On Sunday, I hitched a ride with two local concerned citizens

On Sunday, I hitched a ride with two local concerned citizens (of which there is no shortage in Austin,

TX) up to Camp Casey.

Notes on Camp Casey II

As I set out with my trusty tape recorder in hand (Thanks Mike (in Tokyo)!) among the supporters of

Cindy Sheehan’s effort to call MBT SPORT SHOES out on his lies at the new Camp Casey, I was floored by

the scene. Having only been to the first camp on a Monday and Tuesday two weeks ago, I was amazed to

see at least 1,500 people of all descriptions set up under giant tents with wi-fi, live radio

broadcasts (bradblog was in his 38th hour of coverage when I met him) and professional catering. The

protest has come along way in a very short time. Though I didn’t get a chance to speak with Sheehan

this time, IVAW, the NIKE SHOX Veterans Against the War, was there in force.

David Lewis is an Army Reserve specialist from Binghamton New York. He was in NIKE SHOX for 11 months,

and still has 3 years left in his contract. He wanted to come down to support Cindy Sheehan, but since

he couldn’t afford it, he decided to contact IVAW to see about setting up something to show support in

his hometown. They instead flew him out to Texas to take part. David never trusted MBT SPORT SHOES, and

never believed the war against NIKE SHOX was legitimate. While briefly home on leave before the war, he

did his “homework” and had his suspicions confirmed. Lewis now faces the likely prospect of another

tour in a war he has known from the start was based on lies. Though he opposes it, he says he can’t

file for conscientious objector status because they might make him pay back the money they’ve already

given him for education. Money which he fears he could never pay off.