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MAF Presents: The Daily File Blog
Here at the Move America Forward Daily File we chronicle the good news on the War on Terrorism you might
not have heard about on the evening news. We also shine the spotlight on those whose conduct against our
country and our military is unbecoming.
Friday, July 23, 2004
Iraqi, American fighter pilots band together at Balad
An interesting report by Staff Sgt. Jason Lake of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs unit. The first steps in building a trust (trust but verify comes to mind) between Iraqi and American pilots.
7/22/2004 - BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) —Two former enemies came together for lunch in the spirit of friendship July 20.
Six Iraqi air force pilots and 10 American pilots shared stories over lunch at a dining facility and then took pictures together in front of an F-16 Fighting Falcon here.
Despite speaking two vastly different languages, the pilots had no problems understanding each other. Like American pilots, the Iraqi pilots used hand gestures to describe the details of their adventures.
“There is a special language between us pilots,” said Col. Khaled Khadem, the former deputy commander at Balad Air Base before Operation Iraqi Freedom began. “We like to talk with our hands.”
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Move America Forward Ads to Air During Democrat Convention
Be sure to check out the television ads that will be aired during the Democratic National Convention in Boston.
The ads will air in the Boston metropolitan area, the Washington DC metropolitan area, and nationally on CNN.
Poll Finds Afghani’s Optimistic Following U.S. Action
Afghans optimistic about recovery from war, favor Karzai, poll shows
(AP) - KABUL, Afghanistan - Two-thirds of Afghans say they are optimistic about the future but remain worried about insecurity and the ravaged economy, according to a survey released Tuesday.
A majority also approved of interim leader Hamid Karzai, the favorite in landmark presidential elections set for Oct. 9, according to a poll that claims it is the most extensive yet on Afghan public opinion.
Of those questioned, only 13 percent favored the ousted Taliban regime, saying they favored governance of the United Nations. Two-thirds approved of the United States involvement which ousted the repressive Islamic militia in late 2001.
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59 Deceits in Fahrenheit 9/11
I wanted to share with you this report by the Independence Institute which documents 59 deceits in Michael Moore’s propaganda flick, “Fahrenheit 9/11”
You can read the report by CLICKING HERE
Thursday, July 15, 2004
Moore’s prop
The family of U.S. Air Force Maj. Gregory Stone was shocked to learn that video footage of the major’s Arlington National Cemetery burial was included by Michael Moore in his movie “Fahrenheit 9/11.”
Stone was killed in March 2003 by a grenade that officials said was thrown into his tent by Sgt. Hasan K. Akbar, who is on trial for murder.
It’s been a big shock, and we are not very happy about it, to say the least,” Kandi Gallagher, Stone’s aunt and family spokeswoman, tells Washington Times reporter Audrey Hudson.
We are furious that Greg was in that casket and cannot defend himself, and my sister, Greg’s mother, is just beside herself,” Gallagher said. “She is furious. She called him a ‘maggot that eats off the dead.’”
Marines give Iraqi man new spring in his step
CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq(July 12, 2004)—Mohammed Jadaam thought he’d never walk again after losing his leg following an improvised explosive device attack in Ramadi last year.
When Maj. Gen. James N. Mattis, commander of 1st Marine Division, heard of Mohammed’s situation, he wanted medical personnel from the division to help the 25-year-old man.
Navy Capt. John M. Williams, public health officer for the division’s civil affairs team, met with Mohammed in May and gave him a complete medical examination to see what kind of help he required.
“When I first met him, he was not very talkative and seemed depressed,” Williams said. “There wasn’t a whole lot of color in his face and he was about thirty pounds lighter.”
Mohammed was driving a friend home one night in April 2003 when anti-Iraqi fighters detonated a homemade bomb near his car. The bomb sent razor-sharp shrapnel flying, which tore through Mohammed’s car and severely injured him. After the bomb went off, the attackers fired machine guns at Mohammed and his friend.
