FT. DRUM SPRING FESTIVAL "Residents seemed eager to embrace the marchers' dual message: bring our soldiers back and provide them with quality health care when they get home." An Antiwar March Through Towns Unused to One By Michelle York, The New York Times North Country Walk to Ft Drum Festival A Success By Tod Ensign

Revealed: Secret plan to keep Iraq under US control

Post-War Suicides May Exceed Combat Deaths, U.S. Says

Ft Drum Commander Tramples Soldiers' Due Process Rights

10th Mountain Soldier Files for Army Court of Inquiry to Probe Treatment of Wounded; Brian C. was Ordered to Iraq Despite Medical Profile Barring Deployment

Different Drummer Cafe Convenes Public Forum on Mental Health Care at Ft Drum: View the Symposium Soldier calls PTSD an "ugly demon" Fort Drum asking civilian employees to deploy to Iraq

Brad Gaskins: View Channel 9 Report on Brad Gaskins AWOL Soldier Seeking Treatment Arrested (Associated Press) Sergeant Fled Army, but Not the War in His Head ( New York Times)

Thousands of GIs Cope With Brain Damage

Former Army medic Eugene Cherry discharged; Army drops AWOL Charges after Cherry argued he received inadequate mental health services

Marine's death came after he served in Iraq Told to wait, a Marine dies

Brains scans of symptomatic Gulf War veterans show differences

More Soldiers Lose Faith in Iraq War

Antiwar support at Different Drummer Café Veterans organize GI coffeehouse outside military base

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"Somehow profiting from tragedy and horror is tolerated" PAT TILLMAN'S BROTHER BREAKS HIS SILENCE By Dave Zirin

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THEIR VOICES JOIN THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN OUT
AGAINST THE WAR IN IRAQ:

"Let's stop this war before more are killed."
Father of Lance Cpl. Edward "Augie" Schroeder II
Laments His Son's Senseless Death

Pablo Paredes:
“…if there's anything I could be guilty of, it is my beliefs. I am guilty of believing this war is illegal. I'm guilty of believing war in all forms is immoral and useless, and I am guilty of believing that as a service member I have a duty to refuse to participate in this war because it is illegal."

Captain Ian Fishback:
"Despite my efforts, I have been unable to get clear, consistent answers from my leadership about what constitutes lawful and humane treatment of detainees"

Delegation of Californians Appeal for Sanctuary for
U.S. War Resisters in Canada

Kevin Benderman Convicted: Gets Fifteen Months
Vigil Held, Demanding Benderman's Release

Army Spc Katherine Jashinski: First Woman in the Military to Publicly Declare Resistance to Participation in the War as she faces immediate deployment to Middle East