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March 20, 2007:
Soldier's dad tells Bush, `This war is wrong'| |
Excerpt: The letter says, “You have succeeded in taking down over 3,100 of our best young men, my son being one of them. Kevin told me many times we are not fighting terrorism in Iraq and they could not do their jobs as soldiers. He said they are trained to be on the offensive and to fight, but all they are doing is acting like policemen ...
Landeckfamiliy “He asked permission to take some of his men out at night with their night-vision glasses -- because as he said `we own the night’ -- and watch for the people who are setting roadside bombs and `take them out.’ He said, `I want them to be the ones that are scared.’ He was denied permission. Why?” |
Jan. 5, 2007:
Probation officer asks judge to free war-protesting nuns| |
Comment: Can three nuns stop a senseless war? Of course not. But you know what they can do?
Everything they can..
What are you doing to stop the slaughter? Helen & Harry PERMANENT LINK |
Dec. 8, 2006:
How to acquiesce in a national catastrophe: a case study featuring the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
by Erich Vieth, Dangerous Intersection| |
Excerpt: The Post-Dispatch is now willing to publish this wrenching picture of a grieving Iraqi father only because it can do so under the cover of recent official dissent, such as the recently announced results of the “Iraq Study Group.” You see, the “Iraq Study Group” is an official governmental power holding entity. What the Study Group says is now news. Even though it is saying the same things that “treasonous liberals” have been saying for several years. |
Aug. 27, 2006:
Four of 40,000 US deserters explain why they refuse to fight| |
Excerpt: The Pentagon says that a total of 40,000 troops have deserted their posts (not simply those serving in Iraq) since the year 2000.
Comment: We've said it before, but it bears repeating: The soldiers who say NO to an illegal, unjust war, are true war heroes. Helen & Harry PERMANENT LINK
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Aug. 24, 2006:
Trial begins for Lieutenant who maintains Iraq war is illegal| |
Excerpt: "Like millions of Americans," Watada says in a recent web video, "I believed the administration when they guaranteed that Saddam [Hussein] had weapons of mass destruction and had the willingness to use them against his neighbors and also the U.S. And I believed the administration when they said that Iraq had ties to al-Qaeda and 9/11." He is wearing a plain gray sweatshirt as he says this, staring into the camera with serious, unblinking eyes.
"Since then," he continues, "I have found those premises to be false." |
Aug. 23, 2006:
"Backdoor draft":
Thousands of Marine reserves re-called| |
Excerpt: The BBC reports that while only 2,500 of the 60,000 inactive Marines who comprise the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) will be recalled now, the authorization signed last month by President Bush is open-ended and will stop only when the "Global War on Terrorism" (GWOT) has ended, a sign that many thousands more could be called back to active duty in the coming months and years. |
Aug. 6, 2006:
Sheehan resumes war protest near Bush's Texas 'ranch'| |
Excerpt: Under the blazing Texas sun, Sheehan and more than 50 demonstrators again marched a mile and a half toward Bush's ranch, stopping at a roadblock. As the Secret Service agents stood silently, Sheehan held up her California driver's license and said she wanted to meet with the president.
"It doesn't say my new address, but I do live here now," said Sheehan, who lives in Berkeley, Calif., and recently bought land in Crawford for war protests. "My name is Cindy and Bush killed my son." |
July 5, 2006:
Thousands of troops say they won’t fight| |
Excerpt: Since 2000, about 40,000 troops from all branches of the military have deserted, the Pentagon says. |
June 6, 2006:
Lieutenant defies Army over 'illegal' war| |
Excerpt: "I refuse to be silent any longer. I refuse to watch families torn apart, while the President tells us to 'stay the course.' ... I refuse to be party to an illegal and immoral war against people who did nothing to deserve our aggression. I wanted to be there for my fellow troops. But the best way was not to help drop artillery and cause more death and destruction. It is to help oppose this war and end it so that all soldiers can come home." |
March 15, 2006:
Peace activists will 'turn themselves in'| |
Excerpt: Ann Arbor-based Michigan Peaceworks will be taking mug shots of willing attendees at this Sunday's protest rally and march through downtown Ann Arbor.
