At least eight US GIs died in Iraq this weekend. Two
of them were dragged from their vehicle, had their
throats slit and their bodies mutiliated...For what?
Here is another beautiful statement from a brave
woman, whose voiced should be heard and honored at the
Democratic National Convention in August 2004...
Associated Press: "I think people were misled and I think people are fighting a war that they didn't know they were going to be fighting," Maines said Friday on NBC's "Today" show. "And I think they were misled by people who should have been asking questions and weren't."
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Dixie Chicks singer sounds off on war, Natalie Maines: 'People were misled'
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) --Dixie Chicks singer
Natalie Maines, whose criticism of President Bush last
spring led to boycotts of the group's music, still has
a lot to say about the war in Iraq.
"I think people were misled and I think people are
fighting a war that they didn't know they were going
to be fighting," Maines said Friday on NBC's "Today"
show. "And I think they were misled by people who
should have been asking questions and weren't."
The country stars faced criticism and even death
threats after Maines said she and her bandmates were
ashamed that President Bush was from Texas. She made
the remark in London shortly before the war began.
Though Maines apologized for the phrasing of her
remark, some radio stations banned the group's music.
The group also received death threats in the wake of
Maines' comments.
Maines said Friday she did not feel vindicated by how
the war has unfolded: "I would have liked to have been
proven wrong."
The band's recent concert tour was one of the year's
most successful, but Maines said it is too early to
predict the long-term fallout.
As for the backlash, she said, "We like making music
and we'll continue to do that whether people buy it or
not."
The Dixie Chicks on Friday released, "Top Of The World
Tour Live," their double CD set and DVD.
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