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Crow calls for answers from Army Secretary (Original Post)
gldstwmn
Jan 2021
OP
I love that he calls DOD out for referring to the deadly riot as "First Amendment Protest"
StarfishSaver
Jan 2021
#2
Bad enough anyone described it like that in advance, but this was AFTER the riot
StarfishSaver
Jan 2021
#7
marybourg
(12,620 posts)1. Also signed by Ruben Gallego, D-AZ
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)2. I love that he calls DOD out for referring to the deadly riot as "First Amendment Protest"
flying rabbit
(4,632 posts)3. Yeah, we need to talk about that classification.
They just accidentally wound up in the capitol. No one could have seen this coming.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)7. Bad enough anyone described it like that in advance, but this was AFTER the riot
How does anyone in their right mind refer to that as a "protest" AFTER the fact?
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)8. No joke. Christ that's a huggge BS mischaracterization.
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exboyfil
(17,862 posts)5. According to this Wiki page
This guy used to work for Robert Gates, and was his "right" hand man at the time (I bet McCarthy wrote that himself). I know Gates signed the letter. I would also like to hear more from him.
Cha
(297,154 posts)6. Rt TU Rep Jason Crow!