Winter Soldier - National Gathering of Iraq Veterans Against the War - Washington DC

Statement of Support

They saw it for themselves, now – with your support – they'll tell it for themselves.

On the weekend of 13-15 March, 2008 Iraq Veterans Against the War will assemble history's largest gathering of US veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as Iraqi and Afghan survivors. They will testify to their first hand experiences and reveal the truth of occupation.

Please add your signature to the below statement to demonstrate your support for this project.

We Support the Troops Who Oppose the War

In 1969, the My Lai massacre helped fuel popular opposition to the Vietnam War. U.S. political and military leaders insisted that such crimes were isolated exceptions. Members of Vietnam Veterans Against the War knew differently.

In January of 1971, over one hundred Vietnam Veterans gathered in Detroit to testify their experiences to America. Their testimony, called the Winter Soldier Investigation, revealed that atrocities were systemic and responsibility laid at the highest levels of government.

The U.S. Government lied to get us into war and continues to conceal the true nature of military occupation.

On the weekend of 13-15 March, 2008, Iraq Veterans Against the War will assemble history's largest gathering of US veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as Iraqi and Afghan survivors. They will provide first hand accounts of their experiences and reveal the truth of occupation.

We support Iraq Veterans Against the War and their Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan Investigation. Join us in supporting the effort to reveal truth in the way that only those who lived it can.
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Once again, our country needs Winter Soldiers.

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Todd Dennis
(715) 533-2887
todd@ivaw.org

U.S. Navy 1997-2003
IVAW WI State Coordinator
Secretary IVAW Chapter 7

http://www.ivaw.org
http://www.vets4vets.us/
http://www.myspace.com/tdennis007
http://www.myspace.com/madisonivaw
http://wisc.facebook.com/profile.php?id=8649896
http://www.nvvam.org/
http://www.veteransforpeace.org

 

(note: Todd Dennis is work-study student/intern at WNPJ)

 

For a live video stream on the web: go to http://ivaw.org/wintersoldier.

Tentative Schedule – Winter Soldier  

 

 

3/13 Thursday, 7-8:30 pm, Panel 1, "Winter Soldier and the Legacy of G.I. Resistance"

 

 

3/14 Friday, 10-11 am, Testimony

11 am-12:30 pm, Panel 2, “Aims of the Global War on Terror: the Political,  Legal, and Economic Content of Iraq and Afghanistan”
 

2-3:30 pm, Panel 3, “Corporate Pillaging and Military Contractors”

4-6 pm, Testimony

7-8:30 pm, Panel 4, “The Impact of War: Health and the Environment”

3/15 Saturday, 9-10:30 am,  Panel 5, “Military Discrimination and Sexual Assault”

   

        11 am-1 pm, Testimony

 

       2-3:30 pm, Panel 6, “Racism and War: the Dehumanization of the Enemy”

        4-6 pm, Testimony

       7-8:30 pm, Panel 7, “The Cost of the War at Home”

 

3/16 Sunday, 10 am-1 pm, Testimony

 

          2-3 pm, Panel 8, “The Future of G.I. Resistance”

 Judy Miner, Office Coordinator

Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice

122 State St. #402

Madison, WI 53703

608.250.9240

info@wnpj.org

www.wnpj.org