Punished for having PTSD (tags)
Article on PTSD veterans
Soldier at Camp Casey turns self in at Ft Hood (tags)
http://www.ivaw.net http://www.gsfp.org http://www.codepinkalert.org http://www.couragetoresist.org
AWOL in Canada – Soldiers Speak Out. (tags)
According to the Pentagon, nearly 6,000 U.S. soldiers are currently listed as deserters, having been AWOL for at least 30 days. It is unknown how many of these soldiers have taken refuge in Canada, but as the war continues this number is sure to increase. Indymedia contributor, FluxRostrum, has recently filmed interviews with three of these soldiers. In the videos, the soldiers tell their story uncensored and provide a view into the reality of the war not presented by corporate media.
AWOL in Canada ~ VIDEOS (tags)
Interviews with AWOL soldiers. June 17th 2006 Ft. Erie Canada.
"Our Military is Being Treated as Human Fodder" - Mother of Soldier (tags)
Police in Eugene, Oregon have arrested 21-year-old Army Specialist Suzanne Swift for refusing to return to fight in Iraq. Swift served in Iraq for a year but decided she could not return and went AWOL. Not only did she feel the war lacked purpose, Swift said her superiors repeatedly sexually harassed her while serving in Iraq. We speak with her mother, Sara Rich.
When are they going to hang this guy?
Even the Dolphins are against this insanity!
photoessay: CHANT DOWN BABYLON! artists against war, by Hans Bennett (tags)
On January 30, 2003, Chuck D, Ani Di Franco, Ozomatli, Saul Williams, and Michael Franti performed at an anti-war benefit concert for AWOL magazine. Includes essay and photos from the event.
MARIO AFRICA of AWOL interview with photojournalist Hans Bennett (see pics) (tags)
In the fourth part of a week-long series documenting the 4/20 DC protests, photojournalist Hans Bennett interviews Mario Africa, founder of AWOL magazine. The interview appears in the newest issue of INSUBORDINATION magazine, which focuses on the topic: “Armed Struggle and Political Prisoners after Sept.11”. Included is a collection of Hans’ post 9/11 anti-war photos.
HANS BENNETT PHOTOESSAY: PART 2 OF DC 4/20 PROTEST PHOTOS...FREE PALESTINE!! (tags)
This is the second of a five-part photoessay documenting the protests in Washington, DC on Saturday, April 20. The second photoessay focuses on the morning protest outside of the Washington Hilton (where Israeli war criminal Ariel Sharon was scheduled to appear on April 22) where Palestinians and many others gathered to protest Israel's racist and murderous oppression of the Palestinians. The photoessay essay finishes off after the march begins towards the IMF and World Bank.