Old Weird Ward
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Friday, September 10, 2004
- - - - - The "Heroes" Who Ran to Canada - - - - -
During the Viet Nam war, a number of young men sloped off to Canada, where they gained asylum from the draft. Now, the draft dodgers are about to be honored by Canadians.
NELSON, British Columbia (AP) -- U.S. draft dodgers who fled to Canada are finally getting some recognition - in Canada.
Artists and activists in this picturesque lakeside town have announced plans for a bronze monument and festival to honor them.
"This will mark the courageous legacy of Vietnam War resisters and the Canadians who helped them resettle in this country during that tumultuous era," said Isaac Romano, director of Our Way Home, a celebration set for 2006. |
Most of the time, I really like our cousins to the north. Other times, I could cheerfully strangle them. See the story HERE.
- - - - - The "Bush Memos" and Media Meltdown - - - - -
Judging by the current noise and fury, it would appear that Dan Rather and the rest of CBS got snookered. The best indicator that I've seen is posted at Ramblings' Journal.
If it does turn out that Dan Rather got snookered, will he out his confidential source? Or, if this stuff really did come out as a result of a Freedom of Information Act request, will the person who planted those documents get flayed in public?
There's been a lot of commentary on this stuff at the Command Post.
And finally, if this really is a forgery, then the "mainstream media", especially CBS, have a huge black eye, two ways:
1. They got snookered.
2. They got caught out by bloggers.
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