Soldiers In Revolt:

Posted on Thursday, October 26 at 09:08 by Diogenes
Three active-duty servicemen (one of whom spoke under condition of anonymity) held a press conference today, along with a retired Judge Advocate General lawyer, to discuss their appeals. "Many of us--who have to follow orders and took an oath to defend the constitution against all enemies both foreign and domestic--[also] have reservations about the orders. And," Jonathan Hutto, a Navy Seaman based in Norfolk, Virginia, concluded, "at this point some of us feel compelled to let our reservations be known and that the occupation should come to an end right now." Hutto added the group are not pacifists or conscientious objectors and are not urging any actions that might be deemed illegal. Liam Madden, a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps stationed at Quantico, continued, "The real grievances are, if democracy is our goal than I believe we are going about it all wrong. The occupation is perpetuating more violence and I think is the biggest destabilizing thing we can do to the Middle East." http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Soldiers_in_Revolt_218_activeduty_troops_1025.html

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