from my private journal as Kerry Burgess: 03/28/07 5:50 AM
That's what the POW guards always say: Today, Ray. You're going home today, Ray. You'll be eating dinner with your family tonight, Ray.
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Kerry Burgess
Friday, June 29, 2018 at 4:20 pm
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[13:00:08] ANNOUNCER: This is CNN breaking news.
WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Hello, I'm Wolf Blitzer. It's 1:00 p.m. here in Washington. Wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us.
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That quote came from Tom Marquardt, a friend and former colleague of the victims of the shooting. He's joining us now.
Thanks so much. And our deepest condolences to you, Tom. I know you're the former editor and publisher of "The Capital Gazette."
What was your immediate reaction when you heard this awful, awful news?
TOM MARQUARDT, FORMER EDITOR AND PUBLISHER, "CAPITAL GAZETTE": It's hard to describe, Wolf. I mean, you know, it is a -- it is a blow -- it was a blow that is really difficult to describe. And even after all this time I've had to really think about it. But, you know, first there is the deaths -- several deaths of people who you were very close to, who you worked alongside of for, in some cases, decades. And people who you hired. And then, on top of that, comes the news that the shooter was someone who you also knew. Not by sight, not personally, but through the record. And so, you know, it was one whammy after another, quite frankly.
BLITZER: Yes. And I want to get to that in a moment. The newspaper, to its enormous credit, they did put out an edition today. The front page has the pictures of the five who were killed. How important was it, do you believe, Tom, for the staffers there to put out a newspaper on this day?
MARQUARDT: Well, I think it was very important because it demonstrates that through thick or thin, no matter what happens, they don't lose sight of the mission.
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Did you believe at the time, though, that he was a physical threat to you and others at the newspaper?
MARQUARDT: Well, when the story was written by the reporter, I mean, we had a very factual story about what he had done. And there was no question, if you read that story, that his motions were extreme. I mean the woman who he was stalking felt personally threatened and feels she lost her job because of what he had done. So, I mean, just looking at that, I think anybody in their right mind would find evidence of somebody who really had some mental issues. And I think all that came out pursuant to the case that he filed. And we were seeing evidence of that in his postings.
BLITZER: And you did go to the police and discuss this with them, right?
MARQUARDT: That's correct. I mean, we were -- we were taking a posture that the less said the better, because we felt that if we had made as much of an issue as we could about this, that we would actually inflame Mr. Ramos and that he would retaliate against us at the time. So our attorney was advising us to let the courts take this case on and let it run through the courts without us making any comment, either in a newspaper or personally.
So, you know, when it came to some of these threats, especially the last two that I had mentioned, I thought he had crossed a line. And, you know, being fearful of what he could do to us and my family
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MARQUARDT: I thought the most prudent course was to contact the police.
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from the private journal of Kerry Burgess: 11/1/2006 3:14 PM
May 4, 2005, was the day I went to the Kent Police department for help. I named George W. Bush specifically as one of the people harassing me. The policeman didn’t ask me any questions. He dumped me off at the St. Francis hospital in Federal Way where the first thing they did was secretly drug my food.
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From 3/3/1959 ( the birthdate in Hawaii of my biological brother Thomas Reagan ) To 10/10/1998 ( Joseph Cates deceased ) is 14466 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 6/11/2005 is 14466 days
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[ See also: http://hvom.blogspot.com/2017/01/stanley-amour-stepfather-from-russia.html ]
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DIEGO GARCIA (Sept. 4, 2007)
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DIEGO GARCIA (Sept. 4, 2007)
http://hvom.blogspot.com/2007/09/george-w-bush-is-world-class-thief.html
Posted by Kerry Burgess
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 05, 2007
George W. Bush is a world-class thief, coward, and murderer.
Posted by Kerry Burgess at 6:05 PM
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Posted by Kerry Burgess
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 05, 2007
Portrait of a cowardly murderer.
