, who fought in Fallujah and now is a graduate student at George Washington University, was wearing parts of his camouflage uniform in March during a demonstration where 13 veterans roamed Capitol Hill and downtown Washington carrying imaginary weapons to mark the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq.

When Kokesh was contacted by the major assigned to investigate the case, he responded with an e-mail about his service and opposition to the war, and concluded with a profane suggestion about what the major could go do.

While all three reservists wore parts of their uniforms during demonstrations, at least one of the charges seems to involve speech only: Liam Madden, 22, of Boston, is accused of making disloyal statements in a speech where he accused the Bush administration of "war crimes"; said the conflict is a war "of aggression" and "empire building"; and said Bush "betrayed U.S. military personnel." Madden says he was not in uniform during that February speech in New York.

Spencer, after addressing the uniform issue, said he needed a few hours to research questions about the alleged disloyal statements, then did not return messages to answer those questions. Maj. Stewart Upton, a Pentagon spokesman, referred those questions back to Spencer, saying, "I'm unable to speak to the legal reasoning behind the freedom of speech charges issued by the Marine Corps."

Kokesh's lawyer, Michael Lebowitz, an Iraq Army vet with the Washington firm of Greenberg & Lieberman, says what's at stake is the very definition of a civilian. These reservists are among the 158,000 on the Individual Ready Reserve, a pool of discharged former active- duty soldiers and Marines who aren't paid, don't drill, have no chain of command, yet may be recalled to duty during the few years they are on inactive reserve. Lebowitz says they have the free-speech rights of civilians; the Marines disagree.

"Someone in the Marine Corps needs to exercise a little common sense and put an end to this matter before it turns into a circus," said the VFW's Kurpius.

The circus may already have arrived, in a white touring bus. Yesterday evening, Kokesh, 25, held a news conference at Union Station. Then he and his supporters boarded what they call the Yellow Rose of Texas Bus for Peace, festooned with flags and antiwar slogans for a road trip to Kansas City, where Kokesh faces a discharge hearing Monday.

In the crowd was Tina Richards, an antiwar activist who is the mother of Cloy Richards, 23, who served two tours in Iraq - and who was also investigated for wearing his uniform during protests. The young man is 80 percent disabled and can't afford to risk the $1,300 a month he receives in veteran's benefits. He has been told he could lose them if he receives an other-than-honorable discharge, according to his mother.

"It's a form of intimidation and blackmail on the military's part to quiet the combat veterans who are speaking out against the war," said Tina Richards, who wears parts of her son's uniform to protest on his behalf.

Kurpius noted the example of retired generals - including at least one Marine - criticizing the war effort, even though retired top officers retain certain obligations to the military.

"I see them on CNN all the time, badmouthing the administration," Kurpius said. "Why is something not done about those individuals, when these poor troops are being hammered?
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