Military - May 2007

Folk Singer Joan Baez Banned at Walter Reed
'We Shall Overcome' Star Was to Play for Injured Troops
AP
WASHINGTON (May 3) - Folk singer and anti-war activist Joan Baez says she doesn't know why she was not allowed to perform for recovering soldiers recently at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as she planned.

In a letter to The Washington Post published Wednesday, she said rocker John Mellencamp had asked her to perform with him last Friday and that she accepted his invitation.

"I have always been an advocate for nonviolence and I have stood as firmly against the Iraq war as I did the Vietnam War 40 years ago," she wrote. "I realize now that I might have contributed to a better welcome home for those soldiers fresh from Vietnam. Maybe that's why I didn't hesitate to accept the invitation to sing for those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. In the end, four days before the concert, I was not 'approved' by the Army to take part. Strange irony."

Baez, 66, told the Post in a telephone interview Tuesday that she was not told why she was left off the program by the Army. "There might have been one, there might have been 50 (soldiers) that thought I was a traitor," she told the paper.

The Post reported that Walter Reed officials did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday, but that in an e-mailed statement published Monday on RollingStone.com, spokesman Steve Sanderson said the medical center received the request for participation by Baez just two days before the concert.

"These additional requirements were not in the agreement/contract and would have required a modification," Sanderson told the magazine's Web site.

Baez's manager, Mark Spector, told the Post that Mellencamp's management invited Baez to perform in March and handled all the arrangements. The Post said Mellencamp's manager, Randy Hoffman, did not return calls requesting comment and that Mellencamp's publicist said the singer was ill Tuesday and unavailable.

But Mellencamp earlier told RollingStone.com: "They didn't give me a reason why she couldn't come. We asked why and they said, 'She can't fit here, period.' "

This wasn't the first time a performer has been banned from the hospital. In 2004, officials denied access to actress Patty Duke, who was scheduled to visit troops as part of Arts Advocacy Day in Washington. USO officials said they didn't have enough time to alert patients that a celebrity was coming, but later that day Michael Jackson was spotted in the same ward that Duke was to visit.

2007-05-02 20:38:16 · 9 answers · asked by marnefirstinfantry 5

2007-05-02 20:23:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-02 20:17:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

why is there corn in poop

2007-05-02 17:48:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My bf is about to get deployed for the second time...I need to know whats going on over there. He always tells me media feeds us mostly bullshit. Does anyone know if things are getting better or worse over in Iraq? Ever since I found out he was going I've been so upset because he's leaving for an entire year. I haven't even thought of the fact that his life will be in constant danger while hes away. Please help me. I don't know what to think!?!

2007-05-02 16:29:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.populistamerica.com/collateral_damage_is_murder

Does it depend upon who induces the collateral damage?

2007-05-02 16:27:21 · 7 answers · asked by sarcasm_generator 2

2007-05-02 15:58:35 · 12 answers · asked by Dennis M 1

2007-05-02 15:52:47 · 8 answers · asked by Dennis M 1

The American People have spoken: "no withdrawl timetable"

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_iraq;_ylt=AkqsPIUn45UzlM67CAZRzE2s0NUE
WASHINGTON - Congress failed to override President Bush's veto of legislation requiring the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq on Wednesday, a defeat for anti-war Democrats that triggered immediate talks on a new measure to fund the conflict

2007-05-02 15:31:13 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is he doing? I have one guess but I want to make sure.
I think that he is trying to put econimic preussere on the iran government by surronding them with us in afganinstan annd iraq and turkey to the north and i think he is trying to collaspe the econemeny but is that really wats going on please anwser.

2007-05-02 15:17:08 · 6 answers · asked by wendy f 1

She misquoted Franklin

Cited the statute for war crimes re a question about treason

Quotes:

"The war on terrorism is bogus. Al Queda is really the CIA and other intelligence agencies around the globe networking together so they can control other countries and their resources."

"if we are the home of the brave then let them come over here with their attacks"

"Terrorism is an ideology made up by the CIA and other intelligence agencies"

"I heard that he [Bush] is going to set off a nuke on the east coast and blame it on Iran."

re who did 9/11: "Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, the CIA, the Mossad and some black ops team such as Blackwater or Dyncorp."

