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War Is A Crime/by David Swanson
August 12, 2012
Veterans who refused to participate in wars gave a compelling presentation at the Veterans For Peace convention underway.
Iraq Veterans Against the War marching in Boston at the New England Anti-war Mobilization.
Photo Credit: Jonathan McIntosh/Wikimedia Commons
One of the most inspiring events thus far at the Veterans For Peace National Convention underway in Miami was a presentation on Thursday by several veterans who have refused to participate in war. Typically, they have done this at the risk of significant time in prison, or worse. In most cases these resisters avoided doing any time. Even when they did go behind bars, they did so with a feeling of liberation.
Gerry Condon refused to deploy to Vietnam, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, escaped from Fort Bragg, left the country, and came back campaigning for amnesty. President Jimmy Carter pardoned resisters as his first act in office. Condon never "served" a day, in either the military "service" or prison.
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Comments
Meet the Soldiers Who Refuse to Kill
this is great, so bad that not all can do the same, we get brain washed into that old addage of helpin out some one around the world fighting to be a commy, yes demoracy in dictarnoary send ya to socialism then to comminousm. (slept in spelling class). truth is republic form of government, not demo-crazy crap been shoveled down our minds since school begain... forgive them all they reason to in-slave the world is almost over.
are we there yet?????????????
Love to all and forgive thems in needssssss