by Wendy Barranco
Ten Iraq veterans were arrested and one seriously injured during attempts to get the presidential candidates to hear them out.
One hour before the final presidential debate of the 2008 campaign, fourteen members of IVAW marched in formation to Hofstra University to present questions for the candidates. IVAW had requested permission from debate moderator [...]
FORT CARSON - A soldier who fled to Canada after learning he would soon deploy to Iraq has pleaded guilty and been sentenced.
Friday afternoon, a judge ruled PFC Robin Long, 24, will have his rank reduced to E-1 (Private), serve 15 months in confinement (minus 40 days he’s already served) and receive a dishonorable discharge [...]
Once a sanctuary, nation is grappling with its stance on war
by patrick arden / metro new york
Canada was a safe haven for 60,000 U.S. military draft dodgers and deserters during the Vietnam War.
But now Canada is having a crisis of conscience when it comes to an estimated 700 American soldiers there seeking to avoid a [...]
U.S. Army Sergeant Matthis Chiroux
Matthis Chiroux was supposed to redeploy June 15 but says he won’t participate in what he calls an ‘illegal war.’
Like a lot of young people, Matthis Chiroux thought the Army was his best option after finishing high school. An admitted lackluster C student in search of some discipline, Chiroux joined the [...]
The U.S. army reservist has made good on his promise to resist orders to deploy to Iraq by failing to report for duty with his unit in South Carolina.
Matthis’ father Rob, a rocket scientist who lives in the army town of Huntsville, Alabama, said mobilizing IRR members was a form of back-door draft.
“If our country [...]
Sergeant Matthis Chiroux served in the Army for five years, with tours in Afghanistan, Japan, Germany and the Philippines. Last month, Chiroux announced he would not deploy to Iraq. On Sunday, Father’s Day, the deadline for him to report for active duty expired. [includes rush transcript]
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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 [...]
Even if the US-led invasion had brought stability and reconstruction quickly to Iraq, the war would still have been illegal because Bush acted without the approval and backing of the international community and on the basis of deliberate lies. Now Washington is bogged down trying to clear up the bloody chaos that it itself created.
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