Special Coverage: War on Iraq: A Soldier Speaks

Despite the Threat of Harsh Punishment, Soldier Says "No" to Deployment in Afghanistan

Sarah Lazare, AlterNet. October 23, 2008.
How 21-year-old soldier Blake Ivey came to see war as "flat-out murder."

How the U.S. Military Turned Me into a Terrorist

Aaron Glantz, Haymarket Books. October 10, 2008.
A powerful excerpt from 'Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan' lays bare the racism at the core of the Iraq occupation.

Tensions Rising Between Kurds and Iraqi Government

Mohammed A. Salih, IPS News. September 30, 2008.
A dispute over territory is raising fears that of ethnic clashes between Kurds and Arabs.

Why Soldiers Rape

Helen Benedict, In These Times. September 13, 2008.
The Culture of misogyny and illegal war acts in the military fuels sexual violence against women in uniform.

As Vets Take to the Streets to Protest the War, McCain Snubs IVAW at the RNC

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. September 6, 2008.
"War hero" McCain voted against healthcare funding for veterans in 2003, '04, '05, '06 and '07. Now veterans are confronting him on his record.

In the Shadow of the RNC, War Resisters Convene to Stop the War

Sarah Lazare, AlterNet. September 1, 2008.
At the Veterans for Peace conference, IVAW member Harvey Tharp discusses the war, the election, and why he resigned in protest over the war.

The Democratic Convention Was Anything But Conventional

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. August 29, 2008.
This year's Democratic convention may have helped forge a new progressive movement.

Military Women Get Ready to Rock the Boat

Jennifer Hogg, Women's Media Center. July 25, 2008.
Female service members often remain silent about the dangers they face. Now is the time to break the culture of fear that keeps them quiet.

Life Will Never Return to Normal for an Injured Vet Like Tomas Young

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. May 1, 2008.
Phil Donahue's documentary Body of War offers a chilling view of how the lies that led us to war changed the life of one Iraq veteran.

An Antiwar Soldier Gets Promoted to Sergeant: Was it Willful Ignorance?

Aaron Glantz, IPS News. April 19, 2008.
Ronn Cantu has been one of the loudest voices of dissent inside the U.S. Army.

Soldiers of the 'War on Terror' Speak Out

Cynthia Orange, Michael Orange, AlterNet. April 18, 2008.
If all of America were to hear these voices, the occupation of Iraq would already be over.

"It was clear to me that we were doing things contrary to the law": Matthew Diaz Speaks

Jayati Vora, AlterNet. April 8, 2008.
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Diaz was jailed for revealing the names of the prisoners at Guantánamo. Last week he was honored for it.

Blackout of Winter Soldier Hearings Exposes Weakness of Indy Media

Sam Husseini, AlterNet. March 28, 2008.
While independent media outlets covered the hearings quite well themselves, they failed to push the story into the mainstream press.

Pentagon Holds Thousands of Americans 'Prisoners of War'

Penny Coleman, AlterNet. March 26, 2008.
There are at least 60,000 of them, but they're not on the DoD's list of soldiers missing in action.

Five Surgeries, Two Purple Hearts and Still Fighting for VA Benefits

Rose-Anne Clermont, The Wip. March 23, 2008.
For the thousands of GI's who have returned home from Iraq injured, another battle awaits them.

How to Become a Concentration Camp Guard Without Even Trying

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. March 18, 2008.
A reluctant Guantanamo Bay jailer, who found himself working in that "legal black hole" at age 19, tells his shocking story.

Veterans Decry Institutional Sexism in Military

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. March 17, 2008.
Gender panel at Winter Soldier conference suggests pattern of condescending to outright sexist behavior in the armed forces.

Iraq: 'Rules of Engagement Thrown out the Window'

Dahr Jamail, IPS News. March 16, 2008.
Winter Soldiers tell of gut-wrenching experiences of occupation.

Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Speak Out [Photo Essay]

Nina Berman, AlterNet. March 15, 2008.
Hundreds of veterans are testifying against war crimes this weekend in Washington, DC. Nina Berman shares their stories.

Winter Soldier: America Must Hear These Iraq Vets' Stories

Penny Coleman, AlterNet. March 15, 2008.
If America listens to what they say, the war would be over tomorrow.

1971 Winter Soldier Hearings: "What are we Doing to Vietnam?"

AlterNet. March 13, 2008.
"Having killed for religious beliefs and then political beliefs, I believe we are now on the threshold of killing for economic beliefs."

1971 Winter Soldier Hearings: Weapons Panel

AlterNet. March 12, 2008.
"There'd be the generals who are guilty of the war crimes. Not just the generals in the Pentagon but generals like General Dynamics."

1971 Winter Soldier Hearings: 1st Marine Division Panel

AlterNet. March 11, 2008.
" So this man who was killed wasn't even a suspect. He was civilian."

AlterNet Editorial: Iraq Vets Will Detail U.S. Atrocities in Winter Soldier Hearings

Editorial Staff, AlterNet. March 11, 2008.
History in the making: AlterNet brings you special coverage of the 2008 Winter Soldiers' Investigation.

1971 Winter Soldier Hearings: Opening Statement by William Crandell, 1st Marine Division

AlterNet. March 10, 2008.
"We went to preserve the peace and our testimony will show that we have set all of Indochina aflame."

This Generation's 'Winter Soldiers' to Expose Horrific Reality of U.S. Occupation

Liam Madden, AlterNet. December 7, 2007.
In the early months of 1971, a group of Vietnam vets spoke of the atrocities of that generation's senseless war and helped end that conflict. This March, the vets of another unjust war will follow in their footsteps.

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