here's to the heroes...

Mario Frangoulis

and I have a new one...


Adam Kokesh being arrested at the Senate Hart Office Building on April 26, 2007 because “what you are doing constitutes a political protest and you are subject to arrest.” He is a veteran of the Iraq conflagration and was honorably discharged last November.

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Adam Kokesh keeping score of the number of times that Alberto Gonzales said I don't recall during his congressional hearing.

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Washington, DC - Marine Corps veteran and IVAW member, Adam Kokesh, is facing a military hearing on June 4th that could result in his discharge status changing from “Honorable” to “Other Than Honorable” due to taking part in activities critical of the U.S. occupation in Iraq. Kokesh, who served in Fallujah in Iraq and was honorably discharged in November 2006, recently rejected a plea bargain offered by the military saying that it “risks the free speech rights of veterans and threatens to silence the voices of those whose experiences are most relevant in the most pressing debate before the nation.” Iraq Veterans Against the War

He's not just speaking out against Iraq for himself but for his fellow service men and women who are in a difficult position with what daily is becoming more and more difficult if not hopeless.

Check out his description of the arrest here My First Arrest (that I’m proud of).

I agree with him. When was political protest against the law? We have the right of assembly and the right of free speech. He was charged with “Unlawful Assembly – Loud and Boisterous.” When you read his account, you will see that he didn't say a word the entire time he was in the Senate office building. If it was because there is a rule that political protests cannot happen in a place like the Senate office building, why? How else would the politicians hear the protestations the people have? Do you think they watch television or surf YouTube.com?

I don't think so. Adam and his friends are trying to make them listen and to be less insulated. The American people have a voice. The voice isn't being heard. There was a powerful and loud statement made by the people last November, when Adam was honorably discharged. The politicians either didn't really hear it or are ignoring it.

These politicians need to help Adam on Monday and not let his voice be taken away by the USMC under the orders of who knows whom.

talk about a political statement...