"I heard China has a EMP bomb they can detonate in the ionosphere that will take out all satellites. This would render the U.S. and it's Military deaf, dumb and blind." (this rumor is actually about Iran)

2007-05-02 15:01:19 · 14 answers · asked by hkhkjh k 1

I need three things that would have happened. Any answers help though. Would Castro be out of power? Would the Cold War have erupted?

2007-05-02 14:54:09 · 16 answers · asked by Paul 2

I'm no intelligence expert even tho that was my MOS for 6 years.

One thing I do know with certainty is that sources of intelligence are nearly *always* checked out before passing it off as "good".

When you're trying to justify a war and full scale invasion, I have to believe (w/o actually being there) you check your sources first.

And then the next step would have been to scour Iraq for WMD's by our terribly sophisticated satellites. (you'd be AMAZED at how powerful spy satellites are)

They neither checked out the source, nor did they come up with any pics to back up the intelligence.

That just doesn't happen.

We scrubbed our sources with steel wool to make sure we weren't sending in a Force Recon team with faulty intel, much less if there was going to be a war because of it.

I can't stress enough how unlikely those series of events are.

2007-05-02 14:37:06 · 4 answers · asked by Josh 3

i am writin a book about navy women today times.. do think i people would even buy.. i guess i feel if i would have talked to a woman around my age .. i could have learned more ... and women are talkin over the navy so why not get my word heard...so in closin should i keep with the book ?

2007-05-02 13:40:02 · 1 answers · asked by sassyredoh 1

please help me i think it is four but please tell me how many years it was.

2007-05-02 13:36:22 · 9 answers · asked by iMacPRO12 2

I want some information on careers that the navy offers to help me decide about my future. I want to hear from someone outside my recruiter’s office what is possible. Any veterans I could talk to would be great, too.

2007-05-02 13:35:38 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ben Franklin

2007-05-02 12:50:46 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-02 12:50:05 · 4 answers · asked by mike g 1

If my best friend were to join army...would there be a chance for her to get raped? if so, then why? Can she go to Air Force or Navy? Are there rape there too?

2007-05-02 12:38:59 · 21 answers · asked by AnimalsFan 3

this guy I'm dating claims to have been raised in Mongolia for 10 years, where his army dad supposedly met his mongolian mother.
I have a variety of reasons to believe he might be a pathological liar.
Has anyone ever been stationed there who was in the US military, or have you ever heard of a us soldier going to freaking MONGOLIA????

2007-05-02 12:14:42 · 16 answers · asked by sisofphil 2

2007-05-02 12:07:09 · 16 answers · asked by ruffian 2

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2007-05-02 11:51:29 · 4 answers · asked by Kelvin 2

No liberal in congress or the senate sleeps at night with hands clean of blood. Any conservative holding high office is in the same boat. The only thing that separates them at this point is where their campaign funding comes from. When are people going to realize that it is not a dem or rep issue....it is a life and death one.

2007-05-02 11:39:07 · 6 answers · asked by jw 2

Will we ever replace the fighter pilot with technology?
I know the military have a remote control spy plane. What are your views

2007-05-02 11:37:03 · 10 answers · asked by Jamie79 3

Okay, so we've now figured out that there are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Great. Sweet. But... we're still there. ...why?

If I'm not mistaken, the "threat" of WMD's were a good part of the reason why the war was started. But now that it was confirmed that they're not there, common sense dictates that we pull out, as we are causin' nothing but trouble and the deaths of our men and innocent people in Iraq. So... why are we still there?

2007-05-02 11:23:38 · 18 answers · asked by menchifordinner2nite 1

the topic is Should women as well as men be drafted in time of war? i am stuck with as Yes they should and need information on it that would help as much as possible. all info will be greatly appreciated. and if you need to add anything, please do, as well as sources. thanks.

2007-05-02 10:10:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-02 10:03:27 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know they exist but I can't find names or listings to see them on a map.

2007-05-02 09:52:14 · 2 answers · asked by DagneyT 3

I have been doing a lot of thinking in joining the marines. The only problem is I have been a drinker/smoker for the past 3 years pretty hardcore for 2 1/2 yrs. I'm at a point in my life were I think I should join, I'm not someone that can keep a job very well. I try to stop drinking and get in shape but I always find myself getting **** faced every once in awhile and ruining it for me. How does marine corps enlistment work for people like me? I think i need this disacpline in my life and I am ready to make that step thanks!

2007-05-02 09:45:24 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-02 09:45:15 · 12 answers · asked by baseballfan1800 2