Veterans for Peace White House Civil Disobedience to End War

On Thursday December 16th 2010, snow fell as 131 people were arrested in a Civil Disobedience at the White House protesting the continuing wars in Afghanistan, Pakistan and in Iraq. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Chris Hedges provides an extraordinary anti-war soliloquy which is inter-cut with interview of Veterans of the recent wars and with Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the top secret Pentagon Papers.
Read John Halle piece about this film
http://www.johnhalle.com/political.wr...
This action was organized by the Veterans Peace
http://www.veteransforpeace.org/
Stop These Wars
http://www.stopthesewars.org/?cat=1
The March Forward
http://www.answercoalition.org/march-...
A story by John Halle describes the challenges to organizing the event. http://dissidentvoice.org/2010/12/why...
A partial transcript of this video can be found at
http://www.examiner.com/human-rights-...
Full Transcript of the Chris Hedges Speech
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Hope...
Bitter Memories of War on the Way to Jail, Monday 20 December 2010 by: Chris Hedges in Truthdig | Op-Ed
http://www.truth-out.org/bitter-memor...
Read an interview with Chris Hedges just after the speech on the
RawStory
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/un...
And another Interview on Democracy Now where he discusses his most recent book,
"Death of the Liberal Class"
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/12/2...
More about "Death of the Liberal Class"
http://www.amazon.com/Death-Liberal-C...

Iraq Veterans Against The War
Operation Recovery
678.986.0617
www.ivaw.org
Newspaper about the action
http://www.classwars.org/Woodstock_In...
Poll: Assessment of Afghanistan War Sours 60% now Oppose
ABC News/Washington Post Poll: Record Six in 10 Say it's 'Not Worth Fighting'
ANALYSIS by JULIE PHELAN and GARY LANGER
Dec. 16, 2010
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/abc-ne...

"Sixty-six percent of conservatives said the US should diminish its military presence in Afghanistan -- 39 percent supported reduced troop levels while 27 percent championed prompt withdrawal. ... Of tea party supporters, the epicenter of the Republican base, a mere 28 percent thought the US should continue on its current course, as 64 percent insisted the government ought to either reduce troop levels (37 percent) or begin withdrawing from the region (27 percent)". From Conservatives growing weary of Afghan war: study. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/co...

By Sahil Kapur
Friday, January 14th, 2011 -- 8:14 am

Accused Wiki Leaker Bradley Manning
Legal Team Page
http://www.armycourtmartialdefense.info
Bradley Manning Speaks About His Prison Conditions
http://my.firedoglake.com/blog/2010/1...

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[Siamese Weegie]

good stuff, i'm not surprised this wasn't broadcasted much elsewhere

[ebecker2000]

Thanks much. How did you come across this video?

[flashkaput]

I watched this video a month ago & left a comment. Finding its bookmark & visiting again is pretty sad to see it's only been viewed a little over 32 thousand times.

Meanwhile, those YouTube videos of fuzzy cats & people hitting themselves in the head are burning up the hits.

No wonder this country is going down the shithole. We rank on the government, but the other half of the problem is the peoples who remain apathetic & silent.

[tanyalass]

Daniel Ellsberg American Hero!

[AssassinOfAthena]

Terribly abstract speech. His misinterpretation of "hope" was far less effective than the personal interviews with the veterans.

[StarFire Alternity]

Drawn by the good by the good ... great words there , great to see the soldiers working it out , no one wants war in the UK either

[NightRoadFilms]

You Americans think its all easy we are humans, war is what we live for, war made us and there will always be war for if love exists there will always be hate

(patriotism is just a child's illusion, there are no races we are all just Humans but until the world understands this there will be no peace and Obama can't do it on his own he is one out of seven billion people).

And you people don't thank him for all he dose .

[James Asher]

go to Indiegogo, search: world peace, "Answers" should be first on the list.

[texasmortarman]

Babble much?

[supaordinary]

It is true, and is it any wonder people remain apathetic and silent. after being fed so much triviality, illusion and propaganda for so long, most are now so confused they can longer even recognise good information from the lies and hidden agenda, and do not even realise that 'their' opinion on anything is no longer a valuable independent stance at all. so they become defensive and apathetic and are drawn more and more towards comfortable dillusions. fuck war xpeacex

[wayne johnson]

thats right get the fuck out and protest these wars

[Christine Peace]

I want to hug that guy man. He IS brave!

Cheers Christine