Victory in Congress
for Disclosure the amendment forces the public release of
names, rank, country of origin, courses and dates of attendance of
graduates and instructors at the Western Hemisphere Institute for
Security Cooperation (WHINSEC), formerly known as the School of the
Americas. The amendment was approved by a vote of 220-189.
School Recruiting Could
Violate International Protocol
the United States is one of only two countries -- the other being
Somalia -- to have never ratified the Convention on the Rights of the
Child, the U.S. Senate ratified the Protocol in 2002, making it binding
under U.S., as well as international, law.
An
Interview with Smedley Buttler an interview based on
what General Buttler would have said today based on what he did say in the
past.
Battle for
Haditha the story behind the making of the film.
Battle for Haditha is a genuine achievement. Nick Broomfield’s film is an
effort to reconstruct the events and circumstances leading up to the massacre of
24 men, women and children by US marines in the Iraqi city of Haditha in
November 2005.
New Immorality of War May 5, 2008 - Insanity is defined as repeating
one mistaken action again and again, each time expecting a better result
that never comes. Prime example: the United States in Iraq.
VA Blasted Over Veterans Suicides May 6, 2008 - The chairman of the
House Veterans Committee blasted the Veterans Affairs Department on
Tuesday, accusing the agency of criminal failure to respond to evidence
of rising suicide rates among former soldiers.
Hooray for NationalismNationalism is once again getting a makeover. Associated with
all manner of ills - Nazism, genocide, unsavory dictatorships - nationalism
is being rebranded by the same political science community that largely
ignored the phenomenon for so many years.
Costa Rica to Cease Police Training at the SOA/WHINSEC! How Specialist Town Lost His BenefitsInstead
of sending Town to a medical board and discharging him because of his
injuries, doctors at Fort Carson, Colorado, did something strange: They
claimed Town's wounds were actually caused by a "personality disorder."
Town was then booted from the Army and told that under a personality
disorder discharge, he would never receive disability or medical
benefits.
The Confession Backfired The first confession released by the Bush regime’s Military Tribunals--that
of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed--has discredited the entire process.
Give a
Phone Card to injured veterans at Veterans Administration
hospitals
My Lai Peace Park
Project "Winds of Peace" is a great, healing project that we all can
support. We can help build schools, etc. and do grassroots fundraising for
projects in Vietnam. Our meeting in Olympia raised over $900. Just think of what
a concerted effort would bring, Mike will be returning to My Lai in February and
called me to express his appreciation for the time he was with us. Read about
Mike's visit from Meera who was there.
Meera Shanti's
story .
"Toys from the Heart" Campaign Bob
Rudolph, Chapter 109, and his wife have launched a project to boost the morale
of our troops and bring joy to Iraqi children.
Proyecto Guerrero Azteca - Guerrero
Azteca Project (AKA: Proyecto Guerrero Azteca) was created after the death of my
son, Jesus Alberto Suarez del Solar the "Aztec Warrior" as we call him, as a
voice against wars, specifically the war in Iraq initiated in 2003 and based on
the lies from the Bush administration. ~ Fernando Suarez del
Solar
