this is why georgia says it needs patriotic youth. georgians are banned from going to abkhazia, but they would like their country's flag to fly there again in the future. >>> to shock election defeat could be in the cards for austria's governing labor party. they call the snap election after deposing her predecessor, but now she is also struggling and against the opposition liberal party and its leader, tony abbott. >> it is the campaign launch of the opposition liberal party. a group of union protesters have tried to ambush the event, wearing speedos, which have become tony abbott's inadvertent calling card. shoreline snapshots from late last year have reinforced something of a credibility problem. the staunch conservative trained to become a catholic priest. his nickname is the mad monk. the polls are pointing to a photo-finish election in which he could emerge as the unexpected victor. >> i say this -- let's bury that era and give our country a fresh start, where politicians say what they mean and mean what they say. >> for many au

you know, patriotism always-- is always present, but it becomes ueber- patriotism in life during wartime. and it is the last refuge of a scoundrel, to borrow a famous quote. and it is, tends to be-- ueber- patriotism tends to be a refuge for bullies quasi-non-intellectuals, people that love to have bumper stickers like "kick their ass; take their gas." and if you are a stand-up comedian that is more liberal in your views-- and being a liberal is not a dirty word, like being a feminist is not a dirty word, and i'm tired of mainstream media painting people who are feminist and liberal as somehow wacky or nutty or angry or bitter-- and that also the mainstream comedy audience takes its cue from the media, you know-- in the way that ralph nader is marginalized and neutralized by the mainstream media, in the way that ralph nader and his greens and winona laduke are made to look a little off. because they want true change and true democracy, the mainstream media seeks to marginalize them. and that's why the average comedy audience listens-- you know, they listen to the mainstream media. they l

vtavis: can you instill that notion of patriotism in people again, and not let it bleed into nationalism or fanaticism in the world where there are so many fanatics? where people are gripped by fear. there are rogue nations popping up all of the place. americans tend to become nativists. >> i spoke to 160,000 people so far in person. the first group was 1000 republican right wing women who gave me a standing ovation, which surprised me. it turns out that they have been waiting -- tavis: they thought you were the cheney, and not richard dreyfuss. >> they had endured months of being called idiots. qlatÑwomen said they came thereo walk out on me, and they agreed with every single thing i said, because patriotism means that people can understand that this country, uniquely, has an inherent meaning. most countries are just accidents of history. this country was intended for something. if we had tried it in europe, they would have killed us to the last man. it was only the atlantic ocean that protected as. but we have a meaning. what is it? is that we put the bill of rights of on a wall so th

the patriots beat the falcons 28-10. if you didn't know it was indy week, they reminded us all today. look at these cars. mario an dreada was on hand himself. so was a huge crowd. >> i knew if i was given the opportunity, with the right people and people believing in me, i knew it could be a big deal. i didn't think i knew what that was. there has been a lot of wonderful things that have come. >> all right. have a good night everybody. we will see you tomorrow.

>> reporter: albeit with a heavy dose of beck-style patriotism. >> this day is a day that we can start the heart of america again. it has nothing to do with politics. it has everything to do with god. >> reporter: thousands came to hear the message. true to his word, beck steered clear of politics, even convincing sarah palin to do the same. >> i've been asked to speak as the mother of a soldier. >> reporter: instead, they honored the nation's servicemen and women, founding fathers and the man who made history on this very spot 47 years ago today. >> i have a dream today. >> i can relate to martin luther king probably the most because we haven't carved him in marble yet. he's still a man. >> reporter: beck stirred controversy by picking this day and place. he's on the record calling president obama a racist and labeling democrats marxists, socialists, communists and pinheads. holding their own, much smaller march and rally, civil rights activists were defiant. >> they want to disgrace this day. we're not giving them this day. this is our day and we ain't giving it away. >> reporter: mu

everybody societies him with this absolutely patriotic act that... this kind of sense that he tore his helmet off after 9/11 and shook his fist, "osama, i'm coming to get you." it was a much more well thought out decision. the myth of pat tillman is of a guy who was sort of a single-purpose guy. this square-jawed... his face kind of lends itself to this idea that he was this paragon of moral certitude who had an idea and everything else that might have been in the way just foal the side. >> rose: no ambivalence. >> no ambivalence. >> myopic. >> yeah, my i don't know sick a good word. it's the opposite of who he was. he was a very thoughtful guy. he was a guy who was ago not i can towards atheists but always challenged himself to read about religion. he was famous among his friends for arguing both sides of one argument. >> and even when he does... it shows in the movie where he has parameters. every decision is a very personal decision in that, okay, i'm patriotic. that's not the thought process, but it's a very patriotic thing to enlist and want to

