California Conservative

A good friend of mine just emailed me about an upcoming event in our nation’s capitol on March 17. Suffice it to say that I think this is the type of event that we should get behind to the utmost. Here’s the important details of this event:

Leftist activists who march to the Pentagon next month will discover that their path won’t be as clear as it has been in the past.

The group, led by Cindy Sheehan, Jane Fonda, Ed Asner and their ilk, plan to gather March 17 at the Vietnam Memorial Wall to begin a march to protest America’s involvement in the Iraq war. The date marks the fourth anniversary of the war’s beginning.

This time, however, protesters will see objectors if they spit on Iraqi veterans again, or throw paint on a war memorial. This time, they will encounter a buzz saw of Vietnam veterans and supporters who will gather to protect the Wall, and show their support for U.S. troops. The counter-protesters are calling themselves the Gathering of Eagles.

“… An eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks. The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm. While the storm rages below, the eagle is soaring above it.”

An unknown author wrote that description, but it describes how the veterans see their mission. They are angry that the Wall is being used as a jumping off point for a political protest and they are gathering to protect it from another storm of anti-war activists.

“The anti-war/anti-America group cannot be allowed to use the Vietnam Memorial Wall as a back-drop to their anti-America venom and stain the hallowed ground that virtually cries out with blood at the thought of this proposed desecration … it must not happen,” said veteran Bud Gross. “…All Americans are invited to support our effort, which is intended as a defender of hallowed ground and intended as a non-violent competition between those that would sell out America and those of us who support freedom and keeping the fight with the enemy on distant shores.”

It seems to me that we can support our troops and their mission by promoting this event. Let’s let every veteran, whether they live in Washington, DC or in California, know that we’ve got their back. It’s also a perfect opportunity to let the retirees from the Counterculture movement know that we won’t be silent, that we will stand with true patriots who’ve risked their lives fighting for everyone’s right to free speech.

While we heard disgusting stories about the rally that Jihad Jane, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, et al, attended, we must set a better example so that people can see that, while we vehemently disagree with the Counterculture’s protesting the war, we won’t stoop to the level of hostility that they showed this serviceman.

The best way to discredit and shame the Counterculture’s last remnants is to show America the right way to protest. The difference is that, in this case, we’ll be protesting the protesters while protecting the Vietnam Wall memorial. After all, we can’t have these moonbats spraypainting graffiti on the Vietnam Memorial like they spraypainted the steps to the Capitol.

This should give you an idea of who the anti-war protesters are:

The leftist Web site MarchonPentagon.org describes the anti-war demonstrators this way: “The March on the Pentagon has already attracted more than 1,500 endorsers, including prominent individuals and national and grassroots organizations. Students on college campuses and in high schools will be attending in large numbers. There will be a large turnout from the Muslim and Arab American community, which is organizing throughout the country.”

The movement is well-financed. Its sponsor list is lengthy and contains highly recognizable names, as well as those of Fonda and Sheehan:Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark (who offered his services to defend Saddam Hussein)

• Ultra-liberal Congresswoman Maxine Waters
• Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney
• Ron Kovic, Vietnam veteran and author of “Born on the 4th of July”
• Mahdi Bray, executive director, Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation
• Waleed Bader, vice chair of the National Council of Arab Americans and former president of Arab Muslim American Federation
• Medea Benjamin, co-founder, CODEPINK and Global Exchange
• Free Palestine Alliance
• Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation
• Islamic Political Party of America
• FMLN (Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front)
• Islamic-National Congress
• Gay Liberation Network
• Muslim Student Association
• Jibril Hough, chairman, Islamic Political Party of America

Talk about a who’s who of the lunatic fringe of the Democratic Party. I thought that Maxine Waters was as far left a woman as has ever been elected to Congress. Until I learned about Cynthia McKinney. What’s scary is that McKinney is a moderate compared with Ramsey Clark, Jane Fonda and Medea Benjamin.

Since this is a protest against the Iraq War, it shouldn’t be surprising that Mahdi Bray will be attending. Bray was quite outspoken during the Flying Imam Fiasco. Here’s a little history lesson on Bray:

In American Jihad, Emerson notes that when Abdurahman Alamoudi of the American Muslim Council, who is now serving a 23-year prison sentence for a terrorism financing conviction, encouraged the Muslim crowd at an October 2000 rally cosponsored by MPAC to declare their support of the jihad terror groups Hamas and Hezbollah, “MPAC’s Political Adviser, Mahdi Bray, stood directly behind Alamoudi and was seen jubilantly exclaiming his support for these two deadly terrorist organizations.” This was just three weeks after Bray “coordinated and led a rally where approximately 2,000 people congregated in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C.” Emerson reports that “at one point during the rally, Mahdi Bray played the tambourine as one of the speakers sang, while the crowd repeated: ‘Al-Aqsa [Mosque] is calling us, let’s all go into jihad, and throw stones at the face of the Jews [sic].’”

Here’s a little background on Ms. Benjamin’s CODE PINK:

This picture was taken outside Walter Reed Medical Center. CODE PINK also Jack Murtha an award:

The anti-war group “Code Pink: Women for Peace” is thanking Pennsylvania Democratic Congressman John Murtha on its website for his “courageous stand on Iraq.” The group, which sparked controversy last summer with anti-war protests at a military hospital in the nation’s capital, recently presented Murtha its “pink badge of courage” for his anti-war activism.

Suffice it to say that all American patriots, whether they’re military veterans or people who believe in their mission, have sufficient reason to show up at the Wall. They have the motivation of doing what’s right in the eyes of heroes.

Technorati Tags: Ant-War Protest, Code Pink, Jane Fonda, Vietnam, Ramsey Clark, Mahdi Bray, Hezbollah, Hamas, Cynthia McKinney, John Murtha

Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

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