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Scott Ewing, Winter Soldier, Speaks about Media Spin, More

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Scott Ewing, who served in the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Tal Afar, Iraq, relates his experiences during his tour and notes the glaring discrepancy between what he personally saw going on during daily patrols versus what the mass media depicts is going on.

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Scott Ewing articulately recounts his experiences in Iraq and compares them with President Bush's rhetoric and corporate media spin. He was one of over 50 current or ex-servicemen and women who testified on Winter Soldier panels before the cameras this past March, while another ex-serviceman who was in attendence there estimated to me that some 170 or so individuals testified in toto, because there were, beyond the main panels, breakaway meetings where more testimony was provided.

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Do you have a list of the 50 that offered testimony? by Tom Murphy on Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008 at 10:57:19 AM
Blowing Smoke by Mac McKinney on Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008 at 12:12:54 PM
Presenting IVAW's primary source information by Tom Murphy on Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008 at 2:03:44 PM
IVAW Website Half-Updated by Mac McKinney on Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008 at 2:55:50 PM
"Wintersoldiers" by Richard Robbins on Thursday, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:52:07 AM
Nice Try Slick at Twisting Reality by Mac McKinney on Thursday, Apr 17, 2008 at 10:14:04 AM
Teisting Reality......... by Richard Robbins on Thursday, Apr 17, 2008 at 2:05:26 PM
OH BS by Mac McKinney on Thursday, Apr 17, 2008 at 2:51:00 PM
BS indeed........ by Richard Robbins on Thursday, Apr 17, 2008 at 4:26:11 PM
You're the One Living in Myth by Mac McKinney on Thursday, Apr 17, 2008 at 4:54:02 PM
:-) by Richard Robbins on Thursday, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:40:59 PM
Ears, Fraggings? by Mac McKinney on Thursday, Apr 17, 2008 at 8:24:30 PM
You speak of that which you'll never know... by Tom Murphy on Monday, Apr 21, 2008 at 11:28:29 PM
I'm with Tom by nakedtruth on Tuesday, Apr 22, 2008 at 1:10:28 AM
Reading is a skill... comprehension is an art by Tom Murphy on Tuesday, Apr 22, 2008 at 11:27:37 PM