[applause] tom wrote, "patriotism has become, for many, a corny thi ng. for me, it is more important now than at any time in my life. how wonderful to be an american -- to come home." please join me in honoring retired air force general, tom kirk. [applause] [applause] >> u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! [applause] >> my fellow americans, each of these men faced terrible suffering, overwhelming setbacks, and impossible odds. they endured. their stories are america's stories. we will always come through. we will never give up. we shall endure. we live by the moral strength that we call "grace." we have often skirted the press of this -- the press of this -- the precipice. sometimes our challenges seem insurmountable. but at the crossroads of our history, may this day be the change point. around you. you are not alone. you are americans. -- look around you. you are not alone. you are americans. [cheers and applause] you have the same courage as lincoln, washington, king. it will sustain the as it sustained them appeared with pride in the red, white,

[applause] tom wrote, "patriotism has become, for many, a corny thi ng. for me, it is more important now than at any time in my life. how wonderful to be an american -- to come home." please join me in honoring retired air force general, tom kirk. [applause] [applause] >> u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! [applause] >> my fellow americans, each of these men faced terrible suffering, overwhelming setbacks, andmpossible odds. they endured. their stories are america's stories. we will always come through. we will never give up. we shall endure. we live by the moral strength that we call "grace." we have often skirt the press of this -- the press of this -- the precipice. sometimes our challenges seem insurmouable but at the crossroads of our history, may this day be the change point. around you. you are not alone. you are americans. -- look around you. you are not alone. you are americans. [cheers and applause] you have the same courage as ncoln, washington, king. it will sustain the as it sustained them appeared with pride in the red, white, and toget

. >>> tom brady and the patriots taking on the saints for their preseason game. patriots up 3-0. brady, firing and finding randy moss for the 23-yard pickup and patriots go on to score a touchdown. brady had 67 yards. second quarter, reggie bush walking that one into the end zone and saints go on to lose this one, 27-24. have a great day. back to you in the studio. >> well, now to an amazing shark tale with the pictures to prove it. >> a surfer off san diego captured this incredible video of two great white sharks that came up close and personal, so close that one of them whipped its tail right in front of the camera. one of the sharks was nine feet long but after 12 minutes they swam away without attacking the surfer. >> the surf says this same thing happened the day before so this time he came prepared with a camera attached to a ten-foot pole. i never would have g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g

has the patriot act where we know warrantless wiretapping is going on where we know the f.b.i. is pushing for a warrant less access to people's internet information and internet use what do you think about the direction things have gone what do you think howard zinn would say about that. i think it was deeply concerned he opposed the patriot act he opposed the expansion of police powers surveillance powers that have been acted since nine eleven and he was well aware that this is a recurring theme in our history that in times of war or times of perceived threat to national security the government expands its powers and that there has been serious price paid in civil liberties and by the individuals who seek to challenge those restrictions on fundamental rights so he was opposed to it he spoke out against it but he also understood that we shouldn't develop a culture of fear that we need to openly challenge the restrictions on our civil liberties and we need to do so in an environment where we don't let the government silence us or intimidate us or make it less likely that we'll g

who is considered patriotic who is considered a trader? and the point of a play to me is that it isn't just the museum piece. that, in fact, it does have relevancy now. and that it does spark a certain amount of controversy in relationship to what goes on now. >> twice in the same day the auditorium was standing room only. new york times best seller crediting mortson came to talk about his book. cup of tea. . he talked about the penny for peace campaign. the provides education for the communities of pakistan and afghanistan. >> i came back to america, i was broke after k 2. i had to raise 12 thousand dollars. and i didn't know how a clue of how to raise money like that. i went to the local library. any librarians here? let's give them a big hand. [applause] so, i went to the library, i talked to the librarian we looked up 580 cell rities and sports heroes. over 3 months i hand typed 580 letters and wrote dollar michael jordan and dear mr. stalone. guess what happened? nothing. at christmas i got a check from tom brocaw for a hundred dollar

