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A former US Air Force pilot called on US troops in Iraq to "resist"

by Open-Publishing - Saturday 25 June 2005
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ISTANBUL (AFP, June 25, 2005)

The World Tribunal on Iraq (WTI), an anti-war grouping of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), intellectuals and writers, heard witnesses condemn the United States for rights abuses and the worsening plight of Iraqi women.
A former US Air Force pilot called on US troops in Iraq to "resist" the orders of their superior officers in an "illegal war" .../...

World Tribunal on Iraq - http://www.worldtribunal.org/

See also:

– US caused more deaths in Iraq than Saddam
http://www.bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=6624

– Bush: the world holds you accountable
http://www.bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=6581

Forum posts

  • It is true, the war is illegal. I think many have taken it upon themselves to negotiate with the people to save our people from being killed. Wouldn’t that almost be funny if the Iraqi people and US military work out a negotiated agreement and told Bush THEY have agreed the war is over, so they will be coming home now...

    • Not funny. Iraqis are suffering and dying. We were very suprised when FOX!!! reported about how American troops ambush houses and taking people into custody, leaving the 14 year old son of a family blindfolder for "further interrogation" - means torture.

      Shame on you America! Jesus and God have turned their face away from you!

  • The World Tribunal on Iraq (WTI), which symbolically tried the leader of Iraq War US President George W. Bush and his biggest supporter England Prime Minister Tony Blair for crimes against humanity during the war, has stated that all of the United Nations (UN) should pay war indemnity to Iraq.

    Former Vice Secretary General of UN Denis Halliday made a speech on the second day of symbolic trial and said that the UN had not protected Iraq from attacks of US and Britain. Halliday described this situation as the weakest situation that UN experienced in its history and added: "UN authorities listened to what was told them silently. The entire world tried to believe the lies about weapons of mass destruction that are claimed to exist in Iraq." Halliday said that the countries who contributed to Iraq’s occupation should be punished and added: "All of the UN members should pay war indemnity to Iraq" Halliday noted that all of those accused for crimes against humanity in Iraq in the post war period should be directed to Bush and Blair.

    Another speaker in the trial Akira Maeda from Tokyo Zokei University Law School said not only US and Britain, but all countries in the world are responsible for the war in Iraq. Maeda noted that the Japanese government had committed a big crime by sending troops to Iraq and added: "If other countries had not supported US and Britain they would not have committed such a big crime alone. For this reason the leaders of other countries also committed the same crimes at the same rate with Bush and Blair."

    Tim Goodrich, who established "Iraq Veterans Against War" foundation after his mission as a US soldier finished in Saudi Arabia, said that US soldiers who are in depression take revenge from Iraqi people. Goodrich said the US Army is mainly made up of young people who are poor or from minorities and added these soldiers with low cultural backgrounds and communication are depressed in Iraq. Goodrich said he saw that a lack of culture and fascism has spread through the US Army while he was in the army and added: "If I had a dollar for each time I heard "Bomb all of the Middle East" I would be a rich man at the moment. A lot of soldiers are on medication, some soldiers try to take revenge of their depression from Iraqi people."

    Foreign News Desk, June 26.