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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "ivaw"

Winter Soldier on the West Coast:

Winter Soldier on the West Coast: "Enough is Enough, It's Time to Get Out of There."

Dahr Jamail, IPS News. June 4, 2008.
Continuing the Winter Soldier hearings in Maryland and D.C., Iraq veterans tell a Seattle audience stories of the daily atrocities committed in Iraq.

Iraq Vets Testify to War Atrocities, Vow to Fight and Resist Bush Policy

Iraq Vets Testify to War Atrocities, Vow to Fight and Resist Bush Policy

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. May 20, 2008.
Angry vets testify to horrors of killing innocent people, and the way they came to dehumanize those they were supposedly sent to "liberate."

Misogyny Rampant in the Armed Forces: 1 in 3 Military Women Experience Sexual Abuse

Misogyny Rampant in the Armed Forces: 1 in 3 Military Women Experience Sexual Abuse

Nancy Van Ness, The Wip. May 12, 2008.
Speaking out against the war, female veterans describe regular abuse at the hands of their peers -- and the military's failure to address it.

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

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.

Soldiers of the 'War on Terror' Speak Out

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.

Iraq Vets: 'Petraeus' Spin Has no Relationship with Reality on the Ground'

Iraq Vets: 'Petraeus' Spin Has no Relationship with Reality on the Ground'

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. April 9, 2008.
Iraq Veterans Against the War responds to the dog-and-pony show.

Winter Soldier:

Winter Soldier: "This Isn't Just Some Isolated Incident"

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. March 15, 2008.
For every awful story told at the Winter Soldier hearings, there are many, many more.

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

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.

Iraq Vets Against the War Battle Pro War Front Group Freedom's Watch

Iraq Vets Against the War Battle Pro War Front Group Freedom's Watch

John Stauber, AlterNet: PEEK. August 23, 2007.
John Stauber: Freedom's Watch exploits Iraq veterans while the IVAW is leading the battle at home to end Bush's war of occupation.

Chickenhawk O'Reilly Calls Nine-Year Military Veteran "Anti-Military"

Steve Young, AlterNet: Video. August 9, 2007.
Steve Young: When will veterans groups take notice of how Bill O'Reilly treats their own?

Anti-War Iraq Vets Reach Out to Progressives

Anti-War Iraq Vets Reach Out to Progressives

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 25, 2007.
John Stauber: "Breakfast with the Troops" is an opportunity for Yearly Kos attendees to converse with a constituency crucial to stopping the war, anti-war soldiers themselves.

An Iraq War Vet Sounds Off On Racism, Violence in the Ranks

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: Video. July 20, 2007.
Malena Amusa: Sgt. Geoff Millard's chilling accounts of the brutality and ignorance of our actions in Iraq should inspire an American rebellion.

A Pro-War Front Group Rallies With Republican Senators

A Pro-War Front Group Rallies With Republican Senators

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 18, 2007.
John Stauber: Vets for Freedom (VFF), the well-funded pro-war lobby group, is cranking-up its PR campaign on behalf of President Bush's war in Iraq.

U.S. Military Targets Anti-War Vets For Demotion

U.S. Military Targets Anti-War Vets For Demotion

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. June 11, 2007.
Stephen Funk: A member of the Iraq Veterans Against the War is accused of misconduct for being openly anti-war.