Posted 9/11/2005 04:34:00 PM by Douglas

Interesting, if not virulent op-ed on the 4th anniversary of 9/11/01.

TODAY the Pentagon will hold the America Supports You Freedom Walk, ostensibly to commemorate the victims of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and to show support for members of the armed forces. Nothing could be better contrived to show the high price Americans have paid since that day of infamy.

The Freedom Walk is limited to those who register and submit to being searched. The route of the march will be fenced and lined with police officers. No one can join the march en route. No one can leave it. The press cannot walk along the route. The walk to proclaim Americans' freedom reveals how much freedom we have lost.

The march concludes at the National Mall, where country singer Clint Black will perform a concert. Black is known for his recent hit Iraq and Roll . Commemorating thousands of deaths on 9/11 with a concert of country music seems less solemn than the occasion demands. It shows the administration's desire to portray an upbeat mood no matter what the circumstances.

But even stronger than their desire to put an upbeat spin on it, it's their desire to somehow link the 9/11 attacks with their misguided war in Iraq. Iraq and Roll? Give me a freakin' break. That's just downright offensive.