(IVAW) Winter Soldier Testimony - Devon Read

On May 9th, 2009 Iraq veterans against the war (http://ivaw.org) along with Viet Nam veterans and military families hosted winter soldier testimonials in Pasadena CA. This is the compelling testimony of Sergeant Devon Read of the United States Marine Corps who served in Iraq and Africa.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• ivaw
• illegal war
• war crimes
• bush
• winter soldier
• testimony
• posse comitatas

[the9thpuppy]

Devon Read - No weapons were discharged from your vehicle at civilians or anybody else in Iraq.

[sectionofcrows]

Is this a bacon cheeseburger club? hmm... I don't think "PT" stands for "pizza time"

[bldlightpainting]

The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) 809[890].ART.90 (20), makes it clear that military personnel need to obey the "lawful command of his superior officer".... Military personnel also have an obligation to disobey Unlawful orders, including orders by the president that do not comply with the UCMJ. The moral and legal obligation is to the U.S. Constitution and not to those who would issue unlawful orders, especially if those orders are in direct violation of the Constitution and the UCMJ.

[Youaresofullofshite]

@totoynani143 fuck me; you are not only a complete idiot but you clearly have no morals.

[clickswitchh]

@totoynani143 Then you first have to start prosecuting the people who commanded this illegal and false war, Wich is the people of the Bush administration who have made millions of dollars from the blood of young poor men.

[totoynani143]

all this former soldier admitting to crime,my question is should'nt we charge them murder? all i know is, my unit we follow ROE. I bet if the military was to start prosecuting this people,they will suddenly disappear from the media.

[ccpdread]

@raulportal portal, you're crazy holmes, I never said anyone's intentions were to "kill civilians" - i just explained that war is shitty, and the result of it, inevitably, is that civilians get killed, servicemen get killed, maimed, wounded, etc. and because of all of this and because its all inevitable in every war, there better be a damn good reason for the war in the first place. in the cases of iraq and afghanistan i am no longer convinced that there is a good reason for either.

[raulportal]

hey read, i dont think our intentions were to "kill civilians" as you put it. maybe you should have gotten a more accurate account by asking the people that were their with you what they recalled about your accounts and how they interpreted them. being under all of that stress, people tend to see the same situations a lot differently.

raul a. portal