Military Families Tell Congress: Bring Them Home Now! Briefing for 9/9

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WASHINGTON, U.S. Newswire

Military Families Speak Out (MFSO), one of the organizations that launched the Bring Them Home NOW! campaign last month, is bringing its message to Members of Congress this week. Several families whose close relatives are serving, have served or were killed in Iraq will be participating in a Congressional briefing (Tuesday, September 9 at 2 pm in Rayburn House Office Building Room 2318), organized by Congresswoman Maxine Waters, 35th District (CA-35), to discuss how best to end US military involvement in Iraq.

The situation in Iraq is deteriorating. On average, there is at least one U.S. casualty in Iraq each day. More U.S. troops have died in Iraq since President Bush declared major combat to be over on May 1 than died in March and April. U.S. troops are at risk of injury and death from both combat and non-combat-related incidents in Iraq; serious illness from unexplained pneumonia, exposure to depleted uranium, and other causes; and severe psychological trauma. The people of Iraq are also at risk. Military Families will tell Members of Congress that "those joining the armed forces sign up to serve the country and defend the Constitution, not to be used as cannon fodder in reckless military misadventures such as the U.S. invasion of Iraq." ---


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1. "On average, there is at least one U.S. casualty in Iraq each day."

?

[hang a left]

2. Do you think it will be on cspan

[kainah]

8. Depends on what it is

They will almost certainly have some sort of press conference and that would be broadcast on C-SPAN but, from the article, it almost sounds as though they may simply be "hanging out" in a room in the Capitol where they can talk informally, one on one, with various congressman. This is an incredibly effective lobbying effort which is difficult to pull off because you need the inside assistance of some congressperson -- Maxine Waters, in this case. If that is what they will be doing, it would not be something susceptible to coverage but I think you can expect some sort of coverage on C-SPAN.

[realFedUp]

3. kick

glad about this group.

[Cha]

4. I'm so glad the Military Families are going before Congress..

I hope this gets brought up, too!

I got this from another thread and it's from a drudge report of all places...

"SOLDIERS and civilians in Iraq face a health timebomb after dangerously high levels of radiation were measured around Baghdad."

"Levels between 1,000 and 1,900 times higher than normal were recorded at four sites around the Iraqi capital where depleted uranium (DU) munitions have been used across wide areas."

"Experts estimate that Britain and the US used 1,100 to 2,200 tons of armour-piercing shells made of DU during attacks on Iraqi forces."

"That figure eclipses the 375tons used in the 1991 Gulf War. Unlike that largely desert-based conflict, most of the rounds fired in March and April were in heavily residential areas."

"DU rounds are highly combustible and tiny particles of the radioactive material are left on the battleground."

[Jivenwail]

5. I am a member

And damn proud it it.

[symbolman]

6. I have two ads that I'd love for them to see

can you pass them along?

Here's ARMY OF ONE (which is in production to be distilled into a 60 second commercial - maybe a 30 sec version as well)

http://www.takebackthemedia.com/onearmy.html

and my 15 second first of a series ad called "Bring them On." about getting new policies..

http://www.takebackthemedia.com/bringemon.html

Both could have the names of the organizations dropped into them..

thanks, Let's BRING THEM HOME

[damnraddem]

7. U.S. troops need to come out now.

They are not making things better in Iraq. Perhaps the UN could, or not. But the important thing is to pull the U.S. troops out, now.