Winter Soldier on the Hill: War Vets Testify Before Congress

Democracy Now by American veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan | Nov. 28, 2008 (News Report)

War veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan came to Capitol Hill this month to testify before Congress and give an eyewitness account about the horrors of war. Like the Winter Soldier hearings in March, when more than 200 service members gathered for four days in Silver Spring, Maryland to give their eyewitness accounts of the injustices occurring in Iraq and Afghanistan, Winter Soldier on the Hill was designed to drive home the human cost of war and ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Afghanistan, Bush Administration, U.S. Military, War in Iraq
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Nov 28, 2008 - 2:56 PM PST
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Marsha Iverson
4.6
 by Marsha Iverson - Nov. 28, 2008

This is a preliminary transcript of testimony by six veterans of the Iraq 'war' before Congress in March, 2008. Some of the comments are a bit garbled because of the transcript format, but the testimonies of the veterans are compelling first hand accounts of daily military procedures and actions during several different stages, locales, and incidents involving US military personnel in Iraq. The truths are frank, hard, violent, disturbing, and absolutely essential for us to recognize and address as a nation.

We MUST hear and acknowledge that all of the actions reported are a minuscule sample of the appalling realities of seven years of urban combat and occupation, funded by American taxpayers, initiated under false pretenses, and conducted with neither planning, oversight, nor accountability. The "leaders" who instigated these actions--from the front line to the highest levels of command and administration--must be held accountable. The veterans must be given adequate care, Iraqis must ... More »

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Dwight Rousu
4.7
 by Dwight Rousu - Nov. 28, 2008

The testimony to congress is stark and gripping as it presents some of the reality of this illegal and immoral invasion and occupation, and the effect it has had upon service personnel.

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Tanya J. Maurer
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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Nov. 30, 2008
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RicHard
4.4
 by RicHard - Dec. 11, 2008

High quality, but skewed in its' own direction.

Deja Vietnam, all over again -- former AFRTS service member.

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