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"help work for truth"

This message was sent in reply to one of our recent Causenets. It speaks for itself:
I have not been a member of Common Cause since my days as an officer and pilot in the USAF. It was the days of 'Nixon' and I was seriously afraid for my country. Opposed to the Viet Nam War, a war which I was physically a part, I joined Common Cause as a vote for truth. At some point along the way, I let my membership lapse. Now at the age of 60, I again feel fear for my country. While age and experience have taught me a lot; that the nature of things go up and down; that fear is usually not called for; this time I am genuinely afraid that our country is being commandeered by the likes of a bunch that puts the history of the Nixon Era to shame. Again, a spineless Congress refuses to do its duty, many citizens look the other way and a press falls on its sword and leaks its life blood only to stain its honor. I am angry and anger without action leads only to rage. Again, I would like to join Common Cause. The amount I can afford will not pay many bills; but added to the other 300,000 members, I hope it will help work for truth. Please send me a form in the mail to the following address so that I can once again add my name to your list.


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Re: help work for truth

Welcome USAF vet.  I am a former AF navigator; and also a member of Veterans For Peace.  Join us and help inform young people of alternatives to enlisting and the deception of recruiters.  www.veteransforpeace.org.

by cnast on Tue Jan 24, 2006 at 07:49:08 PM EST


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