patriots and rams. here is the rookie, sam bradford, out of oklahoma, the number one overall pick. looked great. two touchdown passes, the niners, hosting him twice this season. assuming he is the starter. and tom brady, know him well, the veteran. to randy moss. randy lives in l.a. in the off-season. saturday night showdown in oakland against the raiders. we do expect to see michael crabtree making his preseason debut. we don't expect to see either team opening up a table of playbooks a lot. the 49ers and raiders will play each other in the regular season. >> it is probably less of a deal because we play them in the regular season. whoever wins this game, it will be all for nothing unless you get it done in the regular season. you obviously want to play well. we all know the big one is coming a few weeks later. >> the big one is coming. first and foremost, saturday night at the coliseum, and october 17th at candle stick. >>> baseball tonight, the a's are in texas this. is the big one. the showdown against the first place rangers. earlier tonight, they wrapped up in cleveland. this

it is humbling to get to be here with you today, patriots. view, who are motivated and engaged and concerned, -- u., who are motivated engaged and concerned, knowing never retreat. [applause] i must assume that you, too, know that we cannot fundamentally transform america into what we want. we must restore america and restore honor. [cheers and applause] i have been asked to speak today not as a politician, no, something much more. i have been asked to speak as the mother of a soldier. and i am proud of that distinction. [applause] say what you want to say about me, but i raised a combat veteran, and you cannot take that away from me. [applause] i am proud of that distinction, but it is not one that i had imagined because no woman gives birth thinking that she will hand over her child to her country, but that is what mothers have done from ancient days. in cities and towns across our country, you will find monuments to brave americans wearing give uniform of wars long ago -- wearing the uniform of wars long ago. and if you look down at the in

ost: this is this morning's "the new york times", a self- described tea party patriot. the headline -- "at the lincoln memorial, a call for religious rebirth." caller: i watched both rallies yesterday, and the glenn beck rally was more of a sermon. one of the ministers he had gone, i believe the man's name was reverend jackson, but he said glenn beck was the son -- is the son of god. and nobody refuted that. that is blasphemous. jesus christ is the son of god, not glenn beck. he is a child of god. that is all i have to say. i watched the sharpton rally, but i did not get to see the march. host: we covered the rally. caller: i was disappointed i did not give to see the march. front page of "the washington post". if you are following d.c. politics, mayor adrian fenty is a lagging in the primary in a new poll. the primary is scheduled for tuesday, september 14. then the scene from the reflecting pool. some of the highlights on the speeches, including sarah palin. >> and i know that many of us today, we are worried. sometimes our challenges seem insurmountable. but here tog

they have always been very patriotic. you can't think of a single black traitor. you can't think of one, 'cause they--considering the way they're treated, it's amazing that they love this country as much as they do, that they support it. >> during the world war ii era, the courier launched a double-victory campaign, which meant that we wanted victory at home against racism and discrimination as well as military victory against our enemies overseas. >> the double "v" for victory campaign originated with a letter to the editor from a young cafeteria worker out in kansas by the name of james thompson who wrote us saying what a shame it was that people of color were asked to fight hitler aboard in the interest of democracy when the very soldiers that were fighting were protecting segregation and discrimination at home and that both should be eliminated, the fight against discrimination in nazi germany and here at home. the editors of the courier put their heads together and decided to make a campaign out of this. they got their artists together, and they made a design

tom brady and the patriots, taking on the rams. and that means number one overall pick, sam bradford. making his first start for st. louis. second quarter, second and goal. buzz michael home. and bradford would throw two touchdowns to the rookie from illinois. finished with 189 yards. third quarter, it's brady. hooking up with randy moss. 65 yards to the house. brady finished with 273 yards and 3 touchdowns. rams win it, 36-35. >>> how about peyton manning and the colts, taking on the green bay packers at lambeau field. manning to reggie wayne. peyton finished with 214 yards and 2 touchdowns. aaron rogers did him one better. with a pocket collapsing. aaron finds jermichael finley. rogers went for three touchdowns and 195. the packers win 59-24. most points for a team in the preseason, any team since the merger. >>> that's your espn news update. i'm steve weissman. back to you in new york. >> thanks, steve. >>> it took the pig to bring home the bacon in kentucky this year. >> a ham sold for a record $1.6 million at an annual auction

