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About the organization: founders, funders and key personnel Sheldon Adelson Bradley A. Blakeman Matt Brooks Ari Fleischer Richard J. Fox Mel Sembler Organizations affiliated with Freedom's Watch Move America Forward Vets for Freedom Selling the war in Iran Ad campaigns Ad buys Pro-war in Iraq ad campaign Pro-war petitions and call-in campaigns Sued for trademark infringement External articles August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November-December 2007

Related articles: Operation Iraqi Freedom External articles (has links to sub-articles) Related SourceWatch articles Congressional actions on the Iraq War Exit Strategy from Iraq Selling the war at home Stay the course Troop surge in Iraq The Petraeus Report / Testimony before Congress Violence in the Middle East

Due to the rapid pace at which the Freedom's Watch article has grown, the chronological listing of articles dating from August 22, 2007, has been subdivided.

This section covers September 2007. Also see August 2007; October 2007 and November-December 2007.

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Contents 1 September 2007 1.1 September 1 1.2 September 2 1.3 September 3 1.4 September 4 1.5 September 5 1.6 September 6 1.7 September 7 1.8 September 8 1.9 September 9 1.10 September 10 1.11 September 11 1.12 September 12 1.13 September 13 1.14 September 14 1.15 September 16 1.16 September 17 1.17 September 18 1.18 September 19 1.19 September 20 1.20 September 23 1.21 September 24 1.22 September 25 1.23 September 26 1.24 September 28 1.25 September 29 1.26 September 30

September 2007

September 1

• Spree, "Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee VS Freedoms Watch," Israelated, September 1, 2007.

September 2

• Steve Goldstein, "Specter mired in Iraq's middle ground," The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 2, 2007.

September 3

• News Release: "Freedom's Watch Releases New Advertisement in Support of Victory in Iraq. Ad to Run in Rep. Brian Baird's District," PRNewswire-USNewswire, September 3, 2007.
• Helen Thomas, "Bush running out the clock in Iraq with false rationales," Hearst Newspapers (Salt Lake Tribune), September 3, 2007.
• Scott Shepard, "Republican-Financed Ad Campaign Warns of Consequences of Withdrawing from Iraq," Cox News Service (Palm Beach Post; Austin American-Statesman; Military.com), September 3, 2007.
• SethGecko13, "More Wartime Propaganda," Dispatches from the Intelligentsia, September 3, 2007.
• GSMSO, "Funding the War Means Killing the Troops," Gold Star Mom Speaks Out, September 3, 2007.
• Iddybud, "A Gold Star Mother Speaks," The Daily Kos, September 3, 2007; also posted at Iddybud Journal Blogspot.
• "Hit Ed Where It Hurts," The Liberal Doomsayer Blogspot, September 3, 2007.
• "Freedom's Watch commercials," Commercials I Hate Forum, September 3, 2007.
• SemDem, "MAYDAY! Ads Bombarding Us Promoting Surge. Where's Our Response?!?" The Daily Kos, September 3, 2007.

September 4

• "Ari Fleischer on The (O'Reilly) Factor," YouTube, September 4, 2007.
• Patrick O'Connor, "Freedom's Watch Defends Baird," The Politico, September 4, 2007.
• B Merryfield, "MoveOn 'losing' battle, Freedom's Watch says," The Daily Kos, September 4, 2007.
• Dan Wilken, "Congressman Baird's Success in War Conclusion Supported by Freedom Watch," Associated Content, September 4, 2007.
• "MFSO Responds to Pro-War Propaganda," Chicago FreeSpeechZone Blogspot, September 4, 2007.
• Zappala, "Military Families Speak Out Video," Carolina Peace, September 4, 2007.
• Beth Kujawski, "Propaganda?...," Finding My Voice Blogspot, September 4, 2007.
• "Irrefutable Proof That Middle America Is Stupid," AverageBro Blogspot, September 4, 2007.
• Merge Divide, "War With Iran Coming Soon," Serendipity Blogspot, September 4, 2007.
• "While George Bush Mugged for Cameras in Iraq," DiaryOfAPeaceActivist Blogspot, September 4, 2007.
• Pete Hegseth, "Vets for Freedom: WEEK 9: Momentum Gathers for Sept. 17 & 18," Vets for Freedom (posted by Spree at Israelated Blog), September 4, 2007.

