Posted on: Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
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Cindy Sheehan has produced a video called “Army Strong”, in which she mixes episodes of This is Where We Take Our Stand with the “Army Strong” ads from television. It’s very powerful.
We are very happy to report that we have received funding from the Independent Television Service (ITVS) to create an hour-long documentary for Public Television.
“There are no more authoritative voices to speak out about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan than the people who have been there under fire,” declares singer Tom Morello (The Nightwatchman, Rage Against the Machine), as he leads an intense celebration of three days of intense, painful, and liberating testimony. And while James Gilligan reveals [...]
For the first time in history, women have combat and other front-line roles in the U.S. military, yet the military today is rife with sexual harassment…
Why are so many veterans coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan psychologically damaged? Is it the natural trauma of war, or the product of military whose mission is to occupy and suppress the civilian population? Zollie Goodman recounts the racism against Iraqis imbued in his unit, while Kris Goldsmith reveals the hatred that finally made [...]
An Open Letter to Iraq Veterans Against the War Members and Supporters
From David Zeiger, Director of This is Where We Take Our Stand and Sir! No Sir!
Dear Friends,
As I write this, we are getting ready to post the fourth episode of This is Where We Take
Our Stand, our six-part web series about last year’s Winter [...]
As testimony continues, the question “What about the Iraqi people?” takes center stage. When you are part of an occupying army and most of them want to kill you, who do you blame?
December 30th, 2009 at 10:06 am
A Big Hooah!! to this time to get a message out to our citizens what we go through.
January 9th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
Force is the weapon of the weak!
Utah Phillips