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Honoring the Dead : ‘Eyes Wide Open’
Photo of Eyes Wide Open on the Mall in Washington DC by AFSC.Boots on the ground in Austin this weekendBy Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog / September 10, 2008 In February 2005, the display of combat boots and … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Exhibitions, GI's, Iraq Veterans, Iraq War, Peace Movement, Texas, War Fatalities
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Resistance to War: It Is One Struggle
Robin LongWar Resister Robin Long Sentenced to 15 Months in PrisonBy Sarah Lazare / August 25, 2008. Robin Long, an Iraq War resister deported from Canada into U.S. military custody last month, was sentenced today to 15 months of confinement … Continue reading
Deployed U.S. Troops Donate to Obama by Six to One Margin
‘Tremendous shift from 2000, when the military vote leaned heavily towards the Republicans’By Luke Rosiak / August 14, 2008 During World War II, soldiers crouching in foxholes penned letters assuring their sweethearts that they’d be home soon. Now, between firefights … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Contributions, GI's, November Election, Obama, Presidential Campaign, U.S. Military
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Jim Hightower : Bush’s Empty Promise to Wounded Vets
Portrait of Marine Staff Stg. John Jones by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. ‘Where is George when thousands severely wounded in his misguided Iraq war need him to act?’ By Jim Hightower / August 6, 2008 When Bear Stearns, Freddie Mac, and Fannie … Continue reading
Strained by War, U.S. Army Promotes Unqualified Soldiers
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sarah De Boise.A shortage of skilled sergeants has led to dubious promotions for inexperienced soldiers — even jeopardizing some operations in Iraq. By Bill Sasser / July 30, 2008 America’s military commitment in Iraq and … Continue reading
Pvt. LaVena Johnson ‘Committed Suicide’ and ‘Was Not Brutally Raped and Murdered’
Pvt. LaVena Johnson.Another cover-up in a war full of cover-ups and liesby Meg White / July 29, 2008 They don’t care. They put on a uniform and they say honor and integrity and they have no morals, no honor and … Continue reading
Military Women Ready to Rock the Boat
Sgt. Jennifer Hogg speaks out against sexual harassment and assault in the military. She calls attention to the importance of the upcoming election for military women. Photo by Jackie Scalone.‘For the military this election has heavy stakes’By Jennifer Hogg For … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War GIs, Feminism, GI's, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, Presidential Campaign, Sexism, Sexual Abuse, Veterans, Women, Women's Movement
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David Zeiger : Did the GI Movement End the Vietnam War?
Updated July 26, 2008 G.I. dissenters in David Zeiger’s documentary “Sir! No Sir!”. Photo courtesy of Displaced Fillms.And What is the real legacy of the GI Coffeehouses?By David Zeiger / The Rag Blog / July 25, 2008 David Zeiger is … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War GIs, GI's, New Left, SDS, Sixties, Texas, The Movement, Vietnam
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Replacement For ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ : ‘Don’t Care’
Congress Revisits Military’s Policy On GaysBy David Welna / July 24, 2008 More than 12,000 gay men and women have been expelled from the U.S. armed forces since the Pentagon’s policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell” took effect 15 years … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Rights, Gay Rights, GI's, Homophibia, Homosexuality, Human Rights, U.S. Military
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Austin, 1969 : Bob Bower, Anti-War GI
Demonstration against the War in Vietnam, late sixties, Austin, Texas. Photo (c) Alan Pogue / Texas ObserverHarry the dentist demanded: ‘You know that guy?’By Henry Mecredy / The Rag Blog / July 24, 2008 In the winter of 1969-70 I … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War GIs, Austin, GI's, History, Peace Movement, Sixties, Texas, Vietnam
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Under The Hood : An Anti-War GI Coffeehouse in Texas
Last updated July 28, 2008 Jane Fonda at Oleo Strut Coffee House, Killeen, Texas, circa May, 1970. Photo by Thorne Dreyer / Space City! The Under the Hood cafe offers an oasis for members of the military to gather and … Continue reading
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Tagged GI's, History, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, New Left, Peace Movement, Sixties, Texas, The Left, Underground Press, Vietnam
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Jim Hightower : ‘Gooberhead Award’
VA treating vets as lab ratsBy Jim Hightower / July 22, 2008 Time for another Gooberhead Award, presented periodically to those in the news who’ve got their mouths going 100 miles an hour – but forgot to put their brains … Continue reading
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Tagged GI's, Health Care, Mental Health, Pharmaceuticals, PTSD, Veterans, Veterans Administration
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