September 5

• Freedom's Watch, "Freedom's Watch Ad Participants on Capitol Hill," PRNewswire (Forbes), September 5, 2007. Contact: Jerry Mullins
• Editorial: "Bush fights Iraq reality with another PR war," Palm Beach Post, September 5, 2007.
• Katharine Q. Sellye, "The Ad Campaign. Battle Over Iraq Strategy," New York Times, September 5, 2007.
• "Soltz to Senor: 'You can’t spin me a third time'," Think Progress, September 5, 2007.
• "'Gunny' Bob warned of 'socialist utopian state under the spiked boot heel of Hillary Rodham Clinton'," Colorado Media Matters, September 5, 2007.
• Ellinorianne, "NBC doesn't have to run your ads Mr. Fleischer and Keith Olbermann is 'fit for consumption'...," The Daily Kos, September 5, 2007.

September 6

• Pete Hegseth, "Momentum Gathers for Sept. 17th and 18th," Vets for Freedom (posted on Family Security Matters website), September 6, 2007. See section "What Else Can You Do This Week?"
• Brendan Nyhan, "Freedom's Watch smears MoveOn.org," Brendan-Nyhan Blog, September 6, 2007.
• Daniel Potter, Opinion: "Bias harmful to democracy," Sidelines Online (Middle Tennessee State University), September 6, 2007.
• Leo Pusateri, "Freedom's Watch Takes on Mor-on.org," Psycmeistr's Ice Palace! Blog, September 6, 2007.
• "More on Freedom's Watch.org: White House front group," Passive Ranting Blogspot, September 6, 2007.
• VickiStein, "Blocking Dissent: My Phone Calls to Freedom's Watch," The Daily Kos, September 6, 2007.
• Michael J.W. Stickings, "Freedom's just another word," The Reaction Blogspot, September 6, 2007.

September 7

• Ronald Kessler, "War Widow Castigates NBC," NewsMax, September 7, 2007.
• "The sleaziest, most perverted, most vicious, most despicable Iraq ploy yet -- is Karl Rove back?" Saintperle Blogspot, September 7, 2007.
• Jim Spencer, "Promise of Iraq Victory Gets Reality Check," Spencer Speaks, September 7, 2007.
• Eff25, "War is not a game for vengeance and pride," Introspective Bore Blogspot, September 7, 2007.
• Ed O'Keefe, "Ad Watch: Kids In Fatigues," Channel '08Blog/Washington Post, September 7, 2007.
• "O'Reilly named 'Worst Person' over Media Matters 'assassins' remarks," Media Matters for America, September 7, 2007.
• "'Gunny' Bob repeated 'Olbermeinkampf' smear, touted Freedom's Watch ads but not their linkage of 9-11 and Iraq," Colorado Media Matters, September 7, 2007.

September 8

• Stephen Koff, "Activists keep pressure on Voinovich," Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), September 8, 2007.
• "Don't mention an end to the war," Sydney Morning Herald; Brisbane Times; The Age (Australia), September 8, 2007.
• PEU Report, "The Stories We Tell," Ari's Freedom Switch, Blogspot, September 8, 2007.

September 9

• Michael Crowley, "Can Lobbyists Stop the War?" New York Times, September 9, 2007. re Tom Matzzie and Americans Against Escalation in Iraq
• Terry Krepel, "Kessler Still Uninterested in Freedom's Watch Funding," ConWebWatch, September 9, 2007.
• Bartholomew Sullivan, "Alexander champions Iraq course," commercialappeal.com, September 9, 2007.
• MDYank, "Freedom's Watch. Here we go again," The Purple Centrist Blogspot, September 9, 2007.
• Brown Dog, "Paul Carpenter of the Allentown Morning Call is a filthy liar," Shoe-Fly Pie Blogspot, September 9, 2007. Includes Paul Carpenter's "The propaganda crusade on Iraq has a local link," McCall, September 9, 2007.
• PEU Report, "No Country Left Behind," Ari's Freedom Switch, September 9, 2007.
• Al Dahler, "Justifications for Iraq war get more tortured with time. Bush Doctrine is poison Kool-Aid sweetened for public tastes," The News Leader (Va.), September 9, 2007.
• Tom Engelhardt, "Tomgram: Launching Brand Petraeus," TomDispatch.com, September 9, 2007; Antiwar.com and Middle East Online, September 10, 2007.

