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1999-2004: Hutto works for "non-profit organizations", including Amnesty International 2001: In his capacity as an Amnesty International spokesperson he appears as a speaker in an event touted as a "Militant Labor Forum" by the "socialist newsweekly" The Militant. 2002: Hutto has risen to the position of Amnesty International's Membership Program Coordinator for the Mid-Atlantic Region (seen here - with megaphone - "rallying the troops"). 2003: The United States invades Iraq 2004: Hutto joins the Navy, and serves as a Mass Communications Specialist and Photographer aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt. Summer, 2006: He is recognized as the Theodore Roosevelt's outstanding "Blue Jacket of the Quarter (BJOQ)" Hutto, a native of Atlanta, joined the Navy two years and six months ago, and has been a member of TR’s Photo Lab for two years. “Being selected as BJOQ gives me a strong sense of accomplishment,” Hutto said. “It feels good to have the vote of confidence in my abilities from my chain of command.” As assistant 3M coordinator for Admin Department, Hutto spends a lot of his time performing maintenance and making sure Admin Department’s spaces are in top shape. Hutto hopes to make third class petty officer off of this past advancement exam, and wants to earn his surface warfare qualification. September 26, 2006: Hutto contributes an article in a socialist newsletter aimed at "the troops" detailing the racism and discrimination he suffered at the hands of the Navy. October 26, 2006: Fenton Communications holds a media teleconference to announce the launch of the "Appeal for Redress" web site. News stories that follow describe Hutto simply as "a Navy seaman based in Norfolk, Va., who set up the Web site a month ago." It would appear that among his other accomplishments, Hutto is very skilled at web page design.
2. Fourth Freedom Forum, (another of Fenton's clients), is the actual "owner" of the Appeal for Redress web site. According to the NY Sun, it was David Cortright, president of the Fourth Freedom Forum (and author), who approached Fenton to represent Appeal for Redress. 3, 4, 5 - The groups actually listed as sponsoring organizations on the web page: Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military Families Speak Out, and Veterans For Peace. Of those, only Military Families Speak out is a listed Fenton client.) | |||
| Posted by:lotp |
| #12 My old navy buddies Phil Latio and Jack Mehoff want to join this noble effort, too...but there's no index on the site so they can see whether or not they've already been entered ;-) |
| Posted by: Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2006-10-29 18:15 |
| #11 AA5839: He might have collateral duty as his division's damage-control maintenance man; he'd be responsible for doing stuff like weighing fire extinguishers and having them recharged if the CO2's low, changing gaskets in watertight doors, putting proper markings/signs on valves, pipes, etc. But he's still a leftist assnugget who was obviously planted in the USN as a means of damaging military morale and cohesiveness from within. |
| Posted by: Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2006-10-29 18:09 |
| #10 "Mass Communications Specialist and Photographer" "performing maintenance and making sure Admin DepartmentÂ’s spaces are in top shape" As a Nuke ET, I'm shaking my head in disbeleif at this strange juxtaposition! |
| Posted by: Almost Anonymous5839 2006-10-29 16:31 |
| #9 Colin Sick? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-10-29 16:15 |
| #8 Interesting that when I.P Phreely signed up there was NO way of confirming his identity. I heard that SSgt Hugh Jass is signing up today. If you know any other military buddies that should sign up (like Richard Cranium) send them here. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2006-10-29 16:11 |
| #7 This is very interesting for what it tells us about the media-industrial complex as a network of loose affiliates, all of which deny any real connection to the others. We see Hutto moving up the career ladder with several activist groups and media outlets, in a seamless interconnected network that has big money and professional expertise written all over it. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2006-10-29 14:31 |
| #6 That's weird... I'm prolly biased, but I figure most of the conservative blogs are indivual-based (at least the ones I know), but I have the impression their leftist counterparts are not only group-centered, but powered by political associations as well (see this one, or just think "soros"). Paranoia, or a clear illustration the way the "culture war" is being fought? |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-10-29 12:32 |
| #5 Dang! I'd pay to see something like that! Looks like Fenton Communications did. |
| Posted by: badanov 2006-10-29 12:25 |
| #4 I remember a 60 Minutes segment doing someting on a Chevy PU truck load of Alar that burst into flames, killing a Spotted Baby Owl that was hiding from the lumber jacks. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-10-29 10:46 |
| #3 Fenton Communications was also behind the Alar Scare about 20 or so years ago. This is where they created a media frenzy about Alar on Washington State apples (failing to note that apple growers had abandoned Alar years before that). As I recall CBS 60 minutes was also involved. Schools nationwide stopped giving apples in their lunch programs and there was widespread public panic concerning 'apples'. All based on fabricated science. The washington state apple industry was crushed. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-10-29 10:36 |
| #2 Apu Pibal wanted to sign, but didn't know where to go. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-10-29 10:02 |
| #1 I made sure I.P Phreely signed up, any others? |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2006-10-29 09:56 |