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A Dissenting View on Wars With False Causes

For those of us that believe our country went down the wrong path, we have to stand up and not march behind those that are willing to fool themselves.

(WEST DENNIS, MA) - Looking back on the ten year anniversary of the Iraq war, many of us can remember the silence in the media before this war started.

This was a disservice to those Americans who were willing to stand up and say that they wanted their sons and daughters that are taught to fight to be put in the right fights and the right causes.

Ten Years After Iraq, A Debate About America`s Role in the World

Some neoconservatives are prepared to go to war haphazardly, as we did, at their urging, in Iraq.

(WASHINGTON DC) - It is now ten years since the U.S. invaded Iraq over false information on alleged weapons of mass destruction, the U.S. embarked upon war with a country which had never attacked us, and which had nothing to do with 9/11.

It was as if, some pointed out, after Pearl Harbor we launched an attack upon Mexico.

Burying the Truth Along with the Dead

Nowhere do you see the corporate news talk about the actual number of deaths the Iraqi people suffered.

(LAGUNA BEACH) - It has been 10 years since President George W. Bush and his Neo-Con colleagues lied to the American people dragging us into fighting yet another war in the middle-east.

The so-called evidence that Bush et.al. ginned up, manipulated, manufactured, and sexed up then sold to the American people in order to start the invasion of Iraq was breathtaking in its arrogance.

VIDEO REPORTS: Iraq, Ten Years After...

For many the nightmare continues...

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - The dust has settled, somewhat, and the screams are fewer, as are the sounds of military aircraft thundering overhead, but Iraq remains a dangerous place.

People are hard pressed to simply raise their families and the United States is wholly responsible for killing up to 1.5 million people here during its terrible, decade long war based on bad intelligence.

War Without End

I still feel haunted by children and their heartbroken mothers and fathers whom we met in Iraqi hospitals.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Ten years ago, in March of 2003, Iraqis braced themselves for the anticipated “Shock and Awe” attacks that the U.S. was planning to launch against them.

The media buildup for the attack assured Iraqis that barbarous assaults were looming.

Confronting the Lies About the Iraq Invasion

Statement by Brian Becker, national coordinator of the ANSWER Coalition, on the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Ten years ago, the United States and Britain invaded Iraq.

The history of how this invasion came about has been largely falsified by both the right-wing supporters of the invasion and the liberal commentators who opposed the war.

Just Who is Bradley Manning and What Did He Do?

What would you do in his position?

(JAMESTOWN, RI) - Most either do not know of him or believe him to be some kind of traitor, and if you are one of those, you're very wrong.

He is one of our greatest heroes, but judge for yourself and don't be manipulated by the corporate media.

The Uncommon Courage of Bradley Manning

Before contacting WikiLeaks, Bradley tried to interest the *Washington Post* in publishing the documents but the newspaper was unresponsive.

(SAN DIEGO) - Bradley Manning has pleaded guilty to 10 charges including possessing and willfully communicating to an unauthorized person all the main elements of the WikiLeaks disclosure.

The charges carry a total of 20 years in prison.

American Values and Bradley Manning

We Could All End Up Like Bradley Manning – Marking 1000 Days in Detention.

(PORTLAND, OR) - “I wouldn’t want to end up like Bradley Manning.”

Those words were the beginning of an outpouring this week by an associate of mine who claimed to have experienced government and corporate corruption that many only read about in alternative media reports.

Solitary Confinement: a Day in the Life of Bradley Manning

After 1,000 days in prison, shocking new material reveals full extent of state-sanctioned brutality toward Private First Class Bradley Manning

(WASHINGTON DC) - Charged under the Espionage Act of 1917 with aiding the enemy, Private First Class Bradley Manning faces life imprisonment for allegedly leaking classified government documents, including the infamous "Collateral Murder" gunsight video to WikiLeaks.