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Iraq War Veterans Arrested at Final Debate

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Earlier in the day, James Gilligan, a member of IVAW, said, “We have a blind media [and] deaf candidates, but [IVAW] has a voice that will be heard.”

Last night, a so-called maverick and a supposed candidate for change refused IVAW’s pleas to be able to shift the debate to focus on the Iraq War and veterans returning home.

Bob Schieffer, a veteran in the world of news media, continued the media blackout of IVAW by refusing to respond to IVAW’s letter and by choosing to not ask any question directly addressing IVAW’s demands.

Are we a country at peace with being at war? When news media and presidential candidates ignore veterans with righteous demands and when Americans do not know or do research to find out that a group of veterans are being utterly disrespected, it definitely seems like that is the case.

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I was counting on you Kevin. Thanks a lot. by Margaret Bassett on Thursday, Oct 16, 2008 at 11:43:16 AM
important article, found nowhere else in mainstream media! by Stephen Fox on Thursday, Oct 16, 2008 at 1:12:50 PM
Thanks Kevin! by Kellie Hahn on Thursday, Oct 16, 2008 at 1:15:31 PM
This is on CNN's homepage too by Cheryl Abraham on Thursday, Oct 16, 2008 at 2:07:02 PM
Thank you very much for the excellent reporting, Mr. Gostola by GLloyd Rowsey on Thursday, Oct 16, 2008 at 2:52:07 PM
EMERGENCY - READ RIGHT AWAY - EMERGENCY- by bucketslogg on Thursday, Oct 16, 2008 at 3:16:48 PM
Carry mirrors! by Cinderfella on Thursday, Oct 16, 2008 at 9:03:47 PM
If the rays are MASER technology by Oh on Thursday, Oct 16, 2008 at 10:00:41 PM
excellent coverage, kevin! by Joan Brunwasser on Thursday, Oct 16, 2008 at 6:51:22 PM
Outside the Debate by Kevin Gallagher on Monday, Oct 20, 2008 at 9:54:18 PM