Posted by Kerry Burgess at 1:20 AM
From 5/4/2005 ( the incident at the police department City of Kent Washington State after my voluntary approach to report material criminal activity directed against my person and I am secretly drugged against my consent ) To 6/12/2007 is 769 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 12/11/1967 ( premiere US film "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" ) is 769 days
From 11/19/1953 ( Dwight Eisenhower - Remarks Upon Receiving an Honorary Degree From Catholic University ) To 6/29/1995 ( the Mir space station docking of the United States space shuttle Atlantis orbiter vehicle mission STS-71 includes me Kerry Wayne Burgess the United States Marine Corps officer and United States STS-71 pilot astronaut and my 3rd official United States National Aeronautics Space Administration orbital flight of 4 overall ) is 15197 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 6/12/2007 is 15197 days
From 12/20/1994 ( in Bosnia as Kerry Wayne Burgess the United States Marine Corps captain this day is my United States Navy Cross medal date of record ) To 6/12/2007 is 4557 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 4/25/1978 ( premiere US TV series pilot "Vega$" ) is 4557 days
From 5/12/1953 ( premiere US film "The 49th Man" ) To 12/20/1994 ( in Bosnia as Kerry Wayne Burgess the United States Marine Corps captain this day is my United States Navy Cross medal date of record ) is 15197 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 6/12/2007 is 15197 days
From 12/25/1971 ( George Walker Bush the purveyor of illegal drugs strictly for his personal profit including the trafficking of massive amounts of cocaine into the United States confined to federal prison in Mexico for illegally smuggling narcotics in Mexico ) To 6/12/2007 is 12953 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 4/20/2001 ( premiere US film "The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm" ) is 12953 days
From 1/11/1957 ( Jack Gilbert Graham dead ) To 6/12/2007 is 18414 days
18414 = 9207 + 9207
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 1/17/1991 ( the date of record of my United States Navy Medal of Honor as Kerry Wayne Burgess chief warrant officer United States Marine Corps circa 1991 officially the United States Apache attack helicopter pilot ) is 9207 days
From 1/11/1957 ( Jack Gilbert Graham dead ) To 6/12/2007 is 18414 days
18414 = 9207 + 9207
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 1/17/1991 ( RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS US Title 18 - the Persian Gulf War begins as scheduled severe criminal activity against the United States of America ) is 9207 days
From 7/19/1989 ( the United Airlines Flight 232 crash in Sioux City Iowa ) To 6/12/2007 is 6537 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 9/26/1983 ( premiere US TV series "AfterMASH" ) is 6537 days
From 7/19/1989 ( the United Airlines Flight 232 crash in Sioux City Iowa ) To 6/12/2007 is 6537 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 9/26/1983 ( premiere US TV series "Emerald Point N.A.S." ) is 6537 days
From 9/4/1976 ( the unpublished true birthdate of Beyonce Knowles ) To 6/12/2007 is 11238 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 8/9/1996 ( premiere US film "Escape from L.A." ) is 11238 days
From 9/4/1976 ( George Walker Bush the purveyor of illegal drugs strictly for his personal profit including the trafficking of massive amounts of cocaine into the United States arrested again by police in the United States ) To 6/12/2007 is 11238 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 8/9/1996 ( premiere US film "Escape from L.A." ) is 11238 days
From 12/25/1991 ( as United States Marine Corps chief warrant officer Kerry Wayne Burgess I was prisoner of war in Croatia ) To 6/12/2007 is 5648 days
5648 = 2824 + 2824
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 7/27/1973 ( Charles the Prince of Wales becomes Sub-Lieutenant United Kingdom Royal Navy ) is 2824 days
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George W. Bush
XLIII President of the United States: 2001 - 2009
Remarks at the Victims of Communism Memorial Dedication
June 12, 2007
Thank you all for coming. Please be seated. Dr. Edwards, thanks for your kind words. Congressman Lantos, no better friend to freedom, by the way; Congressman Rohrabacher, the same. Members of the Czech and Hungarian Parliaments; Ambassadors; distinguished guests; and more importantly, the survivors of Communist oppression: I'm honored to join you on this historic day.
And here in the company of men and women who resisted evil and helped bring down an empire, I proudly accept the Victims of Communism Memorial on behalf of the American people.
The 20th century will be remembered as the deadliest century in human history. And the record of this brutal era is commemorated in memorials across this city. Yet until now, our Nation's Capital had no monument to the victims of imperial communism, an ideology that took the lives of an estimated 100 million innocent men, women, and children. So it's fitting that we gather to remember those who perished at communism's hands and dedicate this memorial that will enshrine their suffering and sacrifice in the conscience of the world.
Building this memorial took more than a decade of effort, and its presence in our Capital is a testament to the passion and determination of two distinguished Americans: Lev Dobriansky, whose daughter Paula is here—give your dad our best— and Dr. Lee Edwards. They faced setbacks and challenges along the way; yet they never gave up, because in their hearts, they heard the voices of the fallen crying out, "Remember us."
These voices cry out to all, and they're legion. The sheer numbers of those killed in communism's name are staggering, so large that a precise count is impossible. According to the best scholarly estimate, communism took the lives of tens of millions of people in China and the Soviet Union and millions more in North Korea, Cambodia, Africa, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Eastern Europe, and other parts of the globe.
