AboutMichael Troy Expertise I will answer questions relating to discrimination law or the 14th Amendment, sexual harrassment, etc. But I can`t give specific legal advice involving specific cases you might have.
Experience I have worked as an attorney in this area, including several landmark cases involving racial preferences (such as Hopwood v. Texas).
Organizations Former Attorney with the Center for Individual Rights.
Publications Washington Times
Washington Post
Education/Credentials JD from University of Michigan Law School
Question QUESTION: I apologize if this is not your field, but I thought I'd at least give this a try. I
understand that public protest against the American occupation of Iraq is
obviously quite prevalent nowadays, but I would like to refer to the days that
just followed 9/11/01, when it seemed just about the majority of Americans
seemed to give Bush full support. Were there any authors or articles out
there you can name who did openly protest the Iraq war at that time--not in
private blogs or zines that no one reads--but in a widely disseminated,
popularly read publications out there that were NOT suppressed? I'm actually
at a loss for examples, but if you can name some, that would definitely be
appreciated. (Obviously people would have spoken out against these
publications back when the war was quite popular, but I'm looking into
instances where free speech prevailed and pro-peace during a pro-war
period was still accepted in the United States.) Thank you.
ANSWER: Hello,
This is a little off topic for me, but I'll take a shot.
Firstly, there was no Iraq War right after Sept. 11, 2001. The US went into Afghanistan within a few weeks, but the Iraq War did not begin until the spring of 2003. There were many articles opposed to the invasion at the time. I remember Dan Rather going to Iraq to interview Saddam Hussein. Actor Sean Penn went to Iraq to oppose the war publicly. I also found this NY Times Editorial published days before the invasion:
QUESTION: Actually I think I didn't phrase my original question correctly, and I should
have. What I meant to ask was, what are some examples of American
periodicals and/or public personalities in the media speaking out against the
War On Terror immediately following 9/11/01, back when most Americans
seemed to be supporting it and Bush's popularity was at its highest? (though
the examples you did give before are still helpful) If you know of the answers
to this now real question, I'd be definitely appreciative. Thanks.
Answer I think you would be hard pressed to fine much of any mainstream opposition to the initial war against Afghanistan and other actions immediately following the attack. I don't know of anyone but the most ardent pacifists who opposed those military actions. There was some criticism of the Patriot Act and the wholesale round ups of illegal aliens, but I don't have any specific examples. You might want to do a search of the NY Times or other periodicals that have archives available for searching.
