U.S. Army Sergeant May Refuse Re-Deployment To Iraq

[Paleocon]

01/05/05 "ICH" -- Ft. Stewart Georgia, “Rock of the Marne” -- This morning Sergeant Kevin Benderman, U.S. Army awoke to face what will probably be one of the most important decisions of his life: whether or not to accept or refuse re-deployment to Iraq to participate in a war that has been increasingly questioned by the American public, and the world. A war that has been ruled illegal by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and has come under increasing fire from both Republicans and Democrats alike who share the same concerns as Sergeant Benderman and the U.N. Secretary General.

While conscious of the fact that this single action could be the opening salvo of a war pitting an increasingly disgruntled military against the Bush administration over issues such as “stop-loss,” questionable operations, equipment failures and casualties in Iraq and the possibility of facing severe penalties under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for his actions, Benderman remains firm in his resolve to do something about it, and to do it now.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article7623.htm

[cheezus]

1. well, I can't get out of my 2 year verizon contract

and this is uncle sam we're talking about

moral of the story? I dunno, read the fine print?

[gratuitous]

3. But your Verizon phone isn't likely to blow up in your hand

At least, not yet.

[FloridaPat]

4. You should be able to get out of it by paying an amount agreed

upon signing.

[cheezus]

5. which is more than the service costs for that period

"balls in a salad shooter"

[Paleocon]

8. Yeah, wonder if he could just "pay off" the remainder of his contract???

:shrug:

[struggle4progress]

12. But Verizon could get out of it. A public service announcement ...

... from the Ownership Society.

[bpilgrim]

2. scheduled to undergo a psychiatric evaluation at Ft. Stewart Georgia this

"Sergeant Benderman is scheduled to undergo a psychiatric evaluation at Ft. Stewart Georgia this afternoon after submitting a request for Conscientious Objector Status from the Army."

same thing they do to ANYONE in an official capacity who questions are nuke policy.

:crazy:

Sergeant Benderman is a real American PATRIOT! :toast:

peace

[Paleocon]

9. If he's crazy, they'd have to take him off duty...

But anybody that requests to be taken off duty can't be crazy...

Thank you Joseph Heller for explaining it so well in Catch 22...

:silly:

[YDogg]

6. God bless him ...

... God bless him.

[atreides1]

7. And Yet Another True Patriot Emerges

It's too bad that there are so few who realize the truth of this lie called The War Against Terror. Those that remain brainwashed and cannot accept the fact that they are giving up their lives for nothing noble, but are dying for cowards who only wish to fill their pockets at the expense of others.

[marew]

10. Sadly, only too true..

[Jacobin]

11. It's always people like this who have to stand up to the vultures

and crones in power to make people stop and think about exactly what the fuck it is we are doing.

Undoubtedly he will suffer for this decision. Doing the right thing often is not easy or pleasant or popular.

If he were my son, I would be bursting with pride.

SOMEONE has to stop the madness and say it out loud: The Emporer Has No Clothes.