August 27: GIs speak out against war

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Listen to Iraq War Veteran Evan Knappenberger, 1st BDE, 4th Infantry Division, who will maintain an ongoing vigil on a 6' scaffold on the Mall in Washington, DC as part of a weeklong Tower Guard vigil beginning Sunday, August 26th through Saturday, September 1st. Evan is protesting the military's Stop Loss policy and policy for Inactive Reserve. Learn more from http://www.towerguard.org/

Another Iraq War Veteran, Sgt. James Circello, is Absent without Leave (AWOL) and preparing to turn himself back into military custody. For the first time he speaks out about why he refuses to return to fight in Iraq.

Playlist:
Dave Rovics: "Operation Iraqi Liberation" and "Who would Jesus bomb?"



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Dahr Jamail talks about the arc of the war in Iraq

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Independent, unembedded reporter Dahr Jamail talks about the war and occupation of Iraq and his involvement in it. From his position as an eye witness to the first and second sieges of Fallujah to his ongoing travels in Iraq and the Middle East, Dahr Jamail offers one of the few independent, progressive views of events in that country. He discusses the effects of the lack of accurate information on the American people and the biased reporting from the mainstream press in the U.S.

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Oh, Baghdad, they killed you - music video



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