patriots or illiterate terrorists and the stakes could not be higher. this comes from a united states military commander in the united states. i'll jump across the border and tell you why the stakes could not be higher. this is pakistan in 2005. 74,000 people were killed in this earthquake. 18,000 were kids going to school. most of the kids that died were younger and female because they didn't have desks so when the walls started shaking and the roof came down they perished. there was 9,000 schools destroyed or rendered unusable. 1/2 million kids displaced out of school. in earthquake, they call it the coy mot that means this apocalypse. at first there was a very heroic effort. infer natio international community helped. after katrina red cross got 2,000,000 for help and for this earthquake red cross received 6 million dollars. the united states sent in helicopters that conductd the greatest air lift in the history of mankind. moved about 20 thousand on thes in the mountains to keep 1/2 million people a hive during the wintertime. it was very heroic and

second quarter, 7-3, patriots. the falcons forward, brady, to aaron hernandez. finished 10 of 12, 85 yards. pats win 28-10. >>> how about baseball? trevor cahill and the a's, hosting the tampa bay rays. top six. a's down 3-1. matt joyce, back to center. back goes coco crisp, robs him of the home run. two on for cliff pennington. that ball just fair down the right field line. a's win, snapping the rays' five-game winning streak. >>> that's your espn news update. i'm steve weissman. back to you in new york. >>> and coming up next, we'll update the morning's breaking news, which is the overnight capture of two of the country's most-wanted fugitives. >> we've been following this for quite some time. it was a tip that finally led to their arrest at a campsite. we'll be right back. erererererer >>> and now, a look ahead to the stories we'll be watching on this friday. authorities will decide which state will get custody of two fugitives who were arrested overnight in an arizona campsite. escaped convict john mccluskey and his fiancee, casslyn welch, have been linked t

but which received its impetus especially after the reforms or after the reforms of peter the great patriot thank you very much for being with us in just a reminder that my guest on the show today was a metropolitan area. chairman of the foreign relations department in the russian orthodox church and that's it for now from all of us here and if you want to have your say on spotlight you can always drop me a line a cauldron of god for you and let's keep the show interacts moved back with more first time comments on what's going on in and outside russia stay in our teeth and take it. personally thank you rick.

ryan guy i'm ryan part of this the first tone or two for the season ending fed ex playoffs for the patriots bias of rain or loss. cleanup plays. nicely does it now the men's basketball world championships tips off on saturday with the two thousand and seven european champions russia considered clear underdogs this time around but a myspace back went along for the country's latest trying session. that i david is clearly unhappy russia's group or asians for the world championships and quite go into plan. was they've lost a number of friendly games and sometimes the team look less than impressive but blood is sure things will improve you and it's or. we've identified our strengths or not i think we're well aware of what are we just saw a. tribute any more information to the teams out there than they already have but we will. try to maximize what we do will minimize what we're listening to the american has a few headaches ahead of the band's russia stop where someday could be a game changer hold on he's drawn for personal reasons well not that the man be here but it's going to be struggling the

i don't usually invoke things like patriotism in analysis. i like to think about economic variables. but i found it kind of convincing. that force found it would be much higher because the production with unemployment underlying it explains a lot more. so we kind of made a list of these various elements and argued that our view of the forces that make the multiplire too large are more important than the ones that make it too small. i don't have definitive evidence on that but it is not at all obvious that you should focus on this one rationing channel. i agree that that is a force but it is by no means the only force and again, if i didn't have to rely on the wartime driven defense expenditure movements which have these other characteristics that i agree, i wouldn't. i would be happy to rely on the nondefense part. the problems there are actually much more serious than related to the imprintses you get from the defense part. on the correlation between our variable and the ramey one. of course it has to be imperfect or we wouldn't be picking u

muslims are patriotic americans but 46% americans said no. 46% said islam is more likely than other states to encourage violence and 55% said they wouldn't have -- mind having a mosque, but 61% oppose one to the one in manhattan. "time" magazine's cover raises the question, is america islamaphobic? >> it's out there and growing. we weren't surprised by the results on whether there should be a mosque in lower manhattan. what surprised us is the intensity of feelings and i'll mention two in particular. a full third of american public believes that a muslim american should not be allowed to even run for president. and a similar margin does not think a muslim american should be allowed to sit on the supreme court. that puts that group of people in line with americans about the 18 40's that thought only white males should have full citizenship. another amazing number is the one you rempsed, nearly a quarter think barack obama is a muslim. that is two creers after he was -- that is two years after he was inaugurated. those are astonishing figures. we can see fears. there are 2,000 mosques in the

