"I Refuse to Support U.S. Armed Drone Policy": Army Chaplain reads resignation letter to Obama
Former Army Reserve Chaplain Captain Chris Antal resigned due to the US drone policy, and shares his moving resignation letter to President Obama on DemocracyNow.
"I resign because I refuse to support U.S. armed drone
policy," Antal wrote.
"The Executive Branch continues to claim the right
to kill anyone, anywhere on earth, at any time, for secret reasons,
based on secret evidence, in a secret process, undertaken by
unidentified officials. I refuse to support this policy of unaccountable
killing."
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Support the Clearing Barrel: the only GI coffee house outside the US
By Roots Action, May 31st
It's worth remembering that World War II persists.
Over 100,000 U.S. and British bombs remain in German soil and continue
to kill. During the last 71 years, the U.S. has never ended the war
taxes, left war footing, or ceased empire building. Some 50,000 U.S.
troops are stationed in Germany to this day.
In fact, the United States has made Germany central to its wars today in western Asia and the Middle East, shipping troops via Germany
into numerous wars, and bringing the wounded to a U.S. hospital
(Landstuhl) in Germany. The United States has also made Ramstein Air
Base in Germany central to its drone wars.
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As at U.S. bases in the United States and around the world, U.S. troops in Germany often need help with PTSD and moral injury. They need accurate information on their rights,
including how to conscientiously object, and including how to legally
speak out against atrocities they have witnessed or committed.
Fortunately, they have Meike Capps-Schubert. She is co-founder
and current manager of the Clearing Barrel GI-Coffeehouse in
Kaiserslautern next to Ramstein. It's believed to be the only
GI-coffeehouse outside the United States.
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Take PRIDE in Chelsea Manning
Show your support for our heroic WikiLeaks whistle-blower Chelsea Manning in your local 2016 Pride parade and celebration.
Chelsea Manning contingents have already been formed in San Francisco, Seattle, Salina, Philadelphia, and Boston. Find more info on the Pride contingent near you, or register your own upcoming event!
With her legal appeal
now underway, Chelsea needs your support more than ever- Join us as we march for Chelsea, whistle-blowers, and government transparency!
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