Winter Soldier-Veterans Speak Out

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Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Speak Out !!

Hundreds of veterans are testifying against war crimes this weekend in Washington, DC. Nina Berman shares their stories.

An old woman killed for carrying groceries. Taxi drivers fired upon at will. A man shot dead for opening a door. Anyone carrying a shovel, speaking on a cell phone, standing on a roof, or wearing a green head band risked death.

"People were shot for simply walking down the street of their own city," testified Marine Sgt. Jason LeMieux.

He was joined by several other soldiers and marines who testified to the daily horrors of occupation I Iraq and Afghanistan on the opening day of Winter Soldier, a 4 day event organized by Iraq Veterans Against the War, (IVAW) at the National Labor College in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Rest of story and Video at.....
http://www.alternet.org/asoldierspeaks/79802/

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I caught about 1/2 hr of the board's speech on CSPAN and I'm amazed that these vets were even ALLOWED on national TV (these days)

Wonder if and how "Fox News" and the rest of the sell-out media is going to spin the testimony of these vets:

"traumatic brain injury;Psychosis, criminal history, mental health problems, they're all hallucenating, liars, opportunists, phoney soldiers, cowards?"


Wonder if these guys have photos and live video from Iraq and Afghanstan that could LEGALLY be downloaded and distrubted nationally as DVDs?

No. That would be "UnAmerican" and "seditious"


Our troops have become MORE than expendable to this government while Cheney's private army, Blackwater grows stronger daily

(Look at the cuts in veterans programs and benefits and compare them to the health insurance and pay mercenaries are receiving)