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\nby IFP co-founder Mikael Rudolph
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\nFor centuries the flying of a flag upside down has been a nautical way to communicate that “our vessel is in distress”. It is, in effect, an S.O.S. signal.
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\nFlags have occasionally been flown upside down over the past few years in America and have been seen on many vehicles – often accompanied by a sticker identifying the vehicle as owned by a member of Veterans for Peace<\/a>. VFP has called early and often for impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney as well as full accountability of their cabinets and staff. We of Impeach for Peace are in full agreement with their stands as well as their call to support the troops by bringing them safely home from their Bush Administration delegated task of supporting the corporate occupation of Iraq.
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\nDisplaying an American flag upside down is a controversial move, inspiring a full range of emotional reactions from support to accusations of treason and calls to “love or leave” the country the flag represents.
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\nWhat do you think? Please let us know how you feel. Has the country been misled and abused by the Bush Administration to such a degree that you think displaying this distress signal is warranted and to be encouraged?
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\nOr do you feel it is unwise, not called for or worse?
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\nPlease add your comments below. As always, we reserve the right to edit or delete any comments that contain threats of physical violence, are slanderous of individuals or are otherwise beneath the tone of public discourse we hope to entertain on this website.
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\nThanks for letting us know how you feel.
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\nPlease add a flag sticker to your vehicle for the upcoming Independence Day celebrations and be ready to rationally and reasonably explain why it is facing the way it is facing – either right-side-up or upside down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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