Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 20:04:56 +1000 From: hbone <hbone-AT-optonline.net> Subject: Re: Citizens Overwhemingly Disagree w/ Pentagon at Town Hall Meeting ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reform of MI News" <reformofmichnews-AT-myexcel.com> To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 4:41 AM Subject: Citizens Overwhemingly Disagree w/ Pentagon at Town Hall Meeting > Feb. 10, 2003 > Citizens Overwhemingly Disagree w/ Pentagon at Town Hall Meeting > http://dc.indymedia.org/ > > Alexandria, VA: Congressman Jim Moran called a Town Hall Meeting, "Terrorism > and the Possible Conflict in Iraq," with Pentagon spokespersons, Public > Affairs Victoria Clarke and Major General Kevin Kuklok. > An incredibly well-informed audience respectfully stood in line with > notepads, to ask the Pentagon questions. The first person set the tone. A > Kurdish-American woman said her family and her people got chemically bombed > by Saddam and she is against the war. A big cheer arose from the audience. > An Iranian-American woman rhetorically asked where the weapons of mass > destruction came from, and answered, "You supplied it. Does the UN have a > mandate for 2/3 of Iraq to be a no-fly zone, attacked every day? Has Israel > ever followed UN resolutions?" The audience gave a bigger cheer to a woman > who asked why we don't join other countries in eliminating all weapons of > mass destruction, (including ours.) > > Congressman Jim Moran said 69% of people calling his office are against the > war and there is an even higher percentage in the room. During the entire > event, no one from the audience asked a question or made a statement in > favor of the war, although there was some clapping for supporting the > troops. A Gulf War vet, who also served as a reservist against al-Qaeda, > asked, "What are the 'smart politics' that are going to work in the area > after we bring the tanks in, when we are throwing a brick in a hornet's > nest? What is our politics towards the countries where the 911 supporters > came from, such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt?" One of the last questions was > from a 16 year old who wanted to know how much this war was going to cost, > and were funds for education going to be sacrificed. > > Pentagon spokesperson Virginia Clarke answered several different questions > in the exact same way; with a statement that "18 different European > countries agree with the US re Saddam", with a shake of her head once and a > drink of water. Overall it was not the greatest PR event for the Pentagon. > More > The Town Hall aired on C-Span TV and Radio. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > This message has been sent by > Charlene Truszkowski > webmaster: Reform Party of Michigan > http://www.reformpartyofmichigan.homestead.com > > For those of you who have received this email > from someone who forwarded it on, > YOU CAN JOIN OUR LIST by sending an email to > reformofmichnews-AT-myexcel.com > with the word "Subscribe" in the subject line. > > To be removed from this list, send and email to > reformofmichnews-AT-myexcel.com > with the word "Remove" in the subject line. > > God Save the U.S.A., > Charlene Truszkowski > > >
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