{"id":18246,"date":"2010-03-26T06:51:32","date_gmt":"2010-03-26T11:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=18246"},"modified":"2010-03-26T06:51:32","modified_gmt":"2010-03-26T11:51:32","slug":"ivaws-executive-director-on-burning-the-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=18246","title":{"rendered":"IVAW’s Executive Director on burning the flag"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Matthis<\/a>
Matthis Chiroux of the IVAW burns an American flag in Lafayette Park, DC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The IVAW’s Executive Director, Jose Vasquez<\/a>, has issued a statement in regards to Matthis Chiroux’s flag burning<\/a> antics last Saturday in Lafayette Park. Apparently it has become a bone of contention among the remaining members of the organization and once again, Vasquez punts the issue<\/a> rather than make an actual decision. (I know you can’t get to IVAW from that link – they block us. Just copy the link and paste it in your browser).<\/p>\n

In his statement, Vasquez admits what I told you yesterday – there has been a grievance filed with the IVAW. It might surprise you that the grievance was filed by Geoffrey “Stolen Valor<\/a>” Millard, the president of IVAW’s Board of Directors. Regardless, Vasquez seems unable to make a real decision about Chiroux – also a Board member.<\/p>\n

The message Matthis chose to convey represents his views and those of some other members in IVAW. It does not, however represent the position of all members nor the official position of the organization. While we endorsed the ANSWER march, there was no official endorsement of the message Matthis conveyed. Nor was official endorsement sought. Matthis represented his personal views which resonate with some but not all members. Our messaging is important and in the future we should all make an effort to reach consensus with those we organize with in an open way about how we represent IVAW.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But here’s the part of Jose’s message that I don’t understand;<\/p>\n

I personally have no particular affinity to the flag (especially having Puerto Rican ancestry)….<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I have Swedish ancestry and I was born in Florida, so I’m wondering what the Hell Vasquez is trying to say. I know one particular member of IVAW has ancestry in a REAL Central American nation and detests the Matthis incident without equivocating . I’m pretty sure Puerto Ricans are born Americans, too. But, we’re talking about a guy who calls himself an Iraq veteran without setting foot in Iraq. A guy, who last year said he would have served in Afghanistan if the Army had given him a choice, but now leads an organization committed to ending the war in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

Oh, I keep posting the picture of Matthis burning the flag because the ISO members of IVAW tried to keep the photo out of the public domain, because they were a little bit ashamed of it, except among themselves until TAH got a hold of it and put it up for the world to see. Expect to see it often.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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