Soldiers Who Spoke Against War in NY Times Killed in Iraq
Posted in H.L. News, Main Blog (All Posts) on September 13th, 2007 8:39 am by HL
Deaths of Soldiers ‘Brings It Home’ For ‘NYT’ Editorial Page Editor
Washington Post
Excerpt
NEW YORK The deaths in Iraq of Sgt. Omar Mora and Sgt. Yance Gray are hitting closer to The New York Times than most, according to Editorial Page Editor Andrew Rosenthal. That’s because the duo were among seven soldiers who penned a controversial Times column critical of some elements of the war just last month.
“It brings it home and it reminds you how distant most people are from this war,” said Rosenthal, who said the soldiers sent the column unsolicited to the paper seeking its publication. “It would be ludicrous to say this war has now touched us, but it has in a way. These are guys who had been more public.”
Mora and Gray, who died Monday in a vehicle accident in Western Baghdad, were among seven soldiers who co-wrote the column that ran in August and raised concerns about the operation there.
Among the column’s statements: “In short, we operate in a bewildering context of determined enemies and questionable allies, one where the balance of forces on the ground remains entirely unclear.”
The column sparked a strong reaction from Pentagon officials, who defended the U.S. operation in a statement, but stopped short of punishing the soldiers for speaking out.
HL’s Take
Oh really, did not punish them for speaking out. So I guess even death is not enough punishment for Republicans. Strange that these guys speak out, the Pentagon gets itself all in a later over it, and then a couple of days later the guys are dead. Don’t join the Army, if the enemy doesn’t get you, your own people will.
September 15th, 2007 at 8:22 pm
The war is a national and global disgrace. I\’m beyond disappointed with the political parties. I think I\’m more disappointed by Americans that don\’t care if the war continues and live pathetically happy lives while the Bush administration continues its destruction of our country. When will it end?
September 16th, 2007 at 9:01 am
These pathetic rules of engagement are whats trapping us there. Unleash the US Military like they want to be unleashed. Time to bring out the heavy bombers and unleash the soldiers and Marines like rabid dogs and crush those slimy Islamofascists and send the Islamofascists to hell so they can be with their False god Allah and child raping Prophet Mohammed
September 16th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Your comments are a great example of the stupidity that pervades the USA. The true fascists are the Likudnites that dominate politics and want war at any cost.