Behind these numbers are human stories of individuals with families and dreams whose lives were cut short by men in pursuit of totalitarian power. Some of communism's victims are well-known. They include a Swedish diplomat named Raoul Wallenberg, who saved 100,000 Jews from the Nazis, only to be arrested on Stalin's orders and sent to Moscow's Lubyanka Prison, where he disappeared without a trace. They include a Polish priest named Father Popieluszko, who made his Warsaw church a sanctuary for the Solidarity underground, and was kidnaped and beaten and drowned in the Vistula by the secret police.
The sacrifices of these individuals haunt history, and behind them are millions more who were killed in anonymity by communism's brutal hand. They include innocent Ukrainians starved to death in Stalin's Great Famine or Russians killed in Stalin's purges, Lithuanians and Latvians and Estonians loaded onto cattle cars and deported to Arctic death camps of Soviet communism. They include Chinese killed in the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, Cambodians slain in Pol Pot's Killing Fields, East Germans shot attempting to scale the Berlin Wall in order to make it to freedom, Poles massacred in the Katyn Forest, and Ethiopians slaughtered in the "Red Terror," Miskito Indians murdered by Nicaragua's Sandinista dictatorship, and Cuban balseros who drowned escaping tyranny. We'll never know the names of all who perished, but at this sacred place, communism's unknown victims will be consecrated to history and remembered forever.
We dedicate this memorial because we have an obligation to those who died to acknowledge their lives and honor their memory. The Czech writer Milan Kundera once described the struggle against communism as "the struggle of memory against forgetting." Communist regimes did not— did more than take their victims' lives, they sought to steal their humanity and erase their memory. With this memorial, we restore their humanity, and we reclaim their memory. With this memorial, we say of communism's innocent and anonymous victims: "These men and women lived, and they shall not be forgotten."
We dedicate this memorial because we have an obligation to future generations to record the crimes of the 20th century and ensure they're never repeated. In this hallowed place, we recall the great lessons of the cold war: that freedom is precious and cannot be taken for granted, that evil is real and must be confronted, and that given the chance, men commanded by harsh and hateful ideologies will commit unspeakable crimes and take the lives of millions.
It's important that we recall these lessons, because the evil and hatred that inspired the death of tens of millions of people in the 20th century is still at work in the world. We saw its face on September the 11th, 2001. Like the Communists, the terrorists and radicals who attacked our Nation are followers of a murderous ideology that despises freedom, crushes all dissent, has expansionist ambitions, and pursues totalitarian aims. Like the Communists, our new enemies believe the innocent can be murdered to serve a radical vision. Like the Communists, our new enemies are dismissive of free peoples, claiming that those of us who live in liberty are weak and lack the resolve to defend our free way of life. And like the Communists, the followers of violent Islamic radicalism are doomed to fail. By remaining steadfast in freedom's cause, we will ensure that a future American President does not have to stand in a place like this and dedicate a memorial to the millions killed by the radicals and extremists of the 21st century.
We can have confidence in the power of freedom because we've seen freedom overcome tyranny and terror before. Dr. Edwards said President Reagan went to Berlin. He was clear in his statement. He said, "Tear down the wall," and 2 years later the wall fell. And millions across Central and Eastern Europe were liberated from unspeakable oppression. It's appropriate that on the anniversary of that speech, that we dedicate a monument that reflects our confidence in freedom's power.
The men and women who designed this memorial could have chosen an image of repression for this space, a replica of the wall that once divided Berlin, or the frozen barracks of the Gulag, or a killing field littered with skulls. Instead, they chose an image of hope, a woman holding a lamp of liberty. She reminds us of the victims of communism and also of the power that overcame communism.
Like our Statue of Liberty, she reminds us that the flame for freedom burns in every human heart, and that it is a light that cannot be extinguished by the brutality of terrorists or tyrants. And she reminds us that when an ideology kills tens of millions of people and still ends up being vanquished, it is contending with a power greater than death. She reminds us that freedom is the gift of our Creator, freedom is the birthright of all humanity, and in the end, freedom will prevail.
I thank each of you who made this memorial possible for your service in freedom's cause. I thank you for your devotion to the memory of those who lost their lives to Communist terror. May the victims of communism rest in peace. May those who continue to suffer under communism find their freedom. And may the God who gave us liberty bless this great memorial and all who come to visit her.
God bless.
NOTE: The President spoke at 10:35 a.m.
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
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USA 11 December 1967 (New York City, New York)
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
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Sidney Poitier ... John Prentice
- posted by Kerry Burgess 5:28 PM Pacific Time Spokane Valley Washington USA Saturday 30 June 2018
