On AlterNet: winter soldier

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No Jail Time For War Resister Benji Lewis, But His Fight Continues

Benjamin Lewis, Courage to Resist. May 14, 2009.

My resistance was a conscious decision to cease participation in the continued maintenance and creation of empire.

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.

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

Kelly Dougherty, Iraq Veterans Against the War AlterNet: War on Iraq. 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.

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.

U.S. Sergeant Refuses to Go to Iraq: "This Occupation is Unconstitutional and Illegal"

Karin Zeitvogel, Middle East Online. May 16, 2008.

On Capitol Hill yesterday, an American soldier named Matthis Chiroux publicly announced his refusal to deploy to Iraq.

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.

Winter Soldier Marches Again

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. March 20, 2008.

Last weekend veterans gave eyewitness testimony about the horrors of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Let's honor them by listening.

Corporate Media's Virtual Blackout on Iraq Atrocity Hearings

FAIRMarch 20, 2008.

Independent media outlets such as AlterNet did the bulk of the Winter Soldier coverage, while the rest of the press shied away.

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: "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.

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.

Winter Soldier 2008: Who Supports the Troops?

Susan Wallace, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. March 14, 2008.

Gut-wrenching testimony.

Iraq Veterans Against the War Conduct and Cover Their "Winter Soldier" Investigation

John Stauber, PR Watch AlterNet: PEEK. March 14, 2008.

"No longer will public debate on the Global War on Terror be framed solely by politicians and pundits."

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.