1. We do not want more of our troops to be exposed to the Depleted Uranium that our government uses on its bombs and ammo. Of the nearly 700,000 veterans who served in Desert Shield & Desert Storm, more than 300,000 have sought VA health care, & more than 200,000 have filed VA disability claims.…
By Anonymous, AlterNet – September 9, 2002 With all the war fever about re-invading Iraq, the press and politicians are ignoring the opinion of the veterans of our last war in the Gulf. But we veterans were there, and we have unique and critical first-hand knowledge of the course and consequences of warfare in Iraq.…
This is a personal message from Sean Bell (03.01.28) A new war for oil is about to begin. The lives of non-combatants are being targeted (the Pentagon is planning to launch 800 cruise missiles – each able to sink ships and topple buildings – into Baghdad within a 48 hour period. This is double what…
by William Mahedy Fellow Vets, Colin Powell presented no new evidence, but persuasively argued that Hussein possesses WMD, is trying to develop them, is a tyrant, etc. Conceding that this is all true, the questions still remain 1. Is war the lesser of two evils? 2. Is war in this case a last resort? I…
bey John C. Dowell (Commentary submitted to the NCTimes) I have sworn an oath to support and defend the Constitution and that implies a duty to act when the Constitution is being ignored. Our commander in chief is directing this nation toward war. He has disrupted the lives of many families here in San Diego…
by Charlie Liteky in Baghdad, Congressional Medal of Honor Winner (originally published on Wednesday 07 May 2003) By way of introduction, my name is Charlie Liteky, a U.S. citizen, a Vietnam Veteran, and a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. However, I renounced the Medal of Honor on July 29,1986 in opposition to U.S foreign policy…