War Resisters news

This was from an e-mail I recieved about a recent action done by the War Resisters Support Campaign in Vancouver. I hope you find it useful and interesting. If you would like to get involved with this group and help support the troops in a way that doesn't involve demanding that they go to foreign countries and kill strangers for our continued economic prosperity then these people might be doing something you'd be interested in.

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If you click on the various links below, you will find quite a bit of media coverage of our solidarity picnic at Peace Arch Park, along with related stories. There is some overlap, but each link has new surprises.

This event was a great success. Such a remarkable binational effort calls for a big pat on our collective back (and, hopefully, a few days of rest before launching new initiatives).

So please enjoy checking out our wide-ranging media coverage (sans major mainstram media in the U.S.). And remember that this is only a partial rundown; it does not include TV and some radio, nor does it include articles and videos yet to be published and produced.

GOOD MEDIA RUNDOWN FROM VANCOUVER SUN TO CBC TO INDYMEDIA

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PEACE ARCH PARK AND RELATED STORIES (some duplicates)

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JEFF PATERSON'S PHOTOS OF SOLIDARITY PICNIC
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/08/14/18297229.php

GERRY CONDON’S ARTICLE ON INDYMEDIA
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KPFA RADIO NEWS (northern California flagship of progressive Pacifica Network)
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FREE SPEECH RADIO NEWS (nationally and internationally syndicated on community radio stations)
Veterans For Peace held their national convention at the University of Washington in Seattle over the weekend. FSRN's Mark Taylor-Canfield was there.

Sgt. Ricky Clousing, who served in Iraq as an interrogator for the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, announced his refusal to deploy to Iraq during the Veterans For Peace convention. Clousing gave himself up to military authorities at Fort Lewis where Lt. Ehren Watada, Specialist Suzanne Swift and Sgt. Kevin Benderman have also refused to serve. Sgt. Clousing is considered a deserter by the US Army. Although Clousing is facing the possibility of a long prison sentence, he says he is confident that he made the right decision. (sound) "I am prepared for whatever consequence comes." On Sunday, participants held a demonstration in support of war resisters at the US/Canadian border. PFC Kyle Snyder, who has also refused to return to Iraq, joined the demonstration, along with war resisters from the US, Palestine, Israel and South Korea. This is Mark Taylor-Canfield for Free Speech Radio News in Seattle.
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