September 10

• "A Loyal Bushie on Inside Iraq," The Third Path Blog, September 10, 2007.
• Stanley I. Kutler, "Surge 2," The Nation, September 10, 2007.
• Farah Stockman, "2 polls suggest grim view of surge. Petraeus set to testify as pressures mount," The Boston Globe, September 10, 2007.
• Tim Harper, "U.S. awaits key report on war. Top commander begins testimony today on course of Iraq mission," TheStar.com (Toronto, Ca.), September 10, 2007.

September 11

• Freedom's Watch, "Freedom's Watch Announces Full Page Ads Calling on Congress to Win the War on Terror," PRNewswire-USNewswire, September 11, 2007.
• Harold A. Swihart, Editorial: "Fighting windmills isn't easy," DesMoines Register, September 11, 2007.
• Kevin Ferris, "War Backers Spreading Message: Finish the Job," Philadelphia Inquirer (Kansas.com), September 11, 2007.
• Irvin J. Alpert, Opinion: "Bush's visit to Iraq was dumb; ads are over the top," Palm Beach Post, September 11, 2007.
• Neil Macdonald, "Whatever happened to 'The War on Terror'," CBC Canada, September 11, 2007.

September 12

• Freedom's Watch, "Freedom's Watch President Blasts MoveOn.org's Attack on the Military," PRNewswire-USNewswire, September 12, 2007.
• "Mullins, Fleischer Tout Iraq Progress," O'Dwyer's, September 12, 2007. Subscription required.
• Editorial: "Smoke and mirrors," Brattleboro Reformer (Vt.), September 12, 2007.
• Ronald Brownstein, "Partisan bickering won't end the war. How can Americans lecture Iraqis about 'reconciliation' when we can't even manage it at home?" Los Angeles Times, September 12, 2007.
• Steve Rabin, "VoteVet's Powerful ad versus Freedom's Watch's Pathetic Attempt to Strike Back ...," NJDC's Blog, September 12, 2007.
• David Axe, "Fleischer Didn't Get the Memo (Or Got It and Ignores It)," Danger Room Blog/WIRED, September 12, 2007.
• "Milking the Cow.......," Big Shot Bog in Texas Blog, September 12, 2007.

September 13

• John Stauber, "Democracy Now Looks at Pro-War PR, From Freedom's Watch to Petraeus," PRWatch, September 13, 2007.
• Transcript: "From Freedom Watch to Petraeus, A Look at the Bush Administration's Iraq War PR Campaign," Democracy Now!, September 13, 2007.
• Brian A. Stokes, "'No End in Sight' Trailer," StokesPost Blogspot, September 12, 2007. Includes trailer to No End in Sight (movie 2007)
• Swami, "Those war advertisements," The News Swami/Suburban Chicago News, September 13, 2007.
• Gabrielle Russon, "Anti-war, in your face--that's Code Pink. Mostly female group colors the Capitol," Chicago Tribune, September 13, 2007. re CODEPINK: Women for Peace
• B Merryfield, "Save the war! Sign the petition! Call Congress! redux," The Daily Kos, September 13, 2007.
• Freedom's Watch, "Freedom's Watch Demands Equal Treatment From The New York Times," PRNewswire-USNewswire, September 13, 2007.
• TBogg, "Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time...," TBogg Blogspot, September 13, 2007.
• Michael Goldfarb, "Score Another for Bob Owens," The Weekly Standard, September 13, 2007.
• "NYT Discriminates Against Conservatives on Ad Prices," Human Events Online, September 13, 2007.
• Mark Memmott, "Giuliani, others in GOP target New York Times over bill for MoveOn ad," On Politics Blog/USA TODAY, September 13, 2007.

September 14

• Freedom's Watch, News Release: "Freedom's Watch Releases Letter to New York Times Questioning Preferential Treatment of MoveOn.org," PRNewswire-USNewswire, September 14, 2007.
• "Colmes Exposes Hypocrisy Over MoveOn Outrage," BraveNewFilms, September 14, 2007.

September 16

• Dan Radmacher, Editorial: "Bush and the big lie," Roanoke Times (Va.), September 16, 2007.
• Opinion: "Grief spurs support for Iraq war. Father inspired by son's sacrifice," Associated Press (Asbury Park Express (N.J.)), September 16, 2007.
• Nicole Belle, "FNS: Freedom’s Watch Ad: Good; MoveOn’s Ad: Character Assassination," Crooks and Liars, September 16, 2007.

