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Do Something

By Jon Raymond, on July 19th, 2009

It seems like a lost cause. A recent Gallop poll shows a large increase in anti-war sentiment. CNN reports two thirds of Americans oppose the war in Afghanistan. Yet there is no end in sight to the Afghanistan war. It is being compared to Vietnam by some very prominent people like Congressman Ron Paul and Col. Andrew Bacevich (video below), as well as many not so prominent but knowledgeable people, like most veterans (see the Winter Soldiers.


Some film clips provided by: ReThink Afghanistan, Sir! No Sir!; Some photos by: AfterDowningStreet.org, Chris-Floyd.com, and RAWA.org

Find more photos like this on The Stop War Project Network Help stop war. Embed the video and photo album above on your website.

The Vietnam War Reincarnated

This is another Vietnam. We can win nothing. It will cost immensely in lives and money, and the return will be less than nothing (ref. The Three Trillion Dollar War by Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Blimes – read it). We will be left with tens of thousands of veterans facing lifetimes of disability, poor health, lost limbs and suffering families. These wars are simply made to profit the corporations who benefit from them, as usual. The Iraq war too continues will no commitment to get out of there, despite the fact that our presence there is an illegal racist genocide. But there are things you can do to stop these wars.

Why?

These wars persist because most people are not aware of the reality of what is going on. Most people believe the political rhetoric and corporate media propaganda that these wars are protecting America from terrorists like the ones who committed the 9-11 attacks. The facts are that these wars endanger our freedom more and more with every day. They continually commit genocide against innocent people in Iraq and Afghanistan. This motivates more and more people to join anti-American insurgencies. There are now more terrorists than ever. The military plays the facts down. They censor all media reports and photographs. Only a very few get through. The media reports that do get through are watered down. If you want to know the truth of what is going on, listen to the veterans who have been there and who have experienced the horror.

You can Stop War

You can stop war by listening to veterans. Post links to their websites and videos on your websites, and on your social networks like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Digg, NewsTrust. If you aren’t familiar with these web services and social networks, go to their websites and sign up. Usually all you need is a username, password and email address. once you have accounts on these sites, post links to any stories you find, any video clips of veterans speaking out, any pictures of the truth about what goes on in these wars.

Join our project, The Stop War Project, a Ning network. Post your pictures, videos, or blogs about war, on this or any other network. Tell the world your opinions. Post videos from YouTube or anywhere else you find them. Let your friends know. All of these social networks have a feature to let you add friends. all you need is their email address, or if they are already on those networks just invite them to the cause. Use those features to invite all your friends, relatives and contacts to join up, or at least read about the truth. Visit the many veterans against war websites. You will be amazed at how many veterans and honorable military organizations opposed these lawless genocidal wars.

If you have any problems with any of this, we are here to help. Post a comment here or let us know. We’ll put up a tutorial or respond with detailed information. You can also find help on the web. All of these websites have extensive help documentation and even help lines.

If we must live with these wars then we should face up to what we are paying for. Americans should admit their country is a racist genocidal warmongering nation. Write your Congressman and tell them what you think. Many of these veteran and anti-war organizations have mailing lists and will keep you informed of opportunities to write your Congressman or to participate in other ant-war activities. Join them.

A Racist America

Do you think America is not racist? Do the police in our cities drop bombs on neighborhoods where there are gangs, who commit domestic terrorism by killing people in the streets? Do we wipe out entire neighborhoods of innocent people just to get to a few terrorists? No. So why do we do that in other countries? Ask a veteran. They don’t understand it either.

They are not Americans. They are not white. They are not Christians, and we are a racist nation. So our leaders have no problem with racist preemptive genocide.

Have a problem with the term genocide? Check out the definition and decide for yourself, from the people who know what genocide is, The Holocaust Museum.

If you disagree, then get into the fray. Make your arguments. Compare what you have to say with what veterans who have been there say. Read the books and watch the movies that reveal the truth. Link to them on your social networks and pass them on to al your friends. This is what you can do to stop war.

Social Web Networks and Services:

  • Facebook – Network with family, friends, acquaintances. Join or create groups. Post links, pictures, and video. Link up with other networks
  • Twitter – Post 140 character messages with a link. Follow others Twitterers.
  • MySpace- Network with family, friends, acquaintances. Join or create groups. Post blogs, links, pictures,music, and video.
  • Digg – Post links to news items on the web. Vote and comment on other Digg posts.
  • NewsTrust – Submit your review of news stories on the web. Review other posted stories. Review other reviews.
  • Delicious – Post bookmarks to favorite web links and news items. Make feeds of your links based on keywords you assign.
  • Flickr -post pictures. Join groups. Make contacts. Look at pictures. Make photo albums like ours.
  • Blogger – Create you own blog website for free. Includes free hosting and many gadgets and widgets, like feeds, blog editor, layout, and themes.
  • WordPress – Create you own blog website for free. Does not include hosting but is easy to setup on your website. Includes many gadgets and widgets, like feeds, blog editor, layout, and themes.
  • Ning – Create your own free social network, with picture albums, video, music, and many gadgets

Anti-War Veterans’ Groups:

Follow the Stop War Project on Social Networks

Books

Films, Web Series, Media

  • Rethink Afghanistan – Documentary film and website
  • Winter Soldier - Veterans’ testimonials to the truth about war
  • Sir! No Sir! – A documentary about the suppressed Vietnam War documentary film, FTA, about Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland’s anti-war tour among the troops.
  • FTA (a.k.a Free the Army, a.k.a Fuck the Army) – A documentary of Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland’s anti-war tour among the troops.
  • Standard Operating Procedure – Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.
  • Democracy Now! – A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 750 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S.
  • Iraq for Sale – Acclaimed director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed and Uncovered) takes you inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed forever as a result of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq. Iraq for Sale uncovers the connections between private corporations making a killing in Iraq and the decision makers who allow them to do so.

Creative Commons License Stop War by Jon Raymond is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

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