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Recently, a young soldier did not buckle. Sergeant Matthis Chiroux, a 4-year veteran from Alabama, who served in Afghanistan as a photojournalist, made his announcement at the capitol: He would not report for Iraq duty for constitutional reasons, and he would remain in the U.S. and face any charges the government would make against him. Bolstered by support from fellow veterans, he made a statement which should inspire all who value the constitution and principles of our nation’s founders.

June 13th, 2008 | Category: Activists, IVAW, Iraq Veterans, Winter Soldier, action | Leave a comment

By CAROLYN SZCZEPANSKI
After just five days in Iraq, a bullet from rebel militia fighters confined Tomas Young to a wheelchair in 2004. Since his return, the Northland native has become a nationally known anti-war activist, exposing the ugly reality of partial paralysis and the human toll of the Iraq conflict in “Body of War,” a [...]

June 2nd, 2008 | Category: Activists, IVAW, Iraq Veterans | Leave a comment

To my precious supporters,
I am left with few words to express my gratitude for your many heartfelt messages of unity which have given me hope for a nation and a people that was all but lost in my once bitter heart.
I have drawn so much strength this past week from the thousands of you who’ve [...]

May 30th, 2008 | Category: Activists, Heroes and Whistleblowers, IVAW, Iraq Veterans, Winter Soldier | Leave a comment

U.S. military deserters are costing taxpayers a lot of money, according to military officials.
The Army Public Affairs office reported that it costs an average of $50,000 to $64,000 to train a soldier from the recruiting station to first unit station. Between 2002 and 2007, there were at least 2,400 soldiers each year who deserted [...]

May 22nd, 2008 | Category: Heroes and Whistleblowers, Iraq, Iraq Veterans, Matthis Chiroux | Leave a comment

By: Shawn Gude - The Daily Iowan
Antiwar sentiments and military criticism flowed freely at a UI Antiwar Committee event with four military veterans on Wednesday night.
Iraq war veteran Andy Duffy summed up his feelings at the end of his speech, delivering a crowd-pleasing, antiwar statement.
“I want you guys to realize that this war isn’t just [...]

March 27th, 2008 | Category: "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques", Abu Ghraib, Detainee, Disappeared, Iraq, Iraq Veterans, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, Iraqi Refugees, Protest, Torture, USA, war crimes | Leave a comment

Inter Press Service
By Maki al-Nazzal and Dahr Jamail*
DAMASCUS, Mar 24 (IPS) - More than a million Iraqis in Syria cannot find work. For their idleness, they have come to be called the “pillow drivers”.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says there are at least 1.5 million Iraqi refugees in Syria. If they seek [...]

March 27th, 2008 | Category: Iraq Veterans, Iraqi Refugees, Syria | Leave a comment

By Dahr Jamail, April 2008 Issue

Jason Moon suffers from persistent insomnia as he wrestles with memories of his time in Iraq. “While on our initial convoy into Iraq in early June 2003, we were given a direct order that if any children or civilians got in front of the vehicles in our convoy, we were [...]

March 23rd, 2008 | Tags: Iraq, Winter Soldier | Category: Iraq, Iraq Veterans, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, Winter Soldier | Leave a comment

Aaron GlantzSILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, Mar 18 (OneWorld) - Dozens of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans publicly testified this weekend about crimes they committed during the course of battle — many of which were prompted by the orders or policies laid down by superior officers.

Iraqi women. © United [...]

March 19th, 2008 | Category: Fallujah, Iraq Veterans, Winter Soldier | Leave a comment