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Military Women Get Ready to Rock the Boat

Jennifer Hogg, Women's Media Center — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:00:01 PDT

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 — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT

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 — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT

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 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT

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 — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:00:01 PDT

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Diaz was jailed for revealing the names of the prisoners at GuantÃ¡namo. Last week he was honored for it.

Blackout of Winter Soldier Hearings Exposes Weakness of Indy Media

Sam Husseini, AlterNet — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:00:01 PDT

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 — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:01 PDT

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 — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:00:01 PDT

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 — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:01 PDT

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 — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:01 PDT

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 — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:00:01 PDT

Winter Soldiers tell of gut-wrenching experiences of occupation.

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

Nina Berman, AlterNet — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:00:01 PDT

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 — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:00:01 PDT

If America listens to what they say, the war would be over tomorrow.

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

AlterNet — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:01 PDT

"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 — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:01 PDT

"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 — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:01 PDT

" 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 — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:01 PDT

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 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:00:01 PDT

"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 — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:00:01 PST

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.

Former Top British Commanders Tear Into Gordon Brown

Middle East Online — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:00:01 PST

Say it's "immoral to commit forces that are underprepared and ill-equipped for their task."