US MILITARY Resistance
US MILITARY RESISTANCE
see more links
Veterans Speak Out in Historic March to the Pentagon
March 19, 2007 See Video here
"Will the Watada Mistrial Spark an End to the War?"
by Jeremy Brecher & Brendan Smith, The Nation
Mistrial declared for war objector
Lt EHREN WATADA
FACING COURT MARTIAL
FACING COURT MARTIAL
On June 22, 2006, U.S. Army 1st Lieutenant Ehren K. Watada stepped forward as the first commissioned officer to publicly refuse deployment to the Iraq War and occupation. He faces court martial and up to 4 years imprisonment for refusing to deploy and for speaking out against a war that he believes is illegal.
SEE VIDEO of Lt.Watada: Thankyoult
More info on military resisters:
Free Agustin Aguayo - Iraq veteran, prisoner of conscienceListen here to Richard Thompson's song in protest against the Iraq war titled 'Dad's Gonna Kill Me,'
"Dad,' Thompson explains to audiences, is grunt-speak for 'Baghdad,' much as ''Nam' once meant 'Vietnam.'" In the song, Thompson sings, "'Dad's in a bad mood, 'Dad's got the blues; It's someone else's mess that I didn't choose; At least we're winning on the Fox evening news; 'Dad's Gonna Kill Me."
The Bush Twins, of course
An Appeal for Redress from the War in Iraq -January 28, 2007
FOR Active Duty, Reserve, and Guard personnel:
This Appeal message signed by 1243 Active Duty, Reserve, and Guard personnel was delivered to members of Congress at the time of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in January 2007.
SEE VIDEO of Lt.Watada: Thankyoult
More info on military resisters:
Free Agustin Aguayo - Iraq veteran, prisoner of conscienceListen here to Richard Thompson's song in protest against the Iraq war titled 'Dad's Gonna Kill Me,'
"Dad,' Thompson explains to audiences, is grunt-speak for 'Baghdad,' much as ''Nam' once meant 'Vietnam.'" In the song, Thompson sings, "'Dad's in a bad mood, 'Dad's got the blues; It's someone else's mess that I didn't choose; At least we're winning on the Fox evening news; 'Dad's Gonna Kill Me."
The Bush Twins, of courseAn Appeal for Redress from the War in Iraq -January 28, 2007
FOR Active Duty, Reserve, and Guard personnel:
This Appeal message signed by 1243 Active Duty, Reserve, and Guard personnel was delivered to members of Congress at the time of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in January 2007.
- As a patriotic American proud to serve the nation in uniform, I respectfully urge my political leaders in Congress to support the prompt withdrawal of all American military forces and bases from Iraq . Staying in Iraq will not work and is not worth the price. It is time for U.S. troops to come home.
Noam Chomsky's Statement of Support for the Appeal for Redress Signers
"A large majority of Iraqis, and an overwhelming majority in the areas where troops are deployed, believe that the presence of foreign forces increases the threat of violence, and want them to be withdrawn, either immediately (2/3 of Baghdadis) or with a firm timetable, for most within a year or less. The invasion has created such a hideous catastrophe that more than 90 percent feel they were better off under Saddam Hussein, and a majority regard U.S. troops as legitimate targets. These figures have been regularly increasing. The Active-Duty Military petition is an act of courage and integrity, and recognition of a reality that is becoming more grim every day we fail to heed the voices of the victims."
find out more: Appeal for Redress
"A large majority of Iraqis, and an overwhelming majority in the areas where troops are deployed, believe that the presence of foreign forces increases the threat of violence, and want them to be withdrawn, either immediately (2/3 of Baghdadis) or with a firm timetable, for most within a year or less. The invasion has created such a hideous catastrophe that more than 90 percent feel they were better off under Saddam Hussein, and a majority regard U.S. troops as legitimate targets. These figures have been regularly increasing. The Active-Duty Military petition is an act of courage and integrity, and recognition of a reality that is becoming more grim every day we fail to heed the voices of the victims."
find out more: Appeal for Redress
