Winter soldier two
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Iraq Veterans Against the War plan a campaign in March called Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan to take place in Washington, D.C.
In 1971, members of Vietnam Veterans Against the War gathered in Detroit to share their stories of war. They called it the Winter Soldier investigation.
Perry O’Brien, an organizer of the second Winter Soldier hearings, said he plans to testify about the illegal use of Afghan corpses for medical “practice,” that he witnessed while serving as a medic in Afghanistan.
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I am a 2 tour Vietnam Veteran who recently retired after 36 years of working in the Defense Industrial Complex on many of the weapons systems being used by our forces as we speak.
Politicians make no difference.
We have bought into the Military Industrial Complex (MIC). If you would like to read how this happens please see:
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/03/spyagency200703
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/11/halliburton200711
Through a combination of public apathy and threats by the MIC we have let the SYSTEM get too large. It is now a SYSTEMIC problem and the SYSTEM is out of control. Government and industry are merging and that is very dangerous.
There is no conspiracy. The SYSTEM has gotten so big that those who make it up and run it day to day in industry and government simply are perpetuating their existance.
The politicians rely on them for details and recommendations because they cannot possibly grasp the nuances of the environment and the BIG SYSTEM.
So, the system has to go bust and then be re-scaled, fixed and re-designed to run efficiently and prudently, just like any other big machine that runs poorly or becomes obsolete or dangerous.
This situation will right itself through trauma. I see a government ENRON on the horizon, with an associated house cleaning.
The next president will come and go along with his appointees and politicos. The event to watch is the collapse of the MIC.
For more details see:
http://rosecoveredglasses.blogspot.com/2007/02/warped-priorities.html
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/16076312/the_great_iraq_swindle/print