When soldiers mutiny

CounterPunch
by William Blum

09/12/07

Only those fighting the war can end it. By laying down their arms and refusing to kill anymore, including themselves. Some American soldiers in Iraq have already refused to go on very dangerous combat missions. Iraq Veterans Against the War, last month at their annual meeting, in St. Louis, voted to launch a campaign encouraging American troops to refuse to fight. ‘Iraq Veterans Against the War decided to make support of war resisters a major part of what we do,’ said Garrett Rappenhagen, a former U.S. Army sniper who served in Iraq from February 2004 to February 2005. The veterans’ group has begun organizing among active duty soldiers on military bases. Veterans have toured the country in busses holding barbeques outside the base gates. They also plan to step up efforts to undermine military recruiting efforts...

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