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Mar-27-2013 10:11printcomments

Where Have All the Flag-Wavers Gone?

Evil will triumph when good men do nothing.

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(JAMESTOWN, RI) - Do you believe in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights? Do you wave the flag and profess to be a proud American? Do you rally behind the flag on July 4th? Do you think you are a "good" American? Do you know what it means to be a "good" American?

Eighty six people are being held in prison, some for as long as 11 years, with no charges filed against them. These 86 have been cleared for release by all the appropriate US intelligence agencies and there was no reason for their being held in the first place, and is there is no reason for their continued illegal imprisonment. As a "good" American flag waving patriot, what have you said or done about this?

These 86 most likely will die in prison having done nothing wrong. Where are the "good" Americans? Their silence is deafening. Do the flag-wavers and Congressman who wear the flag on their lapel know of the 166 prisoners being held in the gulag called Guantanamo, 86 have been completely cleared for release by all intelligence agencies, yet most likely will die in prison? Nine already have. There is absolutely no defense for holding innocent people in jail for life, and it flies in the face of all that America use to stand for.


Where are you Obama, who promised to close Guantanamo on your first day in office?? Was this just another empty promise?

Where are the flag wavers? Your silence is deafening and is only equaled by the mainstream media who refuses to expose the inhuman, embarrassing, disregard, for the Bill of Rights and the Constitution in a media cover up.

Alternative news is buzzing with news of a major hunger strike by the unjustly held prisoners of Guantanamo, perhaps explaining why fewer people are getting their news from corporate media. The US government originally denied the strike, but was forced to admit that a few were on a hunger strike, and is now admitting to 29 on a hunger strike, with about 10 being force fed. Lawyers for the illegally held argue that most of the 166 are involved in the hunger strike. Seems we have conflicting stories. Where is the press? Mainstream media is AWOL. Open Guantanamo to the public and know the truth. Flag wavers, have you ever been tied down, had a large tube shoved into your nose until it reaches your stomach, and then have food pumped down the tube despite your wishes to end your life by starving? Innocent prisoners are being punished for protesting their illegal, inhuman, unconstitutional, detention.

Flag wavers are you not embarrassed? You should be ashamed of your government's defiance of the Bill of Rights and the Constitution, but mostly you should be ashamed of yourselves for not defending the Bill of Rights. Evil will triumph when good men do nothing. Where are the flag wavers and false patriots??

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Salem-News.com Writer Joe Clifford, lives in historic Jamestown, Rhode Island, and has contributed a number of articles relating to foreign policy to newspapers in the Rhode Island area for years.

He graduated from Providence College where he earned an undergraduate and graduate degree. After a lengthy career as a high school teacher he turned to the study of US foreign policy, and then to writing, as a means of expressing an alternative perspective. His reading and research on foreign policy is broad and extensive, especially as the policy relates to the Middle East. His interest in foreign policy was inspired by the American misadventure in Vietnam. You can write to Joe at this address: jc21131@gmail.com

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Anonymous March 27, 2013 1:42 pm (Pacific time)

Joe thanks for the comment. By the way what branch of service were you in? See any combat? "Flag wavers are you not embarrassed? You should be ashamed of your government's defiance of the Bill of Rights and the Constitution, but mostly you should be ashamed of yourselves for not defending the Bill of Rights. Evil will triumph when good men do nothing. Where are the flag wavers and false patriots??"

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