With the start of yet another war in the Middle East, this video is even more important than when it was made (February 2011). American Presidents, Democrat or Republican, are devoted to war. The only way these wars of opportunity and profit will end is when the soldiers say no and stop participating. Congress is not even involved anymore. “They merely have to sell the war.” Can you imagine going to jail for not wanting to kill people? It’s happening right now in our military. The only good reason for war is direct self-defense. Soldiers have to stop being willing to kill and be killed for no good reason. Last Saturday, March 19th, 113 people were arrested outside the White House, protesting the wars we are engaged in and the treatment of Bradley Manning. “The protesters were arrested af\u00adter ignor\u00ading or\u00adders to move away from the gates of the White House. The demonstrators cheered loudly as Daniel Ellsberg, the for\u00admer military an\u00ada\u00adlyst who in 1971 leaked the Pentagon\u2019s secret history of the Vietnam War that was lat\u00ader pub\u00adlished in major newspapers, was arrested and led away by po\u00adlice. The demonstration merged var\u00adied causes, including protesters de\u00admanding a U.S. military with\u00addraw\u00adal [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With the start of yet another war in the Middle East, this video is even more important than when it was made (February 2011). American Presidents, Democrat or Republican, are devoted to war. The only way these wars of opportunity … Continue reading