Friday, April 4, 2008

Live - Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans Against the War

This event will be broadcast live Friday-Saturday. Go to the site for more information, photos, reasons, support material. Pass this message on like it is some kind of computer virus warning; you may save some lives.
clipped from ivaw.org

Q: Why are veterans, active duty, and National Guard men and women opposed to the war in Iraq?

The Iraq war is based on lies and deception.
The Bush Administration planned for an attack against Iraq before September 11th, 2001.
The Iraq war violates international law.
The United States
violated the same body of laws they accused Iraq of breaching.
Corporate profiteering is driving the war in Iraq.
The United States has chosen a path that directly contradicts President Eisenhower's farewell warning regarding the military industrial complex.
Overwhelming civilian casualties are a daily occurrence in Iraq.
Currently over 100 civilians die every day in Baghdad alone.
Soldiers have the right to refuse illegal war.
Service members are facing serious health consequences due to our Government's negligence.
The war in Iraq is tearing our families apart.
The Iraq war is robbing us of funding sorely needed here at home.
The war dehumanizes Iraqis and denies them their right to self-determination.
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