[Peace-discuss] A Mom's video.

[Morton K. Brussel]

FYI, a moving video.

Dear Friends at United for Peace and Justice,

As you may know, Ari Fleischer, former press secretary to President  
George W. Bush, together with an advocacy group he helped create  
called Freedom's Watch, has launched a $15 million national ad  
campaign with the goal of convincing the American public that  
continuing the war in Iraq is the right thing to do. Wounded veterans  
and Gold Star families are featured in these ads, stating that if  
Congress were to end the war in Iraq, war Veterans' and Gold Star  
families' sacrifices will mean nothing.

Last night, Military Families Speak Out and Gold Star Families Speak  
Out members Celeste and Dante Zappala picked up a video camera and  
made a one and one-half minute piece to counter the message of this  
ad campaign.

After making their video last night, Celeste and Dante sent us a  
message "We don't have $15 million, but we have the truth." (See text  
of their message below, in italics.)

We are now sending this email to all of you, in hopes that you will  
watch  the video and send it out to all you know, and we can keep  
this heartfelt and vital message going:

Linked at youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSWzoGGmpqQ

and Daily Kos: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/8/29/231715/192

Celeste's son and Dante's brother, Sgt. Sherwood Baker, was killed in  
Iraq on April 26, 2004, while guarding the Iraq Survey Group who were  
searching for the non-existent weapons of mass destruction -- those  
same 'weapons' that Ari Fleischer helped the White House lie to the  
American people about. Sgt. Baker was the first Pennyslvania National  
Guard soldier to die in combat since World War II. He was 30 years old.

Below is the message we received from Celeste and Dante Zappala:

Dear Friends,
We have been so enraged by Ari Fleischer's propaganda
campaign to prop up support for more death and
destruction in Iraq.
Dante and I made this video tonight and we would be
very grateful if you would send it around. We believe
that people need to hear the truth.

Many thanks.
Peace be with you,
Celeste Zappala

In their video, Celeste says, "Ari Fleisher has created a new  
campaign of fear and more deception.This war is a betrayal of our  
military and the democracy they've been charged to protect. Bring the  
troops home now, take care of them when they get here. Funding the  
war means killing the troops." Thank you, Celeste and Dante, for  
continuing to speak out.

In Peace and Solidarity,
Nancy Lessin and Charley Richardson
Military Families Speak Out
mfso at mfso.org
www.mfso.org

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