after "Fighting for our freedom in Iraq" Iraq vet arrested

Now they want to take away his HONORABLE discharge and give him a dishonorable discharge.



On April 16, I took part in a demonstration led by Code Pink with members of IVAW, Veterans For Peace, and Voters For Peace at Nancy Pelosi’s office. The objective of the demonstration, as it was for numerous demonstrations before, was to get Pelosi to speak to Tina Richards, the mother of Iraq war veteran Cloy Richards, who currently rates an 80% disability. We occupied her office in the Cannon House Office Building and Medea Benjamin of Code Pink began reading the names of servicemen recently killed in Iraq. The list was being passed around and everyone would read the name, the hometown, and the unit of one of the dead, and how and when they were killed. When the list came to me, I passed it on.

We had some press in the office with us, and we eventually got the attention of some of Pelosi’s staff other than the receptionist. Her press secretary came out and with the support of the US Capitol Police, ejected the credentialed press from the office into the hallway, claiming that it was against “the rules” for press to be in Congressional offices. To show support for the reporters, most of us followed them into the hallway, demanding that the press be allowed into the office. Their best claim was that, “This is a public hallway, but this is a private office.” The second “this” being the lobby to Pelosi’s office. It just so happens we had the Constitution on our side. As people began chanting, “Stop funding the war,” Tina’s voice was among the loudest and she was arrested without warning.

(more at link)


http://www.ivaw.org/node/763

Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9XTl1Nou8g

This is a personal attack on a political dissenter.

What are we a banana republic or something?

Please help Adam Kokesh
http://www.ivaw.org/node/861

His service record stands seperately from his after service actions. The Honorable Discharge should stand.

Please help by kicking this thread and spreading the word.

The military is not indentured slavery. And they should not be taking away the rights and privaleges of our brave soldiers who merely take advantage of our constitution--the same one they swore to protect.

where will it end?

Take a look at how Bush treats the military who he 'supports'.


Please keep the thread kicked. I donated. But I have to go and will be out for the rest of the day.

Kick! :kick:

Some days I really feel like I'm living in an alternate reality.

How do I make my way back to Earth 1?