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  • Iraq: The Aftermath. Man fined $10,000 for protesting war in Iraq

    08/12/2003 3:39:11 AM PDT · by Hillarys Gate Cult · 37 replies · 706+ views
    Mercury News.com ^ | Aug 12, 2003 | Unknown
    <p>MILWAUKEE - Ryan Clancy says he knew he could be punished for traveling to Iraq to protest the war there, but he had no idea how much the trip could ultimately cost.</p> <p>Authorities have fined the Milwaukee man $10,000 for violating sanctions prohibiting travel to and trade with Iraq. If the 26-year-old doesn't pay, he could spend up to 12 years in prison.</p>
  • Another fomer human Shield and Bush hater has mind changed-- by Iraqis!

    04/02/2003 10:28:01 AM PST · by tuckrdout · 11 replies · 189+ views
    Chuck Coulson's Breakpoint ^ | 4.2.03 | tuckrdout
    "I have to wonder: Why did it take a trip halfway around the world to teach people this truth? Anyone in America or Europe can pick up a newspaper and read stories of government-sponsored torture and murder in Iraq. But as Pepper points out, the fashionable view is that, while Saddam isn't the nicest guy, the American and British governments are the true villains. That is the mindset at work in Michael Moore and other protesters, like those carrying signs comparing Bush to Hitler—and even, in a few cases, those who assault people in the name of "peace." As Daniel...
  • Family illness delays attorney's Iraq trip

    03/04/2003 3:27:08 PM PST · by Hillarys Gate Cult · 12 replies · 196+ views
    TheState.com ^ | Mar. 04, 2003 | Shelley Hill
    Columbia attorney Tom Turnipseed has postponed a trip to Iraq with a national peace group after his wife was hospitalized over the weekend. Turnipseed had planned to leave for Baghdad this week with a delegation of eight other Americans with Voices in the Wilderness. But Turnipseed's wife, Judy, was hospitalized Sunday because of exhaustion. She is the office manager of his law firm and had headed the support team for his Iraq trip. "I can't leave my wife right now," he said Monday. Turnipseed said he still hopes to travel to Iraq. Voices for Wilderness, which has sent about 50...