Pace e Bene Associate Judith Kelly

Supports Iraq Veterans Against the War

Letter Printed in Christian Science Monitor

Christian Science Monitor
Letters to the Editor
March 21, 2008 (Printed on April 15, 2008)

RE: The Winter Soldier eyewitness accounts of the occupation that Jill Carroll covered in her March 21 Veterans Voices feature

I attended all three days of the Winter Soldier hearings and saw Vincent Emanuele and many other young veterans give riveting testimonies on the deterioration of the rules of engagement, the crisis in veterans benefits, racism and the dehumanization of the enemy, and the breakdown of the military.

As an ally of Iraq Veterans Against the War, I strongly support the very committed men and women who show great courage in talking about the horrors they saw and did in Iraq and Afghanistan.

My opposition to this war has resulted in many arrests for civil disobedience (most recently in the Senate Gallery on March 12) and I continue to be inspired by veterans and military families, the ones most affected by this war. I know that their truth and our collective nonviolent actions will end the war. I urge the Monitor to reprint the Winter Soldier transcripts as a public service and give these voices of GI resistance a broader audience.

Judith Kelly
DC Metro Area Regional Associate
Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service

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