. >> to end the ceremony on the right note, the uso's lirty bells performed some of the patriotic numbers they sing for troops around the world. ♪ >> the founders of hearts to home say there are many ways you can support our fighting men and women. >> get the community behind you and you can do whatever you want. i mean it doesn't have to be calling cards, it can be sending supplies, it can be sending blankets, anything that can help them would be just perfect. >> teens aren't the only ones getting involved. celebrities like jessica simpson, ben affleck and ludacris have all volunteered with the uso. to find out more about the uso or hearts to home visit our website. for "teen kids news," i'm annie. new revlon just bitten. it's the first two-in-one lipstain and balm. the lipstain gives me a light flush of color while the moisturizing balm softens my lips. new revlon just bitten lipstain and balm. >>> tyler tells us about some students who are learning about nutrition in a rather unusual way. >> fast food, candy, soda. we're surrounded by things that aren't good for us. you might say tha

i see nothing of this flavor whatsoever in the plan for what is called a tri-patriot glass panel steel curtain structure. it just does not fit. while i appreciate the comments that they have done their best to keep the height of the first tower consistent with the historical building, that is great, but i do not think it goes far enough to address the historical part of the neighborhood. i would like to remind the commissioners that there is a key area there for the conservation, and i think it is important that we continue to on that. i am all for change. i am all for growth, but why is it that this building is given so many considerations for variances for the zoning. i do not understand why there would be so much given to one particular office space. i know the commission has the effort is not necessarily focused on economic growth, but there is 7 million square feet of vacant office right now in san francisco, and i think the developer is disingenuous and will probably flit this, and we will have no sense of what will happen in the future with the neighborhood. they are asking us t

i see nothing of this flavor whatsoever in the plan for what is called a tri-patriot glass panel steel curtain structure. it just does not fit. while i appreciate the comments that they have done their best to keep the height of the first tower consistent with the historical building, that is great, but i do not think it goes far enough to address the historical part of the neighborhood. i would like to remind the commissioners that there is a key area there for the conservation, and i think it is important that we continue to on that. i am all for change. i am all for growth, but why is it that this building is given so many considerations for variances for the zoning. i do not understand why there would be so much given to one particular office space. i knowe

still in this crowd patriotism is very much alive you know what i actually i really would go back despite her troubles pamela brisson says she would still go back and buy for the country that has led her down a sentiment echoed by many of these veterans who still have an undying loyalty to the military and country when america was great as a whole who started it you know it was a bunch of politically correct people living in you know wherever you know high society you know it was bunch of people it's new want to pay tax anymore. and that's going to happen again in san diego ramon the lindo r t. well biden's optimistic remarks about troop withdrawal are ridiculous according to radio host an iraq war veteran. he believes the american public is starting to see through the vice president's words as in the us private contractors in iraq is now at its highest level. there's two big problems with what he said and about the violence going down because this withdrawal first of all wasn't a real withdrawal it was the one last brigade that had not been labeled a non combat brigade and there are stil

of thirty goals for games at the world cup taking his tally of caps to thirty five is zinni called patriot's fed amanda mayer and dani have sixty eight camps between them. that he will easily get along with them and enjoys the experience of being part of a club with a big future. now my friends they are happy for me and. they hope the best and they can win titles here in the in the senate and i enjoy also the the city and what the russians have to offer. for me and. i think i've come for a for a good country and for a top club also. stay with football but moving to germany where a buyer in munich have lifted the super cup following a convincing to zero win over shall get germany international so much smoother and miroslav klose a carrying the goal scoring low for the rating with this league champions who are opening the score late in the second you see that's something you pass. through these once it's in the world cup to make all the falling out of that effort in the first minute the thirty two year old converting from up close to put the game out of reach for shock at wired us getting thei

