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IVAW: To the Anti-War movement
An Open Letter to the Anti-War Movement From Iraq Veterans Against the War
As we approach the fifth anniversary of the quagmire known as the invasion/occupation of Iraq, many of us feel a need to mark this occasion with an appropriately momentous show of resistance. For the past few months, IVAW has been organizing "Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan." From March 13-16, 2008, we will assemble the largest gathering of US veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan in history, as well as Iraqi and Afghan survivors, to offer first-hand, eyewitness accounts to tell the truth about these occupations — their impact on the troops, their families, our nation, and the people of Iraq and Afghanistan. Winter Soldier will require IVAW's full attention and organizing capacity leading up to and during the event.
We would like to have as many people as possible attend the event and we are making arrangements to provide live broadcasting of the hearings for those who cannot hear the testimony first hand, as space will be limited. We ask all of you to help us to spread the message of the testimony, raise funds, and get more veterans and GIs involved.
IVAW- Adam Kokesh and Ian Lavallee- 2007
On August 19th, 2007 as a capstone event for their yearly conference, Veterans for Peace held a March to the Arch in St. Louis, MO. After the event, Adam Kokesh and Ian Lavallee of Iraq Veterans Against the War (ivaw.org) talked a bit about the war in Iraq, and what can be done about it.
See attached video by Stone Soup Media.