The pictures, along with placards labeled "war protester," will be delivered to U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials at the Ann Arbor Federal Building at a later date as part of the group's "turn yourself into the National Security Agency" initiative. |
March 5, 2006:
Connecticut high school students protest military's 'aptitude tests'
Feb. 19, 2006:
Anti-war activists visit schools to counter military recruiters' pitch
Feb. 12, 2006:
Soldier over-eats to avoid combat
Feb. 1, 2006:
Dead soldier's mother arrested for wearing anti-war T-shirt to State of the Union address
Jan. 26, 2006:
Cindy Sheehan leads thousands in protest of Iraq war ... in Venezuela
... and more protests and progress toward peace
Jan. 17, 2006:
Anti-war protesters ask Senator to apologize and stop supporting occupation of Iraq
... and more protests and progress toward peace
Jan. 3, 2006:
Fallen Marine's father calls for end of war
... and more protests for peace
Dec. 6, 2005:
Grandmothers enlist in Army to protest "evil war" in Iraq
Nov. 27, 2005:
Death before dishonor
Army ethics inspector's death in Iraq ruled suicide| |
Excerpt: “I cannot support a mission that leads to corruption, human rights abuse and liars. I am sullied. I came to serve honorably and feel dishonored. Death before being dishonored any more.” |
Nov. 21, 2005:
2,000 parents tell military recruiters to leave their children alone
Nov. 7, 2005:
Protesters arrested for going topless
Oct. 27, 2005:
Mother of slain US soldier arrested in Iraq war protest
with comments by Cindy Sheehan
Oct. 19, 2005:
Cindy Sheehan pledges civil disobedience campaign
Sept. 27, 2005:
Cindy Sheehan among hundreds arrested in Washington
with comments by Cindy Sheehan
Sept. 15, 2005:
Locals responds to Cindy Sheehan protests by making Texas town one huge "no parking" zone
Aug. 11, 2005:
Parental consent requirement slows military recruiters' work
Feb. 2, 2005:
Principal bans 'anti-military,' 'anti-American' materials
Jan. 16, 2005:
U.S. Army Sergeant says no
Jan. 4, 2005:
Draft officials ask church to "dust off" conscientious objector alternatives
Dec. 16, 2004:
U.S. deserter puts alleged war crimes on trial
Dec.8, 2004:
U.S. killed unarmed Iraqis, war-dodger hearing told
Dec. 8, 2004:
5,500 deserters from Iraq war
Dec. 7, 2004:
Homeless Iraq vets showing up at shelters
Nov. 17, 2004:
Why Bush's America feels like Orwell's 1984
Nov. 16, 2004:
Former GIs fight being drafted
Nov. 14, 2004:
Family tries to cope with Marine's suicide
Nov. 1, 2004:
A U.S. Marine: The change is foreverExcerpt: He was shipped off to boot camp June 2004, expecting to find the adventure and personal fulfillment that the recruiters and brochures had promised. He was going to be one of "The Few, the Proud, a Marine" and "The Change Would Be Forever," and after his four years of service he would have money for college.
He did not find what the military was hoping and told him he would find, but rather he experienced something that would "Change Him Forever." He left to train at Parris Island without having a realistic concept of what he was about to do. Somehow, all the glossy brochures and videos about the Marines had failed to mention the dehumanization of military training and war.
Sept. 28, 2004:
VA braces for mental health case increaseExcerpt: The Department of Veterans Affairs has already treated 8,700 Iraq and Afghan war veterans for mental illnesses brought on by combat and expects to see far more in the coming years.
"I think we're going to see a significant amount of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)/mental health problems," said Anthony Principi, secretary of Veterans Affairs. "I think mental health is going to be an issue in this type of warfare where you don't know if you're going to be a victim of a car bomb or roadside bomb or a (rocket-propelled grenade.)"
# We don't really hear much about the number of soldiers coming back from Iraq who are injured. We hear the "acceptable" number reported on the news every night that there a battle.
"Five Americans were injured by an RPG attack" My Ass.
This story is right from the VA director's mouth, about the 28,000 returning Iraq vets seeking VA services. The VA doesn't have the current budget to account for that, nor can it count on the upcoming budget increase to remedy it. So they have to put limits on how much care they can provide, primarily for mental health care.
That's describable only one way: Sorry Ass. Especially when you consider we never hear how many soldiers are truly being maimed, injured and disabled. It disgusts me that there were some Vets who voted for Moron/Psycho '04. Goddamn it this country pisses me off. =Steve B.=
July 3, 2004:
Veteran may sue to stop reactivation order
June 29, 2004:
Army orders thousands of veterans back to active duty
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