Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Bush-The Mastermind behind 9/11? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (11535)	8/28/2005 2:23:31 PM
From: sea_urchin	Respond to of 20039

Brian > This is also a group which claims they do not put up offensive signs for the troops to see.....they must be exposed for what they are. The CodePink people say they are keeping vigil in the interest of the wounded at the hospital. In fact, the way I read the situation, they are to be admired not deprecated. codepink4peace.org >>Since March, CODEPINK has been holding vigils outside Walter Reed hospital on Friday evenings, to shed light on the plight of injured soldiers and call for more support and funding for injured veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. These are vigils, not protests, and we believe they’ve helped roll back attempts to make soldiers pay for their own meals, phone calls, and daily hospitalization fees. The right-wing attack on CODEPINK and the Walter Reed vigil is nothing more than a smear campaign against the peace movement designed to distract attention from the disaster in Iraq.<< codepink4peace.org >>The vigilers have often received encouragement from the wounded soldiers and their families, who often join the vigil themselves. “The first time I attended one of the vigils, a soldier’s wife invited me to come inside and visit her severely wounded husband,” said Medea Benjamin of CODEPINK. “He shared his worries about the care he would get when he returned to his hometown and the financial burden on his family, and he thanked us for being there. His parting words were ‘Please don’t forget us like veterans of other wars have been forgotten.’”<< They also explain the offensive signs: >>In recent weeks, the vigil has attracted some people who have tried to change the tone and message of the vigil, including yelling and holding up inappropriate signs. The organizers have asked the newcomers to be respectful and wonder if they might indeed be infiltrators whose aim is to disrupt the vigil.<<