War is Not a Game
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American Deaths in Iraq.
Death totals
box. Casualty counters
I'd like to meet:
Veterans and service-members interested in joining, anyone who agrees with our mission statement and would like to know more about us, and most of all those who would like to help us END THE WAR.
Anyone who stands up for what they believe in.
Why we stand for immediate withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq.
Tens of thousands of U.S. service people have been killed or maimed, and hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis have lost their lives as a result of the U.S. invasion in 2003, the ongoing occupation, and the violence unleashed by them.
Join Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Cindy Sheehan, Camilo Mejia, Kelly Dougherty, Anthony Arnove, and many more signing this petition for TROOPS OUT NOW.
Click here to sign the petition.
As a patriotic American proud to serve the nation in uniform, I respectfully urge my political leaders in Congress to support the prompt withdrawal of all American military forces and bases from Iraq . Staying in Iraq will not work and is not worth the price. It is time for U.S. troops to come home.
If you agree with this message, click here.
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Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan
Some things to remember:It's wise to:
* get civilian counseling before signing anything you're not sure about.
* keep a log when seeking discharge or documenting harassment.
* make at least two copies of documents--keep one and send one to one trusted person off-base, such as a counselor, attorney, friend, or family member.
* Rumors about automatic discharges after six months or whenever are not true.
* In the 1947 Nuremberg Trials, the US government held that there was a duty to resist carrying out crimes against humanity, defined as "murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, and other inhumane acts committed against any civilian population, before or during the war; or persecutions on political, racial or religious grounds."
* Congressmembers can conduct inquiries and initiate investigations of the military; an aide in each member's local office is supposed to help constituents with problems with the military. See www.congress.org. Talk to a counselor first to find out how to pursue this option.
GIs have the legal right to:
* Consult with a congressional office, civilian counselor or service, or a lawyer about a problem.
*Appeal any court-martial conviction, discharge denial, or non-judicial punishment.
* Say what you think and feel about the military, and participate in peaceful demonstrations, when you're off-duty, out of uniform, off-base, and in the U.S.A. (DoD Directive (1325.6).
* Be protected against racial, sexual, and sexual orientation harassment and discrimination (Articles 93, 134, UCMJ).
* Be protected from assault by other military personnel (Articles 93, 117, 120, 124, 128, 134, UCMJ).
* Request redress from your Commanding Officer for any grievance (Article 138, UCMJ).
* Write a formal complaint against your Commanding Officer if you are not granted redress (Article 138, UCMJ).
GIs do not have the legal right to:
* Demonstrate on-base or breach law-and-order anywhere. You cannot take part in anything "when violence is likely to result."
* Encourage violence or urge others to violate regulations, disobey lawful orders, desert, or refuse to do their jobs.
* Call high government officials names, including "fascist," "thief," "murderer," "tyrant," "fool," or "gangster."
* Join a labor union (DoD Directive 1325.6).
* Sue the military for damages (Feres Doctrine).
Seeking A Discharge:
* You may seek a discharge from the military at any time. Regulations which superior officers are required to follow cover every kind of discharge.
You may be able to get out of the military if:
* You are opposed to war in general.
* Military life or your assignment creates an unusual hardship for your dependents.
* You have a persistent medical or psychological problem which makes military service difficult.
* You are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.
* You qualify for another discharge available under military regulations.
Educate yourself first. Talk to the GI Rights Hotline; talk to a civilian lawyer with experience in military law.
• Veterans experiencing emotional and suicidal crisis, as well as their concerned family members or friends, have immediate access to emergency counseling services 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling 800-273-TALK (8255).
• For information on suicide warning signs visit www.behavioralhealth.army.mil
• The Army's Battlemind Training System is a mental health awareness and education program that helps prepare soldiers and their families for the stresses of war and assists with the detection of possible mental health issues before and after deployment. Visit www.battlemind.org .
• Soldiers in crisis should talk to their chaplain, chain of command or a fellow soldier immediately. They may also call Military OneSource at 800-342-9647 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-SUICIDE.
• Call the Wounded Soldier and Family Hotline at 800-984-8523or e-mail [email protected]
RELATED ITEMS
Music:
Line in the Sand (all proceeds benefit IVAW)
Body of War Soundtrack (all proceeds benefit IVAW)
Movies:
The Ground Truth
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Iraq for Sale
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Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War
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Soldiers Speak Out
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When I Came Home
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Sir! No Sir!
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Television:
OFC Washington DCOFC Santa Monica
OFC II
OFC Chicago
OFC Denver
Books:
Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan - Eyewitness Accounts of the Occupations
Iraq:The Logic of Withdrawal
Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq
The Best War Ever: Lies, Damned Lies, and the Mess in Iraq
The Road from Ar Ramadi: The Private Rebellion of Sergeant Camilo Mejia
The Sutras of Abu Ghraib: Notes from a Conscientious Objector in Iraq
The Deserter's Tale: The Story of an Ordinary Soldier Who Walked Away from the War in Iraq
My War: Kiling Time in Iraq
Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq
Baghdad Bulletin: Dispatches on the American Occupation
No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah
Just Another Soldier: A Year on the Ground in Iraq
The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell: An Accidental Soldier's Account of the War in Iraq
Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army
What Was Asked of Us: An Oral History of the Iraq War by the Soldiers Who Fought It
War Is a Racket: The Anti-War Classic by America's Most Decorated General
Baghdad Burning: Girl Blog from Iraq
Baghdad Burning II: More Girl Blog from Iraq (Women Writing the Middle East)
Private Soldiers: A Year in Iraq with a Wisconsin National Guard Unit
Chasing Ghosts: Failures and Facades in Iraq: A Soldier's Perspective
The Iraq Study Group Report: The Way Forward - a New Approach
Soldiers in Revolt: GI Resistance During the Vietnam War
Home to War: A History of the Vietnam Veterans' Movement
Heroes:
RIP Dave Cline 1947-2007 and all who have died as a result of the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, both KIA and the forgotten who have taken their lives or the lives of others upon returning
Soldier, We Love You .. ..
