Leahy lied repeatedly to U.S. Air Force senior officials and to his constituents, as summarized below: What he said: —“Some Vermonters have asked me to weigh in with the Air Force. I feel strongly that none of our state’s Congressional delegation should put our fingers on the scale. All Vermonters deserve to be heard, and […]
Derived from the U. S. AIR FORCE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD OF THE F-35A OPERATIONAL BASING SELECTION PROCESS 2009-2013 SENATOR PATRICK LEAHY’S INTERFERENCE IN THE F-35 BASING DECISION Cray to Clark (3-12-10) “Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, who, as one of the most senior members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee and Co-Chair of the Senate National […]
SENATOR PATRICK LEAHY SHALL DIRECT THE U.S. AIR FORCE TO DELAY SENDING ANY F-35 FIGHTER-BOMBERS TO VERMONT UNTIL ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED. 1. F-35A has at least 1,000,000 flight hours, similar to the number of flight hours that the F-16 had when it arrived at the VT Air National Guard Station. 2. […]
I. THE F-35 BASING DECISION PROCESS WHICH SELECTED VERMONT WAS IMMORAL BECAUSE IT WAS BASED ON, AND SOLD TO THE PUBLIC WITH, LIES. The basing selection process started with a lie. Lies, deception, manipulation, and falsification of information permeated the process. • Vermont Air National Guard officials lied to the Air Force by telling them […]
By: Diana Stacy Correll for Millitary Times, Sept. 12, 2019 Two retired Air Force officers were arrested this week after a sit-in protest at Sen. Patrick Leahy’s office in Burlington, Vermont. The pair demanded a delay in the arrival of F-35 fighter jets at the Vermont Air National Guard base at Burlington International Airport, according […]
By: Jacob Dawson for VTDigger, Sept. 13, 2019 BURLINGTON — Two local physicians joined the ranks of Vermonters protesting against the imminent arrival of the F-35 fighter jets Friday, demonstrating outside Sen. Patrick Leahy’s Main Street office. It was the fifth day in a row opponents of the new jets turned up at Vermont’s senior […]
By: Mike Dougherty for VTDigger, Sept. 13, 2019 The first two F-35s in the Vermont Air National Guard’s new fleet of fighter jets are scheduled to arrive in Burlington by next Friday. But a coalition of protesters who have fought the basing for years continues to press the military to change its mind. NBC5 first […]
By: Aidan Quigley for VTDigger, Sept. 12, 2019 BURLINGTON — Four more F-35 protesters were arrested at Sen. Patrick Leahy’s Burlington office Wednesday night, following the arrest of two demonstrators Monday night. Kara Paige, Carmen Sargent, Roddy O’Neil Cleary and Rabbi Joshua Chasan were arrested for unlawful trespass after refusing to leave the senator’s office Wednesday evening. […]
By: Jasper Craven for VTDigger, Sept. 11, 2019 On Sept. 4, 1985, then-Burlington Mayor Bernie Sanders held an impromptu press conference to announce that the city’s ambitious street and sidewalk upgrades were ahead of schedule. After questions about work on specific Burlington streets, reporters turned to a more contentious topic: the recent arrest and imprisonment of […]
By: Jasper Craven for VTDigger, Sept. 11, 2019 On Sept. 4, 1985, then-Burlington Mayor Bernie Sanders held an impromptu press conference to announce that the city’s ambitious street and sidewalk upgrades were ahead of schedule. After a few questions about Burlington street work, reporters turned to a more contentious topic: the recent arrest and imprisonment of […]