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"We Didn't Know It Was Wrong": Anti-War Veterans of the 9/11 Generation Speak Out

Al Jazeera EnglishSeptember 12, 2011.

Ten years after 9/11, members of the US Army, Marines and Air Force speak on war and re-integrating into "real life."

On Anniversary of Iraq Invasion, Time to Rethink Anti-War Activism

Sarah Lazare, Clare Bayard, AlterNet. March 19, 2010.

The antiwar movement must go beyond challenging one war at a time. We need a deeper analysis of the structures that underlie militarism and war.

Six Years After the Invasion of Iraq, War Resisters Are Taking Their Fight Across the Globe

Maya Schenwar, TruthOut.org. March 19, 2009.

"We have killed, tortured and bombed civilians into submission": Winter Soldiers speak out in Europe.

How One Coffee Shop in Washington State is Providing a Haven For War Resisters

Sarah Lazare, Courage to Resist. March 5, 2009.

Forty miles south of Seattle, at Ft. Lewis Army Base, COFFEE STRONG provides a space for soldiers to explore GI resistance.

We Must Listen to Veterans Not Just Today, But on the Other 364 Days Too

Kelly Dougherty, Iraq Veterans Against the War. November 11, 2008.

It is fitting that our nation reserves a day to honor the sacrifice of our soldiers, but we have fallen short of caring for our veterans.

Shocking: Iraq Vet Crushed By Police Horse Outside Presidental Debate

I-Witness VideoOctober 23, 2008.

Nick Morgan is being hospitalized after being trampled during a protest outside Hofstra University.

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.

Standoff with Police as Iraq Vets Demand to Meet with Obama Campaign

Alex Kane, Jessica Lee, Indypendent. August 28, 2008.

With no reply from Obama to their letter asking him to endorse their goals, IVAW marched to the Pepsi Center to demand that their voices be heard.

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

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

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

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

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'

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. April 9, 2008.

Iraq Veterans Against the War responds to the dog-and-pony show.

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

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. 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

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

John Stauber, 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, 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

Guest Blogger, 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, 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

Guest Blogger, 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

Guest Blogger, June 11, 2007.

Stephen Funk: A member of the Iraq Veterans Against the War is accused of misconduct for being openly anti-war.