Iraq vets win meeting with Obama camp
By Dan Kelley, Rocky Mountain News
Published August 27, 2008 at 8:01 p.m.
Updated August 27, 2008 at 8:01 p.m.
Photo by RYAN SABALOW/THE ROCKY
Lnc. Cpl. Jeff Key
Photo by Judi Villa
Police in riot gear watch war protesters leave through Auraria Campus.
MARKET AND SPEER -- Iraq War veterans who led a march through the streets of Denver won a meeting with a liaIson from Sen. Barack Obama's campaign.
The news ended a tense standoff between the veterans and riot police near and entrance to the convention, and brought tears to the eyes of several vets.
"I figured as long as we kept things peaceful, they would hear us, and they did," said Jeffrey Wood, an Army vet who served stateside.
There has been no time set for the meeting. The group, who oppose the Iraq War, want to read a letter addressed to Sen. Barack Obama.
Police have dispatched hundreds of riot police to the scene, some standing on elevated platforms and armored vehicles.
The group is part of a large demonstration that left a Rage Against the Machine concert at the Denver Coliseum.
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August 27, 2008
8:22 p.m.
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Keith43 writes:
Great! The question is, will Barack take the letter seriously - we can only hope so!
August 28, 2008
7:20 a.m.
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jaykholt writes:
I am sure the vetern who served state side has great perspective on the war on Iraq. Next time please ask them what they think of Obama's plan to expand the war in Afganistan.