tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13090306.post114251477958747549..comments2023-10-02T06:13:32.418-05:00Comments on Moline Democratic Maverick: The Last American Soldier to Die for a MistakeDave Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289405215433867162noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13090306.post-1142559702591021422006-03-16T19:41:00.000-06:002006-03-16T19:41:00.000-06:00I think the "last person to die for a mistake" com...I think the "last person to die for a mistake" comment originally came from John Kerry when he was testifying before the senate as a member of <A HREF="http://www.vvaw.org/" REL="nofollow">Vietnam Veterans Against the War</A> in 1971. You can read and listen to John Kerry's testimony <A HREF="http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/02/20/1535232" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>In 2004 the animator Haik Hoisington made a short flash animation about Kerry's 1971 testimony, comparing it to the current situation in Iraq. Hoisington was chiding Kerry for not speaking out about Iraq the way he spoke out about Vietnam. You can see the animation <A HREF="http://www.blackmustache.com/kerry.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. (Note that you have to keep clicking on the Kerry heads over and over to hear all of the recordings).<BR/><BR/>Hoisington has a lot of other very good and biting animations at his main site, <A HREF="http://www.blackmustache.com/" REL="nofollow">blackmustache.com</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com