September 17

• Nancy R. Muccolini, Opinion: "Media Blitz," CourierPostOnline.com, September 17, 2007.
• Lauren Mueller, Opinion: "Selling The War All Over Again," Daily Utah Chronicle, September 17, 2007.
• John R. Lott, Jr. and Bradley A. Smith, Opinion: "Unfair Press Power. Times' Move-On Ad Outrage," New York Post, September 17, 2007.
• KingCranky, "OJ & Ari, Sittin' In A Tree, & Ari Gettin' Sued By Lar-ar-y," The Daily Kos, September 17, 2007.
• Wisco, "Hey GOP, Condemn Ann Coulter... Every Goddamn Day," Griper Blade Blogspot, September 17, 2007.

September 18

• Paul Lewis, "Legal Battle Brewing Over Group's Name," Washington Post, September 18, 2007.
• Jake Tapper, "Left-handed discount?" Political Punch Blog/ABC News, September 18, 2007.
• Jim Kuhnhenn, "Conservative Sues Pro-Bush Group," Associated Press, September 18, 2007.
• "CNN: Only Pro-War Demonstrators Are ‘Troop Supporters’," Think Progress, September 18, 2007.

September 19

• Clifford D. May, "How the left spent its summer vacation," Scripps Howard News Service, September 19, 2007.
• TRex, "All Republicans are Little Bitches," WilliamJeffersonBush Blogspot, September 19, 2007.

September 20

• George Lakoff, "The Senate Votes on Tropes and the Troops," The Huffington Post, September 20, 2007.
• Freedom's Watch, News Release: "Freedom's Watch Praises Senate Condemnation of MoveOn.org Ad," PRNewswire-USNewswire, September 20, 2007.

September 23

• Freedom's Watch, "Freedom's Watch Calls on New York Times to Charge MoveOn.org Full Price. New York Times Ombudsman Faults the Times," PRNewswire-USNewswire, September 23, 2007.

September 24

• Larisa Alexandrovna, "State propaganda front sends press releases out...," at-Largely Blog, September 24, 2007.
• Martin van Creveld, Opinion: "The World Can Live With a Nuclear Iran," The Jewish Daily Forward, September 24, 2007.

September 25

• Ed Garvey, "Silence on major issues shows failure of leadership," The Capital Times (Wisc.), September 25, 2007.
• Coleen Rowley, "You're Wrong, Senator Coleman, Iraq IS a Major Issue!" The Huffington Post, September 25, 2007.
• Terry Krepel, "Kessler Fluffs Freedom's Watch Again, Avoids Funding Questions Again," ConWebBlog, September 25, 2007.

September 26

• Satyam Khanna, "Fleischer Callously Tells Dead Soldier’s Mom ‘There Are Going To Be A Lot More Mothers’ Like You," Think Progress, Septmeber 26, 2007.

September 28

• Ryan Grim, "'Anti-MoveOn' claims first successes," The Politico, September 28, 2007.
• Jim Kuhnhenn, "Outsiders Aim to Frame Political Debate," Associated Press, September 28, 2007; Washington Post and ABC News, September 29, 2007.
• John Isaacs, "Iraq After Petraeus: The More Things Change …," Right Web (Worldpress.org), September 28, 2007.

September 29

• Digby, "The Outsiders," Hullabaloo Blogspot, September 29, 2007.
• Steve Benen, "The most well-connected ‘outsiders’ in the country," The Carpetbagger Report, September 29, 2007.
• Jim Lobe, "Anti-Iran hawks win partial victory," Inter Press Service (Asia Times), September 29, 2007.

September 30

• Don Van Natta Jr., "Big Cofferes and a Rising Voice Lift a New Conservative Group," New York Times, September 30, 2007.
• Jim Lobe, "Freedom’s Watch Bears Watching," LobeLog.com/Inter Press Service Blog, September 30, 2007.
• Mac McKinney, "Here Comes the Iran is a Direct Threat Crowd-WATCH OUT," OpEdNews, September 30, 2007.
• lambert, "Freedom's Watch," Corrente, September 30, 2007.
• "The NeoCon Hydra Sprouts Another Head," Blue Girl, Red State Blog, September 30, 2007.