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| Winter Soldier 2008... Here We Go Again | |
| 2008-03-15 | |
| Former soldiers, Marines share their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan Grim-faced and sorrowful, former soldiers and Marines sat before an audience of several hundred yesterday in Silver Spring and shared their recollections of their service in Iraq. The stories spilled out, sometimes haltingly, sometimes in a rush: soldiers firing indiscriminately on Iraqi vehicles, an apartment building filled with Iraqi families devastated by an American gunship. Some descriptions were agonized, some vague; others offered specific dates and locations. All were recorded and streamed live to the Web. The four-day event, "Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan — Eyewitness Accounts of the Occupations," is sponsored by Iraq Veterans Against the War and is expected to draw more than 200 veterans of the two wars through tomorrow. Timed for the eve of the fifth anniversary of the war's start next week, organizers hope the soldiers' accounts will galvanize public opposition. Rest at the link
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| Posted by:Free Radical |
| #7 Got extensive coverage in the Tehran Times (which was surely grateful for the |
| Posted by: DMFD 2008-03-15 16:07 |
| #6 Wonder if IVAW will trot out Jesse MacBeth for an encore? |
| Posted by: ed 2008-03-15 16:03 |
| #5 LOL Cyber Sarge.. |
| Posted by: RD 2008-03-15 15:45 |
| #4 Let me clarify that I would consider a CREDIBLE accusation that included: City, Date, Name, action, and maybe time. Hell I can make up war stories, in fact troops have been doing that since Ug big up the first stick and beat Og to death. You can read their stories on caves all around the world. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2008-03-15 15:19 |
| #3 Whew for an minute there I thought our troops burned villages raped, pillaged, and plundered reminicent of Jenghis Khan. Just as I thought it would be: Big on Accusations but well short of any facts. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2008-03-15 14:32 |
| #2 So far, it appears that ehe MSM is steering a wide berth. Even they can see the phony soldier landmines from a good distance... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2008-03-15 12:14 |
| #1 This is good, live-blogging here Scroll down, read up --- he has it as Part I, II etc. includes pictures and a summary of each presenter. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2008-03-15 12:06 |