"AWOL" SOLDIER SAYS WAR IN IRAQ IS MORALLY WRONG

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Commanding Officer Calls AWOL Soldier's Desertion A "Cowardly Act"

Since the U.S. invaded Iraq last year, hundreds of American soldiers have broken the law and abandoned their units on the battlefield. One of those soldiers, who became convinced the war was morally wrong, e-mailed his commanding officer and requested assistance being released from active duty. " pretty much said that my place of duty was and that I was to go back immediately,"

AWOL Soldier says War in Iraq is Morally Wrong

[Mari333]

1. Pvt Camilio Mejia has been banned and gagged from talking

to the press. I got that on an email from www.mfso.org. His civil liberties have been taken away from him, he is not being allowed now to talk to the press.
Just a heads up.
I also spoke with his lawyer and believe me, its not just him, as a military private, who is being gagged. Many military families are being told to shut up shut up shut up.
http://www.mfso.org
this young man is a hero.
http://www.calltoconscience.net

Statement to the Troops
We are veterans of the United States armed forces. We stand with the majority of humanity, including millions in our own country, in opposition to the United States' all out war on Iraq. We span many wars and eras, have many political views and we all agree that this war is wrong. Many of us believed serving in the military was our duty, and our job was to defend this country. Our experiences in the military caused us to question much of what we were taught. Now we see our REAL duty is to encourage you as members of the U.S. armed forces to find out what you are being sent to fight and die for and what the consequences of your actions will be for humanity. We call upon you, the active duty and reservists, to follow your conscience and do the right thing.
In the last Gulf War, as troops, we were ordered to murder from a safe distance. We destroyed much of Iraq from the air, killing hundreds of thousands, including civilians. We remember the road to Basra -- the Highway of Death -- where we were ordered to kill fleeing Iraqis. We bulldozed trenches, burying people alive. The use of depleted uranium weapons left the battlefields radioactive. Massive use of pesticides, experimental drugs, burning chemical weapons depots and oil fires combined to create a toxic cocktail affecting both the Iraqi people and Gulf War veterans today. One in four Gulf War veterans is disabled.

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2. Seems pretty brave to me

I understand why many feel they have to go even though they don't think the war is right, and I understand why this guy did what he did.

War just sucks.

http://www.wgoeshome.com

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