Veterans for Peace[118chapters] fax Congress with Demand to ImPeach

[SpaceBuddy008]

And lest we think there is some huge gulf between us and the behavior we've seen from GIs in Iraq, we should keep in mind what Shay calls the "comforting fantasy" that our own character would hold up under equally extreme pressure. "Those injured by combat trauma make us painfully aware that in all likelihood one's own character would not have stood firm." That's why it's often difficult to be a good listener to combat veterans or to deny the truth of their stories: they threaten our sense of self respect.

Hearing what we sent these soldiers to do may cause us discomfort or disbelief, but allowing them to tell their story to a trusted friend who will retell it honestly can be the best thing we can offer.

One former soldier who has told his story many times is Stan Goff, a retired Special Forces Master Sgt. He spent two decades, starting in Vietnam, learning the most highly developed killing skills the U.S. government had to offer. Stan is now a Veteran for Peace. He says:

"We know that some vets cling to denial, some are broken in body and spirit, some rage, and some turn their anger in on themselves and crawl into a needle or a bottle or the chamber of a pistol. But there's a way out of that wilderness, and it's the path of the witness. Witnessing will heal you...Who better to out the thieves and mass murderers posing as statesmen than those of us closest to their criminal hearts in their time of need. Because we were there, we know what these people have sent our children to do; what they have sent our children to become."

Sgt. Goff tells our soldiers in Iraq: "...If you want a target for your rage, there they are: The Suits - the same ones who are the enemies of peace, and the enemies of your families, especially if they are Black families, or immigrant or poor families...They'll skin and grin while they are getting what they want from you, and throw you away like a used condom when they are done. Ask the vets who are having their benefits slashed now. Bush and his cronies are parasites...They get the money. You get the prosthetics, the nightmares, and the mysterious illnesses..."

Having taken care of hundreds of young soldiers used up and thrown away during Vietnam, and witnessing yet another generation led to slaughter on a lie, it gives me particular satisfaction to publicly announce that on Monday, the Veterans for Peace national office, representing 118 chapters across the country, will notify the entire Congress of the United States of our demand that George W. Bush and Richard Cheney be impeached!!

VFP is calling for Bush and Cheney's impeachment because - and this is important to understand - when Senate adopts an international treaty, it becomes part of the supreme law of the land, the same as an act of Congress. It's clearly stated in par. 2, Article VI, of the U.S. Constitution. This means Bush and Cheney have specifically and continually violated Article VI of the constitution and the U.S. War Crimes Act passed by Congress in 1996. We are calling for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney because they continue to commit what are clearly defined by the Nuremberg Principles - legally binding on the U.S. - as "crimes against peace...crimes against humanity...and war crimes."

Mike Ferner: 'Serving, refusing, impeaching'
Posted on Monday, March 21 @ 09:55:44 EST (1068 reads)

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Commemorating the Second Anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq — Remarks given at rallies in Columbus March 19 and Cleveland March 20, 2005

By Mike Ferner


http://www.smirkingchimp.com/article.php?sid=20382&mode=nested&order=0

www.veteransforpeace.org
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CorPirate ProfiTEARing Hostages

NATION OF LAWS NOT MEN

[roguevalley]

1. God bless them all.

[SpiralHawk]

2. GigaDittoes

Among the Finest of Hours for the Vets.

[seriousstan]

3. Not LBN

These are not news outlets.

[SpaceBuddy008]

6. are there accepted news outlets?

why is this not breaking news, I heard it live.

smchimp is reputable site
veterans for peace is established group

this author is part of poclad and highly published, counterpunch etc.

and came within an eyelash of winning the Mayor's seat in Toledo

is breaking news only from 'establishment' newswires?

it is an action that happened today and it is news, not just an editorial

118 chapters is pretty significant

[Auntie Bush]

4. Wonder if MSM will report this or will it be buried just like

the peace rally?

[Guckert]

5. Little Dicky Cheney cant wait to call each one a coward and pull their

ribbons.
When is the Smearboatvetsforbush coming out with their book of lies about each one of these Vets???

[SpaceBuddy008]

7. pics of speech when it was delivered

live on the ground NEWS

http://www.mytown.ca/ev.php?URL_ID=103557&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201

[Wilms]

8. Get 'em. n/t

[Hapameli]

9. If you haven't joined your local "Impeach Bush Meetup Group", here's where

http://impeachbush.meetup.com/

Mobilize and organize! We owe it to our troops!

I was one of the military families marching on Saturday. We've been given our orders!

[Hapameli]

10. Here's a link to Mike Ferner, Veteran For Peace:

http://www.mytown.ca/ev.php?URL_ID=103557&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201

The text of the speech with pictures of him and the rally.

[Wilms]

12. Thanks for this. n/t

[Wilms]

11. Who would of thought we might welcome a military coup.

Might be a lot better than the coup we're under.

[The Kicker]

13. Kick for news

Even if mr.serious says it ain't!:P