still in this crowd patriotism is very much alive you know what actually i really would go back despite her troubles pamela brisson says she would still go back and buy for the country that has led her down a sentiment echoed by many of these veterans who still have an undying loyalty to the military and country when america was great as a whole who started it you know it was a bunch of politically correct people living you know wherever you know high society knows bunch of people still want to pay tax anymore. and that's going to happen again in san diego ramon galindo r t. well grady oh host an iraq war veteran adam caucus says biden's optimistic remarks about troop withdrawal are ridiculous he believes the american public is starting to see through the vice president's upbeat words as the number of u.s. private contractors in iraq is now it's highest level when joe biden does this kind of ridiculous cheerleading well they the success is because the troops have done so well oh and that's why we have to replace them with more state department officials and private contractors then ther

and the patriots' tom brady completed five passes in limited action but new england pulled out a 27-24 win. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and up in the air -- jetblue renegade steven slater says he's ready to go back to work. renegade steven slater says he's ready to go back to work. active. always a lot going on. we have three children and two dogs. this is my baby. this is the most expensive member of the household. scotty needed a new laptop for college, but we don't like to pay interest unnecessarily. so, the blueprint plan couldn't have come at a better time because i'm able to designate what i pay off every month and then what i'm going to pay off over time. blueprint really gives me peace of mind. with blueprint on her slate card, geraldine designed a plan to save money on interest. does your credit card have blueprint? until the combination of three good probiotics in phillips' colon health defended against the bad gas, diarrhea and constipation. ...and? it helped balance her colon. oh, now that's the best part. i love your work. [ female a

where anyone can be a patriot belong to god. and stand in solidarity with america's immigrant population but although venture an activist jonah clary is busy these days he's not very optimistic about the future of the hispanic community a lot of the emirates that are coming here are coming here to escape the political and economic systems that we created in their country they are coming here for for the ability to live to have crude to have children to have what they need to take care of their families and they can't have that where they came from largely as a result of united states imperialism in their country a sentiment that was echoed by native born add naturalized citizens alike blaming the very nation they would do anything to stay in this country is so criminal and its actions all over the world it has no right to tell one group of people not to cross borders when it's crossing illegally crossing borders and all over the world to bomb innocent people will most of these folks want to drop a different kind of bomb and i de

threw for two touchdowns against the patriots. st. louis beats new england 36-35. >>> in green bay, aaron rodgers of the packers had three touchdown passes in the first half. and the pack went on to crush the colts 59-24. indianapolis, not looking too good. lost all three of its preseason games. >>> when we return this morning, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> five years after katrina, the slow recovery for storm victims in mississippi. it's pain relief without the pills. no pills, no pain. how can you get pain relief without taking pills around the clock? try thermacare heatwraps, for all day relief without pills. i was surprised, thermacare worked all day. you feel the heat. and it relaxes and unlocks the muscle. you've got to try it. [ man ] thermacare, more effective for back pain than the maximum dose of acetaminophen, the medicine in tylenol. go to thermacare.com today for a $3 off coupon. thermacare. no pills. no pain. just relief. [ female announcer ] sometimes, you can get so much out of so little. woohoo! espe

. >> to end the ceremony on the right note, the uso's liberty bells performed some of the patriotic numbers they sing for troops around the world. ♪ >> the founders of hearts to home say there are many ways you can support our fighting men and women. >> get the community behind you and you can do whatever you want. i mean it doesn't have to be calling cards, it can be sending supplies, it can be sending blankets, anything that can help them would be just perfect. >> teens aren't the only ones getting involved. celebrities like jessica simpson, ben affleck and ludacris have all volunteered with the uso. to find out more about the uso or hearts to home visit our website. for "teen kids news," i'm annie. >> and now our fox in the classroom update. >> as a citizen, nd as president, i believe that muslims have the right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country. >> after weeks of refusing to comment, president obama weighted in on the controversy over a construction of a mosque and community center two blocks from ground zero. >> the principle that people of all faiths are we

tossed one former patriot why he did it. can o'keefe grew up an american in a nation that he believed was the greatest in the world a bastion of freedom and democracy in order to protect those ideals he joined the marine corps and went to fight for his country in the gulf war and that's when the american dream became a nightmare i was punished for speaking out about something that my superiors were doing. my life became extremely difficult upon my return with a different perspective i started to look at american history and politics and realized that my whole life i had been lied to. i believed in those ideals you know i believed when i found out that these ideals were really the way america was presenting itself in the world it became clear to me at some point that i would reduce citizenship and renounce it he did keefe applied to the state department to stop being american claim political asylum in holland and burned his u.s. passport o'keefe knows that not everyone will agree with what he's done some maintain he could hav