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* '''VFF Executive Director wrote article in pro-War ''Weekly Standard'':'''
**[[Pete Hegseth]], VFF's Executive Director since May 2007, wrote the article "What Would Lincoln Do? Civil War Woes Emblematic Of Those Faced In Iraq," published June 26, 2007, in [[neo-conservative]] [[William Kristol]]'s ''[[The Weekly Standard]]'' magazine. Hegseth addressed statements made by Sen. [[Carl Levin]] (D-Mich.) in a June 21, 2007, ''Washington Post'' op-ed<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/20/AR2007062001870.html "Lincoln's Example for Iraq,"] ''Washington Post'', June 21, 2007.</ref> which "bothered" Hegseth, "all of which run counter to realities on the ground in Iraq," Hegseth wrote.<ref>Pete Hegseth, [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/26/opinion/main2980809.shtml?source=search_story "What Would Lincoln Do? Civil War Woes Emblematic Of Those Faced In Iraq,"] ''The Weekly Standard'', June 26, 2007.</ref>
William (Bill) Kristol is an original co-founder of the [[Project for the New American Century]], as well as a member of and an advisor to the [[Foundation for the Defense of Democracies]], with which Vets for Freedom has become associated.<ref>[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Vets_for_Freedom/%22Win_the_War%21_Victory_in_Iraq%22_campaign#Foundation_for_the_Defense_of_Democracies Vets for Freedom (Foundation for the Defense of Democracies section),] SourceWatch article.</ref>
* '''VFF National Field Director has worked for other pro-War groups and works for McCain's presidential campaign:'''
