"Iraq, Afghanistan veterans to reveal war atrocities and 'some pretty fucked-up shit'"
"As the war in Iraq approaches its fifth anniversary, veterans of that conflict and the war in Afghanistan will give first-hand accounts, supported by photographs and video evidence, of the true nature of the wars, including attacks the vets say killed innocent civilians.
Iraq Veterans Against the War is organizing the "Winter Soldier" conference outside of Washington, DC, to share their experiences from the front lines. The conference, which begins Thursday and will continue through the weekend, aims to build on a 1971 gathering in which Vietnam veterans gathered in Detroit to share their view of atrocities they witnessed in that war.
IVAW executive director Kelly Dougherty, who served in Iraq as a military police officer, says in a press release:
"It's not going to be easy to hear what we have to say. It's not going to be easy for us to tell it. But we believe that the only way this war is going to end is if the American people truly understand what we have done in their name."
Tell me anyway, I can take it!!!
Reading my blog isn't easy either, is it, readers?
But at least I am telling the truth!!!
Unlike the garbage MSM!
Although the 1971 Winter Soldier meeting inspired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to hold a hearing that featured Vietnam Veteran John Kerry -- "How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?" he famously asked -- it failed to receive wide ranging media coverage.
"I don't think we had nearly the effect we had hoped for," Vietnam veteran William Crandell told Salon's Mark Benjamin. "The reporters on the scene were very impressed," he said. "But the networks sat on it."
The more times change, the more things stay the same!
Let's see how the Zionist press treats this today.
Of course, they may print U.S. war crimes, but never those of their true masters -- Israel!
IVAW organizers hope the substantial diversification of media outlets since the Vietnam era will prevent this weekend's gathering from being ignored. The group will be broadcasting the conference on its Web site, and supporters are hosting viewing parties around the country.
They mean BLOGS, readers!!
:-)
In an effort to protect themselves from accusations they are attacking US troops or spreading faulty stories, IVAW has assembled verification teams to interview soldiers planning to testify and examine additional evidence, including videos and photos...."
The American public needs to know invasion and occupation are WAR CRIMES, not glorious endeavors promulgated by a malfeasant government and press.
