It Will Be Perversely Fascinating

@#@@@%@@$!!!

And while we're at it:


http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13735

Has this godawful story appeared anywhere besides Drudge? It doesn't surprise me, but I'd like to see other accounts by way of verification and amplification.

Here is the same story and link directly off the United Press International site....

http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20031017-024617-1418r

I was just about to do that, Bi-P!

I bet this story never gets on the evening news.

I'm not gonna take that bet....

I agree with BiPolar, this is "disgusting to the core". It's a hell of a country we live in, isn't it?

It used to be gus, it used to be.

Oh, my god!

US Vets
The U.S. has a long disgraceful pattern of treating its war veterans badly. I'm disgusted but not surprised.

BBB

Now now, you unpatriotic leftie commies...don't you realize that THIS is what is meant when people chant "support our troops!" and when the president nags at the media for filtering the news from Iraq?

Obviously, the media is indeed filtering the news and has only been writing about issues that put a good front on the administration's efforts to do battle with the forces of evil. It's about time they did as the president requests and removed the filter!

I'd love to hear the reaction of all those flag waving Stepford wives when they hear about this example of the successes of their propaganda campaign to support the troops at all costs.

And folks thought that the homecoming of Vietnam veterans was less then welcoming!

Someone, I believe it was on this site, posted an article about letters being sent home from our boys in Iraq. Turns out they were form letters written by the government or some such nonsense. The letters said something to the effect that the soldier was glad to be serving his/her country and that everything was fine and dandy. Could this be true? I lost the link. Anyone have it?

Here you go, Gus.

http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=399010#399010

Yeah it's here somewhere, I think there were two of them. I never posted so I can't find them. Someone here will know.

See! Thanks BFN!

Fort Stewart official website

You'll especially enjoy the photo essays. Be sure not to miss them!

http://www.walb.com/global/story.asp?s=1480899&ClientType=Printable

Bush Iraq: Families

Washington-AP -- President Bush says it's hard to talk to relatives of American soldiers who've died in Iraq and elsewhere but he does the best he can.

Bush told the Dallas-based Belo T-V network that he tells the families he's sorry about their grief, and tries to express heartfelt condolences. Bush said he also reminds the family that he believes their loved one's sacrifice is in the national interest.

Bush recalled meeting with soldiers' relatives at Fort Stewart, Georgia, a month ago. He said he hugged, cried with and talked to a room full of families and did the best he could to console them. Bush said he owes that to those who have suffered.

Three U-S soldiers were killed in Iraq today.

Thank you kindly

It's appalling (thanks for the UPI link, BP). As someone who at one time tried to help the homeless, it has to be said that far too many were vets, bitter, sick guys, often violent, often with police records (which made people treat them like felons, not like vets). There is a group on right-wing radio which is up in arms about the mistreatment of the vets, but that's about the only protest I've heard. Seems to me Dem pres candidates should be on top of this one, and not just with pretty phrases.