“I remember the bomb going off and then when I woke up, I was in the hospital,” said Mohammed, whose father is Gen. Hobaisy Jadaam, the chief of Iraqi police in the Al Anbar Province.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Rich Galen: Praise for the CIA
I wanted to share with you this excellent column by Rich Galen of www.Mullings.com which offers another side to the work of the CIA that was absent from the Senate Intelligence Committee’s recent criticism of the agency.
CIA not CYA
Let me do another one of my disclaimer numbers right at the top: In Iraq worked with several people whom I knew to be employees of the Central Intelligence Agency. I worked with others whom I assumed to be CIA officers, although it never actually came up in the course of conversation. In all cases I found these folks to be honest with me, courageous in carrying out their assignments and, above all, patriots.
In real life I also am acquainted with people I know to be officers in the CIA and others whom I assume to work for one US intelligence service or another. I have found them to be people with whom I would go into any war zone, any time.
I cannot be the only person on the planet Earth who thinks the people who labor in the shadows, trying to protect our safety and, in some cases, dying to protect our nation should be honored and cheered, not held up to scorn and ridicule as we have seen these past few weeks by the Edwards/Kerry ticket and the Michael Moore Liberals who support it.
I have been to CIA headquarters - although not for a while. In the CIA there is a marble wall into which, as of this writing, 83 stars are carved. They represent the intelligence officers who have died in the service of their country. 48 are named in a book attached to the wall.
Thirty Five are anonymous. Only a star carved in a marble wall revealing a nation’s gratitude.
I made friends with an officer in Iraq. We met on occasion and talked, as friends do, not about what we’re doing in our jobs, but about … about things.
About a month after we met I dialed my friend’s phone and was told that he had “left for home.”
I feared my friend had been killed. I’m certain I never knew my friend’s real name.
CLICK HERE to read the full column by Rich Galen.
Sunday, July 11, 2004
Compelling Letter to the Editor - New York Times [George Bush v. Michael Moore]
New York Times
“With Bush On 9/11”
To the Editor: Re “Moore’s Public Service,” by Paul Krugman (column, July 2):
I am not sure where Paul Krugman and Michael Moore were on 9/11, but I was with President Bush for almost two hours. As commander of the 8th Air Force, I was present when President Bush stopped to deliver a message to the American people at Barksdale Air Force Base. Throughout my career, I have seen the best and the worst of people under extreme pressure. President Bush arrived at Barksdale deeply saddened and obviously concerned, but he was a man on a mission, courageous and decisive. He was totally in command. I have kept relatively quiet about my experiences with the president on 9/11, but I cannot sit back and allow Hollywood and the media to rewrite history. I was there, and I consider myself a good judge of leadership. We were fortunate that President Bush was our commander in chief on 9/11.
Lieutenant General Thomas J. Keck USAF (Ret)
Friday, July 09, 2004
Dragoons continue to reach out to Iraqi community, provide support
NAJAF, Iraq—The 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment spent a year in Baghdad, helping the people of that city rebuild their lives and regain their livelihood. When the “Dragoons” received orders to move into southern Iraq, they continued to help Iraqis living in Najaf. The people of this city have been receptive of the troopers, and the “Iron Dukes” of 2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment.
On May 20, elements of Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd ACR, visited a school on the outskirts of Najaf to distribute school supplies, boxes of candy, and t-shirts that had the words “prosperity,” “progress” and “Iraq” in English and Arabic.
Marines sign contract aiding underprivileged Iraqi scholars
CAMP HABBANIYAH, Iraq(July 9, 2004)—Making small steps to repair Iraq’s ailing educational system, Marines here signed a contract with a local Iraqi government official July 1, 2004, to give Iraqi school children some of the learning tools they need.
The agreement is part of an ongoing effort by Marines intended to improve the quality of life in Al Kabani, a small fishing village in western Iraq..
The children in the town have been using the same makeshift desks for years. Furniture like blackboards and bookshelves, which the village’s teachers said would improve the learning environment for the students, are hard to come by.
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