[Peace-discuss] Ignoring what we're doing

[C. G. Estabrook]

[From prwatch.org.  Note that "The major Democratic Party-aligned peace groups 
with multi-million dollar budgets, such as MoveOn and Americans Against 
Escalation in Iraq, like the mainstream news media, have ... ignored the Winter 
Soldier event." --CGE]

Source: Irag Veterans Against the War, March 13, 2008

Kelly Dougherty, the former sergeant who is the executive director of Iraq 
Veterans Against the War (IVAW), announced the start today of the Winter 
Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan investigation into the United States' conduct of 
its wars, featuring testimony of IVAW soldiers. Dougherty promised that "No 
longer will public debate on the Global War on Terror be framed solely by 
politicians and pundits. IVAW will use the ongoing Winter Soldier project to 
spread awareness of G.I. resistance among veterans and active duty troops and 
build strategic alliances ... to broaden and strengthen our strategy to end the 
Iraq occupation." The Winter Soldiers at IVAW are not relying on the mainstream 
media which is good because so far major news media have ignored the event. 
"Every minute of testimony will be broadcast live and will be available to watch 
in an online on-demand library," said Dougherty. The pro-war lobby, including 
Eagles Up, the Gathering of Eagles, Move America Forward, Free Republic and 
commentator Michelle Malkin, are condemning and protesting IVAW's Winter Soldier 
hearings. The major Democratic Party-aligned peace groups with multi-million 
dollar budgets, such as MoveOn and Americans Against Escalation in Iraq, like 
the mainstream news media, have also ignored the Winter Soldier event.