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GI Dissent Shakes up Pentagon |
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by Melbourne IMC |
21 Feb 2005
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Good news from 'I-rak' ......"People active in GI organizing in 1968 would probably agree that the mood among the troops now is even more anti-war than it was then. All the symptoms of big problems in the military are there." A series of events in early December signaled a major shift in political consciousness within the U.S. Armed Forces. Together they struck fear in the hearts of the general staff. BringThemHomeNow.org A sailor, a soldier, a Marine, and two National Guard soldiers committed acts of courage. They killed no Iraqis, nor did they rescue wounded comrades under fire. This kind of courage took a different form for each GI, from refusing to kill to confronting the unpopular secretary of defense. |
To read more, go to the Melbourne IMC
http://www.melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2004/12/84977.php |
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http://www.melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2004/12/84977.php
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