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michaelyon-online.com - 1/12/2009
Michael Moore Lawsuit
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Due to many meetings and holiday travel, I am still working on pieces about the incredible U.S. soldiers who took me on some dangerous missions in December. Also, my trip with Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, harvested important information. I can say this about Gates, as someone who will ...
washingtonindependent.com - 1/12/2009
GetAfghanistanRight.com
— washingtonindependent.com — Today a cohort of progressive bloggers unveils a new effort against the planned 20,000-troop increase of U.S.... forces in Afghanistan. A website called GetAfghanistanRight, set up by bloggers at the Seminal and Brave New Films — and with the ... (more) GetAfghanistanRight.com

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michaelyon-online.com - 1/15/2009
Michael Moore Lawsuit Update
— michaelyon-online.com — We have not yet filed in court, but will very soon if Mr. Moore does not settle... the matter immediately. The court paperwork takes time, though my attorney informed me that Mr. Moore’s attorney, after seven months of delay, called us late yesterday.  ... (more) Michael Moore Lawsuit Update

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Obama Defense Picks Hint at Gates’ Influence
washingtonindependent.com - 1/9/2009
Obama Defense Picks Hint at Gates’ Influence
— washingtonindependent.com — Thursday’s announcement of the new senior subcabinet leadership at the Dept. of Defense was conspicuous for a... name it didn’t include: Richard Danzig. Danzig, a former secretary of the Navy, has been one of President-elect Barack Obama’s chief defense ... (more) Obama Defense Picks Hint at Gates’ Influence

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Michael Yon: Michael Moore Lawsuit
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... lawsuit and he said something like, Someone should drive a stake through that guy s heart. It won t be that bad, but copyright cases are interesting and we have to deal with them often. If you want to help me as I both prepare to return overseas and take on this lawsuit with Mr. Michael Moore, please hit the PayPal button. This lawsuit could be expensive for Mr. Moore, as well. My attorney advises that our position is strong. It is senseless for Mr. Moore to ignore this matt read ...

MICHAEL VS. MICHAEL: Michael Yon may sue Michael Moore….
Instapundit — MICHAEL VS. MICHAEL: Michael Yon may sue Michael Moore.

Michael Yon to sue Michael Moore? PLUS: Obama set to close Gitmo within the year
Sister Toldjah — ... Journalist Michael Yon, who as we all know has done some incredible embed reporting with various combat units both in Iraq and Afghanistan over the last several years since 9-11 in order to bring us the full story and just not the side the mainstream mediots want you to hear, may be suing military slanderer Michael Moore over the unauthorized use of some of the materials on his website: ...

Michael Yon, Hack.
INSTAPUTZ — Mike's really working his sources: I also had a long and important meeting with General (ret.) Barry McCaffrey. His trip reports from Iraq and Afghanistan have been brutally honest. I have great respect for this American warrior. I had other important meetings in Washington with thought leaders such as David Kilcullen, Ph.D., and I met with Fred Kagan, Ph.D., in Bahrain. I saw Fred Kagan on an elevator and immediately asked for a meeting, which proved valuable to me. I wonder what Kagan's boots taste like. Yum? Anyway, Kilcullen ...

Get Some: Michael Yon Is Suing Michael Moore
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Michael Yon Online: Due to many meetings and holiday travel, I am still working on pieces about the incredible U.S. soldiers who took me on some dangerous missions in December. Also, my trip with Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, harvested important information. I can say this about Gates, as someone who will spend a lot of time on the battlefields this year, I am very happy that both President Bush and President-Elect Obama tapped Gates on the shoulder. Gates is a winner who is watching out for our service members as well as the United States. I ...

Michael Moore In Legal Trouble With War Photographer
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... She died a short time later. "The implication on Moore's Web site was that our soldiers were somehow responsible for that kid being wounded," Yon's lawyer, John Mason, told Page Six. "That is absolutely not true. She was the victim of an insurgent's car bomb." Yon said: "I've never sued anyone in my life. It looks like Mr. Moore might be the first." Page Six e-mailed Moore for his response, but he didn't get back to us, either. On his website Yon blogged about it and asked for help funding his fight: If Mr. Moore and his counsel ...

Milblogger Michael Yon Considers Suing Michael Moore
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... Having just won the 2008 Weblog Award for Best Military Blog, Michael Yon is considering filing a lawsuit against schlockumentarian Michael Moore. ...

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